My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 116

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Chapter 116
His words struck me like a blow to the crown of my head. I nearly stumbled.
‘Not Silvien Valentino’s wife?’
When I thought about it, he was right.
Though my body was bound to Silvien Valentino through the institution of marriage, it was Ju-hwa, not I, who had consummated that union.
‘But how could he possibly know that?’
Shock sent a tingling sensation through my fingertips. Yet my expression remained composed—even bored.
“Yes, that’s correct. I am planning to divorce him soon.”
“Aha. Yes, that’s true. But that’s not what I was asking about. I meant that you are not the Kanna Adis who has lived as Silvien Valentino’s wife.”
“I don’t understand what you mean, Your Majesty.”
“I know everything that happens in this Empire. Or rather, I know almost everything.”
After that, only Argon’s voice reached my ears. All other sounds faded into the distance—the music, the drunken revelry, the clinking of glasses and laughter.
Only Argon’s voice echoed through my mind.
“I know, Kanna Adis.”
Know what?
“I know that the Empress tried to kill Princess Amelia. I know she tried to frame you for it.”
“I know that you survived through some display of cunning.”
“But the ‘Kanna Adis’ I’ve come to understand as Silvien Valentino’s wife possesses no such abilities. At some point, you became a different person entirely. Your every decision, action, word, choice—completely different from the original ‘Kanna Adis’. So different that I can only think of you as someone else.”
Words cascaded from him like machine-gun fire.
His every utterance rained down upon my head, striking relentlessly as they fell.
Argon’s eyes narrowed as he smiled—a fox-like grin.
“Who are you?”
My head spun.
Yet fortunately, my voice emerged steady—even cold.
“I am Kanna Adis, Your Majesty. As you can see.”
This man knows nothing.
“It’s impossible to change one’s appearance through alchemy using spirit stones. You know this well, don’t you?”
The very fact that he rambles on like this proves he knows nothing at all.
“Moreover, unlike you, Your Majesty, I have never had the freedom for a double life. There was no opportunity for such a substitution.”
“And that’s precisely the problem.”
Argon seized my hand tightly. His fingers burned with heat.
“You couldn’t possibly be someone else, yet you transformed into someone else entirely. Not just in personality—you’ve even demonstrated medical techniques I’ve never heard of.”
His violet eyes pierced into me with searing intensity.
“How is that possible?”
It was an obsessive curiosity, bordering on fixation.
“Please don’t insult me with some cute excuse about studying from books.”
“But that is the truth. It’s simply unfortunate that I have no way to prove it.”
“Ha, how adorable. But what I want is an unadorable truth.”
Damn it. Curses continued to rise in my throat.
Argon showed no signs of backing down easily. His eyes, fixed upon me with unwavering intensity, resembled those of a hunter—or rather, a hunting hound.
His eyes gleamed with the fervor of a rabid dog—desperate to obtain what it desired, ready to bite and tear at anything in its path.
‘This man will never let me go easily.’
It was more than a premonition; it was absolute certainty.
‘Yes, I sensed this about him from the start. That’s why I’ve been trying to avoid entanglement all this time.’
Following my father, another person had emerged seeking to unearth my secrets.
‘My father alone is already overwhelming.’
But now was not the time for self-pity. As I danced to Argon’s lead, my mind remained coldly analytical.
‘I’ll inevitably have flesh torn from me by this man.’
This mad dog had already bitten me.
He wouldn’t release his grip until he’d consumed what he desired. So then.
‘I’ll surrender my flesh.’
And I’ll claim his bones in return. The moment that thought crystallized—
A hand suddenly extended, grasping Argon’s shoulder.
The grip halted my steps mid-dance. I turned my head, my eyes widening.
“Huh?”
A man in a black butterfly mask. It was Claude Azel.
“My apologies.”
Was it the mask concealing his face? Or his unsmiling eyes? Claude seemed far sharper than usual.
“Would you honor me with this dance instead?”
“….”
What nonsense was this? I quickly understood his intent.
‘Perhaps I appeared to be in distress.’
I actually was in distress. So he’d come to fulfill his duty as my guard knight and rescue me. Truly exemplary service.
Argon, who had been watching, grumbled.
“This is too much. The frightening knight is trying to steal my partner without permission.”
“It’s a masquerade ball, isn’t it? Isn’t this a place where many come to mingle?”
Claude parried smoothly, his gaze returning to me.
“With me….”
“I refuse.”
In that instant, Claude’s lips tightened.
Perhaps he hadn’t anticipated such a response? But I had no intention of being considerate toward him now.
I spoke with a face devoid of even the faintest smile, utterly barren.
“I don’t recall bringing a guard, Claude Azel.”
“….”
“I’m enjoying myself, so don’t interfere.”
Then I took Argon’s hand.
“Your Highness, let’s move to the terrace where we won’t be disturbed.”
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“What? What’s this? A lover’s quarrel?”
“How could that possibly be?”
Kanna Adis collapsed onto the terrace sofa with a heavy sigh, denying the accusation.
“But anyone watching would call that a lovers’ quarrel.”
Yet Argon remained in a state of excitement, as though he’d just finished reading a particularly scandalous romance novel.
“Kanna, you don’t mean to say you’re carrying on an affair with that Knight Guard behind Silvien Valentino’s back…?”
“Good heavens.”
Kanna narrowed her brows.
“Didn’t you claim to know everything that happens within the Empire? Yet you can’t even understand my personal relationships. I’m beginning to doubt your competence.”
The moment the words left her lips, she felt a twinge of regret. What if he drew his sword again as he used to?
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
But rather than unsheathing his blade, Argon simply agreed and naturally settled into the seat beside her.
“When it comes to anything involving you, I become a fool. My pride suffers from such profound ignorance.”
It was absurd—he already knew so much about her.
Then, without warning, Argon removed his mask. As it fell away, a beautiful face emerged—one bearing a striking resemblance to Concubine Teresa, she who was called the most enchanting beauty in the land.
“If you have no connection to that Knight Guard, why did you act that way just now? Were you deliberately provoking him?”
“Provoking him?”
“Yes. A jealousy-inducing scheme, or something like that.”
“….”
Such a childish notion. I was so taken aback that laughter wouldn’t even come.
That wasn’t why I rejected Claude.
‘I still had things to discuss with Argon.’
Beyond that, I wanted to punish Claude for following me without a word of explanation.
“Think what you wish, Your Majesty. You did say you were curious about me, didn’t you?”
“Yes. Curious enough that I couldn’t sleep.”
Argon nodded readily.
“Recently, I’ve set everything aside to investigate you alone, yet I can find no answers whatsoever.”
“….”
“Your personality changed suddenly, like everyone else’s did. Your remarkable medical knowledge—I cannot fathom its source. I’ve found no clues as to how you acquired such expertise.”
Of course he hadn’t. How could he possibly discover that another soul had taken possession of this body?
Argon smiled mischievously and spoke as though joking.
“And I cannot abide unsolved mysteries, Kanna. I simply cannot.”
I knew he meant every word. He would pursue my secrets relentlessly, no matter what it took.
Even if it meant destroying me.
“So I’m proposing a transaction. A transaction—something you’re fond of, aren’t you?”
“….”
“You make deals even with your cursed family. Why should I be any different?”
Argon shrugged his shoulders.
“You need the Information Guild’s assistance. Use me. I assure you, there is no one like me on this entire continent.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. Look at this.”
He withdrew something from his pocket.
“It’s an identity certificate for the Yalden Kingdom. That’s what you wanted, isn’t it?”
I responded flatly.
“What makes you so certain that I would want such a thing?”
How did he know about this? My plans for escape were nothing but silent thoughts!
“Kanna, you once tried to run away as a child and were caught, remember?”
Argon continued with unshakeable composure.
“It seems you’ve been making considerable efforts to divorce Silvien lately. From what I can tell, it appears genuine.”
It was unexpected. Few people had ever truly believed that I genuinely desired a divorce from Silvien.
“You even requested separation from the Adis household long ago, but Duke Adis flatly refused. Which means you wish to leave both the Valentino and Adis families.”
“….”
“If both the divorce and separation fail, it seems you’ll attempt to run away again, just as you did before. But you were too young then and failed, didn’t you? Because Silvien caught you and brought you back.”
For the first time, I reacted.
“What did you say?”
“Hmm?”
“What did you just say?”
“That Silvien caught you and handed you over to the Adis family.”
It felt as though I’d been struck across the face without warning.
My head spun, and my mouth went dry. I was utterly speechless.
Silvien?

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