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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Part 1
  • 2. Chapter 1 - Part 2
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 1
  • 4. Chapter 2 - Part 2
  • 5. Chapter 3
  • 6. Chapter 4
  • 7. Chapter 5
  • 8. Chapter 6
  • 9. Chapter 7
  • 10. Chapter 8
  • 11. Chapter 9
  • 12. Chapter 10
  • 13. Chapter 11
  • 14. Chapter 12
  • 15. Chapter 13
  • 16. Chapter 14
  • 17. Chapter 15
  • 18. Chapter 16
  • 19. Chapter 17
  • 20. Chapter 18
  • 21. Chapter 19
  • 22. Chapter 20
  • 23. Chapter 21
  • 24. Chapter 22
  • 25. Chapter 23
  • 26. Chapter 24
  • 27. Chapter 25
  • 28. Chapter 26
  • 29. Chapter 27
  • 30. Chapter 28
  • 31. Chapter 29
  • 32. Chapter 30
  • 33. Chapter 31
  • 34. Chapter 32
  • 35. Chapter 33
  • 36. Chapter 34
  • 37. Chapter 35
  • 38. Chapter 36
  • 39. Chapter 37
  • 40. Chapter 38
  • 41. Chapter 39
  • 42. Chapter 40
  • 43. Chapter 41
  • 44. Chapter 42
  • 45. Chapter 43
  • 46. Chapter 44
  • 47. Chapter 45
  • 48. Chapter 46
  • 49. Chapter 47
  • 50. Chapter 48
  • 51. Chapter 49
  • 52. Chapter 50
  • 53. Chapter 51
  • 54. Chapter 52
  • 55. Chapter 53
  • 56. Chapter 54
  • 57. Chapter 55
  • 58. Chapter 56
  • 59. Chapter 57
  • 60. Chapter 58
  • 61. Chapter 59
  • 62. Chapter 60
  • 63. Chapter 61
  • 64. Chapter 62
  • 65. Chapter 63
  • 66. Chapter 64
  • 67. Chapter 65
  • 68. Chapter 66
  • 69. Chapter 67
  • 70. Chapter 68
  • 71. Chapter 69
  • 72. Chapter 70
  • 73. Chapter 71
  • 74. Chapter 72
  • 75. Chapter 73
  • 76. Chapter 74
  • 77. Chapter 75
  • 78. Chapter 76
  • 79. Chapter 77
  • 80. Chapter 78
  • 81. Chapters 79
  • 82. Chapters 80
  • 83. Chapters 81
  • 84. Chapters 82
  • 85. Chapter 83
  • 86. Chapter 84
  • 87. Chapter 85
  • 88. Chapter 86
  • 89. Chapter 87
  • 90. Chapter 88
  • 91. Chapter 89
  • 92. Chapter 90
  • 93. Chapter 91
  • 94. Chapter 92
  • 95. Chapter 93
  • 96. Chapter 94
  • 97. Chapter 95
  • 98. Chapter 96
  • 99. Chapter 97
  • 100. Chapter 98
  • 101. Chapter 99
  • 102. Chapter 100
  • 103. Chapter 101
  • 104. Chapter 102
  • 105. Chapter 104
  • 106. Chapter 104
  • 107. Chapter 105
  • 108. Chapter 106
  • 109. Chapter 107
  • 110. Chapter 108
  • 111. Chapter 109
  • 112. Chapter 110
  • 113. Chapter 111
  • 114. Chapter 112
  • 115. Chapter 113
  • 116. Chapter 114
  • 117. Chapter 115
  • 118. Chapter 116
  • 119. Chapter 117
  • 120. Chapter 118
  • 121. Chapter 119
  • 122. Chapter 120
  • 123. Chapter 121
  • 124. Chapter 122
  • 125. Chapter 123
  • 126. Chapter 124
  • 127. Chapter 125
  • 128. Chapter 126
  • 129. Chapter 127
  • 130. Chapter 128
  • 131. Chapter 129
  • 132. Chapter 130
  • 133. Chapter 131
  • 134. Chapter 132
  • 135. Chapter 133
  • 136. Chapter 134
  • 137. Chapter 135
  • 138. Chapter 136
  • 139. Chapter 137
  • 140. Chapter 138
  • 141. Chapter 139
  • 142. Chapter 140
  • 143. Chapter 141
  • 144. Chapter 142
  • 145. Chapter 143
  • 146. Chapter 144
  • 147. Chapter 145
  • 148. Chapter 146
  • 149. Chapter 147
  • 150. Chapter 148
  • 151. Chapter 149
  • 152. Chapter 150
  • 153. Chapter 151
  • 154. Chapter 152
  • 155. Chapter 153
  • 156. Chapter 154
  • 157. Chapter 155
  • 158. Chapter 156
  • 159. Chapter 157
  • 160. Chapter 158
  • 161. Chapter 159
  • 162. Chapter 160
  • 163. Chapter 161
  • 164. Chapter 162
  • 165. Chapter 163
  • 166. Chapter 164
  • 167. Chapter 165
  • 168. Chapter 166
  • 169. Chapter 167
  • 170. Chapter 168
  • 171. Chapter 169
  • 172. Chapter 170
  • 173. Chapter 171
  • 174. Chapter 172
  • 175. Chapter 173
  • 176. Chapter 174
  • 177. Chapter 175
  • 178. Chapter 176
  • 179. Chapter 177
  • 180. Chapter 178
  • 181. Chapter 179
  • 182. Chapter 180
  • 183. Chapter 181
  • 184. Chapter 182
  • 185. Chapter 183
  • 186. Chapter 184
  • 187. Chapter 185
  • 188. Chapter 186
  • 189. Chapter 187 - The Final Chapter
  • 190. Side Story - 1

Chapter 1 - Part 1

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 1 - Part 2

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed what you have read, do consider tipping us a little through: https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow. Once we receive 6$, an advance chapter will be posted as a thank you. Don’t forget to mention the series that you’re supporting!

Chapter 2 - Part 1

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My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 2 - Part 2

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 3

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 4

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 5

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 6

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***

The Duke of Superion blinked, finding  the situation hard to believe. No matter how many times he looked at his son, he seemed like he was crying.

 

‘What is he doing? This child… Why is he behaving like this in front of a child?’ The Duke sat opposite Carius and looked alternately at Lelia, whose mouth was covered with dessert powder.

 

He seemed to be wondering about the current situation.

 

Lelia, bewildered by the look, shouted without realizing it.

 

“Well, I did not! I didn’t do that!”

 

“Hahaha… haha!”

 

But strangely enough, Carius now began to laugh out loud at the words.

 

When I was young, he used to fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and if their father came in, his sister would always say, ‘I didn’t do that! Carius just cried alone!’

 

Still, in fear of getting scolded, she would quickly approach Carius and give him a hug. ‘I’m sorry, Brother. So, please smile!’ she used to whisper.

 

“…”

 

Lelia looked at Carius with a strange expression as if she had seen a madman.

 

The Duke of Superion and the maid, Becky, who were watching Carius, had a similar expression.

 

***

 

Back in the room with Becky, Lelia lay on bed feeling restless. Becky brought a lot of desserts, including Maclia to Lelia’s surprise,, but somehow it was out of hand.

 

[Is she sick?]

 

Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of Carius, who was crying and laughing like a madman. Even though he hated her, he was still her mother’s best brother.

 

[‘And from what I heard from my grandmother, I think they were much closer than I thought them to be…]

 

Lelia spent time with her sweet grandmother and grandfather, but they were very strict parents towards their children when they were young.

 

Maybe that was why she kept her heart drawn to her.

 

At first, she wondered, ‘Why was he doing that being such a grown up man?’ every time he cast her edgy glances at her.

 

However, in a way, his eyes seemed to be depicting someone who desperately wanted to protect something from her.

 

[Like an adult who hasn’t grown up…]

 

Lelia rolled over her doll with a serious expression on her face, and then she got up from the bed again.

 

[Oh! I forgot. I have to do what I have to do.]

 

Lelia’s gaze reached the basket containing her health recovery potion.

 

[I need to earn money quickly and recharge my crystals.]

 

She was just like that when she got up and went out with her basket.

 

She was smart

 

She heard a knock and thought it was Becky, but it was Carius who opened her door and came in.

 

Lelia squinted her eyes and looked at him.

 

He cried and then laughed, and then his eyes were red as if he had cried again.

 

“Sit down for a moment.”

 

Carius spoke bluntly and sat down on the sofa. Lelia hesitated for a moment, then she walked across from it and settled down.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“… I have something to say.”

 

“…”

 

“Before, so in the Imperial Palace…”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I apologize. I’m sorry I got so mad.”

 

“…”

 

Lelia wanted to know if he really had hit his head somewhere and she looked at him suspiciously.

 

“And… Now I believe you. No, the truth is, I knew it from the beginning, but maybe I didn’t want to admit it.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m sorry for being a mean uncle, Lelia.”

 

Uncle?

 

Lelia’s eyes widened.

 

She wondered what he was talking about, and now he seemed to believe that she really was her mother’s daughter.

 

Lelia couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from rising as she smiled a little.

 

Carius smiled a little too.

 

“When I was as young as you.”

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Now, to your eyes, my father may look like a very kind grandfather, but he was very strict.”

 

“…”

 

“He was a very scary father. He always compared our brothers to the children of vassals and wanted them to excel.”

 

“I see…”

 

“My father and my mother were always strict and scary, so I was scared of them.”

 

“…”

 

“I think I was in a lot of pain every time I was crying because my father and teachers scolded me. I thought I didn’t deserve it.”

 

Lelia just listened to his sudden confession.

 

Carius, whose eyes were red again, calmly continued to speak.

 

“But every time she came to me, she hugged me and comforted me.”

 

“…”

 

Little Carius and Elizabeth were depicted in Lelia’s head. They were scolded by their parents and encouraged each other.

 

As such, her mother must have been a precious person to Carius.

 

Lelia said carefully, “I’m not defending my grandfather, but he always said he regretted it. I should have been a more loving father..”

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a small smile.

 

“Yes, my father has changed a lot since my sister died.”

 

“Still… you must have been very sad.”

 

Speaking of which, Lelia muttered quietly because she seemed to have sided with her grandfather too much.

 

It broke her heart to think of a child her age who would have been scolded and frightened by strict parents. It was also similar to the wounds of friends who were most precious to Lelia.

 

“I don’t know properly because I don’t have parents. But I think I know now.”

 

Carius couldn’t say a word to answer Lelia’s words, who sympathized with the wounds of childhood.

 

Lelia looked at the dessert on the table.

 

These were the ones Becky had brought earlier.

 

“Eat this.”

 

Lelia carefully stuck out her plate.

 

Carius, who had been agonizing for a while, said, “…it’s funny that I was scolded by my parents when I grew up.”

 

“… Not at all.” Lelia replied, shrugging her shoulders. 

 

Often people used to laugh at the wounds they received from their childhood. When the skin was wounded due to your own fault, disinfecting the wound, applying her ointment, making it scab, enduring the itchiness, and enduring the process for new flesh to sprout.

 

His broken heart also needed such a process.

 

[Especially the wounds I received as a child.]

 

If you didn’t go through that process and became an adult, even if you looked like a decent adult on the outside, the scars left in your heart would remain stagnant for the rest of your life.

 

[The wounds I received as a child… Even if I die and become a corpse, they would remain.]

 

Before Lelia also went to the temple, she had many wounds from her childhood, but her friends had healed her to some extent.

 

So she knew…

 

That an adult who had not grown up would possess a heart as weak as a child’s.

 

“…My father would be amazed to know that I had told you this. He would ask me to do as if I were a grown-up.”

 

“And if I asked my grandfather to tell me about his wounds when he was a kid, he’d think about it and tell me.”

 

At Lelia’s words, Carius grinned. For some reason, the words sounded meaningful.

 

Carius apologized again as a result of a rush of guilt.

 

“Sorry again, for hurting you.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

To be honest, compared to the wounds Lelia had received so far, the wounds Carius gave were not even wounds.

 

Carius said in a softer tone, as if he knew it. 

 

“…Did Cedric and Demian torment you and run away?”

 

“That’s kinda true..”

 

Actually, to be exact, it’s not to be exact.

 

She tried to survive at any cost.

 

[‘But to be honest, it did hurt my heart.’]

 

So she couldn’t even tell her grandfather. At least for those who knew her mother, Lelia’s misfortune would have been a big deal.

 

“… you can tell me you can tell me everything. I will be your uncle, not Cedric and Damien.”

 

“…”

 

The words staggered Lelia for a moment.

 

To be honest, there was no way she didn’t want to tell anyone.

 

But she still didn’t possess the courage to talk.

 

[I’ll keep acting like a child.]

 

Even in her previous life, she died at a young age.

 

After reincarnation, she had memories of her previous life, but her brain was still underdeveloped, so she often acted like Lelia’s real child.

 

It was still the same today. She really felt the urge to tell what she had been through, like a ten-year-old.

****

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Chapter 7