043 Live Twice (1)
“Without children, the imperial palace seems empty.”
Aurelie Butier said softly.
She was quietly savoring the aroma with a cup of coffee in one hand.
The emperor, Frederick, who was sitting roughly on the sofa across from him, taking care of the state affairs, sneered at the cardinal’s words.
“It’s vain to say that only the two of us went out for a while.”
“I won’t see you for more than ten days.”
“It’s the same even if we went to the ‘Great Beast Subjugation’.”
“Um, that’s it.”
The cardinal smiled softly and buried his lips in the glass.
A comfortable silence lingered in the Emperor’s office again.
As she looked through the papers, she occasionally clicked her tongue or uttered small swear words, and the cardinal intermittently responded to the emperor’s words and turned the pages gently.
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Out of the large window, the sunset that resembled the eyes of the child they loved was spreading.
It was a peaceful May.
Every year at this time of the year, I was hesitant to ride the portal to the Marquis of Duem, but I was very happy to be able to spend a quiet spring after a while.
“You should have reached that small town by now.”
It was the cardinal who spoke again.
The Emperor replied a beat late, not taking his eyes off the paper.
“What village?”
“A village where the innkeeper likes to gamble and the villagers are friendly.”
Frederick frowned slightly.
At this time, she reminded me of Prince Sedric.
To be precise, Cedric resembled his mother’s temperament.
“Is there one or two such villages?”
“In the past, there was a time when a portal was cracked and you had to go by wagon for a few days. Where we stayed on a stormy day.”
The cardinal added with a smile.
The emperor then raised his cherry-colored eyes and looked at his contractor.
The thin corners of his eyes seemed to trace a point in the past.
“If I was referring to the place I was thinking of, the innkeeper would have been taken to the lord’s prison.”
“Oh, it was. It was a long time ago, so I forgot.”
‘Is it already ten years ago?’ Aurelie Butier sips her coffee again.
It was a bland topic, so Frederic looked down at the document in his hand again.
Silence fell once more in the room.
For a moment, only the sound of the scraping of the collar and paper filled the space between the two of them.
“I’m going to pick some new wine in the evening.”
“Then who runs the inn now?”
Then both of them opened their mouths at the same time.
Frederick, who was about to call the waitress to bring him a wine list and tasting notes, looked at Aurelie with a look of dissatisfaction.
The cardinal curled his beige eyes and opened his mouth as if to appease him.
“It is a place for children to stay. care.”
“It must be run by the family of the person who was taken away at that time. Looking at the fact that nothing has been said so far, there must have been no problems after that.”
“It is.”
“Sadie and Elizabeth are the ones who will soon become Sword Masters. The prince is a bishop-level priest, and little Sarnez is an apprentice paladin. You are worrying unnecessarily.”
“okay. I am craving fish today.”
At that moment, the emperor shook his head and called the chief of staff.
At the same time, the news that a good white wine was presented in the West followed.
The cardinal was well aware that the emperor reacted that way, not because he didn’t care about the children, but because he believed in them.
She tried to think like an emperor.
Two children, or four, including Elizabeth and Kristel, would surely get along and return.
Even if something happened in the middle, it could be resolved cleanly.
The eldest of them, Prince Jesse, was not even very young.
Feeling the guilt of the aristocratic parents for entrusting them with a single tutor, the cardinal drank the last sip of his coffee cup.
*
“Wow, it was really delicious.”
“Yes, it was delicious!”
“I wasn’t bad either.”
– Hey!
Me, Canael, Benjamin, and Demi each uttered a word after a satisfying dinner.
In fact, Demi just ate the bunch of flowers the prince had handed over to me, but I was glad to hear that it was still delicious.
Asking for room service was one of the best things I did today.
As I sat down to eat with comfortable people, I felt calm even when I was outside the palace.
-smart
“Come in.”
Benjamin responded to the knock instead of me.
I watched the bulky innkeeper come in and clear the dishes.
The man looked to be in his mid-twenties and had a gentle impression.
It was this person who carried my luggage to the third floor and brought me food.
Behind him, two hard-faced guards came in and guarded us.
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
“Woah, I am in awe, my prince.”
It’s a bit like sitting quietly, so when I said hello that I ate well, the staff bowed my head in amazement.
Although he couldn’t hide his embarrassment, he seemed to be quite an expert at organizing the table quickly and accurately.
Then, dessert came to the table.
It was a crepe soup with a sweet and sour orange flavor.
“I just looked at it and it’s already delicious.”
At my words, Canael burst into laughter.
“When I came here ten years ago, I had the crepe soup here. The prince will like it too.”
Benjamin replied kindly.
He said that he had visited this place in the past, helping the emperor and cardinals.
I picked up my new knife and listened to him.
“I remember that something a little unfortunate happened back then,”
– Clap!
Everyone turned their eyes in surprise.
The employee who broke the large plate stood helpless.
As the guards took a few steps closer, he trembled like an electrocuted man and then quickly sank to the floor.
It looked like he was going to clean the plate with his bare hands.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, it’s fine, it’s fine. I’m so sorry, Prince.”
“It might hurt you, so use a broom first.”
“oh!”
Red blood dripped onto the floor. I stopped talking and approached him.
Benjamin and Canael also got up and followed me.
The guards pushed the pieces of glass away with their feet.
It looked like he was preparing for an unfortunate situation.
The palm of the man’s right hand was long cut.
“The wound looks deep. Shall I call another staff member?”
“No, thanks. I just need to stop the bleeding.”
“Then I ask you to bring some medicine to the room.”
“Oh, no, my prince. The drug is expensive…”
I tilted my head.
“I will pay for the medicine.”
“that is······.”
The man hesitated. I was wondering if I could talk like this.
I waited patiently for his explanation.
“I have to pay the price of the medicine I used to the inn myself. That’s the rule of ‘Le Sipre’.”
“······I got hurt at work, but the employee says I have to pay for medicine?”
“Yeah, yes.”
I looked back at Benjamin and Canael, in a strange way.
The two immediately shook their heads at my eyes asking if this was Lister’s conventional wisdom.
It meant the innkeeper was a strange person.
“Then you should be fine without drugs.”
“Yes, yes?”
“Put your palms out. I will use my healing powers.”
At my suggestion, the man jumped from his seat.
“How dare you, like me…”
“I just learned, but this is my first time writing. You can receive it comfortably with the mind of being the subject of an experiment.”
I calmly comforted him. The words were also true.
When a priest uses healing power, he must open a special healing circle, which can only be opened by memorizing the shape of the circle.
It was completely different from the ‘sanctuary’, where arbitrary patterns were drawn reflecting the character and divine power of the priest.
Healing priests on the continent were not for nothing.
After all, it was too difficult to become a doctor in this world or in the other world.
So, on the advice of Cardinal Bootier for a while, I was memorizing circles on paper.
There are many types of these too, but what I memorized was one of the basic circles for treating minor cuts and bruises.
“Don’t be too burdened. Rather, you are helping me.”
I added
The man raised his head and looked at Canael, Benjamin, and the guards once, then nodded slowly.
Then, he carefully held out his bloody palms.
“Then let’s get started.”
I immediately closed my eyes.
I sat down on my knees, took a deep breath, circulated the ether from head to toe, and drew an accurate healing circle in my head without an inch of error.
I didn’t forget to recite the starting words.
[I will collect your blood with your tears.]
Saying that, let’s raise our eyelids,
-Woo-woong…
An azure circle gently floated over the floor, enveloping the staff and me.
It was a pure color as if you read it in a book.
The healing circle slowly rotated in a clockwise direction in place, looking for something.
-Saaa
He created a small miracle on the man’s injured palm.
The appearance of blue ether grains permeating the rather long wound was like a scene from a TV commercial.
The flowing blood stopped in an instant, and the gaping flesh slowly closed.
It was a sight that had no choice but to open my mouth even with my healing powers.
“ah······.”
The staff rolled their eyes.
He clenched and opened his fist as if he couldn’t believe what had happened to his hand, and then fell back down in front of me and bowed.
“I, thank you very much, Prince! Bless a commoner like me… Thank you very much.”
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
I smiled bitterly.
He smiled for the first time since entering my room and said he would bring the crepe sujette back to life.
*
At nine o’clock at night, it was only me and Demi in the room.
Canael and Benjamin were sharing a double room next door.
-Kee…
“Isn’t the day a bit long? This is the original trip.”
Demi lay long on my stomach and sighed. At least that’s how it seemed to me.
I laid down on the bed, comforting him, and drew a circle on the paper.
It was saved by taking care of the wounds of ‘Morris’, an inn employee at dinner.
“It would be great to have this kind of ability when I go back.”
The red panda raised its tail at my murmuring.
Seeing that reaction, I laughed out loud. I know it’s nonsense.
Even if I could use the healing power in real life, there was a high probability that even the activation would fail because I couldn’t memorize the complex circles.
The more severe the condition, the more difficult it was to memorize and even more difficult to draw.
The royal road was to learn by hand, step by step, starting with the easiest.
“Shall we wash up and go to bed early?”
-smart
Then someone knocked on the door.
Including the 3rd floor where I was staying, all the corridors of the present Le Sipre Inn were lined with the Imperial Guard.
Even if it was late, there was no need to be wary of guests.
I put down the towel I was going to wipe Demi’s body with, got up and opened the door.
“Hello, Prince.”
“Princess Sarnez.”
And I felt the need for a defibrillator. My heart was pounding.
It was the first time I met Kristel alone since my first meeting at the Imperial Palace Confession.
At that time, there was even a wooden spear in the middle, but now I am wearing a shirt with two buttons unbuttoned.
“Did you eat?”
“sure. Did the princess eat too?”
I brought my right hand forward as naturally as possible and covered the nape of my left neck.
It seemed like it would be less visible.
I know it’s overly self-conscious, but it was definitely scary to be alone with the main character in comfortable clothes at this time.
“Yeah, I’m still hungry, so I’m thinking of going for a walk. There is a night market in Lucca village today.”
Kristel laughed softly. My heart darkened at the smile that seemed to brighten the world.
I’m going out again, what’s going on with the paladin’s stamina…
“How about going with Sir Elizabeth? I am a little tired.”
Without taking a step back from the doorway, I politely refused.
It felt like there was a convulsion in the corners of my lips.
“Anyway, I asked Sir Elizabeth the first thing, and she said that she could not leave the inn due to work. I think it will be difficult unless the Crown Prince Hana and the Prince go out.”
Sir Elizabeth!
“Then we can go with the prince.”
i was cheerful Then Kristel’s eyes narrowed.
“Knowing that your Highness and I are not comfortable. Do you have any fisheries?”
“No, it can be. If the prince tells you to go, I will go too.”
“Hmm.”
Did I make a mistake? Kristel’s blue-grey eyes twinkled dangerously.
She grabbed her chin and thought for a moment, then gave me the most respectful greeting and grinned.
Then he turned and walked away towards the stairs.
I closed the door and hugged Demi.
“Oh, it’s so scary…”
I don’t think he’s really bringing the prince.
I hope he will come
no way.
isn’t it?