𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔: 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬’ 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬
The victorious Cryff Kingdom demanded reparations from the Galavares Kingdom, but they also made other demands.
In addition to the reparations, they demanded the immediate abdication and confinement of the Queen of Galavares Kingdom, the confinement of her father, and the ascension of Cain Smith, a son of the Count family of Cryff Kingdom, as the new king.
・・・
『”𝔸𝕨𝕖𝕓𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤.𝕔𝕠𝕞” – 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖, 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖, 𝕨𝕙e𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕝𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 “𝕕𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕦𝕡𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤” 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕩𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 “𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤”.』
・・・
“Cain? The same Cain-sama I treated?”
My father explained to my surprise.
“His mother was the previous queen of the Galavares Kingdom. She was still a princess when she gave birth to Cain. The war was supposedly started by his sister, but in reality, it was his father, the husband of the previous queen. Cain has the blood of both the Cryff and Galavares Kingdoms. He’s the perfect candidate to push our country’s opinion as the new king of the defeated country. You were one of the ones who were deceived.”
“What do you mean, deceived?”
My mother explained with a smile.
“Cain is a very skilled hypnotist. All the women who were rumored about in society were suffering from mental illnesses. Three of them were my patients. They were all people who had been suffering for a long time because the effects of the medicine were not very good.”
“And then?”
“Everyone stopped needing their medicine around the time they were rumored with Cain, and they have been well ever since. When I asked them why they recovered, they all said it was thanks to Cain.”
“That was hypnosis?”
“Maybe it was mental treatment using hypnosis. He is the third son of the Count family, born to a foreign mother who left him and returned to her country right after he was born. Whether he was self-taught or had a mentor is not clear.”
“From such an early age. . .”
“At first, he was hypnotizing women with mental illnesses in their bedrooms, which caused disputes with their husbands. But when they saw their wives recover, they seemed to understand. And the people who recovered introduced new patients.”
“But didn’t Cain’s father not appreciate Cain?”
“I think Cain was being careful. As long as he is adored by his father as the incompetent youngest child, he is safe, but if he is known to have some talent, he could be excluded by the relatives of his deceased legitimate wife.”
“Excluded?”
“Yes. Apparently, he was treated quite badly by the relatives of Count’s wife when he was young. His father, the Count, was desperately protecting him. That’s why he might have been pretending to be a fool. It’s a well-known story among doctors and pharmacists that Cain was often in danger and had to be taken to a doctor.”
“Such a past. . .”
“That’s why he might have been pretending to be a foolish son who is loose with women in front of his family.”
“Did both Okaa-sama and Otou-sama know about this?”
“When you have connections among pharmacists and nobles, these kinds of stories naturally come in.”
“But, even though Cain was shot with a poisoned arrow by someone from Galavares, he’s going to live in that country.”
“The royal family chose Cain as the new king of Galavares knowing all that. I can’t measure whether they are cruel or kind.”
Even the fragile and gentle queen knew everything and was going to make Cain the king of Galavares. . .
“Cain has agreed to live as the king of Galavares
He is going to ascend the throne. The royal family of Cryff will surround Cain with excellent people. His grandparents in that country will surely protect him. They know that if anything happens to Cain, our country won’t stay silent. But more importantly, Ellen. What are you going to do?”
“Eh? Me? What do you mean?”
“Stephan will be granted a title soon. Once he becomes a Baron, he can no longer be our family’s guard.”
“Ah.”
“Even if our family becomes Stephan’s backing, he will no longer be a servant of our house, but a young Baron who is highly regarded by the royal family. He will receive numerous marriage proposals. Although he has no territory, he will receive a substantial reward. Besides, Stephan is a handsome man. Nobles will flock to him, wanting him as a son-in-law.”
“I never thought Stephan would leave.”
I returned to my room after a brief greeting to my parents. Stephan is leaving. It was a development I never imagined.
・・・
『”𝘈𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮” – 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷e𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 “𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 “𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴”.』
・・・
“Ellen-sama, the medicine for the cat’s rhinitis is ready for tomorrow.”
“Oh, Norra. You work quickly.”
“Ellen-sama? Is something wrong? You look pale.”
“Yes. Something surprising happened.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. May I check the medicine?”
“Yes, please.”
The medicine Norra made was properly prepared. She records everything I teach her and makes no mistakes. The medicine for cats is much weaker than for humans, but it was perfect.
That night, I stayed awake thinking about Stephan.
Stephan, who taught me self-defense when I was a child. Stephan, who always accompanied me when I picked herbs. Stephan, who comforted me when Felix suddenly stopped coming and I was crying. Stephan, who acclimated his body to poison because he wanted to be useful to me. Stephan, who invited me to the dining hall when I was suffering over Samuel.
I had assumed he would always be by my side.
When I saw Stephan in the crumbling charcoal hut, on the verge of losing his life, I wished to save Stephan at any cost. I had always turned a blind eye to the true nature of those feelings.
I had actually noticed it.
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