My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 299

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Side Story Episode 30
Side Story 7. A Glimpse of Another Life
I loved my life.
To be honest, I believed my life was the best.
‘Yes. My life is the greatest.’
Kanna Adis. The Duke’s beloved daughter of the Valentino Family.
Though I was adopted, Silvien Valentino didn’t care about such trivial matters.
‘Even a blood brother wouldn’t treat me this well!’
Moreover, Silvien Valentino was beautiful as a fairy, kind, intelligent, strong, and….
Perfection incarnate.
And the person this perfect brother loved most in the world was me. I took pride in that. I was proud of it.
Didn’t he grant my every wish?
‘Yes, he let me stay with Raphael. He even brought a strange man out of nowhere, yet he listened to me.’
Even if I picked up a man from the streets, my brother would nod without hesitation.
Do as you wish, Kanna. I’m on your side. Always smiling so gently like this.
Just days ago, on my seventeenth birthday, he gifted me a diamond mine.
Happy birthday, Kanna. I’m so glad you were born and came to me.
He said this while pressing his lips to my cheek.
Everyone envied me.
Kanna Adis, the younger sister basking in the love of Duke Silvien Valentino—that was me.
But then….
‘What is this?’
I stared blankly at the scene before my eyes. My mind went completely white.
Why am I like this? Why are my brother and I…?
‘Is this… a dream?’
We were lying on the same bed, pressed closely together. Like a couple sharing a bed.
And my brother was nearly undressed….
Then, he opened his eyes. My breath caught.
Bathed in the soft morning light, he was a radiant jewel unto himself. Silver-like hair and luminous blue eyes, skin as pale as snow. Everything about him gleamed with such brilliance it hurt to look at.
I was mesmerized. He had always been more beautiful than anyone else, but today seemed to be the pinnacle of his beauty.
“Kanna.”
Then my brother smiled.
“Are you awake?”
“….”
“You woke earlier than usual.”
“….”
What? Why is he speaking so formally?
I swallowed hard. For some reason, the aura he emanated now was different from usual.
And his appearance was different too. More mature and more beautiful than what I knew.
As if he had reached the apex of beauty itself, exuding a perfected maturity and sensuality….
“Kanna? What’s wrong?”
At his words, Kanna carefully parted her lips.
“Brother, why are you speaking formally to me?”
“….”
He fell silent, studying me intently. Anxiety welled up in Kanna’s chest, and she pressed him further.
“Brother, where are we? This doesn’t look like my bedroom. And it’s not yours either.”
“….”
“And why are we like this? Something’s wrong. I definitely slept in my own bed last night… Did something happen during the night?”
Why wouldn’t he answer? Kanna tilted her head in confusion.
“Brother? Why won’t you answer me?”
“Mm….”
He released a sound—whether a sigh, a groan, or an exclamation, she couldn’t tell. Then he laughed casually.
“Yes, Kanna.”
Ah, now he wasn’t speaking formally anymore.
Only then did Kanna feel somewhat reassured. Silvien Valentino reached out and gently stroked her hair, as one would with a younger sister.
“It’s alright. Don’t worry—it’s nothing serious.”
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After reassuring the anxious Kanna and letting her fall back asleep, Silvien Valentino immediately left and summoned Orsini.
“What? Why?”
Knowing that Silvien had spent the night with Kanna, Orsini’s expression was sullen. Normally, Silvien would have placated him somewhat, but this time he ignored it.
“Do you remember that merchant from before?”
“Who?”
“The antiquities dealer who severed your pinky finger.”
“That bastard? Are you thinking of capturing him and offering a reward?”
“Bring him to me.”
“What?”
Orsini’s face twisted viciously.
“Why would you order me around like I’m some lapdog you’re raising? Do you think I’m one of your servants?”
“Kanna has become strange.”
“What do you mean by that?”
The anger vanished from Orsini’s face entirely.
“She’s become strange? How?”
“Last night, Kanna researched artifacts from the Southern Continent with me.”
It wasn’t merely shown to her as entertainment. Kanna was a genius in alchemy and an unparalleled expert in ancient alchemical knowledge.
No one was better suited to studying ancient artifacts than she was. That’s why I entrusted it to her.
“It appears that one of those artifacts has affected Kanna.”
“Which one?”
“This crystal orb.”
Silvien Valentino produced a fist-sized crystal orb onto the desk. It was a peculiar sphere that seemed to contain a hazy, shimmering mist within.
“I understand it to be a crystal orb that revives memories from past lives.”
Silvien Valentino tapped the crystal orb gently.
“Whether it has lost its efficacy with age or is simply broken, I saw nothing at all.”
Yet Kanna Adis had gazed into this crystal orb for quite some time last night.
For a very long time, as if entranced.
I should have noticed something strange then…
“Kanna? What is it? Do you see anything?”
“Nothing at all. Just heat shimmer wavering, that’s all.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. It seems like a fake to me. Or perhaps it’s broken.”
After that, we continued our conversation, shared a glass of wine, and then retired to the chamber. I fell asleep as usual.
But when I awoke, Kanna Adis had changed in the most peculiar way.
“It appears this artifact has had a strange effect on Kanna Adis.”
Silvien Valentino continued quietly.
“She believes I am her brother.”
Orsini’s face twisted.
“Kanna thinks you’re family?”
“Yes. She believes herself to be the young lady of the Valentino Family.”
“….”
Orsini fell silent. After a long moment, he spoke hesitantly.
“So right now….”
He paused, then uttered the words.
“Are you saying Kanna has lost her mind?”
“It can be reversed.”
Silvien Valentino spoke with conviction.
“So please apprehend the Southern Continent artifact merchant. I need to discover what has happened to Kanna Adis.”
“Very well.”
Orsini rose to his feet.
“Perfect timing. The place where I cut off my finger has been aching anyway.”
Orsini muttered this as he departed. Or rather, attempted to depart.
“Brother?”
The door opened, and Kanna Adis poked her head through.
“Brother, are you here?”
Orsini froze. Kanna Adis, too, noticed him and her body stiffened momentarily.
But soon she smiled brightly and greeted him.
“Good day, sir. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Kanna Adis.”
“….”
Exactly five seconds later, Orsini finally moved.
“The pleasure is mine. I am Orsini Adis.”
And then, smiling like a different person entirely, he took her hand and brought it to his lips.
“It is an honor to make the acquaintance of such a lovely young lady.”
At his perfectly composed smile, Kanna’s cheeks flushed a deep crimson.
“I-I’m the one honored, what a magnificent gentleman.”
“Pardon? What did you just say? That I’m magnificent?”
“Yes. You’re absolutely magnificent.”
He’s playing around, definitely playing around.
Silvien Valentino clicked his tongue. At a single word of praise from Kanna, Orsini’s ears had turned bright red.
Unable to bear the sight any longer, Silvien Valentino rose to his feet. Watching Orsini pretend to be a gentleman was far more unbearable than seeing Kanna blush.
“Why aren’t you leaving already?”
At that, Orsini, acutely aware of Kanna’s gaze, responded with impeccable courtesy.
“I believe it would be best to send Kalen, Your Majesty.”
“Aren’t you the only one who has seen the Vegetable Merchant’s face? Go at once.”
“But how could I possibly leave such a beautiful lady behind….”
“That’s quite enough. Go.”
As I sent him off reluctantly, Kanna cast a regretful glance in his direction.
“Brother, that man is truly magnificent. He looks intimidating, but he’s so cool.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
With those words, Kanna suddenly threw her arms around me in a tight embrace.
“Though not quite as magnificent as you, of course.”
“….”
I simply smiled silently and looked down at her.
“You’re the most magnificent person in the world.”
Then came a soft, playful smile.
Most people would have their hearts skip a beat at this stage. Orsini would likely have had a nosebleed.
‘Her charm is quite extraordinary.’
I patted her back gently as I thought this.
‘This must be it.’
The Kanna from the erased past when Seon-hee rewound time. She seemed to match that version.
I recalled those days.
When I traversed worlds to find fragments of Kanna’s soul.
At the beginning of that journey, I met Kanna’s biological mother.
At that time, she said something like this.
“I rewound time many times to save Kanna. During that process, I encountered you quite often.”
Yes, she definitely said this.
“In one of the erased pasts, Kanna grew up as your younger sister. Do you remember?”
What had I answered back then?
“Since your words sound like nonsense to me, it appears I have no memory of it.”
“Aren’t you curious? Would you like me to tell you?”
“There’s no need. What matters to me is this present reality. Not dreamlike tales of erased pasts.”
I exhaled a long sigh.
‘I should have listened more carefully back then.’
But at that time, I had been wound up far too tightly. It hadn’t been long since I witnessed Kanna Adis’s death.
Rather than dwell on stories already vanished like foam, I wanted to focus on what could help in the present reality.
‘If I interrogate the artifact merchant from the Southern Continent, I’ll get my answers.’
That was when it happened.
“Brother?”
Kanna Adis suddenly pulled my neck toward her.
She planted a kiss on my cheek, then on my lips.
“What are you thinking about, leaving me out?”
Then she peppered my cheek with kisses.
“Hmm? What’s on your mind?”
Kiss, kiss, kiss. The soft, yielding sensation made my hands tense for a moment, but I quickly released the tension.
‘No. That’s not right.’
I swallowed hard, forcing down the surge of impulse that had flared within me.
‘I can’t do this.’
The Kanna Adis before me was simply an affectionate younger sister, clinging to her older brother.
If I overstepped here, it could cause psychological trauma.
“Brother? Why are you sighing?”
“It’s nothing.”
A sigh escaped unbidden. I could only hope that Orsini would hurry back with the artifact merchant from the Southern Continent.

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