The Regressor's Younger Brother's Insanity-Chapter 48: Thalia’s Troubled Heart for Her Brother

"Aether, please help my brother. He is in critical condition."

"Hm!?" Aether was confused by her tear-streaked face.

"My brother is going to die." Her tone was serious.

The little girl had been resting on his chest, but Aether gently moved her and laid her down on the bed before standing up.

"First, calm down and explain what happened."

"I... I... I talked with my parents... they... then..." she choked on her words.

"I understand you’re in pain, but if you keep crying, I won’t know what happened to him. Take a breath, calm yourself... sometimes it’s better to be cold and clear, so we can save him." Aether said, looking into her teary eyes.

He wasn’t trying to be cruel. In moments like that, emotion could cloud judgment and waste precious time. Tears would not stitch wounds or stop bleeding. only swift, precise action could.

Thus, He needed her words, not her grief.

After hearing his cold voice, Thalia froze for a moment. Then she took a deep breath and calmed herself.

"Sorry for my immature behavior." Thalia said in a low voice.

"So, what exactly happened to your brother?"

"He is breathing heavily, and blood keeps flowing from his mouth. The dark energy that is crackling around his body is now completely out of control. The household doctor says he won’t survive much longer, as the dark energy has rotted his internal organs."

"...."

"For the past year, his body has been normal, but now it is decomposing as if he were already dead. Yet he is still breathing."

"...That’s a serious condition. Then shouldn’t we go to the Ravenfall family, so I can give it a try?"

Since they had a contract and Aether’s demands were promised to be fulfilled, he would even go to the Ravenfall family just to get them.

"Actually, after I came here, I called my father and told him about your absorption power." Thalia said.

"Called?"

"I used a magic communication device."

"Aah."

Other than using animals like birds to deliver messages, mages also have a method that links two orbs. With those orbs, one can speak live to someone far away, as long as the other person also has an orb.

"So what did they say? Did they ignore you, as who would believe a young girl like you?" Aether said with an expressionless face.

"No, they believed me, as I showed them the mana sample that had been completely absorbed. And they believed in your fame as the ’Heaven’s Blessed’. "

In the empire, Aether is known as the ’Heaven’s Blessed,’ a talent that appears once in a millennium.

"So, when should we leave for the Ravenfall?" Aether asked, knowing the best course of action was to treat her brother quickly before things got out of hand.

"...They’re coming here."

"Aah, I see." Aether placed his hand on his cheek and thought about their visit. It would be faster if they came here.

"They’ll reach here tomorrow morning," Thalia said in a low tone.

"Whaaat!! Is there a problem with the teleport waypoint? We also have a teleport waypoint outside the city wall, so the Ravenfall can come through it. It wouldn’t even take half a day."

Since this conversation was happening at dawn, arriving tomorrow morning felt like a long time.

Upon hearing Aether ask about the teleport device that can warp a huge army in seconds, Thalia bit her lips hard, and blood flowed from her soft red lips.

There’s someone who wants my brother dead."

"..."

"That someone did something to the teleport waypoint, and the family members are repairing it. So, it would be ready by tomorrow morning."

"I see." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

As soon as Aether heard that the Ravenfall would be arriving tomorrow, while their son was dying, he quickly realized that someone had tampered with the teleport device. But he asked and pretended not to know, trying to find out if the Ravenfall knew who was trying to harm them.

Although she didn’t seem to know the person’s identity, she knew that someone was trying to harm them.

However, that someone was Thalia’s uncle and the next patriarch, who planned to kill the current patriarch and take over the Ravenfall family.

Not just that, he was also one of the supporting factions that had sided with Aether’s past-life companions, the ones who had betrayed him.

But he couldn’t reveal that to Thalia. It would only cause unnecessary problems.

The best course of action would be to kill him secretly. For that, I need power, Aether thought to himself.

"Don’t worry. If they bring your brother tomorrow, I’ll see what I can do." Aether reassured her.

"Thank you so much, Aether Noctvain." Thalia raised her dress and bowed elegantly.

As the conversation came to an end and she was about to leave, a sudden voice echoed through the room.

"Papa, why aren’t you sleeping with me?"

It was the little girl.

As Thalia rushed into his room, Aether quickly placed the girl on the bed and stood between Thalia and her, blocking her view. But...

Thalia quickly looked behind Aether and saw the little girl.

"Papa, I want to sleep with you." the little girl said in a sleepy voice while rubbing her eyes.

Thalia then looked at Aether; his expression was complicated.

"Who is she, Aether?"

Aether remained silent.

"Why is she calling you papa? Is she yours and Lady Cierra’s daughter? But you’re not of age to do..." Thalia quickly covered her mouth, and her face turned red.

She assumed Aether and Cierra had done what should be done after marriage.

No matter how prideful or arrogant she might be, she was still a girl, so she felt shy.

"You’re misunderstanding. We don’t have that kind of relationship." Aether clarified.

"Does that mean you cheated on Lady Cierra?" Thalia narrowed her eyes and gave a look of disgust.

"Stop speculating weird things, and go away."

Aether was pushing her out of the room, but she kept asking questions.

"Wait, at least tell me why she have wings?!"

But Aether ignored her bickering and pushed her out of the room.

Slam!

He slammed the door loudly.

Outside, Thalia’s maid was standing guard. She looked troubled and asked,

"What happened, Lady Thalia?"

"Marriage is scary. What if he is like that cheater." Thalia replied with dazed eyes.