Chapter 80
It was far safer for it to look like a secret lover than to seem like secret communications with an illegal organization.
“Start by answering why you touched something that’s not yours. You took the chocolates last time too.”
The simple reason I hadn’t received the chocolates sent by Ren Abyss was that Dahlia had snatched them on the way.
I could let the chocolates go, but touching the letter required a proper warning. There was a risk it would expose my connections to Hongik Ingan.
“W-Well…”
At first, Dahlia fumbled, trying to read the situation, but soon her brows furrowed deeply. Her sunset-colored eyes—the only sign we were blood sisters—shone with fierce defiance.
“It’s all your fault!”
“What are you talking about?”
“You’ve been acting suspicious! Going out a lot, pretending to be busy without any friends, and just now, after mass ended, you stayed at the temple to meet someone.”
“I do have no friends… Well, forget that, but who are you to open my letters? Whatever I do or whoever I meet isn’t your business. Why do you meddle?”
“……”
Unable to find a retort, her face flushed a deep red. Despite her cute pink lips, I expected a fierce roar at any moment. But after a long silence, what came out was an unexpectedly gentle question.
“Are you… really going to get married?”
“What?”
“Are you going to marry the person you’re seeing now?”
Her eyes, avoiding mine, glistened with tears. I looked at the large droplets hanging in her eyes in shock.
What’s wrong with her?
“You’ve changed a lot, you know? You don’t even pick fights with me anymore.”
“…What?”
“You’ve changed. Like a different person.”
“……”
My trembling hands crushed the letter I was holding. I bit my lip to hide my embarrassment, and Dahlia wiped her tears with her sleeve. Dahlia turned her head sharply, clearly not wanting to look at me.
“Now I think it was because you were thinking of becoming a nun. Fine, just go quickly! That’s great! Mother will be pleased.”
“……”
“Just don’t pick some weird guy and disgrace our family.”
I watched her stomp away, stunned. She seemed to think I had changed because I was dating someone and planning to leave home for marriage.
“If you’re not suspicious, that’s a relief.”
The thing to be most careful of in this world—suspicion.
Perhaps because she was a pure-minded friend, even after the humiliation at the Public Security Bureau, she couldn’t imagine I might be a possessor.
But…
“Do you… want me not to leave home?”
The unexpectedly complicated relationship with this sister suddenly felt like a heavy burden.
* * *
In the carriage on the way home, I opened the letter I had just taken from Dahlia again.
[Thought you might need it. — From Mockingbird, supporting you]
“…Mockingbird.”
What on earth was this person? Was it even human?
“Another QR code.”
As I fully unfolded the letter, there was, as always, a QR code. I supposed that’s what had made Dahlia think it was some kind of code.
Just like before, I stared silently, and a new message appeared before my eyes.
[The code has been recognized!]
[Name: Kim Sae-i
Status: User
Connected World: <Saving the Possessor>
Stage: Chapter 2. Witch Hunt
Remaining Stay Period: 3 chapters]
“Witch Hunt?”
The chapter title was ominous, full of ill omens.
By the way, Kim Heemang hadn’t been possessed yet—how was the chapter progressing? Could the chapter move on without the protagonist?
“Did she get possessed just now?”
Could it be that the person who disabled my precious assist function was Kim Heemang? If so, maybe my deep anger could subside a little.
[You have received a ‘Map’ from ‘Mockingbird’.]
“What’s this?”
Expecting another few chapters to extend my stay, I was caught off guard by an item I hadn’t seen before.
Not sure whether to feel happy or sad, I suddenly saw tiny dots appear and my vision went dark.
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