Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health - Chapter 92

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Chapter 92

A soft laugh rang out. In the empty space, the clear sound made Fession blink.
Soon a pale light pierced through the barrier, and a gentle hand stroked Fession’s hair.
[Decisions made while intoxicated by such feelings will surely be regretted one day.]
A sharper counsel beneath the kindness.
[And yet, you’re content?]
He knew it was advice meant for him, but….
Fession nodded.
“Even so, I’m glad.”
At some point, when it came to Arelin, Fession had lost all choice. He stood in the thorough position of the weak.
Even if he gave everything and gained nothing, as long as Arelin was happy, he would be content.
Because he loved her.
“It’s better to stake it all and do something than to do nothing and lose everything.”
How could he not find her adorable, being so desperate like this?
[Truly adorable. My child.]
Sloth lamented.
[Why of all people did you have to become entangled with a child of such harsh fate…….]
The future lay clear before them, yet even so, they found themselves cheering her on.
[Very well, I shall help you.]
“Really?!”
[Yes.]
Faint laughter carried a hint of affection.
[Besides, I’ve just found someone I’d like to teach a lesson.]

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Crash!
The shockwave from two forces colliding in an instant swept everything around outward. The floor and walls cracked, debris flew, and dust rose in clouds.
It was a close call.
Arelin had nearly been caught in the blast.
“Strange.”
What emerged alongside the warping scenery was clearly an alien being.
“I came to retrieve our little young lady.”
“…….”
“So why do I sense something odd?”
Valere’s eyes narrowed.
His ability to ‘see secrets’ was functioning, yet he couldn’t perceive the opponent’s true form clearly.
All he could recognize was a single pair of golden eyes gleaming like a beast’s yellow fire.
“Oh.”
The man laughed with amusement as he noticed Valere’s stare fixed on him.
“Can you see me?”
“No.”
Valere moved first. The man deflected the attack without effort.
In brief seconds, dozens of exchanges passed between them.
Crash—!
The place, modeled after the Imperial Palace, had long since been half-destroyed and devastated into ruins. Upon the wreckage of what had become wasteland, only the man and Valere faced off.
When his considerable effort proved ineffective, the man stepped back and laughed.
“Tedious.”
There was a mountain of things to do.
Valere made swift judgment while keeping watch of his retreating opponent.
“You’re the one who touched the barrier.”
The smoke flowing like wings from the man’s body matched perfectly with the aura that gradually tainted the domain.
Sloth’s domain—the Other Side World—had become an unpredictable place due to this strange contamination.
“Ah.”
Belated recognition flickered in the man’s eyes.
“So you’re the Duke of Halbern of this generation.”
“You know me.”
“How could I not? You’re that famous.”
How troublesome. He never expected the Duke of Halbern to enter the Other Side World in person.
Even for him, the Halbern Ability felt somewhat unsettling. Specifically, the original source of that power.
“What are you doing in another’s domain?”
“Looking for something.”
“And why are you touching my daughter?”
“You don’t know?”
The man laughed.
“That child is a Singularity.”
For a moment, Valere’s body stiffened.
“My power doesn’t work on her.”
“…….”
“I’ve never met a human who could pierce my concealment and see me before.”
She was so fragile that the slightest careless exertion of strength would kill her, yet she proved resilient against the power that could drive even this world’s mightiest to madness and suicide.
A body of utmost weakness harboring a spirit of absolute strength.
“It’s the most fascinating thing I’ve ever seen.”
Valere’s expression hardened.
“So what does that have to do with this?”
“I came to retrieve her from here. Can’t have her getting hurt.”
With an expression of wounded innocence, the man shrugged.
“I’m not here to cause trouble.”
“Bold words.”
Naturally, the man’s excuse found no purchase.
The man deflected Valere’s attack with ease and chuckled.
“Don’t bother. You can’t even scratch me anyway.”
If they both fought at full strength, it might be possible, but neither intended to.
“I should be going. Too much to do. Busy fellow, you know?”
“You think I’ll let you escape so easily?”
“Shouldn’t you be thinking of escape? Much longer and you’ll be trapped here. Even Halbern won’t find it easy to break free.”
“Stopping you seems like the more important task.”
“How troublesome.”
The golden eyes flared brilliantly.
“Then there’s no choice.”
In an instant, a wild pressure descended, and Valere reflexively defended.
He braced for a devastating attack, but the smoke that had been roiling like it would devour everything vanished in a heartbeat, leaving no trace.
“……I let him slip away.”
Valere’s brow furrowed.
He never thought an escape could be executed so cleanly.
‘Was he an Immortal?’
Valere sighed quietly as he reasoned through the man’s identity.
The dim surroundings fell silent.
He couldn’t pursue an unknown enemy, so he’d have to find his daughter and return with her.
That was probably his plan anyway.
—Valere.
“Ah.”
Right. He never would have left so easily.
—Valere, come here.
A phantom of the contaminated Other Side World took on substance and lured Valere toward it.
He knew he mustn’t be charmed, knew that it was a phantom, knew that if he were trapped now it would be the end.
Yet he couldn’t resist the hand reaching out from a phantom wearing his sister’s face, bearing her form.
—My precious younger brother.
It was clearly a phantom, a mere phantom—
He knew his mind must reject it, must destroy it—
But it seemed so alive.
The warmth of the hand against his cheek was so tender.
And so—
“Sister.”
Valere lost all will to fight in an instant and surrendered completely.
He covered the hand touching his cheek with his own, rubbing his face against her palm as his eyes closed.
Even knowing it was a phantom—
“How could I harm you?”

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“……Dad.”
In the pitch darkness, I was the only one alive.
Standing alone, I held the faintly glowing Silver-White Compass. Tears welled up.
‘What happened to Dad?’
Even though I’d never really thought of him as my true father, I worried so much. Now I felt like I could actually call him Dad for real.
Though he was far too young to be a proper father—almost like some smutty web novel male lead—and I still didn’t understand what he was thinking, and he was strange—
He came to rescue me.
I was aware that my acceptance came too easily, but thinking of my past life’s father, I couldn’t harden this soft heart.
My real father had abandoned me the moment Mother threw me away, never even looking back.
In comparison, the Duke of Halbern came searching for me.
Tried to save me.
Didn’t leave me alone.
I hadn’t even decided to call him Dad, and yet….
“He’ll be okay, right?”
Mehren was strong enough that even if he got thrown anywhere, he’d survive and come back. He wouldn’t be hurt or die, right?
Darkness always made me weak.
Whether it was because it reminded me of the time I was abandoned by Mother and left alone, or because I was simply born this weak, I couldn’t tell. But I tried to move my trembling body forward.
“Look straight ahead. Don’t answer anyone who calls. Remember happy memories. Think of the person I want to see most…….”
I wanted to remember Dad’s instructions, but actually following them was harder.
I kept thinking of Dad.
His face laughing softly, asking why I was calling him Dad now of all times, as if it were such a big deal. What was so important about calling him Dad?
“When I get back, I’ll call him Dad.”
I’ll call him Dad until I’m sick of it.
“Look straight ahead. Don’t answer. Happy memories. The person I want to see.”
I moved forward with a whimper.
The Silver-White Compass Dad gave me continued to emit faint light, showing me the way, so I could move forward.
“Where did he even find an artifact like this?”
It looked so extraordinary that I worried even more. Would Dad be okay without this?
I knew my concerns were foolish, but if something happened to Dad because of this….
Giggle-giggle.
Perhaps because I kept thinking dark thoughts, an unpleasant laugh echoed from beyond the darkness.
Crack.
The compass, which had been spinning, developed a fissure.
“Oh.”
I grasped the compass tighter and tried to recall happy thoughts and the person I wanted to see.
I was certain I did—
—Saebom.
The moment I heard a voice that shouldn’t exist, a name that shouldn’t be called, I stopped without thinking.
“What?”
Crack.
The compass cracked again.
—Saebom, Lee Saebom!
“Huh?”
I answered without thinking.
The instant I realized my mistake, ripples spread through the darkness.
‘Oh, I’m ruined.’
Wait.
Isn’t using my past life’s name here a cheat code?

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