SPMB - Chapter 153

SPMB - Chapter 153

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

It was a voice with a slight tremor that could not be noticed.

"What do you mean, let's leave together?"

"I understand you are having a hard time here."

Excited breath flew down the back of her neck. He spoke uncharacteristically quickly.

"I expected you to trust me one day. When that day comes, I want to take you to a place where you can live in peace."

Kanna reflected on his words carefully. He hopes that one day she will believe in Raphael.

'You expected that day to come?'

Meanwhile, there was Joo-hwa in this body.

Joo-hwa despised and hated him so much, but he had such a wish.

Kanna felt sorry for Raphael, who must have been hovering by his side with pitiful hope.

However, he did not show it and quietly asked back.

"A place where you can live in peace? Have you found a suitable location?"

"Yes."

"But I am the daughter of a Duke's family. I have never lived without that level of wealth."

"Don't worry. We have prepared everything so that you can stay without any inconvenience."

"I can't believe you prepared it. Did you even make money for me?"

"Yes."

How did an apostate priest make money?

No matter how hard he tries, it will be nothing compared to the Duke's family fortune.

Maybe he's saying he doesn't know much about the enormous wealth of nobles. 

Kanna felt like she was going to laugh at his naivety again. However, because his sincerity was commendable, she did not openly ridicule him.

Instead, she spoke sweetly, as if rewarding his hard work.

"Thank you. I was touched."

"Have you given permission?"

"Of course."

Nо.

"I'll follow you."

That won't happen.

He is Sylvien's friend, and besides, he is being tracked by the Great Shrine.

If Kanna stays with him like that, someday her position may be revealed. She refuses to put herself in danger anymore because of his warmth.

So, no.

Kanna will never see him again. 

'And it's enough for you alone to risk your life to save me.' 

Raphael was burning in the fire. Kanna never wants to see something like that again.

However, this person was so naive that it seemed like he would never forget the grace of his childhood. It seemed like he would risk his life for her at any moment.

Kanna hated that.

"Thank you for offering that."

However, since Raphael was someone who could find her like a ghost, Kanna had to deceive him.

So, she said something nice to hear.

"Let's leave after my leg heals. Until then, I think I'll go to recuperation for a while."

"Yes."

"I'll be back soon. I get along well."

"I'll wait."

Please don't wait too long. Kanna hoped in her heart.

This was the end.

This is the last time with Raphael.

Is it because of the power of the word last? 

Kanna seemed to feel a little sad about his presence. But that was all.

'Sorry.'

Kanna closed her eyes. She said goodbye in her heart.

'Goodbye, Raphael.'

***

Crescent Isaberg's prophecy came true.

This incident was recorded as the worst fire in imperial history.

2nd Prince, Crescent, the likely heir to the throne. He was caught in a fire and died unexpectedly.

That wasn't all.

Knights of Addis who visited the palace also died. Kanna Addis survived but suffered leg injuries after being crushed by the debris of a collapsing building.

Fortunately, only Amelia, the owner of the palace, was safe. All she suffered was a light bruise to her mouth as she escaped out the window.

A few days later, Crescent Isaberg's state funeral was held. The Empress did not attend.

She simply could not attend.

“Aaaahhh!”

Finally, all the medicine ran out. The pain that she had forgotten for a while came flooding back to her. The pain gnawed and took over the Empress from head to toe.

“Ahhhh, ahhh!”

The Empress screamed inside the room. Tears flowed out. 

The skin that she had been scratching like crazy was peeling and bleeding, and her fingernails had long been broken.

But it didn't hurt at all...

Compared to the itching sensation that made her whole body burn, that pain was nothing!

The Empress was unable to attend Crescent's funeral due to the itching that made her feel like she was being tortured.

The pain of losing her son and the physical pain completely destroyed the Empress's reason. In the end, the Empress went to see Kanna.

She had to do whatever it took to get the medicine, whether it was kneeling in front of her or grabbing her hair!

However,

"Forgive me. His Excellency the Duke of Addis has personally ordered that Her Majesty the Empress should not be brought in."

What came back was a surprise attack.

"What!"

The Empress shouted with blood-shot, bright red eyes. Her usual physical strength had long since been lost.

"How dare you ignore the Empress' orders! Open the door! Bring the Lady of the Duke of Addis to me immediately!"

But the door to the mansion did not budge. After her orders were repeatedly ignored, the Empress changed her attitude.

"Please! Please let me meet the Lady of the Duke of Addis!"

"Your Majesty."

The Empress turned her head. The head of the family finally came forward amidst the continuing commotion.

"I cannot open the door. Please return to the palace."

 "Duke of Addis! Please let me meet Lady Addis. I will ask you this!" 

"Kanna's condition is critical and she needs rest. Please go back."

This news soon reached the Emperor's ears.

"What did you say just now? The Empress is praying to the Duke of Addis?"

He wondered what she was doing while not attending his son's funeral. Is she pleading in front of the mansion in Addis? 

The Emperor was very angry and gave an order.

"What do knights do! Go and bring the Empress right now!"

***

In the end, the Empress was taken away by the knights sent by the Emperor.

"Are you out of your mind? What time is it and what are you doing?"

But the Empress was out of her mind. It wasn't just an insult, it seemed really crazy.

"Empress, why are you doing this?"

At this point, the Empress couldn't stand it anymore.

She hid it because she knew it was her fatal weakness. Only Crescent knew.

But Crescent was dead, and no one could help her anymore.

"Your Majesty, please issue an imperial order! Without that medicine, I don't feel like I'm alive even if I survive!"

The Empress knelt flat at the Emperor's feet. And she pleaded for the first time.

"You need medicine from the Duke of Addis?"

The Emperor, who heard the whole story, muttered shakily.

He knew that Kanna was talented in medicine, but he did not know that the Empress depended on her to this extent. However,

'What do I gain by helping this woman?'

The Emperor calmly considered the benefits. And he quickly shook his head.

What can he get from the Empress?

He quickly found it.

"Do you think that arrogant Duke of Addis will accept the imperial decree? He won't budge unless I personally come and persuade him."

You damn son of a bitch!

The Empress's tears were burning brightly. She knew her first husband very well.

The so-called Emperor of the empire and the so-called husband were behaving like the world's most despicable thugs, telling them to give something since he would not move for free!

The Empress could not bear the pain and cried out irritably.

"So what do you want? Speak bluntly!"

The Emperor raised the corners of his mouth and smiled. Perhaps because she was a woman who just like him, communicated well.

He planned to use this opportunity to completely entangle the Empress's maternal family, the Mercy family. So that they can never escape his grasp again.

'There's a way to make it so that I have no choice but to side with them in the long run.'

The easiest way to get on board. It was just an investment.

"I am planning to start a national project soon. It is a large-scale project to improve the empire's rivers and utilize the river's materials. However, it was absurdly insufficient to proceed with the national budget alone."

The Emperor spread his hands and smiled kindly.

"Convince the Marquis of Mercy to get the nobles to invest in this business. Of course, I expect Marquis Mercy to be the most proactive." 

"If that happens, will you send an Imperial order to the Duke of Addis to obtain medicine?"

"That's right."

"You promised! You must find medicine at all costs, Your Majesty!"

 "I will look just as sincere as the Marquis Mercy."

He was truly a man who only thought about his own benefit until the end. The Empress wanted to tear off the skin on his face. He was just as hateful as he was.

But at this moment, the Emperor was the only way to survive. The emperor later regretted this moment.

He shouldn't have done that.

***

Khanna did not attend Crescent's funeral, citing her injury as an excuse. However, she attended the funeral of the Addis knights who died in the line of duty.

After Crescent's funeral, Amelia came to visit. But Kanna rejected her, just as she had rejected the Empress.

'I don't want to make any more mistakes.'

A great disaster is just around the corner. Kanna was afraid that she might get too emotional and mess things up.

It's finally tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, we depart for Riben Island. Today was the last night at Addis Mansion.

That night, after finishing cleaning up the lab, she went back to the bedroom. Kanna ran into Alessandro in a dark hallway.

'What are you doing without sleeping until this hour?'

Just as she was about to pass by.

"You're leaving?"

Kanna stopped in her tracks.

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