A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 303

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“Of course, then.”
With Grandmother’s permission granted, Camilla rose from her seat with a gentle smile, preparing to escort Grandmother to the Bedroom.
“Yeeun, would you fill the bathtub with water? She prefers to wash after acupressure massage. It won’t take long.”
“Oh, yes!”
After sending Yeeun to the Bathroom, Camilla laid Grandmother on the bed and examined her lower back.
“Just do it roughly. A little acupressure won’t instantly heal an old back like mine.”
“Still, who knows? The massage might work wonderfully for you, Grandmother.”
Camilla placed her hands on Grandmother’s lower back, gently kneading it in a massage-like motion. A faint light began to seep from her palms.
“All done.”
“Huh? Already?”
After just a few touches, Grandmother sat up with a bewildered expression at being told it was finished.
She was supposed to receive an acupressure massage, but it didn’t feel like she’d received anything substantial.
“What?”
But as Grandmother rose, her eyes grew wider and wider. The lower back pain that had throbbed with even the slightest movement moments ago had completely vanished.
“My goodness, how remarkable.”
Grandmother tapped her lower back repeatedly, marveling continuously.
How could a chronic pain she’d carried for so long simply disappear from a little massage?
The pain would likely return later, but she was amazed that it had any effect at all, even temporarily.
“Grandmother.”
“Yes?”
Grandmother, who had been continuously massaging her back and checking her condition, looked up at Camilla’s call.
“It’s about Yeeun.”
“Our Yeeun? What about her?”
“Don’t make her an orphan.”
“…An orphan?”
“Live long and well.”
“….”
At Camilla’s sudden words, Grandmother fell silent for a moment.
The wrinkles around Grandmother’s eyes deepened as she gazed at Camilla’s face.
“Of course. Don’t worry.”
Camilla returned her smile with a nod and left the room.
She had healed Grandmother’s back and confirmed that Yeeun was living well, so there was nothing more to do here.
“What? You’re leaving already?”
“Yes.”
“Stay a bit longer.”
“I’m a busy person. I don’t have time to play with you for long.”
Yeeun let out a small laugh, thinking anew how much Camilla resembled her older sister Sia from before.
“See you again.”
“Yes!”
Camilla offered a brief farewell and departed.
* * *
-You’re really not thinking about appearing in it?
“No.”
Camilla emerged from the Kitchen with a coffee cup in hand, shaking her head gently.
The person on the call was Sia. She had called a moment ago, mentioning she was out for filming today.
Apparently, the Director had made another proposal, asking if she’d like to try acting.
‘That Director really is persistent, I’ll give him that.’
Knowing the Director’s nature—once he took a liking to someone, he’d do everything to get them into his productions—Camilla clicked her tongue lightly.
-That’s unfortunate. It would be nice to act together. Wouldn’t it be easier to learn acting that way?
“That’s enough. Just keep doing what you’re doing now.”
It had already been a week since arriving in this place. In that time, whenever I had a moment, I watched Sia’s acting.
I pointed out her shortcomings and even demonstrated scenes directly when there were parts she didn’t understand.
‘Now she’s clinging to me even more.’
She kept asking about things she was already doing well, so it seemed necessary to draw the line here. I couldn’t let her acting style change to match mine.
-What about Lia?
“Sleeping with King.”
-Haha.
Lately, whenever Lia slept, she’d grab King’s tail, and King had started sleeping alongside her as well. Right now, they were both sleeping peacefully, embraced in the Bedroom.
-What about Sihyun?
“Your husband? He’s got the Go board spread out right now.”
Camilla clicked her tongue inwardly, watching Choi Sihyun playing Go by himself.
He said today was a day off and he’d rest, yet here he was doing that since morning.
“He’s still young, and yet Go…?”
Camilla, about to make a quip about him being like an old man, couldn’t finish her words.
Because in that moment, someone took a seat across from Choi Sihyun.
“…Young people can enjoy Go too.”
-Pardon?
“Just saying.”
It was Arsian. Surprisingly, the two of them got along quite well. Even though they couldn’t communicate verbally.
‘Maybe that’s precisely why they match so well?’
Both of them often did things together without much conversation. Things like Go or games.
-Aren’t you going shopping today?
“No. I’ve bought pretty much everything we need.”
-If there’s anything you need or want to eat, just tell me. I’ll buy it when I stop by.
“Just order it if you need something, why would you—just co—”
Thump.
“…”
-Camilla?
When Camilla suddenly stopped speaking, a puzzled voice came through the phone from Sia.
“Sia.”
-Is something the matter?
“I’ll come back again.”
-…What?
Thump… thump…
Even as Camilla spoke, she could feel her heart pounding relentlessly against her ribs.
It was a sensation she knew all too well. From when her soul had been exchanged before, from when it was time to return to her original world… it felt exactly like this.
“Camilla.”
[Growl.]
Arsian and King, sensing something amiss, approached her immediately.
“What’s wrong?”
Choi Sihyun rose from his seat at the sight.
“It seems it’s time for me to go.”
-What? All of a sudden?
A flustered voice came through the phone.
-How? No, wait! I’ll come right now!
“It’s fine. You’re in the middle of filming.”
-Camilla…
“We’ll see each other again anyway.”
-Really? Really… we’ll be able to see each other again?
“Yes.”
If my prediction is correct, we will. Camilla reassured Sia, whose voice was thick with reluctance.
“Let’s see each other again.”
-Okay…
Camilla hung up immediately. There was no need for a lengthy farewell.
She then offered a brief parting to Choi Sihyun, who was staring intently at her.
“Thank you for everything.”
“Feel free to visit anytime.”
Camilla let out a soft laugh. She knew those words weren’t mere courtesy—they came from his heart.
Thump… thump thump thump.
“See you next time.”
Feeling her heartbeat accelerate with each passing moment, Camilla offered one final greeting to Choi Sihyun.
Flash!
And in that same instant, the three beings standing there vanished without a trace.
“…”
Choi Sihyun gazed silently at the empty space for a moment before exhaling a short sigh.
“…Lia will cry.”
Thinking of Lia, who would surely weep upon waking to find King gone from her side, Choi Sihyun’s sighs grew progressively deeper.
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Flash!
Enveloped in brilliant light and opening her eyes, Camilla immediately recognized where she was standing.
That place before crossing over to the Other World. It was inside the Dragon’s Lair, where the magic circle lay.
“Sigh.”
As expected, time had passed and I naturally crossed back over. I had a feeling this would happen.
Camilla confirmed that Arsian and King had both returned safely as well, then exhaled another long breath.
‘How much time has passed?’
I had spent nearly a week there, but how much time had elapsed here? Camilla urgently searched for those who could answer her question. Soon enough, she spotted two figures standing blankly near the entrance of the room where the magic circle was drawn.
“What are you two doing there?”
It was the ghost Zeno and Amy.
[….]
[….]
Upon seeing Camilla, the two of them blinked repeatedly with faces full of things they wanted to say.
But faced with their reluctance to speak, Camilla could only tilt her head in confusion.
Had something happened while they were away?
“Hmm, how interesting.”
“…!”
An unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out!
Only then did Camilla understand why Zeno and Amy were in such a state. They had been frightened by someone!
At the appearance of this stranger, Arsian immediately stepped in front of Camilla and regarded the figure warily. King did the same.
“Shinsu?”
The stranger paid no attention to Arsian’s actions, directing his gaze only toward King with interest.
“Then you’re Shinsu’s master?”
“Who are you?”
Camilla asked a question instead of answering. A handsome man who appeared to be in his early twenties with long, lustrous blonde hair. His languid eyes were particularly striking.
“That’s what I should be asking.”
“What do you….”
“Who are you all to be doing this in my home?”
…My home?
‘That means….’
Gulp.
A single suspicion struck my mind, and I found myself swallowing repeatedly without realizing it.
There was only one being who would refer to this place as their home.
“Could it be… a D, D, D….”
Gulp.
I couldn’t bring myself to finish the sentence. I desperately hoped my suspicion wouldn’t become certainty.
But the stranger’s immediate response shattered my hopes into pieces.
“That’s right. I’m Armis, the owner of this home.”
“….”
…Should I activate the magic circle again and escape?
Camilla seriously considered it.

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