87 – Childbirth

“… majesty. “I’m glad you’re safe.”

“… ”

“Where have you been all this time? And why… “

Eric, who had been holding on to Yuna, who was staring blankly into space, asked, closed his mouth.

This was because he knew very well that there was no way Yuna would say anything in this state anyway.

“Whoa… “

After sighing so that Yuna couldn’t hear him, he just looked out the window.

Still, I was able to rest a bit because I finally found Yuuna, the king.

For now, he decided to be satisfied with the fact that Yuna was alive, as he had expected.

“Ugh… .”

On the way back to Helia in the carriage, Yuna did not say anything, but occasionally she shed tears.

I had no idea what happened to her, but I did know that those tears contained memories of Beryl.

According to Eric’s thoughts, Beryl would have been alive just like Yuna was alive.

And maybe Yuna knew his whereabouts. Of course, I didn’t think he would tell me.

Since Eric had already seen her for a long time, he didn’t expect much. It was a blessing that he came back in perfect condition.

The place where she was found was around the great forest. When it was discovered, the condition was such that one could die at any moment.

It wasn’t because of a wound or a side effect from excessive magic.

I could not eat or drink, so I was in a situation where I would die at any moment. If I had discovered it a little later, I might have died.

“How long have you been there?”

“… ”

Yuna still had no answer.

So Eric just made his own predictions.

It took about 5 months for Yuna to go missing and be found. It made no sense to stay in front of a large forest without eating anything for that period of time. If that were the case, I would have died long ago.

That meant that she went missing and lived a normal life for a while.

And judging from the location where she was found, it may have been an elf who protected her.

Guardian of balance. Although they have not appeared in recent continental history, elves are a race that certainly exists, and they actually protect the balance.

And this war, and Yuna’s existence, could possibly destroy the balance.

Unfortunately, there was only so much we could guess. Maybe Yuna was with an elf.

Other than that, I couldn’t know anything unless Yuna opened her mouth.

‘Still, I’m glad I came back alive… ‘

Eric stopped thinking further.

Just as he thought, it was enough for Yuna to come back alive.

Just her presence in Helia will solve many of the problems Helia is currently experiencing.

And that was definitely a good thing for Eric and the Magic Tower.

If Helya was not perfect, the Magic Tower could have fallen under the hands of the Empire.

Eric wanted a magic tower where he could freely express his will.

“I’ll be there soon.”

Since it wasn’t a long distance, they returned to Helia after a full day’s drive.

*

“under… “I thought it was good that Your Majesty came back, but it turned out to be a bigger problem.”

“So, that’s right. Even when you come back, you just stay in your room.”

“Eric went back to the Magic Tower, saying he didn’t know either, so there’s still no answer.”

After Yuna went missing, Helia’s situation only got worse.

Neighboring countries’ voices for war compensation have become louder, and the aftermath of the war has not yet recovered.

Now that Yuuna is back, the possibility of the empire going to war has disappeared, but if she is doing nothing like that, nothing will change.

“The most urgent thing is the union. If this continues, war is likely to break out with the rest of the countries in the alliance.”

“So, that’s right. Because the demands on that side are not easy… “

Sigh…

-Your Majesty is eating it.

From noble mtl dot com

“… !”

While I was lamenting that my situation would not get better for a long time, the door suddenly opened and Yuna appeared.

“majesty!!”

“… “Let’s sit down.”

Yuna still looked haggard. She did not eat and only received necessary nutrients through injections.

She sat on the throne with a gait that looked as if it would break at any moment.

Although the ministers were glad to see her, and even though she had a mountain of work to do, they did not dare to speak up.

It feels as if we are seeing the evil woman she was before she became king.

No, it was a little less than that. But it was as creepy as looking at an already dead doll.

“… Send a peace treaty to the Empire. “I will accept it on the condition that I no longer go to war.”

“… yes?”

“And tell the surrounding kingdoms that you will later equally distribute all knowledge from the Magic Tower. “We will use that to compensate for the damage.”

“W-what happened all of a sudden…” ”

Ttogak- Ttogak-

With only two sentences left, Yuuna stood up again and disappeared.

“W-what… ”

That was all, but it was a story that could solve all urgent situations.

Although we had to bow our heads first, we were able to complete the relationship with the empire, and the Allies had no choice but to be satisfied if we promised to spread the knowledge of the Magic Tower.

Since this is what she said, it must have been agreed upon with the Magic Tower.

With that, all problems with other countries would be resolved. With all her worries in vain, she quickly resolved the situation and disappeared.

“for now… “I guess we should do that.”

The ministers had no choice but to follow Yuna’s words.

Even though I didn’t know English.

“Don’t look for it until the situation with other countries is resolved.”

“Well, Your Highness… ”

Yuuna trudged back to her room, said that to her aide, and closed the door.

I didn’t dare catch her.

‘now… ‘I don’t want to fight with Ben anymore.’

Yuna entered the room and fell down on the bed.

Benny, who was next to the pillow, tickled Yuna’s cheek.

“I don’t want to fight… Benny… Now everything… no… … ”

I just hated everything. I hated fighting with him so much.

As long as we were both alive, as long as this relationship continued, I hated the fact that I might hear such harsh words from him again.

So he ordered peace. Once you maintain peace externally, you won’t have to encounter him or fight with him for a while.

Because he was just an individual, not a member of the country. If there was no cause to move other countries, there was no need to fight.

“Huh… Ugh… ”

Still, the self-loathing did not stop. She still missed him, but she didn’t want his cold eyes returning to her.

I wanted to see him again. But I hated being despised by him.

I wanted to be hugged by him again. But she knew he would never hug her again.

It was pain without medication, and worry without an answer.

She just came to hate everything, even herself.

Among them, what she hated most was her neck, which was still attached.

***

“Lia… !”

It was less than a week after the war ended.

News came as a surprise to the Duke of Mernis.

The Duke of Mernis, the head of the family. There was news that he had been killed in action.

His body was returned to the Duke’s residence along with Leah Henmernis.

“mother… ”

“This… how… Ugh, ugh… ”

The Duchess held onto the Duke, who returned cold, and shed tears for a long time.

As she had a husband who was a knight, she was always mentally prepared whenever there was a war, but when the situation actually came, she couldn’t help but be okay. obviously.

Moreover, after he had been a knight for a long time and became a knight commander, he was in a position where he was somewhat free from danger on the battlefield.

Since I was in the position of a commander rather than a warrior, I felt a little relieved as time passed. And in reality, the probability of him dying in this war was very low.

That’s why my husband’s death was even more painful. I couldn’t hide my tears. The Duchess sat down on the floor, forgetting her dignity, and sobbed for a long time.

“mother… ”

Leah silently hugged her mother’s shoulder.

It wasn’t like she wasn’t sick, either. The moment he died, the temperature of his blood still remained vivid.

However, because she suffered pain one step before her mother, she had the ability to comfort her because the pain had subsided, even if just a little.

Of course, regardless of that, I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.

The Duke’s employees also wiped away tears. Because he was a good person.

“Huh, huh… “Are you okay, Leah?”

The Duchess, who has barely managed to control her emotions, belatedly takes care of Lia.

Although it was the first time she had seen her since she became a knight, Lia was not disappointed that she took care of her father before herself.

“I am… it’s okay.”

Actually, it wasn’t okay. Because I wanted to lie down right now, clutching my stomach.

However, I couldn’t bring up such a story in front of my mother who lost my father right away.

In addition to the pain of losing her husband, she did not want to inflict that kind of loss on her mother.

Even in this situation, Lia was thinking of her mother, who was hurt and having a hard time, rather than herself.

“hardship… You worked hard, Leah… really… Ugh… ”

The wife, who was barely able to control her emotions and try to encourage Lia, eventually couldn’t hold back her tears and hugged Lia.

The wife probably doesn’t want to send Lia back to the knights.

Moreover, since Lia was a woman, I fully expected how difficult it would be for her in the Knights.

However, because I knew how much Lia wanted to become a knight since she was young, and because I knew Lia’s stubborn personality, I didn’t say anything like that anymore.

In the meantime, he suffered a lot after sending Lia to the knights, but he didn’t show it either. As a parent, I thought that was the way to protect my children.

“jeon… It’s okay, mother… ”

“my… My beautiful daughter… So pretty… product… Hmm… !”

I was in no condition to continue talking. Because it hurt that much.

I thought it would be better to go inside first. Even if I kept crying, my body would get hurt if I did this outside.

“Mother, let’s go in first. It can’t continue to be like this outside… “Because there isn’t one.”

“okay… OK. for now… ”

Lia stood up, supporting her stumbling wife.

The wife tried to get up, relying on Lia, but lost her strength and fell.

“Ugh… !”

Then the wife lightly touched Lia’s stomach.

It would have been a harmless touch in the past, but Lia’s condition was not that good.

Because I was already putting pressure on my swollen stomach with a bandage.

“Lia… ? Why why… so… ?”

The wife immediately noticed something strange.

Unlike the insensitive knights, she was a woman. And it was Lia’s mother.

There was no way I couldn’t notice that something was wrong with Lia. Even with that brief moment of touch.

“Hey, come here. what… ”

The wife groped Leah’s stomach as if something were on her. And immediately I noticed something was wrong.

“Oh, it’s nothing, mother. Just a little hungry… ”

“No, it’s not… !”

Sooooook-

The wife blocked Leah’s arm and put her hand inside her top.

Although she was a woman, she wasn’t wearing a dress or anything like that, and she was wearing everyday clothes similar to those of a man with wide arms, so it wasn’t that difficult to put your hand in her.

“W-what kind of bandage… like this… ”

He fumbled with the bandage wrapped around her stomach and immediately took it off.

This was because the shape was strange for it to have been used to cover a wound. The wife immediately noticed something strange.

Bandages are leaking out from under Lia’s top.

Lia tried to stop the lady, but at that moment, the lady’s strength was much stronger than that of the knight, Lia. It was my mother’s strength.

“This, this, this, this… what… ”

“… … ”

And when the bandages came off,

Except for his wife, everyone around him was shocked.

“What is this…?” Because it’s work, Leah… ? how… ”

“flaw… Ugh… Ugh… ”

Lia couldn’t answer.

Instead, the tears I had been holding back for so long just burst out in an instant.

The death of her husband was not the only nightmarish news for the Duchess.

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