The Return of Lilietta - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97

The maid carrying a snack tray to the Garden House was staring blankly at Lavinia holding her gun.

A longing gaze. An envious expression.

As she watched Hanna like that, the girl noticed her stare and hurriedly scurried into the Garden House with a start.

“Miss, I brought some snacks!”

“Thank you, put them here.”

When Rita nodded, Hanna carefully set the tray down on one side of the Garden House table. While doing so, she glanced at the revolver parts Rita had spread out. Sparkling eyes.

Rita smiled slightly and spoke.

“Hanna.”

“Yes, Miss.”

“Are you interested in guns by any chance?”

“Yes, yes?

“If Hanna would also like to learn shooting—”

“Oh, no! I never had such presumptuous thoughts! How could I dare!”

Hanna jumped in place, horrified.

Rita fell into complex thoughts as she watched Hanna shake her head frantically, her face pale.

The investigation into Hanna’s father was making little progress. It had been over 22 years since then, and even for Raskail’s jewelers, it was difficult to openly investigate Adickl Duchy.

‘In a way… the fact that no other father candidates are emerging actually feels like the scope is narrowing.’

The former Duke Adickl, or the current Duke Adickl.

Either way, royal blood flows through them. It means they can be verified with the Royal Lineage.

Previously, the risk of verification itself was too great to even attempt. But now there was a way to verify quietly without causing a big commotion.

‘Because Gid is here.’

And the necessity to verify had also arisen.

Rita recalled Olivia’s letter she had received just yesterday.

‘She said the analysis of the magic circles carved on the coffin fragments and slipper pieces was complete.’

Since only parts of the magic circles remained, she couldn’t interpret everything, but she had done all the analysis she could.

The results didn’t stray far from expectations. Memory separation and sealing functions. In the coffin’s case, there was also a life maintenance function, and both objects had contamination prevention elements added.

‘The skill to carve high-level magic circles that seal memories not on gems but on something like slippers, and contamination prevention elements added like a habit.’

Magic that tampers with human memory was close to fantasy. It meant it was generally almost impossible.

Even Olivia, a genius mage whose name was recorded in history, could only tamper with her own memory to engrave large amounts of historical texts.

‘It confirms once again that it was the work of Archmage Pascal.’

It was definitely Pascal himself who possessed Hanna 10 years ago and kidnapped Lillieta. Along with that conclusion, Olivia had added a new hypothesis to her letter.

‘…Pascal and Hanna are likely blood relatives.’

And using that blood relation, Pascal possibly possessed Hanna from time to time, using her like his own alter ego.

‘The reason Pascal had Dorothy with him in the future might have been to possess past Hanna through Dorothy whenever needed.’

Then he discovered Lillieta, recognized her qualities, and proceeded with the experiment of putting her soul into Dorothy’s body as an exceptional case.

‘If this hypothesis is correct… Hanna wasn’t simply caught up in my kidnapping incident.’

She herself might be Pascal’s observation tool and alter ego. Completely regardless of Hanna’s own will.

The very reason Lillieta was kidnapped might be because she happened to be near Hanna’s, near Pascal who observed the past through Hanna.

‘And Pascal must be related to Duke Adickl in some way. Whether himself or through blood relations… Therefore, the blood relation between Hanna and Pascal would be on the father’s side.’

At the end of her letter, Olivia suggested asking Gid to verify Hanna’s bloodline. Since as Crown Prince, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to use the Royal Lineage without anyone knowing.

Rita hadn’t replied to that letter yet.

Because Hanna herself, who was at the center of this entire situation and a crucial clue, knew nothing about it. Because she hesitated to verify her bloodline without even telling her.

‘Her life is being manipulated like this because of some father she doesn’t even know, who might have even forced her mother into pregnancy? And even his descendants are being used…’

While feeling sorry for her, she also felt suspicious due to the possibility of Pascal’s possession.

The suspicion of who might have released the Kraken and Doppelganger that suddenly appeared in the capital.

‘…No, since it was revealed that she was the culprit who kidnapped me, Hanna has been under surveillance by Amethyst Jewelers. If she had done anything suspicious, they would have definitely caught her.’

The current Hanna probably wasn’t being used to that extent.

If Pascal had also returned as Gid suspected, this era’s Pascal might not be able to possess Hanna since he lacks Dorothy as a medium.

‘Really… I hate having to be wary of an innocent person like this.’

Lillieta honestly wanted to tell Hanna about all of this too.

Because she felt bad that she was unknowingly caught up in such an enormous incident. She also thought Hanna had the right to know about this much.

‘But… if Pascal approaches through some other means besides Dorothy and possesses Hanna, he might be able to read her memories. That guy’s skill at manipulating memories is incredible.’

Since the opponent was Pascal, she was cautious about speaking rashly. The fact that even this wasn’t a matter of trust in Hanna herself made it even more pitiful and frustrating.

As she remained silent with such troubled feelings, Hanna looked at her expression and spoke strongly again.

“Miss, I really have no interest in guns. A maid learning to shoot? I’m not so ignorant of my place as to have such ridiculous desires.”

Strong denial was strong affirmation, wasn’t it? From Hanna’s protests, she could feel an even stronger longing.

Lillieta put down the revolver part she was holding and looked up at Hanna.

“Hanna, guns don’t discriminate by status. This is just a tool to be used by whoever holds it.”

“…”

“If you want to learn, I can teach you as much as you want. It’s not just anyone, it’s you. You’re my person who promised to be loyal to me.”

At Lillieta’s gentle words, Hanna’s eyes trembled. Rita asked again in a soft voice.

“You can speak honestly. Are you really not interested?”

Hanna swallowed hard and answered quietly while looking down.

“Ho, honestly… I’m not, not uninterested. But how could someone like me, a maid…”

“Don’t worry about that. I’m here, aren’t I?”

After answering with a smile, Rita glanced toward Lavinia. The pink back of her head was pressed against the wall, so absorbed in practice that she wasn’t even looking toward the Garden House.

She turned her gaze back to Hanna and continued.

“I’ll get you a revolver. Try learning once.”

“What? Isn’t, isn’t that incredibly expensive? For me to presumptuously have such a thing…”

“But, Hanna.”

Rita interrupted Hanna’s horrified words. She asked quietly.

“Don’t you want to know about your bloodline?”

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