Chapter 262
A lot had happened to me during the time Claude was away on his mission. And through these events, I had the chance to ponder things I hadn’t considered before.
For instance, who is Rose Valentine, and why did I end up in her body?
Claude, who should have gone on rampage from guiding depletion, was safe because he met me. So I thought everything would be fine as long as Irene and the male lead blossomed their love.
But instead, the male lead developed a guiding allergy. He could only receive guiding from me. He even started to like me instead of Irene.
Moreover, although it’s still just a hypothesis, there’s a significant chance that I might be the key to curing his guiding allergy.
If that’s the case, one can infer that the current Code Purple situation, which didn’t occur in the original story, might also be a butterfly effect caused by my involvement in the story.
I’m not an Esper but a Guide. Other than being able to perform guiding, I don’t have any special powers.
So maybe this is just my overactive imagination. But if my hypothesis is correct…
“I know you don’t trust me. Honestly, I think I’m impulsive, I cause a lot of trouble, and I need a lot of looking after. But trust me this once. I shouldn’t be excluded from this plan.”
“……”
“If the problem has twisted because of me, then the clues to untangle it should also be with me.”
Claude stared at me for a long time as I spoke solemnly. Perhaps it was because he found my unusual seriousness unfamiliar.
He hesitated, moving his lips as if in deep thought…
“Listen to me without misunderstanding, Rose.”
“Huh?”
“I listened carefully, but… I couldn’t really understand what you were saying.”
“……”
As I glared at him with wide eyes, Claude hurriedly tried to calm me down.
“No, let’s set aside what you said about the ‘original story’ and everything else. Why is it your fault that mutants are running rampant…?”
“Because I’m someone who’s been transported to another world.”
“……”
I said it out of frustration. Claude’s face contorted immediately.
“You might not believe me, but it’s true. Do you know why I was afraid of you? Of course, anyone would be scared in front of you, Lord Claude, but more than that, it’s because I know the original story. In the original story, you went on rampage, killed all the Espers, and even snapped Irene’s neck. Do you know why I tried to pair up Daniel and Irene? Because they were destined to be together in the original story. And also…”
“…Rose, stop.”
Claude cut me off with a tired look on his face.
“I have a lot to think about right now. Let’s talk about this later.”
Just by looking at his face, I could tell what he was thinking. Here we go again, his expression seemed to say.
Lord Claude, what if you touch me and suddenly have a guiding allergy reaction? Then would I be kicked out of the house?
Lord Claude, what if I were the Esper and you were the Guide? Wouldn’t it be like… I’m too strong! Stronger than you… No, let’s just say I’m the strongest in this world.
He had that exact look on his face when I asked such questions, as if wondering why I kept imagining scenarios that would never happen and making him tired.
The feeling of helplessness that I had forgotten about since he came back suddenly returned with a vengeance.
***
As he spent more time with Rose, Claude quietly took pride in himself. He thought he could finally say he knew Rose well.
He still couldn’t figure out what she was thinking, and sometimes she would surprise him with unpredictable actions.
But despite that, he was confident. After all, he had spent most of his time with her and observed her most honest moments up close.
It was hard to guess what was in her mind, but by observing Rose’s expressions and actions, he got a rough idea of how to deal with her.
For example, when she got annoyed for no reason, giving her something to snack on would calm her down. On the other hand, if she was angry with him and he tried to pacify her with food, it would make her angrier.
In the latter case, she might even stubbornly refuse to eat, so he had to be extra careful.
However, after the Head of the Center’s visit, Claude realized anew that there was still much to learn about Rose.
“…Are you finished eating?”
He laughed incredulously as he asked. Rose didn’t answer.
“Are you joking? Eat more.”
Even when he brought food to her mouth, Rose turned her head away.
For a girl who lived to eat…
Since he had never seen Rose lose her appetite, he had no data to draw from. Claude felt a bit overwhelmed.
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