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As I was laughing and playing in the pool with Helena, the sky suddenly turned dark, making me startle and look up.

There, the sky split open, revealing a black space that seemed endless.

If I had seen it for the first time, I would have been terrified, but knowing that this phenomenon occurs when Lily opens a space, I was amazed at its size.

If it’s that size, isn’t it big enough for a person to pass through? I thought, just as Lily fell from the sky.

Lily landed steadily on the ground, wearing her trademark mask, indicating the difficulty of opening such a large space.

“Amelia!”

As the sky returned to normal, Lily called my name and ran towards me in the pool, jumping towards me.

I opened my arms to catch Lily, but now that Lily had become a teenager, it was difficult to handle her.

-Splash.

In the end, Lily and I both fell into the pool.

“Phew!”

I swallowed a lot of water and then emerged from the pool.

“Lily!”

As Lily emerged from the water, she hugged me tightly, her head buried in my chest.

Lily, vigorously touching my swimsuit on my chest, I gently stroked her head and said, “Lily. The academy… Ah.”

I was about to ask how she came to the academy, but as I thought about the academy, I remembered why I was in this family now.

I pulled Lily’s hand, which was feeling my chest swimsuit, away with force.

“Amelia…?”

Lily, slightly shocked by my actions, I pushed her away and approached Helena, swimming.

“Uh, huh?”

Helena, confused by my actions, but happy, smiled at me and reached out her hand as I approached.

Naturally, I nestled into Helena’s arms and buried my face in her chest, just as Lily had done to me.

Even though the pool water was warm, Helena’s warmth made me feel even warmer.

As Lily regained her composure and hurried towards me, the sound of water was heard from behind.

I had never rejected Lily’s touch while spending time together, but today, for the first time, I pushed her away.

Because of this, Lily, who had come right behind me, did not touch me.

“Amelia, are you… angry?”

Lily stammered, asking if I was angry. As soon as I heard Lily’s words, something came to mind.

‘Is this why women say these things?’

“I’m not angry.”

“Huh? Then why?”

“Just because.”

“Are you really not angry…?”

“I’m not angry at all.”

“… Then, is it okay if I hug you…?”

“No.”

Not yet. Lily put me to sleep with magic and forcibly sent me to the family. By force.

No matter how dangerous I said I was, why am I dangerous? It’s an academy. And there’s also perception-inhibiting magic because of Charlotte, and Lily’s exclusive maid. And she was always there like a mother.

But she got hurt and sent me to the family by force?

Really reckless. Does Lily think I’m not worried?

I still vividly remember when Lily came in injured. How much it hurt to see Lily, who had never been hurt before, with so many bruises all over her body.

But. But!

“Okay…”

Lily said in a sulky voice and moved to leave the pool.

As she passed by me naturally.

I noticed tears flowing from Lily’s eyes.

At that moment, my heart felt like it was being torn apart. I grabbed Lily’s hand as she was about to leave the pool, trying to speak.

My vision turned red.

“Sob… Ah, Amelia?”

“Huh?”

It wasn’t just a blur or losing consciousness due to fatigue. My vision actually started turning red from the top.

I felt something flowing down my cheeks.

It wasn’t water flowing after coming out of the pool, but tears flowing down my cheeks like blood.

Trembling, I wiped away the flowing liquid and confirmed the nature of the substance on my hand.

It was blood.

The reason my vision turned red was nothing but blood.

“Amelia!!!”

Seeing me like this, Lily and Helena shouted my name loudly.

“Huh?”

I knew my body was in normal condition. And I knew that I would die in about 6 years.

But now, the blood flowing from my eyes didn’t seem to stop and started spreading in the pool.

‘It’s still far away.’

-Drip.

Now, not only from my eyes but also from my nose, I felt thick blood flowing down.

Lily and Helena were supporting me and calling out to me. But I couldn’t say or do anything.

I needed to apologize to Lily, but the nausea rising from within prevented me from speaking and I vomited.

Of course, what I vomited was a huge amount of blood. My blood flowed profusely through my body.

My eyes began to feel heavy. I might lose consciousness now. I needed to apologize to Lily. I got angry with Lily. And our reunion after a long time turned into a fight.

In the end, I couldn’t say anything and closed my eyes.

==

Lily knew that Amelia would think poorly of her. She had forcibly separated herself from Amelia, and since then, they had not met.

But Amelia was angrier than Lily had expected. Amelia had never rejected her touch before, but this time, for the first time, Amelia had directly removed Lily’s hand with her own.

The shock was much greater than what Lily had anticipated. Lily realized how bad her actions had been.

But Lily also thought she had no choice. She didn’t know what means Emily would use to meet Amelia.

Not wanting to see Amelia pouring out blood and collapsing again, Lily had no choice but to send her back to the mansion.

She didn’t want to shed tears, but the shock of being rejected by Amelia was too great, and tears flowed involuntarily.

While thinking about how to release Amelia, Amelia grabbed Lily’s hand, and as Lily turned her head slightly, Amelia’s accident stopped.

Blood began to flow from Amelia’s eyes, filling them quickly, and started to flow.

It didn’t stop there, as blood began to overflow from her nose and mouth.

Lily and Helena supported Amelia and hurriedly ran to the infirmary. The maids quickly cleaned up the surroundings and escorted Lily and Helena to the infirmary so that Amelia could be taken care of properly.

They laid the unconscious Amelia on the bed and hurriedly tried to assess her condition with magic.

“What on earth…”

Lily and Helena were shocked to realize Amelia’s current state.

Just a few months ago, Amelia, who was healthier than anyone else, was now in a state of senility.

Senility.

When a person’s life force is almost completely depleted, it is called senility.

It is a phenomenon where an elderly person suddenly loses their life force while using magic without undergoing mana awakening.

Originally, senility occurs when the vitality itself is running out due to old age and is forcibly used up.

However, Amelia is now 24 years old. Her vitality should still be overflowing, and there should be no such symptoms with ordinary magic.

Lily and Helena suddenly remembered Amelia pouring blood and collapsing.

At first, they thought it was a side effect.

Lily thought it was a future event for Amelia, and Emily thought it was a side effect of being by Amelia’s side.

But Lily didn’t say anything to Amelia, and Emily had already returned to her home country.

So there is no reason for side effects to occur.

“Why is Amelia in a senile state?”

“I have never seen Amelia use magic and consume vitality. Or even…”

Even if Amelia in her twenties uses magic to consume vitality, senility should never occur. However, Amelia’s current state was so weak that it looked like a terminal illness, almost like dying.

Lily and Helena’s minds became complicated. They had always watched over Amelia with monitoring magic. So far, there have been no symptoms, and suddenly she is senile.

If someone were to check Amelia’s condition without seeing her, they would believe she was a frail 90-year-old about to die.

“Could it be a side effect…”

At that moment, Lily remembered. Amelia had experienced two side effects. The side effect was vomiting blood while feeling the pain of torture and execution.

Did that drastically reduce Amelia’s vitality? However, Amelia did not feel her vitality draining during the side effects.

So, vitality did not drain due to side effects. But she could have experienced stress.

“Amelia…”

Lily firmly held Amelia’s hand, who was still not coming to her senses.