CH 18

The day before I went to feed Hayashin to Aiden, I had a lot of worries.

Rylane wiggled the small vial of green liquid around.

'Hmm... … .'

He rested his chin on his chin and carefully stared at the shaking liquid.

The question right now is how to feed Aiden with this pain reliever beforehand.

Tantan clearly said that the pain would be minimized by taking a pain reliever right before.

But how could I tell Aiden, 'I'm going to feed you something strange soon, and it's less painful if you eat this beforehand'.

And above all... … .

Even if I cut the pain in half by feeding him pain relievers, he didn't like it very much.

It was because I didn't know how much pain that damn fruit could bring.

Helis said that he would feed it, but it was dirty, as if he had been soaked in filth because he felt uncomfortable watching it from the sidelines.

First, Rylenne thought of hiding it under her sleeve while pretending to feed Aiden.

However, Hayashin was too big to hide. He was told by Tantan that he was the size of a grown man's fist.

Pretending to be feeding him, he even thought about replacing it with a hayashin that already had bite marks, but if he was ever caught, then he would know that he was doing Aiden a favor.

In addition, the size of the hayashin was quite large, so the risk was too high if not skillfully swapped.

Rylenne's brow narrowed as she was worried.

'… … Should I just eat it?'

After telling Helis to watch through the window of the iron gate, he would never know if he turned his back and pretended to feed Aiden.

You'd never think I could have eaten Hayasin on my own.

Symptoms come after 30 minutes.

If you quickly go to your room and suffer alone, you can fool Helis.

Rylenne fiddled with the pain reliever in her hand.

According to the apothecary chief, Hayashin only causes pain, but does not mean that it harms the body.

That's why it won't put too much strain on Rylenne's body.

but,

'… … It must be very painful, right?'

Aiden will be sick as well.

Eventually, Rylaine grabbed her head and let out a sigh.

The worry continued into the morning of the day.

But when he stood at the entrance to the dark dungeon where Aiden was, he finally made up his mind.

'Yes, let me eat.'

Even if I was a little sick, I could just groan under the duvet in a luxurious room, but Aiden wasn't.

My body hurts too, but I have to curl up on the cold floor and endure the pain alone.

Rylaine hurriedly gulped the pain reliever in her hand before Helis arrived.

'under… … . life.'

As he was wiping his mouth, Haele asked.

“What are you eating so much?”

"this?"

"yes. You said you are not feeling well, are you taking nutritional supplements?”

Nutrients… … . It's a medicine that will protect your body from pain, so it's a similar concept.

Lailene, who was staring blankly at the empty glass bottle, raised her head as she remembered something to say to Haele.

“Haele, did I ever say that someone seems to be poisoning their food?”

“Yes, you said that before. But why... … . Could it be that you caught the culprit?!"

Rylane shook her head.

“The culprit is still there. So, never tell anyone about it.”

For the time being, only Kaverion and the two knew that someone was trying to assassinate Lailenne.

That's why, just in case, Haele is also ordered to shut down her mouth.

Haele narrowed her eyes.

"yes… … . All right."

Then, Helis appeared.

“Sister, you are already here.”

Helis's grinning face looked as if she were about to eat something delicious.

"Come to think of it, Helis, I think I'd better feed Aiden the Hayasin myself."

Helis tilted her head.

“Why did you suddenly change your mind about feeding Hayashin directly to Aiden?”

“… … Come to think of it, I think you were right. I'm the one taking care of Aiden, so it'll be easier if I keep her disciplined.”

Helis smiled contentedly at Lailenne's answer.

“Because I am right.”

Helis smiled quickly and stared at Rylenne.

“Honestly, I was suspicious of you.”

Helis's blue eyes were examining her.

“You say no, but it feels like you’re doing him too much kindness.”

“Didn’t I say no?”

Rylaine crossed her arms and pretended to be confident.

“Yesterday he was reluctant to feed Hayasin himself, so I thought more so.”

“… … I just didn't like it at the time.”

“Yes, my sister said that she would feed it herself, so now the misunderstanding has been resolved.”

Helis shrugged.

“As expected, there's no way my sister would show favor to our main enemy, the Duke of Vedsian. If my father and brother knew, they would know that I would never stay still.”

“Stop talking about that. I clearly said no.”

When Rylenne spoke in a cold voice, Helis grinned.

"yes. I'm sorry, sister. Then let’s go see Aiden Bedsian.”

Tuck, Tuck-

Footsteps echoed in the darkness.

Rylaine's palms were damp with sweat. No matter how determined she was, she wasn't nervous.

Finally, we arrived at the cell where Aiden was being held.

“I will open it.”

When Haele spoke, Rylenne nodded.

click-

When the iron door opened, I saw Aiden sitting near the iron door.

He looked at Rylenne, who had appeared with Helis, curiously.

'Aiden... … .'

It was hard for Lailenne to look directly at Aiden today.

“Sister, this is Hayashin.”

Rylenne tried hard not to shake her hand, and handed over the Hayashin.

“I will watch through the window of the iron gate. It's too dusty here.”

“… … okay."

It was fortunate. She said that Helis volunteered to get out of the cell.

Thinking it was a good thing, Helis, who was leaving, said, 'Oh, really.' and turned around.

“If Aiden doesn't eat Hayasin obediently, tell me. At that time, I will help you.”

Saying that, Helis leisurely left the cell.

Rylaine tried to resist the impression of being crumpled.

The window of the iron door opened, and behind his back, he felt Helis watching him.

Rylenne walked slowly in front of Aiden. Aiden seemed to have read a strange current from her hard expression.

But Rylaine couldn't say anything.

'I'm sorry, Aiden.'

create this situation.

I should have stopped him somehow when Helis said he would visit the dungeon.

Then Helis wouldn't have grabbed Aiden's hair, and he wouldn't have had his nose broken in a counterattack.

But what's the point of regretting it now?

Lailene looked at the black fruit in her hand.

'Why did God make something like this?'

There are other people to punish, but I felt resentful for making a stern person suffer.

My mouth was dry.

He could feel Aiden staring at him.

But if there's one thing I'm certain about in this situation, it's the decision not to feed Aiden with Hayasin.

Aiden's body has recovered a lot since the first time I saw him, but he's still not normal.

Besides, living in such a poor place and being unfairly punished, Aiden might really turn black just like the title of this novel.

Lailene leaned over Aiden and slowly brought the Hayashin to his lips.

All Helis could see was her back. Aiden is covered.

Still, the act of pretending to feed was necessary.

When Lailenne brought a mysterious fruit to Aiden's mouth as if to feed him, Aiden's eyes widened.

Eventually, before it reached his mouth, Rylenne quickly turned her hand and bit Hayashin in an instant.

Wasak-

I didn't even know what it tasted like, so I moved my jaw quickly and swallowed the hayashi in my mouth.

When there was nothing left in her mouth, Rylenne slowly raised her body and opened the iron door.

Helis, who had been watching, stood there.

“Aiden ate Hayasin.”

Rylenne showed Hayashin with bite marks as evidence.

“I thought you wouldn’t eat it meekly, but I’m glad you did.”

Helis' gaze fell on Aiden.

“The pain will come in 30 minutes. Next time you come, you'll see Aiden Bedsian a little more calm.”

Rylane nodded, and Helis turned around.

“I have to go and see. If the riverbank hadn't suddenly burst in the village, I would have appreciated Aiden's pain, which is a pity.”

Whoa. Rylenne let out a deep sigh of relief inside her.

I'm glad Helis didn't want to stay here.

“… … .”

“Isn’t your sister going?”

Helis asked Rylaine, who was standing in the middle of nowhere.

Of course, I had to hurry back to my room.

He would soon be writhing in pain due to Hayashin's symptoms, but he couldn't show it to anyone.

Contrary to such thoughts, however, Rylenne's mouth did not move as if it had hardened.

'what… … . Why are you like this?'

It felt hot, like a fire burning deep inside.

Lailene hid her embarrassment and managed to speak.

“Go first… … . I'll look into Aiden's movements a bit more before going up."

"All right."

Helis nodded obediently and disappeared. However, Haele still remained by her side.

“Haele, you should go quickly too. Isn't it lunchtime?”

“Are you leaving Lailenne alone here?”

Pretending to come and take care of it without even entering the cell every time.

"I am OK."

"All right… … . then."

Haele bowed her head and walked away.

Left alone, Rylenne slumped to the floor. His forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Lailene realized. That this unfamiliar feeling is the power of Hayashin.

'What, why are you already sick... … !'

Tantan said the pain comes after 30 minutes... … .

[Of course, there may be individual differences.]

I said it like a formal phrase on the back of a pill envelope, but I never thought it would show up right away like this.

Maybe it was because Rylenne's body was weak, she didn't know.

Rylaine crouched down and closed her eyes tightly.

Chalgran-

Then I heard the sound of chains moving. When he finally looked up, Aiden was looking at him.

The gray eyes were shadowed.

“Why are you… … ?”

ha. Rylenne let out a rough breath in response to her pain. She didn't answer.

Aiden hurriedly stretched out his feet at Rylenne's seemingly unusual condition.

However, because of the taut chain, he couldn't get close to Rylenne.

"shit."

Aiden says something like that... …

Rylaine broke out in a cold sweat and blinked. She had a hunch that she would pass out soon.

I didn't want to collapse alone on such a cold floor.

Lalaine almost crawled and managed to get within Aiden's range.

And then, with a thump, it fell to the floor.

I felt Aiden kneel down beside me.

Through the squinting eyes, the restless figure of Aiden entered.

“Is there anything I can do now?”

Rylane barely shook her head.

If I could faint quickly, I wanted to ask for help so that I could faint, but Aiden would not grant me such a request.

Were you holding your breath like that?

My eyes slowly closed.

Rylenne's body was weak from the shock, and she had no mental strength to endure this pain.

"Laylaine... … ! Lilenne... … !”

I could feel myself slowly losing consciousness. He heard Aiden's voice calling out to him less and less.

“Lylaine!”

Hearing Aiden's screaming voice at the end, Rylenne lost consciousness.