Chapter 94
Translator: Yonnee
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It felt strange watching Dad be so aggressive. He had only ever shown me his gentle and loving side.
Dad led me back to the manor. The intense gaze continued to follow me, but I didn't bother to look back.
"Dad."
"My dear. You must have been very shocked, right? If
"If those two rascals fight each other again, just let them be..."
His voice full of irritation made me smile, but that wasn't the point right now.
It felt like the time had come.
I didn't like keeping secrets from my family. Of course, there was one exception-the gravest of secrets was something I had no intention of revealing at all.
How could I say that their real daughter had already passed away, and I was a complete stranger who just happened to take over the girl's life?
Still, it was no longer possible for me to hide the fact that I had manifested as a Guide. I couldn't easily respond to the incident just now because the secret I still kept was making me hesitate.
"Dad..."
"Yes, go on up to your room first. I already know everything..."
"No, Brother Morgan needs me so that he can recover quickly."
"...Rin?"
I took Dad's hand in mine and grasped it firmly and led him to the guests' quarters. When we entered the room, Baron Allen, Mom and David were all there as well.
With the door closed behind us, I was going to guide Morgan before the doctor could come. At the same time, I was going to reveal this secret to my family.
"I'm sorry, Baron Allen."
"Irene... There's nothing for you to apologize for. It's just a little bewildering. I can't believe that Morgan is an Esper..."
I passed by the baron and stared at Morgan as he was lying on the bed. Some wounds had already healed on their own.
"Mom, Dad, Brother."
"Rin, you should have gone to your room already."
"Yes. My daughter, you must have been so surprised..."
David and Mom spoke one after another. They were still making sure that my well-being came first.
Feeling the corners of my lips tugging up slightly, I soon spoke.
"Truthfully, there's something I have to tell you."
"What?"
"I'm needed here for Brother Morgan's recovery."
Baron Allen was the first to react to what I had just said.
"What do you mean, Irene?"
Instead of answering, I stepped forward, took off one of my gloves and held Morgan's hand. Then, I poured a vast amount of energy into him that was incomparable to the amount I gave him the first time I had guided him.
Espers had the ability to heal on their own. This included every Esper, but there were of course some differences between each individual. Amongst them all, the physical Espers had the most superior regenerative abilities.
But that didn't mean they wouldn't die. Espers were still human.
As Morgan received my guiding energy, his complexion soon became better. We're connected only through our hands, so I couldn't guide him efficiently enough. I continued giving him a stream of energy nonetheless.
With my eyes closed, I focused on guiding Morgan, but I could still feel how much my surroundings had grown quiet. Not only my family, but even Baron Allen watched with bated breath.
As though I was filling in an empty oak barrel with water, it felt like I was being drained of all my energy.
"Huu..."
This was much more exhausting compared to when I had guided the unconscious Ciel back then. I staggered back slightly.
"Irene!"
David quickly moved forward and supported me. My vision started to spin. I wouldn't be able to go back to my room in this state.
"To be honest, I also developed a strange ability after I had suffered from that high fever."
"...Just what in the world is going on, Rin."
Dad must have felt the unusual energy flowing from me. I wanted to reveal everything with full honesty, but there were times when it's best not to know the whole truth.
I was a reincarnated soul, therefore, I couldn't admit that I already knew how to guide from the very beginning.
"I can't find the right words to explain it, but whenever I see an Esper, I'm filled with the urge to help them. And I instinctively know how to do it."
"Good God," Baron Allen muttered, putting both hands over his face.
I looked at my equally surprised family, then turned to check on Morgan's condition. His wounds had already started healing.
Was Morgan an A-Class? His resilience was overwhelmingly remarkable. It was so rare to see an Esper who could recover as fast as him.
My family watched Morgan's recovery as well, murmuring the word 'God' under their breaths. In any case, I was relieved to see him healing up.
As I was slowly being drained of my energy, David asked.
"But Rin."
"Yeah?"
"Why does your scar look like a gisella rose now?"
Hearing him say this, I reflexively raised my right hand to confirm. Just as my older brother said, there was a gisella rose in full bloom on the back of my hand.
It had transformed into this pattern of a rose ever since I manifested as a Guide in this life, but as far as I know, it was just a bud. It wasn't originally close to a full bloom, just as it looked now.
