The Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health Chapter 367

[!Side Effect of Divine Power Overload!]

[Status Effect: Rejuvenation]

Hey—Status Window!
What is this supposed to mean?!

While I was staring blankly at the status window, my dad—who had been rubbing his eyes like he couldn’t believe reality—suddenly pulled me into a tight hug.

“Ugh.”

He was squeezing me way too hard, so I tapped his arm, trying to tell him to loosen up. But maybe he still wasn’t in his right mind, because he started talking nonsense.

“I’ll raise you properly this time.”

“……?”

What did he just say?

“My daughter turning into a baby again. Is the heavens helping me? Don’t worry, sweetheart. Daddy will raise you really well.”

“No, th-that’s not it! I didn’t turn into a baby!”

Maybe I spoke too fast—my tongue got twisted.

…Or did it?
Is this because I got younger?

While I was still in shock, Dad smiled happily and hugged me even tighter.

“Yeah, yeah. Daddy will raise you perfectly this time. I’ll make you a total daddy’s girl. I won’t even let you remember things like Mehen.”

“What nonsense are you talking about, Dad?”

Did my dad lose his mind?

I was frowning and smacking his arm when—

Suddenly, a clear, gentle laugh rang out.

Huh?

Sensing someone other than us, both Dad and I instinctively turned our heads.

Dad hugged me tightly, protectively, but—

“…A Saintess?”

An unexpected figure appeared before us, instantly melting our guard.
The Saintess, her eyes covered with white cloth, smiled softly as she greeted us.

“Ah, I’m sorry. You two looked so adorable, I couldn’t help myself.”

Huh?

Now that I look around, the scenery feels unfamiliar.

I was so distracted by getting younger that I didn’t notice.

‘Where are we…?’

As if answering my question, the Saintess spoke.

“Welcome, you two. Welcome to Lemuren.”

“What?!”

The Holy Kingdom of Lemuren?

But our home is Albert?!

 

 

****

 

 

 

Something unbelievable had happened.

Even while staring at the spot where the crystal structure had disappeared, Cheyen couldn’t believe what had just occurred.

This was practically Cheyen’s final, fatal move—an incident far beyond his failure to corrupt his master.

If his master had shaken him off and resisted the corruption on his own, that would have been something that could happen.

But for Valer—a mere mortal—to protect his already-corrupted self and escape Cheyen’s influence?

That was something that should not be possible.

“Hahaha.”

Letting out a hollow laugh, Cheyen ran a hand through his hair and calculated the “probability.”

As expected, there wasn’t even a 0.0001% chance.

It was like pasting another sheet of paper onto one that had already burned away and expecting it to return to its original state.

‘How is this possible…?’

The hollow laughter quickly faded. Cheyen clenched and unclenched his hand, his face stiff with cold anger.

This outcome was achieved by a single variable alone.

Arellin.

Valer had been saved.

“Someday, I hope you’re saved too.”

Cheyen’s expression twisted.

There was no such thing as salvation.

The only ending this world could reach was destruction.

‘Even if salvation were possible.’

Cheyen had no intention of taking anyone’s hand until the very end.

Such a peaceful world would surely be nothing but an illusion.

Cheyen’s eyes flashed coldly. He couldn’t just stay still.

Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, Cheyen wasn’t the only one who wanted this world to end.

Somewhere in this world, someone else—like him—must have prepared something to bring about the destined destruction.

That certainty soon became reality.

“Found it.”

 

 

***

 

 

While escorting Arellin to the crystal structure, a choice suddenly appeared before Chloe’s eyes.

From that moment on, Chloe had to endure a series of hectic days.

As the only witness who had been at the scene just before the mana storm died down, she had to attend the imperial investigation. On top of that, she had to avoid elves obsessed with recording crystals while raising the affection levels of the capture targets.

1. Try raising the affection of the capture targets!
2. Directly eliminating the obstacle is also an option ♥

At present, that “obstacle” had disappeared somewhere.

Given how unusual the situation and appearance had been the last time she saw them, it would have been nice if they had just died there…

‘If they were really dead, the choice would’ve disappeared.’

That meant the only thing Chloe could try right now was, once again, raising the affection levels of the capture targets.

Chloe did her best.

First, she excluded Pession. The difficulty was extremely high from the start, and his insane emotional wall was still intact. On top of that, as the Crown Prince, he was the busiest person alive right now—she couldn’t even meet him.

‘There’s no answer there.’

‘There’s no solution there.’

No matter where she tried to approach, it was an endless wall. How was she supposed to win him over?!

She even checked the unlocked affection system, but it showed no sign of improvement—still stuck at –99.

‘No chance.’

Another reason she gave up was because she’d heard what happened to the so-called “fake first loves who deceived the Crown Prince” while socializing with noble ladies. After that, she was too scared to even go near him.

So she changed her strategy to Harun and the twins.

“Sir Harun!”

“?”

“Um… would it be alright to talk right now?”

Harun, who was already a man of few words, simply shook his head and walked away.

Hey! You at least need to talk for this to count as progress!

She managed to raise his affection to 20 by repeatedly showing her face, but Harun was still far too busy to properly approach.

Then that left the twins.

“Wow, Chloe. Is this a gift for me? Thank you so much. I’ll accept it gladly.”

“Chloe, why have you been so busy lately? Have you been chasing the Crown Prince and Harun again?”

In truth, these two were the most typical “target characters,” but Chloe hated them the most.

There was only one reason.

‘Vicious bastards!’

They weren’t nicknamed devils for nothing. These cruel devil brats would raise affection by 30 all at once, then drop it to –10 over something trivial—without even explaining why.

‘At least Pession stays at –99 consistently! At least Harun honestly increases by +1!’

For someone who had to win them over, the twins—who constantly toyed with her by making it seem like she was almost succeeding—were the worst.

Once again, Chloe engaged in a battle of nerves over affection with the twins. After barely restoring it to 15, she finally returned to her room.

“Seriously… why is my life so miserable?”

Several days had passed since the first choice appeared, but she had nothing to show for it. And whenever she felt like giving up entirely, the status window threatened her at the perfect timing.

【♥If you do not raise affection, you will die♥】

That left only one option in the end.

Eliminate the obstacle—Arellin.

“But she’s the daughter of one of the Five Grand Ducal Houses! How am I supposed to eliminate her?!”

Chloe shouted and threw herself onto the bed.

At that moment—

“Want some help?”

A sweet, low voice suddenly spoke. Chloe flinched and lifted her head.

“Who’s there?!”

This was her room—who could possibly be here?

She hurriedly thought about what she’d just said and how to cover it up.

She only said it because no one was supposed to be around!

As she bit her lip and searched for the owner of the voice—

“It’s okay. I’m not your enemy.”

With those quiet words, a man stepped out from behind the curtain.

“I’m someone who came to help you.”

Still confused, Chloe finally saw him clearly—and forgot how to breathe.

“……!”

Jet-black hair like the abyss, and golden eyes with vertical pupils.

Cheyen smiled at Chloe.

“I think we’ll get along well.”

Chloe’s eyes widened.

‘My type—!’

Faced with someone more perfectly her type than anyone she had met before, Chloe nodded without realizing it and stepped closer.

“Are you really here to help me?”

“Of course.”

With a strange, unsettling aura, Cheyen smiled and whispered something into Chloe’s ear. Her eyes widened in shock.

“A savior…!”

So she really was the protagonist. The status window hadn’t given her an impossible quest after all.

Nodding eagerly, Chloe replied,

“Yes, Sir Cheyen. I’ll do exactly as you say!”

Chloe believed it.

That this hand reaching out to her was truly meant to save her.