Episode 224.1


    (EP-224.1) #4


    224 – Discovery #4


    Zzz, zzzz-.


    Aira slept well. Getting a good night’s sleep was also a sign of good health.


    But when I brought her the cross, her face contorted as if she was suffering from a toothache.


    “Ugh-.”


    It happened again.


    “Ugghh....”


    How fascinating.


    But I feared Aira might wake up and ask, “Theo, what are you doing?” So I quickly returned the cross to my pocket.


    “Hnnng....”


    Then Aira groaned and tossed in bed.


    Thump, thump.


    My heart pounded as if I was doing something wrong.


    She should be waking up soon. I was not sure if it was because of the late night party in the hills last night, but Aira’s sleep felt very deep.


    “... Aira-nim, are you still sleeping?”


    “.......”


    No response came.


    Only the steady sound of breathing could be heard. I was scared for a bit that she might have fallen into a coma again. Thankfully, it didn’t seem to be the case.


    Since it had come to this, why not try one more experiment?


    I took out a garlic clove I had prepared from my storage《Squirrel Cache》. Then I gently brought it close to Aira’s nose.


    “Ugh, uh-.”


    Aira groaned heavily and tossed her body to the other side.


    ‘Indeed.’


    This confirmed what I was suspecting.


    That there was a big demonic entity lurking within Aira.


    ━Is this how you do it? Like this?


    ━Ugh, I can’t do it either. Queen Aira is amazing.


    Many women learned how to make wreaths from Aira, imitating her. Watching her, Aira seemed just like an ordinary princess or queen.


    “Tarantera-nim, I don’t know for sure, but didn’t the Queen’s expression become a little gentler after coming out of the dream?”


    When I turned my head, I could see Lily admiring Aira from a few steps behind.


    At some point, Lily had become Aira’s aide and she proved to be quite capable in many ways, providing valuable assistance.


    I watched her for a while.


    Then, Lily’s brows furrowed as she suddenly looked flustered.


    “Why, what? If you have something to say, just say it!”


    “Hey, I have some things to attend to briefly, so I need you to keep an eye on Aira-nim. Got it?”


    “Hmm, you didn’t have to tell me. Where are you going? Not that I’m curious. But if Her Majesty asks, we need an answer.”


    “Well. Tell her that I went to the administration office for a moment to check on the Queen Contest votes.”


    With that, I turned around and set off down the path to unravel the questions that had been swirling in my mind.


    First, as I had told Lily, I went to the tent being used as the election management camp and took care of various signing and paperwork.


    After roughly finishing up, a young female staff member who had been organizing documents suddenly said.


    “That stack of papers would have taken me another two hours to go through. You’re a fast worker, Sir Theo.”


    “It’s what I’ve always done. Is there anything else I need to check or sign?”


    “No, there isn’t.”


    ‘Good.’


    With that, I slipped away from my seat and headed towards the research building where the professors’ labs were clustered. In fact, the reason I set aside time was precisely to visit here.


    “Are you there?”


    I was looking for Balan, who was now working as my secret subordinate. Ttok-. I knocked on the door and heard a stir from inside.


    ━Who is it? Um, it’s a holiday today. I don’t accept meetings without appointments.


    “Professor Balan, it’s me. Theo Gospel.”


    ━Ah!


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