TL: Zimmings
Loud footsteps came from outside the door. The man who got in pushed the janitor and approached Minaâs bed. The cleaner looked at the man without knowing what to do.
âD-dormitory head, what should we do? Shouldnât we call a doctor?â
âDamn. Since when is she like this!â
âI donât know. When I came into the room, her condition was already weird.â
He saw Minaâs body that couldnât stop shaking. When he looked and rummaged around, found a medicine bottle.
Soon, Minaâs eyelids trembled as she had a seizure.
Bzzt-!
The place was suddenly shaking. The sun was covered by clouds, and the world was engulfed in silence. The moment the man with his eyes again after he looked out the window.
A groan came out of Minaâs mouth as she looked at the man.
âAre you okay? Iâll call the doctor right nowâ¦â
Mina grabbed his sleeve when he raised his body halfway.
â⦠Mr. Benedict?â
He glanced at Mina.
At that moment, the surroundings were distorted. The world has slowed down strangely as if it were losing time.
The janitorâs voice, gestures, and even the second hand of the clock.
In the distorted world, only Mina and the man were the same as usual.
When Minaâs fingertips touched the back of his hand, an ink spread on it. Soon, it spread everywhere.
His appearance, which seemed to be only in his early 30s, returned to its original state.
His face, which was scarred, was revealed.
The man looked at Mina.
âHow do you know me?â
His identity was unknown to Odis students as well as cardinals.
No one recognized him. Even Juliet, who was known for her proficiency in magic, a professor with ability beyond the imperial wizard, and Prince Adrian, who can see peopleâs mana.
It was no wonder, as the barrier surrounding him was a blessing given by Neliard through a pope.
Even when he met doctor Taylor, those people in Dubblede could not find his whereabouts due to this âblessing.â
Mina muttered helplessly.
âHow can I not know you? I had seen you in my dreams, even when I couldnât remember anything.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âMy knight and guardian. A precious person who protected me anytime, anywhere.â
Mina smiled and stroked his cheeks which were burnt.
âI thought youâd be by my side in this life too.â
Benedict was visibly confused.
ââ¦Iâm sorry. I canât understand your words. Is there something I donât know?â
âEverything will be revealed soon. Donât worry about it, it wonât be too late.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âI have to see them.â
âThemâ¦?â
âPeople I love, people who are like my siblings, andâ¦my family.â
Lying on the bed, she glanced out the window.
âEverything will be back to normal. Now I also remember you⦠sister.â
It was the moment when the first act, a story created by God, started.
***
The speech before our vacation is over.
I looked into the mirror and entered the carriage, heading back home.
âThereâs no going back.â
The ominous imagination gives me goosebumps. I shook my head, tried to shake off my anxiety, and glanced back. The discouraged Honghae was chasing me.
âWhat?â
âSince I helped you, thereâs nothing going on between us, right?â
âWhy awenât you caught yet?â
âI gave the fake to them at your request!
âItâs not a request, itâs an order.â
âWhat does it mean?â
I handed over my mirror to a servant and put my hands on my waist.
âYou, my slave.â
âNo way!â
Honghae jumped, and I laughed arrogantly.
âArenât you one, as soon as you handed over the fake one?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat?â
âFwom the moment you handed ovew the fake, you can only hold my hand anyway. (From the moment you handed over the fake, you can only hold my hand anyway.)â
âThatâs because you-â
âSo?â
Those people on the other side, which is the temple, will now consider Honghae to be my side. Even if Honghae goes to them, would they trust her?
When I pointed that out, Honghae turned pale.
âThen what should I do?â
âAnyway, youâre a slave.â
â⦠wonât you forgive me?â
âThere is revenge in my dictionary, but forgiveness is not.â
âI think itâs switchedâ¦?â
âYou sold me, should I be nice to you?â
Honghae sighed with a discouraged face.
At that time, Emeline arrived in front of the carriage with her luggage.
Emeline decided to go home with us.
âWhy is Honghae hereâ¦
âBecwase sheâs my slave.â
âI see.â
Emeline, who had seen me piling up powerful people slaves in seminary, did not even seem to be surprised.
âAre we leaving now?â
âYes.â
I waved my hand to Honghae.
âIâll wait for your call.â
âI have to? Iâm worried! Iâm not going to be able to have the long-awaited tea party with my siblings in this mood. Sapphires, diamonds, topaz, how disappointed will those cute little ones be!â
Honghae said with a gloomy look, so I shook my head and got on the carriage.
After a while, the three Dubblede brothers, who finished talking to the principal, arrived.
Isaac kept telling me to call him and pushed Honghae, who was hanging in the carriage door.
âPlease get out of here, Honghae.â
âHow could you do that to a feeble lady!â
âIâm weaker. Please go away. Letâs go home!â
Only after pushing Honghae did the brothers enter the carriage.
After all the brothers got in the carriage, it started to move to the empire that I miss!
***
âLady!â
âKyaaaa-! Lady!â
âLa-lady!â
âLady.â
The three maids and Laura rushed to greet me.
âOh my god, theyâre telling us the truth. Youâve gotten really young.â
âAh, these chubby hands, so cute.â
Linda was surprised and covered her mouth, Dahlia and Yuni rubbed my cheeks on both sides.
I looked at them and said, âCwan you let me go now?â
Around that time, Lea and my aunt approached us.
âYou donât know how surprised I was when I heard the story. What happened in Odis?â
âUh, um, I mean, thatâs⦠yes! While subjugating monsters, I was too tired and became this way.â
âOdis is not a safe place either.â
At Leaâs words, my aunt nodded and bent her knees to look at me.
âAre there no other problems?â
âYes, Iâm healthy.â
âIâm glad to hear thatâ¦â
âIâm really okay.â
âOkay, letâs go in. Iâve prepared a lot of your favorite food.â
âYay!â
When I raised my arm, Henry, Isaac, and Johann came to us. Isaac squinted and looked at my aunt.
âIt looks like weâre invisible.â
Henry shrugged.
âIt was always like this.â
The aunt smiled and got up.
âHavenât you guys been okay?â
âThere were a lot of things-â
âIt doesnât look like it. Letâs go inside.â
âArenât you too much?â
Isaac grumbled, as Henry and Johann laughed.
When I entered the dining room,there was so much food that the table was cramped.
As I became young, I had more appetite, so I started eating it happily.
There was pasta with large steaks and savory cheese, sweet and sour juice made from fresh melons and grapes, and freshly picked fruits.
Suddenly, the door to the dining room opened.
âDad!â
I shouted out of joy, and my dad who came to me stroked my cheek and sat down.
âSlow down. Youâll have an upset stomach.â
âIâm okay.â
âWhat do you mean, itâs okay? Look, no one will steal your food so slow down.â
Isaac teased me, so I pouted, and the people burst into laughter.
âIâm really back.â
My dad removed the food crumbs near my mouth. And when I gestured at my aunt, she sent out all the servants and knights away.
Only those who knew that I was a child of evil God who could use the power of the devil remained in the room.
My dad said,
âThe second child of fate woke upâ.
My brothers stiffened and looked at him.
Henry, who put down the tableware, asked in a cold voice.
âWe checked before departure, but there was no such news.â
âIt is a message from a spy planted in Odisâ 2nd dormitory. There has been no news since then.â
I continued to put grapes in my mouth.
Isaac frowned.
âAre you still in the mood to eat, kid?â
ââI know that she will wake up, you donât have to be anxious. More importantlyâ¦â
âMore importantly?â
âIâm glad she woke upâ.
I grinned and raised the corners of my mouth as I took out Minaâs etwal.
âI have Minaâs etwal in my hands, so how could she use her powers?â
âSo she canât use it?â
âI thought itâs fakeâ¦no way, youâ¦â
âAre you looking forward to Mina coming here?â
Everyoneâs face turned grim.