I was shocked the mont I entered the room.
I had never seen Gramps like this.
I wanted to run away from reality, but I slowly approached Gramps, who was lying on the bed.
The healthy figure I had seen before was nowhere to be found. Green spots had appeared on his face. His cheeks were hollow, and his eyes were slightly vacant, and it looked as if he had lost a lot of weight.
I had seen people’s emaciated and exhausted figures and corpses before. The impoverished village was a place full of such people.
I thought I was used to such scenes, but when I saw Gramps’ weakened figure, I felt as if my heart would break.
Gramps smiled weakly at with his head resting on a large pillow. He probably didn’t have the strength to get up anymore.
The older he gets, the faster the spotted disease progresses… I realized again as I looked at Gramps.
“I’m sorry, please. I just had to see you…”
“Co here.”
Gramps said in a soft voice to reassure and patted the bed. I sat down.
“I’m sorry, you had to see like this.”
His voice sounded weaker than usual. I felt as if Gramps was about to disappear.
“No, it’s okay. I finished the dicine.”
I pointed the bottle with the cure towards Gramps and saw his golden eyes dilate just like Alicia’s.
“…You got Maddie?”
“I fused Lipsim, Tolchis, and Currant. …I haven’t done any clinical trials, but I’m pretty certain this is the sa component as Maddie.”
I inford Gramps in a sure voice.
He slowly accepted the bottle from .
…What thin hands.
Gramps was still doing his best to help the people of the impoverished village, even while looking like this.
He opened the lid with one hand and sniffed the dicine inside. My tension grew with every gesture he made.
“Sweet sll, orange liquid…” he mumbled.
I noticed his eyes glowing. He stared at the bottle with his clear golden eyes.
…I rembered Gramps telling a long ti ago that Alicia’s eyes were special.
Do they have so kind of ability like an appraisal? …Or maybe just a discerning eye?
“You really pulled it off, didn’t you?”
After a few monts of silence, Gramps slowly opened his mouth. I patted my chest at his words.
“Alicia has told us that everything will be okay.”
Gramps smiled at .
I wanted to say, “Alicia’s approval ans she’s safe”, but I couldn’t say it out loud. All I could do was smile and hold back my tears.
Gramps gently reached out and put his hand on my head.
Gramps’ hand. My favorite hand.
“Such a little kid…. You’re a big boy now, Gilles.”
With those words, I let go of everything that had been weighing on my heart. A hot sensation ran down my cheeks.
I wasn’t about to cry just a mont ago, but…. tears flowed so quietly.
“I wonder if I can be on par with Alicia?
“Gilles has been standing side by side with Alicia since the beginning.”
Gramps gently pats my head to calm down.
I would like to stay like this forever.
“Gramps, make sure you drink that.”
I said to Gramps in a slightly cheerful voice, and Gramps looked sorrowful for a mont, but then he imdiately smiled to reassure .
I didn’t want much…I just wanted him to stay with a little longer.
I told myself that in my mind.
“Thank you.”
The word “thank you” was the deepest “thank you” I have ever heard, and my heart was filled with passion.
I am certain that this “thank you” had many anings.
Not only for the dicine, but also for everything that had happened since Gramps had t .
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