CH 4

I just tried to stop the main characters from breaking up

Episode 4.

After that, everything went smoothly.

I suffered a little in the process of removing Eiberg’s armor and helmet. I was quite worried that there might be an accident in taking off the wig.

A few strands of silver hair poked out, though, and Fernando didn’t notice, only lamenting that it was a pity that the young man already had gray hair.

“First of all, I made it with random proportions.”

“Then won’t there be any side effects?”

“It will never get worse than it is now.”

It was, as Fernando said. As time went on, the progress got worse.

While he was making the cure, thin ice had now spread to the surrounding area. Furthermore, it had a sinister-looking black color, and the smoke was acrid.

At first glance, it looked like a snake lurking around and constantly searching for prey.

“Above all, I roughly experimented with the fire I put on the candle earlier. The magi don’t disappear completely, but it makes a very small part of it fade away. I will play the role of a palliative without difficulty.”

“… Thank you.”

Hearing that, there was no need to hesitate any longer.

I went straight to Eiberg. First, after placing the transparent crystals on Eiberg’s body, I intended to melt them with fire myself.

However, things went in a different direction than I thought.

At first, I was only going to bring crystals as planned. However, it was a crystal the size of a thumb, so when I tried to put it on, I naturally reached his chest.

I didn’t feel the cold sensation like before.

However, in an instant, all the strength went out of my body, and my legs trembled. I didn’t even allow it, but it was because the mana in my body erupted all at once.

“What’s going on?!”

Before her eyes widened, flames shot out of her hands, this time involuntarily.

A blue fire, the hottest fire, enveloped Eiberg in an instant. It never spread to other surroundings and started to burn only him. As if he had been the target from the beginning.

A normal person would have one reaction in a situation like this.

“Oh my god!”

I covered my mouth and screamed.

Fernando, on the other hand, moved closer with his eyes shining. Then he even twitched like a clown as if interested.

“Oho, what’s wrong with you all of a sudden? It’s amazing.”

“Now that’s what you’re going to say in this situation?!”

It started with good intentions, but this unbelievable ending made me feel unfair and resentful.

So I waved my hand nervously several times.

“Why isn’t this going away?”

In normal times, it was possible to collect the flames without difficulty.

But it never calmed down, as if it were laughing at me. Rather than being extinguished, the flames gradually fluctuated more violently.

In the end, I collapsed as if in vain in this hopeless situation.

No way I, female leads’ brother…

“… Did I kill him?”

My brain went blank.

How will I be able to face Serene in the future? Brother and Serene?

And will I be caught by the Capital Guard and imprisoned? I’ll be on the front page of the newspaper saying she’s a murderer, a young lady, etc. Only the worst imagination lingered on.

As she sat down, she gradually lowered her head.

However, Fernando said something unexpected to me.

“He’s too normal to say he’s dead. Ho, we need to record these phenomena quickly.”

“He’s fine”?

At first, I thought it didn’t make sense.

Didn’t I see it engulfed in fire with my own eyes? Still, I managed to raise my body with a ray of hope.

Half the time, I’m looking at Eiberg with a miserable face.

“… Not a single hem of your clothes is on fire.”

It was, as Fernando said.

The flames still wrapped around Eiberg like armor, but didn’t burn anything.

Even so, I couldn’t be easily relieved. It’s hard to judge just by looking, so I thought I needed to check it properly.

With that in mind, I cautiously placed my finger on the tip of his nose to check.

“Thank God.”

I felt that he was breathing at a constant speed without filtration.

Even though Eiberg was engulfed in flames, his expression looked much calmer. It was to the extent that he seemed to be in a peaceful sleep, incongruous with the circumstances.

Only then did I feel safe. I wiped the cold sweat that ran down my forehead.

“Ha, that’s a relief.”

“Hmm… You’re breathing fine. I guess the flames are some kind of action to purify demonic energy. I’ll have to ask you in detail how you feel when you wake up.”

Meanwhile, Fernando observed Eiberg almost face-to-face.

Now I thought I killed a person, and I thought I was crazy because my heart was shaking. To think, he was blushing while smiling sarcastically next to me.

Are you a pervert?

From my point of view, it was hateful for nothing, so I secretly glared at Fernando. Of course, Fernando didn’t notice my gaze at all.

No, I’m sure he wasn’t interested because he’d fallen back into combative research.

‘Well, since he’s a maniac, he might be the most expert on magi poisoning, which is something he’s interested in.’

I sat down in the chair and looked down at Eiberg for a moment.

“Huh?”

Then I realized one thing. At some point, the flames were gradually getting weaker. Even at first, it was roaring, so I thought it would not go out easily.

Rather, the fire did not last long.

“Wow.”

As I stared blankly at it, the flames almost died out, as if they were now fully resilient. Of course, even the acrid smoke and thin black ice completely disappeared.

All that was left was an image of Eiberg sleeping peacefully.

“Some people are having a hard time for someone to sleep well without knowing.”

I got grumpy for no reason, and after hesitation, I brought my index finger to Eiberg’s cheek.

In fact, I hesitated a lot. But now that the flames had mostly stopped, I thought it might be okay to poke it, and I thought to try and see what kind of reaction I would get this time.

But timid vengeance did carry more weight.

‘Uh? Are you okay?’

To the extent that it was embarrassing to hesitate, the spark didn’t fly anymore. It was just chilling

So I suddenly mustered up the courage and stabbed Eiberg in the cheek again and again.

She’d been running wild to get Eiberg here, and he’d kept his eyes shut, even when he’d just been caught in the fire.

So there was no way Eiberg would wake up with such a poke in the cheek.

‘Let’s go now’

I quickly finished my timid revenge and slowly turned around.

It was clear that Serene and her family were worried as she left the ceremony without saying that she would get some air. Moreover, at this time, it was when the ceremony was over.

First send a letter to Serene, who is probably in the most panic, and then go home…

“Oh!”

In the sudden situation, I screamed out loud.

Before I could move my feet, someone grabbed my wrist. In addition, the grip was so rough that my body was forced to turn.

There was only one owner of this hand, sticking out from behind my back.

“Are you awake?”

It was Eiberg, who had just been lying down.

The moment I looked at him again, the flames surrounding Eiberg had completely subsided.

His eyelashes fluttered and his gray eyes, which had been hidden, began to open slowly. The blurry focus gradually became clearer, and soon a small but harsh voice sounded in my ears.

“… It’s warm.”

I looked down at him with bewildered eyes.

“Sir.”

“…”

“Hey?”

“…”

I asked again, but Eiberg didn’t say much this time either.

Maybe he’s a sleep talker?

Firstly, I leaned toward him little by little to grasp his condition.

“Can you see me?”

I quietly looked at Eiberg.

On a rough look, it looked fine, but it didn’t seem that his mind was completely restored. Seeing his still eyes looking into the air like a dreamer.

“Are you okay?”

I waved my hand in front of Eiberg’s eyes and asked him several times.

Still, no answer came. Instead, his long eyelashes fluttered various times before slowly closing his eyes again.

“It’s noisy”

Even so, it was reassuring to see that he was sober. Judging by the fact that he opened his eyes for a moment and started talking, he doesn’t seem to be in a critical condition to the extent that something serious happened.

By the way…

“It would be nice if you let go of my wrist now.”

I shook my wrist held by Eiberg as if shaking a jingle. Even in the middle of this, how much power he was giving, instead of letting go of my hand, Eiberg held my hand tighter.

How long will I be like this?

My eyes trembled again in the rush of fatigue.

***

I was caught in Eiberg’s grasp, but I managed to escape by removing his fingers one by one.

Of course, before leaving, I left a letter to him, who would be surprised to wake up in an unfamiliar space. It was a letter telling him how you came here and that the disease you suffered from was ‘magic addiction’

And I had no doubt that Fernando would do well with other explanations.

“Dianta! Do you know how worried we are? I don’t know what happened at the engagement, but I can’t see Princess Raphael well, and later with a swollen face… No, it’s not. We’ll talk about this later.”

As soon as I returned home, I was nagged by my parents as expected.

Of course, that nagging didn’t last long.

Suddenly, the door burst open, and a lady-in-waiting rushed in. The way her face turned blue made her look very frightened.

“Madam, Duke! This time, the hall on the second floor…!”