I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Rovena-eonni frowned deeply.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes. The priests say there’s absolutely no answer right now.”

We still didn’t know how Arun had brought Maria back to normal.

Even though the best personnel in the Imperial Palace were mobilized to examine her, Maria still hadn’t escaped from the fake world Arcmon had created.

Rather, the situation was getting worse.

“We need a miracle.”

And I know how to make a miracle happen.

If I use a little of my lifespan to awaken the priests’ healing powers, I think we can restore Maria’s mental world.

But Rovena-eonni didn’t agree with me.

“There’s no reason for you to go that far.”

“I heard about Sermon-oppa.”

“……”

“You heard too, right?”

“They told everyone to keep their mouths shut. How on earth did it leak out?”

Maria wasn’t the only one in a serious situation.

Sermon-oppa, who used to meet me once a week, had seizures similar to Maria’s and then attempted self-harm.

They said that as time passed, Sermon was going increasingly insane.

“If they had found him just a little later, he would have died.”

“……”

“It can’t be solved simply with the potion Arcmon made.”

There’s a limit to that.

Maria has to use her healing power herself.

“So I have to heal Maria. For Maria, for Sermon-oppa.”

And for the many people who will be left behind after I leave, who have become gifts to me.

Seeing Maria, I realized something for sure.

In the novel, it’s described in a short sentence, but the people in it live countless lives to explain that one sentence.

The people around me must be the same.

I’ll leave this world after about nine years, but the people around me will continue to live their lives.

‘Maria was a comrade of the male lead.’

She was a hero whose abilities were guaranteed.

What if such a person works for the Imperial Palace?

Then it would be a huge help to our family.

“I tried really hard to be a useful child.”

“……”

“But it’s okay even if I’m a useless child.”

I was sure that many people would love me, whether I was useful or not.

I was grateful and happy for that.

“Ironically, that’s why I wanted to become a more useful child.”

It would be much more useful to restore Maria than for me, who will leave anyway, to live a little longer.

‘If Yuri researches together, we can make a better potion than Arcmon’s.’

Then Narmore Corporation’s influence will expand even further.

There would be no better gift for the family I’ll leave behind.

“Then, let me meet that priest.”

“……”

“The old priest who said he could create a miracle using the Mark of Narvidal.”

Once I made up my mind completely, I felt more at ease.

I said with a light smile.

“I need a miracle. For me.”

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“Greetings, allow me to introduce myself. My name is the Great Sage of Sharp North Wind and Fierce Blood Flow, Kadelinon.”

As soon as I heard that grandiose introduction, I burst out laughing. “Puhahaha!”

And the old priest reacted a little sensitively to my laughter.

“Why are you laughing?”

“That’s not it.”

“Pardon?”

“It’s the Great Sage of Sharp North Wind and Cold Blood Flow.”

“……”

Rovena-eonni, who came with me, looked at me as if I was unbelievable.

“You memorized that useless thing?”

“I memorized it automatically.”

The old priest cleared his throat with a “Ahem” and corrected himself.

“The Great Sage of Sharp North Wind and Fierce Blood Flow…… was it?”

“No! It’s the Great Sage of Sharp North Wind and Cold Blood Flow. Why can’t you remember your own epithet?”

It was as if he had just made it up on the spot with whatever seemed cool at the time.

Anyway, he’s an interesting person.

“I memorized that name because I thought it was cool. I’m a little disappointed that you’re confused about it yourself.”

Rovena-eonni opened her mouth wide in disbelief, and the old priest’s eyes widened as well.

“You mean what you said back then wasn’t a lie?”

“I’m not good at lying.”

“Hahahaha.”

The old priest laughed for a while and then looked at Rovena-eonni and said confidently.

“See? See? I told you it was real. The Princess really meant it?”

“……Surprisingly, it seems so.”

“You…… No, the Grand Duchess was wrong. Apologize.”

“I’d appreciate it if you could clarify your identity, Priest Kadelinon.”

Rovena-eonni sighed deeply.

To be honest, it was hard to understand what they were talking about, but since the two of them seemed to have a deep connection from the past, I just let it go.

It must be some kind of communication style that only they understand.

I talked with Priest Kadelinon for about 30 minutes.

“That’s right. I need a miracle. Um……”

I feel really sorry for Maria, but she was currently asleep after taking sleeping pills.

To prevent any possible accidents, she had a gag in her mouth and was tied up tightly, lying inside a coffin-shaped box.

“There’s someone who’s very sick.”

“Let me see.”

As Priest Kadelinon snapped his fingers, the lid of the box floated up.

Huh?

A priest using magic? I didn’t see that in the novel.

As expected, it seems like there’s a whole world I don’t know about in the novel.

“Hmm.”

Priest Kadelinon examined Maria in silence for another 30 minutes.

“Her condition is more serious than I thought.”

“Can she recover?”

“Well. Let’s talk a little more first.”

“We’ve already talked for an hour.”

“Let’s talk a little more.”

He seemed to have a somewhat serious expression.

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Before Isabel met with Kadelinon.

The young priest who was guiding them said.

“It’s difficult for anyone other than the Grand Duchess, the Princess, and the person who needs treatment to enter.”

So Arun was guided to a different room for a while.

There, Arun went into meditation.

‘I feel a familiar magical power.’

Dragons can sense dragons.

Especially Arun, who could accurately recognize his mother Kadelina’s magical power.

‘I shouldn’t reveal myself, right?’

Arun is currently the Grand Duchess’s son and a human.

Arun is still a young dragon and shouldn’t have complete human memories.

After a while, Isabel entered the room where he was with Priest Kadelinon.

Arun asked.

“Where did my mother go?”

“Your mother is here…… No, what’s the name of the handsome young man?”

Arun almost burst out laughing without realizing it.

His mother seemed a bit careless.

But he made up his mind.

‘My mother can’t be careless.’

Adult dragons are close to perfect beings.

She wouldn’t make such a mistake, and this was probably an act to test him, her son, once again.

“My name is Arun.”

“Oh, I don’t know whose son you are, but you have such dazzlingly beautiful looks. Your eyes are also very clear and pure. Your mother must be very pleased. Who is your mother?”

“Grand Duchess Rovena.”

“Hahaha. She has a very talented son.”

For some reason, Priest Kadelinon looked at Arun with a very satisfied and proud expression.

Arun glanced at Kadelinon with an indifferent expression and then looked away.

“Give me a warm look just once. Isn’t the temperature difference between when you look at the Princess and when you look at me too big?”

“Wouldn’t it be strange to look at you, Priest-nim, the same way I look at the Princess?”

“That hurts my feelings.”

After a little while, Kadelinon explained the whole story.

“……So, I don’t know how much lifespan will be needed. I think I’ll have to try it to find out.”

“Can’t you even give a rough estimate?”

“It could be a day, or it could be a year. It depends on the scale of the miracle, or you might have to pour out all of your remaining lifespan.”

“……”

“You look very troubled. Young Master Arun, are you alright?”

“……I only support and respect the Princess’s will.”

“You say that, but you’re clenching your fists too tightly.”

Arun bit his lip.

In fact, he wanted to shout ‘No!’ right away.

But the human Arun had no justification for that.

If he raised his voice too much here, his mother would definitely suspect him, and all his memories related to Isabel might disappear.

Arun asked.

“Do you really want to do this, Princess?”

The time he could spend with Isabel would decrease.

From Arun’s perspective, it was a punishment worse than death.

“Yes.”

“……Why are you going this far?”

“Because I want to leave a gift for the people I love and then leave.”

“For me……”

It’s not a gift to me at all.

I just want you to stay by my side for a little longer, even for a second, even for a moment.

He barely swallowed those words.

“Yes?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

Kadelinon approached Arun.

“Since we’ve met like this, it’s fate, so why don’t we shake hands?”

“……”

The timing of the handshake was quite random, but Arun held out his hand anyway.

He built a strong mental barrier in case she tried to read his memories while he was wavering.

‘Huh?’

The old priest squeezed his hand tightly.

As if mages were battling each other with their magical power, she was pushing a powerful magical force towards him.

‘What are you up to?’

Arun also hurriedly raised his magical power.

A battle of magical power against magical power.

The surroundings trembled as if an earthquake had occurred.

The vase on the table fell to the floor and shattered, and the glass display case broke with a crash.

And Kadelinon was startled.

She（?） was much stronger than she had expected.

‘Why is he so strong?’