The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 202

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – Episode 202

Cassis paused for a moment after hearing my hesitant question.

Then, he opened his mouth.

“Well…”

“That means…!”

“It will fall.”

Silvia’s eyes widened at his words, which he uttered as if spitting them out.

Her agitated heart almost caused her to drop the things she was holding.

Instead of letting her drop them, Cassis naturally took them from her and handed them over to Silvia.

“How are the injured?”

Silvia seemed to want to talk more about what they had just discussed.

However, knowing that Cassis wouldn’t elaborate, she decided to be satisfied for now and gave up.

“Some are getting better, and some aren’t. It’s just the way it is.”

Silvia’s expression wasn’t very good as she said that.

Cassis knew the situation was serious, so he could understand Silvia.

He felt sorry that Silvia, who had grown up so sheltered, was witnessing such harsh realities. However, Richelle and Jeanne didn’t stop her from stubbornly insisting on staying in Yggdrasil, and neither did Cassis.

He carried Silvia’s luggage and headed to the infirmary with her.

There were so many injured people that the building housing the infirmary could practically be considered a hospital ward.

The Fedelian had healing abilities, but they didn’t use them.

The reason Richelle didn’t use her power was the same reason Cassis had heard repeatedly throughout his life.

People should live according to the natural order.

As far as Cassis knew, the only time Richelle had used her power for personal reasons was when she saved Silvia as a child.

And Richelle had always kept that event etched in her mind like a brand.

The reason she woke Noel Vertium from his near-death state a few days ago was only to prevent further damage caused by the dolls. Richelle didn’t give Noel any further treatment beyond that.

Moreover, using power carelessly in this situation could potentially sow the seeds of greater chaos and discord.

It was a power that could heal wounds without a trace and even revive the dead.

It was dangerous for others to know about such a thing.

As soon as they arrived at the infirmary, sounds of pain could be heard from all directions.

Silvia’s complexion darkened.

The Fedelian’s ability was not passed down to Silvia.

Based on past precedents, it was assumed that the power was only transferred to one of the children.

So Silvia couldn’t use healing abilities like Richelle and Cassis.

She seemed subtly disappointed by that fact.

Even if she had the power, she wouldn’t have been allowed to use it according to her father Richelle and the Fedelian’s policy.

In fact, Cassis was aware of the contradiction.

The noble purity. The guardian of justice. The fair and impartial judge.

These were the words that had described the Fedelian until now, but they had long been shattered by their revenge against Agrit.

And even now, they were prioritizing the family’s safety and turning a blind eye to those dying before their eyes.

And Cassis knew that he was the one who least fit the Fedelian image.

“Then, I’ll go in.”

“Silvia.”

He took Silvia’s hand as she received the things he was carrying.

It was something he had never done before, but perhaps it was possible with Silvia, who was also a Fedelian.

Soon, Cassis’s power was partially transferred through their touching hands.

“Could this be…”

Silvia also noticed what it was.

She was startled and widened her eyes.

Cassis let go of Silvia’s hand and handed her the items as if nothing had happened.

Silvia understood Cassis’s intention and blushed slightly.

After looking around briefly, she lowered her voice and whispered to Cassis.

“Thank you. I’ll be careful not to get caught and use it sparingly.”

Seeing the determined look in her eyes, it seemed that she wouldn’t waste the power or do anything Richelle was worried about.

Cassis let Silvia inside and left.

After that, he left Yggdrasil again.

Cassis hadn’t had a proper conversation with Roxana before leaving for Vertium. There was no time for that.

So he hadn’t heard from her about what had happened between Roxana, Deon, and Nix that day.

However, Cassis knew that Roxana, who had left Yggdrasil, hadn’t returned to Agrit immediately.

In addition, he knew what state Deon Agrit and Nix were in now.

Roxana probably had no intention of telling Cassis such a story until the end.

He knew that was her choice as well.

Then this was Cassis’s choice.

The golden eyes that received the sunlight shone with a metallic glint.

Cassis headed towards the neutral zone’s city area.

* * *

Deon Agrit was dreaming.

It was a memory from a distant past, a time when he was much younger than he was now.

At that time, Deon happened to encounter someone on his way to receive education.

A boy with golden hair and blue eyes, like an angel.

As soon as their eyes met, he approached and smiled, stroking Deon’s head.

It was his half-brother, Asil.

He could have expressed his displeasure and pushed his hand away, but Deon didn’t feel any emotion towards that act, so he just let him be.

Before turning around, Asil placed a candy in Deon’s hand, along with the words that it was a secret from the other siblings.

Deon looked up at his smiling face with a blank expression.

After Asil disappeared from view, Deon moved again and threw the candy in his hand onto the lawn.

As he walked, he felt a presence behind him and turned his head slightly. He saw a girl picking up the candy he had thrown away.

The moment their eyes met, the girl, who was younger than Deon, transformed into a fifteen-year-old girl in an instant.

Red eyes, shining like a bonfire, stared at him head-on.

Hate, resentment, anger, frustration, sadness.

Those eyes, filled with emotions that Deon had never felt before, seemed to swallow him whole. Deon knew this scene.

Finally, a transparent teardrop flowed down her pale cheek and rolled down to her chin.

Watching that….

Strangely, his heart ached a little.

It was a pain he couldn’t understand himself, so Deon unconsciously raised his hand to his chest.

But all that touched his fingertips was an empty hole.

At that moment, the girl who was facing him opened her mouth.

-….

However, no sound reached Deon’s ears.

Even so, the tears in his sight were still there, and Deon reached out towards them without realizing it.

At that moment, the tears swelled up like a flood and swallowed Deon.

When he opened his mouth, white bubbles were spewed out instead of coherent words.

Is this death?

Deon thought as he sank endlessly into the deep sea.

-No.

Just then, a faint voice leaked into his ear.

It was a very small and thin voice, as if it would disappear at any moment.

Deon held his breath and listened as the girl’s voice finally reached him.

-Such a comfortable death doesn’t suit you.

Flap!

A noisy sound like something flapping its wings echoed in his ear.

A red wave like a blood storm pushed towards him, parting the white bubbles.

‘Ah, I see.’

Deon then realized what the meaning of the voice whispered in his ear was.

After that, he smiled faintly.

A shallow smile scattered white in the deep sea.

‘Okay… If that’s what you want.’

Deon relaxed his body as if he were complying.

Flap!

Soon, a swarm of red butterflies rushed in like a rough wave and swept over Deon.

Crunch!

Adduk! [Sound of something being devoured]

It devoured him completely from head to toe, leaving not a single breath.

The red eyes, watching him steadily from far away, were reflected in his flickering vision.

This was the death that suited Deon Agrit, the merciless eyes were saying.

In fact, this was a dream that had been repeated several times already.

But Deon had no desire to escape from here, nor did he have the will to do so.

Soon, the small light that had been shining in his vision completely went out.

And the beginning of another dream and death.

Deon closed his eyes in endless hallucinations and memories of the past.