Chapter 33
Hearing those words, Phileal went stiff. The loud drumming of the rain hit my ears and broke the silence, but his expression remained frozen.
“What are you talking about?”
Those were the words that came out of his mouth after a long time.
“I mean it quite literally. I originally lived another life, and when that life ended, I was ten-year-old Anais Percival.”
“…….”
“So the personality in my body could be me and my original personality.”
His surprised expression faded, but he seemed to be thinking about something as he rolled his eyes.
“You possessed her.”
“Yes.”
“After coming out of Anais’ body, you possessed Lilith’s body?”
“Yes.”
Phileal’s brow furrowed. Then the hair that fell from his forehead was cumbersomely brushed and he crossed his arms.
“Hmm…”
“…….”
“So that’s why you asked if it is possible for the original personality of your body to awaken when you possessed Lilith’s body? Hmm…”
I watched him tilt his head while making a strange noise, and it soon changed to a smile again.
“I do not know.”
“…….”
“And I can’t ask the high priest.”
“Why?”
“I’m reluctant to meet him after that.”
“Do you have things like that too?”
“Yes. I’m human, too.”
It felt like it was somehow my fault. It was because of me that he asked the high priest why he lied. Sometimes Phileal would act like a child without calculating. Despite seeming to roll his brain a lot, he was frank in some odd ways.
“You are disappointed.”
“…You really are strange.”
“Why?”
“You have no sensitivity. But strangely, you grasp the situation quickly.”
“Do you think you got rained on too much? I see you are talking nonsense.”
I put my hand on his forehead to see if he had a fever. But I didn’t feel anything wrong.
“This feels good.”
“Will you leave my divine power as it is?”
“Hehehe.”
I felt that he was trying to draw my divine power through the hand that touched his forehead, so I removed my hand.
“Ah. But now that I think about it, I think what you said is also possible.”
“Right?”
“Yes. When there are two souls in one body, the more dominant one manifests. But if you say that a different personality came out after you came out of it, it seems that the sleeping soul appeared.”
“As expected…”
It was fortunate that it could not be Lilith. There’s no way that Lilith, not anyone else, would have slapped me on the cheek.
“Are there any habits of hers that you remember? Last time, was she afraid of birds?”
“It was someone else who was afraid of pigeons…”
When I possessed it, I already didn’t know anything about Anais. All I knew was that her character was savage and ferocious enough to frighten her ladies-in-waiting and make her maids weep.
“Is Lilith afraid of pigeons?”
“Yes.”
It was clear that he hadn’t listened to what I said then. Phileal calls me a strange person, but in fact, Philreal was strange even though he had extraordinary brains. He’s a priest of the god of death, so that might be the case.
“Anais.”
“Yes.”
“Can I take your bangs off?”
“No.”
The flowing hair pricked my eyes and I ran my hands through it. I watched him glance at my hand, smiling like a fox. His eyes were so clear it was difficult to avoid.
“Ugh…”
Then, all of a sudden, I started feeling pain in my heart.
“Anais?”
“Uugh…”
As if something is pressing hard on my heart.
“Anais!”
My heart was beating so fast that I bent my back. Perhaps because of the numb pain that made it difficult to breathe, tears filled up faster than raindrops in my eyes and covered my eyes.
“Uh…”
“Anais? Does it hurt? Would you like to share my energy?”
Phileal, perplexed, stretched out his arm to keep me from slipping. I stood there, leaning against him, but my legs were so wobbly. The reason I didn’t fall to the ground right away was because he was holding me by the waist and supported me so I wouldn’t fall. As expected, the side effects that Lewarren mentioned were coming.
I really don’t have much time. I held my breath to keep from falling, and I grabbed the clothes near his chest and leaned against him.
“I will share my energy with you, Anais.”
“…….”
“Anais.”
I felt like he was really giving me his energy, and the pain in my body was getting duller. Then, from afar, I saw Kylian holding something in his hand. It looks like he had brought a coat. Maybe he thought I would stay in the rain.
Unknowingly, I stretched out my hand toward Kylian, and he left with a displeased look. It wouldn’t be good for Phileal.
“Phileal…”
“Yes.”
“Get…”
I wanted to tell him to get away, but then I passed out. My body was so heavy that I could not move a single finger.
I think Lewarren had been in the room, but he’s not there now. This seemed to be the empress’ room. However, there were no signs of a presence around. Lewarren should be lying here.
“Lewarren?”
When I got out of bed, it was really quiet.
The room was very bright, and even the mattress was wet, probably because the bed had not been changed. Besides, my hair was wet and smelled like wet fabric.
I sighed and looked to the other side of the divided room, wondering if Lewarren had recovered. But there was no sign of Lewarren anywhere.
Feeling uncomfortable, I thought I should wash, so I took a dry towel and headed to the bathroom. The problem is…
“This must also be opened with divine power…”
I was now a trapped rat. If I can’t use my divine power, I can’t go out and go to the bathroom. I want to quickly wash my wet body…
“Haa…”
I transferred the divine power to the palm of my hand, just in case. Then I pressed the doorknob. Normally, the door would be pushed and I could go inside. But the door still wouldn’t budge.
I couldn’t even yell. If Kylian found out that I didn’t know how to use divine power, Killian could kick me out. Although Phileal didn’t seem to tell anyone about it. Then, as my troubles deepened—
Knock, knock.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me.”
“Come in.”
I was delighted to hear Phileal’s voice.
“I brought some clothes.”
“You left me here because I had no clothes.”
“No? Even if you have clothes, I will leave you like that. I can’t take it off.”
“I see.”
“Can I just change your clothes next time?”
“No way.”
“Why?”
Why is he asking something he can’t do? Priests who cannot marry are known to be thoroughly educated in this area.
“Do you want me to take off your clothes?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Then, only you are getting your clothes comfortably taken off? I also want to be served.”
“…….”
I felt like I was the only one who was weird. Words came out in a different direction than I thought.
“I see…”
“Right. Do you want me to take it off?”
“Never mind. I want to wash, so open the bathroom too.”
“Okay. You’re not hurt anywhere?”
“Yes.”
He was smiling all around as he followed me to the bathroom. It seemed like we had been in the rain together, but I was still wet, and he was dry.
It was still raining outside and I could hear the sound of rain hitting the window. Looking at his smiling face, I smiled because I found it funny that he was so serious.
“Why are you leaving the door open? I’m going to wash.”
“You have to open it again later.”
“Then you can open it again later.”
He let go of the doorknob as if he only realized it then. I looked back for a moment. Then I saw his eyes with a confused look. In the meantime, the door was closed.
It was a little uncomfortable, so I looked at the door for a while, and then I saw the bathroom straight away. I took off my clothes. It was not easy to take off wet clothes. It felt like it was clinging to my skin and pulling me.
My hair was pulled so much that it was unpleasant. I even wondered if all my blue hair was going to tear off.
I took it off and looked in the mirror, but my chest feel weird.
“What is this?”
A voice came from beyond the door.
“What’s the matter?”
“Nothing.”
A strange pattern appeared on my chest. I touched it because I thought maybe this was the reason I was sick earlier.
“Oh…”
Then I felt a tingling pain, as if I was pressing on a bruised spot.
“Did you bring me here because I passed out?”
“Yes.”
“Then what about Lewarren?”
“I don’t know. He wasn’t there when I came.”
Listening to him speak, I rubbed the soap and lathered my body. After that, I washed it off with water and went into the bathtub. As expected, it was a magic item, so as soon as I entered it, it was filled with water that was higher than my body temperature and warmed my body.
Without having to take bath salt, I turned a knob and bubbles came out of it. When all three knobs were turned, bubbles of different colors flowed into the tub and were beautiful.
A voice came from the other side of the door.
“Anais, are you still in pain?”
“I’m fine now.”
It was clear that he was worried about me, not as a person. He added that it was a joke, but since I was the prey, he must be worried about Lilith’s body, which is full of divine power. More than that, Lewarren’s disappearance made me anxious. Because he’s the one who brought me here and the only one I can depend on.
But the Lewarren I knew wasn’t the kind of person who would disappear without responsibility. He must have been away for a while, or he had work.
“I hope you don’t hurt anymore, Anais”
“Why? So that you can take Lilith’s body and offer it up as a sacrifice?”
“Yes.”
“Haha!”
Listening to Phileal’s honest words without hiding anything made me feel relaxed. Soaking in the warm water made me feel tired. I looked at the ceiling. It seemed to be a magical ceiling. Stars were embroidered on the ceiling. Looking at the stars, everything felt far away.
So leisurely, after taking a bath, I wiped myself perfectly with a towel and put on a new, fluffy priestly robe of death he had brought with me.
“Open the door, please.”
“Yes.”
When the door opened, his cheeks were flushed, perhaps because it was hot.
Knock, knock!
“Yes, who is?”
A strange voice came through the door.
“Second Bishop! Big trouble!”
“What is it?”
“The high priest of death has been poisoned!”
Lewarren wasn’t here. He must have been sick for several days. And the high priest of death was suddenly poisoned. Please. I hope he has nothing to do with it.
“You must go now! The high priest is in danger!”
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