translator: mii
editor: chiizuholic
When Vio opened his eyes, all he saw was a blue canopy.
“Master, what a relief. You finally woke up!” Rille cried out in delight, tears in her eyes.
Vio recalled that something like this had happened before.
An unfamiliar man entered his line of sight. The man looked like he was in his late forties, and wore a blue hat and tight-fitting white clothes. He had gray hair and a gentle gaze.
“You’re finally conscious,” the man said. “I am Méliez, the court doctor. You fainted after you hit your head. How do you feel?”
“Haa… I have a headache. A bad one,” Vio replied.
“Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?”
“No.”
“Hmm.”
Méliez scribbled something in the medical records, then asked Vio’s full name. Vio answered easily. Next, the doctor asked him the name of his servant, and finally, stuck his hand out and asked how many fingers he could see.
“Three.”
“Okay, good. Do you have any questions or concerns?”
“Is Princess Liona safe?”
Méliez blinked his blue eyes. At that, Vio became suspicious. “No way, is she…?”
“No, it was just a bit unexpected… Nevermind.” Méliez tried to hide his slip by clearing his throat before continuing, “Princess Liona is not injured. Your protecting her bought enough time for her knight to come back and get rid of the suspicious man. Lord Violant, I believe that after that man struck you, you hit your head on the handrail. There was some blood, but fortunately, the wound was light. I’ve already applied salves. However, the wound might open up if you move too much, so you need to rest for a while.”
“How long?”
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“Around three days to a week. Considering Lord Violant’s poor health and the anemia from the blood loss, I recommend you refrain from leaving this room for the whole of tomorrow.”
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Well, since medical technologies haven’t advanced much, this kind of response is probably normal…
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Only people who are protected by the Cerulean Spirit Aslair, Princess Liona and Her Majesty, can use healing magic. Though no one knows that since it’s top-secret…
People would probably flood the castle if they knew that the royalty could heal injuries. Perhaps it would destroy the country and rob them of the protection of Cerulean Spirit Aslair. In the manga, there were times when Liona secretly healed Night. Because they shared this secret, their relationship deepened even more.
Istiah has abundant greenery and we can collect various medicinal plants here. Even so, only the Clarina nation has well-developed herbology.
The priests monopolized medical knowledge to maintain the power structure where the citizens respected and were indebted to them.
“Doctor Méliez, was it? Thank you very much.”
“No, this is my job. May I tell His Highness about your condition?”
“Yes. Please also tell him not to worry since I’m fine.”
“I understand.”
Once Méliez left the room, Vio tried to get up. Due to his anemia, his body felt very heavy. Even so, he was awfully thirsty.
Jill quickly supported Vio’s shoulders while saying, “Young Master, please lie down and rest.”
“I’m thirsty. Rille, can you bring me water?”
“Yes! I’ll bring it in a moment,” Rille said, swiftly turning around and leaving the bedroom.
Vio gave the departing maid a side glance. He asked Jill, “Where’s Legi?”
“After carrying Young Master here, he went to work on that matter. He said he was going to return soon.” Jill’s voice grew quieter as he added, “Please rest assured. Sir Night properly concealed the fact that Young Master and Princess Liona were alone in the balcony. He made up a story that you came to greet them by chance.”
“Got it, so we need to get our stories straight. Then, the reason Legi left me?”
“That’s… I’m very sorry, but the story was that Young Master acted selfishly and told Sir Legion to leave.”
“I don’t mind. There’s already a lot of bad rumors about me, what’s one more? It’s better than letting an unmarried princess get gossiped on. What about that suspicious man?” Just as Vio finished asking, Legion entered the bedroom. Behind him, Rille was carrying a tray with a jug of water and a glass on it.
“We caught him. He’s in the middle of an interrogation.”
Vio quenched his thirst with the water Rille brought. He then asked, in a low voice so as not to be overheard, “I don’t think this is the case, but is it possible that my older brother is involved?”
If we’re following the development of the manga, there’s a high possibility that that man is my brother’s subordinate… Just when did Princess Liona embarrass him? If I knew she had done that, I would’ve taken some measures.
Vio had believed it wasn’t time for that yet so he’d been too laid-back. Now they were in this situation.
Legion’s face immediately grew tense. “It’s still unclear for now, but… do you know something?”
“If I’m wrong, then that’s fine. It’s just that I had a dream…”
It sounded like a lame excuse, but it unexpectedly worked. Infrequently, spirits would enter the dreams of humans and beastmen alike to give them wisdom. As expected of a fantasy world.
Legion sighed in relief. “Is that so? It’s alright, Lord Violant.”
“Yeah… But it’s really been one thing after another since I came to the royal capital. I’m sorry for troubling you so much.”
Legion spoke with a terrible expression on his face, “What are you saying, Lord Violant. Running around isn’t too much for me. What pains me is that Lord Violant got injured. That’s why, please rest properly.”
Vio returned the glass to Rille and beckoned Legion. Puzzled, Legion kneeled beside Vio’s bed. Vio extended his hand towards the knight’s head and ruffled his hair.
“W-what are you doing?”
“Judging from your personality, you must be feeling responsible for leaving my side, right? I was the one who ordered you to pick up my notes. I’m the one who was unlucky. Understand?”
“No!” Hair still a mess, Legion replied with his lips drawn tight.
Vio glared at Legion. “What? You’re talking back at me?”
“Uhh, but…!”
“I guess this can’t be helped. Then as punishment, stand guard over me tonight. You won’t be able to sleep anyway, so just stay here.”
“Lord Violant…”
Vio hadn’t said anything too outrageous, but for some reason, Legion turned blue as if he was being strangled.
Jill and Rille also looked at Legion in puzzlement. Jill asked, “Are you feeling unwell?”
“No, I’m fine.”
“Then it should be alright, shouldn’t it? I’ll leave the guarding to you,” Jill said before bowing. He then left the tray of water on a side table and left the room.
Legion stood frozen, looking at a loss.
Vio smiled wryly. “Legi… I’m sorry.”
“What…?”
“I didn’t expect you to be this depressed. You don’t want to look at my face, right?”
“That’s absurd! I just couldn’t calm down, so please don’t worry,” Legion answered, speaking so fast it was clear that he was panicking.
Vio blinked. “You can’t calm down?”
“Yes. Rather, I don’t know how those two can stay calm when they’re alone with you.”
“Sorry, I don’t follow.”
He must be talking about Jill and Rille when he said ‘those two’. But what did he mean by ‘staying calm’?
“Sometimes, you say things I really don’t understand. Well, as long as you’re fine. By the way, how is Princess Liona’s condition?”
“She was worried about Lord Violant, but other than that, she was calm as usual. She’s frighteningly composed for a woman.”
“You’re right. A lady of character must be someone like her, right?”
As a fan of the manga, Vio was happy that Legi supported the heroine. As Vio nodded enthusiastically, Legion’s brow furrowed and he opened his mouth. “Lord Violant, please take a rest. If you can’t sleep, shall I bring you something to supplement your nutrition?”
“No, I’m not hungry. It’s okay,” Vio said. He was just about to lie down when he heard a sudden commotion in the living room. Vio stopped moving. “What on earth is it this time…”
Vio hoped no one would blame him for reflexively complaining. As he was praying to God to let him rest, the bedroom door opened.
There his older brother Rupheus was, with an angry look on his face. Just like on that day.
Thanks for the chapter! So what’s his trashy, abusive brother going to try and do now? Will Levi get the chance to beat Rupheus up, like Mama said he could?
Does Rupheus know any other way to make an entrance? There prolly are more interesting ways than one. Poor Vio. Several stuff happened to him throughout this short stay in the capital…
Thanks for the update! 💕
ML please beat up the older brother! Now is ur chance! Here! I’ll even provide u with a knife! 🔪
The big bro has arrived!! Big bro, don’t you dare do anything to Vio, understand???
Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️
If that Older Brother do anything to my Vio, i’m gonna slap him silly. I’ll ready my pitchfork just in case… ୧( ಠ Д ಠ )୨
And of course more bad rumors spread about Vio despite him being a hero! The world may think you a monster, but we know the truth Vio!
I really can’t wait for his brother and father to receive justice. I really just want the mom to leave with his sister and throw those two to the wolves. Such terrible people!
Thanks for your hard work translating!
Maybe big bro came in angrily to say “Vio! You should call brother when that thug came! Not jump in and get injured like this!!! ” hugs HAHAHAHAHAHAHA wrong novel…
that would be an interesting plot twist, that despite all the shit and abuse those two throw at vio they do care for him. His brother having self-esteem issues as vio was the son who was the most doted on, the most loved in the family, the one who was praised the most (not to vio’s knowledge) and he was just jellious of that and angry and like an idiot let his frustrations out on his brother. Their father being the tropie ”horrible to his kids to make them better people” kind of dad.
of course biggest plot twist of the century and most unlikely to be true.
One bad guy after another. When will Vio get a break?!
Thanks for the chapter!!
Oh no!!! Legion will definitely protect him this time though, right?? QAQ
Legi is surprisingly calm after the attack. I thought he’d be really upset.
Thanks for the chapter!
No way….Rupheus…that a**….
Thanks for the chapter~
Legi you’d better protect Vio properly this time, okay.
Hey is it a double update? Got caught up with rl and just found the notification
😊 Thank you so much for the translation as always Mii-san!
Time for Rupheus to explode again. I wonder who was behind the attack this time.
Seriously that big bro is useless and stupid. He’s nothing but cannon fodder. 😤