The Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health – Chapter 188

Author: Asternkm

Sagret was lively yet not overly crowded—fitting for a tourist city and a pleasant place overall.

“Miss, let’s go here next!”

“They say the fresh fruit juice sold at that stall is amazing!”

I told the childcare squad to relax and treat this like a vacation since we were finally on a trip, but they unanimously refused to leave Arellin’s side.

“That’s what they say, Mehen. Let’s go together.”

“……Yes.”

And so, the mother (26 years old, technically a young adult) and daughter who had no idea how to have fun were simply dragged around, relying entirely on the childcare squad’s mysteriously thorough research.

“You got the footage, right?”

“Of course! Miss eating skewers earlier was way too cute.”

“And at the beach? Don’t even get me started.”

The childcare squad was strangely desperate about having fun, and there was a reason for that…

“Miss, you saw it earlier, right? Her complexion didn’t look good.”

“Her breathing’s gotten heavier too. Walking seems a lot harder for her.”

“We need to make sure she drinks water later. You prepared it, right?”

Because they could feel it now—that the time Arellin could show herself like this, in this state, wasn’t very long anymore.

No one said it out loud, but they were all thinking the same thing. This trip might be the last outing Arellin could take while still looking relatively healthy.

Everyone desperately hoped this ominous premonition would prove wrong.

****

“Arell, Arell!”

Two days after arriving in Sagret, some uninvited guests showed up.

“How could you have fun all by yourself? That’s so unfair!”

“You should’ve brought us along too!”

The twins ran straight at me the moment they saw me and wrapped me in a tight hug.

“Hey, twins, what are you doing? Move already!”

Pession, who arrived a bit later with Griam, glared as he forcibly peeled the twins off me. Harun followed quietly behind him.

“You really followed us all the way here……”

I’d had a bad feeling ever since I saw the Spherom crest at the villa, but having it come true still felt strange.

Was I really that great?

“Harun, you must’ve had a hard time.”

“……?”

I patted Harun, who had probably suffered the most bringing these little demons along, only for the twins to latch onto me from both sides.

“Arell, Arell, why did you suddenly come to Sagret?”

“Yeah! You were sick, so we were waiting for you to get better—is this really okay?!”

“Yep. It’s okay.”

“Arell, that’s so mean!”

“How am I mean?”

“You came by yourself! We should’ve come together!”

The twins surrounded me like they were arresting me.

“But why a trip? You like staying at home, don’t you, Arell?”

“I’ve never traveled before, so I came to try it.”

The twins flinched, then looked at me like they were staring at something pitiful.

“What’s with that disrespectful look? Wipe it off your faces.”

“What kind of life have you been living, Arell…?”

These brats are mocking me now.

If I could, I’d really like to make them experience a single day of Arellin’s life—but unfortunately, I couldn’t.

“So this is where you chose?”

“Sagret?”

I’d originally wanted to go to Halbern Castle, which was supposedly surrounded by snow for a year and a half—but the northern continent’s climate was deemed too dangerous for my fragile body and got vetoed.

“It’s our first time in Sagret too!”

“Let’s hang out together!”

While the twins unpacked their things, Pession just stared silently at my face.

“……?”

When I tilted my head, he tilted his too.

What is this, a staring contest?

“Are you okay?”

“Mm.”

Was he worried about my health?

Well, considering how obsessed Pession had been with my condition all this time, it made sense.

“I’m okay. More or less.”

“Okay.”

Come to think of it, he hadn’t been telling me to exercise lately either.

I almost asked why, but stopped myself.

I remembered exactly when Pession’s exercise nagging had stopped.

It was after I’d been kidnapped and returned.

“Were you really worried about me?”

After hesitating, Pession nodded. His eyes were filled with concern for me, which made my heart warm—and then ache.

I felt like I should tell him not to worry, but even I couldn’t deny that my condition wasn’t good, so I had nothing to say.

Pession just held my hand, lips pressed tightly together, and somehow that made me smile.

“Arell, Arell! Your Highness, Your Highness! Let’s go out!”

“The sea is calling us!”

Just then, the twins—already fully prepared—called out to us.

I started to walk toward them without thinking.

“Ah……”

The world suddenly spun, and I almost collapsed.

“Are you okay?!”

Startled, Pession caught me.

This trash-tier body…

“Yeah. I’m fine now. I think I just got a little dizzy.”

“Your face is pale.”

Pession still looked deeply worried, but before he could suggest resting, I spoke first.

“I can still move. Let’s go out.”

My body was going to give out anyway once the blessing Cheyen had placed on me disappeared. If that was the case, it was better to go out and have fun while I still could.

****

For the past week, I really played hard.

With the thought that this might be the last time, I ate, played, and wandered around without holding back. To the point where I wouldn’t regret it even if I died right now.

Ah—well, that doesn’t mean I want to die right now.

“Ah, here we go again.”

The world had gone blurry for a moment, but when I blinked, my vision slowly returned.

My condition was getting worse day by day.

I’d be fine one moment, then suddenly cough like I was about to die. Sometimes I’d go quiet, and when people looked back, I’d already fallen asleep. Standing was hard. Even when I did nothing, my breathing kept getting rough—so much that even the twins started watching me carefully.

“Arell, are you dizzy again?”

“Should I get you some water?”

What I needed right now wasn’t water. When I shook my head, the twins suddenly widened their eyes.

“Arell, Arell, blood……”

“Blood?”

At the twins’ words, I touched my face—and froze when I saw red on my hand.

“Wow, a nosebleed……”

In an instant, everything turned into chaos, and today’s schedule was completely canceled. As I leaned there weakly, Uni hurriedly handed me something, saying it was medicine.

“This is medicine?”

“It was prepared by the Regent Duke. Your godfather, Miss Arell.”

Lately, it felt like the Regent Duke was trying to bankrupt the Southern Empire—everything he sent was some kind of rare treasure, which honestly worried me.

Isn’t this guy going to get purged at this rate?

“Young masters, Miss needs to rest now, so could you please step outside?”

At Uni’s gentle guidance, Ciel squeezed my hand tightly before stepping back.

“Arell, we’ll go buy something tasty.”

“Rest well here and wait, okay?!”

“Alright.”

I leaned against Uni, thinking it was lucky Pession wasn’t here right now.

“Miss, if you’re having a hard time, should we return home?”

The childcare squad and Mehen both looked like they’d rather go back home.

“Has there been any word from the Mage Tower?”

“No, nothing yet.”

“Then I want to stay here a bit longer.”

If the Mage Tower couldn’t find an answer, then that was that.

Going back to the capital would just mean staying shut inside the mansion until I died anyway. If that was the case, this place—with a view of the sea—was better.

“I’m sleepy.”

“Then please rest, Miss.”

I closed my eyes at the sound of Uni’s voice, and the world went dark.

****

When I opened my eyes again, it was night.

“Ah.”

I tried to sit up, but even lifting my upper body was hard, so I frowned. Just then, Emma came into the room.

“Miss, you’re awake? How are you feeling?”

The way she looked at me—like it had been a long time since she’d seen me awake—made me frown without thinking.

“How long did I sleep?”

“Uh, um.”

“It’s okay. Tell me.”

“You slept for two days.”

“That’s a lot.”

Was it because I’d slept that long?

My body still felt heavy, but my mind was clear.

“How do you feel?”

Still a mess.

But I couldn’t say that to the worried childcare squad, so I smiled.

“Help me up.”

When I tried to get out of bed, my legs had no strength.

Wow. I really am a full-on patient now.

Just as Emma reached out to me—

Mehen appeared out of nowhere and picked me up.

“Are you alright?”

“Ah, Mom.”

Seeing her look like she was worried sick made me smile without realizing it.

“What’s wrong? It’s not like I’m going to die right away.”

I meant it as a joke, but the crease between Mehen’s brows only deepened.

She looks even stricter when she frowns.

“If there’s anything you want to eat, anything you want, anything you want to see—just say the word.”

“I’m fine. There’s nothing like that.”

I already had more than enough.

When I checked my status window, the blessing was still there, but it felt like the day it disappeared wasn’t far off. When it’s gone, will I collapse again?

I still had about a year left of my lifespan.

“Hm? What’s this? Did the twins bring it?”

There were flowers placed beside the bed. Pale pink roses, the same color as my eyes—very pretty.

Autumn had already come. Where did they even find summer roses like these?

“Young Master Harun and His Highness Pession brought some as well.”

“Cute kids.”

“They were very worried.”

“I see.”

Not long after waking up, my eyes started closing again.

“I’m sleepy……”

Worried gazes turned toward me, but the hands patting my back were endlessly gentle.

“Please sleep, Arell.”