Chapter 93: Things that never change (9)

When Laura tried to erase the memories, Sera lost consciousness and Lina took over.

As a result, I had to act so as not to be misunderstood, and I even made that damn potato soup myself.

I also took care of the dirty clothes, bedsheets, and blankets.

Whether it was because of the healing magic Sera used belatedly, or because of Lina’s actions, I couldn’t tell which, but Laura asked if I had finally come to my senses, and that was a really unpleasant experience.

It’s like I’ve become Sera’s cleanup crew.

Just how stupid is that idiotic girl?

Doing my best to ‘act like a Saintess’, Lina smiled and pretended not to know the magic Laura used.

Still, I had to live with Sera for the time being, so that was the reason why I thought it would be better.

[Tired…]

I’m exhausted.

Laundry, cooking, cleaning, and even dealing with guests.

For Lina, who can only take over for a few seconds at a time, several hours of housework was too difficult, and as a result, after sleeping for a whole day, something finally happened.

And currently, Lina was frustrated in her mental world.

Memories from too long ago were intertwined and could not be confirmed, but recent memories could be viewed at any time.

So, to avoid being misunderstood when I took over Sera’s body, it was essential to view the memories.

As Lina looked at the events of yesterday one by one, she wanted to kill this damn host right away.

For what reason, on what basis, did she mistake Laura for being pregnant?

No, more than that, what about her saying she wanted to see the baby even though she thought she had a miscarriage?

I’ve known for a long time that she doesn’t have a proper sense of boundaries, but seeing Sera’s way of thinking and speaking made me feel like I was going crazy.

[Subject, subject, subject!!

Where did the subject go!!!]

Yes, the fundamental problem is that stupid way of speaking.

A way of speaking where she judges things as she pleases and thinks that the other person will naturally know that.

Thanks to that, the subject is omitted and only the conclusion remains, a way of speaking that would immediately brand her as an idiot if she did that in an important situation.

In the outside world, Sera was sleeping peacefully, unaware of what misunderstandings her words had caused, and that was only making Lina angrier.

[Wake up!!]

“Ah, shut up!!”

Lina shouts to wake Sera up right away.

The current misunderstandings were already too intertwined to be resolved, and if I forced them to be resolved, it was obvious that it would lead to other misunderstandings.

Besides, if that woman named Laura found out that everything was a lie, she seemed like she would fire a magic bullet at her stomach right away.

So, there was only one thing left.

I needed to correct this stupid way of speaking, where she omits all the subjects and guesses the other person’s feelings.

I’m sleepy.

What’s wrong with that Lina, nagging from the morning, picking at me like a mother-in-law scolding her daughter-in-law.

Anyway, I avoided the baby ending, and I cleared up the misunderstanding that I was pregnant, so isn’t that enough?

I didn’t understand Lina’s words that I shouldn’t omit the subject.

In the end, I was sitting on the bed, basking in the morning sunlight.

My body still hurts, but lying down all day was also a kind of hardship.

If I’m in the mental world, I can watch the outside world like I’m watching TV, but Lina won’t let me, saying not to use her like that.

What am I supposed to do in this room without a TV or computer?

I was wondering if I should read a book, but I’ve already read all the books related to cooking… Just when I was wondering if I should go to the library, I heard someone knocking on the door.

“Come in.”

Well, it’s probably a servant.

Thinking that, a plain woman with dark blonde hair came into the room.

She looked at me sitting on the bed for a moment and then asked how I was doing.

When I said, “I’m fine,” she quietly handed me an envelope.

“This is a letter that arrived while the Saintess was unconscious.”

A letter envelope with no sender or recipient written on it.

There was a rather antique-looking pattern drawn on the paper, and the center was tightly sealed with wax.

I took out a tool and gently scraped off the wax, thinking I should read it first.

The servant quietly started to leave the room, watching my expression.

Ah, that’s right.

A letter that comes to me, a Saintess, must be about something important.

The specially made wax seemed to be made so that only I could scrape it off, and I was barely able to notice that fact from the servant’s actions of trying not to see the information.

Who on earth sent this letter?

The moment I took out the folded paper from the envelope with a bit of curiosity, my eyes and hands trembled as if I was being hit by the wind in the middle of winter without any warming magic.

“Ah… that’s right.”

This is a big problem.

This is a really big problem.

Why did I forget this important fact?

There were many words written in the letter, but as a result, there was only one thing they wanted to say.

They already knew about the existence of the corrupted Hero, and that the subjugation force I had mentioned before had been formed.

As soon as those related to the Hero are captured, they will be handed over to the Inquisitors.

Since the letter arrived when we left for the Forest of White Haze, the Holy Kingdom must already be fully prepared.

[What did you do?]

“Well… I ratted out Suhyun a few times, saying he seemed like a bad guy…”

A cold wind came in from the open window.

A sensation as if my whole body was freezing.

In the mental world, Lina was looking at me with pitiful eyes.

[Inquisitors… you’ve been caught by those nasty guys]

“Ah, no… I think the uncles are nice… If I explain it well, they’ll listen…”

[Those crazy guys?

If they notice that the Hero’s eyes are the Eyes of Charm and that I’m inside your body, they’ll prepare to burn you right away.]

No way, how kind are Maleus and the uncles next to him.

They’re grateful people who always praise me.

I sometimes heard screams from the interrogation room, but they said that they were all guys who deserved to die… In the first place, if they don’t burn in the holy fire, they’re innocent, and if they burn in the holy fire, they’re guilty, so there’s no way the uncles would make a mistake, right?

[So, are the Hero and your body made of a material that doesn’t burn in the holy fire?]

“T, that’s true…?”

And now that they’ve formed a subjugation force, staying still is only going to be poisonous.

It’s strange to avoid them like a thief with a guilty conscience, right?

I have no choice but to go and say that the corrupted Hero was actually a man named Baek Minjun, and that the Hero Party took care of it well.

Ha, why did stupid me spread the rumor all over town that Suhyun was a corrupted Hero… If I met my past self, I would want to give her a headbutt right away.

[But, did you really rat out the Hero, saying he was a trashy guy?]

“Yeah… At the time, I thought he was a trashy guy who was just using his Eyes of Charm to sleep with women…”

Lina looked at the letter for a moment and then fell into thought.

She seemed to be looking at the Milky Way of memories a few times, but soon she was busy criticizing me, saying, “Ah, I don’t know.

I can’t view things from too long ago.

Well, if it’s you, a stupid girl, you probably directly sent something like, Kim Suhyun is trash!”

That b*tch… Still, it’s a letter that I wrote after a lot of thought.

Oh, but did I put the subject in that letter…?

It was so long ago that I didn’t remember well.

“Haa… I guess I have to go to the Holy Kingdom and clear up the misunderstandings?”

Problems can’t be solved by worrying, and in the end, I was looking at the letter and steeling my resolve when I heard footsteps along with the words that Suhyun had arrived.

Ah, no!

Even if it’s a long time ago, if he finds out that I cursed at Suhyun…!

“Sera, are you feeling better?”

“Waaah! No!!”

No!

No!

In the end, in my panic, I decided to hide the letter by lying down on the bed as it was, and in the meantime, the door to the room opened and Suhyun came in.

He looked quite surprised, perhaps because of my scream.

I’m sorry for causing unnecessary worry, but this time, I can’t help it.

“S, Suhyun.

This is, well…”

[Don’t beat around the bush and tell me straight.

Another strange misunderstanding will happen!]

Are you crazy?

How can I say this honestly.

I don’t want to be hated.

No matter what Lina says, I can’t help it this time.

I decided to bury the letter in the pillow while lying down as it was.

“…Sera, what are you hiding?”

“O, oh?

Hiding what?

It’s nothing!

It’s nothing!”

I had no intention of showing him the letter willingly, and seeing me trying to avoid his gaze, Suhyun didn’t say anything anymore.

He was just approaching my side one step at a time.

“I heard it from Laura.

That you’ve come to your senses…?”

“Huh?”

Come to my senses?

I’ve always been sane?

Could it be that Lina did something?

[…You ingrate, instead of thinking about that, put the subject, object, verb, complement, modifier!

And tell him honestly!]

I was still lying on the bed, pressing down on the pillow so that he couldn’t find the letter, and Suhyun was sitting next to me.

I felt a somewhat pitiful gaze, but Lina’s words weren’t entirely wrong.

As I expected, the Holy Kingdom and the kingdom currently think of Suhyun as a trashy guy, and I had to clear up the misunderstandings if I didn’t want to be caught by the Inquisitors.

That’s right, Maleus and the Inquisitor uncles are all good people.

They’ll definitely believe my words!

In the first place, if I just leave out information like the Demon King and the Eyes of Charm and insist that Suhyun is a good person, it’ll be resolved!

Who would they believe if they don’t believe me, a Saintess?

“I have been out of my mind… once.”

Yeah, I was out of my mind.

Sending letters saying that this kind Suhyun was trash.

Let’s be honest and speak well so that there aren’t any unnecessary misunderstandings, like Lina said.

“Well, a letter came from the Holy Kingdom… It seems like they’re misunderstanding you because of what I said.”

“Misunderstanding?

About what?”

“It’s hard to explain in detail… Anyway, they say you’re a bad person.

Ah, but it’s okay!

If I formally introduce you, everyone will understand!

Everyone is like family to me!”

“…”

Why isn’t he answering?

The Inquisitors are misunderstanding you as a bad person because I did something out of my mind, but everyone is like family, so if I explain it well, they’ll definitely accept you.

I put in the subject and object, everything, like Lina’s advice?

[F*ck.]

Why is Lina cursing again?

What did I do wrong?

I explained it properly like you said.

“So, as a way to formally introduce you, can we go to the Holy Kingdom…?”

Hoo, I’m proud.

I cleared up the misunderstandings with Laura and even reconciled just yesterday.

This time, I was able to have a natural conversation with Suhyun.

Could it be that I’m a genius at conversation?