“Can’t I just have a moment with Elishia?”

Elishia froze on the spot. The next moment, she felt a stiffness at the back of her neck, and her blood pressure rose.

“What did you say? Didn’t you tell me not to do this?”

It was fine when he clung to her, acting childishly, saying he couldn’t do this or that. But the problem was that he would try to pull her into his arms like a carnivorous plant whenever she got a bit close to him.

“Weren’t you never intending to listen to my request in the first place?”

Elishia coldly pushed Illeon away, and he spoke in dissatisfaction.

“Lona is, as expected, too much.”

“What does that mean?”

“I mean Lona is too much.”

Watching Illeon pitifully write unrecognizable characters on the bathtub floor with his finger, Elishia helped him up.

“I’ll dry your hair. Go to sleep early.”

Illeon, who seemed to have transformed into a whining invertebrate, clung to her again.

“Let’s sleep together.”

“…….”

Elishia swallowed a sigh.

“Do you want me, Sir Illeon, to be taken away as a Duke’s servant?”

“No.”

“Then why won’t you help?”

“What do you mean I didn’t help? I’m hiding you in my house.”

It wasn’t that there were no errand runners looking for Elishia at the Duke’s place, but he had consistently turned them away, claiming ignorance.

“Are all the remaining servants in this house elite? Do you want to dismiss them all and hire new ones?”

If even one person saw this state, it would be a big problem.

“Lona.”

As Illeon’s attitude changed seriously, Elishia finally felt the tension leave her shoulders.

“Yes. Please speak.”

“Do you want to go to my territory?”

What was this sudden statement? Unable to understand the examiner’s intentions, Elishia just blinked.

“The Clevent territory? Why all of a sudden?”

“The chef there makes good bread.”

Elishia suddenly felt years older.

Want some ramen? Was that it?

Illeon, as if determined, lowered his voice subtly and stroked her hair.

“There are also cats in the castle. In my room. Don’t you want to see a cat?”

“I have a cat, too.”

Huh? A cat?

Suddenly springing the word, Elishia was taken aback.

‘What’s this cat talk about.’

She had never seen a cat since the possession. Engaging in nonsensical banter with Illeon, now any words just popped out. But she couldn’t lose here.

“Sit down quickly. You’ll catch a cold.”

“Ah, it hurts. Be gentle. The service is a mess.”

“You didn’t unknowingly hire me.”

While saying that, Elishia took the strength out of her hands and dried Illeon’s hair with the towel more carefully than before.

“Lona. I don’t like it when I open my eyes and you’re not beside me.”

Illeon wrapped her hand holding the towel.

The ashgrey eyes, which had lost focus, looked straight at her as if they could see her.

“Be with me.”

Elishia was weak to him.

He probably would never know.

‘Because I refused his proposal, he will think he likes me more.’

But in reality, Elishia liked him more, and for a longer time.

Since she liked him long before he knew of her existence, since a very long time ago.

A very long time ago? When was that?

‘Since I first read .’

Once she convinced herself of that, another thought followed.

‘Is there no way to heal Illeon again?’

Would the elixir that blooms once in 10 years really only bloom again in 10 years? Was there no way for another flower to bloom tomorrow, or the day after, or the end of this week, through a plot hole?

‘It would be nice if I could read the book.’

A large, thick book came to mind at that time.

‘What memory is this?’

Won Yunji read through a mobile phone app. So it didn’t make sense that such a book would come to mind; since some point, she had naturally thought of the original as if it were a physical book.

‘There’s no way that could exist.’

Even if it did exist, it was a story about Carina healing Illeon’s eyes, then the two of them adventuring together, with Illeon ascending to the throne, so there was no way it could contain a remedy for the second real name.

“Sigh.”

It was then that I inadvertently sighed.

“Are you frustrated?”

“No. Well, yes, I’m frustrated.”

“Shall we take a walk?”

“Now?”
Ileon nodded his head.

“Someone might be watching the mansion during the day. We should only take walks at night for the time being.”

Elysia was curious as well.

“I’ll get ready quickly.”

She should have washed her hair before going for a walk.

She wanted to check the place where his eyes had been fixed all along. But Ileon had been so strict that she couldn’t step out of the mansion for two days.

Though she was sorry for her nicely rolled hair, she couldn’t miss this opportunity.

(This is a time separator.)

Duke Uter had forgotten the night.

Even after the sun had set and the full moon had risen, the surroundings of the Duke were brightly lit, as if forming a fortress of light.

“Sob. Elysia.”

Looking at his wife crying in bed, Jillion didn’t know what to do.

“She’ll be back soon. Where would she go? She’s a child without memories.”