In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 288

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head

Side Story Episode 30

“Peres!”

Even in the dim study, his complexion was pale enough to be clearly visible.

“I’ll call Estira!”

I immediately tried to get up from my seat to call the butler.

But Peres’s hand caught mine.

“…I’m fine, Tia. I’m okay.”

“Do you know what your face looks like right now?”

Why is he being so stubborn?

However, Peres remained unmoved.

“I just have a slight stomachache. I’m healthy.”

Healthy?

A dizzying thought crossed my mind.

“You don’t happen to have… poison or something….”

I didn’t want to imagine it, but I had no choice.

The last time I saw Peres this sick was when he was poisoned.

Fortunately, Peres shook his head.

“No. I called the court physician at dawn to check. It’s not poison.”

“Then that’s even stranger?”

He’s not poisoned, but his body is in this condition?

“What did the court physician say? It’s not a serious illness… right?”

“No. He said it’s just indigestion.”

“What kind of indigestion is this severe?”

To begin with, the word ‘indigestion’ doesn’t suit Peres.

He’s the picture of health itself.

I was narrowing my eyes and doubting the court physician’s skills when it happened.

Peres gripped my hand that he was holding even more firmly and said.

“Tia, I’m fine. I’m healthy. There’s no problem.”

It was a strange thing to say.

It wasn’t simply telling me not to worry, but his voice seemed to contain some kind of fear.

Why is he acting like this today?

At his unexpected behavior that kept showing, I found myself nodding without realizing it.

“Alright. If you say so, then it must be so. But even though your stomach isn’t feeling well, you still came here and baked cookies yourself?”

My hand gently stroked his fine hair.

“You worked hard.”

“Do you… like my gift?”

Peres leaned toward me and asked.

“Of course.”

Peres and I already had everything.

Material gifts didn’t mean much, in other words.

But.

“Yes. It brings back old memories and I like it.”

As I touched the rough surface of the cookies, laughter escaped me.

“Peres, you’ve always had a particular fondness for sweets since you were little.”

I can still clearly remember how his eyes went round when he first ate chocolate cookies.

“A child who was so indifferent to the world, so how cute it was when he… why are you looking at me like that?”

As I sometimes do, I was just telling an old story.

His red eyes were trembling like the surface of water.

“Nothing, just.”

“Just?”

“…I’m relieved.”

The conversation has been feeling somewhat disconnected and going in circles since earlier, hasn’t it?

Is my liking the chocolate cookie gift really something to be so relieved about?

“Try one, Tia.”

“Hm? Sure, why not.”

I was already salivating from the savory cookie smell anyway.

It’s still before dinner, but so what.

When I took a big bite, sweet flavor spread throughout my mouth.

As expected, the taste was as excellent as the appearance.

As I was absorbed in the cookie and chewing on a second piece, a very small murmur reached my ears.

“I’m really relieved.”

My head was still full of various question marks, but one thing was certain.

He’s acting a bit strange today.

* * *

How nerve-wracking.

In the end, it happened during dinner.

Perhaps it was fortunate that we were having dinner in the greenhouse for an intimate date rather than in the dining hall where all the family gathers.

“Ugh!”

I thought Peres’s complexion didn’t look good from when the appetizer came out.

As soon as the main course steak was served, he covered his mouth with a napkin.

But that wasn’t enough, as he couldn’t bear it and even jumped up from his seat.

Crash!

Because of this, the wine glass that was placed in front of him fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

“This won’t do.”

I got up from my seat following Peres.

And I grabbed the arm of him who was still covering his mouth with the napkin, supported him, and led him out of the greenhouse.

“Let’s go back to the bedroom and rest.”

“No, Tia. I’m fine….”

“What’s fine about you.”

Quite cold words came out of me without realizing it to him who was trying to be stubborn again.

“You’re not fine right now. So listen to me.”

I was upset.

Why is he pushing himself so hard?

I glared at Peres once and then spoke to the butler who was also at a loss.

“Tell Dr. Estira to come to my bedroom.”

“Yes! Master!”

Fortunately, Peres’s condition improved greatly on the way to the bedroom.

His steps, which were even a bit unsteady when we first left the greenhouse, had improved to the point where he didn’t need my support by the time we approached the bedroom.

But Peres still lay down on the bed without letting go of my hand that he was gripping tightly.

“Did you call for me, Master.”

“Come in, Estira.”

“Is there perhaps a problem with your condition, Master….”

Since the morning sickness medication had started to take effect in the morning, Estira looked anxious wondering if another problem had arisen.

“No, it’s not me. Peres is feeling a bit sick.”

“What? His Majesty?”

Estira quickly picked up her medical bag and approached Peres’s side.

“I’ll examine him for a moment.”

I nodded and stepped back instead of Peres, who was completely exhausted with both hands covering his eyes.

Estira really examined Peres thoroughly from head to toe.

It took as long as when she examined me last time before Estira finally spoke to us.

“It really… seems to be indigestion.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

The words slipped out before I knew it.

“No, it’s not that I don’t trust Estira’s diagnosis. It’s just that Peres is suffering this much from simple indigestion. Something seems a bit strange.”

Estira nodded at my excuse that wasn’t really an excuse.

“I also agree with the Master’s thoughts. However, His Majesty’s current condition appears to be indigestion.”

Estira had never made a misdiagnosis before.

With a surge of emotion, I gently tapped the lying Peres without hurting him and said.

“What on earth did you eat wrong!”

“There really wasn’t anything like that…”

Peres muttered with a slightly wronged expression.

“Then I’ll prepare medicine to calm the nausea for now, Estira?”

“Yes, I’ll do that. But Master, are you…?”

Estira glanced at Peres and subtly asked me.

“I’m fine. Perfectly fine.”

“Then that’s fortunate.”

Estira left the room saying she would quickly bring the medicine.

“What on earth is going on.”

I thought we might finally have a proper date after so long.

We had been incredibly busy with Academy matters and wedding preparations for a while.

Only after those matters were settled did we finally have this time.

As I was absentmindedly stroking Peres’s hand, a small voice spoke.

“Sorry, Tia.”

Perhaps because he was sick, he looked extremely dejected.

“Don’t apologize. You’re human too, so you can get sick.”

“But today…”

Peres gripped my hand tightly.

But no words followed after that.

His lower lip was pressed tight, as if he couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud.

Since it was a date after so long, perhaps he had things he was concerned about too?

I patted the back of his hand that was holding mine.

“It’s okay. Rest a bit until Estira brings the medicine.”

“…Yeah.”

Even after answering, Peres massaged my hand for a while, thinking about something, before finally closing his drowsy eyes.

He seemed to have finally fallen asleep.

As I was admiring his beautiful appearance even while sick, a feeling of regret suddenly arose.

‘I was planning to tell him during dinner tonight.’

That you’re going to be a father now.

What kind of reaction would he show?

Would he be surprised? Or would he be happy?

‘I guess today isn’t the right day.’

It can’t be helped.

Peres was scheduled to stay at Lombardy until tomorrow afternoon, so I’d have to tell him the news when his condition improved.

But it seemed I had unconsciously gotten my hopes up with various imaginations.

“Sigh.”

A sigh escaped me without realizing it.

Then I slowly left the bedroom to read a book so as not to disturb the sleeping guy.

Without noticing that Peres’s long eyelashes, who I thought was completely asleep, were trembling slightly.

* * *

I fell asleep next to Peres after a long time.

Estira’s medicine seemed to be effective, as his condition improved much by nighttime, so I could rest easy.

Perhaps because it had been so long since there was another person’s warmth in the bed, I fell into a deep sleep.

“Gasp!”

Until Peres suddenly sat up, gasping for breath.

“What, what is it? What’s wrong, Peres?”

In the dawn light where the sun was just about to rise, Peres was staring blankly down at his own hands.

“That dream again…”

“A dream? What kind of dream did you have?”

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