A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 398

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 398

“…Lil.”

Heinz spoke while still being restrained by the Imperial Guards.

Lil turned her head while holding Cain in her arms.

Heinz gave her a bitter smile.

“It seems this is as far as I go.”

“Master….”

“Don’t make that expression. Rather, it’s fortunate. That I can stop here.”

Heinz’s eyes turned toward Cain.

He continued in a voice barely audible.

“Please… take care of Cain.”

Tears welled up in Lil’s eyes.

“I know my son won’t last long. But as a father, it weighs on my heart that I can’t stay by his side until the end.”

Cain said nothing.

Held in Lil’s arms, he only shed tears endlessly.

“When Cain passes, please bury me far away with him. Together with his mother….”

“Don’t say such things! If there’s a price to pay for sins, I’ll pay it too! What happened here is partly because, sob, I failed to serve you properly….”

“Everyone in the Marquis Castle knows you did your best.”

Heinz cut off Lil’s words.

“And I know His Royal Highness the Prince. Though I’ve never had an audience with him, I also know well His Majesty who stands behind him.”

“….”

“His Majesty is not one to punish an innocent person like you.”

Lil closed her mouth.

Heinz continued.

“People will spit on my grave and throw stones at it. So please… don’t let Cain and my wife receive the same treatment.”

“Master….”

“This is my final request.”

Heinz struggled to extend his arm toward Lil.

The Imperial Guards saw this but turned their heads, pretending not to notice.

Lil grasped Heinz’s cold hand and looked up.

In the distance, she could see the Princess and the Prince having a serious conversation.

‘It was all just false hope.’

She had hoped that perhaps the Princess might be able to heal Cain.

‘Since she had many similarities to the Commander King, whom many suspected to be the identity of the Immortal.’

But it seemed that was her mistake after all.

The Princess was certainly a dark attribute mage, but she didn’t seem to possess healing abilities or such divine power.

Lil swallowed her tears and stroked Cain’s face.

“Our poor young master….”

Cain would die alone.

He would close his eyes in solitude, having sent his parents away first.

“How can there be such a tragedy….”

Would it have been different if no disaster had struck the barony?

No, what if they had noticed the late Baroness’s illness a little earlier?

The irreversible choices of the past felt like heavy shackles binding her body.

That’s when it happened.

“Heinz Norvelt, listen.”

A cold voice fell from above her head.

When she quickly looked up, she saw the Prince who had somehow approached right in front of them.

Beside him, the Princess was being held in the arms of Imperial Guards, looking down at them.

“What you have done has already been mostly confirmed.”

The square fell silent at Tesetan’s voice.

“You used forbidden methods to capture spirits and forcibly extracted their power. Not only that. The entities that escaped in the process caused damage to the Logging District and nearby domains.”

Heinz could offer no rebuttal.

“Not content with using the relief funds provided for disaster recovery to hire private soldiers and mages, you even attempted to conceal all these facts.”

Tesetan took a step closer to Heinz.

“Normally, this would warrant immediate execution.”

Lil’s hands trembled.

But at that moment, Tesetan added.

“However.”

His gaze briefly turned elsewhere.

At the entrance to the square.

Numerous villagers had gathered, grabbing onto Imperial Guards and saying something.

“Our lord is not that kind of person!”

“You stay quiet! Sirs, please listen! Even if our lord did such things, we’re fine with it! The temporary barracks were quite livable….”

“Ah, they weren’t that livable! They were uncomfortable!”

“You just stay quiet for once!”

The villagers of the barony kept glancing toward Heinz and Cain while repeatedly pleading with the Imperial Guards.

“You said you don’t know where the relief funds went? He probably had good reason to use them all! Our lord isn’t someone who would use money for personal gain!”

“That’s right. A few years ago when we were all about to starve to death from drought, he used his private funds to provide relief….”

“Until the disaster, I must acknowledge that you were not a bad lord to your people.”

Tesetan spoke calmly.

Heinz stared up at Tesetan in a daze.

“Therefore, I will render judgment. First. Heinz Norvelt’s title is immediately stripped.”

Short gasps could be heard from various parts of the square.

“And second. The succession rights to Norvelt Barony pass to the direct heir, Cain Norvelt.”

Heinz’s lips parted.

He couldn’t understand the words he had just heard.

He unconsciously looked up at the Prince.

“Also third. Until Cain reaches adulthood, the barony’s administration will be supervised by the Imperial Court.”

Tesetan’s voice remained calm.

“Fourth. Most of Heinz Norvelt’s assets will be confiscated and used for restoration and compensation of areas damaged by this incident.”

Tesetan stood before Heinz.

“Heinz. According to the judgment, you will spend your life atoning by working on restoration projects in areas damaged by this incident. Escape will not be permitted.”

“Y-Your Royal Highness….”

Heinz’s voice cracked.

Unable to continue speaking, he finally managed to open his mouth.

“Why….”

Still held by the Imperial Guards, he asked.

“Why are you sparing my life?”

The surroundings grew quiet.

Heinz caught his breath and continued.

“Moreover… my son won’t last long.”

His gaze turned to Cain in Lil’s arms.

“Even if you pass the barony to Cain, that position will soon be vacant again….”

Heinz bit his lip.

“It would be more appropriate to execute me here and have the Imperial Court reclaim the barony, so why….”

“Because.”

Then, a small but clear voice reached Heinz’s ears.

People’s gazes turned to one place.

Tie, who had been held in the Imperial Guard’s arms, carefully stepped down to the ground.

“Cain will get better soon. Yellow Belt Baron.”

Heinz flinched.

Tie approached him.

“It might take a while, but Cain will be fine.”

Tie extended one hand toward Cain.

Then light flowed from Tie’s hand.

It was a different quality of Croa, holy power, than when she had opened the door to the Underworld earlier.

Lil’s eyes widened.

Cain also looked at the light seeping into his body with a dazed expression.

It was a very warm and comforting energy.

It was amazing how he could feel such energy in a body that had no sensation.

From a little distance away, Veil let out a hollow laugh.

“Foolish child. Who does she take after to be so kind?”

“My thoughts exactly!”

Livia chimed in while sticking close to Aleric’s side.

“Earlier. You said you’d work hard to treat that child no matter how long it takes, right? Our Miss is really…!”

“She has remarkable insight.”

Aleric stepped forward.

He looked down at Livia’s bewildered expression.

“If we have that child come to the Imperial Palace once a month for treatment, it will be of great help to the Princess as well.”

“It will be helpful?”

“Yes.”

Aleric nodded and gazed at Tie and Cain.

“The Princess has forgotten the sense of wielding holy power for a long time. Even though she awakened again today, she needs training to handle it properly.”

“…”

“So at this point, the process of healing Cain Nordbelt will be a very suitable task for the Princess.”

Aleric’s gaze toward Tie deepened.

His eyes were now filled with admiration and respect.

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