My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45
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I handed the Empress a treatment remedy that would temporarily alleviate her suffering.
“Thank you. I shall spare no expense in supporting your research.”
The Empress repeated her gratitude and left a promise to invest in my work.
I requested all medicinal herbs from the Eastern Continent.
“Of course. I shall have someone sent to procure them at once.”
And thus, the Medicinal Herb Storage came into being.
I gazed upon the enormous storage cabinet that occupied one corner of the Research Laboratory, smiling with satisfaction. Within it lay every conceivable medicinal herb.
‘I’ve acquired nearly all the herbs from the Eastern Continent. From now on, I won’t need to ask others to source them for me.’
Afterward, I went to find Amelia and explained what had transpired with the Empress.
“She truly did that?”
Amelia’s expression was one of utter disbelief upon hearing my account.
“Yes.”
“Ha. For Her Majesty to have fallen so far—she must have been truly desperate.”
Amelia laughed with derision.
“The very woman who would scold us in public to bite the inside of our mouths rather than scratch our skin, to abandon all dignity and kneel while weeping uncontrollably. What a pity I didn’t witness it myself.”
It would have been the regret of a lifetime not to have seen such a sight.
“In any case, I truly owe you my life. I survived thanks to the Marquise.”
I simply smiled without responding.
‘She understands well enough.’
Her words were true.
Without me, Amelia would have perished.
After gathering and examining every botanical reference I could find, Choeo remained unrecorded, as I suspected.
It was clearly a plant never formally documented even in the Eastern Continent.
So had Amelia died, there would have been no way to ever determine the cause.
‘And I would have borne all the blame.’
What would have become of me if Amelia hadn’t shown me the Choeo?
The mere thought sent a chill down my spine.
“As promised, I won’t speak of that drug to anyone.”
The drug that slowed heartbeat—Amelia swore to keep it secret.
She had no choice in the matter.
If she revealed it, the truth would emerge that she had manipulated the Empress like a puppet in her palm.
‘Now we’re bound together in the same boat.’
“And regarding that Physician…”
“Yes?”
At the word “Physician,” I straightened my spine.
“He was stripped of his position and banished from the Capital.”
“….”
“Honestly, it’s fortunate it ended at that.”
Kanna Adis bowed her head in silence.
The incident had been resolved as a misdiagnosis by the Physician.
Amelia had merely lost consciousness briefly, but the Physician’s mistake in confusing it for death had escalated the situation.
That was how it became known.
‘Physician, I’m sorry. Please think of it as saving a life.’
Amelia spoke with the same reluctant sentiment.
“But don’t worry. I transferred him a sum of money anonymously that he couldn’t earn in a lifetime of practicing medicine. He’ll be able to live comfortably without working until the day he dies.”
“Then that’s fortunate, but….”
“I have no regrets. I simply struggled to survive. In that sense, the Physician helped save my life.”
At Amelia’s words, Kanna Adis smiled bitterly as well.
It was then.
“Your Highness Princess Lilienne, Prince Crescent has come to see you.”
At the Servant’s words, Amelia’s expression darkened.
“My lady, would it be alright if I let Crescent in?”
“I have no objection.”
“Good. Show him in at once!”
The door opened and a golden-haired young man entered.
The Second Prince—Crescent Isaberk.
He greeted them with an easy smile.
“Sister, how are you feeling?”
“As you can see.”
“I was very worried. May I sit?”
However, Amelia did not grant permission. Instead, she narrowed her eyes and pressed him.
“The Marquise told me. Before my lady was taken away, you gave her an antidote?”
That was true.
Crescent had indeed given her the antidote, saying “This will save my lady and my sister.”
“Did you somehow know in advance that I would be poisoned?”
At that, Crescent’s lips curved into a smile.
“I knew that Mother intended to poison you, Sister.”
In an instant, silence descended.
Amelia’s face went rigid. Crescent asked calmly.
“May I sit, Sister?”
“…Sit.”
Crescent sat beside Kanna Adis with a graceful motion, leaning his body diagonally against the armrest and exhaling softly.
“It is exactly as I said. Mother intended to poison you, Sister.”
“….”
“I did my best to stop her in my own way, but Mother was so skillfully obstructing my efforts.”
“….”
“You wouldn’t have known, Sister, but after the Marquise took charge of your treatment, no one could enter your palace without Mother’s permission.”
This was something she had not known.
Amelia’s eyes widened—this was clearly the first she’d heard of it.
“I couldn’t send someone ahead to give her warning, nor could I deliver an antidote. Of course, I couldn’t go myself either. So I tried to engineer a chance encounter with the Duchess, disguising it as pure coincidence.”
“….”
“But I was too late. I apologize for being unable to help, Sister.”
Yet Amelia couldn’t respond immediately.
Uncertain whether to rage, feign ignorance, or pretend shock, she clenched her fists tightly.
“What will you do, Sister?”
“What?”
“If you wish, I can serve as your witness.”
Was it an unexpected offer? Amelia parted her lips.
“Will you report this to His Majesty the Emperor?”
“….”
“I will follow whatever you decide, Sister.”
No… that’s not it.
I nearly shook my head without thinking. I wanted to scream at Amelia not to trust him.
‘No, it’s a lie. That can’t be right.’
I’d been wondering why he was acting this way, but now I understood.
Crescent was testing Amelia right now.
He was trying to discover how she would respond to the Empress in the future.
‘He came to nip this in the bud.’
He was certainly trying to determine whether Amelia harbored any desire for revenge against the Empress, and if so, to extinguish that spark before it could grow.
Wasn’t it obvious?
To Crescent, the Empress was his most reliable backing.
‘Her natal family is said to be extraordinarily powerful.’
The Empress hailed from the Merci Marquis House.
What manner of house was Merci?
A prestigious family that had produced countless Empresses throughout history. Moreover, with their vast wealth, they dominated the entire continent.
The current head of House Merci was the Empress’s younger brother, and his affection for her ran so deep that he supported whatever she desired.
If suspicion were cast upon such an Empress….
‘The Empress would suffer, certainly, but so would Merci. And if that happened, cracks would form in Crescent’s support network.’
It was a web visible to anyone with even a moment’s thought.
“I don’t understand what you’re saying, Crescent.”
Thank goodness.
I exhaled in relief. Amelia wasn’t a fool either—she’d dropped the pretense entirely.
“The Empress tried to poison me? I truly cannot fathom what you’re talking about.”
“Is that so?”
Yet Crescent raised his eyebrows as if taken aback.
“Right. Don’t go spreading such talk elsewhere. I’m afraid of who might hear it.”
“My apologies, Sister. It seems I was mistaken.”
Though he said this, Crescent appeared satisfied.
“How remarkably wise of you, Sister.”
Even adding such a comment to boot….
‘The Imperial Family—what a mess.’
Kanna Adis watched the siblings with bewildered eyes.
Princess Lilienne and Prince Crescent engaged in a tug-of-war, each concealing their true intentions. Despite being twins, they distrusted one another so thoroughly.
‘Then again, the Empress tried to kill her own daughter.’
The Imperial Family were surely heartless beings of ice and stone.
At this point, it was almost miraculous that Prince Crescent had given Amelia the antidote to save her life.
‘Yes, he tried to save her even though she was of no use to him.’
Perhaps he still retained some conscience in his youth?
As I pondered such thoughts, I suddenly felt a gaze upon me.
Prince Crescent was staring directly at Kanna Adis.

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