Chapter 131

Splash.

Gillard poured the liquid from a clear glass bottle over the small diamond. Then a soft green light erupted from the jewel.

Evelyn took the diamond Gillard gave her and placed it on Soliaphe’s heart.

“If you sprinkle holy water on a diamond, it works right away. While I was secretly researching this jewel a little more with Erika in the tower, I poured holy water that the temple priest gave me. At first analyses, the vitality felt in diamonds seems to be in contact with the holy power. And I found that this method worked.”

As if to prove his words, the green light slowly spread over Soliaphe’s entire body, as if a single layer of green was overlaid on her.

Her withered body was regaining vitality with warmth. The family breathed a sigh of relief and Luciel asked her grandfather.

“Grandpa, there is a very large diamond I made earlier. Please use that too.”

“Oh my, that diamond will also work, I’ll add it.”

Everyone looked at Luciel’s large diamond with wonder.

“……Luciel, you made this?”

At Kizef’s question, Luciel nodded her head.

“Yes, I’ll explain later. First of all, we better focus on healing Mother until she wakes up.”

After soaking in holy water, this time the diamond began to emit yellow, green, and blue light.

Louivid carefully picked the large diamond and placed it on Soliaphe’s heart. Three colors of light spread out and enveloped her body.

“……!”

The family watched while holding their breath. Everyone prayed in their own minds that Soliaphe would wake up. And soon enough her eyelids moved, her body twitched, and Soliaphe magically opened her eyes.

“Soliaphe……Are you awake?”

As Louivid tightly grabbed her hand, he anxiously asked.

“……Honey? Why is everyone gathering like this, even mother and father?….”

Soliaphe was about to get up in embarrassment, but Evelyn and Gillard stopped her.

“Our big little one, lie down.”

“Yes, I’m sure you haven’t recovered yet.”

“……Yes. But why am I here?…….”

Soliaphe’s face, who didn’t know what the hell happened, didn’t look like someone who was about to die just a few minutes ago.

Her pale complexion was now a pale blush, and she looked very stable. It was truly a miracle-like healing effect.

“You really don’t know? Or are you pretending not to know?”

“Ah……I remember. How was the subjugation? What about that strange monster? That’s right, he stole my mana….”

In response to Soliaphe’s urgent words, Louivid grabbed her hand and said.

“That’s right, I brought you to the castle after you were almost killed by that. We healed your life force with the diamond that Luciel created for you. Luciel saved your life.”

At his words, Soliaphe’s blue eyes reached the small child. Luciel approached Soliaphe as if she had been waiting, and gave her a big hug.

“Mother, I am so glad that you woke up and that you are safe.”

Luciel said, wiping the tears that were welling up with her sleeve. How relieved she was at Soliaphe’s safety…….

Topazes, made with emotion, rolled all over the floor.

Soliaphe patted Luciel on the back at the cute sight and opened her arm to her eldest son, Kizef, whose eyes were brimming with tears.

The three of them hugged each other and shared warmth for a long time.

Soliaphe smiled softly and said.

“……Sorry and thank you. No, you should say pink at times like this, right?”

(Note: Luciel’s prank with words back a few dozens of chapters.)

The two children, whose noses were red, looked at Soliaphe and asked.

“……Pink?”

“Ah……Did you remember that?”

Luciel had sent a note like that before.

“I love you, guys.”

She hesitated for a moment and Soliaphe, who spoke her words with difficulty, blushed in shame.

“Um, it’s a little difficult to say this, as expected.”

“……!”

“Mother, I love you more!”

Surprised, Kizef was speechless at his mother, and Luciel shouted, hugging her even more.

It was a cozy and warm mood.

Gillard, Evelyn, and Louivid, who had been watching the scene, only then had bright faces.

“Luciel, I think you’re supposed to call me Mom now.”

“Huh……?”

“You promised me that day after the walk in the greenhouse garden, didn’t you?”

“Oh! that’s right.”

Luciel, who remembered it a few seconds late, smiled broadly and carefully called out the name.

“M… mom!”

For some reason, she called out nervously, but Soliaphe smiled softly.

“…it’s nice to have a daughter. It’s more friendly than hearing ‘mother’. I like it.”

Louivid, who was behind her, also rolled his eyes and said:

“Because I am mom’s husband, I will also become Dad from now on.”

Oddly enough, Kizef, who felt a sense of crisis in the atmosphere of Luciel becoming a real daughter in this house, made a serious remark.

“……Everyone don’t do this. Luciel definitely married me……!”

Kizef belatedly shut his lips after the deed was done, but Louivid and Gillard couldn’t lose the timing and exchanged jokes.

“I see, you don’t like becoming siblings.” (Louis)

“Oh my my, you’ve become so fond of Luciel that you will be in trouble if she becomes a sister. Kizef, you are such a cute guy.” (Gillard)

“……Ah, it’s not like that.”

“Don’t worry. You guys are a married couple, no matter what anyone says.”

As soon as Evelyn patted him, Kizef bowed his head as if his face was burning. Although Luciel blinked her eyes in the shy atmosphere, she was curious.

‘Is that what Kizef really thinks?…? But now, no one can stop them.’

Soliaphe, who looked at the family in a friendly atmosphere, said as she met Luciel’s eyes.

“I’d like to speak with Luciel for a moment.”

“Oh, so it is. Come on, let’s stay away for a while.”

Evelyn took the three men out.

In was now a quiet atmosphere, Soliaphe lightly hugged Luciel once more and fell apart.

“Luciel, thank you so much. You saved my life. I was afflicted with Manaris, but when I lost my mana to a monster, I thought I was really done for. I really……I thought it was all over.”

Soliaphe recalled the painful time when she was eaten by the Wisp, and said.

“You don’t know how grateful I am for you being safe like this……So, I’m going to be happy today. First of all, I think it would be better to see the doctor again. Let’s check if the disease has been completely healed.”

“Yes, that would be nice. Please, call the doctor.”

“Yes.”

Luciel vigorously nodded her head, then brought the doctor who was waiting outside the door. And as a result of the examination, they were able to hear a surprising story.

“……How did this happen! Wow, this is truly a miracle. Manaris’s condition had deteriorated to the point that it had passed the terminal stage and was beyond control.”

“How is it now?”

“Now, the disease is almost settled. Very little remains. What the hell happened to you? Manaris is an incurable disease, so it will be difficult to get better even with treatment. Until just a few hours ago…….”

After exchanging glances with Luciel, Soliaphe spoke sternly to him.

“It’s a family secret. Please don’t tell anyone about this.”

He was a doctor with a heavy mouth and kept secrets well veiled. He promised to do so and returned after congratulating the Duchess on her recovery.

Luciel spoke to Soliaphe again.

“Actually, I thought you were going to keep it a secret until the very end, so I tried to reveal it on your behalf.”

“I know. I couldn’t leave you with that heavy load. So I tried to say it beforehand.”

“Ah……I guess that’s what you tried to tell the family at that time.”

Soliaphe quietly nodded her head.

“Yes. At the time, I was going to reveal everything about Manaris, but now that it’s resolved, I don’t want to worry the family anymore. I want to keep it a secret. Will Luciel do the same?”

Luciel nodded her head.

“Now that Manaris is almost completely cured, you will recover a little more and will be soon completely healthy.”

It would have been better to go to the temple and get more holy water.

Or it would be better to take her to the temple altogether. Her heart pounded at the fact that making Soliaphe completely healed was now a reality.

Soliaphe also had a face full of excitement.

“I’m back……I can now live a healthy life again. I still can’t believe it.”

Soliaphe said so as she looked around her body, examining it with her own hands. Energy swelled up even more, and the flow of mana was also very stable.

Above all else, as the constant headache and mental pain went away, she felt refreshed as if she could fly in the sky, and a smile automatically hung on her face.

“It’s not a dream, so don’t pinch your cheeks.”

“I got it, Luciel.”

“Then take a rest, Mom.”

Luciel smiled and left the room. Maybe it’s because of her emotional satisfaction? She felt full even though she hasn’t eaten anything.

Luciel moved to the villa of the little fief. Laid on the sofa and enjoyed a cozy break.

‘It feels like a dream that mother got better….’

It was something that had weighed on Luciel’s heart for a long time, but with this, another seed of the misfortune that made Bellstein unhappy disappeared. It seemed as if all the things that had been blocked had been solved at once.

‘Besides, I’ve been able to make stronger jewels.’

It was like she awakened once again. Jewels of different shapes and sizes seemed to have stronger powers.

‘If this is a second awakening, maybe I can create jewels of other emotions?’

Luciel lightly smiled while pressing the rising anticipation. The power of Jewel that she once thought to be a curse……was truly a blessing in this life.

‘I wonder what the limit of this power is.’

Ba-dum.

Expectations for a completely new future instead of an unstable future.

Opportunities to prove her strength.

Luciel’s heart raced. She wanted to believe that she was stronger than ever.

‘No, I’m confident. I can do it.’

Transparent waves of mana swayed enough to block the vision for a moment.

There was a subtle feeling that her closed head opened and her closed heart was finally free. The mana that entered her heart burst and glistened.

Paaah!

Torororong!

Luciel grabbed a jewel she had ever seen before.

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