SPMB - Chapter 154

SPMB - Chapter 154

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

Kanna looked back at him with a sour face.

Of course. She's going to talk about going to Riben Island for treatment tomorrow.

"Yes. You're leaving for Great Temple soon, right?"

Since that day, Kanna has never called him father.

It must have been an uncomfortable title to hear from someone who had been raised as a daughter all her life, but Alessandro nodded without hesitation.

"You might see your biological father there."

"..."

"Do you have anything to say to him?"

Kanna narrowed her brows.

"Are you serious?"

"Listen and decide."

"Could you please tell my father that his sweet daughter is being held captive by madmen, so please come and save her?"

At that moment, something passed through Alessandro's eyes, Kanna was surprised by the movement of emotion.

Did he really just laugh?

"That's a funny joke, Kanna."

Nope.

It was also a mistake.

His face was as dry as always.

"That's strange. Why do you think it's a joke?"

"If it's not a joke, are you serious?"

Kanna didn't answer. She just purses her lips to show her displeasure. It wasn't a joke, but it wasn't serious either. Because she has no intention of going to the spirits.

Not only did she not have the confidence to endure the suffocating discipline of the Great Hall, but more than anything, she could not trust the man who was his biological father.

Spirit. When Kanna thinks of him, she gets chills down her spine, like she's seen a ghost.

It is said that he has lived for over five hundred years. Kanna couldn't even guess what was lurking inside that head.

'So this person also becomes like a spirit?'

Kanna stared blankly at Alessandro Addis' face.

In her memories, he was always a beautiful young man. He will always shine like a brilliant gemstone.

Eternity might be like this.

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse for him?

At a certain moment when the two people's gazes were deeply intertwined, he moved his lips first.

"That's strange."

Alessandro took a step closer. Feeling a sudden sense of intimidation, Kanna took a step back without realizing it.

"What does that mean?"

 "You suddenly become quiet recently. Why are you so quiet?"

Kanna cursed inwardly at his keen sense. 

"Don't be mistaken. I'm not being quiet."

And she deliberately provoked him to divert his attention.

"Your wife is too active. She risked her family's safety to harm me, right?"

As Kanna said that, she got irritated. Why does she have to make excuses like this?

"But you must have thought this was a mistake, right? I don't care what happens, but your precious family is almost in danger."

He didn't answer.

Looking closely, he didn't seem to be very interested in this conversation. Maybe he's already bored.

'Why did you stop and talk to someone passing by if you weren't interested?'

If that's going to happen, then he shouldn't have spoken to her in the first place!

Kanna clenched her fists. This is not the first time this has happened. He was generous sometimes, and very occasionally he acted like he cared about her.

But Kanna never trusted his whims even for a moment.

As expected, it was a wise decision. If she had had even the slightest hope for him, she would have experienced the sadness of her feet collapsing right now.

Thinking like that, Kanna hated the man in front of her so much. She hates him and she can't stand it.

"I really hate you."

Kanna spit it out impulsively.

"I would rather die."

She crossed the line. She thought maybe he would get angry.

But that was the end. Alessandro stepped back again.

He stared at her with an emotionless face and passed by without saying goodbye. He walks slowly.

So he left.

Kanna, who had been staring at the back, also turned around. He walked away from her.

'This is the end.'

However, unlike Alessandro Addis, Kanna was an ordinary human being, so all kinds of emotions swirled around her.

Not long ago. She believed him to be her father. And before that, even before that. 

It seems like she loved that man.

The day Kanna succeeded in alchemy for the first time in her life, she still vividly remembers the excitement of the moment she ran toward his room, holding her research materials.

But now, they are all just leftovers that died a long time ago.

Kanna smiled.

It's all over. Now that it's over. She has to clean it up.

Before it completely rots and starts to stink.

***

Kalen was in a bad mood the whole time.

No, actually, it was a mess.

"Raphael!"

She barely survived the fire and called that name as soon as she opened her eyes.

Raphael. An apostate priest who has always been a nuisance. That night, he heard that Raphael visited Kanna's room.

For the first time. Kalen experienced what it felt like to have his eyes roll over in an instant.

He walked around the room nervously.

Damn it, he had no right to kick him out.

Raphael was a man who was allowed free access under the authority of Alessandro Addis. 

'I have to endure it.'

If he goes into his sister's room and inquires about their relationship, he will only incur her anger.

'Yes, this is the moment to endure.'

As time passed, Kalen waited for news that Raphael had left the mansion.

It was a hellish time.

He couldn't remember how he endured that time. But after that day, he often remembered that moment, and every time. 

Without fail, his fever rose. 

Crack. 

While examining the documents, Kalen lowered his gaze to his hands. The fountain pen was broken in half.

Kalen stared at his hands with an expressionless face. The fountain pen broke, sending sharp fragments into his palm. His blood was dripping down.

Even now, several days later, Kalen has not been able to escape that memory.

'What did they do then?'

Late at night, alone with that man, in the bedroom.

'You can't do this, sister.'

She made him like this. That won't work. 

Suddenly he thought of Riben Island. It was an island purchased to keep Kanna far away from the capital. Because he was planning to remove Kanna from the Addis family's family register.

He no longer considers Kanna as family, but their relationship is still bound by the boundaries of family.

Kalen planned to destroy it first.

During that noisy period, he tried to get Kanna to take refuge. There was absolutely no other meaning. That was it.

Really, that was all...

Kalen stared at the handkerchief smeared with blood.

His thoughts changed.

***

The day finally dawned.

As Kanna was about to leave Addis Mansion early in the morning, Lucy саme running.

"Sister, wait a minute!"

Kanna greeted her with a nervous smile.

"You must be Lucy."

It's been a while since she distanced herself from Lucy. She didn't meet her on purpose because she thought that if she made a mistake, she would give Lucy her affection.

So Kanna tried to leave without saying goodbye this time...

"Sister, please be careful. This is a gift."

Lucy held out a lace handkerchief. It was a handkerchief embroidered with a cute bear.

'It's a bear.'

Come to think of it, Kanna once tore open the stomach of Lucy's teddy bear and gave her self-defense medication.

"Did you drink that?"

“Yes?”

"The self-defense drug I gave you."

"Oh, no. I haven't had anything like that yet. Still, I feel reassured every time I see the bear! I feel like my sister is protecting me."

It's cute. 

Kanna thought about stroking Lucy's head, but she held back. It was an affection that could not be held accountable.

"Sister, be careful!"

"Yes, I will."

She won't be able to keep this word. Kanna smiled bitterly. 

When trying to turn her body,

"Now, wait a minute."

Another voice caught her. This time she was Isabelle.

"What's going on, Isabelle?"

"That is..."

Kanna tilted her head. Strangely enough, Isabelle was hesitant with both cheeks blushing.

"Oh, what about Orsini?"

"What?"

"You haven't seen your brother Orsi ni these days."

"Why are you asking me that?" 

"......I know."

Isabelle laughed self-deprecatingly. It looked like she was about to say something more, but she didn't want to waste any more time, so Kanna turned her body away.

'Why is she like that?'

From what Kanna could see, It seemed like she couldn't say what she really wanted to say and just said something random, but it was too out of context.

'Now that I think about it. I haven't seen Orsini lately.'

After rescuing Isabelle from the bandits, Orsini disappeared. That guy doesn't wander around as he pleases for a day or two.

Suddenly, she feels like she can hear the sound of rain from the past. The firm feels of a thigh that had been stepped on with all its might. And the feverish eyes that looked up at her from his knees.

It's a very unpleasant memory. If she could erase it, she would want to erase it.

'It's better for me if I don't see that guy's unlucky face.'

Kanna walked briskly. And she left without hesitation.

Addis, from her own hell.

***

"How about the island? Do you like it?"

The evening of the day they arrived on the island, Kanna had a meal with Kalen.

"When did you say you were going back?"

"At most, it's three days."

Kalen said there was work to be done on the island.

"Three days. I won't be here then."

Kanna didn't think Kalen's company was bad. After some time, she escapes from this island. The more witnesses she had watching the scene, the better she had it.

In that sense. Kanna brought Claude as her escort this time.

'Because Claude is the eyes of Alessandro Addis.'

Claude will see what is happening on this island and report it to Alessandro The moment Kanna disappears.

"Do you want me to leave quickly?"

Kallen laughed like a joke.

"Aren't you planning on calling someone when I leave?"

"What?"

"Isn't there a guy sister calls often?"

Kanna narrowed her brows. Perhaps because of her mood, the tone sounded very aggressive.

"That man in the black priest's robe."

He said, calmly cutting a steak with a knife.

"What is your relationship with that priest?"

"It's none of your business."

"I'm worried. I love you."

That disgusting sound again.

"What is your relationship with that man?"

Kanna'll have to ignore it. Kanna didn't even pretend to listen.

"It looks like the priest has a special relationship with Duke Valentino. He is your ex-husband's close friend. This is morally reprehensible."

She can't listen to him anymore. Kanna put down her wine glass.

"Kalen Addis, don't insult Raphael. Raphael is not that kind of person..."

Jang!

At that moment, the sound of something breaking sharply was heard.

Kanna was startled. The bursting sound just now was the sound coming from Kalen's knife.

His knife cut through the meat and even broke the ceramic bowl.

"Raphael."

Kalen muttered in a voice as low as a candle.

"Raphael, Raphael."

"..."

"You've been calling him by his name very familiarly since before."

Then he was blatantly sarcastic. 

"Well, this is a man who you invite to your bedroom at night, so it's only natural. Does that man also call you by your name?" 

She lost my appetite completely. Kanna jumped up, dragging her chair behind her.

"Sister."

His calls were ignored. Kanna turned her back and tried to leave the dining room.

"Sister."

She heard Kalen chasing her from behind, but she wasn't going to respond any further.

The moment Kanna grabbed the doorknob, Kalen muttered lowly.

"Lock the door."

Click!

She heard the metallic sound of a lock being clicked. 

The door was locked from the outside.

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