My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 336

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Special Side Story Episode 21
3. The Rakes of House Adis (18)
“Pardon?”
Kanna Adis’s eyes widened in disbelief. What was I hearing right now?
“Did you just say a marriage proposal?”
Chloe sighed deeply.
“Yes, Kanna. I know it’s hard to believe, but you’ve received a marriage proposal.”
“….”
“You’re not dreaming, so come to your senses.”
Kanna’s face flushed crimson.
Chloe was right. For a moment, I had wondered if this was all a dream.
‘Or perhaps I’m ill and hearing things that aren’t there….’
I had been confined to bed for quite some time after standing in the rain not long ago.
The moment I recovered, Chloe summoned me, so I came prepared for the worst….
‘I thought she’d interrogate me about the necklace again.’
But instead, I heard something I never could have imagined.
A marriage proposal? What on earth was happening?
“Try to think positively about this, Kanna.”
Chloe suggested as she sipped her tea in the Reception Room.
“You’re fourteen years old, Kanna. It’s not unusual for noble ladies your age to become betrothed.”
“….”
“This young master has sent you a formal proposal.”
Kanna gazed at the portrait Chloe offered. Ordinary brown hair, brown eyes, a face neither handsome nor ugly—an utterly unremarkable boy.
‘Count Ludrick Elbiso’s son?’
He was fifteen years old.
A year older than me, and someone I had never met before.
“I don’t even know who this person is. We’ve never met….”
“Count Elbiso’s son says he happened to see you on the street once.”
“Me?”
“Yes. He claims he was captivated by your beautiful appearance at that moment….”
“….”
Even Chloe herself averted her gaze as she spoke. She clearly didn’t believe her own words.
Of course, I felt the same way.
‘Why would he want to marry me of all people?’
Kanna Adis. Fourteen years old. Daughter of Duke Adis. Yet a bastard child whose true mother remains unknown. Black hair, black eyes—a symbol of ill fortune.
I had never met anyone who liked me in my entire life. People despised me, felt uncomfortable around me, avoided me, loathed me, or hated me.
Yet now someone wanted to marry me? What could possibly be their scheme?
“Could it be that you have reservations about arranged marriages?”
Perhaps interpreting my silence as refusal, Chloe offered sharp counsel.
“There’s no need for such prejudice. Your father and I were bound through an arranged marriage as well, and look at us—we have three children and live quite happily.”
“….”
“Is that all? Your father even purchased a precious treasure for me. He made time in his busy schedule to attend a jewelry auction in person, no less.”
Chloe’s lips twisted into a vicious sneer as she spoke.
“Though you stole it from me….”
I clutched at my skirt as though I might tear it to shreds, my voice dropping to a whisper.
“I didn’t steal the necklace.”
“Still playing innocent, are we? Who else in this mansion would steal that necklace if not you?”
“….”
When I lowered my head in resignation, Chloe let out a derisive laugh.
“Accept the marriage proposal without complaint. If you do, I won’t mention to Duke Adis that you stole the jewel he gifted me.”
“….”
“Otherwise, I’ll send a messenger to the Duke right now. I’ll tell him that Kanna Adis stole the jewels he gave me as a gift, and I’ll request that he impose appropriate punishment.”
“…I understand.”
I answered quietly.
After all, I had no choice in the matter.
“I’ll accept the marriage proposal.”
* * *
“An hunting tournament for the young nobles of the Nobility will be held soon.”
I walked quickly down the Corridor.
“Until then, embroider a handkerchief with your own hands. At the hunting tournament, present the handkerchief you made to win the favor of the boy who will become your fiancé. Don’t you agree, Kanna?”
I walked toward the Underground Laboratory, clutching the embroidery kit Chloe had handed me.
“Here, take this. This is an embroidery kit. You do know how to embroider, don’t you?”
Yes, yes, yes.
I simply nodded obediently.
It didn’t matter to me either way.
‘I won’t be getting married anyway.’
Of course, I was surprised that a marriage proposal had come my way. I was quite curious about the reason….
But it was merely idle curiosity.
I truly won’t be getting married.
Because I’m going to run away soon.
‘Yes, not much time left.’
I had been preparing to run away for a long time. I intended to leave this place, this mansion, this land.
‘In just a few days I’ll run away, so I need to keep my head down until then.’
I would stay quiet and still, drawing no unnecessary attention.
With that resolve, I descended into the Underground Laboratory. Yet with each step down the Staircase, my complexion grew darker.
‘What is that sound?’
A rustling noise emanated from the Research Laboratory.
I rushed forward quickly. Sure enough, the Door to the Research Laboratory was wide open. And.
“…!”
My face went pale.
The Research Laboratory was an absolute disaster, as though a tempest had swept through and left nothing untouched. And in the very center of this chaos stood a girl with crimson hair tied in a ponytail, surveying the scattered objects.
Isabel Adis.
My younger sister.
“Oh, what? You’re here, older sister?”
Isabel noticed me and narrowed her brows with an irritated expression.
“Still that dreadful black color, I see.”
“….”
“Did you pray before bed? I told you to pray that your hair and eyes would change to different colors, didn’t I?”
“Isabel.”
My lips trembled.
“Did you make this mess?”
“Huh? No, I just arrived.”
“Then why are you here?”
“You supposedly stole the necklace Father gave Mother—I was curious where you hid it, so I came to look. But what is this?”
“…!”
Isabel picked up a black stone that had fallen to the ground.
“Is this a jewel? It’s such an ugly color, just like you.”
I clenched my fists tightly.
That was a mana stone—a precious material for alchemy!
“Put that down, Isabel.”
“What?”
“It’s important to me. So please, put it down.”
“Really? This is important to you?”
Isabel grinned wickedly and hurled the mana stone to the floor. Crash! The fragile mana stone shattered like glass.
“Now it’s not important anymore, is it?”
“….”
All expression drained from my face.
Isabel burst into laughter and picked up the scattered mana stone fragments from the ground. Then, as if to prove a point, she threw each one down one by one.
“Wow, it breaks even better than glass! What exactly is this?”
Crash, crash!
The precious mana stones shattered into countless pieces.
Watching those fragments scatter, I felt regret wash over me.
‘I shouldn’t have said it was important.’
She hates me, my younger sister.
There’s no way she’d leave something I cherish intact….
“Ah, I’m so glad I came to visit your Research Laboratory, older sister! There are so many fun things here!”
After destroying all the nearby mana stones, Isabel surveyed her surroundings with curious eyes. Then her gaze fell upon the overturned drawer cabinet.
“What’s inside that drawer? Can I take a look?”
No, absolutely not!
I quickly approached Isabel and seized her wrist.
“Ah!”
Isabel’s eyes widened in surprise.
“What are you doing!”
“Stop it and get out of here.”
“Let go of that!”
Isabel roughly shook off my hand and glared at me with furious eyes.
“Why are you touching me without permission! If your blackness rubs off on me, what then? Why would you touch me!”
I braced myself.
Now she would truly lose her temper and cause a scene. She would throw everything and burst into tears.
Then Chloe would come, and I would be punished again….
“…Fine. Whatever. I’ll let it slide this time.”
However, unexpectedly, Isabel did not explode in anger. Instead, she grumbled matter-of-factly.
“I didn’t want to come to this filthy, grimy Basement either. Ugh, this musty basement stench. How do you spend the entire day in a place like this, sister? Oh, I suppose you don’t notice anymore since you’re always breathing in this smell? Really, the Basement suits you perfectly!”
I narrowed my eyes.
This girl, who should be throwing a tantrum and causing a scene, was letting it go with just those words?
What was she really after?
“But sister, I’m curious about something….”
Indeed, Isabel had something she wanted to ask.
“I heard you received a marriage proposal?”
“….”
“Are you going to get married?”
So that was what she was curious about.
I wanted to tell her it was none of her business, but I suppressed my anger and answered.
“Yes. I’m going to get married.”
“Wow! That’s wonderful!”
Then Isabel clapped her hands together in delight.
“You’re finally leaving our house! That’s absolutely fantastic!”
“….”
“Thank you so much for leaving, sister! I need to tell the brothers this good news right away!”

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