My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54
As that uncomfortable time passed, Silvien dropped me off in front of the Adis Mansion.
“Then I shall come to collect you tomorrow morning.”
“Understood.”
The Gatekeeper of the mansion recognized me and promptly opened the doors.
‘At least he didn’t turn me away.’
I had worried whether I might be turned away at the gate as before, but fortunately, no such thing occurred.
‘I need to gather my medical instruments.’
And I needed to see Lucy.
Kalen’s words—that a contract is a contract—had been nagging at me ever since.
* * *
“Lucy. What were you doing?”
“Sister?”
Lucy, who had been sitting on the sofa, sprang to her feet and rushed toward me.
“Sister! You’ve come back?”
“Well… no.”
“What?”
“I’ve only come to gather my things. I’m leaving again tomorrow morning. I wanted to say goodbye.”
“When will you return?”
“I’m not entirely sure.”
I watched as moisture gathered in Lucy’s emerald eyes.
It was pitiful. But that was all it was.
I was not her guardian.
‘I’m too busy managing my own survival.’
Besides, she had Kalen to look after her.
Yet seeing my younger sister on the verge of tears, I found myself gently patting her back.
“Make sure you eat well, and play in the Garden whenever you have time. Understood?”
“Yes…”
“And if anything hurts or anyone troubles you, tell Kalen immediately. He is your guardian.”
Lucy nodded, wiping away her tears and sniffling.
“What about you, sister?”
“Hmm?”
“If someone troubles you, who do you tell?”
“I’m an adult. I don’t need a guardian.”
“But…”
“I really don’t.”
And someday you too will have to stand alone without a guardian.
But such harsh words were too cruel for a seven-year-old girl, so I swallowed them back.
‘Still, there is someone in this house who worries about me.’
The moment I thought that, my heart felt strangely unsettled.
“Come here, Lucy.”
I pulled Lucy’s hand impulsively.
“Oh, where are we going?”
“My Underground Laboratory.”
“What?”
“I’m going to give you a gift.”
I pointed to the teddy bear sitting on Lucy’s sofa.
“Bring that with you.”
* * *
Squelch!
My dagger pierced the bear’s belly.
“Oh, sister…”
Instead of answering, I pulled the dagger out and stabbed again, then dragged it downward in one smooth motion.
White stuffing burst out explosively.
I roughly pulled out the cotton filling.
“What, what are you doing?”
“Hmm? Oh, wait a moment. It’s not opening well.”
I applied force to my hands and tore open the bear’s belly skin. The seams ripped satisfyingly.
“Phew, finally got it all torn open.”
“…”
“Look at this, Lucy.”
I held up a glass bottle with a cork stopper.
“This is your self-defense item. It’s very dangerous, so I’ll hide it inside the teddy bear.”
“…”
“If anyone bothers you, take this out and spray it on their body.”
This was the itching powder I had used on the Empress.
“Then that person will suffer greatly.”
“Really, truly?”
“Yes. If anyone bothers you when Kalen isn’t home, use this.”
I placed the medicine bottle inside, then stitched up the bear’s torn belly myself.
“Thank you, sister. I’ll use it well.”
“Good. But I hope you never have to use it.”
I led Lucy back to her room. I was about to leave immediately when Lucy grabbed my collar and stopped me.
“Sister, wait. Please wait a moment.”
She then hurriedly rummaged through a drawer in her room and pulled something out.
“This.”
It was a pouch with a drawstring. A pristine white cotton pouch embroidered with a clover.
“I made this myself.”
“…”
“I was planning to give it to you later, once it becomes more beautiful.”
Lucy stammered, her face flushed crimson.
“I-I keep failing… I’m so incompetent. I’m sorry. My skills are just not good enough.”
Lucy extended it carefully with trembling hands.
“Sister, if you don’t mind… well, of course you’d hate something so strange like this…”
“Give it here.”
“Yes?”
“It’s mine, isn’t it?”
“Oh, yes!”
I lifted the handkerchief from my pocket.
Crooked clover embroidery. Though clumsy, every stitch radiated such earnest care.
“…”
What could I possibly say?
For some reason, my chest tightened, and words wouldn’t come easily.
I stroked Lucy’s hair gently.
“It’s the best gift ever. Thank you so much.”
* * *
After parting with Lucy, I returned to the Research Laboratory.
But someone was there.
“…What is this?”
A man’s silhouette standing rigid in the Research Laboratory.
A shape I knew all too well.
“Kalen?”
Kalen turned slowly. His expressionless, mask-like face sent chills down my spine.
“What are you doing here?”
The warmth Lucy had kindled in my heart froze over instantly.
I was displeased. This Underground Laboratory was my private sanctuary, and he dared to intrude without permission.
“I was waiting for you, Sister.”
“Sister…?”
I wanted to tell him not to call me that. But I simply closed my mouth.
I couldn’t be bothered anymore.
“I have nothing to discuss with you. And it’s late. If you have something to say, let’s talk tomorrow.”
Tomorrow, I won’t be here. We won’t have another conversation.
“Tomorrow?”
“Yes.”
“Will you feel inclined to speak with me when tomorrow comes?”
I almost said yes.
“Hardly.”
Instead, I answered honestly. It was mere caprice.
“Do you think such a feeling will arise?”
Kalen didn’t answer. He simply stood there, staring at me with an intense, penetrating gaze.
Then, without warning, he strode toward me with deliberate steps. His sudden approach nearly made me stumble backward.
“Sister.”
Kalen stopped directly in front of me.
In that instant, the sharp scent of whiskey enveloped my senses.
“Do you remember what I said in the carriage?”
I did not answer.
“Do you remember?”
“….”
“I’ll ask once more. Am I truly so repugnant to you?”
Kalen slowly bent forward, his gaze meeting mine directly.
“Shall I treat you as I did before?”
As before?
I turned the word over in my mind for a moment.
As before, he had said.
Tormenting me as before, using me like a servant.
“No. Don’t do that.”
In an instant, sparks ignited in Kalen’s eyes.
“Then why do you scorn me?”
“Because I wish for you to scorn me.”
I cut off his words with measured calm.
“I want you to ignore me. Wherever I am, whatever I endure, I want you to regard me as you would a stranger from a distant land—someone you’ve never seen before. That is all I ask.”
“….”
“And I will do the same for you.”

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