episode_0033

Luna Winfred has been suffering from terrible nightmares for the past few days.

– why… …

— If my sister does that, then I… …

In the dream, Kyle was crying miserably.

Today, yesterday, and the day before that.

Kyle shed tears as he reprimanded Luna.

— Is it because I’m being careless?

– Sorry… I won’t do that again, so please…

Kyle’s eyelids fluttered pitifully.

I felt sorry for Kyle, who asked me the reason in a watery voice.

However, contrary to her intentions, Luna in her dream hurled verbal abuse at Kyle.

With a face filled with hatred, eyes flashing sinisterly.

— What’s the problem?

— Kyle, your very existence is the problem.

A bitch that will tear you to death.

How dare you say something like that.

I wanted to jump out and tear that cursed mouth to shreds.

Kyle’s blue eyes shook wildly.

He lowered his head in a daze and moaned in a watery voice.

At the same time, the scene changed.

— It must have been difficult.

Kyle, sitting on the bed, burst out laughing as if it was funny.

— I must be terrible because I went through such humiliation just to save myself.

no.

Not at all.

Oh, I have never seen you before…

— Why now?

— I should have just let you die.

Kyle’s face, stained with blood and scars, was strangely distorted.

Luna felt it instinctively.

He said his own karma made Kyle like that.

— I’m sick of just looking at your face.

The corner of Kyle’s mouth twitched.

I was afraid.

Kyle’s face was a mess, and his voice was like frost shooting towards him.

— So now live your life.

When Kyle left his last words, his body collapsed and lost its shape like butter melting in high heat.

Where Kyle was standing, there was only a puddle of dark red blood.

It was then.

With heavy breathing, Luna’s eyes opened brightly.

“Ha… … under… … ”

I was out of breath.

Luna wrapped her arms around her neck and took a deep breath.

Ah, what a nightmare.

nightmare? No, can this really be called a nightmare?

It’s extremely painful, yet so sweet that it paralyzes reason.

If I don’t dream of Kyle for just one day, I’ll go crazy from withdrawal symptoms.

“Hmm… … Ugh… … ”

It’s funny.

It was so funny that I burst out laughing.

I couldn’t understand my feelings toward Kyle.

It’s too desperate to be a feeling of guilt, and too heartbreaking to be pity.

The day Kyle collapsed and vomited blood.

The defenseless appearance of Kyle, who was unconscious and asleep, is still vivid.

Little brother, my precious little brother.

Her jet-black hair was as soft as silk, and her skin was as warm as the midday sun.

It was shockingly beautiful.

And, it’s fascinating.

What did you do that day?

I wiped away the cold sweat that Kyle had shed all night, and wiped his dry, brittle lips with a wet towel… …

Kyle’s… … Lips… …

Luna closed her eyes tightly.

Just remembering that day made my whole body itch, as if I had committed a terrible sin.

Even though she closed her eyes, Kyle’s vision still lingered in Luna’s mind.

However, Luna soon let out a short sigh.

Kyle hates himself.

It is a clear reality that cannot be denied.

A harsh reality that cannot be changed through one’s own efforts.

It was difficult to breathe, as if a fireball was stuck in my throat.

The surroundings were dark, as if I had fallen into an abyss, and my entire body felt heavy, as if a pair of scissors had been pressed down.

I wish I had never returned to the past.

If I had known it would be this painful, I would never have had any regrets.

He would have met his end humbly.

But, you already knew.

That it would end up like this, that no matter what I did, I would never be forgiven.

You already knew everything.

“… … ”

Luna stood up.

Her transparent skin sparkled under the pouring moonlight.

What do you want to do?

What on earth do you want while being swayed by such unidentifiable emotions?

What do you want to hear from Kyle?

What kind of expression do you want to see from Kyle?

What do I want to do with Kyle?

Kyle, my little brother.

my younger brother

my… …

My heart pounded as if it had burst through my ribs.

A part of my chest tickled.

“Ha… .”

Luna turned away.

As she walked to sit on the chair next to the bed, the newspapers on the floor in front of the door caught her eyes.

“… … Newspaper?”

Luna lifted the newspaper as if possessed by something.

And then I saw it.

An article with unbelievable content.

“Isabel Justia… … Saint… … ?”

My heated brain became cold as if cold water had been poured on it.

Reason, which had become distant, gradually began to return.

“Isabel… Isabel Justia… ”

Luna muttered something while looking at the article.

Her appearance under the pouring moonlight looked sacred yet eerie.

The content of the article was simple and clear.

She slapped the princess in the face and was imprisoned.

Revealing his special abilities, he was imitating a saint.

“Isabel… Isabel… Isabel… ”

Kyle’s former fiancee.

The woman to whom Kyle has devoted his entire life.

and.

“… … The bitch who poisoned Kyle.”

Oh, I completely forgot.

The reason he returned to the past.

“… Don’t worry, Kyle.”

Yeah, Kyle.

You don’t have to worry.

Anything that could be a threat to you.

I will clean up everything in advance.

“Hmm… … ”

certainly.

Even if it means getting blood on my hands.

****

A week has already passed since I began research in earnest.

I stayed in the alchemy association for several days, focusing solely on making elixirs.

To ensure complete security, the research was conducted alone without anyone’s assistance.

Of course, in some cases where help was unavoidable, I received help from others, but on the surface, it would appear to be just research with nothing special about it.

Cheonghwacho and the soul stone also arrived at the lab soon.

I heard that due to competition in the middle, materials were purchased at ridiculously large amounts.

How much did the materials alone cost?

There is definitely no cheat like the imperial family.

However, a problem arose.

“Is the Holy Solvent still far away?”

“Yes, the relationship between the Empire and the Vatican has recently sharply soured… ”

Isabel Justia.

This happened because the crazy woman suddenly revealed her supernatural abilities.

The reason is roughly predictable.

To escape from the sins he has committed.

To spoil the princess who put her in a corner.

And, as always, to hold on to my ankles.

just as expected.

Isabel, whom I met for the first time in a while, got on my nerves as usual.

“Kyle.”

As I was walking down the hallway to visit the emperor, I made eye contact with Isabelle, who was walking across from me.

“Kyle, you were here.”

As I look at Isabelle approaching, my eyebrows naturally furrow.

Why is your expression like that?

Isabelle approached with a smiling face, holding a small velvet box in her right hand.

“I missed you. Kyle.”

“I didn’t want to see your face.”

“It’s okay, I missed you.”

Isabel’s condition is strange.

Despite her deliberate and harsh words, Isabelle smiled instead of crying like she usually did.

“I know. Kyle, you hate me.”

“Then get out of the way.”

“But, I love you Kyle.”

what? I say I love you? me?

Crazy bitch.

It is clear that Isabel has gone crazy from her short life in solitary confinement.

“Fuck love. Shut up.”

I narrowed my eyes and let out a frosty voice.

However, Isabelle did not care.

She blushed and stared at my face.

“Ah, handsome.”

“Are you crazy?”

“Of course, I can’t give up.”

Isabel muttered something unintelligible in a friendly voice.

“You know, Kyle. I mean, I’ve been reflecting a lot during this time.”

“Huh.”

“Of course, Kyle, to you, it may seem like mere reflection. But my feelings are sincere.”

Isabel gently opened the velvet box in her right hand.

I was so shocked that I burst out laughing.

Do you see “? Kyle, the ring you gave me.”

Inside the box was a ring.

The ring engraved with seaweed stones was given to Isabel as an engagement gift by Kyle Winfred.

“I don’t even know how I ended up like this.”

“What?”

“You know it in your head, right? That I won’t be hated if I disappear from your eyes forever. But, how can you do that? There are mistakes I have done to you. These are the feelings I have for you.”

I got goosebumps all over my body.

A deep desire that I had never seen before flashed in Isabel’s eyes.

“It hurt a lot, Kyle.”

The corners of her eyes were watery.

“As much as it hurts, I will also hurt.”

Isabel whispered softly.

My shoulders trembled at the sound of her voice floating in my ears.

“I’m sorry.”

Isabel knelt down.

She placed both hands on her knees and then raised her head and looked up at me.

When she looked down, her face was as red as a ripe apple.

“You can slap me or spit on me.”

“… … ”

“Kyle, punish me until you are free.”

I was speechless.

To a certain degree, I was confused as to whether I was dreaming.

“I love you.”

Fuck.

Why are you doing this to me?