After that, we returned to the bedroom together and melted into each other as if comforting one another. We swallowed each other’s warm breaths several times, seemingly trying to forget any negative thoughts.

To return Revampel to his original state, it definitely required much more divine power than before. It was more taxing than when healing Raven.

Leaning on each other, we fell asleep as dawn broke, collapsing as if exhausted.

When I woke up again, Revampel wasn’t beside me. A maid informed me that he had to attend an urgent meeting related to the inauguration ceremony.

“Mu.”

The hamster, who was sleeping, perked up its ears at my call.

“You knew, didn’t you?”

“If you cut off both ends like that, even if I’m a god, I can’t know.”

“My mother went to Revampel and stopped him from killing Lord Liraneph.”

Mu’s eyes narrowed. The hamster, lying down, struggled to sit up.

“In other words, tell me again. Who visited whom?”

Cancel that he knew. Judging by the reaction, Mu seemed to be unaware.

“Mother thought it was… Mu, if you don’t know, maybe it wasn’t my mother.”

“I can’t see through all your mother’s actions. It could be your mother or not. Since fate is already twisted, I don’t know which way it will turn. So tell me again in detail.”

“Somebody went to Revampel. And they said not to kill Lord Liraneph, that if he’s killed, the future will change. They said darkness must exist for light to shine.”

Mu yawned lazily, stretching out and yawning.

“Anyone can tell it’s your mother.”

“How far has my mother intervened, anyway?”

“I can’t see all of your mother’s actions. It might be your mother or not. Knowing the future is scary because it changes to favor me, and it changes to favor the person I like. So tell me again.”

“I was supposed to die originally, but you saved me, and more maliciously, Genevra instigated it. And…”

“What? And? Is there more?”

And what comes after that? I looked at Mu with astonished eyes.

“I didn’t ask what your mother did afterward.”

“I didn’t ask.”

I looked at Mu with a bewildered and dumbfounded expression. Then, Mu shrugged its shoulders, lightly shaking its head left and right.

“I can’t tell everything, especially what I didn’t ask. Besides, she broke the promise not to approach you. If I don’t ask, I can’t tell you everything.”

“Mu, I thought you were on my side.”

Mu chuckled cutely at my murmur. The sound of a hamster chuckling was peculiar.

“It’s true that I favor you, who has my power. But that doesn’t mean I’m on one side.”

“Fine. So what did my mother say to someone else again?”

“Your brother.”

I stared at Mu for a moment with a dumbfounded expression.

My brother?

The brothers who tormented me in the Lupion Kingdom came to mind. And at the same time, I remembered Karayan, who treated me extremely well.

“No way… Are you talking about Karayan?”
“Originally, your family should have hated you. Don’t you sometimes dislike someone without any particular reason? Feeling repulsion without any reason. That has been the fate continuing for a long time.”

“…….”

“Originally, you and your family were like that. Polar opposites. That’s why your destiny was supposed to be short-lived.”

“…But my mother saved me.”

“That’s right. So what does a child need to survive?”

To Mu’s question, I pondered deeply and murmured.

“…A reliable guardian to rely on.”

“That’s right. Your brother is a perfect fit. As the heir to the throne, he’s not easily touched by anyone, and he made a contract with a spirit when he was young to protect you.”

“So, what did my mother do to my brother?”

“Nothing much. Your brother, too, wanted his parents’ attention and affection when he was young. So your mother gave what he needed. She just kept saying, ‘Get along with each other. You are Karayan’s one and only sister.'”

In that moment, I remembered the phrases Karayan used to say as a habit.

“Your mother asked me to take good care of you.”

“Terry, you’re my only family and my little sister. You must be happy. I promised your mother that.”

“I promised your mother. If you’re in danger or facing a tough situation, I’ll definitely support you.”

But after my mother passed away, Karayan truly supported me during difficult times. He cared a lot about me and always listened, even when I stubbornly insisted on unreasonable things.

“…So, was telling Revampel that killing Lord Liraneph would change the future a way to scare him?”

“I don’t know. He, too, is walking with twisted destiny. Without trying, I can’t know. What I can know without trying is limited to imagination because it can’t reach reality.”

“…….”

“But there’s something I wanted to say since earlier.”

Mu sniffed the air towards the empty space and soon wrinkled its face.

“Since earlier, I’ve been wondering, what is this smell of blood?”

“Smell of blood?”

“Yes. The smell of blood vibrating in all directions is giving me a headache. Is there an execution ceremony today? Humans seem to enjoy beheading criminals.”

“Execution ceremony? There’s no such thing. I don’t smell anything.”