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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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Nias seemed to have a huge misunderstanding.
For example, interpreting what she saw as a matter between a man and a woman.
When I was about to open my mouth, Nias moved first.
“Are…are you alright, Young Master?”
Nias, who had hurriedly rushed to my side, gently knelt down and checked my complexion.
Still, it was admirable that she tried to assess my physical condition first.
“Your complexion looks really bad!”
“… I’ve been worse. A lot happened last night.”
Hearing my exhausted voice, Nias’ eyes glistened with tears.
It seemed that the shock of me suddenly getting injured was considerable.
Moreover, when she woke up, Elena and Elin held both my hands, so it must have been even more so.
It was the place Nias usually held onto.
Nias restlessly looked back and forth between me, Elin, and Elena and spoke slightly rushedly.
“Young Master, Young Master, let’s go to the bedroom! Staying in a place like this will make you feel worse!”
While saying that, Nias placed her hand on top of my hand that was being held by Elena.
And then she tried to remove it with all her might.
“Wait, wait a moment! He’s not okay yet!”
Elena started a tug-of-war with Nias in a panicked state.
My hand was moving back and forth like a joystick due to the two girls’ hands.
“The healing hasn’t finished yet…! I can’t stop the prayer midway!”
While Nias and Elena were fighting, Elin quietly focused on the healing.
The winner of this fight is the one who stays quiet.
“Hey. Pig. I’m really going to die.”
I spoke with difficulty while watching the fight.
Nias, who had been playing tug-of-war with Elena over the ownership of my hand, looked at me with eyes filled with moisture.
Those tears didn’t seem to be due to jealousy.
When she saw me collapse, concern must have come first.
Although jealousy wasn’t absent either.
I was grateful, but this was a bit of a hindrance.
Elena and Elin had barely managed to bring me back to life when I was already dying.
“Elena and Elin are healing me. Don’t argue with them, you idiot.”
“Then, then…”
Nias trailed off while looking at my hand.
She seemed to have realized that she had a huge misunderstanding.
Nias bowed her head deeply.
“I’m sorry…”
I wanted to pat her head, but my hands were being held, so I couldn’t do that.
“Still, we need to… go for now.”
I stood up from my spot, staggering.
Elena and Elin naturally took a posture as if supporting me.
Nias, who had been anxiously watching the situation, finally couldn’t hold back and stepped forward as if she was about to jump towards me.
“I, I’ll do it!”
Nias seemed to be looking for a place to support me, but there was none, as the saintesses had already occupied my arms.
Poor Nias.
Even though I wanted to give her one arm, I was still in the middle of healing, so if I let go, I might collapse immediately.
“Ugh…”
At that moment, Nias’ eyes darkened.
The determination in her eyes was ominous.
For a moment, I thought she might be blinded by jealousy and unleash her power as the Demon King.
Nias simply hugged me from the front.
“Oh my.”
“…!”
Elena and Elin were surprised by Nias’s action, and their eyes widened.
It was an expression that said they didn’t expect this kind of relationship.
Actually, this action was surprising to me, too.
“What are you doing?”
When I asked in disbelief, Nias spoke with her face buried.
“Su, supporting you.”
The tips of Nias’ ears had turned bright red.
Only then did I understand the reason behind Nias’ action.
She was asserting her priority over me, albeit clumsily.
And maybe…
*Ding!*
Nias intended to cast a curse on me.
The very curse that shared one’s own condition.
Although it was a burden on Nias’ own body, the effect was definite.
I instantly felt the pain that had been pounding throughout my body reduced by half.
The fatigue had also subsided to some extent, and I was in a state where I could move even without the help of Elin and Elena.
“Hah…”
Unlike me, who had recovered to some extent, Nias seemed to feel sudden fatigue and slightly leaned against me.
Nias slowly rubbed her soft cheek against my chest.
To this extent, she had endured a lot.
She must have been worried about my physical condition.
Considering that she used a curse that she wouldn’t usually use in front of people for fear of being discovered.
I released my hands from Elena and Elin and tapped Nias’ head.
To be honest, Nias was cute.
“You idiot. I get it, so move aside. I’m more worried about you coughing all day.”
Nias looked up at me with teary eyes, sniffling.
“Really? Achoo.”
Nias couldn’t hold back and covered her mouth, coughing slightly.
“You’re coughing even now.”
At my words, Nias showed me a bright smile.
Even though she must have been in quite a lot of pain after taking on my injuries and fatigue, that smile alone remained unchanged.
“Ehehe.”
Nias’ smile made me feel good when I looked at it, and I had to put in quite a lot of effort not to unknowingly smile back when I saw her smiling.
However, it seemed that I had failed this time.
“Young Master, did you smile?”
At Nias’ question, I hurriedly massaged the muscles around my mouth as she tilted her head.
It seemed that I couldn’t properly control my facial muscles this time.
“You’re imagining things. You idiot. Just support me. That’s your only use right now.”
At my words, Nias hurriedly approached me and supported my arm.
Because I had a frail status, even if we shared the condition, Nias was still healthier than me.
*Ding!*
I confirmed that Nias’ masochistic tendencies had increased and let out a sigh.
It seemed that the misunderstanding had been resolved for now.
“Then I’ll take the other side…”
When Elena tried to support my other side, Nias looked at Elena dissatisfied.
Considering this hadn’t happened yesterday, the sight of me holding hands with another girl in a place where she wasn’t present must have been quite a shock.
I wasn’t sure if her jealousy would grow even stronger.
However, even after receiving Nias’ gaze, Elena smiled and supported my arm.
“It’s less tiring if we do it together!”
And she showed a bright smile.
Elena was indeed more robust than I thought.
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The Divine Field incident yesterday occurred at dawn; most of it happened in the sky, so there weren’t many witnesses.
My father had also fallen asleep after receiving a letter from the capital and drinking alcohol, so he didn’t notice what had happened during the night.
The few witnesses were mostly inexperienced guards or servants, so they didn’t know what had happened during the night.
Most agreed to keep their mouths shut after receiving a small amount of money.
“So, Leonhart. You’re saying that you went out for a secret patrol at night, saved these two girls, and fell ill because of that?”
My father, Raon Deinhart, spoke sternly as if scolding me while I lay in bed.
I wasn’t stunned, as I thought I would be reprimanded no matter what I said.
“Yes. That’s right.”
At my answer, my father stared at the two girls with a face full of strictness and sternness that came with age.
“Is this the truth? You two apprentice priests shall speak truthfully.”
At the Duke’s words, Elena, who had ideally assumed the etiquette of a priest by holding her sacred emblem in her hand and placing it near her chest, answered with shining eyes.
“Yes. That is correct. The Young Lord helped us when we were in danger of being kidnapped by ruffians, and we also had the honor of being invited to the castle for a night. It was thanks to the Young Lord’s grace that we were able to gain the opportunity to spread the grace of Lord Nephthys while staying alive.”
After Elena finished speaking, my father’s gaze shifted to Elin, who awkwardly imitated Elena.
For now, we had decided to portray Elin as a priest of Nephthys.
We didn’t know what my father would do if it was revealed that she was the saintess of the evil god Yuan.
“I… yes. That is so. The Young Lord… helped us a lot… and we are grateful.”
Elin stammered and answered.
After they finished speaking, my father looked at me again.
My father was usually kind but was strict when I broke something he had firmly warned against.
Knowing this, Nias stood beside the bed with her hands politely clasped, alternately looking at me and my father with an anxious expression.
I was equally nervous, but…
“Well done!”
Suddenly, my father patted my shoulder and shouted loudly.
“This is how a man should be. This is a real man. Definitely a man worthy of my Deinhart family.”
What? What’s going on?
The Deinhart family was known for having strict family rules.
Growing up in such a household, I had tried my best not to break the rules set by my father.
I was momentarily perplexed by the sudden praise.
“Good. Bravo. Well done!”
My father repeated his praise several times as if he were genuinely pleased with my actions and then laughed loudly.
“It seems we can’t keep you confined at home forever because of your weak body. When you were 8 years old and brought here by the maid, I thought this boy shouldn’t be left alone. Now you’re finally acting like a proper man. A man should break the rules once in a while, climb over a wall, and save a woman in danger! You’re finally becoming a real man!”
I was momentarily speechless at my father’s barrage of praise, but finally, my mind started to work.
Come to think of it, no one in the current empire acted as freely as my father.
He would go out alone to hunt magical beasts, saying he didn’t need an army, and return with countless heads of mythical beasts. What such a macho man would want from his son… would naturally be the same macho spirit.
I wasn’t that much of a macho man, but…
“It’s an honor! I will continue to walk the path of a macho man from now on!”
For now, I answered.
It seemed like it would be beneficial.
“Yes. That is the path of a macho man.”
My father nodded.
I nodded, too.
After my father and I had a firm handshake between men, I obtained one favor as a gift.
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Lmao
for some reason his dad turned into Macho Man in my mind from this chapter