I Shall Master This Family's
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Chapter 66

"Is there a cure?"

"Yes. Of course."

I replied, recalling Estira, who was now on her way to Lombardy.

I can't stop my father's illness from coming, but I can stop his death.

I tried to calm my mixed mind like I was in muddy water.

It's hard for me to see my father suffer again, even though I knew it and predicted it.

But this time it's different.

Unlike the past when I was helpless, could not do anything, and just saw my father suffer.

I kept talking to myself, trying to calm my agitated mind.

"Your skin isn't good, Tia."

Perez approached and said.

"...... Are you all right?"

I stepped back.

Perez saw me retreat and frowned.

"Hm."

It seemed like he was worried about me for a while, then he reached into his pocket and pulled out something.

"Cocoa Cake?"

It was a thick cake with a large piece of chocolate embedded in it.

"In difficult times...... Something that can help, all I know is this."

"Ah...... Okay, thank you."

Okay accept.

It's also pretty heavy.

When I was just holding the cake, Perez looked at me.

Do you want me to eat it?

I slowly put the cake in my mouth.

I could see the anticipation on Perez's face.

When Jaju put a little bit in his mouth and bit him, the sweetness spread in my mouth with a crisp sound.

"Lezat."

Not because it's from Perez, this chocolate cake is really delicious.

"...... Really true?"

"Hum... Delicious."

"Thank you."

Perez smiled so deeply that dimples formed on his cheeks.

"Did Perez make this cake?"

".....Hum."

Are you good at cooking too!

Not enough in appearance, study, and swordsmanship, even cooking!

Heaven, which gives one person different kinds of talents, is unfair.

"Other times, I'll make more." Said Perez, who blushed slightly.

"Other times? Yeah, yeah." yeah." I answered without thinking.

First of all, it was a good cake.

Perez's smile deepened at my words.

After that, I forgot the cake in my hand for a moment and looked at Perez's face blankly.

It was a handsome face though still expressionless, but with a timid smile, his good looks grew stronger.

Also, I wonder if his good looks will improve as he gets older and actually enters the phase of a boy.

It was darker and more dazzling than the blooming roses in which we had just stood.

I completely forgot, that at one point he appeared and took over the empire in such a short time.

"Tia?"

When he saw me half-silently, Perez tilted his head and called my name.

"Hum!"

Fine black hair that flashes with small movements.

I patted his head with a proud heart, expecting a brilliant future for Perez.

"I was just thinking, Perez. Your beauty is a national treasure."

"Me?"

"Of course, you shouldn't hurt your face while you're practicing. Your pretty face is everyone's public good. You should appreciate it!"

"Is that so......"

Perez touched his face once and said as if he wasn't sure.

Oh, he's a young man who doesn't even know he's handsome.

"Tia, you're prettier than me."

"...Are you kidding me now?"

"No. I mean it."

Perez's hand touched my cheek

In an instant, the distance between us narrowed.

Eyes that were redder than roses appeared right in front of me and looked at me.

What, what is this.

I stiffened.

And he said in a soft voice as if telling a secret story.

"Pretty."

"That's, that's ......"

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't even say anything.

When I was silent and acted like an idiot.

Brucks.

A small round garden tree trembled slightly.

I think it's one of those little animals that live in the park.

"Who is this."

Srinkk.

Perez unsheathed a long sword and cut the garden tree at once.

Tuk.

The cut garden tree rolled to the side, and what could be seen behind it were three people sitting down.

"Well, what is this?!"

It was Belsach who saw the tree cut down while shouting.

"Ehh......"

And there was Astalliu and her seven-year-old brother, Crene who was terrified and could not scream

"Now, what if you accidentally cut us?"

"So, why are you listening to other people's conversations like rats?"

I asked coldly.

"Mouse, you said rat?"

Belsach shouted, then jumped from where he was crouching.

Like Perez when he was 13 years old, Belsach's height has grown a lot, but he has also grown into a boy who shows a grumpy face.

"You, you, Half ......!"

"Shut up, Belsach."

I immediately stopped him from trying to take another oath.

"Because I don't want to hear you swear by your 'low blood' right now. If you want to say something like that, leave."

First because of the problem with my father's condition, I don't know how I would explode in anger if something like Belsach existed.

But I don't know if he's taking it.

Belsach gritted his teeth and widened his nostrils.

"You won't even be able to hurt me!"

"What!!!."

I clicked my tongue.

Then I asked Astalliu.

"What the hell, why are you following a kid like that?"

Astalliu opened his eyes and looked at Belsach's eyes.

"Even bring your sister!."

Astalliu's sister, Crene, is only seven years old and smaller than her friends.

In the future, he studied hard, and among cousins, he had the least sin because he was the one who was not corrupted other than myself.

She inherited the blood of her mother's family, the Ginefolk family, and looks younger thanks to her red hair and full spots on the face.

"Following Belsach is a rotten path, so stop and look for another path." 

I sincerely suggest.

I didn't expect Astalliu to take my advice.

But later on, if he remembered this moment, 'I should have heard it back then!' He will surely regret it.

"I can't handle you. Let's go, Perez."

I hate to see idiots' faces, so I said to Perez and tried to get out of the park.

"Hey, Half! The Second Prince is here to see you, so you have a little courage, huh!"

I stopped my legs and looked back at Belsach.

He is Astana's twin.

Normally, I would ignore it harshly, but today I feel very angry.

I straightened my index finger, middle finger, ring finger, three fingers.

"First, I said don't call me Half. Second, in front of the Second Prince, how stupid are you? And third, I have to deal with a man like you, but I don't want to. . It's as troublesome as catching a fly."

In the end, only the middle finger was raised

"Ap, what?"

Belsach struggled to understand what I was saying for a long time before it failed and his face flushed red.

This time, he changed the target.

"Huh, you two mixed-bloods really get along well with each other, right."

"What are you saying now?"

Something broke in my head.

"Mixed blood...?"

not only did you insinuate me who was of mixed blood, but you also brought Perez?

akh immediately took what I could see, following as my instincts said.

"Who are you trying to defame him?"

"You, are you crazy ?!"

I don't know why this stone is in a well-preserved courtyard, but I clutched it tightly in my hand.

When he saw the stone in my hand, there was a feeling of fear on Belsach's face.

Srinkk.

Finally, Belsach retreated and unsheathed his sword.

But I didn't even blink.

"It's good of you, you're just mixed blood!"

"What?"

"Yes God... Belsach!!!"

"Hey, Astalliu! You draw your sword too!"

As it seemed like only he was being harmed, Belsach yelled at Astalliu, who was next to him.

Astalliu reluctantly drew his sword, and Crene, who saw him, put her hand on the wooden sword he was wearing.

"Stop."

I said, pointing my finger at Crene.

"You just shut up. If you don't want to be hurt."

"......"

Crene finally cried as if it was scary enough to see me staring with a boulder in one hand.

There's tension between me, Belsach, and Astalliu.

They just watched and were wary of the stone in my hand flying away, and they were the target.

"How simple is it."

I laughed at those idiots when I rolled up one corner of my mouth.

And said.

"Stop it all, Perez."

At that moment, it seemed like the wind was blowing behind me, Perez moved quickly.

The blue aura flashed for a moment.

Get, Touk.

Just as Astana was suffering, two swords were cut in a short time and fell next to the garden tree.

With a sweet little metallic sound.

As if nothing had happened, Perez stared at them with his usual flat eyes.

"Oh, the rumors are true......"

"what......."

"They're my cousins..."

Belsach and Astalliu are completely insane.

"Those people are my cousins......"

Lombardy's name was in vain behind them.

I stared at the pitiful figure for a moment and then grabbed Perez's hand.

"Come, Perez. If we stay together any longer, we'll be stupid, too."

"...... Yeah"

Now Perez, who was much bigger than me, was being dragged gently like a big puppy.

Perez looked at his hand, not knowing that his face was red.

We don't even know how faint the remaining three people looked at us as we moved away.

"Cool......"

I could only hear the small, dreamy voice of Crene in my ears

* * *

A strange train enters Lombardy's house.

As if running very far, both the horse and the coachman were very tired.

The train went straight to the pavilion, not the main gate of Lombardy.

It seems like there is a defined purpose.

Secretly, the carriage door that stood in front of the mansion pavilion opened.

She was an impressive woman with a gentle impression and calm eyes.

"Well......"

Likewise with the woman who sighed as if exhausted, pulling the bag she loved during the trip alone from the train.

At that moment, the door opened.

Inside, a girl and a pair of strange men and women followed him.

Clack, clack.

The girl approached him with the sound of heels emanating from her luxurious leather shoes and smiled brightly at the woman.

"I've been waiting for you, Estira."

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