Chapter 20

Chapter 20

“It’s owkay becauwse in the ewnd, you’ve cwome. I know thwat big bwothews and the Gwand Duke would come!”

(It’s okay because in the end, you’ve come. I know that big brothers and the Grand Duke would come!)

It was a strange belief to look back on.

We barely lived together.

I’m in a different position and I had some kind of trust between his sons.

Nevertheless, the image of the Great Duke who worried about me was real.

Wyndert also chose me in hell.

It was the same for Deleign who is trying to take care of me.

I felt like this a few times, I thought “I’m hopeless”

In fact, it’s a dangerous idea for an orphan like me to have.

‘As expected… I hate myself for being powerless.’

This time, I managed to get away because the Grand Duke’s people protected me.

To be honest, the attack of the wizard was also poor.

Probably because the Empress did not think of the variable. No one would have expected the Grand Duke to be interested in me.

Perhaps even after knowing this, the Empress will ignore it and do something similar again.

But then what? What should I do when the Grand Duke cannot protect me?

What should I do if the Empress tries to sink the Grand Duke with me?

“Shushu, get down here.”

Wyndert laid me on the bed, arriving in the room while I was thinking.

Then Deleign patted me on the cheek.

“You must have been surprised. You’re safe now. I’ll watch you until you fall asleep, so let’s take a nap.”

As he said, they came with a stool and huddled next to the bed.

I thought I’d watch it till I really fell asleep.

“But big bwothew is busy…”

I murmured softly.

In particular, Wyndert is likely to focus on his studies.

“What’s the big deal when you’re so surprised? Your heart is still pounding.”

Deleign shook his head and grumbled at my words.

“So how did big bwothews knew I was thewe?”

How the heck did they know I was in that alley?

At my question, Deleign and Wyndert’s expression was slightly ambiguous.

“Well, I just felt it.”

“I did, but my father and my brother pointed to the same place.”

Are the people of the Grand Duke born with intuition?

I blinked at the unexpected remark.

“Well, that’s enough. Your heart hasn’t died down yet.”

Wyndert whispered with a determined face.

That’s right. My heart kept pounding. I felt uncomfortable because I didn’t calm down when I was running fast in a state of tension.

‘I’m scared.’

The Empress is not an easy opponent.

First of all, being the Royal Family is the biggest weapon.

In case of emergency, he would be charged with trying to harm the royal family, and if he brought false evidence, he would be forced to escape.

Moreover, the Marquis of Bertilde, the Empress’ father’s family, was as powerful as the Grand Duke of Vailot.

A place that holds all the practical honor and wealth of being the head of the nobles.

Marquis of Bertilde’s estate has the fertile soil of the southern part of the empire, so he cultivated all kinds of grains throughout the year.

They were able to weaponize the empire’s food.

‘I have to see the Marquis of Bertilde, the Empress, and maybe the whole nobles as my enemies. Can I win?’

The Grand Duke is a symbolic family, and have accumulated so much wealth and force that it is hard to imagine.

However, he did not participate in central politics and was confined to being the Grand Duke, making it difficult to gather power and secure his position.

His reputation is at rock bottom.

In fact, when I met him, he didn’t look like a villain or a monster at all, but that’s what most people see him as.

The majority’s beliefs are dangerous.

It would be simple to fight between family and family, but politics would be much more crowded. If several families attack at once, the Grand Duke may also be in trouble.

Only because of me.

‘I want to protect both these people and myself…’

My head was throbbing as I continued to imagine something scary.

“Wait. I thought my face was a little wed. I’m weally wunning a fevew.”

Wyndert looked at my forehead with a disapproving face and jumped up from his seat.

Then they looked at me with their unique, vulnerable eyes in my eyes.

“I’m just alwight…”

I was going to say it correctly, but I felt my body become worse and worse. I felt like I was out of gasp.

‘What? What is it?’

Every moment my body got worse. Tears circulated and I choked. My face was hot and my eyes were hot.

“Wa, water… Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Shushu!”

The moment I thought I wanted to drink water, I screamed after being hit by a lightning bolt that appeared somewhere.

My body was soaked cool.

However, the lightning quickly disappeared. As if it wasn’t even there from the beginning.

“I-I’m cold…”

I murmured softly.

I thought it was wet, but it was as soft and dry as before.

However, the ice-cold sensation left my body shaking, and my teeth kept bumping into each other.

Wyndert, who saw me trembling, hugged me tightly, making an indescribable expression.

“It’s okay, I’ll keep you warm.”

“What is this… What happened, brother?”

Wyndert tried to warm my body with his body temperature.

Deleign, who witnessed an incomprehensible sight, was standing to my side.

‘I want to light up a fire… ’

I was so cold I imagined a bonfire. The orange flames that shook hot.

Then, a fluttering flame from the air came and Wyndert attacked me.

“Brother! Shush!”

Surprised, Deleign jumped around and tried to put out the fire.

But the fire disappeared immediately, too. Like the last drop of water.

“What are you—”

Wyndert looked at me sighing. But I don’t know why, either.

Obviously, the frenzy that passed through my face was not an illusion.

“Big, big bwothew, I… I’m, I’m not feeling well…”

My body trembled even more after the fire appeared and disappeared.

It was as if something was scratching around my body. In my head, it seemed as if there was a burning fire.

“Pwobably because of me… ”

I think I’ve created these strange things.

I felt intuitively that it was because of my spirit power and tried to explain something.

But without a chance, I closed my eyes in Wyndert’s arms.

My sight immediately darkened.

‘I finally met my contractor.’

The boy put his hand lightly on Shuelina’s forehead.

A white forehead with a lot of cold sweat from groaning.

I wanted to wipe off the sweat, but —

The boy’s hand only passed through Shuelina’s forehead.

As of yet, the seal had not been released, so he could not directly touch Shuelina.

It’s hard just to come to see you through the dead body like this.

‘Do not be hurt.’

In exchange for the proper use of the spirit power, the body was only sick.

Even though she knows that she can meet her thanks to Shuelina’s manifestation of spirit power.

It was just a reward for working as an apparition, so I felt heartbroken even though I knew I would return to normal soon.

‘This time, you will be happy as you wish.’

Please find the real me as soon as possible.

The boy mumbled little, staring at Shuelina’s face, and disappeared in no time.

Why is it so extreme today?

As I woke up I was stunned, I lamented a little.

After meeting an abuser, almost suffering, and witnessing someone die, I passed out.

My life in the Grand Duke’s is supposed to be calm, but what is this?

“Why is the child not waking up!”

While it was hazy, and I was trying to get a little bit of my mind, I heard Deleign’s fiery angry voice.

“About that, she’ll wake up really soon. It’s just because she had exhausted her mind too much.”

“You’re telling me that this child fainted suddenly? She just fainted after being attacked by fire, but what is it about that spirit power?”

“Aigoo, Young Master! Please let go of this! Grand Duke, Young Master! Aigoo!”

Uhm…

Don’t tell me Deleign is making a big mess now?

Last time, I had to listen in real time to the voice of Baden, who had made such a calm diagnosis.

‘Why doesn’t it make a dry sound?’

When I woke up, I could see Deleign shaking his Doctor Baden.

Deleign was still young and short, so he grabbed Baden’s waist.

However, Baden’s waist was stiffly folded in half due to their huge age gap.

‘This can’t go on anymore.’

I blinked my eyes a few times. The blurry vision gradually became clearer.

Then Deleign, who was shaking Baden, and Wyndert, who was encouraging him, ran back.

“Shushu!”

“You’re up.”

I saw the sight of the Grand Duke’s frowning face. I think he’s angry, but now I know that it is the face that is worrying about me.

“Yes. I just fwelt a wittle dijjy.” (Yes. I just felt a little dizzy.)

I smiled awkwardly and sat up. As I sat down against the head of the bed, the Grand Duke shook his head.

“It’s a small thing that makes me very nervous.”

He looked at me with an unpleasant face and muttered.

The lowered corner of the mouth, and the brows that wriggled as if he was unhappy about something. However, only the eyes were sweet.

“You mean you almost died because you were worried. That’s the same for me.”

Deleign, standing next to me, whispered a little in my ear.

So, it seems like I’ve been banging on the heart of the Grand Duke.

I was somewhat embarrassed, so I laughed.

“The diwecto?”

“She took the punishment she deserved. You are still too young to tell.”

At my question, the Grand Duke looked at me and said.

“But I want to know. I think I hawve thwe wight to know.”

(But I want to know. I think I have the right to know.)

“The director ran an orphanage lavishly and made money with public money. Also, taking into account all of the crimes she committed and abused you, she was summarily killed.”

“I see… ”

She will never be able to harass neither me nor the children of the orphanage again.

I didn’t have to sit down because she was already dead. I nodded.

“ By thwe way, who is thwat?” (By the way, who is that?)

I looked at the sister, who was slightly away, and asked.

It was a woman wearing a hood of a wizard, like the Empress’s messenger.

She wore the purple hoodie with a light blue brooch, but somehow it wasn’t scary.

(T/N: Many of you may be wondering what a brooch is. A brooch is ‘a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material.)