How to Turn a Kind Savior into an Emperor (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 50

“It’s not place or status that binds a person. In that sense, I feel true freedom here.”

Ines knew well why he said such things.

Here, she had regained much of her former brightness. Daily meditation, a regular routine, and the feeling of being under divine protection had restored her mind to wholeness.

Now that every perceived threat to her safety had vanished, she felt completely secure.

Yet one day, sudden attacks began. After that day, the nightmares ceased. But panic would strike without warning or omen, bringing with it terror so intense it felt like death itself—and physical symptoms where she truly could not breathe.

And Marcus had watched her symptoms closely, right beside her—multiple times.

“I know what that look in your eyes means.”

“……”

“You’re worrying about me again, aren’t you? Please don’t. I’m really fine. My heart feels more at peace than ever.”

Though she spoke lightly, Marcus’s expression remained grim. Ines shook her head and stepped into the lecture hall, unwilling to discuss the matter further with him.

It wasn’t as if Ines considered the physical pain she endured trivial. In those moments, it hurt so badly she felt death would be preferable. On shorter days, the attacks lasted an hour, but most often they went on far longer.

The agony of constantly feeling as if someone were truly choking you was immense—a pain impossible to understand unless you’d experienced it yourself.

Since this place taught medicine, it held many medical texts.

Though she was only a maid, she could borrow books to read, so she diligently searched for the cause of her condition.

Even now, when she believed she’d found peace of mind, why did panic and confusion persist? There were many possible reasons, yet no book clearly explained it.

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