The World Mistakes Me for Terminally Ill - Chapter 9

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The World Thinks I’m Terminally Ill Episode 009

How many days had passed? I was enjoying leisure time after a long while.

‘I haven’t had any time to rest lately.’

“But why are you doing this here when you have your own room?”

Bella said as she set down her teacup.

I, who had been taking a bite of sweet choux in front of her, raised my eyes coyly.

“My room isn’t really my room.”

“You’re saying strange things.”

“I want separate rooms. With so many rooms available, leaving them unused would be impolite.”

“…I’ve never had a daughter-in-law like you.”

“I’m quite unique, aren’t I?”

Bella, who had grown somewhat accustomed to me by now, wore an expression of resignation.

She asked.

“Is Shubel that uncomfortable?”

I pondered for a moment before answering.

“Not particularly.”

As I said, Shubel wasn’t an uncomfortable companion to live with.

He was basically neat and honest, and he handled his own affairs well…

‘Plus, he’s handsome.’

A very important aspect.

He was an extremely rare resource in that lying in the same bed with him didn’t make me feel sick. Perhaps he was the only such resource.

“Then you’ll gradually get used to it.”

“…”

I bit my lips tightly at Bella’s words.

I knew. If there was no problem with the other person-

‘Then the problem is with me.’

I lifted my teacup inconspicuously to hide my darkened expression.

Just then.

“Since you’ve become a married couple, you should endure a little discomfort and try living together. You need to have children too.”

“Pfft…!”

Bella had cast the ‘mother-in-law’s advice’ that every daughter-in-law in the world hates!

The effect was tremendous.

I choked while drinking tea.

“You should drink slowly.”

She frowned as if displeased with her clumsy daughter-in-law, yet personally wiped the corners of my mouth.

“I know you’re a child who has lived freely, but now that you bear the Lunein name, it would be good for you to receive etiquette education.”

“Cough cough, what?”

“We can’t let people look down on you, can we? We can’t just leave weaknesses alone when we know about them. I’ll quietly look for a teacher.”

Though she said it that way, it ultimately meant she was worried about hearing gossip about my origins.

‘It’s gratifying that I’ve already grown this close to Bella, but…’

No, isn’t this getting too close too fast?

Usually, wouldn’t aristocratic mothers-in-law be displeased with commoner daughters-in-law? Like telling them to divorce or not to even dream of having children!

“Ch, children… children?”

“That’s right.”

Bella looked at me as if asking what was so surprising about such an obvious thing.

Cold sweat broke out.

“Mother-in-law, in these modern times, newlyweds enjoy their honeymoon period longer and have children when they’re more mature…”

“The Northern Region is conservative and values tradition.”

It didn’t work at all.

“Thanks to your help, the castle’s finances have improved greatly. It’s all thanks to you, so I’ll tell the head chef to prepare extra-large eels…”

“I’m busy with work, so I’ll go ahead!”

In the end, I had no choice but to run away.

After escaping from Bella, I worked on merchant guild affairs late into the night with a restless heart.

When I came to my senses, the outside window had already turned pitch black.

Rumble-

In the darkness, I could see faint purple light flickering.

I felt signs of rain coming in my throbbing wrist.

‘Let’s go to bed now.’

Rainy days are among the few days when my mood is low.

I walked along the quiet corridor where no one was passing by.

Then something that had been waiting for my mind to weaken whispered.

‘It’s because of you.’

It was an auditory hallucination.

‘It’s all your fault. Even your parents’ death…’

Swoosh.

It began to rain. My face reflected in the window was cleanly expressionless.

Drip, rainwater drew streams down the expressionless face.

Elisia in the light was dazzlingly confident and someone who could accomplish anything.

‘…Then what about me in the darkness?’

Though I was acting as if nothing was wrong, I knew that my current state wasn’t normal.

Click. The door opens.

‘Come to think of it, my bedroom is no longer mine alone.’

With this belated realization, purple lightning struck with a rumble beyond the wide-open window!

Semi-transparent white fabric fluttered like fairy wings.

Through it, a man sleeping quietly on the bed was dimly visible.

It was Shubel Lunein.

Last summer, on a day when torrential rain was pouring.

I lost my parents in a carriage accident.

It was the year I had just turned twenty.

Elisia Seton was the only daughter of the Seton Family.

A daughter obtained preciously after painstaking efforts.

So how much more so. The Seton couple raised Elisia as their precious treasure.

She grew up having everything except for being a commoner.

“Status? What does it matter. If I need it, I’ll buy it later.”

In fact, being a commoner wasn’t a problem for her either.

Because it was that kind of world. A world where magic trains connected the entire continent and massive capitalists transcending social status emerged.

Most nobles in the world were inferior to Seton, and Elisia always received people’s envy, jealousy, and admiration.

She was a person of power who held gold from birth.

“Ah, daddy, hurry!”

“You little one, daddy’s arm is going to fall off.”

“Our Lisha, are you that excited about seeing the snowy mountains? We’re late because we chose the place where the aurora is most visible. If I had known this would happen, I should have built the villa sooner.”

“The Northern Region doesn’t have many trains running. We need a reason to visit.”

Elisia said coyly.

“And daddy, mommy is always busy. It’s been a long time since we traveled together.”

She truly had everything.

Caring parents, money that never ran out no matter how much she spent, sweet words from people trying to win her favor, and the world’s attention.

Elisia was joyful and happy.

“I wonder if it’s going to rain. The sky is dark.”

“The Northern Region always has snow instead of rain, so wouldn’t it snow?”

“Wow! Snow! I hope it comes down quickly.”

And that day.

Rumble—!

Elisia lost everything in the world.

It was a trip with her parents after years of begging and pleading.

A trip that should have been nothing but joyful.

“Ah, Papa…?”

However, with the pouring rain and the purple lightning that flashed and colored the sky, Elisia couldn’t come to her senses.

It was a carriage accident.

Since the Northern Region only had one train station, they had to take a carriage for quite a long time to reach the villa.

If Elisia hadn’t pestered her troubled parents to go on this family trip, would everyone have been safe?

“Mama… wake up. Please… okay?”

If the Northern Region’s transportation had been more developed, would there have been a different outcome?

It was unknowable. Nothing could be known.

When it started raining, her parents had a serious discussion and decided to rest at a nearby house until the rain stopped.

Her father’s voice shouting at the coachman was vivid.

‘Stop the carriage!’

‘…’

‘Hey! Can’t you hear me?!’

Rumble, the sound of the sky crying.

The carriage raced through the rain like a runaway locomotive that had lost its control system.

And then…

‘Elisia!’

Along with a thunderous roar, a dull shock struck her body.

Her mother embraced her protectively.

When she belatedly came to her senses, her entire body was soaked with rain.

Along with red blood.

“…No.”

She muttered blankly.

Whoooosh.

Rain fell heavily as if trying to erase the tragedy of one family.

The Northern Region’s bitter cold was not something she could endure with a rain-soaked body. In her gradually fading consciousness, she desperately wished.

Just—

‘I wish I could die too.’

Then.

“How curious.”

A quiet voice was heard.

Someone approached with soundless steps.

Following the path he walked, the raindrops falling from the sky stopped in mid-air. The cold emanating from his fingertips froze the moisture.

The magical domain the man created even erased the desperate sound of the heavy rain.

White snow crystals danced around the two people who had suddenly found themselves in silence.

“How do you have color?”

Elisia lost consciousness completely.

It was her first meeting with Shubel Lunein.

And a month later.

Elisia, who had gone missing in the carriage accident that had caused such a stir, returned.

With the status of a legitimate heir.

‘He sleeps in such an uncomfortable position.’

Shubel was leaning at an angle with his eyes closed.

I looked at him and became lost in thought.

Though sharing a bedroom with another person had never been comfortable, today it was even more so. I didn’t have the confidence to act normal in a bedroom where I could hear the sound of rain.

Just as I was about to turn away, having no choice.

“Are you running away?”

A low, drowsy voice was heard. I flinched in surprise and looked back at the bed.

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