The Impact of the Author's Intervention on a Blank Page - Chapter 26
“Emily, could you help me for a moment…”
“My hand?”
The young master grasped his hand cautiously, as if for a handshake, then furrowed his brows. Emily looked up at him in surprise, but the young master merely shook his head.
Meanwhile, Ja-hyun gazed at Emily’s face with a complicated expression.
[Special Ability (Bonus): Plot Detection activated.]
‘Damn it, why does this one have to die too?’
Everyone dies here. Well, it’s a world that’s already faced destruction once—if left alone, they’d all die the same way again. Even surviving wouldn’t be much fun in a world where everything—the economy, nations, everything—has collapsed.
“Young master? What’s wrong? Are you in pain again? Or are you cold?”
…There was no need to worry too much. Once he fulfilled the contract to prevent the destruction, the probability of this person dying would significantly decrease.
“No. I’m fine.”
Anyway, to save them, he needed to complete the contract and fulfill the quest first. He’d already gotten his brother’s rough permission, so as soon as the weather improved, he could go catch them. If he sent someone ahead to pinpoint their exact location, they could meet even sooner.
‘I roughly know the location, age range, and appearance. If I play this right, I might not even need to move myself.’
After all, finding Planche in the city would be incredibly easy.
Why? Because Planche had pink hair. While not impossible in this world, it certainly wasn’t a common hair color.
A late-teenage girl with long, wavy pink hair and immense mana potential—even a street vendor selling chicken skewers wouldn’t forget seeing someone like that.
This plan couldn’t possibly fail.
He thought it was a plan that couldn’t fail.
Ja-hyun intended to prepare for his journey to Silveron as soon as the snow stopped. He was going to call a servant to prepare a carriage and, if possible, investigate places where they could use transportation magic stones and how to use them.
However, when he brought this up, the servants all deflected with troubled expressions.
“Young master, isn’t it dangerous for you to travel far when your health isn’t good?”
“Hmm, I heard even healthy adults experience dizziness and nausea when using transportation magic stones. It might be too dangerous for you, young master.”
No, I’m an adult too? In terms of being inside him, he was probably older than any of them.
Having been sickly and confined to his room since childhood, he must have appeared like an immature child in their eyes. What a troublesome setting.
“Haah….”
Sitting on the bed and heaving deep sighs, a servant who had been awkwardly hovering around approached and wordlessly offered a bowl of cookies. Even when met with a bewildered stare, the young male servant named Tilt remained steadfast.
Do I look like some kid who’ll cheer up after eating sweets? But looking at those clear, innocent eyes, it was impossible to refuse. Though he usually wasn’t one for snacks, they weren’t bad once he tried them. Even to an amateur’s palate, the flavor was excellent, seemingly made with generous amounts of expensive butter. Hmm, delicious.
As he was munching away, Tilt’s eyes sparkled as he opened his small mouth.
“Young master, you’re amazing! You ate three butter cookies!”
Triggered by those words, another servant who had been cleaning by the doorway suddenly started making a fuss about how wonderful the young master was.
“Before, even one was too much for you, but now you’ve eaten three! I’m sure you’ll get healthy soon!”
This is driving me crazy….
“Thank you….”
Would it kill them to leave me alone now?
No matter how he looked at it, this contract’s difficulty was insane. He’d probably have better chances if he’d ended up on the streets instead.
Moreover, the butler who used to follow him around uninvited and lecture him endlessly was nowhere to be seen. Given how his requests to meet were being rejected, it seemed the butler was deliberately avoiding him.
By this point, Ja-hyun had a pretty good idea who was behind all this. It was probably his brother’s doing.
‘You said you’d let me leave? Said you’d send me off….’
He thought he’d secured a promise through deception, but was it all lies? It gave him an even bigger headache not understanding what the Grand Duke was thinking.
The only person left he could reasonably talk to was Emily.
But even when he confided his situation to Emily, her reaction was similar.
“You’re saying the master won’t let you leave?”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
Emily blinked, showing no surprise at all. She formed a smile mixing confusion and perplexity before speaking.
“Well… isn’t that right? Is there some problem? I don’t understand what’s wrong….”
“What?”
