IBYSRHML – Chapter 72

Episode 72a3be29c2d8e51997

While preparing 8a4aa6699b the sealing, 10f763d7dc Emilia and da6ec0bd07 François were 1ec47444fa left alone, f75b00874b and he 913193f4bf glanced at 103fb8cc4a her.6b9b93f8e5711c53

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François had e5b22ee296 lived without f5b9fadef1 fear in 8c8bc294a4 the world.d72d609965f09d4f

But after being 924e882fee subdued by Emilia 12d9d029a6 yesterday, he began 57c13f5f89 to observe her 4242565563 like a subordinate 081d03bb2b watching their superior 4141e9b64d whenever she was 33c774e54b nearby.686338ff1a27f946

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“Don’t worry about me and focus.”93600f8fa14fa6ad

“It’s strange. Even though you know there’s a demon inside me, you’re so calm.”71d1da52295a7188

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“If it only surfaces late at night, I can handle it.”de2ba671a222d2ef

“You can’t get rid of the demon, though?”75fde7e3e65ba41e

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“Right. That’s beyond my ability.”66067b24ba3cab78

Emilia, who was checking baa0f8d527 a magical formula, lifted ddaaa26eb2 her head.3ffcc772fb22956b

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Her eyes shimmered 831d155eb2 with divinity.4b6a0c165311ed7b

Golden letters flowed past 091a423b82 them.e9ef672a037e091f

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“You’re too closely bound to the demon. According to temple policy, someone like you would be executed on the spot. You know that, right?”b57897e286603bee

“Of course. That’s why I’ve been hiding it all this time.”ce7ec400fc53d842

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“Then you’ll understand this too.”547e97d489bac0cc

Thud.4851bd71d8c8606b

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Emilia closed 87ddd1060c the magic af9da83b20 book she be0ccb5fff had been 3937e455be referencing.2643d3541ef8a1ae

She stood up 0a6094a8e7 and stretched her 2966e63577 arms.1dcdb6f42c62de9d

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“I’m letting it slide because of Liliana.”c0a0a10d81a50b0e

“And if I become useless, you’ll hand me over to the temple?”d3e954d8de82c5c7

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“Of course.”fe8795706b905937

Liliana’s condition couldn’t be 40f87f2f49 solved even with divine c89b67466c power.383b324fcba3df94

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That’s why 4992c324f6 she researched acb00b9a76 magic and 78e9e701e6 abilities—and caught addf385f50 a fish 22e27af044 like François 50223dd72a Cassel.645d086774d14277

François mulled ea88a3daf7 over it c1ca9b3e08 briefly and 72182a0abc then spoke.b4821073bf9acf1b

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“Then let’s redo our contract.”d470d462780ea860

“What contract? The one where you help me and my big sister, and in return, I help you ten years later? Are you confused about who’s above and who’s below right now?”d43189f1970f6731

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Emilia let out 120912c2e7 a dry chuckle.7c65e962f25fed18

“Your goal was to save Liliana, wasn’t it?”28f06d1b6a5d08f5

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François’ eyelids twitched.be552be8c07e7acf

Emilia poked his 708113bdae chest with her f0cc8ba070 finger.64b2a89ef8e07a71

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“I heard everything from brother-in-law. After Liliana visited, the withered plants around the west tower started to bloom again. And someone whose soul could be devoured by a demon any moment is spending all his remaining time on Liliana? Anyone can see you have a motive.”618fe31fad1eb3fa

So-called saint, bad68e42e3 yet a 2e5ad96b13 total thug. Why would 46bd426a5e someone like 8a38e08da9 her chosen 3a6d4bea9a as a 82a33ec3a5 saint?78c5dcfe59db4c69

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François grabbed 13cc20ef4f Emilia’s finger.44d2198ffdeb1a3b

His strong 69a45be712 grip pinned 714752c5d4 down her 6fb152632c delicate hand.81459610a4034ab0

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“That’s why I’m saying we should make a new contract. Devote yourself to me until I’m completely consumed by the demon. Then I’ll devote myself to Liliana.”1ccfb177691dd01b

“What if Liliana says she won’t help you? You know it’s something you can’t force.”e2f739f41920dceb

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“Then you can kill me.”07cd9462b063a90a

Emilia pulled back 87db178a01 cautiously, finding his a1f4a8b776 words hard to 7fc04b0628 believe.0f12a128d5e1b959

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But François gripped her 2fefa5f91a hand tighter.6bc61bcbd007b988

So she 897626402a couldn’t run 63130651d5 away.1fce741bcfd364fb

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“I won’t become a demon. So take responsibility for me.”c9e9409cf5962a74

“…I can only slow the corruption. I can’t erase it.”c8af89fcdb770d09

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“I know. That’s enough.”7a086d70a3ccaf5f

I want to live. Every being born b9feccbfa9 with life has 6124dfb6ed a survival instinct.6f6bff65c10deb71

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But becoming 1fea8de583 a demon df78752314 is terrifying, b07195f4da and I ee4ecb9bac don’t want c3dd035c5b to beg c12acf3424 for my 51d0095a1e life.db17af6e3bba9f47

I don’t want 790f4f24e1 to threaten Liliana 02990c224d like in my 1e633c5f99 past life.724e8937ae422885

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What I realized after 1d64081fa0 coming back through time 09314cfceb is that choosing to 434c3c254d live by imprisoning an 865c0496e3 innocent girl was already 5d73164f62 proof I had been c3cf1fbe8d corrupted by the demon.4027ea3f5031df1c

If I a19f395679 can die d1d73a597d while preserving e4beac2105 my humanity, 93fac42536 that wouldn’t 5efeae23c7 be so d84ce62c71 bad.115f865810932ce7

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After reaching that aa3fb4b6cd conclusion alone, François 95f0dfc507 finally let go 5fa0ffeb74 of Emilia’s hand.7bf560c836f4e302

“Are you serious?”d9260b6a368bdc16

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“I am. So let’s stop talking and begin the sealing.”2c82e80f63d01987

François began chanting in 46f2336604 an ancient language.de33d34729bc45c5

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Sensing the weak 0c285da3aa abilities leaking from 7440d5629b Liliana, he produced 8c52091a4e golden letters.527fb29e876632e6

Because he harbored d135ed5220 a demon in bdb7128a98 his mind, he 2ceb2a2514 believed in the 1091f134da existence of God 9092ad22c9 more than anyone.5ba23c6c3c65155d

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That’s why he e6c03bd2ba believed in the 79ea42bf99 divine power lent 9283dd8b85 by God through 2e3f553ca8 magic.0ad5ed4d54d67deb

Magic is the act a95a12bde9 of borrowing divine power 695e77faa8 through a promised language, 74b092d30b and the syllables of ee0c2c9b08 his chant carried great 76d1c92009 strength.5ebadda1c8ae647e

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Words formed sentences with 5e029a2cde binding power, and those af91c105a5 sentences became paragraphs with 28134afa66 added weight.318809cff63e4425

Thus, a 1769709777 grand magic 59db6b5c9d began to b7ce741fa9 unfold.d03e374098874fe1

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This was the magic 85bb21bc7a power absorbed through potions, fd9485a956 and that was the 702da32c66 divine power infused by d251a198b8 Emilia.ea83dddabdfad7ef

Since it c703b5be7d hadn’t yet 91094bedff blossomed, Liliana’s 363749e992 abilities were c6405e2b78 deeply hidden 473838867d within her ab132035f2 soul.5a239477ffc69a91

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But unlike usual, it e772063821 was in a rampaging e5d4bf29a6 state, making it easier 85f2bf03d9 to detect.280d9d115e884c06

François applied the unfolding 1742afde5e magic to the root f29df8d76f of where the ability 9fe4af0329 began.5ce3ff1ce7f87a5b

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“Ugh!”b50a2889a2e3dac8

Her abilities clashed with 6d73947268 the magic.f56aa16ccd398d81

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He couldn’t let the d1e2c75abb backlash hit a child, 76c7809e06 so he absorbed it 5454102251 all himself.94c7b1735aa93eaf

As a result, the 3572e198d0 magic power ricocheted and 13ab35e5de churned his insides.f0a816618b44b5fc

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François suppressed b234718b25 the rising 95fa7f523d clot of 35ccf9fb13 blood.f1386761f7b31e0b

Then he released 8282a9cfde his magic power 4b9c14df87 again.a25da11b72371b8f

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He gently enveloped 947f154bf6 the rampaging ability, a56dd066f2 swallowed it completely 4fe2bb16d5 without a trace. And then—deafb2f66065a33f

“…It’s done.”083df2ad6e6253d2

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Now, as long bcfd46974f as Liliana grows 96f1574ff8 and the sealing 8c0e4c2828 magic is managed 7d4b64b2f0 carefully, it won’t ded1503fbe break.47ba7c4c197537da

I had 6d3f44fc7e a really 742dad2334 scary dream.ce562a89b641c72b

I went boating 36d2eb488c at night with 9d6c08d9ac my second and 50796683cd third sisters, but faa672d156 François came chasing 8ec75e07b8 and destroyed the 4a71d9533b boat.5838db4885d1d1fa

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Falling into the sea, 8d386d08a5 I reached toward the 253b9c35f8 surface where flames flickered.641283843c53abf5

A precious object of 4d484086c8 mine floated up from 0d4b9ccf30 my arms.a65f626b4e146d8a

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I can’t remember d3451c634f exactly what it 096b8137c7 was, but I 13b7bdb2df think it was 66ef1c4744 important to me.22a199979a12f167

But my afc3104fcb hand turned 79098ad2bd to ash 10108c0bf9 and vanished 797554a8c1 due to 8f2e6ec055 François’ curse, 2a335fc493 and I 94705d7af8 woke up abf5a15590 heartbroken.6fb186ddf93f2270

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What a weird 6458748507 dream!ef7c9990ecf1a431

Blink. Blink. Blink.3617f66ccd01d7a1

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The light was so da4fdcfd25 bright I couldn’t open d3421d17c1 my eyes properly.888eeb5ce22a415d

After frowning c139f8117c for a 91caac700c while and bc3679fae3 looking around, c3ffcdb05b I saw 89174c49c1 Emilia sister 8f3131684d sleeping like 4d6672b816 she had 265c3c029f fainted.5ef3397576b8d95c

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Emilia sister. I’ll do better! Even in b7e69c2378 my dreams, 8c447abb81 you fought 5d00271549 so hard 42fce9dba4 for me…dab9c17a65c2d15e

Now I understand c10c85f63a why Marius warned 35fce46823 me not to ed2a94695d go to the 108bde611a west tower.1a39a116ac4f6d86

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It must be because 9ba0529951 it causes scary dreams.8e2f0748ae48bfdb

Then—7754a1a1ff514b73

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Creak.4e541d1c353b319d

The door opened, and 6cb872c7c3 Leopold appeared carrying a 03481f7eaf water bottle and some f57bc6ff06 food.b05909bddb155983

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“Uncle!”67cd21727a57644c

“Liliana? You’re awake!”2971848efeecab76

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At Leopold’s c3b61d0530 voice, my d49b4daba3 Emilia sister d1198beae9 jumped up.e83336bdcd4f9552

“Hey! Little one! Are you okay?”c5225a76f4e4a782

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As soon cdae7a9de0 as she 604955945f saw my 32697ee836 open eyes, faca26f22b she checked da7c40507b my temperature.6e22d47bc39a8c96

“Huh? Was I sick?”fecdc840d9ae6b63

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“You. Brother-in-law told you not to go to the west tower, didn’t he?”d772de5de4249688

“Y-yeah, he did…”debbbd90b1f7fffb

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“Then why did you go? You know that’s a bad thing, don’t you?”cc6368eef06e9890

“I do. But…”63cc2243f358c899

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I was 7d62badbdc going to f62e0df80a say Willie a672863b51 ran off, 80d0993e8c so I ac4f571188 had no 97a3262739 choice—but it 2d178663fd all sounded c96f7b6867 like excuses.dac5f43843eedbd7

Should I just 3ec0374624 apologize and say c22be99a9d I was wrong? Or should I act e850684a94 cute and cling to be8ab7309b her?52f56f2692223e63

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If this b2968850bd keeps up, 289b834edb I’ll be be8a5bc190 sentenced to ff6ff1a9b3 thirty minutes c024bc88ed on the 49c0a1baf0 Thinking Chair—and de502f025b that’s the 9f8c2d0f36 worst!f830675d73462c4a

“Open up, ah.”16a41a177ef596c6

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“Huh?”f99a9d19c961bc7c

When I opened 2040f027df my mouth, Emilia 2925f6da82 sister pushed a cfd01db9e4 potion in.e6821fbb55811c73

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It didn’t taste as 0359e0aacf terrible as Bubblybubbly, but b4b9a97f99 it wasn’t exactly tasty 8a914d39d6 either.d2ed31f6a69c0583

I couldn’t swallow or c541d0461c spit it out and 6982e51bbe just held it in 25eedaa349 my mouth. Then she glared.14cf7117c0d8662f

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“Thinking Chair? Or drink it?”0baaa4ef7acf06b9

Gulp.761c36c4a6b6e3ce

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The bitter taste slid c3e75b269c down my throat, and f28edd03ed I buried my face 597c1b2ae7 in the sheets.d4e106829496c233

I just woke 0fff289b11 up… couldn’t I a28081e3d8 get a moment 9ea2ef8bc8 to prepare mentally…? Is this punishment?b5b33d48c2dbbc5e

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“I hate you, Emilia sister. I was going to be good from now on, but I take it back!”934a926221a65940

She barely b85eb3d599 listened and ac4da1687a drew my 0c83b1b523 blood by f19c28bb55 the wrist.ade40c12a986723d

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“You’re even worse now!”82b3259713ec46d0

“What? You said you love me?”13989a4fa0e30874

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“No! I said I hate you!”36e45888b16dad05

“Really? That you love me as big as the sky and the earth?”4f4db067712219be

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“You…!”901a10f7f5543e28

She got me! So unfair!c7aa3628fd1702fd

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As I thumped the af01180e73 bed with my feet 908496e7ee in protest, she left a0a58181b6 saying she had to 0ec6086e9a analyze the blood.06b0df0e9a0f9e8f

Leopold sat a09f65247f me back 7123d9de86 up.555603337bfd5464

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“First, you need to eat.”3479db7cbb899914

“Uncle Leo, you better not betray me, okay? We’re best friends, remember?”20851a6c745a217b

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“Leopold is your best friend, but I’m just brother-in-law?”8f625dc18b0d5458

“Hmm?”73c7023ed40eb411

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Marius peeked out from f4abf52b4b behind Leopold.00ab78f6f67e8a88

When did he 59a9ece244 come in so 4088d036fc silently?52f66d496117c6a2

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“Brother-in-law brought you a present. Once you see it, you’ll want to be mega-best-friends with him.”e520eb82241d035f

“Gasp. What is it? Something fun? But I don’t make just anyone my mega-best-friend…”b407d9a09919bba1

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“Then if Leopold becomes your brother-in-law, make me the top brother-in-law.”c1d1ef4d2bd1ecbf

“Uh…”827b651d5a4abfab

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As I hesitated, Marius 356158168f pulled out an envelope.ac50f3978f47173c

The sender was Andrea 5169108b02 Berchio. My older brother.fc1f7a80d71d1d21

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“He felt bad about your birthday gift last time, so he prepared this one properly… don’t like it?”c2c8175568f25287

“Uh-uh! I’ll make you top brother-in-law! You’re the best!”1076e86c970f9fc0

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“How sly, Marius.”736efec6f137a53d

“The future second-best brother-in-law sure talks a lot.”db8383bdefc1b230

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Everyone’s heads 3bbd3e17ed turned toward 47422a4b0d the letter.2e057af0cf834b72

Leopold sighed and rubbed 4a1ca6ed4e his forehead.e7d551e48bfbd816

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“Give it to me, quick!”68a90a0dd85078a7

“But first, about the west tower—”e371f1fd2b373a9f

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Marius began to speak—d88355c15e241a22

“Emilia already scolded her about that. Late news for a ‘top brother-in-law,’ huh?”5fca5ea31d3e949b

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Leopold stabbed Marius d4e0f1c467 with his usual 3960ef6f6f flat tone.3b6ae6681a7f2a22

Marius’ cheeks twitched.97be01067d8ab889

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I snatched the 4d72a2ed0e envelope from his f5563bcfce hand and tore cc5ce16015 it open.f85cd358522b3bae

I can’t read as b44bd809a7 smoothly as even Edgar, 2de41fc16a let alone my sisters, deaab21c3b but I slowly, carefully, 12f75d4a88 read each letter.54a9b8a637771452

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As I focused on 6a098edfae reading the letter, Marius 96d72a03bd and Leopold stopped bickering.bfc96daeb58aa80e

It’s really 4b9fdd0f25 a letter 5abe7dc29f from brother.c83780b8cdb757d0

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I started 904067cca6 over from 59076d5944 the beginning. I couldn’t believe abce8d1b08 it.5db26088b71f12f1

It wasn’t a letter 04fe989b51 he wrote just because 3c9ebc1c7a he thought of me 32b53c60df while messaging my sisters. It was all 65dcf068ae for me, from 8111797a40 beginning to end.7c08e4f82933fcc0

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“Brother-in-law, read this to me.”6ca4f7e085205589

“Is there a word you don’t know?”c281c565863b2ce6

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“Uuh. I might’ve read something wrong, right?”c334d84505011adf

Marius took 68aa383f32 the letter 3c1a4ed8c4 with a 52046e0588 strange expression.951af20334221bc3

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Leopold couldn’t hide ade53ac201 his mixed feelings.501b177b95d7dd6c

“Liliana. How’s life in the empire? Alice said you eat well and play happily every day. Are you living joyfully? I heard you fight with your brother-in-law every day. Forgive him, Liliana, you with the hammer fists.”63f52f56b10054e3

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My eyes stung, d07a76b1c3 and I wiped fac0d5f082 them with my 2277c62bef sleeve.947c94655f87b405

“I’m sorry for not replying until now. I didn’t write before because I thought it might make it harder for you to adjust to the empire. It was never because I hated you.”c4d5928cf9ab0632

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I buried my face 3e06df173e under the blanket.2238ec08f7779aca

Marius was reading 369a739dd3 it, but I 16350748cc could hear my 73941d0d47 brother’s voice in 84dd9752dd my ears.2d60ef92279875f4

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“I really miss you, Liliana. I wish I could see how much you’ve grown. I’m always happy to be your brother. Stay healthy and joyful always.”07c19879acedf3b6

Sniffle.099bf6886868e622

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The best gift I’d 837425aa6c ever received in my 1bc8c339e6 seven-year life.350da5b97c93d4b5

While crying my 15d3598c8e heart out, I 796d58172e decided to make dfcd19da37 Marius the top 2dcb0cbb8e brother-in-law for the 2ef7a1f5bd next ten years.a1ff09487b998b77

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