Lady Devil - Chapter 106

#106

“You’re sweating a lot today. Looks like the medicine is working well. That’s good.”

“…Medicine?”

“Yes, yes. Don’t worry. The priest said this is a sign of regaining strength. When harsh energy enters a weak body, it tries to push it out. The weaker the patient, the stronger the reaction, he said. That’s why some people find steam therapy difficult. But young lady, you must endure it.”

I gasped as I received Alyona’s care. Even if it’s the medicine’s effect, does it have to be this hard? I even resented this tasteless and odorless liquid that reminded me how weak my body had become. Still, it’s supposed to get better soon….

“In my opinion, this is all because you loved him.”

Alyona suddenly spoke while I was just breathing heavily. I looked at the girl with slight confusion. Alyona continued with a slightly angry tone.

“It’s true, isn’t it? Who else made someone who was barely recovering end up like this again? So when you regain your health, you should either run away or find some other way to take care of yourself.”

“You… Earlier you said Johannes was scary… but you’re… speaking quite boldly?”

“Hmm.”

Alyona’s eyes seemed to sink for a moment as she made an embarrassed groan.

“Well, well, he is….”

Alyona’s gaze, stumbling over her words as if feeling a bit guilty, occasionally lowered. It soon slid past my forehead. The girl, showing me her profile, wiped her sweaty palms on her apron and touched around her chest. Come to think of it, was this child quite a devout believer? I thought vaguely with my dizzy head. It looked exactly like Alyona was clutching the necklace inside her clothes.

I heard a deep breath above my head. Then a moment of silence.

“…He will be punished by heaven.”

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