Do Flowers Bloom in the Fallen Land? - Chapter 144.2

“What about Nathan?”

-My dad…

As Seira’s words trailed off, Baron sighed and drooped his shoulders.

“It was my biggest dream as a warrior to fight with him shoulder to shoulder, but I gave up on that and now I’m doing this here.”

-…I’ll just watch him closely and let you train with him.

“Good.”

Seira unconsciously ruffled his hair because Baron, smiling with satisfaction, was cute rather than annoying. The softness was wrapped around her fingers and tickled her heart.

“Now you’re openly treating me like a dog.”

-Because you look like Lili.

“You mean the dog that you used to raise when you were young? Honestly, I’m more than that… I’m better.”

-Right, Baron. You’re much cuter.

“…”

It was difficult not to like him because he appeared as if he had been waiting for her whenever she needed him. Baron was the only one she thought she could show her weakness. Only Baron wanted to be comforted and confessed his feelings to her.

Didn’t he choose to stay by her side even now to respect her will and fulfill her reckless wishes?

Seira had no choice but to admit that she trusted Baron.

-Baron, give me the box.

At her request, Baron opened the lid of the box and held it out so that the contents could be seen.

“Is this it? It’s a little different in color from the other ones.”

-That’s right.

Baron nodded and tore the bottom of his shirt right away and wrapped it around his hand.

-…You don’t even have a handkerchief?

“There is.”

Baron replied, lifting up the rubble of a white cloth.

“It’s a precious thing I’ve been carrying around just waiting for a chance to give it to you, so I can’t waste it on this.”

-…

Seira was speechless.

“I don’t think there’s much left.”

He said with a heavy voice as he held her wrist to gauge her pulse.

-Yes. Fortunately, the battle seems to be coming to an end.

The black fluids of the demons scattered into the air and were absorbed into the ground, and Seira’s assimilation speed gradually increased. It was clear that once this battle was over, D-Arc would be transformed into a perfect fortress of corruption.

“At this rate, my father and all the other knights will turn into beasts.”

They still retained their original forms, but it was only a matter of time before they transformed.

‘Fortunately, I don’t think it’ll be too late.’

Seira felt her consciousness subside. Her body was also hardening like a stone from the farthest part of her heart.

Baron, who saw her lips quivering, said in a soft voice.

“I know what you’re trying to say, so don’t bother. Instead, just take a quick nap and wake up. My patience is not good enough to wait long.”

A faint smile spread around her lips. Like she understood, or like she was grateful.

Baron, who looked nervously at her slowly dying pulse and lifeless body turning into a statue, closed his eyes long and opened them.

He held the back of the throne and bent down, and his lips, which had been lightly touching, no longer felt any warmth.

But Baron waited a little longer. He knew that the heart that was bounded by the imprint would be the most accurate indicator.

Thus, after a while, he was convinced that the time had come.

He picked up the rubble, clutching his chest out in a sense of loss as if the sky were falling. With a trembling hand, he pushed it into her mouth and then closed her lips again. This time, for a little longer, so enough saliva and breath could fully seep into her dry mouth. So in the end…

-I can’t!

So that her long-cherished wishes could be fulfilled.

*

“Congratulations, my baby!”

The man who lifted the girl up and kissed her all over her small face.

“Itchy. Itchy, Dad!”

He held the child, who burst out laughing, breathtakingly, and then carefully dropped her off on the floor.

Someone spoke to the child who hugged her father’s legs with a happy face.

“You’re already ten years old. It feels like yesterday when you’re the size of my palm.”

“No, what do you mean, my daughter wasn’t that small when she was just born. At least she was about the size of my palm.”

Seira stared up at her bickering mother and father.

“Mom.”

She smiled at Seira, who was forbidden to call her mother or go to meet her. Even if they met occasionally at official events, she didn’t even look at her once, but now she bent down to her waist to face her.

“Why do you look so sad on a happy day like today? Wasn’t that on the gift list that you wanted?”

Nathan’s eyes shook with embarrassment as he looked at Seira’s face in surprise at her words.

“Baby, don’t cry. I’ll buy you everything. Shall we go shopping today? I’ll buy you the whole Rodem street!”

She could clearly feel the warmth in her hands as she was scrambling to wipe away the overflowing tears. Seira knew. She was dreaming.

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