CH 10

It seemed like Helis was very excited, he answered after gritting his teeth,

“It was because my sister sided with Aiden Bedsian.”

Caverion raised one eyebrow and looked at Ryleine. He seemed to be asking her if what Helis had said was true.

'When did I… … !'

Embarrassed, Ryleine quickly explained.

“No, I just told Helis that violence won't bring anyone down.”

“… … That's right. Violence isn’t always the answer .”

Kaverion paused and agreed.

Then he stared at her. It seemed surprising that no one else but Ryleine herself had said such words of morality.

Then Helis clenched his fists.

“Of course I know. But I said that because the opponent was Aiden Bedsian. He's a brute, so if you want to make him listen to you, violence is the only answer. Didn't my brother also slap Aiden when he didn't listen?”

Hey, that was a different situation.

Of course, it's not that what Kaverion did was right, but many of Kaverion's subordinates died at the hands of Aiden.

Who can be happy when someone dear to them has died?

So that anger was expressed.

Ryleine thought Helis had made a big mistake.

“Helis.”

As expected, Kaverion's voice lowered in an instant.

“Are you insinuating that I would act in the same way as you?”

A blue aura started emanating from Kaverion.

There was a sense of intimidation which made it difficult to breathe, this was clearly the power of an Awakener.

Now wait!

No matter how immaturely  Helis acted, the usage of the power from an Awakener was still too much... … !

Ryleine was taken aback by this situation, and stood in between the two.

Fortunately, Kaverion quickly regained his composure. Looking back, I saw a surprised Helis sitting on the stairs.

“Lylaine, as you said, it seems that the family hierarchy has been disturbed a lot. I see Helis talking back to me.”

“That, not that… … .”

"Helis, I'll just let it go this time, but if you mess with your mouth one more time, then you'll be held accountable."

“I will keep that in mind.”

His eyes were full of fear.

'He attacked me like that.'

Helis was typically strong against the weak and weak against the strong.

“And Helis.”

"yes… … !”

“You know that Rylenne has collapsed again recently, right?”

Helis barely nodded.

“If you show Lylane who is not feeling well again, behaving badly, you will be scolded like now, so know that.”

Kaverion stared at Helis with cold eyes.

"answer."

“… … All right."

Leaving behind Helis, who bowed her head, Rylenne followed Caverion to the second floor.

“Lylaine.”

Surprised by the call, Rylenne raised her head.

Carberion, who knew he was going to go his own way, stopped and looked down at her.

“Yes, brother.”

Kaverion came closer.

“Is your body okay?”

"Fine… … . yes?"

Rylenne, who had been answering subconsciously, stopped talking and looked up at her brother.

'Is this person serious... … ?'

It was different from when he dealt with Helis earlier.

Her expression and voice were drained of energy.

“I know why you look at me that way.”

Helis let out a small sigh.

"Meantime… … Probably because I was too careless. But this time, seeing you collapsed, I thought a lot.”

Come to think of it, Kaverion came to the room when I collapsed.

[…] … I've been so indifferent to you all this time. When I open my eyes again, I will try a little too.]

Kaverion seemed to think he hadn't heard, but at that time he was conscious, albeit very slightly, and listened to what he had to say.

“I know things have already gone awry between us, but I hope we can still be like the rest of the family… … I intend to try harder in the future.”

I felt that Kaverion was gaining courage.

I don't know why this person suddenly made up his mind, but it wasn't a bad sign anyway.

Since Kaverion is the most powerful member of the family, he has the power to suppress Helis at once.

'But it's because the current situation is very awkward.'

Lailene was standing shyly, but Kaverion slowly reached out her hand.

His big hand touched his forehead.

“You had a fever, but you seem to be fine.”

When Rylenne was taken aback, Kaverion hurriedly removed his hand.

“… … I must go see my father.”

A bitter smile appeared on Kaverion's face.

Lailene felt sorry for making him feel ashamed.

"Brother."

I called him to go.

"Have a good night."

Caverion smiled lightly.

* * *

Returning to the room, Lailenne saw Carberion acting kindly to her, and thought about that for a moment.

'Should I inform Caverion that someone is trying to assassinate me?'

But he soon shook his head.

It was still too early.

Even if the reason why I felt unwell was because someone was slandering me, I wasn't sure if he would believe it.

If I heard a suspicious conversation while I was sleeping, but I couldn't identify who it was, it would be perfect to dismiss it as a dream in a fever.

In fact, Rylaine thought so too.

At that time, I thought that someone was trying to kill me without fail, but my memory was gradually fading and I wondered if I was mistaken for a fever.

In fact, even though I was talking right next to him, my physical condition was so bad that I could hear his voice muffled.

'But at that time, I was so surprised that I got goosebumps on my arms.'

I don't know the exact truth.

I was confused like this, so I couldn't tell anyone hastily.

“Are you here, lady?”

Upon returning to the room, Helen approached.

Helen was a lot nicer than when I first saw her.

It might be because of your attitude.

No matter how much she tried to pretend to be Ryrene, her tone was soft compared to the original Ryrene.

The cold tone of the original was hard to follow.

Thanks to that, Helen started to fear herself a little less.

“Would you like to have a separate meal today?”

Rylenne had been careful about what she ate ever since she found out that someone was trying to assassinate her.

I didn't eat what someone brought, and even though it was annoying, I went down to the kitchen and got the food.

Then, I was able to see the surprised face of the chef as a bonus.

However, when I doubted that the work that day was a dream, I wondered if it was necessary to go through such trouble.

'Still, it's already started... … .'

Resolving, Rylenne took off her outerwear and said.

“I’ll eat it separately.”

Helen took Lylenne's coat. She hesitated and then opened her mouth.

"Nowadays… … May I ask why you are bringing your own meals?”

I didn't think you would ask why.

In fact, in the Duchy, no one asked what Rylenne was doing.

'How notorious it is.'

Even the chef, who is shocked every day, seemed to think, 'Why does this human come here every day?', but he couldn't ask himself why.

So far, the only employee who asked about Rylenne's actions was Haele, who guarded the dungeon.

Lailene forcibly created a chilly atmosphere while hiding her embarrassment.

“Do I have to tell you every single thing like that?”

“Yeah, that can’t be.”

Helen hurriedly bowed her head.

I thought it was too much, but it was the easiest way to get out of an embarrassing situation.

Lailene sighed internally and turned her head when suddenly a magnolia caught her eye in the room.

If you think about it, magnolia is a flower that blooms in spring, but it was strange that it was blooming now in early winter weather.

“Helen.”

"Yes Yes!"

Not wanting to be offended again, Helen answered quickly.

“Where did you get that magnolia from?”

“It’s a monthly order from the Magic Greenhouse. Then they deliver it the next day.”

Hearing it, the memory was immediately recognized.

Flowers in the Magic Greenhouse will not wither or fade for more than a month, even if brought outside.

“If you get tired of it, would you like to order another flower?”

"done."

Flowers didn't matter.

It's just because I'm curious about the flowers that don't bloom according to the weather.

Rylaine looked at the magnolia and looked away to see the back of Helis's head as she hurriedly walked out the window.

'Whoa.'

I just hoped that next time I wouldn't use that magnolia as a cane.

* * *

Lailene brought a different type of food than last time.

I thought that Aiden's body was thin and needed to feed him protein, so I took meat this time.

You can't just sit there grilling, with sausages.

This time, he secretly hid it in his bosom so that Haele wouldn't bet on him.

And since he would be standing outside the door anyway, he told me not to follow him at all.

"yes? How is that! I can't let Lailenne go alone.”

What if you won't come in?

After Lailene stopped her a few times, Haele quietly sat down.

“If you say that much, I guess I should follow Lailenne-sama’s words.”

In the end, he succeeded in separating Haele.

Standing outside the door was also annoying, but now, if Aiden is tricked properly, there will be no problem feeding him.

click-

As the heavy key turned, there was the sound of the lock unlocking. Aiden was awake today.

“How have you been?”

“… … .”

“I know you don't like me, but I think I can say hello to you when I have to see you every day.”

Aiden hesitated before opening his mouth.

“You don’t hate me either.”

“… … right."

"So do you really need to say hello? You're just here to do your job, and I'm a hostage."

Once he opened his mouth, he made everyone tired by saying only the right words.

“If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it, I will. but… … .”

Rylenne looked at Aiden.

“How long are you going to call me you?”

Aiden frowned.

“… … Do you want me to call you by name now?”

“Because I don’t like the word you.”

Rylenne said as she unzipped her pockets.

“Yes… … You can't call me Rylen, can you?”

'Oh, this guy knows my name.'

In fact, if you are a member of the Bedsian duchy, you would even know the name of the dog raised by the Ergen duchy.

And just like Aiden said, it was dangerous to call him by name only. If anyone heard it, there was room for misunderstanding.

Especially when Kaverion heard it, he might get angry. He dared to call Princess Ergen by name despite being a prisoner.

“You can’t just call me by name. Call me Lailenne.”

Adding the word 'nim' may be humiliating from his point of view, but in the current situation, it was the most appropriate title.

“… … Lalaine.”

Aiden frowned at first, but now his face was relaxed and he just muttered his name quietly.

“… … All right."

And, more than I expected, I agreed.

Lailene smiled inwardly.

'Now, since you listened well, I'll give you a prize.'

As Rylenne pulled out the sausage from her bosom, Aiden's eyes were instantly taken away.

'Even though it's a sausage, it's like meat you'll eat after a while.'

As expected before coming, Aiden, stunned, was ready to drool.

TL: viiri, EDIT: toji