Capitulo 96

Episode 96

After asking my mother about the island, I was discussing future plans with Mario. Lily appeared in front of me with a pale face.

Oh, ma’am, something has happened – Lord Matthew had an accident while installing the purification system!

At Lily’s words, I jumped out of my seat. We immediately arranged a boat and hurried to the island.

Anxiety enveloped my mind on the way.

«Because of me…»

It seemed like this was my fault too.

Niveia and my mother.

Everyone seemed to have suffered this because of my useless work.

Miss!

Lily called my name.

She had a more determined face than usual.

We still don’t know what Sir Matthew’s condition is. She would not have been seriously injured.

Yes.

At Lily’s words, I tried not to fall into a feeling of sadness.

I had to hold on until I found out what had happened and how my mother was doing.

The ship soon arrived at the island of Fahiti.

The wizards who came to meet me at the dock approached me.

A young wizard standing in front of them bowed to greet me.

It is an honor to meet you, princess. My name is Chris, who was sent from the tower to investigate this incident.

The eyes looking at me were so bright it was overwhelming.

Nice to meet you, Chris. By the way, where is my mother?

Oh yes, the Mistress of the tower is now renting a room in a nearby town and is staying there.

Is she seriously injured?

That’s…

Chris’s expression darkened.

Frightened, I headed to the island village without asking any questions.

This is the room.

When I opened the door, I saw the figure of my mother lying motionless, as if asleep.

I approached and looked closely at my mother’s body. From the outside, she did not appear to be injured.

Can you explain how this happened now?

At my question, Chris opened his mouth with a slightly grim expression.

The cave walls began to crumble as we were setting up the system. He used magic to avoid a lot of damage, but it looks like he absorbed a lot of distorted magic at the time. He looked fine on the outside, but he said he didn’t know what was wrong and went into a state of purification.

Is there something wrong with your body?

Yes. Maybe the absorbed distorted energy will disappear naturally over time.

How long will it take?

That’s right…

I lost all my strength because I wasn’t sure.

First, I will try to purify it using the data I got from studying Sir Wilhelm. However, I’m a bit worried because the amount absorbed by Master Freya is greater than that of Sir Wilhelm who wields the sword.

It must have been unavoidable since the research had just begun.

I grabbed my mother’s hand and let go and stood up.

Soon doctors will come from the capital. Then we will find a faster way.

I smiled deliberately, trying to hide my anxiety.

Then, once things are a little more stable, we’ll take them back. I’ll do my best to help you from the top as well.

Chris said so and left the room.

I sat back down and held my mother’s hand.

I felt like I was going to cry from her body that was colder than usual.

«Nothing will happen.»

Obviously this time would be different, I had to believe.

* * *

After I closed the door, Wilhelm, who had been brought to this island with me, was waiting for me.

Please give me orders to help.

Unlike usual, he had a determined and ambitious face.

«Fio said that almost all of his distorted magic has been purified.»

But I didn’t want to have him by my side.

It was two different things for Wilhelm to come to his senses and trust him.

I don’t need your help.

I’ll do it even if it’s the last day.

Wilhelm insisted.

He hung up with an almost tearful face.

Please, I beg you… Please forgive me for what I have done.

Wilhelm now even begged.

I think I lost my mind for a while. Betraying the trust that you showed me….

I was speechless as I watched him contort his face, even showing tears.

We were not engaged because we loved each other.

Knowing Wilhelm’s tenacity, I knew he would not betray me, so I went through with the engagement.

-I will never betray you.

The day before the engagement, Wilhelm swore me in as a gentleman.

I guess I thought maybe I could have a pretty decent marriage with him.

Not long after dreaming of that future, I was betrayed again.

I’m sorry again.

I let out a long sigh.

I wondered what would change if he came here and apologized like that.

I hated to see what he had done to me, but right now, the first thing I had to do was fix the accident.

It goes. Then follow me.

Wilhelm’s face lit up at my words.

But his face soon darkened. Wilhelm even trembled when he saw Fio appear behind me.

For him, not knowing Fio’s identity, the fact that he, the sword master, had only been attacked by a dog, seemed to have left him with a great trauma.

* * *

A few days later, Robert arrived on the island.

He closely monitored my mother’s condition.

How is she doing?

There doesn’t seem to be any major damage to her body. I will check to see how much the distorted magical power you mentioned at the time is reduced.

Wilhelm’s willingness to intervene was very helpful.

Then, with Robert’s help, I moved my mother to the hotel.

Wilhelm decided to stay with the magicians and help with the purification.

Miss.

Lily had already gone down to the lobby.

The Duke is here.

My father?

Yes.

He probably couldn’t sit still after hearing about my mother’s situation.

I entered the elevator with a dark expression on my face.

When I entered the room where my mother was staying, I saw my father. Dad was standing by the bed without saying a word.

Father.

Oh, are you here?

My father quickly rubbed my face with his sleeve and then looked at me.

It looked like he was crying when I saw the swelling around his eyes.

Okay, are you hurt anywhere?

Yes, I’m fine.

She tried to pretend she was fine, but her voice was shaking.

I felt guiltier.

Don’t worry too much. In the meantime, Lord Matthew has shared a report on the magical purification.

Allison, who arrived late, spoke to me as if to comfort me.

Yes, Karina. Don’t worry too much. How could I easily defeat your mother? I’m sure she’ll get up soon.

The toughest person must be my father…

Yes, I trust my mother. She’ll wake up even if she sees my father who has come all the way here.

Gee, did I…

Dad smiled awkwardly and turned his head.

Seeing that, I smiled too.

But I couldn’t help but get angry.

* * *

Since that day, I’ve been going back and forth between the islands, trying to get things done.

At least I wanted to finish what my mother was doing.

That day, Marco’s expression was strange.

Of course he didn’t say it out loud, but he seemed to know what I was thinking.

You would think that even if his family was depressed, he was just hanging on to his job.

Normally, it wouldn’t have bothered me at all.

I was a person who believed that private affairs should not get involved in public affairs.

There were a lot of people who looked at me like that and said I was cold-blooded. I also got used to their reaction as soon as I got used to it.

… .

«I’m tired today.»

These eyes were tired of unspoken criticism.

I guess I should take a break today.

I finished early today.

Ah, princess, are you going alone?

I headed to the dock to say goodbye to Chris. Then Wilhelm followed me.

It’s a small island, so it wasn’t too far to the cave from the dock.

I wanted to organize my thoughts, so I refused Wilhelm’s favor to accompany me.

I will go alone.

The inhabitants of this island are not very friendly to me….

That’s what I was well aware of.

The townspeople didn’t like me very much, including Marco, who wanted to borrow Andrew’s power.

This. Nothing will happen to me? Besides, I have Fio.

I pointed to Fio standing at my feet. He looked more confident than ever.

You have to be careful.

Wilhelm sighed and took a step back.

I walked along the beach with Fio, now used to the sand.

I thought he would get better at walking, but he didn’t get any better at all.

After a short walk, we made our way to the pier.

The gentlemen who had been waiting in anticipation near the pier approached me.

How cold the eyes of the people behind them are.

«I’m dizzy.»

I wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Even after returning to the hotel as if I was escaping, it was always uncomfortable.

I couldn’t even complain to my father because it was difficult.

The person having the hardest time right now is probably my father.

I walked into the room, looked at my parents for a moment and then walked out with the excuse of work.

I’ll come with you, miss.

Lily ran out into the hallway with an anxious look on her face.

That’s all right. I’ll go for a little walk. It’s because I’m bored.

…

I’m going with a gentleman, so don’t worry too much.

When I got to the beach, I told them to stay away and sat alone on a bench.

The surroundings were a bit quiet, so it seemed like a good place to be.

Looking out at the dark night sea, I calmed my mind.

Today was exceptionally exhausting and difficult.

As my mother’s condition did not improve or deteriorate, my anxiety took over her mind.

I still remember the eyes of those who looked at me this day.

After the incident occurred around me, they did so every time I pretended to be well.

People ridiculed or scorned me.

What do they know about me?

I liked to immerse myself in work to forget my anxiety.

Besides, I couldn’t trust anyone, so I had to move alone in silence.

This was close to coercion, not my will.

Because everyone I trusted turned their backs on me.

I am sincerely tired.

Pretending to be okay in a world where there is no one to trust.

After my parents pass away and Lily becomes independent from me, would there be anyone I could trust?

What the hell is the princess doing here alone at this hour?

I heard a soft voice blowing the heavy air.

I looked up and saw someone who couldn’t be here smiling and looking at me.