Chapter 25
Lilith’s original divine power was the best ever. On the other hand, her physical strength and such was very poor. To some extent, I had been running far ahead of Phileal, but he caught up with me very easily.
In terms of running, it’s a 200m sprint, but you still get caught even though you have an advantage of being ten seconds earlier.
“Anais.”
“Why would you call me that?”
“Then what should I call you? Shall I call you Lilith even though there are only the two of us?”
“…….”
He was smiling awkwardly, but his eyes were not smiling as usual. His eyes were grimacing while his mouth was smiling. He seemed to force himself to smile.
“Why did you follow me?”
“You got hit. So I followed you.”
“What can you do?”
After all, Lilith’s body won’t be damaged by a few slaps like that. Even now, the tingling and ringing in my ears has completely disappeared and I am not in any pain. Just my mood remained terrible.
“Were you going to cry alone?”
“…….”
“You don’t cry out of anger for being hit, right?”
When I wondered why he followed me, perhaps it reminded him of his childhood. Besides, I couldn’t figure out why his expression was like that again. Maybe this was because he told me he was abused by his father as a child.
That’s why I didn’t want to show myself crying. A crying child will cry more if you comfort them. I was not in a position to cry, but I was embarrassed as my tears flowed freely.
Besides, I was ashamed that I fell for the frivolous provocation that the fake made to me and responded uncharacteristically. Although it was something that could be passed on calmly, it was not possible because Kylian was involved.
Maybe I’m in a hurry. It’s been that way since I found out that Kylian wasn’t looking to kill me again, but maybe he was trying to save me because he wanted to reconnect me and my life.
I wiped my face with my hand as he looked down at me with bright red eyes.
“As long as the High Priest wakes up, that one too will come out of that body. So…”
“…….”
“Cry.”
Naturally, I knew that I would be told not to cry, so I was taken aback and my body trembled when he told me to cry.
“What?”
“Cry. If you want to cry, you should cry. My father told me not to cry every day. So the same is true when… ugh…”
I grabbed the mouth that spit out strange words and stretched it out. Then, only his lips stick out like a duck, but this time his eyes are curved in a half-moon shape showing that he was really smiling.
“Uh-bu-bu-hu-sh-uuh.”
“I can’t shut you up even after doing this?”
“Uh.”
When I let go of him, he smiled funnily. This guy didn’t look too good either. It’s like he remembered his childhood when he saw who was hit.
“Can I give you a hug?”
“…….”
“When I was young, if I got hit by my father, my mother…”
“Alright. That’s enough.
“Yes.”
I thought he was going to say something sad again, so I just hugged him. There was a smell of flowers that didn’t suit the black priest’s uniform. It’s a scent from wisteria flowers, but thinking about it, it didn’t seem like it would suit him at all.
“It’s okay. It’s not your fault.”
As he said that, he patted my back. He seemed to comfort himself while comforting me, probably because of the childhood memories he had. Isn’t it some sort of mental reward?
Just like I didn’t want Kylian to go through the same hard time like I did. A touch on the back had a strangely calming effect. It seemed like I was calming down gradually, but suddenly my heart was so stuffy that I shuddered without realizing it.
“Uhh….”
“It’s okay.”
“Hu, hiic…”
Come to think of it, everything was unfair.
At best, I was the one who died for Kylian, and it makes me angry that someone else was pretending to be me. Besides, he never properly expressed his affection to me during the time we were married. But he revived me because he needed me.
Maybe it wasn’t that he needed me as a couple, but maybe because he didn’t have someone to depend on, so he revived me? That’s why I’m being swayed like that when he’s acting not like himself.
“It’s alright as long as it’s you, Wife. Even if you treat me so coldly, there is no one to blame.”
I also distanced him from his relatives who were trying to cling to him. Because they didn’t appreciate and would only trouble him, and made him sick by making unreasonable demands.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me. But I did my best to make you happy, Kylian.”
Even when Kylian was struggling as he was being set up to be a puppet emperor, those people used him to fill their own pockets back then. So, I used the best memory I could gather, and there were some cases where I had to deal with those who would do it. That was one of those processes.
“Don’t smell my hair.”
“Did I get caught?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe.”
I was horrified to see Phileal bury his nose in my hair and inhale it, but oddly enough, his smile relieved my tension. Even crying with sadness has calmed down a bit. As expected, Phileal was a priest. I don’t have many experiences with being this close to the opposite sex, but it didn’t matter.
“What are you doing?”
I jumped out of my arms at the voice that I shouldn’t have heard, and Phileal looked at me with his arms wide open, dazed.
“What is the priest doing with the saint?”
Yes. There’s no need to worry about me. He’s probably worried that a competent second-ranking priest will spit out some rude things and lose his power due to God’s wrath.
“It is mere consolation.”
“Consolation?”
“Lilith is hurt.”
“…Where is she hurt?”
“No. It’s just that I’m a little dizzy.”
“…….”
I shouldn’t start a strange misunderstanding because of me. Lilith is someone who even put her soul to sleep for me. Besides, Kylian didn’t like me as much as I was now. I would return to my body soon, and when I do, I must dissuade Kylian from doing this.
The priests of death would be kicked out of the imperial palace anyway. I can’t be too close to them.
“It’s not me but the priest now?”
“……”
“Priests wouldn’t even be able to get married. He suits you well.”
I thought he got better for a while yesterday, but why was he like this again today?
“Thank you for your concern.”
“…….”
Kylian frowned and looked at me. Still, it seems he didn’t hate her as much because she was the original female lead. Don’t expect anything, Anais. I have to give up on Kylian anyway, I’ll have to leave this place.
Nothing was mine. Don’t mistake the heart that Kylian shows me as mine. Don’t be greedy. Don’t be impatient.
“What about Anais, why are you two here?”
“I can’t attend to Lady Anais.”
“You…”
“I am in the palace anyway, Your Majesty. It’s not hard to find me if you really need it. So if possible….”
“If you don’t stay with Anais, I will tell the High Priest what I just saw.”
I didn’t want to succumb to unreasonable threats.
“Then I’ll stay with her. Don’t tell him.”
But if it’s not just my problem, but also Phileal’s future, it’s better to accept the threat even if it’s unreasonable.
“…….”
“Why do you look like that?”
“Did you have a habit of twisting your hair when talking?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
Kylian was staring at me with a stern look, but he looked at my hand. It was a habit I had. Twisting my hair. Especially when I’m at a disadvantage.
“And why is your mouth like that?”
“Does this bother you too?”
“…….”
He also seemed to have discovered my habit of biting my lips. In fact, if Lilith had followed me, even such a trivial habit would definitely bother him. And he also didn’t seem to believe that I wasn’t Lilith.
“Your Majesty.”
“…….”
“I apologize if I offended you. Then I’ll take my leave.”
“Wait. Who said you could go?”
Without realizing it, I hid Phileal behind my back. I think Kylian is going to threaten him. Because Phileal said that the high priest is like his family. It would be right to keep distance from Phileal. I felt frustrated because it seemed like I was only worrying about things.
I’ll leave this life anyway, I shouldn’t create anything else that will make me regretful.
For me, it’s too much just for Kylian.
“If you have something to say, please say.”
“…….”
“I am going to visit the Empress, as Your Majesty has ordered.”
The blue hair that ran down my shoulder, swayed in the wind. The wind was refreshing, but my chest felt suffocated.
“Second Bishop Phileal.”
“Yes.”
“Tell me. Could the soul in my wife, Anais, really someone else’s? Or is this greedy girl telling lies again?
“I do not know yet. But Your Majesty. Your Majesty himself is not sure, when you have lived as husband and wife for ten years.”
It was strange that Phileal did not immediately say that Lilith was me. But if Lilith has been pretending to be me, Kylian might have decided that he shouldn’t believe it anyway. And as he said, if I wait, I will soon return to my original body.
“How impudent.”
“I apologize. Our priests are incapable of getting married, so it seems that they had big fantasies about being a married couple.”
At times like this, Phileal seemed to be a person who could speak quite logically. He wasn’t without logic at all, even when he was the crazy person he used to be with me.
“When will the High Priest wake up?”
“He will probably wake up soon. But Your Majesty, I dare to ask.”
“…….”
“I beg you to place the saint of goddess Julias to our High Priest so that the High Priest, not Lady Anais, can recover.”
Kylian looked worried. He was staring at Phileal’s hand, which was still held by me. Without realizing it, I let go of it. It’s like being an unfaithful wife.
No. Kylian doesn’t even recognize me, so what’s the big deal?
I grabbed Phileal’s hand again, and he soon visibly grimaced.
“Once the High Priest wakes up, will my wife’s memories come back?”
“Perhaps they will.”
“…Fine. If so, you can go.”
“Thank you.”
Phileal seemed to give a fake smile again. His eyes weren’t smiling at all, so it’s fake.
“But, Your Majesty.”
“…What?”
“If Lilith is really Lady Anais this time, what would you do?”
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