Chapter 40

Just in time, something came to mind from the contents of the original story that passed through my mind.

Polly, it’s a name I’ve heard a lot. Ah……!

‘I remembered it.’

I bit my lips lightly.

The name of the mythical being that Cedric raised as a child, briefly mentioned in the original, was Polly.

‘But Cedric doesn’t know that the puppy is a magical being.’

One day, Cedric picks up Polly, who looks like a wandering puppy, and raises Polly fondly.

However, it was Cedric’s dark past in the original story, that Polly died one day in the year when Cedric was 7 years old.

In fact, when Polly was born, it was cursed by a bad wizard and was sealed in the puppy’s body.

In the eyes of an ordinary human without magic, it is clear that Cedric wouldn’t even dream that Polly was a magical being, because it was just a dog no matter what.

Eventually, due to the seal, Polly’s life force was gradually reduced, and at this point, if the seal was not released, there would have been only enough life left to die soon.

As I recalled the contents of the original story, my face became pale.

‘If Polly dies like this, Cedric might get blackened.’

In a later plot, Cedric takes on the role of a darkened obsessed sub-male lead. And although not all the cause of it, it was Polly’s death that was quite important.

‘Only later, he found out Polly was actually a magical being. After knowing that, he became a crazy collector who travels all over the continent and collects magical beings.’

While thinking about the contents of the original, I looked at Cedric, who was looking out of the window.

You shouldn’t let such a small, tic-ticky little kid become such a scary collector in the future.

So in the end I made up my mind.

For Cedric, for Polly. Let’s help it unlock that magic seal.

‘No, wait. But I don’t know how to do anything, don’t I?’

But the decision was overwhelming, and the next moment I realized.

What’s the point of knowing the original well? I can’t even use magic.

* * *

Even during breaks, lunch breaks, and afternoon classes, I was just thinking about how I could help Cedric. Then, I finally came up with a method like a miracle.

‘Duke Theion!’

Jake’s father, my dad’s best friend, and one of the best archwizards on the continent. Go to Duke Theion and ask him to get rid of the curse on Polly.

‘Uh, what should I do to ask a favor? He is quite busy. Of course, he cares for me a lot, but… what should I pay for it?’

Of course, even knowing someone to help didn’t solve everything right away.

Still, there were no outstanding wizards I knew in this empire, other than Duke Theion, so there was no other way right now. Having figured out a way, I decided to check out Polly’s condition with Cedric.

‘First of all, it’s important to know how to talk to Cedric.’

Just before I left, I approached Cedric who was sweeping things into his bag with an expressionless face. Cedric said as soon as he saw me.

“What.”

Oh, so cold. It’s cold.

But I decided to talk with courage.

“Well, I heard that the Lord has a pet.”

“……So what? I guess Alice said something to you, would you not mind? It’s not your business.”

As soon as Cedric heard the word pet, he glanced at me in surprise.

Then he fastened the lock on his bag and turned around as if trying to leave immediately. I had to catch Cedric.

“Wait a minute! Listen to me, just one time. Maybe I can make it so the Lord’s pet doesn’t get sick!”

As soon as he heard me, Cedric stood in the spot. Then he approached with an expression of disbelief. I saw his eyes shivering.

“What? You, what did you just say. Say it again.”

“The magical being, no, pet raised by the Lord. I think I might be able to heal it. I heard that it’s very sick, right?”

Cedric looked at me blankly.

Then he poured out questions that had been blocked like a rapid fire.

“Really, can you fix Polly? How? Even if I showed it to my father, he said he didn’t know and told me to do it on my own. No one in the mansion knew why Polly was so sick. Even though I called a physician who knows a lot about animals, he couldn’t heal it. But how are you?”

“I’m ashamed to say this, but I once read a lot of books because I was very interested in animals. I know much about the diseases that animals can get.”

I lied under the pretext of having thought about it beforehand, but not letting out a word.