A Transmigrator’s Privilege-Chapter 268
<"As expected, you’re Leyah’s granddaughter. Well done, well done. Yeah, yeah.">
Agnes also smiled with satisfaction.
"I’ll take care of the bothersome stuff. Just wake up, my dear."
"......."
"I’ll be going now. I’ll come back for dinner. Sweet dreams, my dear friend."
When Bianca said her goodbyes and left, it was then that the Eye Watching the Chaos of All Things finally had a breakdown, calling it a confession.
["Eye Watching the Chaos of All Things" is shouting to hurry up and close your eyes to dream of Bianca!]
"But my eyes are already closed...?"
There was no time to try to sleep. A short while later, the next person entered.
With disciplined footsteps alone, it was hard to guess who it was, but I had Agnes by my side.
<"Prinz, huh. Since he's wearing royal knight robes, he must have come by after breaking another stone for a brief visit.">
Soon, I heard the voice.
"Ah, my little brother..."
'Lin'ts oppa...'
At the affectionate call, I too called for Prinz, then thought to myself.
"Just a little earlier, and he would’ve arrived. Bianca just left."
["Eye Watching the Chaos of All Things" nods enthusiastically, saying it should've witnessed the confession scene.]
Prinz briefly shared news from the kingdom.
"The Winchester royal family is also hoping for your swift recovery. And..."
"......"
"Raywin too."
"......"
Then suddenly, the conversation took an unexpected turn.
"Honestly, I supported Raywin more than the sword master. But after seeing what the sword master did on the Litniel Plains... I can't help but acknowledge that."
"......"
"Seems like Raywin has also given up... He said when he meets you next, he’ll address you as 'Your Divine Highness.' If Raywin suddenly draws a line with you, understand. It’s all from the heartbreak."
"......"
Prinz, saying he had only stopped by for a short visit, quickly left. After Prinz’s departure, I fell into deep thought for a while.
Immediately after becoming a Demon King, I had no memory of what happened to me.
I could only roughly guess the situation from the image of Tesilid when my mental barrier was temporarily restored.
'Well, he fed me candy despite receiving serious injuries. Not something just anyone could do. I can see why everyone would be moved.'
["Scales of Soul Judgement" smiles playfully.]
Anyway, the visits continued.
"Ayleth, don’t die."
Hey, don’t you dare die, Iphail.
"Such a fool... sigh."
Are you crying, Hestio?
"Sister, come back."
Youngest, you seem to be the only one okay. Take care of the others.
"Sister... I’m trying my best... But your absence is too much..."
Our Hildé... just a little longer...
Out of pity, I decided to try lobbying.
‘Oracle, could you please help Hildé awaken to the 8th rank?’
['The Oracle of Worldbuilding' promises it will promote her when the time comes.]
['The Oracle of Worldbuilding' says its true form is too petty to grant an 8th rank saint as it’s not the same as others.]
‘As expected! Thank you!’
After the comrades from the Silver Citadel had left, my loving parents came to visit me.
"Our daughter... I told you when you left, right? If it gets dangerous, come to me and your grandfather... So why are you doing this dangerous thing all alone..."
"......"
"The world doesn’t need to be saved. Even if you save the world, what use is it if our daughter isn’t there... I can’t live without you, my child... Please wake up..."
"Eltea..."
I could hear my father soothing my mother, comforting her.
Hearing my mother’s weak side, something I hadn’t seen since the Salt Desert dungeon ten years ago, made the blood in me freeze.
‘I hammered a nail into Mom’s heart! What an unfilial daughter I am! What should I do!’
As I was filled with self-reproach, my father’s voice came.
"Child."
Yes, Father.
I prepared to listen, feeling like I was about to be scolded.
But my father, as though my mother had already said everything, told a slightly different story.
"Recently, my son-in-law... Sir Tesilid... He hasn’t been sleeping properly or eating well."
"......"
"I’ve been forcing him to drink nutritional potions and sleep potions, but at this rate, something serious will happen."
"......"
Sigh, Tesilid...
What should I do with you?
I was listening solemnly when suddenly my mother’s lively voice cut in.
"Didn’t your hand twitch just now? You reacted when I mentioned your boyfriend?"
<"Yes, yes. I saw it too!">
"...... Raising a daughter is pointless."
Ahem.
My father cleared his throat and then spoke with a more serious tone.
"Child, you need to wake up so that Sir Tesilid doesn’t die. So please wake up soon."
Just two more days, Dad. Just two more days, please take care of Tesilid.
When my parents left the room, Agnes muttered.
<"Did you hear your father? It’s all true. Tesilid is barely holding on... Oh, I thought I was speaking to myself.">
Aura users have excellent hearing. I listened closely and could hear footsteps approaching from beyond the door.
Even though I tried to keep my presence to a minimum, it was still the sound of a knight walking with discipline.
I immediately recognized it.
Tesilid was coming.
<"Seriously, I’ve never seen him away for more than two hours.">
The door opened, and the presence grew closer. The maid, who had been keeping watch in the room, must have been used to it, as she immediately stepped out into the hallway when he entered.
I heard the slight friction of small furniture on the floor. It seemed he dragged a chair to sit by the bed.
"Child."
It must be that just a few hours after regaining consciousness, I was already longing for him.
His deep, mellow voice wrapped around my ears.
Tell me more, tell me more.
I want to hear your voice.
It’s the only thing I can do right now.
Tesilid kindly fulfilled my request.
"Wake up, child."
"......."
"It’s been ten days. Why..."
"......"
"Why haven’t you come back to me?"
"......"
"Please wake up. Don’t leave me alone in this world..."
His voice didn’t just touch my ears; it seemed to resonate in my «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» heart.
Even though I had lost all my other senses, there was a dull pain in my chest.
<"Sleep a little more. It’s only been two hours since your grandfather told you to rest.">
"I’ve slept enough. I just can’t sleep anymore..."
Tesilid, who avoided the uncomfortable topic quickly, spoke again.
"How about the child? Did you show any signs of improvement while I was away?"
<"Well..."> 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
I was startled by the indifferent response.
No, Agnes. What’s going on? You saw it too. She twitched her fingers when she heard Tesilid’s name. Please, tell me!
<"Even if there was something, I won’t tell you.">
"Sister, why...?"
<"Don’t give false hope. You look like you’re on the verge of despair again.">
"......"
The face that seemed like it would collapse from despair if I fell into it once more.
Tesilid didn’t argue against that.
What on earth was his current state?
['The Oracle of Worldbuilding' mutters that it’s not the situation that’s dangerous, but the one who causes the danger.]
['The Heavenly Secrets Inspector' shuts 'The Oracle of Worldbuilding’s' mouth.]
Agnes and Tesilid’s conversation didn’t continue any further.
With no presence of a spirit and the aura master who could hide his presence, the room felt like I was alone.
I just wish these two days would pass quickly.
I considered trying to sleep, but it was impossible. Ten days of sleep had left my body numb, but my mind was excessively alert.
I needed a distraction to survive this time of no stimuli.
Thankfully, I had the possession support system always with me, so there were things I could do.
['The Heavenly Secrets Inspector' sighs, saying it’s hard to predict what will happen in this world.]
['The Oracle of Worldbuilding' laughs at the lack of imagination from the original work enthusiasts.]
['The Tower Builder of Trials' says that how Reed will act is the key.]
['The Balanced Cynic' responds indifferently, saying the possessed person with 3,118 scars will handle things on their own.]
I either watched the conversation among the Possession Management Bureau gods...
['Scales of Soul Judgement' happily skimmed through the titles of the romance novels in your integrated library.]
['Eye Watching the Chaos of All Things' disapproves of the limited number of GL novels.]
Or I read novels.
<"System" accesses the 'Possession-only Cash Shop.'>
<"Announcement" Halloween season special new products released...>
I went shopping.
‘Still, time isn’t passing.’
In the end, I couldn’t stand the boredom and activated a function I usually wouldn’t even glance at.
<"System" starts "Possession Community Chat.">
<"System" encourages using proper, polite language to foster a courteous chat culture.>
As soon as I logged in, I was welcomed by someone.
[Monster Chef]: It's Killheel-sama! Welcome!
[Hidden Power Seeker]: No reply though?
[Hidden Power Seeker]: Are you just trying to get attention with lies?
[Original Work Enthusiast 7]: That’s you. I was going to just watch.
And so, I started chatting to pass the time.
