Chapter 82

Hizen’s doctor doubted his eyes. The blond handsome man was holding the hand of the girl sleeping on the bed. He looked like a mother taking care of a newborn.

“Cough.”

Even if his doctor faked a cough, Hizen could hardly let go of Leasis’ hand. He wiped the sweat off her forehead with a wet towel and never stopped caring for her.

The doctor could only let out a long sigh at the frustrating sight. He was a patient, but he had the strength to take care of another patient as well.

Of course, Hizen was only able to sit down like this because of his monster-like resilience, which was on a different level from ordinary people, but he should be careful.

“You should go home and rest.”

“No. I’m okay. Rather… What about Leasis?”

His voice was so desperate that the doctor recalled some facts.

The lady on the bed seemed to be the one who had recently made the Imperial Palace noisy. In addition, Count Dratius had a one-sided love and was supposed to gift her a hundred roses.

The doctor carefully examined Leasis’ condition. He raised her eyelids to look at her pupils, and checked her pulse and feet.

Fortunately, there were no burns or minor wounds, and her heart rate was steady.

The doctor stared at Hizen and said in a calm voice.

“Don’t worry. She will wake up soon.”

“Thank you.”

Hizen, thanked him sincerely and looked at Leasis with open eyes. He held her hand tightly with one hand and stroked her hair with the other.

Was this lady so precious? The doctor was quite embarrassed to see that the man who seemed to have been in love with his sword his entire life changed like this.

The doctor turned away from Leasis and examined Hizen’s condition. His jawline had become sharper than before, and his face was white like a sheet of paper.

The number of bandages wrapped around his body had also increased. No matter how much holy water was poured on the strongest knight, he had to rest.

The doctor was about to nag him, but the door opened with a knock. Max came in, holding a large wooden box with both hands.

The doctor greeted him with pleasure.

“Oh. You’re here.”

“Good morning.”

Max handed the box to Hizen after a short salute. His doctor spoke in a loud voice to let Hizen hear.

“Sir Max, your superior is going to die. Stop him.”

Max scratched his head with a troubled face. In the meantime, Hizen, sitting on the chair next to the bed, opened the wooden box and pulled out a pile of documents.

“Did you bring his work?”

The doctor could not hide his disappointed look. No matter how important the work was. The doctor could not stop nagging the knights like they were his sons.

“No. How can I help him if you do this!”

“Well… I’m sorry.”

Hizen organized the documents with one hand, while holding easis’ hand tightly with the other. But around him, Max and the doctor did not stop arguing.

Get out

Hizen quietly raised his eyes and stared at the two. Seeing those fierce eyes, the two rushed out of the hospital room.

Only the sound of Leasis breathing could be heard in the emptied hospital room. His heart was shaking because the evidence that she was alive alone was overwhelming.

Hizen thanked God and kissed the back of her hand. First, he was going to take care of her condition when she woke up, and then he would find the wizard responsible for this and give him an appropriate punishment.

Of course it would be the death penalty. How dare you try to hurt Leasis. Hizen’s blue eyes became cold.

He kissed the back of her hand with anger rising in his chest.

I wish I was the one lying there instead of you…’

Hizen’s face was dark. Even if he could never wake up, he hoped that he would be sleeping instead of her, so that she could eat her favorite dishes and achieve her dream of becoming a knight

Nothing was meaningful anymore without her. It was Leasis that had changed Hizen’s life, where everything used to be boring.

When she was by his side, a rainbow spread out in the gray world, and when she smiled, his heart was overwhelmed. He felt like he had the whole world when holding her hand, and he was so happy that he felt dizzy when they kissed.

There were more than a hundred things he wanted to do with Leasis. He thought he would not have enough time even if he spent the rest of his life doing them. He would be pleased if she opened her eyes and he could give her everything.

Hizen stared at Leasis’ rough hand and smiled sadly. In a way, it was her first time having such a long break since she had always worked more than anyone else.

Since dawn, she would have already swept the hallways where the nobles would walk straight on, and bowed her head countless times to please someone.

When he thought about it, he was proud of her for overcoming the difficulties during those years, but his heart ached.

Hizen kissed her cheek and whispered.

“Leasis, sleep as much as you want.”

When you wake up, you can do anything you want, anywhere with me. Whether you’re happy, sad, lonely, anything.

Was it because of Hizen’s sincerity and care? Not long after, Leasis opened her eyes and regained quickly her energy to the point where she could run around.

The doctor burst into laughter, saying that there were now two people in the world with such a monster-like resilience.

Thanks to that, Hizen had again a happy face, and lived in the hospital room with Leasis. He properly carried out his duties and the knights’ training, but he only reviewed the documents at the hospital.

The hospital room became quite noisy. Leasis, who had regained her strength, said she had to do something and was scolded for trying to clean the room, and Iddahak, secretly slept in her bed and almost died by Hizen’s sword.

Owen and Jason came to visit Leasis together as if they had promised to do so, and the 1st Division of Imperial Knights and the Imperial Elite Knights were also eager to come see her.

Thanks to that, the doctor got mad and told everyone to shut up.

Despite the loud noise making her head ring, Leasis did not lose her smile. It was the first time in her life that she could relax like this.

When she had opened her eyes, she had found her loved one next to her. She no longer needed to take care of others, put her hands in water, hold a broom, or be careful of her surroundings.

However, there was a difficult situation related to the incident. The knights, who came to the hospital room to investigate the case, asked with embarrassed faces.

“So. You mean you don’t remember anything?”

“Yes. I suddenly closed my eyes in the warehouse… and did not see anything.”

The knight in charge rubbed his chin. He left the hospital room with his colleagues, hoping to find out more.

When he saw that the investigation was not progressing, Hizen stepped up. He took some of his sleep time to trace back the magic. Of course, he was only moving after Leasis fell asleep.

After much efforts, Hizen found a high-ranking wizard near the capital. However, the wizard bit his tongue during their confrontation and killed himself.

Everyone was thinking about giving up the investigation because of the situation they could not understand. However, Hizen refused, saying he would find out for himself.

On a dark night, Max’s face was gloomy on the sofa in the Commander’s office. He slowly closed his eyes as he recalled what had happened.

Owen had said Leasis had a phobia of fire. Then, was Leasis also related to the great fire of the Berman’s mansion in the past?

‘Twins or sisters… Cousins or relatives? Or else… No, no. She’s definitely dead on record. The Commander-nim confirmed it himself.’

Max nervously bit his lips. He had not imagined that Leasis’ presence would be so disturbing. There was no significant clue, but he had an ominous feeling for some reason.

Would it have been better to let Hizen push her away in the first place? Various and complicated thoughts were entangled in his mind.

“Breadman, long time no see.”

When he opened his eyes, he saw Blix, dressed in a loose cape, waving his hand.

You again. Max struggled and looked up with a smile.

“…I’m sorry to say this when you’ve come all the way to see me. Why don’t you go home now?”

“Why?”

“I don’t have the energy to deal with you. I don’t feel like it.”

When Max sighed, Blix wondered. Blix looked at Max with his cape hood down.

His handsome face was stained with all kinds of thoughts and worries.

It was fun. Blix snorted and wiped his nose with his hand. Max shook his hand at the ugly sight.

“Leave.”

“I don’t want to.”

The two brothers were cousins, and they both did not listen and just acted as they wished. Max became depressed as he found Elnos’ characteristics in Blix.

Max just pretended not to see him and reviewed some documents on the table. Then Blix, who was staring at the him, hit the nail on the head.

“Is it because of Leasis?”

Anyway, he’s quick to notice. Max flinched and faked a cough.

Persistent, Blix did not miss the gap.

“I’m curious, too. You’re curious about Leasis’ identity, aren’t you?”

“Not at all.”

“Hey. It’s amazing. What kind of girl is that strong? She can control a dragon, she’s pretty, she’s good at cleaning, and she’s smart.”

Blix continued to praise Leasis. Of course, Max agreed, but he just shook his head because he did not know.

He did not want to add anything else to his headache already thinking about Leasis.

“I’m not interested.”

“Even though there’s a way to find out?”

Max slightly raised his eyes and looked at Blix. The young man with a boy’s appearance was not one to lie or brag, although he would often take things lightly.

‘Blix threw the bait, smiling dangerously.

“I have a way to know.”

“What.”

“There’s still a magic cave in the west. We can take Leasis there.”

“You mean… the Cave of Prophecy?”

“The Cave of Prophecy created by the ancestors of the Yvette family.”

The Cave of Prophecy. A cave in which an outstanding witch used her own blood to create a mirror to see the past, present, and future.

However, two facts embarrassed Max.

The first was that the person who made the mirror was an ancestor of the Yvette family, and the second was to take her to a cave where only those who have the blood of the Imperial Family could use the mirror.

Max asked a natural question.

“Blixrond. Leasis is not a descendant of the Imperial Family, right?”

“I asked Contiben secretly, and it’s not completely impossible. I heard that Baron Berman’s wife was the hidden blood of the Imperial Family.”

“Of course it’s a secret. If El learns it, he’ll shed blood.”

“What’s the point of doing this?”

This had nothing to do with the life or death of Leasis. Max started to have big doubts. It was more likely to be a trap.

Blix took some bread out and put it in his mouth. Then he laughed greedily, gulping down the bread.

“It’s fun.”

After the plan failed, Ashley executed her superior maid in resentment. In the meantime, she had served her with utmost sincerity, but she could not forgive her.

Impatient, Princess Ashley had asked the Emperor to order Hizen to marry her, but he had refused as he could not make him his enemy.

It was an obvious result. Ashley also knew Hizen’s personality, so she could not do anything more on her own. She was just frustrated,

The atmosphere in Ashley’s palace was as tense as walking on eggs. Her sensitivity had worsened these days, and the neck of the lower maids could fly away in an instant if they did something wrong.

She could not watch it any more. The new superior maid approached Ashley, who was sitting in a chair biting her lips, and bowed her head.

“Your Highness, I beg your pardon, but may I speak a bit?”

“What is it?”

Ashley cheekily raised her chin. She did not want to look at her because she had been newly assigned. If her words are useless, I’ll cut that woman’s throat.

The superior maid spoke in a straight voice.

“Isn’t Your Highness’ coming-of-age ceremony coming soon? If you make good use of it, you should be able to achieve what you want.”

Stupid, Ashley did not understand right away. The superior maid cursed inside but kindly explained to her.

“Your Highness’ coming-of-age ceremony will take place in the Cave of Prophecy, and will be a major event in the Empire. It is an important matter, so if you ask His Majesty to have a special escort, he will not be able to refuse.”

“Okay! There it is! An imperial order from my father the Emperor!”

“And after the coming-of-age ceremony, there will be a celebration, so you will be able to catch the Count-nim’s heart.”

“Good!”

Ashley jumped out of her chair and screamed. Fear and contempt were mixed in the eyes of the maids looking at her.

Elated, Ashley headed straight to her dressing room. She smiled brightly at the dresses filling the room.

“What kind of dress does the Count-nim like?”