Baby Pharmacist Princess

Of course, it was theoretically possible.

A magic that molds an empty vessel.

A miracle that could bring forth a child without passing through a mother’s womb.

At Idsys’s current level, it was impossible. But someone far greater—

Someone like the Dragon Lord, who rivaled the gods, could achieve it.

However, there was one crucial issue.

The fundamental law of all magic:

One cannot create something from nothing.

It’s impossible to make a child suddenly appear out of thin air without anything.

That goes against the laws of the world—the truth, or what we call causality.

“Surely you didn’t create it using Princess Kienna’s body?”

At Idsys’s question, Raerhod shook his head.

“Of course not.”

“Then… you gathered the materials that make up a human body and created it with magic.”

“Yes, something like that.”

The four substances that compose a human body:

Bones and flesh, blood, and life force.

But molding a human being isn’t that simple.

They had to delve even deeper.

“It must have required immense magical power and the permission of causality. The Dragon Lord must have taken care of that.”

“That’s correct.”

“And Princess Kienna must have given you all of her remaining life force.”

As Idsys calmly laid out his thoughts, a proud light shone in Raerhod’s eyes.

Raerhod usually had no interest in any of the children descended from him, but Idsys was always an exception.

Of course, Cherishe was an exception too.

“Theoretically, what you’ve just said is necessary. But that’s not all. There’s one final, most important thing—something that can’t be explained by reason or logic. Do you know what that is?”

“A mother’s love?”

Idsys was able to answer quickly thanks to his mother, who was the headmaster of Yensa Academy.

She loved him in her own way, and thus Idsys understood love.

“Exactly.”

After a brief pause, Raerhod continued his explanation.

“After forming the body, Kienna poured all her remaining life force into the child. That opened the way for a soul to enter the vessel.”

“……”

“And she gave the child her first and last kiss on the forehead. She must have whispered that she loved her. That’s how humans are born.”

“In return, what did Princess Kienna receive?”

Idsys glanced at his father.

He must be greatly shocked.

He thought it best to lead the conversation for now.

“Kienna wished to be reborn in another world, not this one. She wanted to go to a world where science exists instead of magic.”

“Then…”

“Through a contract with the Dragon Lord, Kienna was reborn in another world. By now, she’s probably doing well.”

Raerhod’s last words were directed at Vikal.

It meant that he should free himself from the guilt of not being able to protect his sister. To let go of guilt and regret.

After a moment of silence, Vikal quietly opened his eyes.

“What do you mean by ‘another world’?”

“It’s a place you wouldn’t know, Vikal. A completely different world from this one. Humans live there too.”

“Is it better than here?”

“Hmm. Well, it’s different, but since she’s a princess, I made sure she was born into a suitable family.”

It was an ambiguous answer.

But it was comforting.

Vikal decided to ask just one more thing.

“Is Kienna happy now?”

“She is happy. She has met a new family and lives in a healthy body. Just so you know, I can’t go to that other world either. Only someone like the Dragon Lord can travel between dimensions. So don’t even think about going to see her.”

A stern warning.

But Vikal had no intention of going.

There was no reason for him to appear and disturb a child who was living well.

If that was what she wanted, he understood and accepted it.

Thinking that Kienna was living happily and healthily in another world made him feel a bit better.

“How did Kienna come to know about the existence of another world?”

“I told her.”

Hiskarilin waved his hand and smiled gently.

“She was curious about what would happen after her death. So I said I’d guide her soul. Being the Dragon Lord, I can at least do that much.”

Hearing this, Vikal was satisfied regarding Kienna.

Now he needed to know about Cherishe.

It was about his precious daughter.

“I have a question. What was the reason for creating Cherishe?”

This was the key question.

But Vikal couldn’t understand.

Why did Cherishe have to exist, even going to such lengths?

“To explain that, we need to go back quite a long time. To when the neighboring empire was still called Karaxias.”

The country that had changed its name to the Empire of Gaia and had a new Emperor.

Naturally, Vikal knew about that place. Though he had never been there, other empires always came up in world history, politics, and diplomacy classes.

“Albertus Kuhn Elbador—the greatest prophet. Have you heard of him?”

Hiskarilin continued the conversation from Raerhod.

“Albertus was once part of a delegation that came to Castalia.”

“……”

“But Albertus suddenly made a prophecy. He said Castalia would perish. That a Saintess from a distant place was needed.”

His tone was light, but the content was heavy.

The survival of the nation.

As royalty, it was something that had to be prioritized over personal safety or anything else.

“In fact, Albertus’s prophecies never miss. He was born with the fate of only being able to speak the truth, so he was trustworthy. So I hurriedly used Future Sight to see the future.”

“And then?”

“Well, the empire had perished. It collapsed completely. Fell utterly.”

They had intended to unravel the knot of memory to find out about a girl named Elise, but an even bigger story was unfolding.

Vikal felt a headache and rubbed his temples.

‘So in the end, that girl named Elise is indeed a fake.’

To dare impersonate royalty.

‘Did she think she could survive after mocking the royal family?’

If the girl had at least shown up with her real face, he might have thought she was brainwashed or deceived by someone.

But the girl lied without batting an eye.

She even produced a locket with Kienna’s portrait, chattering on about her biological father.

‘When in fact, there was no such thing as a biological father.’

If anyone, there was only a mother.

At that, Vikal felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

‘To that child, I am the only father.’

Cherishe.

His daughter was someone who was happy when joyful, sad when sorrowful, expressed her anger without holding back, and spread her joy to everyone around her when she was delighted.

Living year after year with his daughter, Vikal thought that he had lived all this time just to meet her.

Cherishe needed protection, and he was willing to become the biggest and strongest shield in the world for her.

He didn’t welcome any other shield suddenly appearing.

“Look at him. He’s grinning because he’s happy.”

Raerhod clicked his tongue and continued the story.

“Anyway, the Dragon Lord and I decided to try to prevent the destruction. We have the power and the duty to do so.”

It might sound arrogant, but no one could refute it.

The Dragon Lord and Emperor Raerhod.

What couldn’t they achieve when they joined forces?

“I knew of several other worlds besides this one. So I created a miniature world modeled after the Castalia royal family. And I spread it to all the worlds under the name of a simulation game.”

“That’s fascinating.”

At Hiskarilin’s words, Idsys showed interest.

Idsys was still young, so he was progressive and curious.

“I’ll show you next time. Anyway, we carefully selected suitable candidates to become the Saintess.”

“By ‘suitable candidates,’ do you mean souls that can come to our world?”

“No, rather, souls that resonate with Cherishe’s body. If the resonance doesn’t match, they’d be rejected. That was the most basic condition. So we set Cherishe as the protagonist of the simulation game.”

Hiskarilin reached out and drew something in the air.

Then, a small illusion of Cherishe appeared.

“Next, they shouldn’t have any aversion to our world. If they’ve played the miniature version of our world for a long time, it means our world suits them.”

Hiskarilin did something again, and a translucent room appeared in the air.

The northern Castalia palace.

Cherishe’s residence, the Swan Palace.

“Someone who, through a long time playing the game, is familiar with the royal family and our world, has excellent situational response and judgment abilities, and possesses the talents we need.”

Hiskarilin watched the little Cherishe running around, then snapped his fingers.

All the illusions disappeared.

“And they had to have a warm, kind, and pure soul. If there was even a speck of impurity in the soul, we couldn’t summon them here.”

It was a complex and difficult condition.

But miraculously, a human who met all those conditions appeared.

That was Yoon Chaeri.

However, even after finding a suitable candidate, it took quite some time for Cherishe’s body to grow to a level where it could walk, talk, and move.

During that time, Cherishe had no soul and could only be like an empty doll.

“Then the reason you didn’t particularly show interest, grandfather…”

When Idsys trailed off, Raerhod quickly replied.

“Yes. Why would I pay attention to a mere doll without a soul? I’m not a cold-hearted grandfather as someone thinks.”

He seemed to have held onto a comment Vikal had made earlier.

“Grandfather, you said the empire would be destroyed.”

“Yes. The demons caused it. They’ve been planning it for a long time.”

“Then… do you have a countermeasure?”

There must be one.

Idsys admired the Emperor’s efforts to save the empire.

A person who orchestrates such grand plans must have a way to prevent the upcoming destruction.

But then.

“I had one, but it’s gone now. Castalia has already perished once.”