Chapter 29: Fill in the blanks
“Is this what it’s like when you get ready to take a bath?”
Cassion looked at Ruel and sighed.
‘I thought I might get wrinkles on my forehead.’
Looking at the blanket mixed with sweat and blood, Cassion counted how many blankets he had left in his head.
‘I’ll have to get a new one.’
“... It’s noisy.”
Ruel said, suppressing a scream that seemed to leak out.
“Having the energy to talk means that it’s still okay.”
Cassion handed the Breath over directly to Ruel, who couldn’t even lift it properly.
“How long will it take?”
“Damn it...”
“Do you want me to put you to sleep?”
How painful must it have been to squeeze his arm to the point of bleeding? Wouldn’t it be better to sleep so deeply that you didn’t know the pain than to endure it?
Ruel looked at Cassion.
“Alright. I will wait patiently.”
Thinking that he wouldn’t want to show this to anyone else, Cassion dragged a chair and sat down.
After returning to this mansion, Ruel didn’t even take painkillers.
After gaining the power of recovery, his body was better than before, but Mineta seemed to have caused distrust of the drug.
He had been taking poison medicine for years, so he honestly felt like he was going to get fed up with it.
“Would you like some painkillers?”
The answer was not heard.
“It’s a pain reliever I bought myself. There is no poison in it.”
Cassion said that he had bought it himself to assure Ruel.
It’s not good to rely on medicine, but it seemed foolish to endure the pain recklessly.
Now that he had even let out a scream, Cassion asked again.
“How about taking some medicine?”
“... Give it to me.”
Ruel struggled to get his words out. Only then did Cassion smile with relief.
“I’ll be right back.”
Even the sound of the door opening and closing did not reach Ruel’s ears.
This pain was too great. There was no sign of it calming down even though the power of recovery was so strong that it rang, “Wi-ing.”
‘Damn body.’
Since he didn’t know the name of the disease and the medicine didn’t work, all he could do was get used to the pain.
‘Calm down, sink!’
‘I wanted to cry right now. I wanted someone to grab hold of how much it hurts and appeal.’
Then, the pain disappeared in an instant.
Ruel put down the blanket that he was holding tightly. ‘I’m exhausted all over my body.’
‘I should’ve just taken medicine.’
‘The reason I didn’t take the medicine was that the pain that I could endure came after I gained the power of recovery.’Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)
Also, he didn’t want to depend on drugs.
‘But it was the first time I had such a strong pain like today.’
‘I’m dying...’
I felt like I was going to die.
‘Hungry.’
As the pain went away, I felt very hungry.
Ruel looked around him, feeling his energy gradually rising.
He was drenched in so much blood and sweat that he vomited. He frowned right away.
“I’m here. Here’s some medicine with water.”
“Bath.”
As soon as Cassion returned, Ruel said as if he had waited.
“Pardon...?”
“I’m going to eat right after taking a bath, so get ready.”
***
Sniff.
Ganien sniffed as he sat next to Ruel.
“Did you throw up again? It smells like blood.”
While trying to pick up the meat that had just been cut thickly with a fork, Ruel glared at Ganien.
‘I didn’t know his senses were this sharp.’
Clank.
Tyson dropped his cup of water.
Even his lips, on his face that turned whiter than the tablecloth, were shaking.
What about Aris?
He couldn’t even sit on a chair, he just stood still and looked at Ruel.
He looked like he had lost his soul.
“... Ha.”
Ruel sighed. As the pleasant meal time went by, ‘I thought it might turn into a funeral home.’
Only then did Ganien notice.
Tyson and Aris only knew that Ruel was sick, but didn’t know what symptoms he had.
Ganien closed his mouth and held the spoon calmly.
Cassion put down a freshly drawn water cup and spoke quietly to Tyson.
“You dropped your cup.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
He couldn’t grab the cup steadily so he drank all the water with his trembling hands.
Ttak.
Ganien quieted the area in an instant, and even the sound of Tyson putting his cup down was loud.
Tyson struggled to call Ruel.
“Ruel.”
Feeling that it had come, Ruel glared at Ganien again and quietly moved his mouth.
“It’s just a symptom of a disease that always occurs, so you don’t have to pay much attention to it.”
“What are you talking about...”
“Have you decided on a date to publicly announce the Magic Knights?”
***
“Cassion.”
After returning to the room, Ruel lay in bed and put his hand on his belly.
“Yes.”
“Don’t do anything useless.”
“I did it because it was useless. When were you going to tell them if I didn’t force you?”
Ruel was amazed to see his shameless face without any remorse.
“My uncle nearly had a mental breakdown, no, he’s weak-minded. What if you stimulated him too much?”
“You know, there’s Drianna. What does it matter if there is a student who will succeed him?”
“Aris?”
“I’ve allowed you to make up your mind faster. When Ganien leaves, your side will be empty.”
“What’s your decision?”
Cassion smiled without answering. He seemed to have called and talked with Aris.
How burdensome was it to receive a mixture of pity, sadness, and confusion from both sides during the meal?
‘I nailed it again when I mentioned that I didn’t die, so they must have understood it well.’
“The data I received from Minart. Did you finish your research?”
The data received from Minart were a list of people hired by the former lord.
“Yes, it’s already been completed.”
“Give it to me.”
“I guess you forgot what your condition was like before this evening.”
“You have to move when you can.”
Cassion’s expression briefly hardened at the subtle words.
“We cannot keep the Baron’s positions vacant forever, so we have to fill it up slowly.
Even though you know Minart was getting letters asking for help.”
“Here you are.”
It seemed like he was going to say one more word, but Cassion politely handed over the data.
Ruel, who was looking at the data silently, opened his mouth.
“Did you include all the former Barons?”
“As you can see from the results of the survey, the former head of the household has chosen the right people.”
“That’s a relief, I was thinking about which people to choose.”
“I’ll send a letter.”
“No, it was unfair to be kicked out, but it’s not just about sending letters.”
Cassion’s heart fluttered whenever Ruel brought up the word ‘no.’
Should Ruel say that he was like a child before making trouble?
“I will personally go. I’m going to go around everything tomorrow, so get ready.”
“...are you serious?”
“Yes.”
Cassion was silent for a moment. He suddenly frowned as if he was pondering something.
“Did you curse inside again?”
“No, it’s not. It’s... My heart is throbbing because I’m getting a little intense thinking about how to do it.”
“Anyway, get ready. As you know, I’m not feeling well, so let’s plan the fastest and best route.”
“It’s quite absurd that someone who knows it well says something absurd.”
“I’m hungry when I turn around, maybe because I’m growing up. Go bake some meat pie.”
After eating like that?
Cassion showed embarrassment, but he had already bowed.
No, he had to eat a lot. so that he could gain weight.
“I’ll bring it to you soon.”
Cassion turned around and thought that he might have to find an exclusive butler soon.
‘Where do I get a guy similar to me?’
Even if he was too talented, it was a mask.
Suddenly, something sweet pulled back.
“Yesterday, while planning the route, we found the location of the Barons again, and as a result, they all went on a fishing trip together.”
Crunch crunch.
Eating cookies in the carriage, Ruel looked out the window.
Blinking his sleepy eyes, he was belatedly startled.
“What kind of trip?”
According to data handed over by Cassion, the seven Barons originally had a bad relationship.
However, after being chased, their relationship became strangely strong, and they even became as close as siblings.
“It’s a trip that brings back memories by cursing Setiria who kicked them out.”
Ruel smiled at the clear sky. Did you come together in old age as a group?
“Where are we going now?”
“It’s Franna Village in the center of Apor and Sisel. There is a fairly large lake behind Franna Village, so I think they traveled there.”
Apor was the center of Setiria. And it was also the place where his mansion was located.
“Did you travel often?”
“That’s right. I was wandering around Setiria at regular intervals.”
“Don’t you go outside of Setiria?”
“I never left Setiria before or after I was kicked out.”
Ruel crossed his arms.
If Setiria had been hated so much, he would have escaped quickly after being cut from the position of Baron.
‘There is something, something.’
Ruel pondered while inhaling Breath, and asked one thing.
“Did they all go on a trip together?”
“No, they went around Setiria in pairs of three or four or two, two or three.”
“You’re saying that they all moved together this time, right?”
“That’s right.”
Listening to Cassion’s answer, Ruel raised the corners of his mouth.
The date they went on a fishing trip together cleverly overlapped with the date we returned.
‘Are you going to test me?’
Whatever it was, I would know if I met him in person.
“Cough, cough.”
Ruel closed his eyes until the carriage arrived.