Emperor Eteria murmured in a parched voice. His throat was split from crying so much.

Empty eyes. Weak and shriveled hands.

He was already prepared to say goodbye.

“I’ll take a look for a moment, Your Majesty.”

“……Didn’t I tell you to leave us alone!”

Emperor Eteria violently slapped away my hand, trying to examine Lisa. He suddenly lifted his head.

“What can you do!”

His face, as he lifted his head, was pitiable.

His eyes were swollen red from crying, and there were dried tear marks on his face. His irritable skin and ragged beard indicated how long he had been by Lisa’s side.

He threw out a hurtful word in his anger, and a regretful light flickered in his eyes.

He cried out as if pleading.

“Please! Please……!”

Emperor Eteria collapsed over Lisa’s body with a ruined complexion.

“Let me send my wife off in peace…… Please do not interrupt our time…….”

He didn’t even think of wiping away the tears flowing down his face. The strong appearance of the emperor had disappeared, leaving only a frail man parting from his beloved woman.

“……Levanfell.”

I called Levanfell, watching Emperor Eteria quietly. I called him by his name because it seemed I shouldn’t use the word ‘Your Majesty’ in front of Emperor Eteria.

Levanfell, who shuddered at my call, received my signal and pulled Emperor Eteria away.

“Let go of this! Let go! Don’t separate us! Let go!”

As if we were going to kill Lisa, Emperor Eteria reacted violently. But, perhaps due to hunger, he couldn’t muster strength and was easily dragged by Levanfell.

“Emperor Eteria, calm down!”

“Don’t touch Lisa, don’t touch Lisa!”

“She’s here to help Her Majesty.”

Jaerim quickly stuck to Levanfell’s side and tried to calm Emperor Eteria, but it didn’t work.

Ignoring Emperor Eteria, I examined Lisa’s body. After signaling Eliehu to stay away, I checked Lisa’s chest area first.

Fortunately, there were no sealing spells indicating Ferdiak’s experiment, but some of her hair had turned white. Even though it was not night.

‘……Is this not Geneva’s doing?’

I carefully examined Lisa’s body with narrowed eyes, but fortunately, no other signs appeared.

“Chirp chirp. (Mix the holy water and water that Eliehu brought, put it in the chalice of holy oil, and pour it into her mouth with your strength. It would be good to do it quickly. Her breath is weakening.)”

I regained my senses at Mu’s voice and took out the chalice of holy oil from the box I brought. Eliehu, who was next to me, approached discreetly and took it.

“Eliehu.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Eliehu, as previously instructed, took out holy water and purified water and put them in the wine glass. He then offered an earnest prayer, hoping it wasn’t too late, filled with the grace of God.

The holy oil infused with Eliehu’s divinity shone brightly.

“……Lisa.”

After calling Lisa’s name, I helped her sit up and pressed my forehead against hers. Emperor Eteria shouted from behind, asking not to make it harder for Lisa, but I ignored it lightly.

“Lisa.”

Holding the holy oil that Eliehu handed me, I pretended to pray, adding my strength, and pressed my forehead to Lisa’s.

“Lisa, I won’t let you die.”

“…….”
“Because I think your request is too difficult for me to fulfill.”

“…….”

“Lisa, you take care of it yourself.”

Make sure your husband doesn’t die, and you stay alive, Lisa.

I felt my body get hot as I muttered softly. Lisa’s hair, which had turned pale, returned to its original color, and her pale face regained its color.

“Drink, Lisa.”

I poured the water contained in the holy grail into Lisa’s lips. At first, she couldn’t drink, but gradually, her color returned, her breathing stabilized, and Lisa drank more.

“……May the grace of God be bestowed.”

Next to me, Elihu was praying fervently, squeezing his divine power.

He seemed to be making an extra effort, perhaps out of concern for Lisa and fear that someone might detect my power.

“Chirp. Chirp. Chirp. (You fool. You’re not trying to die young.)”

The creature on my shoulder, Mu, clicked its tongue at the sweating Elihu. But, seeing that it didn’t show displeasure, it seemed Mu appreciated human effort.

“Chirp. (Just for deception. Humans are truly.)”

Mu flicked its small arm in the air with a tongue click.

“Chirp chirp. (If you desire God’s favor.)”

Then, just as during the holy ritual, a bright light spread around Elihu and the holy artifacts, as if God was responding.

The dazzling light filled the bedroom.

“……This is…….”

The raging Emperor Etheria was surprised and his eyes widened in shock. Jarim, who was trying to calm him, was the same.

Beyond the window, and past the broken door, the dazzling light spread out. The gardener tending to the garden, the maid doing laundry, the servant sweeping dust, the knight on patrol.

Everyone looked up at the miraculous bright light with stunned faces.

Do not worry, my children. I have never abandoned you.

The warm light seemed to be saying that.

“Chirp chirp. (This should be a perfect deception. Hmph.)”

Mu shrugged its shoulders and extinguished the light. Nothing could be heard but the chirping of birds.

‘This is too much.’

I wanted to smack the top of the smirking Mu’s head but held back, instead handing the empty wine glass to Elihu.

The dumbfounded Elihu hastily accepted the holy artifact and carefully placed it in the box.

“……Li, Lisa.”

From behind, the Emperor Etheria’s hopeful call was heard. His voice trembled with weakness.

And then.

“……I told you I don’t like a man who cries.”

Lisa opened her eyes and smiled faintly in my arms.

I heard the sound of someone falling to their knees from behind.

When I leaned my upper body back, I saw the Emperor Etheria covering his mouth with both hands, shedding tears of joy as if witnessing a miracle.

“Li, Li, Lisa is… Lisa is…!”

I gently laid Lisa, whom I had been supporting, down and stepped back.

I didn’t want to interrupt their time together.

I knew how long they had been waiting for this moment.

Then Lisa, after marveling at her own body, slowly put her feet down from the bed.

And took two slow steps.

“……Honey.”

Lisa, walking on her own to Emperor Etheria, called her husband. With his mouth open, Emperor Etheria reached out and tightly embraced his one and only, beloved wife.

“Lisa. Lisa… Lisa. I love you, Lisa.”

“……Me too, Your Majesty. I love you too.”

The two hugged each other, shedding tears.

I watched this touching scene with a lump in my throat and then glared at Jarim, who was trying to pull out the documents from my arms.

‘Get a clue!’

At my icy glare, Jarim closed his mouth tightly and stepped back.