A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 234

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“That grimoire you gave me this time.”
“A grimoire? Why?”
Among the miscellaneous items I’d collected from fulfilling the Ghost royal family’s requests was a grimoire.
They said it was an exceptionally rare tome written by a Grand Mage ages ago.
‘I have no idea what it says.’
To me, it was merely a thick, heavy bundle of incomprehensible paper filled with indecipherable characters.
Still, I thought Ravi might be pleased if I gave it to him, and his reaction was far more enthusiastic than I’d anticipated.
‘You… you, you! Where, where did you get this!’
‘I found it outside.’
‘What nonsense!’
‘Older Brother, are you raising your voice at me right now? Does that mean you don’t need this book?’
‘Ugh!’
‘….’
‘U, uuugh!’
‘…Fine, stop. I’ll give you the book.’
Watching Ravi clamp both hands over his mouth and shake his head vigorously at such a trivial threat was utterly absurd.
In any case, I managed to put that single book to excellent use for quite some time.
‘Older Brother, eat something.’
‘I’m not hungry.’
‘Book.’
‘…I’ll eat then.’
It became far easier to drag Ravi out of the Research Laboratory where he’d barricaded himself.
‘Older Brother, could you cast a heat preservation spell here?’
‘I’m busy.’
‘Book.’
‘Hey! Isn’t that too underhanded?’
‘So you won’t do it?’
‘I’ll do it, I’ll do it!’
Those were good times.
“But what exactly is that book? Does it contain healing magic?”
“Not healing magic—it’s a form of temporal magic.”
“Temporal magic?”
Sensing Camilla’s interest, Ravi eagerly picked up the mana stone he’d been handling just moments before.
“With this mana stone, you can revert a part of the body to its past state.”
“To the past?”
“To how it was before the injury—its healthy, past condition.”
“What?”
So in other words, certain organs could be restored to their healthy state from when they were younger?
“Is that even possible?”
“If you follow the instructions exactly. Of course, it’s only possible because I’m at this level.”
Even to someone completely unfamiliar with magic, the spell felt remarkably extraordinary.
As I expressed my admiration, Ravi lifted his chin a bit higher.
*Hummmmm— Hummm—!*
At that moment, the communication crystal placed to one side began to ring.
“Yes.”
「Ravi, you bastard! Why aren’t you showing up at the Magic Tower again! You’re neglecting the work I entrusted you with and doing what research now—」
“Just a moment.”
Embarrassed at being scolded like a child, Ravi glanced at me nervously before picking up the crystal and heading outside.
He must be the deputy director of the Magic Tower, his mentor.
[Kyuu!]
“King?”
As Ravi opened the door and stepped out, King slipped inside. He must have been waiting for me outside all this time.
“Did you come to see me?”
[Kyuu kyuu!]
I lifted the bouncing King and settled him on my lap, gently stroking his head.
[Kyuuu.]
At my touch, King purred contentedly.
I thought he might fall asleep, but the small cat—no, tiger—suddenly stretched his neck out.
“No, King.”
King leaped from my lap and climbed onto Ravi’s workbench.
What caught King’s attention was the mana stone Ravi had been handling just moments before.
[Kyuu!]
*Poke.*
Did the round mana stone look like a ball to him?
I quickly shook my head as King tapped the mana stone—covered in countless mysterious inscriptions—with his front paws.
“You’ll get scolded for that.”
Ravi gets scary when he’s angry.
“Come here now, …huh?”
*Poke! Rumble—!*
“Oh… oh no…!”
King’s careless swipe sent the mana stone rolling off the workbench to the floor.
I threw myself toward it.
If that broke… it would be a complete disaster. How could I possibly handle Ravi’s foul temper!
*Thud!*
“Ugh…”
I collided directly with the workbench and let out a small groan. Fortunately, I managed to catch the mana stone in my hand.
*Hummmmm—*
“…Huh?”
*Hummmmmm—*
“What?”
But her relief was short-lived. As Camilla opened her hand holding the mana stone, she couldn’t help but be taken aback.
A strange sound reached her ears, and upon inspection, the mana stone in her hand wasn’t just cracked—it was fractured!
“What the hell.”
I went through all that trouble, even threw my body around, and this thing is already broken? How can it be so fragile?
“That bastard Ravi must have been incredibly—”
WHOOOOSH!
“…!”
Camilla couldn’t finish her sentence. An enormous burst of light erupted from the fractured mana stone.
She tried to throw the stone away in panic, but her body was engulfed in light faster than she could react.
Thinking an explosion might occur, she squeezed her eyes shut—but only for a moment.
“…Huh?”
Feeling the light fade, Camilla slowly opened her eyes.
‘What just happened?’
Did the mana stone just break?
She was exhaling in relief that no explosion had occurred when—
[Kyuu…?]
King, who had been rushing toward her, blinked his wide eyes repeatedly, startled by the brilliant light.
“King, you little troublemaker! I’m going to scold you… huh?”
What’s this? My voice sounds a bit strange, doesn’t it?
Camilla, who had been about to scold King, paused as she sensed something was off.
[Kyu, kyukyu!]
It wasn’t just that. King, who had always maintained composure no matter what mischief he caused, now looked utterly panicked.
The white furry creature circled around Camilla anxiously, spinning in agitated loops.
“What’s wrong with you?”
*Swish.*
“…Huh?”
Camilla’s eyes widened as she reached toward King.
‘Why… why can’t I see my hand?’
What is this enormous sleeve?
Staring at the oversized fabric hanging down where her hand should be, Camilla blinked repeatedly.
BANG!
“Hey! The mana just now was—….”
The door burst open violently as Ravi rushed inside. He must have sensed the mana leaking from the shattered stone and hurried in.
“….”
Ravi’s mouth fell open wider and wider as he saw the figure sitting on the floor.
“Um, Older Brother? I didn’t break it on purpose….”
*Plop.*
Genuinely shocked by the shattered mana stone, he dropped the communication crystal he’d been holding onto the floor.
“I, I’ll give you 10 mana stones!”
“….”
Ravi approached her and knelt on one knee, meeting her gaze. At the vacant look in his eyes, Camilla hurried to continue speaking.
“I can even install the highest-grade mana stones—”
“Sigh.”
Was even that not enough?
With Camilla’s distressed expression before him, Ravi repeatedly wiped his face as if washing it dry.
“This is driving me insane.”
He looked at Camilla again.
His younger sister, now transformed into a tiny child.
* * *
“So what you’re saying is….”
Duke Sorpel’s gaze fixed on one point.
A small young girl struggling to climb onto the chair.
Pink-blonde hair and crimson eyes. Instead of sharp facial features, her cheeks appeared soft and plump, pale as snow.
“Camilla was reduced to this state by your magic.”
“Yes….”
A long sigh escaped Ravi’s lips as he gave his brief answer.
How could he have known that the mana stone inscribed with temporal magic would shatter in Camilla’s hands?
Moreover, when it cracked, the magical formula was somehow disrupted, applying a time period far earlier than what had been originally set.
“She appears to be around four years old.”
Judging by how similar she looks to Rio from House Sephira.
Whoosh.
“Ah! Thank you, Older Brother.”
Ludvil gently lifted the still-struggling Camilla and settled her into the seat.
“….”
Without a word, he carefully stroked her round head, as if handling delicate glass.
When Camilla instinctively broke into a bright smile at his touch, Ludvil found himself unable to look away from her face.
“Why?”
Camilla tilted her head and stared at Ludvil with curiosity.
“Just….”
Ludvil trailed off and stroked her head once more.
Duke Sorpel, who had been quietly observing the scene, suddenly called out her name.
“Camilla.”
“Yes?”
“Come here.”
“…?”
At Duke Sorpel’s call, Camilla hopped down from the chair she’d barely managed to climb into.
She refused Ludvil’s attempt to help her and toddled toward Duke Sorpel.
‘Good grief.’
Now I understand why children always waddle when they walk.
I only intended to hurry over, yet my feet naturally carried me in this adorable little trot—was this really happening?
“Why are you acting this way, Father?”
As I approached Duke Sorpel, I found myself having to lift my head considerably higher than usual to meet his gaze.
“I…”
“Yes?”
“Come here.”
The moment I took a step forward, Duke Sorpel swept me into his arms without hesitation.

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