Please Leave The Sickly Villainess Alone

Bright beams of light spread from Ria and Luka, visible even from afar.

Philip and the knights watching the situation stared in awe at the marvelous sight, unable to approach.

“Is this… the power of healing?”

An old veteran muttered.

The warm and clear energy felt throughout his body seemed to heal even his tired body.

He had suffered countless injuries rolling on the battlefield, and once his life had been threatened.

At that time, he had received healing from Senia.

The treatment from her, a healing mage, showed effects quickly, and it seemed like the wounds were healing.

However, Senia hadn’t really put her heart into healing the soldiers, to the extent that it was merely an illusion of covering the wounds.

In contrast, the energy felt from Ria now was exactly that great power he had only heard about.

Ria closed her eyes and focused on destroying the curses engraved like shackles all over Luka’s body one by one.

The healing magic pouring like a waterfall from her small hands obliterated the powerful black magic without a trace.

‘Now the last one…!’

Beads of sweat rolled down Ria’s forehead.

Soon, even the last remaining curse was annihilated, and Luka was finally completely liberated from the terrible pain.

“Huff, gasp…”

Ria breathed heavily and immediately checked Luka’s complexion.

The body that had been writhing in agony settled calmly, and the face that had been crumpled in pain became clean and noble.

And finally, Luka slowly opened his eyes and faced Ria.

“Luka! Are you conscious?”

It had been a really long time since they met again.

Two years was a very long time, long enough for the boy and girl who had escaped the orphanage together to become adults.

Luka knew that the disappearance of the other’s voice that had been controlling his mind was all thanks to the woman before him.

The warm hands holding his, the voice that had been calling his name constantly even when his mind was hazy.

And, the emerald eyes he had missed madly.

“Ria…”

Along with the breaking of the curse, the amnesia that had drawn a black curtain over his mind disappeared.

Luka reached out to Ria, making her fall into his arms as he lay there.

“Lu-Luka!”

“Ria, my Ria.”

Luka couldn’t forget the day he first saw Ria.

Now he understood why he felt longing and affection when he first saw that girl.

“I’m sorry for making you cry alone.”

Ria realized what Luka meant as he buried his face in her shoulder.

The last memory of her past life. He was talking about the night Ria woke up alone late at night and shed tears waiting for death.

“I’ll never leave you alone again.”

“Luka… I won’t leave you this time either.”

As if making a solemn vow to each other, they pressed their foreheads together and said those words.

Soon Luka stood up and extended his hand to Ria.

As Ria took his hand, she thought:

‘He’s really grown a lot taller.’

The sudden change made her realize the passage of time.

“Luka, can you bend down a little?”

At Ria’s words, Luka tilted his head towards her with a puzzled expression.

Ria stood on her tiptoes and gave Luka a short kiss.

Luka’s eyes widened.

“Go, Luka. Go end the war and come back. We’ll catch up then.”

At that moment, they saw the blue curtain surrounding the Selon allied forces’ camp in the distance slowly disappearing.

Essil and Heild had succeeded in removing the barrier.

However, the remaining Greffin army hadn’t advanced at all.

If this continued, all the Greffin troops that had entered the heart of enemy territory would be in danger.

As Ria said, he had to go end the war.

Luka soon lowered his body to Ria and gave her a long kiss.

It was an intense kiss, as if leaving his mark.

His hand caressed Ria’s cheek, reluctant for even a brief parting.

To Luka, Ria was like a mirage.

A mirage that would stay with him briefly and disappear.

“Is your body still in good condition?”

Luka, remembering his past life, remembered the cause that had taken Ria from him.

“Yes, I’m fine now. I’ve found a way, so don’t worry and just focus on the war now, Luka.”

“I’ll end it quickly and return. To your side.”

Luka pressed his lips to Ria’s again.

After the long kiss, Ria breathed heavily and smiled brightly.

“Yes, I’ll wait.”

* * *

Luka was completely free from the black magic and returned as the ruler of Greffin that the enemy troops feared most.

Watching Luka and the Greffin knights following him disappear into the distance, I moved my steps.

Just before leaving, Luka had worried about my health.

Given the situation, I didn’t want to make Luka worry, so I said I was fine, but…

As soon as Luka was out of sight, I staggered and collapsed on the spot.

“Ria!”

Sister Serine ran over and supported me.

The curse Kablos had placed was extremely strong, and I had used a lot of magic to destroy it.

“Sister, take me to the Carven Kingdom.”

“To the kingdom…? Alright. I’ll take you there, so just close your eyes for a moment.”

Sister Serine placed her hand over my eyes and used some power to infuse energy into my tired body.

At the same time, I gradually fell into a deep sleep.

* * *

When I opened my eyes again, I was on a soft bed.

Quite some time must have passed, as darkness had already settled outside.

As I slowly raised my body, I felt refreshed, as if the fatigue from earlier had almost disappeared.

“Are you awake, Ria?”

A familiar voice came from beside me.

Sister Serine was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.

“Sister, where is this…?”

“The outskirts of the capital of the Carven Kingdom.”

The Iberico region where we had been and the Carven Kingdom were not very far apart.

This was because the Carven Kingdom shared borders with the Greffin Empire and the Selon Kingdom.

“We’ve finally come to the kingdom.”

It was a bit earlier than planned, but I had finally left the Greffin Empire and crossed over to the Carven Kingdom.

“Are you feeling alright?”

“Yes, I’m fine now.”

If anything, I was worried about feeling too fine.

Sister Serine looked at me with a worried expression and said:

“Your magic had gone berserk. I’ve just suppressed it temporarily. You must remember that you could be in danger again at any time.”

It seems I felt refreshed thanks to the power Sister Serine had used on me earlier.

I stumbled out of bed and hugged Sister Serine, saying:

“Thank you, Sister.”

“It’s nothing. By the way, about the reason you came to the kingdom…”

“Ah, that…”

I first had to explain to Sister Serine why I had said we should come to the kingdom.

“A famous sword will soon be discovered in the kingdom. Using that sword, I can control the rampaging magic in my body.”

“A sword…?”

“It hasn’t been officially discovered yet, but it will surely appear soon. When it comes up for auction, I’m going to buy it.”

The Carven Kingdom had an unusually large number of ancient ruins, so artifacts were often discovered.

Most of the discovered artifacts were put up for auction, perhaps because the royal family’s finances were not good.

Usually, the winning bid amounts were astronomical, but I had saved even more money than that through my magic tool business.

The Carven Kingdom was a vassal state of the Greffin Empire, so they used the same currency.

“Ria, could this be the sword you’re talking about?”

Sister Serine opened the Carven Kingdom newspaper she had been reading and showed it to me.

“Huh…?”

The newspaper dated today had a prominent photo of a rare-looking sword, and the headline above it read…

“The ancient famous sword discovered this time to be bestowed upon the winner of the swordsmanship competition…?!”

I grabbed the newspaper and read it.

[The final winner of the tournament-style swordsmanship competition to be held next month will be personally bestowed the sword by the King of Carven. In addition, the glorious opportunity to serve in the royal knight order…]

What glorious opportunity, I don’t need that!

I don’t care about the royal knight order or whatever, I just need the sword.

“Hah… Is this for real?”

I let out a hollow laugh and held the back of my head.