Capítulo 1132: Chapter D458: Constraints
“Princess.”
The clear voice pierced through the night, the Hero holding a silver platter with a drink that didn’t ripple in the slightest, walked nimbly to the second floor of the Saintess Villa.
On the spacious balcony, the Fourteenth Princess was alone, bathing in the oncoming evening breeze, gently tucking the pink long hair blown loose by the wind behind her ear.
It was the turn of spring and sumr, the moonlight like water, the wind carrying a hint of warmth. Draped only in a thin coat, the Princess gazed at the lush scenery of the garden below. The pair of pink eyes that usually glimred like lake water were now tinged with a layer of inescapable lancholy.
Upon hearing the commotion behind her, she wasn’t surprised, but rather turned gracefully, wearing a flawless perfect smile.
“Sorry, maybe I’m just too tired lately, I’ve lost a bit of my appetite…”
Before the Hero could express his concern, she, as if already prepared her lines, smoothly stated words of “no need to worry”.
During this period, she had indeed been exhausting herself, constantly rushing about her battlefield. From the gas of the Alien Machinery City to the preparations for the century’s grand performance, as a mortal whose Magic Power was not even comparable to a First-Turn Professional, she had always held the frontline of diplomacy.
The recent actions of the Fourteenth Princess had been clearly seen. It’s said that the old king had even begun preparations to enfeoff her as a Duke, planning to grant her a vast territory comparable to a duchy.
Although only a step away from her dream, from what could be called a unique great glory, it seed this didn’t bring much joy to the Fourteenth Princess.
But just as she herself said, the burdens of this ti had overdrawn her energy, and feeling tired for a while was unavoidable.
“Would you like a drink?”
So the Hero didn’t imdiately respond, simply gliding lightly to her side, placing the tray on the railing. Then, with slender fingers, he picked up a wine glass and handed it to her, the rose-colored liquid inside shimring like lted gemstones in the moonlight, exuding an inviting sweet fragrance.
“It’s crystal grape ad, good for the body.” the Hero said, sowhat proudly.
In the Kingdom, eleven was deed old enough to drink, but the Fourteenth Princess seldom drank.
Because of the Dissociation Syndro, she had to rely on basic exercise and proper diet to maintain her body, thus always avoiding substances that were burdenso to the body like this.
Although there were tis she had no choice but to compromise on the diplomatic stage, in private, the Hero seldom saw her drink.
But faced with her friend’s invitation, this ti the Fourteenth Princess did not refuse.
She curved her lips, gracefully took the glass, and then the Hero raised his own glass. The two clinked lightly, the crisp echo resonating in the night sky, the liquid inside rippling, shattering the moonlight on the water’s surface.
“Is it tasty?” Watching the Fourteenth Princess take a sip, the Hero asked with a beaming smile.
Half a glass of ad in, the Fourteenth Princess’s face flushed with an alluring blush.
Although she didn’t have the srizing charm of a high-tier Professional, this appearance was still beautiful and captivating.
Yet, facing the pure smile of the erald-eyed maiden before her, the smile at the corner of the Princess’s mouth paused slightly, then transford into a tinge of bitterness.
Noticing the subtle change in her friend’s expression, the Hero retracted his smile, letting out a gentle sigh, before softly speaking: “You’re still concerned, aren’t you? About the Magic Dissociation Syndro.”
There was no need for probing or evasion, she asked directly.
“… It can’t be hidden from you, can it?” The Fourteenth Princess was not surprised, rely sighing with a faint smile.
“Although at this stage, I have no regrets, sotis I wonder if accepting transformation like the Princess Sister was the right choice?” the Fourteenth Princess lowered her eyes.
Magic Dissociation Syndro, a congenital terminal illness even the Royal Family is helpless against.
Patients cannot absorb any external Magic Elent, cannot even take Magic Potions, and must spend their lives with devices blocking Magic Power exchange.
Otherwise, they would mutate into twisted creatures due to Magic Power loss and external Magic Power invasion before turning eleven, considered adulthood.
The cause is not a physiological defect or organ lesion; rather, it’s because the patient is born with an incongruent existence against the world, inevitably leading to a twisted end.
The elder sister of the Fourteenth Princess, the First Princess, who also suffered this illness, wasn’t detected promptly. Born amidst layered arrays and rich Magic Elents of the Royal Palace, she skirted death’s door multiple tis since childhood.
Until the Royal Family invited an Executioner from Alien Machinery City to perform prosthetic surgery, barely averting the crisis of death.
Now, even though the Executioner has defected, the First Princess’s prosthetic body still requires ticulous maintenance. Hence, after barely recovering her consciousness, she returned to the chanical City, living in seclusion.
However, had there not been interference from the Wandering Theater, the fully prosthetically modified First Princess should have erged as a near-legendary powerhouse on the diplomatic stage.
In contrast, unable to escape this disease, the Fourteenth Princess was the weakest presence here today, even her grandfather who stayed in the countryside possessed the strength of a Second Transformation Spellcaster, far more powerful than this young noble Princess.
But, more than sheer strength, the Fourteenth Princess possessed a remarkably strong will, sothing the Hero was well aware of.
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