Chapter 105
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
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Barely managing to calm down the twitching corners of her lips, Reina spoke one single word.
“Explain.”
The three men were standing in the middle of a mud pit that’s so unimaginably messy, you’d hardly think it was once a flower bed. They all shifted their gazes away.
“Ex. plain.”
Hearing the woman’s voice go deeper right then, finally, Paul was the first to open his mouth.
“You told us not to follow you, sooo… But Eli still tried to chase after you, so I blocked him.”
“With what.”
“…With magic.”
“……”
With the way her neck felt so stiff right now, it’s as if she had been sleeping on the wrong pillow for days on end. However, without giving her enough time to reach up and rub her neck, the next utterance of atonement immediately followed.
“I was attacked, so without realizing it, I drew out my sword… I’m sorry, Noona.”
From Eli’s explanation, it was an ‘act of defense’. But looking at the long cut on the ground that’s very obviously done by his sword, it was clearly an attack that’s only under the pretense of defense.
“Ha… And you, Ethan? Why did you try to stop them?”
Ethan was the oldest one here and also the one keeping the other two in check, and so she was looking at him to see if he was going to reproach them.
But then, he answered proudly.
“They’re repugnant.”
The short but honest remark made Reina gape for a moment.
“…What?”
“These fruit flies were hovering about in such a way that it seemed like they’re begging me to kill them.”
“……”
Wow. What’s she supposed to do with this kid?
Reina let out an exhale. Then she inhaled, and exhaled again, repeatedly.
“No, but… No matter how repugnant they may be, you can’t just shoot offensive magic at people.”
“But those two won’t die after an attack like that anyway, Reina.”
When Ethan soon murmured the words, ‘I wish they’d die, however,’ Reina eventually wrapped a hand over her forehead.
“Haa… Seriously.”
She had to scold him, but as baffled as she was, she couldn’t find the words.
“Reina, I couldn’t help but feel angry because they keep interrupting our time together.”
In response to that clingy confession, Eli and Paul quickly followed after as well.
“My time with Noona is being wasted because of these two… I’m upset.”
“I’m the closest person to Reina… I’m also sad.”
She had just told them not to make any excuses, but they were just answering honestly at this point. She couldn’t even laugh because she was so dumbfounded.
Still holding her forehead, Reina pressed down on her temples and used her other hand to shoo them away.
“Okay, okay. I got it. Let’s revert everything back to its original state. So… You’re all banned from the Chantra residence for an entire week.”
“Reinaaaa…”
“Noona!”
Unlike the two, who were lamenting the ban, Ethan’s expression quickly brightened up. After all, they could still see each other regularly at the Ministry of Health.
Reina glanced at him.
‘You’re the biggest problem.’
He’s a couple years older than Paul and Eli, yet he was acting like this, too. Far from stopping those two, he was even taking it a step further.
It’s driving her nuts.
* * *
After the incident with Lehman, people around Reina recommended that she should take a break from her internship.
Truthfully, Reina wanted to do that too, but she couldn’t.
And there was only one reason. Right after Lehman had been given his verdict, the epidemic had turned for the worse and became a plague.
“The plague is getting worse by the day.”
At the words of the secretary, Sarah, everyone’s faces became despondent.
“It is certainly alarming.”
“It’s the first time such a thing is happening while we’re under the protection of the Imperial Family.”
The dragonfolk, who were descendants of dragons, were able to give a kind of ‘blessing’ because they were magical beings. Under their protection, their people would be free from any major illnesses.
However… From the year Reina was born, the first exception came into existence in the form of this budding plague. Since then, it had been spreading throughout the land at an abnormal pace.
“What are the Prime Minister’s instructions?”
“Firstly, he’s telling us to concentrate our efforts on grasping the situation.”
Lowering her eyes, Reina looked grimly at the documents in front of her.
The original novel was shattered. She was the one who broke it. At the same time, infectious diseases were proliferating at an unprecedented level.
“Did the plague spread from the Bezak territory to the Ashendar territory?”
“That’s most likely the case. The two areas where the plague had spread recently are located right next to the Bezak territory.”
“Haha… What are we supposed to do with this.”
As she listened to her superiors, Reina bit her lower lip and closed her eyes tightly.
This was a world where foreign entities shouldn’t have intervened.
And right now, it seemed as if the world itself was trying to get rid of that same foreign entity that had infiltrated its domain.
It’s all because of you. It’s all your fault!
The depressing, scary dream she had been having kept coming to mind. Without any warnings, nausea continued to surge within her.
“Then, let’s end today’s meeting here.”
Just in time, the meeting was concluded. The health officials got up one by one and prepared to leave.
However, the only one left there was the intern, Reina, as she couldn’t move. Like a sinner, she couldn’t move a single muscle.
“Reina.”
As she sat in the same spot, unmoving like a person out of her mind in that empty conference hall, Ethan stayed behind with her, waiting. He soon shook her shoulder gently.
“You don’t look well.”
Yes. It hurts.
She wanted to say that.
Everything was already so overwhelming and painful. Like a glass that’s already holding far too much, she could no longer hold more water, but the stream kept flowing and flowing.
She wanted so much to bemoan her pain.
But, no, she couldn’t.
She shouldn’t.
“Would you like to go home early today, Reina?”
“…I’m alright. I’m just feeling a little sick, Deputy Director.”
“Reina. You promised to call me Ethan when it’s just the two of us.”
At his request, Reina smiled weakly.
After the incident with Lehman, the elder council’s demand for her to get engaged was temporarily put on hold.
The man they had recommended to her turned out to have so many problems, so naturally, the elder council stopped urging her to get engaged.
Because of that, she still had time to spare… Although it would be somewhat selfish of her, she decided to wait and see where her relationships with Ethan and her other fiancé candidates would go.
‘The consequence of changing the future… might be the plague.’
She was terrified.
What if one flap of a butterfly’s wings—what if the changes she made only to ensure her own survival—truly would create a tornado that would sweep everyone away?
Chapter 105
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
—
Barely managing to calm down the twitching corners of her lips, Reina spoke one single word.
“Explain.”
The three men were standing in the middle of a mud pit that’s so unimaginably messy, you’d hardly think it was once a flower bed. They all shifted their gazes away.
“Ex. plain.”
Hearing the woman’s voice go deeper right then, finally, Paul was the first to open his mouth.
“You told us not to follow you, sooo… But Eli still tried to chase after you, so I blocked him.”
“With what.”
“…With magic.”
“……”
With the way her neck felt so stiff right now, it’s as if she had been sleeping on the wrong pillow for days on end. However, without giving her enough time to reach up and rub her neck, the next utterance of atonement immediately followed.
“I was attacked, so without realizing it, I drew out my sword… I’m sorry, Noona.”
From Eli’s explanation, it was an ‘act of defense’. But looking at the long cut on the ground that’s very obviously done by his sword, it was clearly an attack that’s only under the pretense of defense.
“Ha… And you, Ethan? Why did you try to stop them?”
Ethan was the oldest one here and also the one keeping the other two in check, and so she was looking at him to see if he was going to reproach them.
But then, he answered proudly.
“They’re repugnant.”
The short but honest remark made Reina gape for a moment.
“…What?”
“These fruit flies were hovering about in such a way that it seemed like they’re begging me to kill them.”
“……”
Wow. What’s she supposed to do with this kid?
Reina let out an exhale. Then she inhaled, and exhaled again, repeatedly.
“No, but… No matter how repugnant they may be, you can’t just shoot offensive magic at people.”
“But those two won’t die after an attack like that anyway, Reina.”
When Ethan soon murmured the words, ‘I wish they’d die, however,’ Reina eventually wrapped a hand over her forehead.
“Haa… Seriously.”
She had to scold him, but as baffled as she was, she couldn’t find the words.
“Reina, I couldn’t help but feel angry because they keep interrupting our time together.”
In response to that clingy confession, Eli and Paul quickly followed after as well.
“My time with Noona is being wasted because of these two… I’m upset.”
“I’m the closest person to Reina… I’m also sad.”
She had just told them not to make any excuses, but they were just answering honestly at this point. She couldn’t even laugh because she was so dumbfounded.
Still holding her forehead, Reina pressed down on her temples and used her other hand to shoo them away.
“Okay, okay. I got it. Let’s revert everything back to its original state. So… You’re all banned from the Chantra residence for an entire week.”
“Reinaaaa…”
“Noona!”
Unlike the two, who were lamenting the ban, Ethan’s expression quickly brightened up. After all, they could still see each other regularly at the Ministry of Health.
Reina glanced at him.
‘You’re the biggest problem.’
He’s a couple years older than Paul and Eli, yet he was acting like this, too. Far from stopping those two, he was even taking it a step further.
It’s driving her nuts.
* * *
After the incident with Lehman, people around Reina recommended that she should take a break from her internship.
Truthfully, Reina wanted to do that too, but she couldn’t.
And there was only one reason. Right after Lehman had been given his verdict, the epidemic had turned for the worse and became a plague.
“The plague is getting worse by the day.”
At the words of the secretary, Sarah, everyone’s faces became despondent.
“It is certainly alarming.”
“It’s the first time such a thing is happening while we’re under the protection of the Imperial Family.”
The dragonfolk, who were descendants of dragons, were able to give a kind of ‘blessing’ because they were magical beings. Under their protection, their people would be free from any major illnesses.
However… From the year Reina was born, the first exception came into existence in the form of this budding plague. Since then, it had been spreading throughout the land at an abnormal pace.
“What are the Prime Minister’s instructions?”
“Firstly, he’s telling us to concentrate our efforts on grasping the situation.”
Lowering her eyes, Reina looked grimly at the documents in front of her.
The original novel was shattered. She was the one who broke it. At the same time, infectious diseases were proliferating at an unprecedented level.
“Did the plague spread from the Bezak territory to the Ashendar territory?”
“That’s most likely the case. The two areas where the plague had spread recently are located right next to the Bezak territory.”
“Haha… What are we supposed to do with this.”
As she listened to her superiors, Reina bit her lower lip and closed her eyes tightly.
This was a world where foreign entities shouldn’t have intervened.
And right now, it seemed as if the world itself was trying to get rid of that same foreign entity that had infiltrated its domain.
It’s all because of you. It’s all your fault!
The depressing, scary dream she had been having kept coming to mind. Without any warnings, nausea continued to surge within her.
“Then, let’s end today’s meeting here.”
Just in time, the meeting was concluded. The health officials got up one by one and prepared to leave.
However, the only one left there was the intern, Reina, as she couldn’t move. Like a sinner, she couldn’t move a single muscle.
“Reina.”
As she sat in the same spot, unmoving like a person out of her mind in that empty conference hall, Ethan stayed behind with her, waiting. He soon shook her shoulder gently.
“You don’t look well.”
Yes. It hurts.
She wanted to say that.
Everything was already so overwhelming and painful. Like a glass that’s already holding far too much, she could no longer hold more water, but the stream kept flowing and flowing.
She wanted so much to bemoan her pain.
But, no, she couldn’t.
She shouldn’t.
“Would you like to go home early today, Reina?”
“…I’m alright. I’m just feeling a little sick, Deputy Director.”
“Reina. You promised to call me Ethan when it’s just the two of us.”
At his request, Reina smiled weakly.
After the incident with Lehman, the elder council’s demand for her to get engaged was temporarily put on hold.
The man they had recommended to her turned out to have so many problems, so naturally, the elder council stopped urging her to get engaged.
Because of that, she still had time to spare… Although it would be somewhat selfish of her, she decided to wait and see where her relationships with Ethan and her other fiancé candidates would go.
‘The consequence of changing the future… might be the plague.’
She was terrified.
What if one flap of a butterfly’s wings—what if the changes she made only to ensure her own survival—truly would create a tornado that would sweep everyone away?
