I couldn’t take my eyes off the unbelievable spectacle.

A red whirlwind furiously rose above the small body of Ronowe, who was about the same age as me, spreading its branches in all directions, and above his head, the dark red obsession took on the form of a demon.

It was shocking.

‘Why is there such a strong obsession gathered around that guy?’

I hid again behind the pillar.

‘Shouldn’t this be something only seen in a devastated land?’

Afterward, I tried to draw out knowledge here and there, but my head became more complex.

‘Lately, strange things keep happening. Is it just my imagination…’

Perhaps I had been living too peacefully, and now a trial was coming down upon me. I grabbed my head with both hands, groaning in distress.

Snap[Dash].

I couldn’t hide forever.

I plucked up the courage to look again at the place where the obsession had gathered, but…

“Ah? Your Majesty!”

Huh, it’s gone. The obsession that had been boasting a menacing appearance just a moment ago was nowhere to be seen.

“Are you here?”

More importantly, why does he look fine? I reached out to Ronowe, hastily approaching him.

“Didn’t you see anything strange?”

“Strange? What do you mean?”

It doesn’t make sense.

Surely, the obsession I had witnessed was not something to be taken lightly, so I thought it must have had some effect on Ronowe.

But the innocent look in the lad’s eyes showed no deception. He was perfectly normal.

“No.”

I quickly changed the subject, as if to make it feel like nothing had happened from the beginning. I didn’t want to get caught in a mistake and have Ronowe nag me, which would be tiresome.

“Have you been reading a book all this time?”

Fortunately, it seems that the obsession did not affect the lad at all. I stared at the book tightly held in Ronowe’s arms and asked.

“Yes. I wanted to play with Your Majesty, but…”

Then, Ronowe, with sad eyes, clung even more tightly to the book.

“I got absorbed in this fascinating book.”

He can’t even speak properly, and he’s absorbed in a book? I can’t tell if that’s a word or just nonsense.

“The book you’re holding right now?”

I looked at him with skeptical eyes, feigning indifference.

“Yes! Would you like to see it, Your Majesty?”

With that, Ronowe proudly handed over the thick book.

‘This is a book on military strategy?’

At a glance, the luxurious and extraordinary cover led me to guess that it contained profound content, but when I leafed through it, it was a book on military strategy.

‘This is not a book for a little kid like Ronowe.’

It was a book that recorded the military strategies and tactics of the conquerors who had conquered this world. Could there have been an obsession within it? That might have momentarily captivated Ronowe.

“Why did you choose that book?”

I decided to find out from the lad himself how he came across the book rather than merely speculating.

“Because it looked pretty!”

The answer that popped out as soon as I asked was too… simple.

‘Surely, an object with obsession can captivate humans. However, Ronowe clearly explained why he chose the book.’

I felt a bit deflated, but that reaction was certain.

Ronowe was definitely not entranced by obsession.

If he had been, he would have said he didn’t know why he chose the book.

“Oh, is that so? But what’s it about?”

I was still not entirely free of suspicion, but curiosity led me to inquire how much he understood while reading the difficult book on military strategy.

“Um…….”

Suddenly, Ronowe tightly clung to the book again.

“I don’t know!”

He seemed to be choosing his words carefully after pondering for a while, but then he brightly smiled and admitted that he didn’t understand a single word.

‘That makes sense. He was just holding it.’

Oh, dear. I wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand, having expected him to say something about finding appeal in the military strategy book, uncharacteristically spending time in the library.

He was a bit odd, but he was still a child.

“Sister~ Your Majesty~ where are you?”

“Oh! That’s Beris’ voice!”

Has he finally woken up from his nap? I turned in the direction of the voice.

“I want to stay here a bit longer.”
머지않아 작별의 시간이 올 것을 직감한 Ronowe가 눈물을 글썽거렸다.

“Afterwards, you can come with me again.”

He must have really liked the book on military tactics. It was just a moment ago when he had heard his brother’s voice and was smiling brightly, but now he spat out at Ronowe’s quickly saddened face.

“Yes, great! Your Highness is the best!”

Then Ronowe put the book down on the floor and jumped in place. It seemed like a too rapid change in mood, but it was better than crying loudly, so they let it slide.

“I also need to read that book.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Meanwhile, I instructed the maid to take care of the book on military tactics.

Ronowe being unpossessed was one thing, but I had to check once more if the book really contained evil spirits.