After that incident, Rosette fell ill again. It was an aftereffect of using magic.
Magicians begin to form a mana core inside their bodies when they start learning magic. This mana core makes it easier to use magic and reduces the aftereffects of using it.
Without such a mana core, having never used magic before, and using a high-level recovery spell, it was too much for the body of a seven-year-old child.
Jane was restless, staying by Rosette’s side. She wiped her sweaty forehead and neck with a cold towel and spoon-fed her water.
Rosette was grateful for Jane’s care but didn’t have the strength to express it. She moaned in pain, spending almost the entire day asleep.
The priests tried to infuse their divine power into her, but it was futile. Typically, divine power could reduce ordinary fever, but Rosette’s case was different.
There were two ways to reduce Rosette’s mana-induced fever: wait for the mana to settle down on its own or have a more skilled magician artificially suppress it. Therefore, the priests’ divine power had no effect.
The priests, in panic, called for a doctor, but there wasn’t much a doctor could do either. Even with medication, the fever showed no signs of abating.
Rosette could only lie down and wait for time to pass.
‘I thought it would subside quickly.’
Rosette drank the water Jane handed her, her mind hazy. She knew how to manipulate the mana inside her body, even without a mana core.
If she could create even a small core while resting, she thought she could recover quickly.
The variable was that her body was weaker than she thought. Unable to withstand it, she couldn’t create a mana core, and without the core, she didn’t recover.
Still, after a day’s rest, her fever dropped slightly, and she regained enough consciousness to thank Jane for her devoted care.
“Sister, thank you…”
But Rosette couldn’t finish her sentence. The person in front of her wasn’t Jane as expected, but someone else.
Duke Adrian sat there, his platinum hair shining even in the dim room.
Startled, Rosette gasped and choked.
As she struggled to breathe, Duke Adrian gently patted her back. His movements were practiced, as if he had experience with children.
“Are you alright?”
“I, cough, I mean…”
“If I scared you, I’m sorry.”
Rosette tried to catch her breath, shaking her head frantically. Apologizing to nobility was unheard of.
But she couldn’t even utter a word to stop his apology. She just rolled her eyes, wishing Duke Adrian would leave soon.
“May I hold your hand for a moment?”
Suddenly, Duke Adrian asked. Startled, Rosette extended her hand without understanding why.
Duke Adrian carefully took her hand. His was easily twice the size of hers and warm.
Soon, a warm energy from his hand enveloped her. It was his mana.
“I’m not a magician, so I’m not sure if this is the right way to do it.”
The sword master unexpectedly knew how to manipulate mana. His mana gently enveloped the rampant mana inside Rosette’s body.
Eventually, Rosette’s mana settled near her navel. The nausea she felt until moments ago subsided.
“Are you feeling a bit better now?”
Lying back in bed, Rosette pulled the blanket up to her nose and nodded in response. Duke Adrian smiled genially.
“Do you dislike me that much?”
Rosette shook her head. It wasn’t that she disliked him; she had no right to dislike him in the first place.
“Then why?”
“…”
“Are you scared?”
Nod, nod.
“Because I am a noble?”
Shake, shake.
“Then why are you scared?”
“…”
Duke Adrian sighed softly.
“If you don’t want it, I’ll give up on the adoption.”
Rosette’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Instead, how about I sponsor you to pursue your dreams?”
“Sponsorship…?”
“Yes. With the Adrian family’s support, you can go to the academy and learn magic.”
“…”
It was an attractive proposal, but she couldn’t readily agree.
Seeing Rosette blinking silently, Duke Adrian stood up.
“Of course, you can always come to the Adrian house if you want. Now, get some good rest.”
With that, he left the room, and Rosette soon fell into a drowsy sleep.
Thanks to Duke Adrian, Rosette woke up feeling completely fine after a good sleep.
She ate breakfast and then sat under the shade of a big tree, watching the children play. It was dusty and noisy, but she didn’t want to go inside. In fact, she had missed this boisterous scene.
Ironically, Rosette found comfort in the midst of this chaos.
“Hello?”
That’s when she heard an unfamiliar voice above her. Slowly lifting her head, she saw a boy standing in front of her.
With light platinum hair and purple eyes, he stood out starkly from the scruffy orphanage children. Anyone could tell he was a noble.
It wasn’t just his appearance. There was a noble confidence in his expression.
Rosette easily recognized him as belonging to the Adrian family, especially since he closely resembled Duke Adrian. His appearance, more boyish than a child, suggested he was Daniel Adrian, the eldest.
Daniel Adrian. One of the men who died due to her magic in the past.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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