Choosing the Baby’s Father From the Following – Chapter 128

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝟖

“Good!”

I shouted as soon as Ren finished speaking.

“You can ruin the diary as much as you want. It doesn’t matter even if it becomes completely illegible. Ren, if there’s anything else I can do to help besides this diary, please let me know……”

Ren smiled softly and picked up the diary.

“First, we need to return the magic stored in the diary to Master. Let’s go to the Magic Tower.”

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Naturally, Callisto was quite taken aback when I said I was going to the Magic Tower.

“What do you mean……?”

We had just gone through a major ordeal.

The culprit who tried to harm our newborn daughter hadn’t been punished yet, and the wedding was still scheduled for two weeks later.

But Moghald had weakened himself by attempting a dangerous magic spell for me, and in that state, he collapsed after saving my brother, didn’t he?

‘What male lead?’

I clicked my tongue at the absurd delusion I had harbored for the past year.

Lurik is my real brother.

My brother who loved me so much, yet acted foolishly his entire life.

‘No wonder I felt so suddenly affectionate.’

Unlike when I had forgotten everything and was at peace, I could no longer stand by and watch Moghald suffer.

“Cal.”

I approached Callisto and stood on my tiptoes.

I stretched out my arms, wrapped them tightly around his neck, and whispered.

“How have you endured it, Cal? Weren’t you angry? Didn’t you…… hate me?”

I couldn’t even bring myself to look him in the eye.

I was afraid of his eyes, which would clearly reflect all the sorrow I had endured.

Callisto hesitated for a moment, but then let out a small chuckle and kissed my forehead.

“Since I knew you would come to me eventually, why would I be angry or hate you? You gave me your whole heart.”

Cowardly, I finally lifted my head.

Instead of the resentment I feared, his blue eyes were filled with pure affection.

Overwhelmed with emotion, I moved closer and pressed my lips against his.

The man, who was stronger than anything else in the world, gasped and his chest heaved.

My lungs tightened at the love that flowed through my entire body.

I now know how much I desire this man, that it’s truly my own feeling and not someone else’s, that it’s my choice and not someone else’s.

‘How could I have forgotten you……?’

How could I have dared to think that I was seeing you for the first time?

Perhaps I was crying again while thinking these thoughts, because Callisto pulled away slightly, looking flustered.

“Lou, what’s wrong? Is there something else I don’t know?”

His rough fingers moved carefully, wiping my wet cheeks.

But I thought it would be better to tell him the whole story after Moghald woke up.

“I’m sorry, Cal.”

I couldn’t delay any longer the task of going to the non-mage who was currently dying.

“Could I tell you after I come back? I think it’s my fault that Moghald-nim collapsed. A while ago…… I asked him for an unreasonable favor. It turns out Moghald-nim fulfilled it for me.”

“Could I tell you after I come back? I think it’s my fault that Moghald-nim collapsed. A while ago…… I asked him for an unreasonable favor. It turns out Moghald-nim fulfilled it for me.”

Callisto let out a low groan.

“That’s too much. Even if the Tower Master saved our daughter. You know I wouldn’t want to send you to the Magic Tower with him.”

I was just about to suggest we go together.

Callisto sighed deeply and said,

“There are three conditions.”

I quickly nodded, and he raised a finger.

“One, you’ll return within a week at the latest.”

I lifted the corners of my mouth, and he added another long finger.

“Two, no matter what, you’ll contact me twice a day.”

The last one was the most difficult.

“Three, you’ll ask His Majesty the Emperor for permission yourself.”

I burst out laughing and hugged him tightly again.

Unable to contain the certainty welling up in my chest, I blurted out,

“I love you.”

I don’t know how sad I was when I entrusted myself to Ren’s flames without being able to say these words to him back then.

Knowing that if I didn’t come back, if I lost my memories, it would be a confession I could never make again…… I couldn’t leave him with a painful memory to bear alone.

“……I love you too.”

A low reply echoed from above my head.

“So don’t even think about using the whole week. Come back as soon as you’re done. You know we finally met today, right?”

The moment I nodded and looked up, our lips met again.

The second kiss was long and sweet.

Enough to make me want to stay by his side, even for a little while.

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When I arrived at the Magic Tower, I was surprised by its unexpected ordinariness.

I thought the Magic Tower would have a strange and mystical atmosphere, but apart from the magic stones embedded in some of the walls, it wasn’t much different from the spires of the Imperial Palace.

And the mages of the Magic Tower seemed surprised by the unexpected visitor.

Perhaps because receiving visitors was so rare, Ren explained with a slightly embarrassed face.

“This is Her Third Imperial Highness Princess Louise. I brought her here because she has business with Master, so please don’t mind us.”

However, at the mention that I had come to see Moghald, even the gazes of the mages who hadn’t been paying attention to me were suddenly focused on me.

Ren completely ignored all those gazes and led me to the infirmary.

Moghald was lying there as if dead.

He had become so thin that he didn’t seem like the healthy mage I used to know.

“Oh my god, Moghald-nim……”

I collapsed into the chair next to his bed and grasped his twig-like hand.

“I’m sorry. I’m so late. I should have come sooner……”

Ren stood by the door, watching me from afar, and only approached when I burst into tears.

“As you can see, I can’t be sure how much time Master has left. Let’s try to decipher the magic of the diary first.”

He placed the diary on Moghald’s chest and placed his palm on top of it.

As Ren closed his eyes and muttered something, yellowish lights flickered from the remaining embossed patterns on the diary and scattered in all directions.

And the moment Ren opened his eyes, the small lights shot towards Moghald’s chest all at once.

Moghald’s magic, as warm and gentle as sunlight, found its owner and permeated his entire body.

It looked completely different from Ren’s magic, which always seemed cool due to its blue hue.

“It’s done.”

Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

“Perhaps because Master’s condition is not good, fortunately, it worked as I intended without any rejection.”

I nodded and looked at Moghald.

“Moghald-nim, I’m here. Louise, the youngest princess of the Imperial Family, is here. Thanks to your help, I came here healthy.”

Ren also spoke in a choked voice.

“Master, the baby was born. You wanted to protect the baby even if it meant this, right?”

We pleaded with the non-mage to wake up for a long time, but there was no response.

After a while, Ren said,

“Still, it’s different from infusing him with my magic. What remained in your diary was Master’s magic, so it must have helped. You should get some rest. I’ll ask them to prepare a room for you.”

I quickly shook my head.

“I want to stay here too. It was Ren who actually overexerted himself while taking care of Moghald-nim. And yet you came to save Prillice. I, I may not have any abilities……”

Ren looked at me with worried eyes, but I continued speaking resolutely.

“But I still want to cheer you on from the side. I can at least change his wet towels.”

Ren finally smiled softly and nodded.

“Alright, then. Master would be happy.”

Perhaps it started out of guilt for my brother, but Moghald truly cherished me for a long time.

Much more than the Emperor, who was related to me by blood.

So I want to do my best, even if it’s late.

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Four days have passed since I started nursing Moghald-nim, taking turns with Ren to get short naps.

Fortunately, Moghald’s complexion has improved considerably since the magic from the diary returned to him.

As I made a wet towel and gently wiped his face, Ren, who had finally fallen asleep in the morning, woke up groggily.

“Sleep more, Ren. Go to your room and rest for a bit.”

I said that, but Ren yawned and sat down across from me.

“It’s time to undo the magic.”

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