Chapter 86

One second, two seconds, three seconds. Time flew by.

Moodsela even sweated on her hands and began to cheer me on. Then the Empress slowly opened her eyes and muttered in a muffled voice.

"It's strange, it's strange."

"…Yes?"

Is it wrong?

I swallowed seriously, feeling nervous. The Empress squeezed my hand and muttered in a rested voice.

"The headache and the feeling of suffocation disappeared in an instant."

"Oh…"

I'm glad it worked.

"We'll have to wait and see for a while. But I didn't expect the symptoms to go away so quickly."

"Please accept my treatment for the time being, Your Majesty."

No matter how you think about it, the people of the Kinnoa family are geniuses. I admired it and continued.

"I'll help you take your medicine once a week for the time being."

"Yes. It's been a long time since I've been so comfortable. I don't even feel like I'm… inside." The Empress held my hand tightly and waved it. "Thank you so much, thank you."

"What?"

"My doctors were like that too. They said that my mana reflux phenomenon is difficult to treat. They said I was different from others. How on earth did you come up with this secret?"

I whispered earnestly, just as I had said when I sold the Emperor caramel made from Salie root. "Over the years, I have also suffered a lot. I invested a lot of time and money to find it."

"Oh…"

"It is a great honor to have served Her Majesty the Empress."

"Yes, I really didn't even expect it. I thought the divine power was amazing, so I thought I would leave it there."

"Your Majesty, Mel also gave a wonderful gift to His Majesty Father. It would be really cool if we became a family, right?"

Everyone was laughing happily except for one person, Sheria. Sheria, who was smiling incongruously like a doll, put down her teacup.

Clink!

The sound of the teacup and the table colliding loudly. Her rudeness stopped everyone who was surprised. Sheria's expression was frighteningly stiff, but she soon smiled and spoke.

"Oh, I'm sorry. My hand slipped." Sheria smiled and apologized. "It's a great honor to be able to treat my sister."

"Lady Sheria. I'm sorry you were there, but what should I do? But I believe they will understand."

"…Yes?"

I continued without hesitation. "This herb can become toxic when combined with other treatments. It's a pity, but I'll have to postpone proving the divine power of Lady Sheria until another day. Your Majesty's health comes first."

Perhaps it was an unexpected situation, and the back of Sheria's hand, while holding the teacup, turned white. I looked at Sheria's protruding back of her hand and let out a slight sigh. If all the plans you made are in vain and you are angry, well. What should I do?

"…Yes, I wish Her Majesty the Empress a good recovery." Sheria replied in a low voice, as if it could barely be heard.

I knew very well that she was not interested in the Empress's illness.

You must be very interested in your own benefits from treating the Empress.

She was about to marry Duke Hesmann, but while he was away, he was disgraced by the scandal of having an affair. However, as if he was worried about her delicate voice, one of the young lovers beside the Empress comforted Sheria and said these words.

"Still, divine power is a tremendous power, so if you have the opportunity later, give it a try…"

Of course, Moodsela, who hated Sheria even more than I did here, was different.

"Hah!"

When Lady Moodsela snorted violently, the young lady who had spoken up was startled and closed her mouth. Moodsela looked abominable, almost glaring at Sheria.

"Lady Meldenik! How on earth did you develop something like that?" Moodsela turned her back from Sheria and spoke to me. It was a complete disregard.

Axion also intervened and started a relay of praise. "That's amazing!"

"Yes, that's right. I don't know where such a talented person was hiding." The Empress, who was not familiar with the atmosphere of the social world, praised me and nodded kindly.

"I hope we meet once a week from now on."

"It is an honor, Your Majesty." I also thought it would be better in the long run to maintain a good relationship with the Empress. The Malton Academy, which is adjacent to my stationery store's main store, is the Imperial Academy.

Life is about connections.

I squeezed the Empress's hand tightly and smiled softly.

"Lady Moodsela Maxson… You said, right?" Sheria, who had been watching us still, opened her mouth as she looked towards Moodsela.

"Yes, by the way?"

Sheria stared at Moodsela's face and shyly passed her pink hair behind her ear. "I think we'll see you again sooner or later." It was a fragile gesture, but the look in his eyes was extremely cold.

"No, Sheria." I warned with a low smile. "You have to meet me. There are many things we haven't been able to tell."

Our gazes met in the air. But I was the one who won this position. Sheria could no longer take the title of Empress's Healer. At this moment, I took it all away. Sheria also seemed to know this, trembling her fingertips and stopping.

The tea party ended perfectly.

I first headed to the toilette room located in the back of the garden. The toilette room was a place where ladies who entered the palace could check their clothes.

I'm sure Sheria will come into contact with me.

Judging from Sheria's attitude earlier, she would definitely come to contact me when I was alone. Sure enough, as soon as I entered the toilette room, I heard a voice behind me.

"Sister."

I turned my back and looked at her.

"How about we solve the problem for a while?" Sheria stared at me in a friendly voice that seemed to be walking in a dream.

I looked at the child and said, "Yes, look at the wall." I passed her coldly.

"…You'll regret it, my sister." As if her pride had been hurt, Sheria sneered lowly.

I glanced at Sheria. Then I gently stroked her loose pink hair and said, "Your regret is your choice of Duke Hesmann." I didn't want to pick up the "car" I threw away (meaning, I didn't want to revisit or regret the past decision).

As if he understood my words, Sheria's expression became frighteningly cold. I looked at the doll-like child and finished my lines.

"Come to think of it, is His Excellency the Duke fully capable of reproduction?"

"…What?" Sheria's voice, which seemed to be walking in a dream, lowered slightly.

"I kicked it once." I nodded and smiled contentedly.

It was that moment. The moment I let go of Sheria's hair, an afterimage of the past floated in me.

'Sheria, do you want to eat this? I saved it to give it to you—' 'I don't like it. I don't want to be close to my sister.' 'Uh, why? I'm your sister… Oh, that, you didn't touch me at all!'

It was the most delicious chocolate Meldenik had. It must have been one of the common sugars and fruits that Sheria missed.

'It didn't reach my hand. Keep it carefully, it's not dirty at all!'

Looking at the chocolate wrapper that Meldenik carefully pointed to, young Sheria laughed cruelly and whispered.

'I still don't like it. What my sister has is a curse that seems to be transferred.'

Until then, Meldenik had liked Sheria. No, it would be correct to say that I admired her.

'Sister, I have a question.' 'Huh?' 'My sister's fiancé. What do you like?' 'Why is that?'

Sheria laughed and spoke.

'You're the most famous person in the social world. I think it would suit me well.'

At that time, Meldenik was genuinely happy that Sheria had spoken to him. So I told him about Lennox obediently. It was because it was good to see Sheria smiling brightly. And it came back as a result of being slapped in the back of the head for both my fiancé and my sister.

That kind of child is the heroine in a novel.

It was really irredeemable, kid.

I tried not to mix words anymore, but it wouldn't work. I opened my mouth again to Sheria, who was still smiling strangely.

"Yes, I said it was an affair."

"…!"

"Rather than that, you are your… Go to your 'cursed' mother too."

At that moment, a slight crack appeared on Sheria's beautiful face. But Sheria smiled brightly again and continued.

"What are you talking about, sister? My mother has gone to a perfect place."

"What…?"

"What's the use of me going?"

A red alarm went off in my head. Sheria, whom I knew, was unruly, but she cherished her mother. But not now. Sheria didn't seem to care much about my mother, even though she was in a coma.

I tried to hide my embarrassment and turned away from Sheria. But Sheria continued to speak lovingly to my back.

"Sister. I will make perfect things out of the building left by my beloved mother."

In other words, Sheria was in the building opposite the stationery store by saying that she would sell holy water and holy relics. As I had guessed, this child was trying to block my path.

I moved my feet without answering.

"Oh, and that's it." Sheria's sweet voice finally filled the air. "People at my sister's stationery store… Can I touch them?"

"Try it." I wasn't the Meldenik I used to be. "If you can touch me."

As I turned around and gritted my teeth in response, Sheria smiled broadly and waved to me.

"Hmm, sister."