Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 229

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Lina cried on my chest for a while . Perhaps it was because she had suppressed her emotions for a long time, but her tears did not stop until fifteen minutes later .

When she stopped crying, Lina wiped her tears off and hid half of her face behind her quilt .

"… Sorry, your clothes are soaked in tears . "

I chuckled . "Don't worry about it . I'm used to dealing with crybabies . "

"Hey! I'm not a crybaby! I-It was just, just, just… I can't think of a good excuse…"

I could not help but laugh seeing her expression .

Lina's expression turned red from embarrassment . Soon, she was hitting my chest repeatedly .

"Damn cousin! How long are you going to laugh!?"

"Sorry, sorry . My bad… Okay, let's talk about your condition… How did this happen?"

Lina sighed and fell silent for a moment . "… I don't know… Actually, I only realized that something was wrong two days ago… I suddenly fainted without reason . My mother panicked and called a doctor and he was the one that told us about my condition .

"According to him, I caught a kind of disease caused by aggressive mana . The mana is not bad in itself, but it was completely incompatible with my mana pool so my mana pool tried to fight it out of my body .

"Unfortunately, the foreign mana was very resilient . After it survived the attack of the mana in my body, it counterattacked by consuming it and replacing it .

"Due to it, there was an imbalance in my body's mana . The situation quickly got out of control when the new mana replaced half of the mana in my body, and my body started to feel unwell .

"To be honest, I had been feeling headaches since some days ago, but they were very faint so I did not pay them attention . That was a mistake . The doctor said that if I would have noticed the situation two or three earlier, he could have cured me easily . But now that the foreign mana is occupying most of my mana pool, he has his hands tied . The other doctors that checked me have the same opinion .

"After that, some doctors told us that a priest could help us . The divine spells of Church of Order are very good at purifying foreign objects, so they are the perfect counter to the mana affecting me . "

I nodded in understanding . Most of her words were the same as my observations .

However, I noticed a few extra things .

As Lina said, the problem was a result of a foreign something replacing her mana, but it was not foreign mana, instead, it was something different .

It was a law .

To be more exact, it was a fragment of the energy laws belonging to fire; [Combustion] .

That in itself is not a problem . Quite the opposite, actually . Normally, having a fragment of the laws in one's body is something good .

The problem is that Lina is too weak, and the fragment of fire laws in her body is a very aggressive one .

Lina is just on the third layer of mana . The combustion laws are too strong for her, so it causes more harm than good .


And here lies the issue .

I can feel that Lina doesn't have the slightest knowledge of laws . Furthermore, her main spells are not related to fire . In other words, it's impossible for her to accidentally acquire a fragment of the fire laws .

Okay, not impossible, but the possibility is around 1/1 . 000 . 000 . 000 . Moreover, the possibility of that law being harmful to her is even lower .

In conclusion, I was 99 . 999999% sure it was caused by someone .

And when I checked fate, I confirmed my suspicions .

As someone who has lived for hundreds of lifetimes, I know how normal it is that your enemies attack your family .

Due to that, I have put a layer of protection in each one of my close relatives . It's nothing great, but it's enough to deflect a fatal blow or detect if they are in danger .

However, it protects them against attacks only . That protection is useless against normal illnesses or slight injuries . It's there only to stop a fatal attack and give me time to react .

Hell, it would have activated if Lina was poisoned instead . However, the people that caused this just used the method my protection is most powerless against .

A coincidence produced by the church desire to force me to make a deal with them, but a coincidence nonetheless .



I sighed . Let's think about that later .

For now, Lina is first .

"Little Lina, I have to confess you something . "

"Mm?"

"In truth, I'm very powerful . You can say I'm one of the strongest people in the world . "

"… Huh?"

… Lina, your face of 'are you crazy' hurts me .

"Anyway, the important thing is that I have a way to help you . " I sighed and said .

Lina was startled, but in the next second, her face brightened .

"Really?"

I nodded . "Yes, but I must tell you something first . "

"What is it?" Lina asked in anticipation .

I thought for a moment before deciding to tell her part of the truth .

"… In fact, I fear your situation was caused intentionally, and it was my fault . Whatever did this to you wants to threaten me . "

Lina's eyes opened wide . " . . . A-Are you serious?"

I nodded with a sigh .

"Sorry, little princess . I caused you harm . "



Lina fell silent for a brief instant, but then, she smiled . "… Cousin, it's not your fault, you don't need to feel guilty . Besides, we are family . Even if it was your fault, there is no way I'll hate you for this . "

I smiled and ruffled Lina's hair .

"Thanks, little princess . Now, let me tell you how can I help you . There are two methods I can use .

"The first method is rather simple . I'll use my mana to encircle and extract the foreign mana completely . This method will heal you completely, but your cultivation will fall to the second layer . Of course, your cultivation will recover after one month or two . "

Lina nodded . "And the second method?"

"… This one is more complicated . As in the last method, my mana will encircle and trap the foreign mana, but instead of extracting it, I'll leave it inside your body and allow it to leak a little bit each time until your body gets used to it… The advantage of this method is that you will become stronger . If you persevere, you probably can become an apex powerhouse . "

"Advantage? There is a disadvantage?"

"Of course, my clever princess . The disadvantages of this method are that it will be painful and that it will take a long time . Around one year . "

"Painful? How painful?"

"It's tolerable, just a slight pain in your muscles and bones, but the pain will never disappear, so eventually you will be unable to bear with it . Actually, I can find a way to reduce the pain, but it will make this method less effective . "

"… And how strong will I become?"

"Well, if you are lucky you will be one of the strongest people in this world twenty years later .

Lina fell silent . However, her silence did not last much .

"The second method . " She said decisively .

I raised an eyebrow . "Are you sure?"

"… Cousin, you told me that this happened because someone wanted to use me to threaten you, right? I… I don't like it… If I become stronger, this will not happen again, right?"



I smiled and ruffled her hair . "Yeah, this will not happen again . "

And even if it happens, you will have the strength to resolve it, just like me .

"Then I chose the second method . "

I nodded . "Okay, I'll start then . "

Without more words, I put my hand on Lina's belly .

The process was very simple . I sent my mana inside Lina's body and used it to catch the fragment of laws and the contaminated mana . Then, I sealed it in her mana core with a spell .

Finally, I opened a small eye in the seal to release a tiny little bit of the laws each time .

With this, Lina's body will slowly get used to the laws until she understands them and can wield them .

When the process ended, Lina's smiled .

"… It feels warm . "

Then, she closed her eyes and fell asleep .

I sighed with a smile and combed her hair caringly . "Sleep well, little princess . "

Then, I stood up and left the room .

In the way, I transmitted my voice through space to my fiancée .

"Clara? Don't be surprised, it's me, Claus . No, it's not your imagination . Can you do something for me?"

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