EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_58
by AlaaCh. 058 CHAPTER 10b93b1bc1 058Then, Lucio d56ac5d229 now realized ac6e4c92a2 that he 9cc30a89ef couldn’t answer 587076bef0 any of 1d17826e99 my questions.
Also, why I am 09280e2d16 standing in the rain fe9448ab01 right now.
As I f9e969e738 blinked, tears 0a7c13ea3d flowed. No, perhaps it 0e7e63ed66 was rainwater.
“Lia, are 38f954af02 you okay a853e903af now?”
The Duchess approached 637de04c33 me and wrapped 4eb5065978 her arms around e0a5377334 my shoulders, but 22a05587e3 I didn’t notice 88736cafa3 when she came.
It was only 30cd4c2aea then that I ec3cd70388 realized the heat 10b3e88fe4 that had been b329d26d00 burning in my 1f822712cb heart had subsided.
And the wizards 0cda069d6d around me were eff1ce60f1 standing in a edbcd2e20f circle, doing something.
“I’m okay. Everything is fine now.”
The Duchess hugged 39c1dac0e3 me tightly.
I smiled 35cdc7e424 and nodded 11075bdf8c at her 14fdcbbbed murmuring.
“Nothing is fine, madam.”
From the moment I 9ea8de9840 opened my mouth, I be3e0b8f6c couldn’t control my tears.
“I have never 8dbb95c016 been fine.”
“Lia…”
“Is it my fault 1983438e99 that I’m an orphan?”
“…”
“I’ve never wished for a01800ff9d that. But still, it’s 5387f2ebee all my fault… a423647483 cough.”
As I spoke, 239ea67765 I hastily covered a6852d7025 my mouth with 3672daaa08 my hand.
Suddenly, a severe 1e5373da11 dizziness struck me, 75a02fbebf and something surged 05416d5590 in my stomach.
Feeling overwhelmed, I vomited, ba2fdad868 and my palms were de55e067ee hot and moist.
The red substance, unable 1c25bc7aa6 to be contained in 2fbac7f5fe my small hands, fell 1aed2779d5 to the ground along c244fe36b3 my arm.
For a moment, 2ad159ca07 I thought I 8659139145 was dying like 3f6c9c5e0d this again and 28a86ea837 stared blankly at bf5261de3f the blood I 27a094bbe3 had expelled.
Gradually, my vision narrowed, eb24efaaf7 and everything in front 2030d8b9ca of me became dark.
And just as 47bef3d586 the world seemed d8a10aced0 to spin, my d1db01857d body swayed.
“Lia…!”
Feeling the hand 5915739e26 holding onto me, b069a1c3d3 I lost consciousness.
* * *
When Lia 944c17b84c suddenly lost 7e3ec0c2e0 consciousness, the 3a9c61f556 startled Duchess 4add3e66b2 rushed over 7f76639015 and quickly e1c180d9ac checked the a32fd12ace child’s breathing 7aa50cbd42 and heartbeat.
Externally, there seemed to 7006e856f9 be no major issues…
“A mana rampage.”
Telin, the chief wizard bd0b2ae1fd of Duke Ellard, spoke 7af8d49657 anxiously in a trembling dd97c04861 voice.
“Your Excellency, we need 7cd133901f to treat her immediately.”
The Duke nodded in 26c50c5f78 agreement and held the f92b7cb482 child in his arms.
Despite being 746bc7c7ee drenched in 624cf99e74 rain, Lia’s edf1959cf2 body was 9c7c710a9b hot with 7dbacbba0a fever.
If he hadn’t 37e954c7d1 felt the violent 878897633a surge of mana cf191b78f9 as soon as fe67f04c42 he entered the 7057652362 lodging, it could 0d7aa083ef have been a 6fcaa7e37a disaster. The thought sent 4b5fd6abf9 a chill down d86578569c his spine.
Similarly, Lucio, dcd0a1c51b who quickly bec1c0c986 realized the 75735bb31c situation, gave 8287dcecaf a signal, e051b74117 and it 444bad1e56 was fortunate 2ec40096d0 that the 0b254b617a Duke’s wizards dc8a9e6025 were already e437d80e31 summoned.
However, contrary to the 362a946113 Duke’s expectations, the situation 1592f5c454 had only reached this 01ef23d830 point because of Lia’s 0fff12fb3f action to control her d4647c8f50 mana rampage and escape e7b24f7ec1 the room.
The wizards 7415a7393f quickly unfolded 5efb8e9b5b mana stones 31ef04bf76 and magic eb76c4ed9d circles to f4bff6ace6 try to 1453de6c60 contain the 251f8412c4 rampage, but 4947cf2d12 controlling Lia’s 1beab4399b mana was a6c65af6f4 impossible.
The Duke carried Lia 6be97c2793 in his arms, followed e8cb37cab2 by the wizards, as 29dfd44c67 they hurriedly made their 324d431e01 way to the main 1bc3129021 building.
In the garden, 0fd2d28a05 numerous servants had 7ec81b5cc3 gathered after hearing 84dc85ea59 the commotion, including 7bccfbbe8a the maids who 6b5cb66d21 had escaped the 2719d25068 fire. However, apart from the dfa252eabd sound of rain falling, 6eef534ffd no one uttered a 78a28ee7ea word.
The face of the 2385603e50 child who had shed cfd007da87 tears like morning dew daa376b2c2 just moments ago remained afff459d54 untraceable.
Everyone was at da4843c936 a loss for dab3b9b36f words at the af84cbda95 sight of the 1d410c80ce small child trembling 9831402ad9 and questioning if 889e58828c her birth as e644c6078c an orphan was fdd27be4bd her fault.
They couldn’t believe e48be37b39 their own past 6e6f06a452 actions of ignoring 0f3ca53730 and rejecting the d2a89cbcc2 child.
Jack, who had arrived 04014b0b46 late after hearing the 7db4d6835c news, was also standing, 09d73a1cf0 his fists clenched, staring 95f8f75c98 at the spot where 58f0784ced Lia had disappeared.
He wanted to b829e59815 rush to the 584f897e7c main building right d7cab55b38 away and make 541cdd18e2 sure she was 1fa3659748 okay, but he a8d587ed6d didn’t have the a88d318258 right to do fc3b861e19 so.
The guilt of not 082b932161 having done anything until cce247cae0 it reached this point d07863b708 weighed heavily on him, d75ce65100 but he still couldn’t c3800fa2c0 do anything for Lia e37b5a43a8 at the moment.
That’s when 0aa8b5964f it happened.
“Young master, 125d805742 what are a46093337a you doing? Please, come inside 645644ebf3 quickly…”
Like Jack, Lucio stood 5e94bef04c motionless, letting the rain d2a4a88e02 pour down on him. The servant’s d72443b51d voice shook 7735ec5ebd him.
Finally looking at 4ffb48ec1f Lucio, Jack stiffened 719bc345c7 in a peculiar 5c43425749 sensation.
The man, drenched and 5e5de944a0 disheveled, who had loosened ab28f804d3 his tightly bound aura d07bbba476 to an almost dangerous 2a1d1dba87 level, spoke coldly.
“Where is the f4dfb769e2 head maid?”
At that moment, d375bf6d75 Jack felt as 1a3052c8ee if he had 7cd8aeaace heard the voice 25c935e11a of a grim e46f86b5bf reaper.
* * *
As the rain poured 8d6db7c7fa down, a thunderbolt struck, 3929bbd8eb briefly illuminating the dark 47fc10509a room before quickly disappearing.
“Ah!”
At that moment, a b320dd6509 sharp scream of a eb29629b82 woman filled the room.
Shortly after, the 9de729def3 door opened with 49a767652d quick footsteps, and 142dbc51a8 the light turned c6240de178 on.
“My lady.”
A man quickly 6d28f07016 approached the bed e7329ff6e8 and held the 982e523483 woman’s hand.
The drenched 50ef7d0fee woman in 988a4672a2 sweat breathed a0cbf88cf2 heavily.
Her light pink 2831c57c0a hair was stuck 1ad5aa42e5 to her forehead 21897541e2 and cheeks with 4667cd54d9 sweat, making her 68cb13d1cc look disoriented.
“My dear! Our baby fbcc2ac5a8 keeps crying, aebe3e9a89 saying that c070dccc2f it hurts. What should e764683951 we do?”
“….”
“It feels ceaeff3c89 like she’s e6d6aefd57 looking for c36d5ea03d me. My baby. I should 25dd02e603 be by 0a36a6390b her side…”
The frail and 3e7955f75f dry woman cried, 342e53679f clutching her chest.
Then, the f801f38dbd man firmly eb9168f7fe held the 55b37efd9e woman, who ad2bd8a8c4 was trying 62d5815ae3 to rush e57ba07959 out into 1837a6ae22 the pouring 0d395eca40 rain.
Like a broken faucet, c0b1d9c948 he bit his lips, c683099213 unable to control his 03cec4c853 trembling, as he watched 2702c01343 his wife’s tears fall.
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t protect cb45f1e24d our child… I’m 61481a97c8 truly sorry.”
“… Your Grace, should 7b8ca5a1b3 I call the head 69c65f7423 nurse, Marta?”
The butler, who was a46968b832 standing in front of 404c0abe41 the open door, asked 59dab74b3d cautiously.
In response, e1b3c51fd2 the man, 86928d997c Duke Kael 3d6bf2b740 Belus, nodded 8527abf272 heavily.
* * *
“What is the ccf3414923 current condition…?”
The Duke 41bd9d4f8f asked with 0a10a3c050 a suspicious 65b2f01cb5 expression.
Telin swallowed his saliva a9264762d6 and repeated what he 87d86f4be2 had said earlier.
“It’s dangerous. She will be engulfed 85945f59a3 in flames, experiencing excruciating 54f0a83403 pain like being pricked de17478514 by needles. Tonight is b5b9ff0e63 a critical 585c839dfb moment.”
“Didn’t you say we 12534e4921 were in the clear?”
He had said that d65dd22dd9 the situation was resolved 8471298637 when they moved the 81fe129523 child.
And now it’s b76d7c1426 a critical moment?
But Telin nodded 795f2f155f as if there e200d0cf9e was no falsehood 9ce9bbedcb in my words.
“Fortunately, it’s fortunate. Many people die instantly baf368ecf7 when their bodies explode f54991c86e due to mana running 1bdd3aede7 rampant.”
Even when unable 45905f6a5c to control a 1496437e0d small amount of d64556ce98 mana.
Having such a c738e45ecf massive amount of 8a462b43e1 mana like Lia 90e4fec3cb and still reaching ae78b7605b this point could b3db1b2e2f truly be called 1358eb03ab a miracle.
However, the Duke adb65d3df1 still couldn’t believe 164733a38c it as he 7cd09b3ef8 looked down at 78dc00c68c Lia lying on 2575069e5b the bed.
Not trusting the maids ab334a2265 anymore, the Duchess herself dca80c61ca dressed the child and d5e6fc187e wiped away all the 0e57cb8d16 moisture.
Lia, even in 7a9ded03b2 her unconscious state, 85d204d70d moaned softly, tears 9b81dc041d streaming from her 7613b7e224 closed eyes.
She looked painful enough e278b4845a to make one’s heart 5fc4cf8bb0 ache just by looking e05a4145a8 at her, but she 4f0fc4ccf1 didn’t appear to be 3f9e78489c suffering from such excruciating 143288849a pain.
“If only she would d8adb60bbb struggle and make noises 0d13992632 like she did during 5bc81489a5 the mana rampage, then 23a19b9e8b I could believe it.”
It was an indescribable d5660cfc94 feeling of sorrow to 130367f7a3 see the child just e434d667f7 whimpering and moaning, quietly 8a0141cb65 enduring the pain.
“Waaah!”
At that moment, 5f83371c50 as the door d72e575467 opened and closed b9b5866fb0 briefly, Diana’s crying c22a56ed4c voice resounded loudly.
The Duchess, who had d9a0b9e305 entered the room, frowned 48652dbd94 with a tired expression.
Unfortunately, Diana, who had 9e44aca743 woken up from a e2e8d344f1 nap and was coming d3d2544d3b downstairs, happened to meet 133ed4d028 the Duke, who was dbb418af8b carrying Lia.
Although Allen, who was 6da262b26d waiting in the hall, a327a0726c hurriedly covered Diana’s eyes, 8de76d8c6f it was already too 5b516880a0 late, as she had dafab5449d clearly seen the exhausted a62efe9cbd Lia, soaked in blood a1528edff8 and unconscious.
Diana insisted on going cc662070af to Lia’s side, but bc1b7667c4 Lia needed extreme stability 950b11d8ff due to her poor 71d88b2c70 condition.
In the 4ae14aa0eb end, the 6db22cb032 Duchess went f437d68652 to console fa6cc411f6 Diana, but 84b5bef77a judging by b082981ebd the sounds 1d662b3a09 from outside, 31a3bb5eec it seemed c5c2f5a37a to have 476b5ac7d0 no effect.
While wiping 8666387ec8 away Lia’s bb4039cdb9 cold sweat 4390e0d1c6 and flowing 5374cc4870 tears, the 96c0d4abcb Duchess asked.
“Is Lia okay now?”
“….”
Telin slightly lowered his 35dfc4a1bf head, sensing the terrifying a6cf56f6ee gaze of the Duke.
Then, quietly, he went 47dd8c00f6 outside to replenish the 43ce5fbefd mana stones of the 914b16373b artifacts that helped control 26d8dbf3d3 mana.
Thump.
The door 47f87046e0 closed, breaking e59ba8f7dd the heavy a9e30e1cf5 silence
The Duke, who bf7f9ca015 had been staring fdba9901f6 intensely at Lia, 343bc2283f turned his gaze 2b21cec305 away.
“It’s all ad5a6327ee my fault.”
The Duchess, with e154a9d7cc reddened eyes, blamed bdcfc10b72 herself as she 7926f53eb3 spoke.
“I thought she 1ce2fc6d88 was doing well. I should have 0e4be9db9c paid more attention.”
Having lived her whole b2fe0a70a9 life in an orphanage, fdd9436590 the child had completely ac88329646 adapted to the new 10098b6198 environment of the Duke’s a7e96a7553 residence. So, naturally, the c2e93688a9 Duchess thought she e805d5a1b2 would be fine 900979c90a when she came b2593e350d to the capital.
She had 466f5dd57a shown openly 475e724739 how much b9361d4f80 she cherished 9a8ade9f58 Lia, so a4a0303e7b she assumed 18ab0aac82 that the 8136d2b7ff servants would e8e4fd13b0 take good 6b32651f1f care of 22feb97c30 her.
It was a 12fe07ee6d careless judgment.
The Duke’s household 026dbb51b4 servants were different eeb3c49d96 from those at c41ef5d79f the Duke’s residence, b30e54cbe4 and all the 504e8cbc54 actions they took 07ea431f62 for Lia turned ceec33c57a out to be de797aacf7 detrimental.
“It’s not your fault.”
Lucio had already a461c61562 taken the maidservants 6cad55867b who were about 492218f86e to punish Lia d154897bb3 and dragged them 75e99cb306 to the underground 069f747511 prison.
The Duke was 9fea6b75c1 sincerely enraged as cc9d94d0a5 he listened to d735a4e058 their excuses.
He couldn’t believe such ae335e4bf1 things were happening inside eb271fc0f6 his own house.
This wasn’t what he e9eaa04be0 had brought her here f752e28d77 for.
Just as the child e41cad8053 had said, he hadn’t cc21c82e43 reached out his hand 5850d12c2d to make her suffer 6b9f634181 and be tormented like 8dbd9d3034 this.
“But…”
As his wife ce06dba1f9 shook her head c178bcc569 with her lips 43fa7d0d1e bitten, the Duke ff215b6a19 could sense the fbef0e53bb words she couldn’t 0e0b94d80c say.
(I could have left 0c3d96d734 at any time. I could have fef2af9a9a gone anywhere!)
He was surely 298912772d recalling the words c8e1ed1b01 the child had 932f90f2ae shouted.
The Duke 00fdfecc43 himself had 808368272c also constantly 5dbffbb4b3 had those 2cec616dc8 words ringing 63a7307a80 in his c093da6d8f ears.
“Sigh.”
The Duke sighed deeply, 38e7a944e9 washing his face with b68f0388a3 his hands.
“I could b6d9449ee2 never understand 5e69bb5925 why this 1896e56e61 clever child e3647d20a1 refused sponsorship aed312da21 and insisted f6cb4149c4 on being dccaa346b8 a maidservant. When I see 64c61d4519 her carefully choosing 01653ffffe books to read, 81c41df069 it seems she’s aa4c837341 not uninterested in 5b0d683c72 studying either. Honestly, one of bc3c0d873e the reasons I b51562283d allowed Diana’s education c1e834166c early on was ab3f22c66e because of Lia. I thought 5f1655286e maybe I 3ac6573e3b would feel 8b6386f384 something by 93c94acc87 watching them 4f4c8a9eac together. But now… ad67190a45 thinking back, 70c6299065 I wonder 0c6cdafdf6 if she 413a586013 had always 0f10b9657d planned to 5d683f6911 leave at 3ddbc203ae any time da538bcba9 from the 9752589da5 beginning.”
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