episode_0023

It was a bright moonlit night.

At least one person would have expressed admiration for the sight of a well-made mooncake-like full moon hanging in the black sky, but Yoon Ga-jang, wrapped in darkness, was just quiet.

This was because today was already the seventh day and night since the grand duke of this house, who was five years old this year and was the treasure of Yun So-pyeong, the head of the family and the head of the family, had been unable to wake up from a deep, deep spell.

No one could act as usual in front of the boy who had brought a little joy to not only the owner and his wife but also the people working at the manor with his cute, plump cheek face, but was getting thinner day by day on the bed.

Among those who are suffering in such a way, there is also the ‘Chief Officer’ who bowed down in front of Zhou and his wife and confessed his sins and asked that they be allowed to stay by his side at least until the Grand Duke gets up from his position, saying that he does not mind being treated harshly. It was included.

‘Haa… When will you wake up…’

Even though the moon was so bright, it was just dark in General Zhang’s mind.

On the day the boy was kidnapped by an unidentified group, it was because of a scene he encountered in the forest while following the traces of the kidnapper’s group.

Even though a week has passed, the scenery shimmers before my eyes as clearly as if I had just seen it.

It was such a shocking scene.

The image of a boy trudging along while carrying a girl who was taller than me on his back.

Funny enough, when he first saw it, he felt relieved.

Although the condition of the daughter riding on the archduke’s back seemed serious at first glance, ultimately it was the boy, not the girl, that he and his colleagues had to protect.

That was why I urgently called the boy. At first glance, it looks like he is overexerting himself, but if he were to lose his footing and fall, the daughter of the Jo family, who was already in bad shape, could have been seriously injured, and the Prince who would have fallen under him could have been seriously injured.

So, to convey that it was okay now and that there was no need to overdo it, I called the boy so that the forest could be heard… As I was shouting like that and narrowing the distance, I realized.

Something is a little strange,

The clothes were black.

If he remembered correctly, the clothes, which were originally purple, had somehow become stained dark.

The footprints were red.

Every time the boy took a step, things fell from his small body and pooled on the boy’s traces on the floor.

Nevertheless, the boy walked steadily.

Like a person who only has that one thing in their head.

It was only after I got in front of the boy that I noticed it. That the boy’s consciousness was not complete.

A lawmaker who examined the archduke’s body later said that normally he would have collapsed a long time ago, or rather, his life line would have been severed. Nevertheless, even he, the tallest councilor in Chohyun, said he didn’t know how he was able to keep walking.

“You were carrying that girl on your back when you were discovered?”

“···Yes.”

“Huh, how could I be in this condition… It wouldn’t have been easy even if my body was fine.”

“Are you feeling bad… a lot?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? It’s a miracle that the name still sticks.”

“Treatment…is possible, right?”

“I will try my best as the grace I have received from Mr. and Mrs. Jangju Yoon is not small, but I cannot guarantee.”

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

“If you really care that much, stay next to me and breathe in some real energy. I think the reason I have been able to hold my breath so far is because of the small amount of real energy flowing inside my body.”

It was already a week ago that we had that kind of conversation in the dressing room we rushed to, with the two of us carrying each other on our backs.

Dr. Bang, who was in charge of treating the two at that time, said that all treatment that seemed immediately necessary was done and that as long as the child’s unique resilience was exercised, he would regain consciousness in a short time. Why is he still unable to wake up?

The daughter of the Jo clan, who was carrying him on her back when he was found in the forest, had already come to her senses four days ago.

“Haa···.”

It was a night of deepening sorrow.

*****

Is it because of the decoction I took before going to sleep? Today, as usual, the pain in my arm struck my lungs as soon as my consciousness, which seemed to be submerged in a well so deep that my entire body was submerged, rose to the surface.

“Ugh…!”

My arm hurt.

The thing hidden inside the tied cloth throbbed like crazy.

Feeling like something sharp is cutting into your arm,

In that way, I forced myself to stand up despite the pain running up my arm. Then, did I react to the sound?

The door burst open and a maid ran into the room.

“Now, wait a minute, lady, I’ll help you up.”

“···That’s it. Get your hands away.”

In fact, I was reluctant to do this, but I didn’t want to receive help from someone who was pretending not to be like that. I didn’t even want to fight over it.

“I don’t need it, so just bring some decoction.”

“Ta, Tangak? Ah, yes!”

The maid, who was restless, turned her body and ran away without missing the opportunity, and used the other arm, which was still intact, to straighten her upper body, which was tilted. I only moved it a little, but my whole body started tingling.

Even I, who only had a few bruises except for my arms, felt like this, but how much did it hurt Soohyun?

How much pain must it have been for Soo-hyeon, who had a cut on her palm so deep that her bones were exposed and even her side was pierced by the dagger thrown by the evil bastard.

However, in that body, he escaped the cave by carrying a blade bigger than himself on his back, not caring about the fact that his body was too strong to hold on to.

Chapter 30.

Suhyeon said it was the distance she walked with me on her back. Because the wounds on his side and palms were so severe, blood appeared lightly in each footprint on the floor.

Maybe that was why. The reason Soohyun has not been able to wake up until now is.

No, it must be because of that.

So… I had to go.

If I came to my senses, I had to go. I had to go to where Suhyun was and guard next to her.

Only then will Suhyun be able to express her gratitude before anyone else when she comes to her senses.

I got up from the bed. It was at that time that a maid came into the room, holding a ceramic bowl filled with black decoction in her hand.

“Ah, lady…?”

Why are they blocking the door?

“···Get out of the way.”

“Are you going to Yoon Ga-Jang El again? The city council also said it. Until your body gets better, don’t move around carelessly and take as much rest as possible.”

“I said Vicky.”

I’m not really worried,

What he’s really worried about is not me, but himself, who might get scolded for letting the injured girl wander around carelessly.

I didn’t want to hear anything that had no substance. Also, I had no intention of listening.

So, I strained my eyes and glared at the maid, but even though she was small, the owner was still the owner. Could it be that I couldn’t stay aloof in the face of those eyes?

“Well, then take some decoction and go.”

The maid closed her eyes tightly and drank the decoction offered to her in one gulp.

I didn’t feel any bitterness.

Because the reality she was in now was more bitter than the bitter taste of the medicine.

After emptying the bowl in one go, he got into the carriage and headed to where Su-hyeon was.

*****

‘···Is he dead?’

I thought it might be because he was in such a bad state, but fortunately he didn’t seem to die. It feels like quite a bit of time has passed, but seeing as I haven’t been thrown out into the real world, I guess that’s probably why.

So what happened after that?

Unfortunately, I couldn’t remember anything. I don’t know if it was the aftereffects of the self-suggestion that I had used while straining all my body’s strength at the last moment, but it was like that.

‘For something I came up with on the spur of the moment, it’s definitely a useful technique…’

The side effects are so obvious that I can’t use it carelessly.

As I was floating in the middle of a pitch-black space and thinking about such things, the area around my eyes suddenly started to itch. What followed was a sensation as if someone was pulling my body.

“Heo-eok…!”

I opened my eyes like a person who had fallen into the water and was barely rescued.

“Do you, master?!”

As soon as I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the image of So-ah, my dedicated maid.

Was he at least wiping away sweat? It seemed like that when I saw that there was a fine piece of cloth in my hand.

“Wow… the strength in my body…”

I don’t have any? How long have you been passed out for?

Looking at his eyes that are already so bright, it seems like it hasn’t been for at least a day or two.

“Ui, Rep.! No, Lord Jang! No, I’ll bring you anyway!”

“So, I… radish, some water…”

The words I spewed out with all the strength in my body could not reach So-ah.

Bitch, if you’re going to go, I’ll at least bring you a glass of water and leave, but if you keep doing this, you’ll collapse again from thirst.

It must have been a moment when he hurriedly stuck out his tongue and moistened even his dry lips.

Do-do-do-do-!

The sound of urgent footsteps flowed into my ears. At first, I thought So-ah had returned.

What made me realize that wasn’t true was something that looked like a violet through the half-open door.

Is my arm broken at all?

A little boy with a white cloth wrapped around his arm like a bandage was standing tall on the threshold.

“···They say it’s bad luck if you step on the threshold.”

Dew fell on the violets.

The water that formed like that flowed down the white, plump thing in accordance with the shaking of the body.

“Now, wait a minute…!”

Jojo, who had been running toward me with his hastily uttered words, stood tall and stopped on the spot.

“It’s nice to come and hug me, but I’m not in a good state right now, so just give me a little bit of a hug?!”

Looking back, it was a body blow that would make even professional martial arts players cry.