My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 67

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Chapter 67
He rambled on and on, spittle flying as he confessed everything.
How Valix had declared his intention to hunt humans alongside the prince. How Prince Casil had attempted to sever the woman’s hand. And how Silvien Valentino had appeared at precisely that moment to save her. Every last detail spilled from his lips.
Alexandro Adis’s expression had turned to stone.
Like the deep, dark depths of the ocean floor. Black. Suffocatingly dense. Unmoved, utterly immovable.
As Aizek’s consciousness began to fade.
“Your Grace.”
A Knight Guard’s voice reached his ears.
“What is it?”
“The Duchess of Valentino has come to see you. However….”
The Knight Guard’s words trailed off. Alexandro Adis was currently drenched in blood.
“Shall I tell her to come another time?”
“No.”
I’m saved!
For a moment, Aizek nearly let out a cheer of relief. At last, I could escape this mad Duke!
“Tell her to wait.”
* * *
“Father.”
The door opened and Alexandro Adis entered. Kanna Adis sprang up from the sofa.
“I apologize for coming so suddenly.”
Rather than respond, Alexandro Adis took a seat across from her.
“I hope I haven’t disturbed you while you were busy.”
“No.”
Of course not. He had likely been sleeping until now.
‘Which means he only just bathed.’
The sun was high in the sky, yet he had only just emerged from washing—it seemed he had slept the entire day away.
“I came because I needed to ask you for something.”
“What is it?”
“The fact that Prince Casil attempted to poison the Eastern Continent sailors—only those in the Medicinal Herb Storage know of it, correct?”
“That’s right.”
“…I see.”
On the day Aizek had threatened Kanna Adis and been captured, his piercing screams had awakened many people.
He had shouted that Prince Casil had ordered him to hunt Kanna Adis, that he had been commanded to harm her—but he had said nothing of the attempt to poison the Eastern Continent sailors.
‘It wasn’t intentional; he simply forgot while blurting out whatever came to mind.’
Because of this, the fact that Prince Casil had attempted to kill the Eastern Continent sailors remained unknown to the outside world.
Kanna Adis studied Alexandro Adis’s face carefully.
“Would it be possible for you to….”
…
“…keep that fact concealed?”
I wondered how this request would sound to my father.
It would certainly appear strange that she was asking him to bury something that benefited her.
Yet Alexandro Adis’s expression remained unchanged.
“Please don’t misunderstand. While I used the word ‘conceal,’ I’m not asking you to make it as though it never happened.”
“….”
“I simply want to prevent the information from spreading further. Since it’s impossible for me to do alone, I’m asking Father for help.”
Father would certainly be capable of controlling the Knight Guards who knew of this fact and keeping them silent.
“Very well.”
“Just so this matter doesn’t reach anyone else’s ears… yes?”
“I understand.”
“….”
“I’ll see to it.”
Alexandro Adis rose from his seat.
“Is that all you needed?”
“Ah, yes.”
That was all.
Alexandro Adis left the room without offering or receiving a farewell.
Kanna Adis stared blankly at his retreating figure.
‘What was that?’
Why hadn’t he asked anything at all?
‘I prepared all sorts of persuasive arguments….’
Father hadn’t asked a single question. Not about her reasons, nor about her plans going forward.
‘What on earth is he thinking?’
I had no idea. I let out a sigh.
I desperately hoped he hadn’t simply given a cursory answer out of distaste for speaking with me or sheer indifference.
* * *
Beneath the surface, much was happening.
Yet at least outwardly, there was peace. Such was my daily life.
“How is it? Your mouth isn’t bleeding anymore, is it?”
“No, I brushed my teeth yesterday and felt no pain whatsoever.”
“That’s fortunate. How about the ulcers on your body?”
The Young Sailor grinned widely and extended his forearm.
“Look! They’re healing little by little!”
I smiled with satisfaction.
It was truly the case.
The ulcers that had once been an angry, raw crimson—as if the skin had been forcibly stripped away—were gradually healing into a soft pink.
Nearly a month had passed.
The sailors who consumed the balanced, nutritious meals I had personally selected, rich in vitamin C, grew healthier with each passing day, and had now reached a level where they could engage in ordinary conversation.
‘You’ve endured so much. Back in Korea, a few vitamin injections would have solved this.’
Still, I’d done well enough. Hadn’t there been so many other matters to contend with in the meantime?
My own wounds, too, were nearly healed during this time.
“Your Grace.”
Once I had examined all the patients, the Knight Guard approached me.
“The Duke of Valentino requests your presence.”
“….”
Silvien Valentino.
At the thought of him, my footsteps faltered. Yet I soon smiled brightly and nodded.
“Of course. Let’s go now.”
* * *
“Please, be seated.”
It had been an eternity since I last saw Silvien Valentino. He smiled with picture-perfect grace and gestured to a chair.
“Will you take some tea?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
A Maid approached and offered me a teacup. I lifted it and took a sip.
Yet Silvien Valentino did not drink. He simply gazed at me as though observing something entirely new.
‘Why is he looking at me like that?’
Flustered, I set down the teacup.
“Why are you looking at me that way?”
Silvien Valentino continued to stare at me as the corners of his mouth lifted.
Only the corners of his mouth rose.
“I hear the Young Sailors’ health has improved considerably.”
“Yes. It’s thanks to the healers’ dedicated efforts.”
“Your modesty is excessive.”
As our formal conversation continued, he broached the main subject.
“I shall return to the Capital tomorrow.”
“I see. I was planning to remain here a while longer to care for the Young Sailors….”
“No. You must come with me, Kanna Adis.”
I must go as well? As I tilted my head in confusion, Silvien Valentino laughed.
“Kanna Adis, you’re familiar with the Courtroom, are you not?”
The Courtroom. That word stirred memories from the past.
The public trial where commoners’ condemnations had poured down upon me. The day I received a death sentence. How could I ever forget?
“Of course.”
“Then it’s fortunate you won’t find it unfamiliar. It appears you must serve as a witness, Kanna Adis.”
“…A witness?”
“Yes.”
Silvien Valentino reclined against the sofa’s backrest.
In that moment, I clearly witnessed the exhaustion etched into his eyes.
“The previous matter has become public knowledge.”
At last.
I clenched my fists tightly. So the Empress had finally assembled all the puzzle pieces!
“A trial will be held under the direct command of the Empress. As you know, I face charges of attempted regicide against the Imperial Family. And Prince Casil….”
“Yes, I understand.”
For a moment, the hand he’d been about to withdraw throbbed with a dull ache. Kanna Adis asked with an unruffled expression.
“But how did Her Majesty the Empress discover that matter?”
“I’m not entirely certain myself.”
Silvien Valentino studied her intently, as though genuinely perplexed—his gaze was relentless, like fingers grasping for a single thread of light beyond a dark curtain.
“It was bound to come to light eventually. With Isaac conducting such activities, concealment was simply impossible.”
“….”
“Rest assured. There is nothing you need to prepare. The trial will proceed smoothly.”
“Smoothly?”
“Yes.”
I see. How simple it all was.
Kanna Adis lowered her gaze.

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