Chapter 22
“Let’s go together.”
“You said you were going to Leviathan.”
“It’s along the way.”
I felt like I was being watched somehow as Phileal kept following me. Perhaps worrying about me was also part of the surveillance. Otherwise, there would be no way he would come along with me with such determination. So openly too.
Besides, he had said that the last time he was following me. As he observed the change of my hair color, he noticed that I was moving in and out of my original body.
I should be wary of people who are quick-witted but have good abilities when they are not my people. So, who exactly was Phileal?
Suddenly, I turned to look at him and saw a smiling face. From the outside, he seemed to be gentle, yet inwardly, he was a serpent with a secret plan. But he was also strangely kind to me.
“You really hate Leviathan, don’t you?”
So I started talking to change the subject.
“How did you know?”
“I saw your attitude on the first day.”
“I see. You are so strange.”
“What are you talking about?”
I strode first, then stopped for a moment to look back at Phileal’s nonsense. He was smiling mischievously. He may have even figured out that I am a person who cannot spit on a smiling face.
“That’s right. Knowing whom I hate by just sharing a few words, yet not knowing that His Majesty is so fond of you.”
“…….”
“Right?”
“No. The relationship between Kylian and I is a little complicated.”
“Hmm.”
We were too complicated to explain in words. He never showed me that. No, wait a minute. Really?
“Anais?”
“Huh? Ah.”
When I came to my senses, we had already reached the main palace’s bedroom. Inside this will be Kylian and my body. Let’s have a good conversation. Then I can convince him somehow.
“Phileal.”
“Yes.”
“Have a safe trip to Leviathan.”
“Yes.”
After saying that, he waved his hand and walked away.
As I stood in front of the door, I started to get nervous. The door was as large as it had been before, painted with imperial designs, and polished to a smooth surface. I could see the knight captain and guards standing on either side, but they didn’t get agitated because they thought I was Lilith.
More than anything else, I could see that they thought me and Phileal were on the same side.
“Call His Majesty.”
“…Yes.”
They looked at each other, and one went inside first. Death priests seem to come and go as they please, but that wasn’t the case for me. It didn’t take long for the guards to come back out.
“Excuse me… Lady Lilith.”
“Yes.”
“His Majesty does not want to see you, Your Holiness.”
“I beg your pardon?”
It was ridiculous to see the way he spoke as if embarrassed. Why not? I thought he said he left me alive because he thinks my body will want to see Lilith when it wakes up? Had he called Lewarren?
“What is the reason?”
“…The Empress did not want to see Lady Lilith.”
“Excuse me?”
No, why?
“Ask again.”
“…All right.”
But when he asked again, I got the same answer. So I decided to keep waiting at the door.
“Shall I ask them again?”
“It’s okay.”
Rather, let’s go to the place where I could find stability. It was the palace on the outskirts where he used to live. Above all, if it was remodeled like that, he must have visited it often.
Besides, when I was looking for a necklace there, he showed up, and when he poured energy into my body, didn’t he purposely do it there?
Alright. So, let’s wait there. As I was moving to the palace, I thought I was really dull. It wasn’t that Kylian didn’t really show any affection for me.
“Why are there so many petals on your hair?”
“Is that so? I took a nap under the wisteria…”
After he said that, he stared blankly without even thinking of taking it off.
“Uh, I don’t know where it’s stuck, could you please take it off, Wife?”
It wasn’t just stuck, it was piled up on top of his head. Probably so much that it would all fall off once he shook his head. At that time, I was definitely not aware of that.
“You must have slept very well.”
“Yes…”
Still, I took it off. One by one, all by hand. If Kylian’s blushing face, ears, and eyes that couldn’t meet my gaze were of other emotions, not because of shame.
“Hahaha…”
My cheeks were hot. My ears were hotter. My heart was beating strangely. I saw the wisteria tree where I had buried the locket. So I grabbed the tree and shook it, and the petals fell. So I piled it up on my head and sat down.
After waiting for so long, I fell asleep watching the sun change position. It’s hard to stand still, because I stole the energy from Phileal forced my body to move
“…s! Wait!”
“Hahaha! Your Majesty, hurry up!”
The voice was familiar. It feels awkward and familiar, as if listening to my recorded voice. When I was speaking in person, my voice seemed to be a little lower, but when I heard it with other people’s ears, it seemed a little higher.
“Anais!”
“Huh… ?”
My eyes opened wide. I opened my eyes and got up with my numb body. Then, Anais, another woman who was my body, was hiding behind Kylian and was staring at me with a wary face.
“Let’s talk, Kylian.”
“To call me by name…”
“It’s important.”
“Ha.”
At the same time as he sighed in a funny way, I could see my body glancing here while hiding behind him. No matter how I look at it, it’s not something I’d do. Does Kylian still think it’s me after seeing that kind of behavior?
“It has to do with Lady Anais. I treated Lady Anais.”
I really didn’t mean to say this, but I didn’t think that Kylian was going to talk with me without it, so I brought it up. It felt as if I had pulled out a trump card, but for a secret weapon, it seemed quite mean so I was embarrassed to use it
“…….”
“It will take less than five minutes. Four minutes? Three minutes?”
“…….”
“Two minutes…”
“One minute.”
“Okay!”
I guess he understood that I only wanted the two of us to talk, so he left my body and went inside the palace with Kylian.
Surprisingly, there were no guards guarding it, and there was no presence inside. I closed the door slightly as Kylian came in with me. Even at that moment, he frowned as if he was worried about my body outside.
“What do you have to say?”
“…Kylian.”
“Again…”
“By any chance… What would you do if Lady Anais was a fake now?”
“What?”
Apparently, it was clear that the Kylian I knew was a lie. That’s why Lewarren must have said I was tactless.
“Listen to me, Kylian. Lady Anais over there is a fake.”
“…Why are you talking like that?”
“I…”
“Are you saying you are the real one again? If you put wisteria petals on your head and wait, did you think I would be fooled again?”
“What?”
Again? Oh. Come to think of it, Father said the same thing. Perhaps because of his words, a cold sweat broke out. Shall I bring up a conversation that only the two of us know? But if Lilith pretended to be me in front of Father, why would she do that in front of Kylian?
“…Have I copied Lady Anais before?”
However, perhaps because of the shock, my mouth voluntarily said what was inside.
“…Before? How laughable. You always keep on deceiving me. Did you forget that you pretended to be Anais to me after Anais died?”
“Did I?”
“Yes. If Lewarren hadn’t taken you, you would have been caught in the gates immediately.”
“…Nonsense.”
Why would Lilith do that? I saw Kylian’s expression, which I had never seen before, very often after I entered this body. Anger mixed with hate, and a face that is somehow reluctant.
“Why did Lilith do that?”
“Yes, I’m curious too. Why the hell did she do that? Did you think that no matter how crazy I was, I would mistake someone like you for Anais?”
He fiddled with the handle of his sword. If it was my original body, I would have a chance to win in a fight. Because Kylian can’t really deal with me.
But with this body. This body does not die, it will continue to recover. But If he really despised Lilith’s body, no, Lilith, he was most likely not going to mind no matter what he did. Because she’ll recover anyway
“When you visited earlier, Anais said to me.”
“…What did she say? Does she want me to see her?”
It was impossible to use a sword with this body. In the first place, it was impossible to hold a sword with a body that does not have muscles properly. If I hold it and swing it a few times, my palms will explode.
“No.”
“…….”
“Aren’t you curious what Anais said?”
He suddenly drew his sword and approached me. Startled, I stepped backwards, shivering at the cold touch behind my back. I glanced, and it was the door we came in.
I shouldn’t have closed the door.
“Huh? Lilith Isadora.”
“…….”
“Anais wants you to disappear.”
“No way.”
“I told you that you pretended to be fake, deceived me, and used Lewarren, and she said she wanted you to disappear from this world.”
“…….”
He wasn’t really the Kylian I knew. The Kylian who deliberately lost to me, wore wisteria petals on his head, was afraid of spiders, was like a person I had never been before.
“Good bye. I don’t know if your God will accept you.”
The sword began to glow like white light spreading over the sword.
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t/n: things aside, i’m really curious who was in anais’ body now. i’m guessing that it’s lilith because of how hostile she was towards anais-in-lilith. Besides if as said, lilith has been impersonating anais, then it would be easier now she’s in anais’ body? hmmmm
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