CHAPTER 103: I should be grateful

"Please don't blame yourself.

Leon opened his arms and hugged Sylphine.

Her entire body was shocked. This sudden hug was warm and gentle, interrupting his sadness.

She was basically hugged by only two people in her life. The first was her husband, and the second was Leon's mother.

Leon's hug is very similar to his mother's, but gentle and more powerful. It is also very similar to the king's, but gentler and kinder.

This made her feel very strange.

The moment she was hugged by Leon, she seemed to be hugged by her husband and sister at the same time, which caused her sadness to suddenly stop, as if it was about to melt her.

"Leon, I'm sorry I didn't show up when you needed me."

After she hesitated for a moment, she also hugged Leon. She wanted to apologize frankly to Leon all the time these years.

Guilt, self-blame, debt, gratitude, this is why she feels like her outlook is complicated, why she has these emotions towards herself all the time.

She initially left the kingdom because she resented Leon. She considered him the murderer who killed her beloved sister and was unwilling to fulfill his promise to protect her.

But after Leon and Anis embarked on the path of magic, she left the capital again.

The reason is shame and debt.

Leon was already seven years old at the time, and the boy's facial features were very similar to his sister's.

This made her feel even more embarrassed to face this young man, so she ran away and went abroad to take care of so-called diplomatic work.

But over time.

This guilt not only did not lessen, but increased over time, reaching a critical point that she could not bear.

Then a few days ago, after finding out that Leon had helped Anis achieve her dream and even saved her daughter's life from the mouth of a dragon.

The guilt caused by this self-censorship caused her to finally return to the royal capital and go to Leon to confess her actions.

However.

She was thrilled to discover that the boy who had made her feel guilty for over ten years had no intention of resenting her.

"Actually, I should be thanking you." Leon said with sincere eyes.

"Eh?" Sylphine was stunned and confused.

She couldn't find any reason why she could be receiving this gratitude. She saw Leon holding her shoulders, looking straight into her eyes, and saying with a beautiful smile that made people lose consciousness.

"You saved me once."

"...I, I don't remember that."

"Of course, this was just a small matter for you. My situation was not at all good at that time. The ministers and nobles in the palace were even thinking about taking away my identity and banishing me."

Sylphine widened her eyes and looked at Leon more sadly.

Leon also smiled bitterly and shook his head.

After all, he had not yet developed at that time and had no power or influence, so everyone would undoubtedly kneel down and lick Algard, who had the first right of succession.

To be honest, it was very dangerous back then.

Those damned nobles even wanted to exile him to the northern border area, and even wanted to deprive him of his identity as a Prince.

"But you stopped them and rejected those nobles who proposed exiling me to the north, so... That's why I can stay here now."

"Is that all I did?"

"For me, at that time, it was a life-saving grace, so thank you."

"!!!"

Sylphine felt very trapped in her heart. It could not be called a favor in any way. She just made excessive proposals to those nobles.

It was really just a simple rejection, and she didn't care for Leon after that. This… was not worthy of gratitude at all.

It also doesn't completely eliminate your own guilt.

This only made her complain about herself even more.

Why, why didn't she do more for Leon in the first place? As long as I said more and did more, this child wouldn't have to grow up in a painful environment with so many rejections and targets.

And unlike her, she didn't do anything.

Leon didn't just save Anis's life.

He became his supporter.

He also helped her achieve her dream.

"Leon, how should I make it up to you? If there is something in me that can make it up to you, then I will give it all to you, so..."

[A/N: This conversation is too good]

At that moment, Sylphine just wanted to atone for her sins and inaction for more than ten years, but... Leon gently refused, no, forgave her.

"I don't need your compensation, because you never owed me anything in the first place, and... if I have to say so, your existence in itself is the greatest gift to me."

"What?"

"Because you are the only care my dear mother left me in this world, aren't you?"

Leon said with a smile. At this moment, Sylphine's heart was hit hard. She, who was classified as a hero by many people, couldn't control her tear ducts at this moment.

He tightly hugged his sister's son who was in front of him.

What a sensible, well-behaved boy.

"Leon, although it may be too late, you don't need my protection now, but... I will never let anyone hurt you again, and I will protect you in my sister's name."

Sylphine said extremely seriously.

Although she was already late for her appointment.

Leon is also no longer needed.

But she still decided to redo the agreement, protect the child in front of her for the rest of her life, and at the same time try her best to make up for her debt to him.

"Whether it's the throne, the crown or anything else, as long as you like something, I'll help you get it. If Orphans doesn't hand over the throne to you, I'll help you start a rebellion!"

"Haha, that's too exaggerated. Father will definitely cry if he hears that... Thank you."

"That's what I must do, and I won't let Algard get in your way anymore."

Sylphine firmly said that not even her husband or son were as important as Leon in her heart at the moment.

She looked at Leon's face with a certain fascination, took off her silk gloves and caressed the boy's face carefully, as if she were treating the most precious work of art.

And the more she looked, the more she liked it.

Leon's face completely hit the princess's strike zone.

This pretty face combines the features of her sister and her husband, the two people she loves most in the world. She never gets tired of looking at him.

"It would be great if you were my son... Yes, that's it. From now on, I will be your mother, Leon. I will definitely love you on behalf of my sister."

She asked excitedly. She is now extremely anxious to hear Leon call his mother.

But Leon shook his head and refused.

"I'm sorry, I like you a lot, but no one can replace my mother."

"Okay, that's right. No one can replace my sister, and I'm not qualified to replace her. But even if I can't replace her, it doesn't matter. Just like I said, let me love you from now on." "

Sylphine said with a smile.

At that moment, his view of Leon changed.

Not because he is his sister's son,

Not because of your debt to him

But it was extremely simple. She really liked Leon. Be it his appearance, his personality, or his experience thus far, he seemed to have condensed all the elements that she liked.

So she once again decided to treat Leon well from now on, love and protect him well and seriously.

"It's getting late, let's go out."

"Yes, today is your celebration banquet, go and enjoy. Those nobles and the Ministry of Magic who are still dissatisfied with you, let me help you deal with them."

"Ahem, it's okay. I've already thought of a way to deal with it."

Leon waved his hand. He was a little worried that if she really dealt with this, she would go to the dinner with a sword and stab the nobles and the Ministry of Magic who were hostile to him.

"Really? You are an excellent and good boy. My sister would definitely be proud of you. It would be great if Algard could be a tenth like you."

Sylphine thought of her son and suddenly felt disgusted. He couldn't compare to your appearance, talent or skill, huh~

Leon is still the best.

This beautiful and adorable queen is completely in love with Leon right now.

(End of chapter)

Give me some power stones there you go~😉