episode_0053

I finished all the preparations for the offering ceremony before dawn.

Six Buddhist-style offerings were laid out in the shrine.

Incense, lamps, tea, flowers, rice, fruit.

The amount of offerings was quite large. The shrine was decorated with lanterns and flowers, and various foods were placed on the altar, making it look as if a banquet table had been prepared. We decided to take out the pork and beef later, considering how Princess Hongryeon arrived.

‘Maybe Princess Hongryeon doesn’t eat meat. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t eat meat.’

East Asian mythology was deeply influenced by Buddhism. The reason Buddhist-style offerings were deliberately prepared was because the myth was in mind. There is a possibility that Princess Hongryeon, who was born as a fairy, was also a Buddhist. If you don’t eat meat, you may dislike offering meat.

The current time is 8 am.

Today was Friday, but since it was Seungcheon High School’s discretionary holiday, there was no need to go to school. Today was the school opening anniversary. Since it was my day off, I would have gone to see a movie with Sarah. However, due to the sudden appearance of Princess Hongryeon, he could not leave the house.

I had to take care of Sarah, who was suffering from a new illness.

I went back to the room and met Sarah. Sarah, who was asleep in bed, slowly woke up when I entered the room.

“Ugh… It’s Jinwoo.”

“Did you sleep well? You didn’t have a scary dream, right?”

“I had a dream of being chased by a smiling Princess Hongryeon.”

“It’s a scary dream.”

Sarah, who fell asleep last night, said she dreamed of being chased by Princess Hongryeon. It was a truly strange dream, not that I was being chased by a ghost, but by a princess.

“I’ll check your temperature. Turn your head.”

I measured Sarah’s temperature with a home thermometer.

The fever was still 38 degrees. Underneath the blanket, Sarah’s pink pajamas were damp with sweat. It was impossible to leave Sarah and go outside today.

“The fever is 38 degrees.”

“It’s okay… . Anyway, once the fever is over, the fever will go down quickly. The problem was when I received a divine gift and contacted Princess Hongryeon.”

Sarah looked at me and asked.

“Have you prepared all the offerings for the shrine?”

“I set up everything you bought. When it comes to things like meat, I will look into it and take it out later. Maybe the princess doesn’t eat meat.”

“Oh… . That’s a good decision.”

“Let’s eat. I have leftover porridge I made yesterday.”

I spent my time in the morning boiling porridge and preparing meals for Sarah, and applying ice to Sarah’s feverish body. If possible, I tried not to be away from Sarah for a long time. This was because I didn’t know when the new arrival would come.

“I want to change my clothes… Yo.”

“I’ll bring you some new pajamas.”

Of course, the tone of speech still changed occasionally. As time passed, the frequency with which Sarah used these words to me increased. I thought it was a tone I had heard many times before, and it turned out to be the tone that Princess Hongryeon had used to me in my dream in my past life.

‘The last time we met, the princess used an honorific language towards me, right?’

Interestingly, while Princess Hongryeon treated her younger sister Serana and the Heavenly servants poorly, she used a gentle honorific to me. I couldn’t understand why they only treated me with respect. Now, Sera’s speaking style is similar to Princess Hongryeon’s speaking style, although the accent is different.

‘Then is it because of the princess that your tone of voice has become softer?’

It occurred to me that maybe the excitement was already underway. In the process of Princess Hongryeon inhabiting Sarah’s body, her tone of voice changed without her knowledge. As I thought about that, I got goosebumps all over my body.

If the Shinnaerim is taking place in real time, doesn’t that mean that Princess Hongryeon may already be in Sarah’s body?

I didn’t know that Princess Hongryeon, who had already fallen in love with Sera, was looking at me.

“Sera.”

“Why… ?”

“You’re strong, right? Isn’t it Princess Hongryeon?”

“I… Yes.”

Huh?

When I heard this, I was so confused that I felt like I was going crazy.

Who are you referring to when you say ‘It’s me’? Sera, is it Hongryeon?

I secretly brought an EMF meter and placed it under the bed and tried it on. The EMF meter did not respond to Sarah, who was suffering from a new illness. Because what inhabited Sera’s body was not a ghost but a goddess. The change could not be detected with an EMF meter. I tested it just in case, but there was no response from the machine.

‘I shouldn’t act carelessly.’

I didn’t know when Sarah’s personality would change and turn into Princess Hongryeon. I decided to watch my mouth in advance. It would have been truly horrifying if he had been caught gossiping about Princess Hongryeon here.

It was already night.

It was the second night since Sarah became ill. That night, I was tired from nursing the patient for two days, so I dozed off a little. I forced my eyes to close and watched Sarah lying on the bed.

It was right then.

Something happened that made me lose sleep.

“Haam.”

Sarah stretched and got out of bed. The child, who had been struggling to move just a moment ago, suddenly woke up. I felt embarrassed.

“Sera? Don’t you need to lie down more?”

“I feel better now. It doesn’t matter if you move.”

Sarah’s tone of voice has clearly changed. What used to be an ambiguous way to add this character has now become an honorific. The intonation became softer, as if a young lady was speaking.

“You can’t believe it… ?”

Are you Princess Hongryeon?

Are you here now?

That was when I tried to ask politely.

Sarah, whose tone of voice changed 180 degrees, opened her mouth while looking at the scenery beyond the window.

“It’s been a long time since I came to this world. I want to look outside.”

It was the moment I finished speaking. Sarah, who had been in front of me just a moment ago, disappeared as quickly as possible. It happened in a split second when I blinked. When I came to my senses, I saw that the closed door had opened without a sound.

“… Huh?”

It was definitely true. As far as I know, the only princess who could show such extraordinary movements was Princess Hongryeon. Even in my dreams in my past life, it was Princess Hongryeon who tried to catch us with her flashing movements from east to west.

Princess Hongryeon resided in Sera’s body.

As soon as it settled down, it disappeared somewhere.

“Sera! No, Princess Hongryeon!”

I quickly ran out of the room. I looked inside the house, but Sarah was nowhere to be seen. I heard that they were going out to have a look before they disappeared. If so, it would be outside.

“Where are you!”

I went out of the building and looked around the yard. It was a very short time, but I felt like my heart sank. There was no telling what Princess Hongryeon would do while inhabiting Sarah’s body.

I looked around the yard for a while.

I found the person I was looking for in an unexpected direction.

It was right above my head.

Sarah, wearing pink pajamas, was sitting on the roof of Hyehwadang. My heart almost sank when I saw Sarah perched dangerously on the edge of the roof.

“… … .”

Sarah looked up at the night sky and then lowered her head and made eye contact with me.

Princess Hongryeon’s unique soft voice rang out from Sera’s mouth.

“We met again, Jinwoo.”

“You’re Princess Hongryeon, not Sera, right?”

“Yes.”

That girl was no longer Sarah.

It was Princess Hongryeon, who was moving while inhabiting Sera’s body.

“Do you remember me? We met in Sarah’s dream last time. I thought it was my first time seeing me in real life.”

The place where we met Princess Hongryeon last time was in Sarah’s dream. The meeting took place only in Sarah’s dreams. However, Princess Hongryeon, who appeared in reality, clearly remembered me.

“I remember you. This is the friend Eun-ryeong brought into her dream. Because the memories were handed over to me in the dream. Still, this is my first time meeting you in person.”

Does this mean that Princess Hongryeon in the dream passed on her memories to Princess Hongryeon in reality? It was ridiculous, but since she was the goddess of heaven, I couldn’t help but think it was possible. This means that if Princess Hongryeon appears in a dream, Princess Hongryeon in real life can also remember other people’s dreams.

Thanks to you, I saved myself the trouble of introducing myself.

I spoke to Princess Hongryeon, who was sitting on the roof.

“First of all, please come down to the yard because it is dangerous. If she falls, Sarah will get hurt.”

“Are you still thinking about Eunryeong in this situation? You are so special.”

“To me, it’s not Eun-ryeong, it’s Sarah. He’s my childhood friend.”

“Okay. I’m going down.”

Princess Hongryeon really came down to earth. Sarah, who was on the roof, moved her body and jumped down. The building was quite high, so I was momentarily startled when Sarah’s body fell. However, there was no harm to Sarah’s falling body.

To be exact, it wasn’t a fall.

Princess Hongryeon lightly walked down from the air, as if she was walking down stairs.

It wasn’t even wearing wings, but it was moving leisurely in the air.

“Princess Hongryeon. Are you walking in the air?”

“As you can see.”

“I see.”

Princess Hongryeon arrived on land leisurely. I stretched out my hand and touched the spot where Princess Hongryeon had passed. It didn’t feel like a transparent staircase at all. It was a mysterious phenomenon.

I scanned the air with my hand and stopped.

It was not the time to be like this.

“I have something to ask the princess.”

“What is it?”

“You were angry at Sarah the last time we met in a dream. Are you still not angry?”

“Eunryeong… . No, I will have to call you Sarah. To be honest, I still have a bad opinion of Sarah. Because I was reincarnated in this world at will.”

Princess Hongryeon was not completely relieved yet.

However, like the last time I saw her in my dream, I did not intend to punish Sarah harshly. When I looked at him, he seemed to have calmed down enough to have a conversation.

“Before I was reincarnated, my younger brother sent me a letter. He said he discovered something interesting while looking into this world. He sent me just that one letter and left for this world.”

“You must have been heartbroken.”

The atmosphere wasn’t too bad. I tried to appease Princess Hongryeon by showing some empathy. But there was no need for me to do anything to calm my mind. Princess Hongryeon had no intention of harming Sarah’s body.

“I was very angry at the time, but… Seeing my younger brother in person in this world, he doesn’t necessarily look bad. Because I have a good relationship like you.”

Princess Hongryeon stared at me. The same thing happened when we met in the dream. Princess Hongryeon, who was angry with her younger sister, felt relieved when she saw me, Sarah’s friend.

“I’m embarrassed that you said we had a good relationship.”

Princess Hongryeon smiled softly as she looked at me.

“Jinwoo. You don’t have to be shy. I saw you taking care of my younger brother since yesterday.”

“Yes?”

“Actually, I was conscious while I was in the body. I was able to see the surroundings through Sarah’s eyes. You were clinging to Sarah and taking care of her while she was sick. They were very sincere in providing me with porridge and cooling my body.”

“Ah… He was looking at me.”

As expected, I was right.

Princess Hongryeon had been watching me for a while now, having inhabited Sarah’s body.

” I wasn’t just watching. I’ve already talked to you and tried the porridge you made.”

“You already talked to me?”

“You didn’t know? Everything I’ve said so far with these letters is me. My younger brother’s personality was briefly replaced with my personality.”

I didn’t know this either.

Since yesterday, the person who used honorifics towards me was not Sera, but Princess Hongryeon. Every time the personality was changed, Princess Hongryeon’s words flowed out. It was Princess Hongryeon who spoke kindly to me while eating porridge yesterday.

Princess Hongryeon looked at me in confusion and burst out laughing, covering her mouth with her sleeve.

“I could feel every inch of your hand as it cooled my brother’s body.”

“I didn’t touch every corner.”

Every nook and cranny.

I only applied ice to areas that were clearly safe to touch. Although I had no idea that Princess Hongryeon would feel the same way when I touched Sarah’s body.

“Anyway, it’s nice to see you taking care of my younger brother until late at night.”

Princess Hongryeon stretched out her hand and stroked my head.

Although she was acting in Sarah’s body, the atmosphere was completely different.

It felt like I was being praised by my older sister.