Volume 10 - CH 16

“It’s a success, Mitsuki.”

“Ugh…… It burns……it burns, Otou-sama…….”

“It’s all right, Mitsuki. This [Crest of Gift Acceptance] may cause you pain for a few days but it is a trial you must endure to overcome your Gift Negative status. If you succeed you will be able to reach for a new height.”

“Y, Yes. Otou-sama……”

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The burning pain on my face.

I’ve never experienced such a scorching feeling but my young self couldn’t help but wonder if this is what it felt like when you’re being burned alive.

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I stagger away from the magic circle.

While realizing how painful the curse is, my face distorted in pain.

However, Otou-sama also endured this pain, became a Gift Holder, and led the Fukamori family to a greater height.

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If he can do it then I will follow his example and awaken to my Gift as well.

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I can’t stop sweating.

With this crest, I won’t be able to go to school for a while.

It’s a pity that I have to give up on studying with Towa and that I have to be away from all the fun things in my life for the time being.

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“Ugh……”

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My face is throbbing.

The servants all looked at me in surprise when they saw me.

I have a disgusting and ugly crest spread across my face.

When I saw my face with my own eyes, I couldn’t even believe that it was mine. Contrary to the burning pain on my face, I felt a chill run down my back.

It felt the same as when you looked at a bumpy surface full of holes. 

(TLN: If you can’t imagine it, just let it go, I DO NOT recommend googling it)

And it aches.

For a brief moment, I thought that I would prefer dying rather than accepting that this is my face.

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But Otou-sama said that the crest will disappear on its own once it increases the Gift Elements in my body to the point where I become Gift positive. He told me that it will only take a few days so I will tough it out and overcome this.

Go away, Go away.

I pray in my heart.

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“Ugh……Uu……”

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I hold back the tears in my eyes.

This is a trial Otou-sama gave me.

A trial for me to become a Gift Holder and qualify myself as Head of the Fukamori family.

I won’t lose to something like this.

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“……..Onee-sama.”

“Mi, suzu…..?”

“Are you okay, Onee-sama!?”

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Misuzu rushes over.

She’s my kind and sweet sister.

I’m happy that I have such a loving twin sister like her.

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“It’s alright, Misuzu! It will go away soon!”

“Onee-sama…….”

“Don’t worry. And you have no need to obtain [Crest of Gift Acceptance] anymore. I’m the eldest daughter. It’s a trial I have to go through alone.”

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The Fukamori family did not give birth to any Gift Positive heirs.

Both I and Misuzu were born Gift Negative.

But Misuzu is my younger sister. She doesn’t have to go through this pain to qualify to be the family head.

I only wish for Misuzu to lead a free and happy life.

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“Yes. Onee-sama.”

“I will be absent from school for a while. Take care of yourself okay, Misuzu.”

“Yes! Please rest, Onee-sama.”

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After parting ways with Misuzu, I returned to my room.

The room was dyed with the darkness of the night. Without turning on the light, I ran to the window, furled the curtain, and opened the window.

The winds blew against my skin, soothing the burning pain from the curse.

In my vision, a beautiful moon was shining in the sky.

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“The moon is free. It’s not bound by anything. I want to become like a moon too……”

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I want to touch the moon so I reach my hand outside the window.

But my fingers didn’t reach the moon, they simply cut through the winds.

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“……..it’s like the moon exists in its own world huh.”

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In my vision, there was only the moon that was beautifully illuminating the world.

Enchanted by the brilliance of the moon, I forget about the pain on my face.

The winds feel so nice.

[The Isolated World of the Moon], I want it to take me there too……

Gradually, my eyelids grew heavy.

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The burden of the family head, the pain from the curse, the crest that scarred my body.

The warm light of the full moon healed me of all that pressure and stress……

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[[KuHaHa! Your strength is admirable. God shall give you a wonderful Gift, Fukamori Misuzu.]]

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“No way……, the crest is gone.”

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The next day, when I woke up from the cold wind that blew in from the opened window, I felt that the pain on my face was gone.

The pain that Otou-sama had to endure for a whole week was gone in one night.

My blood test also showed that I’ve become a Gift Positive.