BL: The Northern Grand Duke’s Hamster (Novel Translation)

Of course, believing in me didn't erase all doubts.

It was natural. Each of the knights was a power of the North. Having gone through countless battles, they knew keenly how dangerous unlimited trust is. For them, doubt was like an instinct for survival.

Therefore, persuading them without proper evidence continued for a couple of hours. They gathered in the theater and forgot to even pick up their swords, asking questions.

I sometimes lied, but most of the time I answered honestly. At least the fact that I was on their side was the truth without any shame.

"So, is that 'small magic'?"

"Yes, what is that... I can do it, but it's limited to me."

"Can you use teleportation magic to get to the snowy field?"

"I can't go. You can only come back."

"What is healing magic?"

"...If that were possible, would my arm be in this state right now?"

The drivers who were chattering asked in cautious voices.

"So, how do you know about 'Heart of Winter'?"

"Master told me. I don't know everything. I only know that it is made by extracting human life, and that it is a tool that destroys all providence and promises eternal life. And that'.... thing."

James continued my words in a low, subdued voice.

"...It shouldn't be in the world."

It was just as he said. Dreaming of eternal life is an individual's freedom, but there is a line that must not be crossed.

In conclusion, the knights decided to watch me first. It would take time.

However, after a long conversation, the atmosphere began to flow favorably. James and the other knights put aside their quest for the truth about me, and began to worry about whether the brand on my arm could really be healed.

"It's a wide range for something that spread in three days."

"If you suppress it with magic, it will be fine... It looks quite powerful. Do you have pain even when you don't move?"

I nodded my head slowly.

Even now, my elbow was throbbing unpleasantly. I didn't want to show it because Kyle would be worried, but I knew that sharing the situation accurately and getting help was the way to prevent it from getting worse.

"So... I think it will be difficult to train with my right arm for a while."

The drivers looked at me as if I were absurd.

'You might want to train!' I don't know what will happen in the future, but in this lawless world, I have to keep my body healthy!

The wizard who accompanied him on the exploration of the new mine clicked his tongue and said,

"Take a break for a while. What is the training...."

Kyle added in a stern voice.

"Shu is banned from training for a while. In addition, they did not share important information militarily, which caused confusion...."

'Wait a minute.' I told you not to take sides, didn't you mean to suddenly ask for responsibility?

Kyle didn't pay attention to my embarrassed gaze and said firmly.

"I will be sentenced to life imprisonment for a while."

"..."

It meant that it would be officially wrapped up.

[~(￣▽￣)~]

I looked at him nervously, but Kyle only raised one eyebrow.

The knights nodded as if they were pondering. Unless it was unfair, he would obey the lord's will.

I stuck my mouth out.

'Vigilance.' I've been living as a hamster for three days, but now I can't even put my foot out of the study and bedroom!

"The sentence is one week from now."

With a clear message, Kyle pulled me by the left arm. I was dragged away.

"Yes. Take a good rest."

The drivers saw me off in a natural manner.

"If you know anything else about the wizards, bring them all together!"

"Yes, Demon Mathist. It's the heart of winter or whatever!"

"As much detail as possible!"

"...I'm going crazy! No one is going to stop you!"

"How can we disobey His Highness's orders?"

I let out a sigh and eventually followed Kyle.

'Hagin.'

I had to soothe him at least once.

"Your Highness."

"..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

There was no answer. Instead, the pace that was one step ahead slowed down a little.

I quickly overtook him and looked up with my back to the door. Kyle reached out to hug my shoulder, then lowered his arm with a frown, as if he remembered that touching his right shoulder would hurt.

As it was, I turned the doorknob to reveal a bedroom immersed in darkness. I strode back and asked Kyle.

"Are you angry?"

Kyle let out a light sigh.

"I can't be angry with you. However...."

After a moment of silence, he took a step closer to me and whispered.

"You don't know how much I was worried about you."

"I know. That's why you came back in such a hurry."

"No, I don't even know half of it."

His gaze turned to my arm, which hung unnaturally.

When he was given first aid by a wizard living in the castle, his expression was like a goblin. He turned blue, his anger rose to the top of his head, and then he lost his blood color again, and he felt a little sad.

After the kill, Kyle's expression when I told him that I had to solve the problem with the knights and that I was going to the theater....

'I see.'

I led him into the bedroom and laughed awkwardly.

"That's right. I didn't know."

I fell without checking if it was safe, and when I came back, I saw that I could hardly use one arm, and I could only watch as the drivers suspected and questioned me, but I couldn't cover it properly.

Kyle's guilt and helplessness must have been deep. I couldn't say that I understood all of his feelings. I didn't think that would be the case.

"...It may have sounded like an excuse, but this was the best. It's the result of three days of intense thinking."

"I know you always do your best. Except for one thing."

"What is that?"

"Yes, you're safe."

He said it cut.

If you think about it, it's true. I had nothing to say even if I had ten mouths, so I lowered my head. He didn't hurt me by adding that, but he was as anxious as a thief with numb feet.

"A week of hard work. It's a light walk, but I'm always with you. Other than that, you must not leave your bedroom or study. Not only training, but also strenuous exercise and going out of the castle are prohibited."

"I understand."

If you wanted to do it secretly, you could do it as much as you wanted. But I didn't want to turn Kyle's stomach upside down any longer. I nodded meekly.

I sat down by the bed, patted on the side, and he cautiously approached me and sat down. The hand that hugged my waist was infinitely sweet.

I patted him on the back with one arm.

"Do you have any questions? You couldn't even ask questions properly because you were giving way to the drivers."

Kyle asked hesitantly.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

"I can't say no. However, it is bearable. It's better than I thought. It's okay if you don't overdo it... Isn't it a hard work anyway? Even if I try to force myself, I can't do that."

He laughed. A low laugh ran through his body and echoed softly through my body.

"Are you serious?"

"About what?"

I tilted my head and retraced my conversation with the drivers. What was the story that he could not have expected?

"Ah, apprentice of a reclusive sorcerer? If you say you're from another world, it's a big shock, and I don't think people will believe you."

If you find out information about the Wizards, you will be able to share them as if they are Master's legacy.

But Kyle didn't want to ask that, so he shook his head.

"To use life force instead of magic as a magic ingredient."

There was an awkward silence.

I tried to say no. However, he was already vomiting blood in front of him. So he would never believe it.

I let out a light sigh.

"...Yes."

"Shh!"

"Just some magic. Not mostly. There are not many things that use up so much vitality."

If you don't force yourself to charge your luck like you did back then, you won't be directly overwhelmed by your body.

Come to think of it, Knox saw the shield I had created with my luck. I use a power similar to theirs.

"The magic they use will be similar. It's the kind of thing that breaks through the limits by absorbing other life and turning it into magical power."

Kyle replied annoyedly.

"Is that important now?"

"..."

"Don't do that again. It's like cutting your life to save me, and even if you owe it like that, it's just painful."

"You won't die by vomiting some blood."

Kyle looked up at me. He seemed a little resentful.

"Listen. If His Highness had been injured at that time, the situation would have been worse. I was a little upset, but that was it. Instead, I saved His Highness's life."

I quickly added.

"I wouldn't have done that either. I couldn't help it then."

"I don't want to save my life by cutting your life on the excuse that I had no choice."

"If I can save Your Highness even if I save my life, I will do so."

"..."

"Okay. This needs to be discussed. I'll be in prison for the next week, so all I have is time, and His Highness won't stay far away from me because he's taking care of me when I'm injured."

"...Okay. I'll settle it slowly."

It was not a problem that could be solved at once. Kyle readily agreed.

Only then did I relax my body and hugged him as if I were hanging down. It seems that I was nervous inside. My eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

It's a pity. I had more time left to 'import' than I thought. He just hugged me gently, not even moving, fearing that I would get sick.

"Is there anything else you wanted to say?"

Then Kyle pulled me into his arms and said:

"I missed you."

Oh, it's warm.

I replied, burying my head in his arms.

"Me too."

Those words sounded like they loved me more than anything else in the world.