3 - I Healed the Male Lead's Trauma
Episode 3
1. The Male Lead Doesn't Need Trauma (3)
"Yes? Who are you?"
"My younger sibling is staying here. It's been quite a while since we've met, would it be difficult to see them?"
The clueless servant seemed to assume I was just a family member of an employee working at this house.
I secretly hoped there would be someone gullible, but I didn't expect it to be this easy.
It's a bit annoying to have someone hitting on me unnecessarily.
"Everyone's busy working right now, but... should I subtly check for you? Instead, how about I join you when you go out with your sibling? You haven't been to the capital much, have you?"
"Well, it's been a while since I've been to the capital."
"Oh, what? You're agreeing? Haha, you can look forward to it! I know a few good pubs. You'll have fun too."
I don't really want to play along with such obvious ulterior motives.
After ignoring him a few times, the annoying servant finally asked, as if he had just remembered.
"By the way, what's your sibling's name?"
"Hiakin."
"Hiakin? I don't think I've heard that name before? Come on in anyway. I'll give you a tour of the Lorraine mansion. Of course, it's only possible because it's me, you have to keep it a secret."
He volunteered to do something he didn't even need to do, helping me out.
Thanks to him, it was very easy to figure out the structure of the mansion after entering.
"Come to think of it, I don't know your name either. Should I guess?"
"Try if you can. I'm quite curious to hear what you'll say."
"Parents tend to give pretty girls like you flower-related names. Are you Daisy?"
"Oh, that's quite close."
"Wow, are you really Daisy? This is fate, what do you think?"
Men have a habit of throwing around the word fate too easily.
What do I think? I'm trying to change the future where I die, do you think I can't change one fate like that?
While enduring his tedious flirting, I finally caught a glimpse of familiar silver-blue hair at the edge of my vision.
It was the training grounds.
When I turned my gaze that way, the servant shook his head.
"Ah, it's best not to go there. Count Lorraine and his son have been constantly training that freeloader to awaken as an Evolved Being."
"Training? What does that have to do with not going there?"
"There are a lot of harsh scenes for a woman to see... Ah, how about we go to the greenhouse? That would suit you better... Oh? Daisy?"
Ignoring the servant's call, I strode towards the training grounds.
Surprised by my unexpectedly fast pace, the servant hurriedly chased after me.
He was anxious about being caught by the Count or his son, trying to stop me.
"Daisy, it's not a good idea to be here! Let's just go..."
But I stopped walking and tilted my head, not caring who saw me.
"Hmm."
Training, huh.
Is that what you call mercilessly inflicting violence on a person with weapons?
First, I calmly observed the scene.
My only remaining family member was being mercilessly beaten with a wooden sword.
That soft sky-blue silver hair.
The hair I used to tease him about being pretty and carefully comb for him. But it's so lacking in luster, I wonder how long it's been neglected.
His limbs, clearly not properly fed, were so thin they were emaciated.
And to top it off, he was wearing a shabby gray shirt that was no better than rags, and torn sweatpants.
As if that wasn't enough, every time he was hit by the wooden sword wielded by the son of this house, red wounds and bruises spread across his skin.
My younger sibling, helplessly beaten, finally lost strength in his legs and rolled on the dirt floor as if he had lost consciousness for a moment.
I looked up at the sky for a moment, watching him fall.
Guides are trained to control their emotions.
But how many people can suppress their anger even in moments like this? My eyes naturally narrowed at the burst wounds and dark bruises all over him.
The son of this house, his face still flushed with excitement, widened his eyes as he noticed me.
"What's this? Where did you bring this wench from?"
At the same time, Hiakin, who saw me, opened his mouth in disbelief.
"Liphy...?"
Instead of acknowledging him, I took out my favorite leather gloves from my pocket and fastened them tightly.
I didn't forget to crunch down on a small pill that Guides always carry.
No sooner had I swallowed the bitter medicine than magical power surged. Even though I'm a Guide, I'm still a student at the academy, there's no way I wouldn't have some combat ability to protect myself.
Guides can stabilize the magical power of Transcendent Beings, but they don't possess magical power themselves.
'If you use these kinds of tricks, you can temporarily handle the magical power of Transcendent Beings that has been refined into pill form.'
However.
'Causing trouble just one day after taking a leave of absence, it's quite thrilling.'
It must be because it's a deviation from what I usually do, right?
I ignored the Control Stone Bracelet on my wrist, which was turning bright red, and gathered magical power.
"Let's just say I'm getting rid of trauma and move on. I'll have to write a report, though."
It's been a long time since I've directly used magical power outside of Guiding.
Still, it might be better to get used to it while retaliating against this guy than to use it on the front lines without knowing anything.
As the magical power inside my body materialized, visible sparks crackled, flickering with a pale light between gold and blue.
The son of this house, seemingly panicked by the magical power that seemed about to strike him, stumbled backward.
It was understandable.
It would be scary if a stranger suddenly appeared and acted threateningly.
But sadly, unlike feeling fear, he didn't seem to have any sense.
He immediately pulled the tattered Hiakin between me and himself, hiding behind him.
"W-What? Why is a Transcendent Being suddenly doing this!"
It was a measure to ensure that he would never be harmed.
Thanks to that, I made eye contact with Hiakin, who had been forcibly dragged in front of me.
He gritted his teeth and turned his head away, as if he was ashamed to be seen by me in this state.
If I were him, I would rather bite my tongue than face my only blood relative in such a state.
However, regardless of sympathizing with his feelings, I can't just let this go.
I raised my hand and lightly stroked his dry hair, then passed by Hiakin.
"First of all, I'm not a Transcendent Being."
The emotions that welled up for a moment were reflected in the magical power.
The roughly erupting electricity escaped control and scratched the ground. Even though it was a very short gap, the scorched marks were clear.
The fool, who had been inferring the relationship between me and Hiakin with a dumbfounded expression, flinched.
"And as for why I'm doing this."
I strode forward and stopped right in front of the frozen guy.
"It's because I saw you kicking my younger sibling around."
The face that had been enjoying inflicting violence as if he were dealing with a slave just now turned pale, which was quite a sight to see.
It would have been better if he had knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
But the terrified guy chose to run away instead of apologizing.
"Ugh, aaaaaah!"
As he screamed and tried to get away, I swung my whip, and his body, caught by the ankle, fell to the ground.
It's hard to watch any longer.
With a hardened face, I roughly swung the magical power I had clenched again, and a flash of light burst out.
"Aaaagh!"
"Liphy!"
Hiakin, horrified by the sight, ran and clung to me.
"Are you, are you crazy? Th-This person is...!"
"I know. Who he is."
"If you know, then why...!"
I turned to Hiakin and asked back.
"Why do you think?"
After all, he won't die with this level of ability.
I only made the sound loud on purpose, it's just that his whole body will sting a little.
I also controlled the flow of magical power so that it wouldn't affect vital organs such as the heart or brain.
Hiakin, who doesn't know this, is terrified, thinking that I'm really going to kill someone.
Was my gaze too cold as I looked down at the son of this house?
"Li, Liphy! Stop... stop it...! It hurts! It hurts!"
Hiakin grabbed the hem of my skirt and clung to me, and the servant, who had completely changed his attitude from flirting with me, ran away to report this to Count Lorraine.
'Ouch, it's hot.'
When I looked down at my wrist, the glove was scorched by the Control Stone Bracelet, which was heated up.
Probably by now, an alert has been sent to our professor and the supervisors of the Evolved Being Management Office.
It will probably take about 10 minutes for them, who manage the unauthorized use of magical power by Transcendent Beings or Guides, to rush into the Count's training grounds?
"St, stop...! It hurts! It hurts!"
"You know very well that you're in pain."
I helped the terrified Hiakin up and sneered at the guy who was still struggling in the electricity, holding Hiakin's hand tightly.
"Apologize."
"...I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"That's not how you simply apologize."
He was now terrified, crying and sniffling.
He's still a child, so it might be an excessive measure.
But that doesn't change the fact that he abused and inflicted violence on someone.
This was also a warning to Count Lorraine.
That he would get back as much as he had treated my younger sibling badly.
"Liphy... Liphy, I'm okay, so stop it. Your hand is...!"
I was going to drag it out a little longer, but eventually, the heat from the Control Stone Bracelet burned my wrist, and I started to smell something burning.
Only then did I stop using magical power and take off my gloves.
The son of this house, who had been rolling on the dirt floor from the shock of the electricity, curled up and sobbed, covered in tears.
"Hic, your, your hand.... I'll, I'll get medicine, just a moment..., just a moment...!"
"I'm fine, so calm down."
"How can this be fine! Are you crazy? You could have just told him to stop. If you touch the young master, Count Lorraine will...!"
"Ah, the Count."
I indifferently took off the other glove and turned my attention away from the son of this house.
You wouldn't know, Hiakin.
I actually saved Count Lorraine.
If this situation had continued, the Count, as well as his entire family, would have been killed by you.
But Hiakin, who couldn't know the future, couldn't do anything with my hand and barely held back his tears.
And he asked me.
"What am I supposed to do if you... go to jail!"
"What do you mean, what are you supposed to do? You'll have to live alone."
"You crazy! I don't want to! I don't want to... live alone again."
Geez, he's become a child in the meantime.
Even though he's 20 years old.
'No, 20 years old is still a child.'
At that moment, the person I had been waiting for the most and the people I wanted to avoid the most arrived one after another.
"L, Lidman! What on earth is going on!"
Count Lorraine was rushing over, flying into a rage.
"That woman tried to harm the young master! She's a crazy woman!"
The servant who had been flirting with me slandered me, calling me a crazy woman.
"Liliop Ortiz! I will receive a report on the unauthorized use of magical power!"
Three or four supervisors hurriedly rushed into the Count's training grounds.
I, who had become the center of their attention at the same time, endured the burning pain in my wrist and turned to the supervisors.
"Dear supervisors."
It's good to take the initiative in these situations.
Since I didn't even acknowledge the Count except for glaring at him coldly, the supervisors naturally seemed to realize that there was a reason.
The woman, who had her long hair neatly tied up, glanced at Hiakin, whom I was protecting, and the Count and his son, who had probably made Hiakin look like this, and waited for my words.
"I will not make any excuses for my punishment. But I'm sure you supervisors are well aware that His Majesty the King, whom you respect, is paying special attention to the children who may belong to the future nation."
"Under His Majesty's generosity, our supervisors are fulfilling their duty to protect them. What do you want?"
"I will report the Lorraine County family as a whole for continuous assault, abuse, and insults towards the prospective Evolved Being."
