Translator: Nox

Chapter 30

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Chapter 8. Things are Getting (1)

Somehow, I seem to have gone off the rails a mere 7 years after being born into this world.

‘A strange ceiling…’

Could it be a second reincarnation? I tried to escape reality for a moment, but a familiar voice dragged me back.

“Did you sleep well, Shana?”

“Yeah, Ella?”

“Our young lady is so bold and brave…”

Ella smiled gently, stroking my forehead and hair. Her touch seemed to be trying to lull me back to sleep, but her eyes weren't smiling.

“Running away from home at just 7 years old, and then spending the night out.”

“Gasp, Bailey?”

When I only saw Ella, I was thinking, “Maybe I can survive this,” but I woke up with a start as if doused in cold water.

“The future looks promising, Shana.”

Yeah, my goal for the future is to become a decent person, Bailey. There's nothing to look forward to….

“Hi, Shana.”

“Shana, did you sleep well?”

It wasn't just Bailey. My parents, who were clearly absent yesterday, and even Maria and Lloyd were surrounding me.

They were all smiling benevolently, but that scene, which would normally be beautiful, was scarier to me than any horror movie. It was a grim smile that rivaled the Grim Reaper.

“Shana.”

Mother stepped forward. The final boss from the first round? I swallowed hard and put my head back on the pillow. Then I pulled the blanket all the way over my head.

“Koo-ool.”

“Don't try anything funny.”

“Yes.”

I obediently got up again. Scary. That trick didn't work.

“Shana, you have something to say to us, don't you?”

“I, I'm sorry!”

“Why are you sorry, my pretty daughter?”

“F-for going out without permission…”

“And?”

“Umm, for coming to a place I don't know…”

“…And?”

“…For sleeping there…”

Running away from home and spending the night out. I did it all in one go.

I already had a fight with Raven. Raven told me to go back, but I said I didn't want to.

‘There's no bed for you here. Don't be spoiled and go back.’

‘Why not? It's right here.’

‘What kind of nonsense are you talking about?’

‘There's your bed.’

‘…….’

Since my parents would have been contacted anyway, and I'd be scolded as soon as I got back, why bother going back early? It would be even harder to be scolded without getting any sleep.

I was the type to avoid getting hit until the very end. And it would be even better if the person trying to hit me got tired first.

In the end, I kicked Raven out and took over his room. I asked him to sleep with me, but Raven refused. His refusal was so quick and cold that I was a little hurt. At that time, Raven looked at me like I was some kind of idiot….

That's too much between us.

Trembling, I looked up at my mother, who still had a cold expression.

“You're all wrong.”

“Huh?”

“Of course, running away from home and spending the night out are bad things, but…”

Mother stretched my cheek out. My chubby cheek stretched out like a rice cake. Ouch!

The proportions I had been worried about since I was 3 years old were gradually returning to normal, but my face was still chubby. If this doesn't go away even when I get older…….

I'll have to insist that I'm youthful.

“The worst thing is that you kept it a secret from Mom and Dad.”

“Huh….”

“Mom and Dad told you, didn't they? That they'd let our Shana do whatever she wants!”

I blankly nodded my head. Saliva dripped from my mouth, which was stretched open by my mother's grip on my cheek. Ugh, gross.

“If you wanted to go to His Highness the Crown Prince, you should have called Mom and Dad.”

“Mom's right, Shana.”

“I'm sowwy….”

Only then did Mother release my cheek. I rubbed my tingling cheek and secretly wiped away the drool that had trickled down.

Certainly, my parents' attitude had changed a lot since the day they allowed Her Majesty the Empress to heal me.

Their love for me hadn't changed, but their desire to keep me hidden away had disappeared. The petite confinement play was over.

They allowed me to go out with Maria and Ella, and I even went to festivals with my father and mother. In the summer and winter, we also went on vacation to nearby resorts.

‘……I should have told them.’

I thought that even if I did, they wouldn't let me go to a place where there was an epidemic.

“I thought Shana wouldn't just let it go.”

“Our daughter is righteous, after all!”

That's not true. I'm just average…. Bailey continued.

“Since you were trying to put us to sleep, Evelyn and I watched to see how far you could go on your own. We knew everything. We secretly followed you to make sure you weren't in any danger.”

“I just slept soundly. Thanks to Shana, I slept so well that the dark circles under my eyes have lightened. My skin is better too. After all, a good night's sleep is important….”

“Maria, read the room….”

Ella poked Maria, who was chattering away, in the side.

Father met my gaze.

“You want to save the people who are infected with the epidemic, Shana?”

“Yes. I can do it.”

“But Shana, no matter how great you are, you can't save everyone in the world.”

I felt like I knew what Father was trying to say.

Well, I wasn't as righteous as my parents worried. (They're worried that their daughter is righteous, these people!)

If I were, I would have already gathered Clay and scattered it around the world, saying that I would cure all the sick people in the world….

The reason I ran to Raven after hearing the news was to get that foolish childhood friend out of that dangerous place, not caring about his own body. I would leave it to the adults and nag the child to stay out of it.

‘I believed that there was a system in this society….’

In this world, even if it was limited to high-ranking priests, there was Divine power that could heal most injuries as long as you didn't die, and there were Magicians who could use Healing magic. There were also many pharmacists who had their own guild.

Since the imperial family was trying to solve the epidemic, I believed that disease control was also being done.

Who knew that they would resort to barbaric means of burning all the isolated people if they couldn't drag it out?

Even if I could heal, I only had one body.

I didn't know how many people were sick, or how much Clay it would take to cure the disease. It was arrogant of me to say that I would solve everything. What am I, a god?

‘Still, they shouldn't burn them all. Humanly speaking, they shouldn't.’

I'm not righteous, but I have a line, you see.

“I'm not saying I'll heal everyone.”

I don't want to be sick either. The 'ki' that makes Healing Clay was directly related to my stamina. And even though I had been steadily training my stamina, I was the type to not gain stamina easily.

If I had spent this much time in the gym in my previous life, I would have already entered a bodybuilding competition and won.

But the reality was that I was barely maintaining the standard level……. Maria said that it would have been better if I hadn't been slacking off.

My stamina was limited, and the number of people getting infected with the epidemic was rapidly increasing.

“The problem is that the epidemic is only spreading in poor neighborhoods.”

“What does that mean?”

“People are more likely to get sick when they are malnourished and in unsanitary environments.”

“Is that so?”

Father tilted his head and looked at Mother. Mother shrugged her shoulders.

“I don't know either. I've never been sick before….”

“Me too. I've never even had a cold….”

Amazing……. Maria, Ella, Bailey, and even Lloyd all had bewildered expressions. Raven said with an annoyed expression.

“I've had a cold once. Just once.”

“You're the weakest, Raven.”

“You get sick every season.”

“Yeah, are you happy that you beat me?”

“…….”

Raven glared at me with eyes that said he wanted to hit me. My parents, the babysitters, and Lloyd all looked at him with very sympathetic eyes. Raven's cheeks twitched.

“We should provide meals with donations, and clean the houses and streets first. We should also wash the blankets and clothes cleanly. Then I'll heal them.”

Even if I heal them, they'll get sick again soon if they're left in a bad environment.

“How are you going to explain your power?”

“What if I say Mom created Healing magic?”

“And that you, who only achieved 1st class, are using it?”

“…I guess not….”

1st class was only the level of creating one circle around the heart, and the only magic you could use was Light. Even then, you could barely create one dim ball of light, like a battery-drained light bulb.

Healing magic is impossible with this…….

“Don't you think they'll think they miraculously got better because the environment became cleaner?”

“…….”

“What if I insist it's just a feeling…?”

“I understand. I'll take care of the rest, so you do what you want to do.”

“Raven is cool.”

“Put your soul into it one more time.”

“Cool! Reliable!”

Father joined in without giving up.

“Shana! What about Dad!”

“Dad is cool too! And handsome!”

“What about Mom?”

“I love Mom!”

Mother closed her eyes and offered her face to me. I kissed Mother on the cheek, and then Father on the cheek too. I should only do this until I'm 10 years old.

“Shana, me too.”

“I'll help you too!”

Maria, Ella, and Bailey also pushed their faces forward, so I gave them each a kiss! Evelyn, come here too!

Raven was looking at the series of kisses coldly, as if they were foolish. Of course, I'm confident. I'm confident, but.

‘I should only do kisses until I'm 8 years old, not 10….’

It was a little embarrassing.