This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 253
Chapter 253
Translator: Yonnee
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While nestled in Ethan’s arms on the sofa, Reina explained in order what had happened. His reaction seemed surprisingly calm, though the stories were quite astonishing.
“Did you expect this, Ethan?”
Leaning back and just turning her head to look at his face, Ethan slightly shook his head.
“Bharan’s Shadow is a power I’m hearing about for the first time.”
“Then why are you so calm?”
As her bright eyes met his dark pupils, a kiss softly landed on her forehead.
“I’ve given up.”
“Given up on what?”
“Trying to predict what you do.”
Was this a good situation, or an unsettling declaration? As she pondered the meaning, frowning slightly, Ethan gently soothed her furrowed brow with his fingertips.
“In other words, I won’t prematurely have expectations or disappointments about what you will do next, so don’t worry.”
“Really?”
Could it suddenly turn into, ‘I really don’t know where you might jump next. Let’s just stop this’?
“Of course, Reina.”
He added nothing more to that.
So, Reina also did not ask him any further. If he says so, then it must be so. Why should she doubt and press the conclusion offered by her partner?
“Anyway, with the help of the mountain lodge couple, I was barely able to reach Venzen territory.”
“Once things settle down, we should express our gratitude to that couple.”
“Right. Oh, and Ethan. I’ve made up my mind again.”
She sat up straight, separating herself from Ethan’s embrace, and cast her gaze into the void as if recalling something.
“I will ensure that many people can receive basic treatment without any special conditions.”
The tragedy they heard about during the meal with the mountain lodge couple.
“We still don’t know what made our daughter so ill, or why she had to leave us so urgently.”
It had been a sudden fever.
However, as the couple had grown up largely healthy due to the wide-reaching blessings of the dragonkin, they initially thought it would soon get better.
But as one day passed, then three days, and even ten days, the child’s condition only worsened.
“So we sought out a healer belatedly…”
Due to the rarity of illness thanks to the wide-reaching blessings, the art of ‘healing magic’ itself had become rare, and as a result, the prices demanded by healers were unimaginably high.
“Actually, the main clients of healers are nobles, and not just any nobles but the high-ranking ones.”
“That’s true.”
Therefore, the mountain lodge couple had carried their young daughter to the temple.
“However, we needed almost three months before it was our turn.”
By then, the child had sadly passed away, breathless…
In the end, the blessing of having few sick people ironically created a tragedy.
“I really didn’t know such a thing could happen… where both commoners and nobles could receive healing magic.”
How hot her face must have gotten listening to the mountain lodge couple’s story.
In the past, determined to escape the death flags and not wanting to engage to Liam, she felt like a foolish child for causing all sorts of incidents.
“Some people don’t even have the time… or the chance.”
Unlike herself, who at least had the chance to change her destiny.
“Reina.”
He softly called her name, lifting her drooping shoulders and raising her lover’s face again.
With his eyes fixed on her violet pupils, he gave a small smile.
“Ignorance is not a sin.”
“But…”
Reina didn’t easily agree, as if she was pushing herself too hard. Ethan pulled her into his embrace to comfort her.
Pat, pat.
his warm palms rhythmically stroked her frozen back.
“You can’t know everything, Reina. It’s not because your efforts were lacking.”
“……”
“Of course, knowing and not acting can sometimes be shameful.”
She slightly pulled her face away and looked up at him as he continued, his lips touching the corners of her eyes.
“So from now on, you just need to strive to not feel ashamed of anything you do. And I will be right there with you.”
How was this man so good at comforting?
“Ethan… I really feel like the lucky one. To have met such a wise and insightful partner.”
At her adorable confession, he chuckled softly.
“It’s because of you, Reina. That makes me the luckier one.”
“How can you speak so beautifully?”
“Because you are beautiful.”
Ultimately, as if admitting defeat, she giggled. Resting her forehead against his chest, she continued the story she had paused.
“I ran away and came to the Venzen family.”
“Nobody expected Jeremy to show up with that face. Even the Grand Duke was incredulous when he heard the news.”
“Oh, really?”
A world where Benedict reacts with shock—she was truly curious about that.
“But Count Venzen immediately knew I wasn’t Jeremy.”
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