Tensei Oujo wa Kyou mo Hata o Tatakioru

“So hot…” 

    I wiped the unwanted sweat dripping down my forehead with the back of my hand .
    The leaves may have softened the sunlight a little, but it didn’t help with the high humidity in the air . The heavy air that clung eagerly to my body slowly chipped away my physical strength .
    Every breath I took was rough and even a little suffocating .  

“Miss Marie!” 

    Lily ran up to me while calling out my name .  

“Please don’t overwork yourself . Why not take a small break for now?” 

“Thanks, I’ve nearly finished distributing the supplies, so I’ll stop soon . ” 

    Lily, however, lowered her brows in response .
    There were only small changes in her facial expression, but I’ve come to understand them more and more . This was most likely her surprised face as if to say ‘What did I expect, honestly? She’s like this, after all,’ and I could only return a wry smile .  

“Can you at least promise me to take regular breaks, please? If you start sweating again, I will be sure to apply the oil again, okay?” 

    Despite Lily’s baby-like face, she acts like an older sister type, huh?
    When she spoke to me as if I was a baby, I couldn’t do anything but nod obediently .  

    By the way, the oil was used as an insect repellent . I liked how it felt on my skin after applying a thin layer . Its fragrance was nice too, so it was doubly more pleasant since I tended to sweat a lot lately . I am a young girl, after all .  Of course, I’m conscious of how I smell .

    I separated from Lily and ran off once more .
    When I arrived in front of the house, I called out and pushed the door open .  

“Excuse me~” 

    The first thing I saw was Rolf, who was frozen stiff in place as he stared down at his hands .
    He held a pestle in his right and mortar in his left . Looks like he was in the middle of grinding up ingredients for a medicine recipe . He may have been a s.h.i.tty brat, but he seemed more than willing to take on serious jobs . I wondered why he stopped his hands in the middle of work, so I followed his line of sight .

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    And I, too, was at a loss for words .  

    Michael was there, sitting with his back against the wall .
    His eyes were tightly shut as if meditating .
    The child resting on his lap was breathing sharply, almost to the point of panting . Their face was red like a ripe fruit, and there was no doubt they were undergoing an unbearable, excruciating pain .
    Michael’s hand touched the child’s chest, which then began to glow . His furrowed brows were lit up by the light as sweat dripped past his temples .  

    This was the second time I had seen him use his powers .
    I was too distracted with saving Klaus at the time that I didn’t remember much about his magic . Still, it felt strange seeing it like this in person . It’s no wonder that Rolf was left with his jaw hanging .  

    Tell me off if you must, but I could easily envision this beautiful scene as something straight out of a religious painting .  

    I lost track of the time as we gazed on .
    Michael slowly opened his eyes . His turquoise eyes, like that of a deep, shining lake, revealed themselves from behind his eyelids, and immediately returned to their original black . A sigh was released from the lips that were tightly shut mere moments ago .

“I’m spent…” 

    He mumbled as he weakly lowered his shoulders and grumbled .
    The child in his arms was now sleeping peacefully . Their face was still red, but there’s no doubt that they’ve regained some of their usual colours . The sleeping face was becoming more adorable by the second .  

“Good work . ” 

    I crouched to Michael’s level before offering him a towel .
    Michael, who was still in a daze, focused his eyes on the towel before shifting his gaze onto my face . He nearly did a backflip .  

“… . P-P-Princess!?” 

    I quickly scooted closer to him and placed a finger on his lips; a gesture for him to quiet down . Michael immediately covered his mouth with his hand . The child on his lap continued its peaceful slumber .  

“I’m sorry I surprised you . ” 

    After apologising, I patted Michael’s soaked forehead with the towel in hand .
    Once his sweat had disappeared, his face slowly turned red . Strange, his bashful face somehow looked cuter than mine . As usual, he wasn’t used to people, let alone girls . I feel like I have a younger brother even though he’s the one who’s older…
    It was this expression that garnered him lots of attention and a popular target for many back in the game . Although he had slowly grown into the beautiful young man that was otome love interest material, he’s still retained that adorable meek, obedient att.i.tude from when I first met him .

“Did you heal this little one?” 

    I asked as I moved my line of sight towards the child that was lying on top of Michael’s knees . Michael shook his head .  

“I couldn’t cure the disease itself . I only further aided the medicine’s effects . ”

    Saying so, Michael put his hand on the child’s head . Both the gaze he gave to the child, along with the way he ruffled their hair, exuded genuine gentleness .

“Hey, you… No, Mister . What’s your power?” 

    Rolf, who was silent up until now, asked while standing beside me .

“Um…” 

    Michael looked between me and back to Rolf, before lowering his gaze and scratching his cheeks awkwardly .  

“It’s not some weird technique or anything like that… But I guess it’s still something disgusting to see, isn’t it?” 

“Huh? What nonsense! How could that ever be disgusting?!” 

    Rolf shot him down immediately .
    Michael was taken aback, so much so that the surprise on his face was plain to see 

“You relieved his fever and stabilized his breathing . Not only that, but you also shortened the time it took for the medicine to work . That’s amazing! I wanna be able to do that too . Seriously, I’m so envious . ” 

    Rolf blurted out excitedly .
    So instead of turning bitter because Michael had the same power as the village G.o.ddess, he became envious of his powers . As expected of a doctor’s child .  

“You’re not scared of it…?” 

“Despite Rolf’s demeanour, he’s still an excellent doctor’s son, huh . ” 

“What do you mean by ‘despite his demeanour,’ you ugly woman?” 

    Like that, you brat .  I thought as I nearly gave that s.h.i.tty head of his a nice smack .
    The princess almost stooped low just to reprimand a cheeky kid . Uwaah~, there have been so many things going on lately that I nearly lost myself to impulse . I’ll have to be more careful from now on .  

“The Kua are all very pa.s.sionate about anything and everything medical, after all . Let’s calm down for now, and make sure you don’t pressure Michael, okay? I’m sure you have a lot of questions to ask . ” 

“I feel a little scared of it myself…” 

    ‘But I think I’m happy that I have it . ’ Michael laughed and added in a small voice .
    Aah! So cute! I so want to stroke his hair~ 

“You’re making a gross face . ” 

“Shut up, Rolf . ” 

    Upon looking at me as I eyed at Michael’s tired face, Rolf had to annoyingly comment on me not being cute or whatever .
    Well, if I’m being perfectly honest, I’m not sure a princess like myself should be grinning shamelessly like this .

    As I faked a cough, I handed Rolf food and supplies before leaving the house .
    Glancing quickly over my shoulder, I saw Rolf chatting with Michael, genuine curiosity in his eyes . It looked like those two would get along just fine .
    I closed the door with a smile .  

    Now then… I can still go on, but if I don’t take a break, I’ll get scolded by Lily . But more importantly, if I overestimate my own strength and fall, it’ll be them that has to pick up my slack and then some .  

    Once I’m done sorting out these remaining supplies, I’ll go back to Lily and let her take care of me for a bit .
    With that decision in mind, I started walking, but my feet stopped in front of a certain building . This was the house that Johan was sleeping in .  

    Let’s see how he’s doing .
    But… would it be a good idea to wake him up? 

    I’m curious . Totally curious, but let’s have him sleep as much as he wants . That would be better, right?
    As I pondered on what to do, the door in front of me was suddenly slammed open .  

“!!” 

    When Johan saw me, he froze on the spot .  

    His deep blue eyes were open wide, and as if he had just woken up, his golden hair was ruffled up in a mess . His thin lips could fit a whole watermelon . As if time had stopped for him, Johan remained still .  

“Johan…?” 

    I carefully called out his name .
    Johan’s shoulders slightly shook .  

    This might be a weird thing to ask, but I wonder if he was still asleep? While staring at me, Johan suddenly slapped his own cheeks . I was caught off guard by the loud Smack! his hands made .  

    Eh…?! Wh…?!
    What’s wrong with you, little brother?! 

    I was upset by my brother’s odd behaviour .
    What’s happening? Is this also a symptom of the disease? No, obviously not .  

    Amidst my confusion, Johan rubbed his red cheeks and muttered, ‘It hurts . ’ Well, of course it hurts! 

    What should I do? My brother went crazy!
    Should I call for Wolf? B-But he doesn’t seem to be sick .  

    However, my brother’s eccentric behaviour didn’t end there . Far from it .
    Johan separated his hands from his cheeks and stared at me . He stared straight into my eyes and gave me the biggest grin I’ve ever seen . Then he rushed towards me with such speed it was comparable to a boar .

    My brother, who closed the gap in an instant before I knew it, pulled both of my cheeks . He pulled them up so my face was stuck in a weird smile . It didn’t really hurt… But it was way too unnerving .
    Looking at his eyes up close, it sure resembles the clear sea . It’s so beautiful… I’m trying to escape reality here, aren’t I .

“Sister…?” 

    Eh-? W-What now?
    I’m sure we had a proper conversation just a few hours ago .  

“Wh?” 

    I was so surprised that I gave a dumb reply .
    Johan then asked in a slurred voice, ‘Are you real?’ 

    So he thinks that this is a dream?
    Then it was understandable . If I, his sister, who was supposed to be back at home, showed my face in the Kingdom of Wind, of course he was so surprised .  

“Yes, I’m your real sister . This isn’t a dream . ” 

    I told him with a chuckle .
    Johan’s long eyelashes fluttered as he blinked numerous times, and a few seconds later, his face was red hot, as if the embarra.s.sment was boiling him .  

    What’s going on this time?!
    Even your dear sister couldn’t predict this sort of reaction, you know .

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