Elisia placed her hands on both sides of Illeon’s cheeks and lightly pressed her lips to his cheek.

“Does this make it clear?”

For Elisia, it was a very courageous act.

Because Illeon had said so yesterday.

He wasn’t following ‘Rona.’ He said he loved Elisia herself.

Illeon’s words had power, so hearing him say that, she felt that maybe she was indeed ‘Rona,’ whom she had unconsciously separated and thought of differently.

It was challenging for Elisia to act more comfortably. She decided to do it for him and for herself.

“Oops!”

The man who had been sitting on the bed and had suddenly embraced her waist unexpectedly lowered her onto the bed.

“Illeon?”

“Why are you acting so cute? At this rate, we might have to skip breakfast.”

However, Elisia didn’t know how much her actions influenced Illeon.

A beautiful man, whom she had thought a waste to cover with bandages just a while ago, was now looking down at her from above.

“I’m hungry. I want to eat breakfast.”
“Then you shouldn’t have kissed my cheek.”

“Well… Hm.”

He lifted her chin, stopping Elisia from continuing.

“You’re strange.”

“What?”

“Weird.”

In Elisia’s opinion, he was too cheeky.

“Like someone asking for what they’ve entrusted to you.”

“Haha.”

Unexpectedly, Illeon laughed.

“Why are you laughing like that?”

The man, who had firmly pressed her lips earlier, narrowed his eyes.

“Because it’s cute.”

“No, it’s not.”

“Your taste is strange. You’re very cute.”

Elisia’s cheek stung.

“But where is your room?”

“I don’t have one.”

“What did you say?”

“I came in secretly; there’s no such thing.”

Elisia was flustered.

“But even so, since I received special training from the Duchess, don’t worry too much.”

Illeon suddenly stood up and helped Elisia up.

“We have a lot to do today. Hurry.”

Later, Elisia, with bandages on her face and Illeon wearing a rough black wig, headed to Hadumsha’s restaurant. As they approached the entrance, Elisia hesitated, and Illeon tilted his head in confusion.

“Why?”

“Um, it might not suit your taste.”

In Hadumsha, they ate both meat and fruit. However, since it was primarily known as a sacred place for training priests among the imperial citizens, the offerings were not overly fancy or abundant.

“You worry too much. It’s true that Chevalier excels in cooking, but I seem to have forgotten that I rolled on the battlefield for several years.”

Illeon suggested entering quickly, holding her hand. Elisia hurriedly stepped forward. Although he said that he could see well through the thin bandages, it might look strange for him to lead her while covering her face from the front.

Elisia guided Illeon to one side and sat him down. After a while, freshly baked bread and a chunky stew with vegetables were brought to Illeon. Elisia handed him a spoon.

“I’ll cut the bread for you.”

Elisia swiftly cut a large loaf of bread with a knife, placing the soft inside on his plate.

“Did you always eat like this?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Illeon slowly looked around the restaurant filled with people in white priestly robes.

“Enjoy your meal.”

“You too.”

For a moment, the two concentrated on their breakfast.

Illeon slowly scooped up the food with a spoon and brought it to his mouth, feeling as if he could see well, like a person with impaired vision.

‘No one will doubt or question.’

Feeling relieved, Elisia diligently enjoyed the stew and bread.

The chefs of the Duke’s mansion or the Grand Duke’s mansion might feel envious of the skill, as they were surely skilled in preparing luxurious and delicious dishes. However, Elisia, who had long been accustomed to the simple communal meals in Hadumsha, found this meal to be what she missed the most since returning to Hadumsha. After returning to Hadumsha, the amount of food had unexpectedly increased.
“Moreover, eating this with Illeon! For some reason, my mood became uncertain.”

He emptied his plate quite quickly, so Elisia also diligently used her spoon.

After finishing the meal, Elisia walked through the garden with Illeon.

“It’s fascinating.”

Elisia felt her spirits lift.

“What is?”

“That you’re here.”

When she first learned that Illeon had infiltrated Hadumsha yesterday, she was worried about what to do. Now, she felt uplifted because he was with her in the space she had lived, and she could show Illeon a place filled with her memories.

“Now, do you understand how I feel?”

“What are you talking about?”

“When you came to the Grand Duke’s mansion, you kept bringing up Ronan.”

Elisia casually touched the strands of hair braided under her hood.

“Let’s not talk about that now.”

Speaking about it wouldn’t change anything, and seeing Illeon trying to cover it up as if nothing had happened, Elisia tensed, hearing him softly laugh.

At that moment, Roben, Escho, and Iris discovered them and approached.

“May the blessings of the Five and Oder be with you.”

When Illeon greeted them kindly, they reciprocated by crossing their hands over their chests and bowing their heads.

Elisia felt tense alone, afraid they might ask who he was.

“These are our new brothers.”

Roben smoothly introduced Illeon as the “new brother,” and Escho playfully raised his eyebrows.

“We already knew who he was.”

“Thanks to the Duchess’s message, we were waiting for you.”

Elisia nervously glanced at Illeon with Iris’s explanation.

“But you were supposed to come yesterday.”

“Oh, well…”

No, this can’t be! She couldn’t reveal the information about using a bed even within Hadumsha.

“Anyway, now that you’ve come, and we’ve met, isn’t that enough? What did your mother say?”

Elisia quickly changed the subject.

“Brother Noeri, from now on, you’ll go to the ‘Storage.'”

“The Storage, you say?”

“Usually, there’s no one like Brother Noeri, who comes so late to Hadumsha.”

“Is that so?”

“After possessing, if they come and either become a priest or possess a status suitable for living in this world, they soon leave Hadumsha, guided by only a mentor.”

They naturally treated Illeon as ‘Noeri,’ and they treated him like a novice priest. It was not uncommon for newcomers to Hadumsha to visit the Storage. Illeon was naturally taking on the role of a late-coming novice priest.

To reach the Storage, they had to go down a few narrow, dark stone stairs and open several doors.

Upon arriving at the Storage, a transparent curtain of light was drawn around the center of the circular room, with an altar as its focal point.

“I know this place is the world of in the book.”

As he recited the incantation, the curtain disappeared smoothly.

“Wow…”
That alone was so remarkable that he made a surprised sound for some reason.

As one person entered, the curtain quickly closed again. As the five recited the incantation and entered one by one, the cool air in the underground enveloped them.

Inside, the area around the altar was bright even without a separate light. It seemed like some kind of magic was in use.

“This book is the prophecy book. The current issue is that the Duchess asked to either bring it out or get rid of it, but it doesn’t budge…”

Iris began to explain slowly.

When Illeon approached the altar and grabbed the thick book with both hands, the book lifted without any problem.

“You can take it.”