Before leaving, Aster repeatedly said, looking at the lisianthus necklace.
Elusiana lay on the bed and smoothed her lisianthus necklace. An accessory where each petal is exquisitely crafted to look like the real thing. Although it looked exactly like her mother’s keepsake, the necklace she was wearing was a gift from Astein before he left the Viscount of Waieos.
“I didn’t know this was an artifact.”
Only recently did she learn that the teleportation magic spell had been engraved on it.
What if she wasn’t wearing this necklace when she was kidnapped?
I’m sure I’d be dead… Like Eirin. Her grip on the necklace became tense.
Eirin’s horribly messed up image came to her mind as clearly as if she were right before her eyes. Her messy light purple hair, eyes filled with fear, and…
“Uurgh.”
At once, she felt nauseous. It was probably only momentarily that she saw her being like that. But she couldn’t forget it, as if it was imprinted in her memory.
Most of all, she didn’t understand.
“Why was Eirin there?” Elusiana, who took a deep breath, thought as she rubbed away her aching stomach.
By the time they separated, Eirin had clearly been in the Grand Duchy of Sestein. She came to tell her that she shouldn’t go to the New Year’s Ball and then fainted. Elusiana also asked Louis to take care of Eirin until she returned. But why?
“Sorry Lusi… I tricked you.”
Elusiana shook her head.
Eirin was definitely not in her right mind at that time. She was consumed by guilt and regret and had lost some control of her emotions.
“I was scared.”
That’s why she didn’t understand it even more. She was in the Grand Duchy, which boasted the highest security on the continent. If she was inside the mansion, she would be guaranteed to be completely safe from any danger. However, Eirin voluntarily left that place.
For what reason? What made her leave the grand duchy?
“I don’t understand.”
Her meeting with Eirin had many puzzling aspects from the beginning. After no contact for a while, she showed up out of nowhere, claiming to be an old friend, and tried to show off her closeness by arousing her pity.
Since Elusiana was possessed by her, she had never met her close friend. Her memories of Eirin were all but vague fragments remaining in this body. However, Eirin appeared out of nowhere, saying she was her old friend, arousing her sympathy and trying to get close. What is that for?
Eirin even went to see Simon and showed her sincerity to persuade him, hoping he would be on her side. She couldn’t even hide her true feelings from what was clearly visible and felt sorry the whole time.
But at some point, she became serious. She was purely happy about good things and worried that Elusiana would be in dangerous situations. It was enough to make her eyes turn red.
But why did she have to pass away in such terrible circumstances?
“Don’t… go… El…usiana… You… can’t… go…”
Eirin’s voice came to mind, and Elusiana squeezed her eyes shut. Even now, the sound of her crying as she held onto her arm still rang vividly in her ears.
“Haa… Eirin.”
You knew, right? That I was going to be kidnapped. So… you came looking for me. To warn me of danger.
“But I… Heuk.”
Elusiana turned and buried her face on the pillow.
In the end, Eirin was killed while trying to save her. She didn’t know how she got out of the Grand Duchy, but she was involved in the reason she died.
Terrible things happened… because of me.
“Sorry… Sorry… Eirin. Heuk.”
Her shoulders, which had been slightly shaking, soon began to shake greatly. In addition, her resentment towards the mastermind of this was piled up on one side of her chest, pressing down on her.
“I will definitely get revenge for you, Eirin.”
By all means.
I’ll get revenge for you.
Her muffled cries echoed out into the darkened night.
* * *
The next day, with puffy eyes, Elusiana headed with Simon to the Angel’s house. It was indeed her first visit after a long time.
“Lusi, your face is very swollen.”
“Is that so? I guess it’s because I slept too long last night.”
It wasn’t until dawn that she finally fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, it was already lunchtime. She would still be sleeping soundly if Simon hadn’t knocked on the door and woke her up.
“Are you sick?”
“No.”
“If so, I’m glad…”
The carriage stopped when Simon’s staring gaze was burdensome. Elusiana quickly got out of the carriage.
Huu, I was nervous.
Although she had applied powder to cover it up, there were still traces of tears around her eyes. If Simon saw that, he would definitely worry about her again.
Elusiana walked straight to the Angel’s house. There she was surprised to see the strange entrance.
“Uh?”
Simon stood behind her and laughed.
“Are you surprised?”
“…The door has changed?”
Elusiana swept the clean white door and made an expression of admiration. The exterior wall, which had traces of age, hadn’t just been repaired and painted.
“It’s the same as before. They just repainted it white, except for the rust.”
“It looks totally new though? It’s much better to see.”
“His Excellency and Lord Klaus have been a great help. They provided regular sponsorships. So the operation of this place was entirely entrusted to Angela.”
“To Angela?”
Angela always felt guilty. Elusiana earned money for the orphanage while she was too old to do anything herself. The situation made her really sad, and she blamed herself. But now, at least, she can be of some help to Waieos family.
“Angela must have liked it a lot.”
“Yes. She was very happy.”
A smiling Elusiana opened the closed door. But for some reason, the space where the noisy laughter of children should have been heard was empty.
“I guess it’s lunchtime.”
“Haha, right. I happened to oversleep… So we’re late. Umm, should we go straight to the dining room? It must be hectic to serve the food.”
Simon restrained Elusiana, who smiled awkwardly as she turned to the dining room. “There is no need for that, Lusi. I hired some people. They will serve the food. Let’s go to the living room and wait.”
Elusiana, who was slightly surprised, nodded briefly.
In fact, Angela was able to take care of as many as 60 children by herself. Of course, the older kids helped the younger ones, but that didn’t mean Angela had nothing to do. Knowing that the first thing Simon did as soon as he received the sponsorship was to hire people.
Money is good.
“Yes, Father. Let’s go to the living room.”
Elusiana turned to the living room with a faint smile. As she got closer to the building, she could hear children laughing and talking. A smile was drawn on her face as the atmosphere was more lively than usual.
“I’m glad that they’re happy.”
“The children were always happy, Lusi.”
“…Is that so?”
She tried to make up for what was lacking. However, there was always a lack of food and clothing. So she had no choice but to try harder. Because that was the only thing she could do right now.
Simon gently wrapped Elusiana’s shoulder and said, “Children live on love.”
“…?”
“Of course, what you look like on the outside is important. But, Lusi. That’s not all. The way you think about children is the greatest happiness for them.”
“…”
“Nothing is more precious than that. Just like you came to me and became my light, you also became that kind of light to those children.”
“Father…”
Elusiana bit her lips tightly. The words ‘you became my light’ made her heart sink because it was like he was acknowledging ‘Suyeon’ in this body.
“Hoho. Let’s go in.”
Simon led Elusiana with a smile. Before she knew it, Elusiana smiled brightly and answered, wiping away the wet corners of her eyes. “Yes, Father.”
It was just as Elusiana and Simon had passed through the hall of the building and entered the corridor to the right.
“Sister Lusi!”
She saw a boy running vigorously from the opposite hallways. Elusiana turned her body around and was startled.
“Oh my, Maikel.”
Maikel, who came running at the end of the hall, jumped into Elusiana’s arms. She crouched down, hugging him tightly.
“Oh my. You have to be careful.”
Simon smiled gently, supporting Elusiana’s staggering back. Elusiana, who almost fell, swept her chest and looked down at Maikel.
“You troublemaker. You almost fell, didn’t you?”
“Hing. But it’s been so long since Sister came. I missed you so much.”
“Still, if you suddenly jump in like this—”
“Hiing.”
Elusiana burst into laughter as she saw Maikell’s curly hair digging into her arms. It seemed like a little chick looking for its mother’s arms was whining.
Elusiana opened her mouth sternly, “I’m sorry this sister came so late. But you shouldn’t be running around like this, Maikel. You might get hurt.”
“…Sorry.”
“Yes. Good boy, Maikel.”
“Oh, by the way, Sister.”
“Yes?”
“We have guests.”
“Guests?”
Before leaving, Aster repeatedly said, looking at the lisianthus necklace.
Elusiana lay on the bed and smoothed her lisianthus necklace. An accessory where each petal is exquisitely crafted to look like the real thing. Although it looked exactly like her mother’s keepsake, the necklace she was wearing was a gift from Astein before he left the Viscount of Waieos.
“I didn’t know this was an artifact.”
Only recently did she learn that the teleportation magic spell had been engraved on it.
What if she wasn’t wearing this necklace when she was kidnapped?
I’m sure I’d be dead… Like Eirin. Her grip on the necklace became tense.
Eirin’s horribly messed up image came to her mind as clearly as if she were right before her eyes. Her messy light purple hair, eyes filled with fear, and…
“Uurgh.”
At once, she felt nauseous. It was probably only momentarily that she saw her being like that. But she couldn’t forget it, as if it was imprinted in her memory.
Most of all, she didn’t understand.
“Why was Eirin there?” Elusiana, who took a deep breath, thought as she rubbed away her aching stomach.
By the time they separated, Eirin had clearly been in the Grand Duchy of Sestein. She came to tell her that she shouldn’t go to the New Year’s Ball and then fainted. Elusiana also asked Louis to take care of Eirin until she returned. But why?
“Sorry Lusi… I tricked you.”
Elusiana shook her head.
Eirin was definitely not in her right mind at that time. She was consumed by guilt and regret and had lost some control of her emotions.
“I was scared.”
That’s why she didn’t understand it even more. She was in the Grand Duchy, which boasted the highest security on the continent. If she was inside the mansion, she would be guaranteed to be completely safe from any danger. However, Eirin voluntarily left that place.
For what reason? What made her leave the grand duchy?
“I don’t understand.”
Her meeting with Eirin had many puzzling aspects from the beginning. After no contact for a while, she showed up out of nowhere, claiming to be an old friend, and tried to show off her closeness by arousing her pity.
Since Elusiana was possessed by her, she had never met her close friend. Her memories of Eirin were all but vague fragments remaining in this body. However, Eirin appeared out of nowhere, saying she was her old friend, arousing her sympathy and trying to get close. What is that for?
Eirin even went to see Simon and showed her sincerity to persuade him, hoping he would be on her side. She couldn’t even hide her true feelings from what was clearly visible and felt sorry the whole time.
But at some point, she became serious. She was purely happy about good things and worried that Elusiana would be in dangerous situations. It was enough to make her eyes turn red.
But why did she have to pass away in such terrible circumstances?
“Don’t… go… El…usiana… You… can’t… go…”
Eirin’s voice came to mind, and Elusiana squeezed her eyes shut. Even now, the sound of her crying as she held onto her arm still rang vividly in her ears.
“Haa… Eirin.”
You knew, right? That I was going to be kidnapped. So… you came looking for me. To warn me of danger.
“But I… Heuk.”
Elusiana turned and buried her face on the pillow.
In the end, Eirin was killed while trying to save her. She didn’t know how she got out of the Grand Duchy, but she was involved in the reason she died.
Terrible things happened… because of me.
“Sorry… Sorry… Eirin. Heuk.”
Her shoulders, which had been slightly shaking, soon began to shake greatly. In addition, her resentment towards the mastermind of this was piled up on one side of her chest, pressing down on her.
“I will definitely get revenge for you, Eirin.”
By all means.
I’ll get revenge for you.
Her muffled cries echoed out into the darkened night.
* * *
The next day, with puffy eyes, Elusiana headed with Simon to the Angel’s house. It was indeed her first visit after a long time.
“Lusi, your face is very swollen.”
“Is that so? I guess it’s because I slept too long last night.”
It wasn’t until dawn that she finally fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, it was already lunchtime. She would still be sleeping soundly if Simon hadn’t knocked on the door and woke her up.
“Are you sick?”
“No.”
“If so, I’m glad…”
The carriage stopped when Simon’s staring gaze was burdensome. Elusiana quickly got out of the carriage.
Huu, I was nervous.
Although she had applied powder to cover it up, there were still traces of tears around her eyes. If Simon saw that, he would definitely worry about her again.
Elusiana walked straight to the Angel’s house. There she was surprised to see the strange entrance.
“Uh?”
Simon stood behind her and laughed.
“Are you surprised?”
“…The door has changed?”
Elusiana swept the clean white door and made an expression of admiration. The exterior wall, which had traces of age, hadn’t just been repaired and painted.
“It’s the same as before. They just repainted it white, except for the rust.”
“It looks totally new though? It’s much better to see.”
“His Excellency and Lord Klaus have been a great help. They provided regular sponsorships. So the operation of this place was entirely entrusted to Angela.”
“To Angela?”
Angela always felt guilty. Elusiana earned money for the orphanage while she was too old to do anything herself. The situation made her really sad, and she blamed herself. But now, at least, she can be of some help to Waieos family.
“Angela must have liked it a lot.”
“Yes. She was very happy.”
A smiling Elusiana opened the closed door. But for some reason, the space where the noisy laughter of children should have been heard was empty.
“I guess it’s lunchtime.”
“Haha, right. I happened to oversleep… So we’re late. Umm, should we go straight to the dining room? It must be hectic to serve the food.”
Simon restrained Elusiana, who smiled awkwardly as she turned to the dining room. “There is no need for that, Lusi. I hired some people. They will serve the food. Let’s go to the living room and wait.”
Elusiana, who was slightly surprised, nodded briefly.
In fact, Angela was able to take care of as many as 60 children by herself. Of course, the older kids helped the younger ones, but that didn’t mean Angela had nothing to do. Knowing that the first thing Simon did as soon as he received the sponsorship was to hire people.
Money is good.
“Yes, Father. Let’s go to the living room.”
Elusiana turned to the living room with a faint smile. As she got closer to the building, she could hear children laughing and talking. A smile was drawn on her face as the atmosphere was more lively than usual.
“I’m glad that they’re happy.”
“The children were always happy, Lusi.”
“…Is that so?”
She tried to make up for what was lacking. However, there was always a lack of food and clothing. So she had no choice but to try harder. Because that was the only thing she could do right now.
Simon gently wrapped Elusiana’s shoulder and said, “Children live on love.”
“…?”
“Of course, what you look like on the outside is important. But, Lusi. That’s not all. The way you think about children is the greatest happiness for them.”
“…”
“Nothing is more precious than that. Just like you came to me and became my light, you also became that kind of light to those children.”
“Father…”
Elusiana bit her lips tightly. The words ‘you became my light’ made her heart sink because it was like he was acknowledging ‘Suyeon’ in this body.
“Hoho. Let’s go in.”
Simon led Elusiana with a smile. Before she knew it, Elusiana smiled brightly and answered, wiping away the wet corners of her eyes. “Yes, Father.”
It was just as Elusiana and Simon had passed through the hall of the building and entered the corridor to the right.
“Sister Lusi!”
She saw a boy running vigorously from the opposite hallways. Elusiana turned her body around and was startled.
“Oh my, Maikel.”
Maikel, who came running at the end of the hall, jumped into Elusiana’s arms. She crouched down, hugging him tightly.
“Oh my. You have to be careful.”
Simon smiled gently, supporting Elusiana’s staggering back. Elusiana, who almost fell, swept her chest and looked down at Maikel.
“You troublemaker. You almost fell, didn’t you?”
“Hing. But it’s been so long since Sister came. I missed you so much.”
“Still, if you suddenly jump in like this—”
“Hiing.”
Elusiana burst into laughter as she saw Maikell’s curly hair digging into her arms. It seemed like a little chick looking for its mother’s arms was whining.
Elusiana opened her mouth sternly, “I’m sorry this sister came so late. But you shouldn’t be running around like this, Maikel. You might get hurt.”
“…Sorry.”
“Yes. Good boy, Maikel.”
“Oh, by the way, Sister.”
“Yes?”
“We have guests.”
“Guests?”
