Chapter 424

Princess Mia Pumps Her Arms

When Shalloak Cornrogue started to fall, Tatiana was the first to help. She ran to his side and tried to hold up his big body, but she couldn’t. He fell down, taking her with him, but she made sure to put her arms between the ground and his head as they went down. Then she got out from under him and tilted his head to keep his airway open. Then she gave a quick series of orders to the people around her, telling them to help with first aid. Mia couldn’t stop looking at her in amazement at how fast and sure she had moved.

The fact that things changed quickly also didn’t help. Mia had put Shalloak in a tight spot and was ready to kill his image with a brilliant “coup de grace.” She didn’t expect her opponent to fall before she could taste blood after she went for his neck. She turned to Tatiana as she watched four guys work together to carry him away.

“Do you think that he’ll be okay?”

“Oh, um, probably... I think this is just a transient attack. His breathing has slowed down, so as long as he rests...”

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“We won’t know if it’s a disease until we check it out. I have heard about attacks like this, though. There was a rich noble in some country who died after a very similar thing happened. They ate a lot of rich foods, stayed inside all the time, and didn’t exercise at all.”

Tatiana made a sad face and crossed her arms.

“In other words, this kind of illness is caused by eating too much and not exercising enough.”

Mia paid close attention while unconsciously rubbing her stomach.

Too much food...and not enough exercise?

“Thank goodness, it’s still not too late. I, um... May I be excused, Your Highness? I want to find out about Master Shalloak.”

“Huh? Sure,” Mia said as she jumped back to attention. “Of course, you’d want to check on him. Go ahead.”

She quickly said “yes” and felt her belly again.

“Hmm... Tell me, where is the room where they took Shalloak to get treated? Oh, it’s in the castle, but it’s not too close. Hm, hm, I see... What a good thing. Yes, definitely check on him...”

She is trying to save Master Shalloak.

What had been a bunch of separate events came together all at once, showing a full, connected pattern. Back at Crolio Pond, Mia had said that she liked how Tatiana wasn’t afraid to correct people when she needed to. She liked how honest she was. Then she told Tatiana that if she ever got into trouble, she should come to her. Tatiana could now see that Mia had been trying to push her forward by giving her encouragement.

She began to remember more of what Mia had said. She had said that everything would depend on what Shalloak did. How prescient she’d been! She was obviously talking about this exact thing. Mia always knew that Shalloak’s health would get worse if he didn’t change what he ate. So, she brought Tatiana with her to tell him what he needed to hear and try to get him to live a better life.

That’s not all, either. She might be trying to remind Master Shalloak of...

Mia wanted to do two things. She wanted to warn him about his health and save his life through Tatiana. She did this because she wanted him to remember all the great things he had done in the past. The health of both the body and the mind. She wanted to give him both back.

Tatiana couldn’t help but think that she had found out Mia’s real plans.

She says that everything depends on how he acts, but behind the scenes, she is doing everything she can to stop Master Shalloak from hurting himself and get him back on the right road.

She thought that this way of doing things was a lot like how doctors work. Shalloak is the only one who can decide if he wants to live a moderate life. His health and how long he lived were eventually determined by the decisions he made.

“But decisions can be influenced.”

There was no reason to just stop trying. People who didn’t want to listen could still be told over and over. With enough time, they might finally change their minds one day. Not because they were moved by how serious you were, but because they were sick of hearing the same advice over and over again and just wanted it to stop.

It’s up to Master Shalloak... Her Highness’s words sound cold and heartless at first...

But now, Tatiana was very thankful. She wanted to thank Mia from the bottom of her heart for bringing her to this crucial crossroads and giving her the chance to save Shalloak Cornrogue, the guy who had changed her life.

“Okay, Your Highness. Let’s go.”

When she looked at Mia, she saw that she was pumping her arms. It was strangely like a move that the other young girl following her, Bel, did all the time, and there was something strangely...exercise-like about it.

TN’s Note: This is exactly how one becomes a member of the Cult of Mia.