SPMB - Chapter 99

SPMB - Chapter 99

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

That day, Rachel couldn't sleep.

The voice was definitely Duchess Valentino.

Kanna Valentino.

She was a shockingly beautiful woman. Even her voice was strangely sweet, and Rachel remembered everything about her clearly.

To Kanna, it felt even more seductive than sensual. A subtle noise flowed like a thorny rose or a poisonous fruit. Her pale white skin, ebony hair, and blood-red lips were unreal.

It's so beautiful that it's ominous. 

'But she also suffers from mania.'

She ran in the rain wearing only the pajamas.

Profanely, barefoot.

Suddenly, what she said passed her by.

"Have you ever thought that you were having a very evil dream?"

"Maybe it's all Miss Rachel's delusion. Or it's an illusion."

No.

No, no, no!

Rachel bit her lip.

How many Black Apostles did she burn at the stake?

15 years in years. There were fifteen people in total.

At one point, he was a ten-year-old boy, an old man, a young man, and a middle-aged wife.

"Oh no, not me!"

"Wow, mom! help me!"

"It's unfair, I'm not a Black Apostle!”

"Miss."

Hot!

Rachel lifted her head. Maybe she was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't even notice someone approaching.

"Sir Jerome."

"Are you okay?"

"I am okay."

Rachel laughed weakly. Then Jerome made his sigh and wrapped the shawl around her shoulders.

"Why don't you go to sleep?"

"But Orsini hasn't returned yet."

"It looks like he went to pick up that crazy woman. Isn't it said that her namesake is brother and sister?"

Employee witnesses continued to report that Kanna was running around the mansion like crazy before running out.

"Hey, Sir Jerome."

"Yes?"

"Actually, I can't sleep because I'm worried about what the Duchess said today."

Rachel hesitated and then revealed her true feelings. 

"What I have done so far..."

"..."

"It's all God's will, right?" 

She couldn't say this to anyone but Jerome.

She couldn't do it to his father, who was a weak Lord, or to the high priest who was a womanizer.

Sir Jerome, who had protected her since childhood. It was a story that could only be told to an escort knight like his brother.

If, very if.

If what Kanna says is right...

"No." 

Wow, just thinking about it took her breath away.

"Do not be deceived by evil."

At that time, Jerome spoke firmly.

"This peace has come because you purified the Black Apostle. If we hadn't done that, the islanders would have suffered from madness and perished."

"..."

"It is thanks to the Saintess that this island is safe."

Saintess. Those words took Rachel's breath away.

Yes, she was a Saintess. The only person in this village who does not suffer from mania. Doesn't everyone regard herself as Saintess?

"Kanna Valentino, that woman has a wicked tongue. Isn't she a messenger of evil who came to test the Saintess's faith?"

"..."

Okay. That woman.

There was something ominous about it. Moreover, she tested her faith with evil words that shook her heart.

Is it because of that punishment?

She suffered from mania.

"Is it so..."

Rachel smiled.

"Sir Jerome is right. I am not wrong."

She cannot be wrong.

So many years, so many purifications, so many sacrifices.

There was no way that all those deaths were her illusion. It shouldn't have been an illusion.

***

Kalen Addis finally returned to the mansion.

It was the worst Black Fog he had ever dealt with. The scale and then number of monsters that poured out.

'I'm tired.'

When he returned home after an arduous journey, shocking news was delivered to him.

"Kalen! Orsini!"

As soon as he arrived, Chloe jumped out with her face covered in tears and cried. 

"Orsini is missing! You know that?"

"Yes, I know."

"Kanna went there, but she won't be interested in Orsini. She won't even pretend to look for it!"

"What do you mean?"

Kalen's ears opened brightly. Did Kanna go to Palen Island? 

While in Venice he also received news.

Palen Island. Orsini, who had gone there, disappeared. He left a letter saying that the knights he was with had been wiped out and lost contact.

This was a very shocking fact. But Kalen had no doubts about Orsini's safety.

So, the news that surprised him now was something else.

"You mean Kanna is on Palen Island?"

Kalen's heart sank. She will never have to go to that dangerous island. 

"Why did Kanna go there?"

His face soon became cold as he learned the whole story. The Emperor had sent her.

'You did a very dirty trick.'

Instead of getting off the horse and relieving his fatigue, Kalen immediately turned his horse's head.

"Kalen! Where are you going, Kalen?"

Kalen briefly answered his mother who was shouting behind him.

"I'm going to Palen Island."

***

Next day.

As the day dawned, Kanna looked around the village with Claude.

After checking on each person suffering from mania, they returned to the mansion as the sunset began to set.

"I heard the story. I heard you suffered from mania last night."

It was a very tiring day. It was while she was relaxing in her room that Rachel came to visit.

"I was very worried because you disappeared like that last night. I just hope everything is fine."

"..."

As expected, the rumor seems to have spread.

However, Kanna neither denied nor confirmed it. When there was no response from her, Rachel let out a sad sigh.

"Duchess, I have to tell you some very bad news."

"Bad news? What is that?"

"I gave the Duchess a very strong magic...I'm feeling it. Sorry."

"..."

What? How does she feel?

Kanna was so shocked that she couldn't reply straight away. 

"Don't talk nonsense," 

She said, suppressing the urge to swear. Kanna pressed her temples. 

"Is it so?"

"That's right." 

"So what do you plan on doing? Are you going to hang me upside down on a tree and burn me too?"

Although she was sarcastic with blatant contempt, Rachel's expression did not change.

"Duchess Valentino." 

"Tell me."

"You may find it barbaric. But that's the only way to protect this island." 

The voice was so peaceful that Rachel didn't seem to have any doubts about the method.

"Because we have done that, the people of Palen Island are living in peace."

"..."

"Please be respectful." 

Kanna kept her mouth shut. It's respect. That's right, an attitude of respect for diversity is necessary. But..

'How do you respect a culture that accuses normal people of being witches and burns them at the stake?

There was so much to say. But not a single word came out easily. Because of Rachel's eyes that she's currently facing.

Looking at the clear eyes that are completely trapped in their own world, Kannna has no idea where to start talking.

"In a few days, we plan to gather those who have suffered from mania this year and perform a purification ceremony to identify the BlackApostles,"

"So? Are you really telling me to come there too?" 

Then Rachel lowered her eyes. She murmured provocatively.

"Are you not confident?"

Kanna responded politely, using all the patience she had.

"Is it a matter of confidence?"

"If you are not really a black apostle, you can stand there proudly. Then it will be over."

"But deciding whether I am a Blastck Apostle or not is entirely up to Miss Rachel. But what on earth do you believe and stand there?"

"Duchess, that is not my opinion. It's my ability."

"..."

It was the limit. Kanna can't listen anymore.

Kanna finally said what she wanted to say from the beginning.

"Miss Rachel, listen to me carefully. Miss Rachel is completely mistaken."

Kanna knows this woman has no ill intentions. She's just ignorant.

Even so, her evil actions cannot be justified.

"There is another reason why the villagers suffer from mania. Contrary to what Miss Rachel thinks, it has nothing to do with the Black Apostle."

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