T/N. Surprise! In celebration of Dynamite, here’s a new chapter hehe. Enjoy! 💜
Btw, author-nim is slowly integrating Werazel’s name as Lizelle. So to clear it up, Werazel is Lizelle. Ok ok? 😊
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That night, Werazel put a blanket over Raphelion’s body on the bed.
“Let’s not get too cold. Good night, Lapel. See you in the morning. If you feel sick or uncomfortable, you can pull this rope okay?”
She tenderly touched the soft hair that fell on his forehead.
“Oh, no, no!”
Lapel held her hand as she was about to move away. His face looked very anxious as he was about to burst into tears.
“Lapel?”
Worried, Lizelle approached him. Before she knew it, clear snow water was forming around Lapel’s eyes.
“Are you okay? Are you sick?”
“D-don’t go…”1
The little hand wriggled and clasped tightly as if he didn’t want to miss the rhythm of Lizelle’s hand. His crying eyes looking up as if hoping for something.
Werazel sat down next to Lapel, who lay alone in a spacious bed.
“Shall we sleep together?”
She smiled softly and wiped away the tears of the sad Lapel.
I should have known. I was just trying to get out of the way just in case it would be easier for him to sleep when he’s alone, but it’s only natural for the child to be afraid of being alone after spending the night in the dumps for a long time.
“Yes!”
Lapel quickly smiled, erasing his melancholy expression.
Then, afraid Werazel would leave again, he moved his body to the side quickly and made a space for her. The desperate appearance touched a piece of Lizelle’s heart.
I tried to put this kid to sleep alone.
Regretful of her own judgment, she quickly laid down next to Raphelion.
“Hehehe”
Lapel lay down right next to her, smiling from ear to ear.
There are no more scary nights spent alone in the trash where I don’t feel any warmth. Every night I trembled with fear and spent all night with tears.
Every night I close my eyes tightly and block my ears with my hands in fear that a monster would come swallow me up in the darkness calling for my mom and dad.
From now on, Lapel smiled happily at the thought that someone warm could sleep with him, covered in a comfy bed.
“I’ll be with you. So you can sleep with peace of mind Lapel. “
Werazel patted him, who turned around to face him.
When he felt relieved that he was not alone, Lapel rubbed his eyes with his small fingers.
” It’s okay. I’m not going anywhere…… “
The sound of the streets gradually faded, and the sound of slow and peaceful breath began to flow from Lapel, who fell asleep, just like a small bird.
“Good night, Lapel.”
The night was passing. Long after Lapel fell asleep, Werazel did not stop patting him.
I hope this child has a comfortable dream without nightmares.
It’s been a long time since she also slept while feeling the warmth of others. Maybe that’s why my heart always feels empty and now I felt like my heart was filling up. I’m so touched.
As soon as Werazel saw Lapel, she decided to postpone her plan to visit the Duke. He hasn’t fully recovered yet, so when he gets back to health until then….
Until then, just a little bit more.
Being this close, only the breaths of two people in the room was heard.
***
“So I’m only keeping Lapel until he is better. Once he does, I’m going to visit Duke Halos.”
Werazel explained to her parents who were sitting in front of her.
As soon as she woke up, Lizelle brought Lapel down at the call of her father to explain to her parents what happened.
She tried to leave Lapel to the butler for a while, but he did not like being with a stranger, so she couldn’t help but sit on the sofa together with him.
“This child is… “
Baroness Prosier saw Lapel sitting in front of her with trembling eyes.
She couldn’t see it because he was covered with dust yesterday, but once she saw him clean, his black hair was very distinct. Especially those eyes, the red eyes.
It was the symbol of Halos.
“I see.”
The baron and his wife did not say much. They just feel sorry for Lapel.
The story of the unfortunate death of former Duke Iorn Halos in a carriage accident was a very famous event in the Empire. It was enough to be featured in the newspaper.
According to the article, the woman who was riding along with the former Duke died instantly on the spot. So that little child lost all of his parents in an instant.
Lapel reached out his little hand and held on to the hem of her dress. The two people who was staring at him looked strange and frightened.
“It’s okay, Lapel. They are my parents.”
She patted Raphel’s wary head very kindly.
“Yes, we are her mom and dad. We’ll never hurt you so you can relax.”
“Mom, Dad?”
At the words Mom and Dad, Lapel widened his eyes and glanced up at the Baron and his wife.
“It’s all right baby. “
When Lapel finally made eye contact to Rosalie, she showed him a warm smile.
The smile was much like the one sitting next to him.
“There are two Werazels!”
Raphelion looked alternately at Lizelle and Baron’s wife. The atmosphere and face of the two were so similar.
“Do I look like her? It’s because she’s my mom.”
Lizelle laughed at the cute Lapel.
She and Baron’s wife looked very much alike. She has her mother’s features, and she only have same hair color as her dad.
“I….don’t I look like Lizelle?”
When only his wife was mentioned, the baron leaned his body close forward and showed his face to Lapel.
Lapel shook his head as he watched both Baron and Lizelle alternately.
“No! That’s not Werazel!”
“Hohoho, Lizelle looks more like me than you do.”
At Lapel’s reaction, Rosalie had a laugh. A strongly denied baron rose from his seat with a sullen face.
“Let’s have a meal now.”
The baron walked first to hide his disappointment. The baron’s attitude made Rosalie and Lizelle smile at each other.1
***
“Do you think it makes sense that you still haven’t found it?”
The voice filling the dark cellar was low and deep.
The men, kneeling before the voice of their master, were looking at each other, holding their breath.
Their eyes were asking anyone to go ahead and make some excuses.
“You won’t answer me?”
“Well, it’s……we looked everywhere, and we have never seen such hair……….”
“Are you kidding me? It’s your job to find him! “
Bam.
“Ugh!”
Eventually, the frustrated person kicked the man’s stomach. The man curled up in a heap.
The people watching from the side lowered their heads even more. Otherwise, it will be directed at them next.
“Sor… sorry!”
“Find the boy.”
It was truly wicked. The face of the employer who casually spits out such words was covered in a mask but the mouth that was revealed at the bottom was mean and wicked, as if covered with a devil’s shadow.
“If you can’t find him, prove to me that he’s dead!”
A shrill voice rang in the basement.
“Yes, yes! Give us a little more time and we’ll find him for you!”
There was deep contempt from the eyes looking down at the man who was lying down and shaking. He passed him by, tapping the man using his feet.
The minutes didn’t go away as fast as the guild members wanted.
“One month, no more.”
There was rage in the ruthless way of speaking. It’s too cold to be reckoned with .
“T-thank you. “
The employer walked up the basement, leaving the guild behind.
A small sapphire embedded in the mask worn by an employer sparkled in the sunlight with the sound of the iron gate.
The blue light from the sapphire dyes the basement for a very short time. Then it quickly disappeared like a mirage.