For some time after that, nothing particularly noteworthy happened in the empire.
Thanks to Victor's timely revelation, the Reiser family's unauthorized research into weapons and their plot to rebel were exposed, leading to a thorough investigation of the Reiser family.
Jess Reiser and Devon Reiser were imprisoned, and the Emperor's sister, Cassandra, was also summoned back to the palace and placed under strict surveillance.
Meanwhile, the Empire arrested a large number of researchers and even discovered hundreds of deceived elves.
The Empire promised to safely return these elves to the Elf Forest.
Immediately afterwards, Riboot, who was not within the Empire, became a key target of the Empire's manhunt, and wanted posters were plastered all over the world.
From then on, this master thief could no longer openly appear in the empire.
The empire was undisturbed, and everything was thriving.
However, in stark contrast, Viktor's injuries were getting worse.
Normally, Cocotte would be treating Victor.
But from a certain point onward, Cocotte began to travel frequently.
At first, he would come back every three to five days, but then it became once every few weeks.
Finally, she could only come back once a month.
During the time Cocotte was away, various anonymous packages were frequently delivered to the Clevina family.
Most of them are from the Moon Spring in the Elf Forest, the Sealed Amber of the Dwarfs, the Tear of Refusal of Death of the Mermaids, and even the Thousand-Year Book Fungus that Derives Fate.
These are all legendary rare items that can prolong life.
During the month that Cocotte was away,
The Clevner family received an incredibly rare and valuable item.
Heart of the Dragon
This was an unprecedented gift; even the most powerful and noble families would find it difficult to obtain such a rare dragon treasure.
So, to be honest, nobody really knows what this thing does.
Not long after, Cocot returned.
She explained to Lia and the others that she had returned to the Mage Council and searched for a way to save Victor.
This explanation, along with her increasingly dark circles, seems perfectly reasonable.
After that, whenever she saw these mysteriously delivered items, her eyes would light up, and she would say, seemingly on purpose:
"You have such a good thing at home, why didn't you bring it out sooner?"
"These things might be able to cure Viktor!"
She then hurriedly gathered the materials, locked herself in the house, and began to prepare the potion.
Well, how should I put it?
This clumsy elf seemed never to have noticed.
Her acting skills are as bad as ever.
Unfortunately, it seems that none of the medicines can heal Victor's injuries.
But both Victor and Kokot seemed to have anticipated this outcome.
Even so, knowing that the outcome was inevitable,
She, however, continued to tirelessly try to find out the possible ending.
finally……
A year has passed by in a flash.
The sky was like a burning orange fire, and the faint light of the setting sun shone into the room, illuminating a dim lamp.
Viktor lay in bed, so weak that he seemed unable to even open his eyes.
But he smiled with relief, as if he were happier than ever before.
However, both Leah and Gwen found this reality extremely difficult to accept.
Lia knelt beside his bed, her eyes already dried with countless tears.
Gwen turned her head away, resolutely refusing to look Viktor in the eye.
But the tears in the corners of her eyes revealed the intense grief she felt.
Yes.
Viktor's time is running out.
The flower on his shoulder, meant to sustain him, was withered beyond recognition.
It could no longer sustain Viktor's life.
As a result, Viktor's injuries began to spread continuously.
The patterns of flames seemed to cover every vein in his body.
The blood seemed to transform into a blazing fire, gleaming with a reddish-orange light beneath the skin.
His body was burning hot, like a red-hot iron, with flames raging inside him.
Whether we will even see the sun tomorrow is now unknown.
But he said:
"Why are you crying? I'm a dying man anyway."
"It's already quite remarkable that we've survived until now."
The people nearby cried even more silently.
But Viktor just smiled with relief.
Because he understood,
He is not special.
Trapped in this world, he is just an ordinary person.
"Accept your ordinariness..."
Bang!
Bang! The door was pushed open with a loud thud, causing it to crash against the wall.
At that moment, both Gwen and Lia turned to look at the doorway.
They saw Cocot standing at the door with a serious expression.
"You two, get out."
The almost commanding voice rang out, startling both of them.
"If you want Viktor to live, get out of here now."
The sound startled the two of them once again.
Leah and Gwen exchanged a glance and nodded.
With a silent sorrow, I quietly left the room.
Then, the door was closed tightly.
Koko cast several silencing spells at the door and windows.
Ensure that sound inside the house is completely blocked.
Kokot's actions puzzled Victor.
But he had calmly accepted his fate and spoke serenely:
"Are you still planning to try one more time? But I'm already..."
"You shut up too, and do as I say."
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