CH 12

After hesitating for a moment, recalling the smiling childlike face , Ja-hyeon let out a hesitant laugh.

'Why I am even hesitating? I am the one who said I'd do anything it takes ? There is no reason to shy away from my idea.'

This is Ja-hyeon , who lives with a girl possessed by a ghost in his own way, so he's not afraid of sarcastic sounds. It's cheap enough to give him a few drops of blood. Ja-hyeon, who cynically twisted his lips, nodded his head.

"Good. In any case, there is nothing to lose.”

“Then it’s decided!”

“However, I don’t know yet how far the girl’s blood will be effective, so don’t get too excited . High expectations can lead to great disappointment, which can ruin everything .”

As if not to worry, Bir-yeong pounded on the chest.

“Don’t worry. Do you know how to do it well?”

“Hey, who can stand up to your drunken drunkenness?”

“It’s too much.”

Bir-yeong giggled and let out a frivolous laugh and stood up from his seat.

“Then I will write a message to them, so give the princess a word in advance. It’s been a few days since the wedding, but does it make sense that you haven't looked into her face?"

“It’s a forced wedding. Is there any reason to look into it?”

“Don’t do that, and treat her well.”

The guy who even wrote this list speaks brazenly. While snoring, Bir-yeong continued to speak slowly.

“she asked to stay by your side, saying that the ghosts wouldn’t bother her if you were around. If you treat her wrong way and she decided to leave, the we will be done for.”

"I thought you didn’t want me to catching feelings?"

"I am only telling you to go easy on her. Dont forgot she plays a viral role in our plan."

"......"

'If I make up my mind otherwise, is there something I will regret? '

Ja-hyeon, who was getting annoyed, quickly shut his mouth.

 A long list in hand catches his eye. Among the names he glanced at, there was a famous nobleman that Ja-hyeon was familiar with. He wasn't stupid enough that he didn't know what it meant to be on his side.

 In an attempt to hide his strangely heightened mood, Ja-hyeon gave a sullen impression. However, it is not a secret that Bir-yeong cannot recognize such a shallow inside. He smiled softly and tapped Ja-hyeon's shoulder.

“It’s a good thing to say. Princess Soru is more useful than you think.”

“… … .”

“It really makes me wonder if you are really lucky.”

Ja-hyeon, who quietly looked at his friend's snake-like smile, sighed.

“I don’t know if it will be luck or not, but… .”

One thing was certain that the girl was more useful than he had thought...

****

"Madam, I bought you some water to freshen you up.”

The door opened, and a young voice came from nearby. Soru, who was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, turned her head towards it.

The maid Yeom, who attached to the body bell, whimpered and brought a bowl of swaying water and set it down right next to her. She then holds a soft, thin cloth over her hand.

Soru said "thank you".

 Yeom wetted the cotton cloth with water and washed her hands and feet with it.

The smell of sunlight and water is pleasant. She sniffed her nose and inhaled the sweet smell to the fullest, then pulled out her clothes and wiped away the sweaty skin. The fresh feel of the wind touching your wet skin makes her spine cool. It felt like her nerves were clearing like a piece of glass. Soru smiled quietly.

Then Yeom, who was standing next to her, asked with a hesitant look.

“Madame… Aren't you sad?"

“sad??, what is about?”

“… That is….”

The girl hesitates and does not speak easily. She smiled bitterly.

Since the first day they got married, the lady in the back room has been lonely, there is no one looking for her, and there is only one person who serves her. The female servant could hardly hide her pity for her. Soru put the wet cloth down on one side and spoke in a soft voice.

"Master has never visited you once after marriage, leaving you here all by yourself day after day"

“I am at peace. Never in my life i have been shown this kindness”

“… Aren't you lonely?"

She shut her mouth unable to ask if she were there because she feels Soru is pathetically lonely? . Does this girl know? How happy it is for her to have someone by her side to talk to and care for her.

 Yeom, who was hesitant in fear at first, started to treat her comfortably at some point. She jokes around with her saying she has an interesting story, secretly take share of things like snacks, and pays close attention to detail even though she didn't ask for it.

For Soru, all of this was like a dream.

“I really… fun."

At the slurred words, all they do is sit on the floor, sunbathe, or pluck the lush weeds in the backyard. Soru just laughed. She won't understand How this stillness, this feeling of stillness, calms the mind. Five senses are peaceful when What you feel is the cool breeze that touches your skin, the smell of bitter grass, the cold air at dawn, the feel of the soft soil, the sound of the wind rustling the leaves and the sound of birds.... There are no eyeballs of ghosts that torment day and night here, and no noise of their chatter.

All she can hear is the chatter of her peers. She never thought she would enjoy such peace in her life.

“Lord…How he can be resentful....”

Yeom, who doesn't know how to comfort her heart, murmurs and says: Soru waved her hand.

“Its my fault, it’s not fair for him. I know he didn't want me. Still, he accepted me. He even gave permission to stay by his side. I don't know how to thank him.”

“Ha, but… Aren't you his wife? This is natural. No, on the contrary, it's not quite enough. I'm the only one who serves the person with poor eyesight.... He put you here in such a shady place, and he didn't even put his head out....”

“Where in the world is there anything natural?”

 In the first place, it was not necessary to treat her as a wife, and it was herself who said that she would live as if she were invisible . There was no reason to feel resentful towards him for not treating her like an insider. He was a benefactor to her just by allowing her to enjoy this kind of peace, who was not treated as a human being.

No, the word benefactor is not enough. Recalling the first time she met him, Soru trembled lightly. How bewildered she was when she entered the wedding hall and the light suddenly lit up all over the place. As she stood stunned, the quarrels led her to the source of the light.

A man who radiates a force like fire. The roaring heat caused the ghosts that had been around her to pull out their tails and run away. Its light relentlessly revealed even the abyss where she was trapped. Its momentum was like the sun she had seen a long time ago, and Soru even felt the glare.

And an unfamiliar passion arose in her chest. If she were by this person's side, she would be able to live like a human. A life in which she is not afraid of harming anyone by the ghosts that hover around her, she did not sleep at night because of people's resentment, and she do not suffer from ghosts.

She had never looked up to the sky in such a dreamlike life. It may be the first and last miracle of her life. A glimmer of hope ignited in her heart. She has to stay with this person somehow. She wanted to stay in this bright world.

Surrounded by such desperation, the man embraced me, treating to me like a child.

“He allowed me to stay even though he had no reason to care for me. That alone makes me so grateful to him.”

“Well, the law of marriage is not like that… !”

 Yeom, who had said this up to that point, immediately shut her mouth as She felt that she was talking too presumptuously. After hesitating for a while, the girl sighed and mumbled.

“If his wife is comfortable with it, it would be ridiculous for me to complain.”

“… ….”

"I… You are such a good person, but I feel sorry for you.... Of course, when I only heard the rumors, I was a little scared of Madame, but….”

  The girl was shaking so badly that she couldn't even say a word. Not even remembering that time, Yeom said without hesitation.

" a little bit like this… I didn't know you were such a good person. This servant wants Madame to have more happy.”

“… Thank you for saying that.”

Both happy and embarrassed, Soru wiped her face for nothing. A female servant who Calls her a good person to an ominous thing like her makes her feel strange and grateful. She thought it was fun to see herself so helpless, so she smiled a little.

“Anyway, if you need anything, please let me know. I will try to do anything I can do.”

"Then… I'm sorry, but can I ask you just one thing?"

"Sure! Please feel free to ask Madame .”

The girl happily replies. Soru hesitated and continued to speak.

“Can you Get me some flower seeds.”

“… Are you a flower seed?”

“It doesn't matter what the breed it is. You can bring whatever you like... I plan on planting it in my backyard. It's okay if it's not precious....”

Soru turned her head toward the sunny spot, stroking her fingers, which had become a bit rough from pulling weeds for several days, and blurted out her words.

It was very strange to her to ask for something. she has lived by causing death of other people, she now want something more here.... Isn't she shameless.

At that thought, the voice that naturally flowed out was faint.

“… I want to smell the scent of flowers in the wind.”

“I, I… I will definitely bring you seeds.”

Yeom answers in a tight voice. Soru, who had a bewildered face, immediately smiled.

"Thank you."

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