A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 300

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That mysteriously warm light seeped directly into the baby’s body.
“What, what is this?”
Everyone present naturally couldn’t help but be startled. Camilla, the one directly involved, was no exception.
“That light just now….”
“…Holy power.”
“Pardon?”
“Sigh.”
Camilla exhaled a short breath.
‘I can’t even think freely anymore.’
I never expected holy power to activate just from a thought.
It must have activated because I wished for the child to grow up healthy and well, right?
Soft breathing sounds.
“….”
Despite all the commotion, the baby slept soundly without waking.
Perhaps from receiving the holy power? Watching the baby’s expression look even more peaceful than before, Camilla eventually burst into quiet laughter.
‘Well, what’s good is good, isn’t it?’
Camilla gently caressed the sleeping baby’s cheek, wishing once more for the child to grow up healthy and well.
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“Since you crossed over in a spiritual state back then, time must have flowed according to that world’s timeline.”
“I see.”
This was Arsian’s conclusion after hearing her full account. At his words, Camilla nodded in rough understanding.
So, since it wasn’t the physical body that crossed over before but rather souls were exchanged, the flow of time wouldn’t have been constrained?
The physical body’s time continued flowing according to that world’s pace, so when returning to the original place, there was barely any noticeable difference.
“Still, the time difference is quite severe.”
Camilla swept her gaze across Sia’s home—or rather, her newlywed home—with fresh eyes.
‘Marriage, of all things.’
That I… no, that Sia would marry.
The feeling was quite peculiar. Sia, whose life I had thought would never receive love from anyone and was far removed from the concept of family, now had a husband and a daughter.
Looking at one corner of the living room wallpapered not only with Choi Sihyun’s photographs but also pictures taken with the baby, Camilla found her eyes lingering there.
“She’s fallen into a deep sleep.”
Sia, who had laid Lia down in the room and returned, approached Camilla and sat beside her.
“So you really have no way to return, do you?”
Sia had been able to hear roughly the entire situation just moments before—the fact that she had been transported here due to a suddenly activated teleportation magic circle.
“Well, that’s right.”
I only learned that the magic circle was meant to transport bodies to another world after arriving here.
Before meeting Sia, I had even returned to the alley where we first arrived, hoping perhaps the magic circle might still remain there.
‘There was nothing.’
Arsian also said he couldn’t sense even the slightest trace of mana. Naturally, there was no way to return.
“Then you might have to continue living here.”
“I suppose.”
That doesn’t seem likely.
Though I had no idea how to return, I found myself oddly unworried about the situation.
Just as my soul had been exchanged before and brought me here, wouldn’t the same happen again after a certain time passed? That vague feeling settled over me.
“But….”
Why do you seem so pleased about this?
I tilted my head, watching Sia, who appeared strangely delighted by the possibility that she might not return to her original world.
“Because I’m happy.”
“Happy about what, exactly?”
“That I can do something for you, Camilla.”
With those words, Sia disappeared into the room, only to emerge moments later carrying something.
“Please take this.”
“…What is this?”
She handed me a bankbook and a card.
“It’s the money from selling the house I lived in before. It’s all in the account, just as it was.”
“Why are you giving this to me?”
“Because it’s yours, Camilla.”
That house had cost tens of billions when I first purchased it. The property value had continued to rise throughout my ownership.
It must be worth even more now. And she’s giving me all the proceeds from its sale?
“Don’t tell me you still don’t understand the concept of money in this world?”
Do you have any idea how much you’re just handing over?
“You’ve accomplished so much here, Camilla. In comparison, I….”
A bitter smile formed at the corners of Sia’s lips.
Living this life, I had marveled every time at how much you had achieved. From material wealth to reputation itself.
‘But I….’
I left behind nothing but the worst of reputations, having handed you a life where everyone cursed me from all sides.
That had always weighed on me—the feeling that I had received so much while giving so little in return.
Watching Sia with that expression, I shook my head gently.
“You must have heard by now.”
That the reason your life there was so heavy and dark was entirely because of the soul exchange.
And that the soul exchange happened solely to save my life.
“If anything, you’re the victim.”
You deserve far more than curses.
“That’s not all there is to it.”
Sia also shook her head gently.
“It wasn’t just me who suffered that fate. We shared the same destiny, but you, Camilla….”
You didn’t settle for it—you achieved what you wanted.
Instead of resenting your circumstances, you forged your own path forward. Something I could never do.
When our souls were exchanged before, I understood it even more clearly.
Seeing the affection in the eyes of those who once cursed and hated me, I realized this wasn’t something that could be achieved by a soul exchange alone.
After returning here again, I began to care for those around me with even greater devotion.
I realized that to receive love, I had to know how to give it as well.
And little by little, I naturally came to accept Sihyun’s affection—something I had once hesitated and doubted. And that’s how we ended up getting married like this.
“Hmm.”
Understanding Sia’s heart, Camilla took the bankbook she offered.
“Well, I don’t mind giving it to you.”
Besides, while staying here, I couldn’t keep asking her for money every time she needed it.
“But does Sihyun know?”
About everything that Sia and I have been through. Just as I had told Arsian everything, I wondered if Sia had also told Choi Sihyun everything.
“Yes, he knows everything.”
I told Choi Sihyun everything about half a year after we officially started dating.
“But he didn’t seem very surprised.”
‘He must have had it rough.’
Those were his first words after hearing the entire story, spoken with his brows deeply furrowed.
‘You believe everything I’m saying?’
‘I already knew you had changed from before. Your speech, your personality… even your acting style.’
‘Ah…’
‘But those maidservants and attendants who tormented and hurt you… the Academy classmates… isn’t there any way to punish them even now?’
That was where Choi Sihyun showed his emotions—his anger at not being able to properly repay the suffering I had endured in the Other World.
“Tell Sihyun that I’ve taken care of all of them.”
You’ve been here before, so you’d know—those attendants and maidservants who tormented me, not a single one was visible at the Sorpel Household. I twisted their arms and drove them all out.
“Arsian.”
Camilla, who had been staring at the bankbook and card for a moment, stood up from her seat.
“Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“Shopping.”
Camilla grinned widely and pulled Arsian along. The moment Sia gave her the money, a plan had come to mind.
“King, watch the house for us.”
[Chirp!]
King, who had been dozing by the window, waved one paw as if wishing them a good outing.
“Then we’ll be going.”
“Yes. Please take care on your way.”
And so Camilla and Arsian headed out together, just the two of them.

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