"The cursed dragon's blessing. That's quite a long story to tell and I don't have the time. Sorry, I can't explain it to you now. But one day you will surely know the truth..."
"But you can remember this one thing. The recipient of the cursed dragon's blessing will always suffer if he uses mana and magic. So, if you want. You can forbid this man to use mana and magic..."
"See you later, Cellia"
I could only remain silent with my mouth open because various questions appeared in my head after hearing Enzi's answer. But it's a shame I can't ask all the questions that are floating around in my head because Enzi has gone somewhere else.
Right now, His Highness Yvone is the only thing I have to think about first. Okay. I have to call Doctor Vania.
By the way. Does doctor Vania know His Highness Yvone's condition?. Maybe he also knows about this cursed dragon's blessing! Good!. I can ask about that too soon!.
I got up and was about to run to call some knights to bring His Highness inside, but my steps were stopped when Cemille suddenly came over to me.
"Princess Cellia, where have you been?. I haven't been able to talk to you since earlier. Doctor Xyren is looking for you. She needs your help to absorb Prince Kharel's mana," said Cemille.
But why can't he telepathically?. Is it because I'm in a dimension created by His Highness Yvone?.
"What happened to Kharel?. Why does Doctor Vania need my help?"
"I don't know. But doctor Xyren kept talking about prince Kharel's condition being in the final phase..."
"The final phase?"
What else is this?. What happened to Kharel?. Why do those words sound scary as if Kharel is going to die!.
Geez. My worry increased again. Even though my worries about His Highness Yvone still haven't subsided.
"So?. Where is Doctor Vania now?. Kharel's ward?"
"Yes Princess"
"Okay. Cellia will be there and..."
"Cemille, let's call some knights to bring His Highness Yvone inside!. Call a doctor for him too--. Ah No!. No need to call a doctor. You just have to look after him!"
"Okey-Dokie!. Princess Celia!"
I had just walked for a while but I quickly met my daddy in the corridor.
"Honey?. Where have you been?. Dad has been looking for you. Dad saw Cemille in your room but you weren't there with him..." said dad, surprised and curious. He also looked worried as usual.
"Ce-Cellia is playing hide and seek!" I answered.
"With who?" Father asked. His face became serious. Maybe he felt strange because I didn't play hide and seek with Cemille.
"W-With His Highness Yvone..." I answered hesitantly. I'm afraid daddy get angry now.
"His Highness Yvone?"
"Yes Daddy"
"Then where is he now?" Daddy asked and I was stupid for not thinking about this!. I still had to hide His Highness Yvone's condition. I myself didn't even know whether the condition of being the owner of this cursed dragon blessing could be known to others or not. So I had to hide it.
"Cemille!. Hide His Highness Yvone!. Don't let dad find it!" I ordered Cemille telepathically.
"Okay!"
I shook my head "Cellia doesn't know, dady. When Cellia played hide and seek and looked for him. Cellia couldn't find him until now..." I said.
"Okay. Stop looking for him and just let him look for you. Now let's go to Doctor Xyren's room. He said he needs your help, but if you can't help she, you have to tell dad. You can't force yourself. Do you understand, honey?"
"Um" I nodded. Dad looked very worried but I didn't know what he was worried about. It seemed like his burden had increased. He must still be thinking about Mommy to this day.
We arrived at the building opposite the main building of my residence after passing through the large garden in the middle of this manor building.
ARGHH!!
ARGHH!!!
That's Kharel's voice!. I could hear his screams of pain from behind this door. What happened to him?!. It looks like Kharel is in serious condition!.
After entering, I saw something surprising. I saw that Kharel's body had three large dark red crystals appearing on his stomach, chest and head. It looked terrifying like he had been pierced by three large swords!.
Even though usually I only see crystals that are five times smaller than that.
Around Kharel there are many magic circles but I don't know what magic circles they are and what their function is. Maybe to absorb mana?.
"Doctor Xyren..." called daddy.
Doctor Vania looked very focused as if she couldn't be disturbed in the slightest in controlling her magic. She didn't even realize we had entered this room so daddy had to call her.
Doctor Vania turned around. I saw her face looked very tired but as soon as she saw me, she seemed to find light in the darkness.
"Ah. I'm grateful!. Thank you for letting me meet the Young Lady, Duke Leonhart," said Doctor Vania without losing focus on controlling her medical magic. It looked really great.
"You have to remember. I will not sacrifice my daughter even if it is for royal blood..." said the daddy. He had given a warning to Doctor Vania first not to make me force myself to help her even though I have the natural ability to absorb mana.
"I understand and I will be careful. Thank you Duke Leonhart..."
"Dear. Help doctor Xyren as best you can. Remember, you can't force yourself," my daddy said to me.
"Yes, Daddy ..."
Pyar!.
I was just about to stretch out my hand, but one of the large crystals in Kharel's stomach suddenly broke and shattered into pieces.
What happened?.
"Oh No!" Doctor Vania said. Her face looked very panicked. I thought the crystal breaking was a good thing that happened because it meant the excess mana had decreased a little, but it seems I was wrong.
Instead of being told to absorb mana, doctor Vania actually asked me to help her control the flow of mana around her so that it gathered and enveloped Kharel. Because I have a natural talent for absorbing mana, I can also easily gather and control large amounts of mana around me with ease.
But what does this mean?. Isn't his mana increasing and could endanger Kharel's life?!.
In confusion and curiosity and also worry. Finally, the large crystals slowly shrank then disappeared and Kharel calmed down again after Doctor Vania did something. Who knows what medical magic he used. Earlier I saw a golden light shoot into Kharel's body and since the light entered, Kharel stopped screaming.
"How?" Dad asked Doctor Vania.
"I-it worked..." said Doctor Vania. She looked hesitant but when she said it. Even the daddy who asked showed an expression that showed that he didn't understand what had happened.
Well. I'm confused myself too. Why did Kharel actually recover after being given a lot of mana? Shouldn't the mana be reduced?. This is strange. Is this the condition called the final phase?.
Maybe the connotation of the meaning of this last phase is good?. That shows that Kharel's excess mana has ended!.
"Doctor Vania. Has Kharel recovered?!" I asked excitedly.
Doctor Vania looked at me and gave me a doubtful look. She also answered hesitantly because her voice sounded broken.
"Um. For now, Kharel is fine. Thank you for your help, Young Lady"
What?. For now?. What's next?!. So Kharel hasn't recovered yet?!.
So what does this final phase actually mean?!.
I don't understand. What is actually going on here!.
"Young Lady, come here. I will check your condition because you helped me earlier. Let's go to the next room..." said Doctor Vania.
"Duke Leonhart, you can go back and don't worry, I will check Young Lady carefully. Thank you for your help and sorry for causing trouble..." said doctor vania to daddy.
"Since you are a Specialist Magia, please do as we talked about yesterday. Maybe Cellia will enter the academy to major in Magia..." said daddy to doctor Vania.
It seems that daddy has talked to doctor Vania about my ability to absorb mana and he asked him to keep an eye on me and always check me.
"Sure, Duke Leonhart"
"Then dad will be in the study if you look for dad, okay..." dad said to me and then he left. His attitude was not as usual towards me and I'm sure it was all because of Uncle Axel!. Dad's mind must have been confused so he didn't pay as much attention to me as he did. usually. Even though he was always very strict about anything related to me.
After dad left, Doctor Vania and I went to the next room but instead of examining me, Doctor Vania made a serious and worried expression and asked impatiently about His Highness Yvone's condition.
***
"Was that just my illusion or did I really feel the presence of the dragon for a moment?" Xavier thought.
Xavier then went to the backyard where Cellia was playing hide and seek. At least that's what he knew without knowing the truth that the page had actually been used as a place for a quite fierce fight between Prince Teon and a dragon named Enziel.
With curiosity and confused thoughts. Xavier just stood there silently in the middle of the yard. It felt like he suddenly didn't know what to do and ended up freezing time. But that didn't last long when Xavier suddenly opened his eyes in surprise.
"This scent!--" he remembered that it was the smell of the same dragon that was on his first hunt with Aliciaa that night.
Xavier is now like a person who is lost in the middle of the wilderness and is trying to find a way out. He turned his body here and there and looked around the wide yard after he smelled the faint smell carried by the gust of wind that hit his face.
Xavier's memory also drifted back to the time when he had just met Aliciaa at her residence.
If you remember again. This page is where they met first. When Xavier practiced swordsmanship during the day during the summer, the residence underwent two renovations so that its shape was no longer the same.
There are only maple trees that are allowed to grow big and are never removed. For Xavier it is a tree that is very important to him. It was a tree that was always his place with Aliciaa to talk or fall asleep there while enjoying the breeze. The tree was a silent witness to his togetherness with Aliciaa.
"Aliciaa..." Xavier muttered. His eyes opened wide because the figure he loved and missed so much suddenly appeared from behind the maple tree.