Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 119

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 119

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A week ago, right after Valentina and Tiya discovered Lev collapsed.

The high fever that had been eating away at Lev’s life had subsided, but even the doctor couldn’t quite grasp the cause.

Though he was fine for now, wouldn’t another symptom develop? As Rodion felt both relief and worry simultaneously, Valentina stepped forward.

“…I think it’s thanks to a spirit.”

Rodion’s gaze turned to Valentina.

“Are you talking about Peach?”

“No. It wasn’t Peach. It’s gone now, but when I found him, there was something like a white cat… in Lev’s hands.”

Lev was already a Spirit Mage who had subjugated a flame spirit. But another spirit on top of that.

He was already a child whose life hung in the balance because of spirits. As the existence of a new spirit seemed like bad news and Rodion’s face darkened.

“A frost spirit has hatched!”

This time everyone’s gaze turned to Tiya, who was crouched beside Lev.

Since she was clinging close to Lev’s side as he lay in bed, they thought she must have been very frightened by this incident.

They had left her alone to feel reassured, but now they saw that Tiya was lifting up the unconscious Lev’s clothes and examining his body thoroughly.

Finally, as Tiya’s hand was about to reach toward Lev’s pants, a horrified Rodion lifted Tiya up.

Before they knew it, even Valentina had joined in and was firmly holding Tiya’s hands.

Tiya twisted her body wildly and protested.

“Let me go. I have something to find! I’m telling you a frost spirit definitely hatched! Brother must have a frost spirit’s spirit mark somewhere on his body!”

Both subjugating two spirits and it happening to be a frost spirit that Lev desperately needed were things that required miracles.

Therefore, Rodion couldn’t easily believe Tiya’s words.

So Rodion tried to calm Tiya down first.

“Tiya, I understand, so shall we talk about it later? When Lev comes to his senses-“

That’s when it happened.

Rip.

The sound of something being mercilessly torn echoed.

Looking to the side, Valentina had somehow turned Lev over and was stripping off her friend’s thin summer pajamas, practically tearing them half off.

Why on earth were these kids acting like this.

It was when Rodion, holding Tiya under his arm, was about to stop Valentina with his other hand.

As if she had discovered something, Valentina stopped her hands and muttered while looking down at Lev’s left shoulder.

“It’s there…”

“What?”

“I want to see too!”

Tiya, who had struggled free from Rodion, quickly threw herself onto the bed.

Three pairs of eyes turned toward Lev’s back.

On Lev’s right shoulder blade, a flame spirit’s spirit mark was carved in the shape of a small feather. And on the symmetrical left shoulder blade, something that hadn’t been there before was carved.

None other than a spirit mark in the shape of a blue feather.

“I didn’t tell the doctor, but Lev seemed to often feel pain in his left back. After hearing Tiya’s words, I wondered if maybe…”

Tiya quickly wet her finger with saliva and rubbed Lev’s left shoulder blade vigorously.

“Valen’s right. Look. It doesn’t come off, right? This isn’t a drawing. It’s the real deal.”

“How on earth…”

Rodion, finally grasping the situation, turned his gaze back to Tiya.

Tiya was the first to notice the frost spirit. It seemed there was much to hear from Tiya.

By the time Tiya had finished telling the whole story about how she had given Lev the frost spirit’s egg as a gift, Lev regained consciousness.

Three days later. Lev, who had risen from his sickbed, summoned the frost spirit and gave it the name ‘Pur’.

Thanks to Pur, he no longer had to worry about his whole body burning up with high fever, but having only overcome the immediate crisis, Lev’s body was still frail.

Still, the doctor’s diagnosis was that if he steadily managed his health, he could live as well as others.

Everything seemed like it would work out fine. Except for one thing – handling Pur.

Pur acted as if it knew that Lev’s life had been saved thanks to it.

Well, that wasn’t wrong, but…

Lev grumbled as he trampled underfoot the terrifying ice spikes that had nearly pierced through Tiya.

“Anyway, it damn well doesn’t listen.”

Whether it knew he was cursing at it or not, when Lev didn’t give it proper compensation, Pur’s soft paw strikes against its master’s forehead gradually gained strength.

At this rate it looked ready to extend its claws, so Lev carelessly stroked Pur’s back with the attitude of ‘here, eat this.’

Then Pur snorted once as if it would let things slide for today, and disappeared.

Lev’s sigh grew even deeper.

For a spirit dwelling in a Spirit Mage’s body to materialize, it needs its master’s magical power.

He had learned that if you steadily supply magical power and build a deep bond, it’s possible to grow the spirit one stage further.

Since spirits in their natural state cannot grow on their own, the relationship between Spirit Mage and spirit could be called symbiotic.

In contrast, the relationship between Lev and Pur was…

“Always popping out whenever it feels like it.”

It could be called parasitic without shame.

Unlike Peach, which he could control completely, Pur would sometimes steal Lev’s magical power on its own and reveal itself.

Then when it was satisfied, it would return as if nothing had happened.

As soon as Pur disappeared, Tiya slid down the tree trunk with a whoosh.

“Pur really went back, right?”

“Yeah.”

Pur, who was equally fierce to everyone, had become the manor’s number one avoided target.

Still, thinking it was fortunate that this time its mood was appeased with just one compliment was brief.

“Brother, I climbed up the tree and my hat flew away.”

Tiya, who had become young due to the side effects of the magic potion, had now almost regained her original appearance.

But perhaps because habits from when her body was young remained, she often made requests she wouldn’t have made before.

This time was the same.

“It’s yellow with a really big red ribbon! It flew toward the gazebo in the back of the garden – could you find it for me?”

Lev shook his head and clicked his tongue.

“So why do you climb trees. Dangerously. And you don’t usually wear hats either. Ahem, it can’t be helped. This brother has no choice but to find it for you.”

Though he poured out a round of scolding, an unmistakable smile was cast across Lev’s lips as he set off.

Tiya, who had remained silent until Lev’s figure was completely out of sight, spoke up.

“It’s true. Just like Winter said, brother looked happy.”

【Right? He pretends otherwise but he’s happy when you ask him for things. I guess that’s what a brother’s heart is like.】

“I don’t really understand, but anyway, the operation was a success.”

Tiya exchanged glances with Winter and smiled mischievously.

And soon she stealthily began walking in the direction Lev had gone.

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A conspicuous yellow hat with a bright red ribbon.

Lev was able to quickly find Tiya’s hat that had supposedly flown toward the back of the garden.

The problem was that the hat was sitting on someone else’s head.

And the moment Lev spotted the white face revealed under the wide-brimmed hat, he realized he had fallen into Tiya’s trap.

“That little Corn…”

It was none other than Valen who was wearing Tiya’s hat under the gazebo.

Valentina, who belatedly noticed Lev, tilted her head for a moment before seeming to understand the situation and letting out a light sigh.

“Tiya told you to come look, didn’t she?”

“Uh, yeah… She said she lost her hat.”

“She told me to wear this hat for the whole day today.”

Valentina immediately took off her hat and pressed it into Lev’s hands.

“You can make up some excuse to Tiya. I’ll handle things on my end too.”

Separate from the frost spirit hatching, the relationship between Lev and Valentina was still awkward.

It seemed like Tiya was bothered by this and had resorted to such tactics, which was unlike her.

Despite Tiya’s efforts, there was no sign that the relationship between the two children would improve.

It was when Valentina, having briefly stated her business, turned around coldly.

“Hey.”

Lev called out to her. When Valentina turned back, he fidgeted restlessly with the hat brim.

Tiya understands why she set up this kind of trap. And now he also knows why Valentina was so angry.

After hesitating for a long while, Lev shouted.

“Well, you know. I feel bad that you’re upset?”

Unfortunately, Lev still hadn’t learned how to make up with a friend.

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