Vita Nova
Episode 78 "Brotherhood"

Flashbacks

"THE MIC!FORGIVE AK-UGH!!"

"KEEP SAYING THAT UNTIL YOUR INTESTINES COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!!"

"ARE YOU CRAZY?!YOU WANT TO KILL-AKHH!!"

"What?.you want to fight me?.."

"WHY HAVE I ALWAYS BEEN A VICTIM OF YOUR VIOLENCE?!"

"BECAUSE IT'S YOUR FAULT YOU'RE STUPID!"

"ACH!!"

Ian, Lucas and the Crown Prince who heard the screams from the room were chills in fear.

'Master Saint.may you be safe.' their inner selves together.

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Episode 78's

Evening arrived.The sky looked very bright and the moon shone quite bright.Air autumn night time is really cold.

"ugh.."

'dizziness..'

Yesra slowly opened his eyes.The pain in his head was very disturbing.His hands felt heavy, next to him there was Yusto who fell asleep soundly in a sitting position while holding Yesra's hand since.

'Stupid.y body can hurt.' Yesra thought.

He tried to open his mouth and speak.The voice did not come out at all.

'Lho?. I seem to drink less.' thought Yesra.On the table next to the mattress there is water and a glass bottle filled with hallucinatory fluid.

Yesra approached slowly towards the table, ignoring the hallucinatory liquid and drinking only a glass of water.

"Huh.cold.", Yesra muttered in a very slow voice.

Slowly he got out of his bed, took the blanket and gave it to Yusto.Yesra came out of his room to go into his brother's room.

"My head is very heavy." he murmured.

Yesra walked while touching the wall, passing through Yusto's room and then to Ian's room.According to him in front of Ian's room, the pain was getting worse.With no small talk Yesra opened the door of his sister's room.

His vision was blurred, he could not see clearly, just the shadowy figure of the man he thought was Ian.

"Sister." said Yesra limply calling the man.

"Eh?Yesra?" that shadowy figure was not Ian, but the Crown Prince.

His voice was not so clear in Yesra's ears, he could not distinguish Ian's voice or the Crown Prince's voice now.

"Why did you walk here?Your body is still weak, you should have used a bell." said the Crown Prince anxiously.

"It's cold, you don't use blankets and just wear those thin clothes?that's right." The Crown Prince took the blanket and gave it to Yesra.

Yesra's face was completely pale.His body was very limp, he was even hard to stand now.

"Yesra, you gotta-?!"

Yesra's body fell so limp.The Crown Prince swiftly caught Yesra.

"Hah.kakak.ku tired.." said Yesra limp.

'Does he think I'm Ian?Perhaps his vision and hearing were quite impaired.' the Crown Prince thought.

"You haven't eaten since morning, of course limp.You eat first?" the Crown Prince offered.

"I want Lily's porridge." said Yesra.

"All right, I'll be right back.Wait here." The Crown Prince laid Yesra down and went out.

He looks for Lily in his room but there is no living room and family room even the dining room is also not there.

"Where is he?Though it was midnight." muttered the Crown Prince as he walked down the halls looking for Lily.

Until where the Crown Prince passed through the hallway that leads to the park.Disana he found Ian and Lily were talking about something with a grim face.

The Crown Prince hid behind a pillar and heard the conversation between the two of them.

"Yesra's condition is so bad, I was even shocked to see that memory" Lily said.

"Didn't you feel anything?." Lily asked.

"..about that, actually I was very scared to see it happen right in front of my own eyes...I have often seen the corpse that is not intact on the battlefield, but.this time is different.She was my mother, and I should have been her son to protect her.But I failed.Honestly, I failed,at that moment I could not move for a moment, but so aware I was forced to move this motionless body.Seeing Yesra who was sitting with a trembling body, I slashed the demon and brought Yesra out." ian replied while clasping his trembling hands.

Lily could not hold back her tears seeing Ian like that.The sea of Ian's face seemed to want to cry but tears did not come out of her dark blue pupils.

"You're the greatest kid that the late Grand Duchess has, she must be so proud of you." Lily said with tears in her eyes.

Ian smiled bitterly.He wiped Lily's tears and kissed her forehead.

"It's okay.I can handle this feeling and also I've got you by my side, so I'm not worried" Ian said as he placed Lily's hand on his cheek.

The comfort of Lily's hand made Ian relieved.Being near the woman made her mixed heart and mind become calm.

"Dian?"

"Let it be like this for a minute."

"All right, do what you want." Lily pressed her forehead against Ian's forehead.Silence made the two of them so enjoy the atmosphere of the cold night became warmer between them.

The Crown Prince who saw it all behind the pillar felt a pain in his chest.He felt unable to breathe regularly and immediately returned to the room.

'sickness..'

The look on her face turned sombre and dark.His eyes were empty.He continued to hold her aching chest tightly.As soon as she reached the room, she saw Yesra sitting on the edge of the bed with a worried face.

"Where are you?I'm afraid." said Yesra softly.

The Crown Prince who saw Yesra waiting for him like that slowly forgot the pain in his chest.It turns out this is how spoiled Yesra was to Ian as the late Grand Duchess had told him.

"Basic..Yesra is also my sister though a cousin..I envy Ian so much." the Crown Prince muttered with his forced-impressed smile.

Yesra walked over to the Crown Prince and hugged him.

"Sister.don't be sad.I know big brother must feel very lost mother.not only brother but we all lost the figure of mother.." yesra said with a trembling voice.At this moment she must be crying on the Crown Prince's chest.

"Yesra.", the Crown Prince could not bear to see Yesra crying like that, he returned Yesra's embrace and rubbed her hair slowly.

"I want to meet my mother for the last time.I want to apologize to her but it is impossible.." said Yesra.Crown Prince was silent and remembered the hallucinatory liquid given by his mother.

"Eh?Brother?.."

'It's not usually that big brother hugs me gently like that.The voice is also a little lighter than usual..Everything is still blurry .' Yesra thought.

"Akhs..!My head.", The pain in Yesra's head again attacked him.He sat on the floor groaning in pain.

Zergan who had just returned from the library through Ian's room saw Yesra, and his eyes widened in surprise, he immediately approached Yesra.

"Yesra!What's going on?!"

"My head.eghh!Be ill..AKHH!!"

Yesra's voice rang out to Lily and Ian's ears, as did Yusto who had instantly woken up from his sleep.The Crown Prince picked up the hallucinatory liquid and went to his room with Yusto.

"Yesra!Hang in!" Zergan lifted Yesra's body and immediately laid her body on the mattress.Had probably tried to relieve the pain in Yesra's head with his magic.

Soon Ian, Lily the Crown Prince, and Yusto arrive in Ian's room as soon as they see Zergan's magic beam in Ian's room.

"Zergan!What's going on?!" ask Lily to panic.

"I don't know..I just got back from the library and passed by Ian's room.I've seen Yesra sitting on the floor hitting her head.. It looks like he's in a lot of pain." replied Zergan.

"Akhh..!Get out of my head!!" yell Yesra who looked more and more in pain.

"At this time the hallucinatory fluid will not work, we have to relieve the pain first." said Zergan.

"All right, I'll try." Lily helped Zergan relieve Yesra's pain.

Meanwhile the Crown Prince explained everything to Ian and Yusto from beginning to end, but he did not tell about him hearing Lily and Ian talk earlier.

"Akhs..Yusto's..Yusto where are you." said Yesra softly while crying.

"I'm here Yesra.." Yusto immediately approached Yesra and clasped his hand.Yesra tried to get up from his place and hugged Yusto tightly.

"I'm afraid don't leave me." said Yesra who is still restored Zergan and Lily.

"I will not leave you Yesra, calm down." said Yusto to appease Yesra.

Slowly the pain of Yesra disappeared.He was calm again and looked very tired.The eyes were swollen due to crying daritadi.

Zergan took the hallucinatory liquid from the Crown Prince and asked Yesra to drink it slowly.Yesra drank the liquid and sat leaning against Yusto's chest.

"He'll be in a hallucinatory realm to meet someone he wants to meet" Zergan said.

"That's it, okay..By the way why aren't the other servants awake?Brother Lucas too." asked Lily astonished.

"I used silencer magic in their room.I also used it on Lucas for 'something'." replied Zergan.

Lily tilted her head in confusion.What does Zergan mean by 'something?

/In the subconscious of Yesra

"Yesra, wake up, son."

'Lho?this voice.."

Yesra opened her eyes and found the late Grand Duke and Grand Duchess right in front of her eyes smiling gently.

"Dad?.mom?.."

"Hello Yesra, what happened to you son? why are you so messy like this?." asked the Grand Duchess so worriedly.

"Is Ian or Yusto bothering you? What about Felix?her too?Just watch out they're bothering my only daughter!" said the Grand Duke annoyed and clenched his hands.

Yesra daydreamed at the two of them.The tears slowly wet her cheeks.Grand Duchess was startled and immediately wiped Yesra's tears.

"Yesra what's up, son? why are you crying?." asked the Grand Duke.

"This.really you?." asked Yesra in a soft voice.

"Whatchu mean?of course this is us.If we are no longer normal humans, but this is us." said the Grand Duchess.

"What does that mean? Why am I here?.do I die?." asked Yesra puzzled.

"You are in the subconscious because of the effects of hallucinatory fluids.The waters help you see people who you really want to meet in the short term" replied the Grand Duke.

"Short term?.that means after this we can not meet?!.." asked Yesra again.

The Grand Duchess nodded, "Right, if you use that hallucinatory liquid again but it's impossible because you want to meet the same person" she replied.

"We don't have much time.Yesra, listen to me."

"He?"

Grand Duke hugs Yesra and his wife.Grand Duke and Grand Duchess kiss both of Yesra's cheeks in turns.

"Yesra, if we will not meet again now, but believe me someday we will meet again.Currently believe in your brothers,you are the only Princess in this Empire.You are the daughter of the Emperor's brother.You people say whatever, you are still my daughter and the descendants of the previous Emperor.When Ian or Yusto are not beside you, you are still my daughter,there's still Crown Prince Felix who will always be there, he's your brother too.Lily and Grand Duke Everon will definitely help you at any time, so stay healthy and live happily there."

After saying it all, the bodies of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess slowly disappeared and turned into scattered grains of light.

"Wait around!Daddy's!Mama!!Don't leave!I'm sorry I can't take care of you!" yesra said so saddened by the departure of the two of them as well as feeling guilty.

"We love you my daughter" they both said and disappeared.

Outside of Yesra's subconscious, she was crying.

"Sister..Yusto.." murmured Yesra softly still in Yusto's arms.

"Ian, Yesra is calling you" said the Crown Prince nudging Ian on the shoulder.

"Hm, hearing your story earlier seems like the 'sister' that Yesra meant is you" Ian said back to nudge the Crown Prince's shoulder.

"Whatchu mean?You are his brother." said the Crown Prince.

"You're also her brother if adjusted." retorted Ian.

"I'm just your cousin, get there!" said the Crown Prince starting to get a little upset.

"Huh?It's obviously you!" ian was upset.

"Ekhem." Lily was already standing upright with both hands crossed in front of her chest.High eyes stared at Ian and the Crown Prince alternately, turning to look at Yesra.

"All right.." Ian and the Crown Prince draw near to Yesra and Yusto.

Both of Yesra's hands looked so pale and cold.The Crown Prince was holding Yesra's right hand while Ian was left.They both simultaneously kissed Yesra's back.

"I love you." Yesra muttered in her sleep.

The three cousins smiled.

"Good Sleep, Princess."

Seriate..