SPMB - Chapter 16







“You’ll be using a lot of decoction, but you’re eating well. In the future, you should eat all of them, not leaving anything behind.”

Lucy nodded vigorously.

Is it because she sees hope? Lucy has become incomparably more cheerful than when they were first met.

“Oh, thank you. I wonder if I should be steep in this…”

Lucy moves her mouth that doesn’t move well and speaks hard.

It was so cute that Kanna smiled unconsciously. She stroked Lucy’s purple curls.

“The favor was rapid by that scary kid over there. So you can relax, Lucy.”

“...Scary kid? Are you talking about me?”

“Oh, you were listening?”

Kalen, who was sitting behind them, frowned.

He was still thinking that Kanna must have a dual personality. It was because the way she treated him in front of Lucy and her attitude and even her voice were different.

After leaving the room together, Kalen implied protest.

“You have a double side.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’m just saying there’s a big difference between Lucy and me.”

“Of course, Lucy is cute.

“Do I look like a hideous monster?”

“Well, it’s similar.”

Kalen was at a loss for words. She says he is like a hideous monster?

For a moment, Kalen unconsciously groped his face. He's been told that he is handsome so many times that it’s annoying to him now, but a monster…

‘No. It is worth it?’

Kalen clenched his fists. He is not stupid. He remembered everything from the past. So it was natural for Kanna to treat him like a monster.

Didn't he treat Kanna maliciously when he was younger?

‘Okay, at that time, my sister really didn't like it.’

Black color. A color that everyone points fingers at because it is the color of the devil.

Because Kanna had that color.

Because everyone in the world threw stones, he, a young boy, just followed suit.

But he was no longer young or foolish enough to get caught up in the superstition that dark hair and black eyes are unlucky. As he grew older, Kalen realized. His sister is not a devil. She was not infected by the Black Fog, nor was she a Black Apostle who believed in the Black Fog.

Just an unlucky person born with black hair.

His childhood self made mistakes. Kalen knew it long ago. He was wrong when he was younger. So…

“Sister…”

‘Would you like to have a meal together?’

The words tried to come out, but he bit his lip. It looks crazy. He thought he was going to ask Kanna for a meal first. But Kanna already seemed to understand what he wanted to say. She stared at Kalen and smiled.

“If it’s because of Lucy, you don't have to.”

“Yes?”

“Because you hate me.”

For an instant, Kalen’s mouth went blank. Kanna’s words hit the back of his head and passed by.

“I don’t intend to stay here for long anyway. I’ll leave when it’s all over.”

“...Are you leaving?”

Kalen didn’t know why his voice was hoarse.

“What do you mean? Didn’t you leave Valentino and come back here?”

“That’s right. I will get a divorce by any means. When the divorce is finalized, I will go and live alone.”

This time, Kalen was completely at loss for words.

“Anyway, just hold on until then. You will never see me again after that.”

After saying that, Kanna passed by.

Her black hair flowed like water, rustling in front of his chest. At that moment, Kalen involuntarily reached out his hand, and he hurriedly got off, startled like someone who had been electrocuted.

‘Am i crazy?’

Why did he try to catch the leaving sister?

Kalen hurriedly turned around. To get rid of his thoughts, she headed to the gymnasium, to swing his swords. Normally, the sword felt like his limbs, but today it was particularly heavy.

‘Why am I so concerned about my sister?’

Could it be because of childhood guilt?

It was plausible. In the past, how mean was he to Kanna?

He hated his cringing even more, so he deliberately dropped his hat out of the window. And asked her sister to pick it up, and behaved like a dog. Then, Kanna smiled and picked up the hat.

Everytime that happened, Kalen’s anger rose even more. Rather, if she had been angry or chastised herself, Kalen might have respected her. But his sister wasn't angry.
 
Like an idiot, she couldn’t say a word she didn’t like and did as she was told. So he ignored it.

But now, she wants to do well? Does she want to rewrite the past? Could that be deception?

‘You’re crazy.’

He lowered his sword only after he was drenched in sweat. The sky was already covered with a thick sunset.

“Young Master!”

At that time, the attendant came running in a hurry.

“What is going on?”

“Miss Lucy…”

Kalen’s expression brightened. Could it be that Lucy was completely healed?

“Miss Lucy has collapsed!”

***


After her conversation with Kalen, Kanna was enjoying a leisurely break. She tilted her teacup while looking at the diary Joo-hwa wrote while living in this body.

< Anyway, Kanna seems to have been an outcast in the family. Everyone calls me filth. >

<It wasn’t just the family who hated Kanna. I just hate all of them. Kanna is being bullied by people all over the world. >

< Kanna’s life is so miserable. Kanna’s life is now my life. >

<No one likes me. Everyone hates me. >

“...”

Srak.

The more she turns over the paper, the more confused she becomes.

There are few good stories in the diary. It was full of records of only pain, except for the occasional fluttering text from Sylvie Valentino.

On the other hand, after entering the body of Joo-hwa, Kanna had only good things.

How happy she was in a society that pursues equality and a warm family. But Joo-hwa.

‘Because Joo-hwa bought my life.’

The life of Kanna Addis. Her filth life.

Perhaps if she had continued to live in such an environment, she would never have changed to the way she is now. It was such a terrible life.

However, Joo-hwa fell into such an environment at the young age of only 17 years old. Alone, in adolescence where the ego is not firmly established, in an environment where everyone is hostile.

‘I don't blame Joo-hwa.’

She was wrong until now.

The reason why Joo-hwa has lived servilely with her own body for 12 years is because she lived like that until then.

And it was neither Joo-hwa’s fault nor her own fault.

‘It’s all because of those who persecuted me.’

Joo-hwa and herself are only victims. The arrows must return to the perpetrators.

Slap.

Kanna covered the diary. After looking at the diary, her dislike for the people in this house grew stronger.

‘I want to leave quickly.’

She thought so and buried her back on the sofa. She sighed and opened the botanical encyclopedia of the East Continent.

Recently, whenever she had free time, she was in the middle of studying all the plans and medical herbs of the Eastern Continent. At that time,

“Miss Kanna.”

The door opened without a knock.

The maid walked in, grabbed Kanna’s arm and forced her to her feet. It was as if she was trying to stop her from escaping.

“What, why are you like this?”

“Miss Lucy is in critical condition.”

Kanna widened her eyes. Lucy is in critical condition, what do you mean all of a sudden?

“The Mistress ordered the Lady to come.”

The maid was not ordered to bring her, but was ordered to drag her. Kanna shook her maid’s arm roughly.

“I’ll go on my feet, so let go.”

Kanna walked quickly.

But Lucy is in critical condition? Didn’t she feel better until Kanna finished the second treatment this morning?

Above all, facial paralysis is a life-threatening disease from the beginning, right?

“Sister, are you here?”

The family was already gathered in Lucy’s room.

“Oh my gosh? Lucy is not feeling well, sister.”

Isabelle pretends to be sorry and makes a hateful expression.

“What did you do to Lucy that made this happen? Hu, poor Lucy…”

Likewise, Chloe, who is crying with a handkerchief, and… Kalen.

He was sitting next to Lucy with his shoulder drooping. From the back that he didn't even look back, there was a lot of despair and anger.

“Kalen, get out of the way. I know Lucy’s condition…”

Kanna held out her hand, and Kalen shook it off. Very rough.

“Don't touch Lucy.”

A suppressed voice leaked out. It was the voice of someone who was forcibly suppressing his anger.

“It was my fault for letting you take care of Lucy.”




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