How to Replace Your Dad - Chapter 111

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How to Replace Your Dad

Chapter 111

Stella carefully stood up.

She approached me and said.

“He, he can… speak a little… I mean… that experiment was a bit…”

“Can he recover?”

“…”

“Purification… purification would work, right? Right?”

“…”

“What about healing? Healing should work. Right?”

What if he had become a chimera?

Would healing or purifying a chimera return it to its original state?

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing.

“He didn’t become a chimera, right? Right?”

Stella bit her lip.

‘Why can’t she answer.’

Then, does that mean he has to live like this forever?

I pushed Stella aside and approached Luciano.

“Let’s go together.”

“Why…?”

“Yohaël will stick with Andres, so I’ll go with you.”

He came to help me.

He had helped me many times.

Even with his head cracked and covered in blood, he held me tight and swallowed the pain.

He always gave me what I needed.

Though he called it a transaction, he did things for me when I had nothing to offer in return.

Luciano pulled something out from the pile of magical tools.

And handed it to me.

“…”

“…”

I stared blankly at the magical tool he offered.

‘Botella.’

That magical tool he had given me that I had used so effectively.

The one that allowed me to use magic by infusing it with mana.

Looking closely, its form was different.

It appeared to be an improved version.

It looked like it could hold even more powerful mana than the one I had.

“Are you an idiot?”

“…”

“You came looking for this in the middle of all this? Why?”

“…”

“Why!”

“Mana… insufficient… collapse… often… you…”

His speech was terribly slurred.

After forcing out those words, he frowned momentarily as if thorns had sprouted in his throat from the pain.

But soon he returned to his usual emotionless expression.

My hands trembled.

With shaking hands, I pulled down his collar.

His blood vessels were swollen as if they would burst at any moment.

His entire body was stitched up as if it had been sewn together.

I was so angry I couldn’t stand it.

“In this state! After becoming like this! Just for something like this…!”

I threw the Botella away.

Luciano silently picked it up again.

Tears streamed down my cheeks.

Gaspard, who had gotten up at some point, groaned while holding his head.

“This hurts like hell. …What’s going on? What happened?”

He turned his head this way and that to assess the situation.

But no one could speak.

The test subjects were slumped over as if their souls had left them.

Stella and Yohaël were watching me and Luciano.

And I couldn’t open my mouth because tears kept coming.

I glared at Luciano.

“Am I Your Highness’s blood relative?”

“…”

“No, why would you do something even blood relatives wouldn’t do. Why!”

“…”

“What am I that the person who should be most noble in the world does such things!”

I cried out.

I didn’t know why I was angry.

This was something I should be grateful for.

I should say thank you for thinking of me this much, but harsh words kept coming out of my mouth.

Because I didn’t know what to do.

It was ungrateful behavior like a beast, but he said.

“…Sorry.”

“…What?”

“Sor…ry…”

“…”

I collapsed and buried my face in my palms.

‘I shouldn’t have brought him…’

I had brought him too readily, using the excuse of needing to keep Yohaël in check.

Even though I knew that at Marcello Castle, covered in blood, he had held me and wouldn’t let go.

It all felt like my fault.

I felt a touch on my cheek.

When I looked up, Luciano was looking at me.

I couldn’t feel any warmth in his hand.

Why didn’t I notice last night?

I had dismissed his corpse-cold hands as being due to the chilly night air.

I had thought lightly that he would return to normal once he regained consciousness, that his condition was just temporarily abnormal due to the aftereffects of the experiment.

That’s when it happened.

“Ah, you’re here already.”

It was Arahan’s voice.

I slowly turned my head.

He scratched his head and laughed.

Yes, he was laughing.

After making this person look like this.

‘After making him look like this…!’

My head spun with rage.

Everything seemed to turn red before my eyes.

I staggered to my feet and looked at him.

Arahan glanced at Luciano.

“Do you like it? I tried to make him docile… Hmm, perhaps some adjustment is needed. His consciousness has returned.”

“….”

“The body will be useful. I transplanted dragon skin. Not even a sword can penetrate it.”

“….”

“If I had time, I’d like to show you the internal organs. I transplanted something special. If you saw how fantastically I arranged the organs, even the Saint would think it’s art—”

It was at that moment the sword flew.

‘Circulate mana. I need to increase the sword’s strength.’

“Oh my, you don’t seem to like it very… Urgh!”

‘Stronger.’

“P-please calm down. You need to give me feedback on what you don’t like so I can modify it into something more perfect… Gah…!”

‘More.’

“W-wait…!”

‘Stronger—!’

Each time I thrust the sword, Arahan panicked and dodged.

The wall touched by the sword was cut as lightly as paper.

Arahan bent his waist low.

“Trying to silence a mage’s mouth is too cruel a treatment…”

“Shut up!”

At that moment, Arahan grinned wickedly.

His eyes behind the glasses emitted a red glow.

He bared his teeth.

His fangs had sharpened like those of a feline beast.

He had modified his own body as well.

Arahan’s neck stretched out long.

It was like a snake.

‘A snake? No, this is a worm.’

He opened his mouth wide.

Poison sprayed from his black tongue.

Splatter, splatter…

The poison sprayed on my face and splashed onto my arms and legs.

“I didn’t want to use poison, but I have no choice. Ah, I wanted to maintain your form…”

Arahan stopped mid-sentence.

Because the poison instantly turned golden and vaporized.

“…!”

I slowly reached my hand toward him.

The skin I touched turned burning red, then changed to gold and scattered.

“Aaaaah—!”

A terrible scream filled the underground.

Arahan groaned, clutching his arm that had disappeared bone and all.

Looking at him, pale as a sheet, I spoke without inflection.

“Does it hurt?”

“Kugh…”

“You shouldn’t be in pain from just this much.”

I firmly grasped his face with both hands.

“Aaaaaaaah—!!!!”

Arahan writhed in agony.

His face crumbled as if melting in lava.

I pushed 【Purification】 to its limit.

No, beyond its limit.

I glared with wide eyes and shouted.

“You made that person look like that and you think you should suffer only this much—!”

“Kraaaah!”

I was almost out of my mind.

Roughly rubbing Arahan’s face, I fixed my narrowed pupils on him.

“You don’t know how noble a person Luciano is.”

“Ah, kgh… Auugh…!”

“You can’t even imagine how gentle and upright his heart is…”

“S-save… Aaaaah… Save me…!”

“He was someone even I wanted to protect. That strength! That sublime beauty—!”

I screamed.

Stella covered her mouth.

Gaspard and Yohaël stared at me in bewilderment.

My wailing figure reflected in Yohaël’s eyes.

It didn’t matter.

My head was completely tangled with unknown emotions.

Arahan collapsed, unable to bear the pain.

The moment he lost consciousness.

“…!”

Someone embraced me from behind.

The person said nothing.

That’s how I could tell even better.

That it was Luciano.

I turned around to look at him.

I couldn’t bring myself to touch him anywhere.

Afraid he might suffer like the chimera-transformed Arahan.

“What should I do… What can I do for you…”

“…It’s… fine.”

“Ah… Aah…”

“It’s… fine.”

I cried messily and pressed my forehead against his chest.

That’s when it happened.

Thump.

Thump. Thump.

A strange pulsing sound was heard.

‘My heartbeat?’

That didn’t seem right.

Then was it Luciano’s?

When I looked up, he was looking at me.

It wasn’t his heartbeat either.

‘No, is this really a heartbeat?’

For a heartbeat, it was somehow…

His and my gazes met.

In my wavering vision, I saw clear eyes.

It was then that I heard that sound.

[Conditions have been met.]

[Scenario Open.]

Chapter 4. 【What Does the Sprouted Bud Bloom Into?】

[Affection Reading skill is now available.]

[You can grant a crest to characters whose affection level you’ve raised above a certain threshold. (Available crest grants: 0/1)]

…What is this?

It’s very similar to what I saw in the game.

I mean the game where I played with Stella as the protagonist in my previous life.

‘Once affection is unlocked, knight collection becomes possible.’

Knights receive special crests from the protagonist.

Simply put, it’s like skills.

For example, if I ‘grant Yohaël the crest of swiftness,’ he can use ‘swiftness.’

It’s about granting one of those crests.

Crests were very special powers.

They were truly divine powers that could be used without mana.

Suddenly, I had this thought.

‘What if… Luciano could receive a crest that could restore his body?’

I grabbed Luciano’s collar.

‘Affection.’

As I thought to myself, a new window appeared before my eyes.

Prince of Avalon 【Luciano】.

♥♥♥♥♥

♥♡♡♡♡

‘What, it’s already this high?’

Crest granting becomes possible from the 7th heart.

I looked at him restlessly.

He furrowed his brow as if asking why I was acting this way.

I swallowed dryly.

‘If I raise it by just one more, I can grant a crest….’

How should I….

While pondering, I grabbed my head with both hands.

“…?”

I can feel his gaze.

I bit my lips tightly.

‘If it comes to this, I have no choice.’

I grabbed Luciano by the collar.

My gaze met with Luciano’s.

And then….

Smooch.

“…!”

“…?!”

“…!!!”

Everyone’s faces hardened instantly.

It was because I had kissed his cheek.

Yohaël startled and sat up.

Clang clang clang!

His movements were so urgent that the chains rang fiercely.

Luciano looked at me in surprise.

I swallowed dryly.

“…I don’t know.”

“….”

I’ve been kissed before.

By Mother!

Of course I’ve given kisses too.

Also to Mother!

But I’ve definitely never done it to a boy my age. Especially not me first.

Just as my face was burning up.

Prince of Avalon 【Luciano】.

♥♥♥♥♥

♥♥♡♡♡

“Ah… hearts.”

“….”

It’s the 7th one.

‘I can grant a crest!’

At that moment, my head felt dizzy.

[‘Owner of the Hourglass’ watches the innocent scene with delight.]

[‘Owner of the Hourglass’ is satisfied.]

[‘Owner of the Hourglass’ bestows a blessing.]

【Destruction of Causality】

‘Destruction of Causality?’

It’s a crest I’ve never heard of.

But this is the only crest I can grant right now.

Could it be a crest that can restore his body?

‘Still, if we develop the ability, there’s a possibility.’

I gritted my teeth and looked at Luciano.

Luciano’s eyes were still shaking.

“If something goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility….”

“…?”

‘Grant.’

The moment I thought it.

Flash!

Everything around us shone brightly.

From somewhere came the sound of a door opening—creak.

I leaned against his chest and hugged his waist tightly.

‘I should catch him if he falls.’

But fortunately, he only swayed a little and didn’t collapse.

After some time passed, I opened my eyes again.

I could see some kind of crest on Luciano’s neck.

Something like a crest with daisies and an inverted cross together.

‘Is that my crest?’

Stella’s was a cosmos flower crest.

But I didn’t have time to confirm it properly.

It disappeared quickly.

However, since golden energy was rippling around Luciano, I could tell the crest had been properly granted.

“How… is it…?”

Luciano was staring into space.

As if looking at a system window.

“That’s it. If something’s written there, try it… huh?”

I was speaking excitedly when I flinched.

There were familiar faces on the stairs.

Father and the Irregular.

They looked at me with hardened faces.

Father spoke.

“…So you don’t like him.”

Grinding his teeth with a crunch.

…How much did Father see from the beginning?

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