I’m the Only One Who Can Guide the Tyrant to Sleep - Chapter 11
Caesar’s body went limp, and he floated in the air. I watched in shock as this happened.
How much time had passed?
Suddenly, the vibrations that had shaken the ground and the whirlwinds of dust had all ceased.
‘Is it over…? Am I safe?’
It was when I approached him slowly.
Craaackle!
The sphere that had surrounded him shattered with a cracking sound, and the winds dispersed without a trace. I managed to catch him just as he fell from the air.
“Ugh.”
My arm got scraped from being dragged on the ground, but the pain was secondary to the relief I felt.
“Your Highness, are you alright? Please, wake up!”
Luckily, Caesar quickly opened his eyes. He looked around, still a bit disoriented.
“Again…”
“Again? This isn’t the first time something like this has happened?”
“The curse.”
“Curse? What do you mean…?”
Caesar’s gaze was fixed on the destroyed delphinium flowers that had turned black.
“All of them died because of me. Everyone around me…”
Muttering as if he were possessed, he thrashed in my arms.
“Let me go.”
“But—”
“Now.”
Just now, he made a pretty childlike face, and before he knew it, he hardened his face again.
“It’s an order.”
I had no choice but to release Caesar. He staggered a bit but managed to stand firmly on both feet.
“Has this happened frequently? What did the court physicians say?”
“…Shut up.”
“The doctors couldn’t diagnose you?”
“Don’t go around and talk about it.”
Caesar’s face hardened as if on cue.
“But something is wrong. If it’s an illness—”
“Just stop.”
Caesar’s face contorted in annoyance.
He may have been only fourteen, but he was still the Crown Prince. Moreover, he was a Crown Prince who had lost his mother.
To him, his mother was not just a simple figure. What he had lost was the Empress, the power behind him. In other words, he lacked a support system.
‘In this situation, revealing a health issue could endanger the Crown Prince’s position.’
I clenched my lips shut.
“…I won’t say anything.”
“Good.”
“But please answer my questions instead.”
“What?”
“When did this start happening?”
“You…”
“Something must be afflicting you.”
“Afflicting me?”
Yes, something had felt strange from the moment I first felt the vibrations.
I felt a premonition. Even though there was no way it could happen, it felt like I had already experienced this somewhere. That meant it was related to the original work.
“It hasn’t been long. About half a year.”
“How many times has this happened?”
“I don’t know…”
Caesar trailed off and counted.
“Maybe five… No, six times, including this one.”
“Do you remember when it happened? Like early in the month or at the end of the month?”
“I’ve never thought about that…”
Caesar was silent for a moment, thinking.
“On the 15th of every month, I take a swordsmanship training test. I think it was around that time.”
Today was November 16th. His words indicated that this happened once a month, following a certain cycle.
‘A bizarre frenzy that happens once a month… a strange frenzy that I’ve never seen before…’
At that moment, the contents of a novel I had read somewhere came rushing into my mind.
「The female protagonist of that novel was the youngest princess of the Dietrich Empire. She spent her early years with a lively personality but suddenly lost everything.
Due to an unfortunate accident, she lost her older brother, followed by her father, and then her mother left the world as well. The Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince of a nation died.
And the remaining princess was also on the verge of losing her life as well.
It was the work of the noble faction, scheming for an opportunity. They aimed to kill her and dry up the imperial lineage, planning to seize the throne.
The princess managed to escape from the palace with the help of those around her.
Several years passed, and she finally met the male protagonist. He, too, was a fallen noble accused falsely, having lost his family. They shared the bond of both who lost everything.
Hiding on the outskirts of the empire, they happily lived their lives, stripped of their social statuses.
But happiness was fleeting.
One day, the male protagonist went on a rampage.
The earth shook, and a tempest raged. No one in this world knew what it was. Some called it a curse, others a plague.
Only the princess knew that it was an awakening. The only way to stop the rampage was through guiding.
It was because her brother’s death in an unfortunate accident was none other than a rampage. He couldn’t find a Guide and succumbed to the rampage.
Fatefully, the female protagonist became a Guide.
They believed this to be a prophecy. With their awakened abilities, they began their vengeance.
They dealt with the leader of the noble faction that killed their families and sought power.
Once everything was over, the princess ascended to the throne, and they lived happily ever after.」
I stood there, my mouth hanging open, unable to speak.
