I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

Her eyelids were heavy, but she was slowly waking up. Edith’s eyes, looking at her in the afterimage of a dispersing dream, held onto her until the end.

 

“Umm…”

 

She groaned softly and at the same time felt a sense of reality, so she opened her eyes. 

For a while, she couldn’t think of anything. All she could feel was the chest of the man in front of her.

 

‘What happened?’

 

As she rolled her watery eyes from side to side and searched for memories, she remembered the moment when she was almost killed by some crazy man.

 

‘How much time has passed since then?’

 

As she moved her body, which had seemed frozen for a while, the arm on top of her body hugged her even more tightly.

 

“Ugh.”

 

“Edith…?”

 

Killian’s deep voice called her name.

 

‘Ah, it was Killian.’

 

A huge sense of relief washed over her when she realized she was being held by Killian.

 

“Edith. Are you coming to your senses?”

 

“Killian…”

 

“Do not worry. This is the mansion, and you are safe. It’s okay now…”

 

Killian’s large hand patted her back.

 

“How long did I sleep?”

 

“You slept for half a day. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a concussion, and you just passed out from stress.”

 

“No matter what, you’re sleeping while holding someone who has fainted.”

 

She scolded Killian a little, but he seemed more confident.

 

“You didn’t let me go.”

 

“Uh? Really?”

 

“Even when you fainted, you held on to my clothes and kept looking for me while you were talking in your sleep.”

 

She didn’t even dream of Killian, but it was a strange thing.

 

“Well, I see… sorry.”

 

“Don’t be sorry. I am telling you to only look for me like that in the future. If you call someone else’s name, you will be in big trouble, so it would be better to only think about me in your dreams.”

 

She guessed he’s not an obsessed sub guy for nothing, he had a very steady personality. 

Anyway, he kept patting and rubbing her back, trying to reassure her. She was just enjoying him patting her as if he was soothing a child. She really felt like her mind became more stable.

 

“What happened yesterday… What happened?”

 

Even when she opened her mouth, that was all she could say. No matter what she was going to say, she needed to know what happened first.

 

“What should I say first?”

 

“Umm… From how you found me…?”

 

Killian let out a long sigh and spoke slowly while rubbing her back.

 

“When you said you and Lise would go out alone… For some reason, I didn’t have a good feeling.”

 

“…How amazing. Do you think you have a good sense of touch?”

 

“That’s something I don’t know. Actually, yesterday, Lise asked me about my schedule for today.”

 

“So?”

 

“I lied and said I had to go out in the morning.”

 

She was speechless for a moment. The sub male lead, Killian, was so suspicious of Lise that he even lied. Now it seemed like this world was not part of the story of <House and Envoy>.

 

“Anyway, I pretended to go to the imperial palace in the morning, then came back and took two knights to the Rue de Le Belle Marie. I tried to pretend we met by chance.”

 

“Do you think it could be said that it was a ‘coincidence’ that three grown men came to Le Belle Marie Street?”

 

“It didn’t matter what happened.”

 

She smiled like a sigh and then nodded.

 

“Please keep talking.”

 

“It was easy to find Lise on Le Belle Marie Street. You just have to go in the direction where people are glancing.”

 

As expected of the majesty of the most beautiful woman in the world!

 

“But the closer I got, the closer I noticed something strange. I saw Lise and her maid… You and your maid were nowhere to be seen. I asked Lise where you were, and she answered that you suddenly disappeared and she was looking for you too.”

 

Her fingertips felt cold. It was clearly a lie to say that she suddenly disappeared. No matter how crowded the bookstore was, it wouldn’t have been difficult for Lise to find her. Besides, she never left the same place where she first broke up with Lise. But why did Lise lie like that?

 

“I was dizzy, and your maid came running and said you had never been out there and pointed to an alley. Thanks to that, I was able to quickly search the alley, and found you and that crazy guy in an abandoned house at the very back of the alley.”

 

“I see…”

 

“If she hadn’t been that maid, she would have been in big trouble… No, let’s not talk about this. Because it’s terrible.”

 

She nodded again.

 

“Can I ask you this time?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“How on earth did it end up like that there?”

 

“Ha… I know, right? It’s a long story, but first I have to tell you why I went to that alley so there won’t be any misunderstandings.”

 

There was a request from Lise, who said that it would be difficult if Cliff found out, but she didn’t think there was a need for her to keep that secret while she was lying about her whereabouts. She calmly told the story of the two of them going into the bookstore recommended by Lise and choosing books for about an hour, the story of how after they had chosen everything, Lise disappeared, so she went out alone and met the man, and the story of how no one helped her even though she was being dragged around by him. Killian didn’t say anything the entire time she spoke. He didn’t even add a word. He just listened to her without making a sound.

 

“That’s all I have to say on the surface about the situation I was in with that man in the abandoned house.”

 

“…You speak as if there is something else going on beneath the surface.”

 

“That’s right. It’s a bit strange how that guy ended up there.”

 

She was still only looking at Killian’s cleavage, but somehow she felt like she could feel his sharp gaze.

 

“Tell me.”

 

“I asked him how he knew I was here, and he said he overheard someone talking at a tea party. But they said that was two days ago. It was only two days ago that I decided to go out with Lise.”

 

“Who said that?”

 

“He asked me what I would give him in return if he told me that. So I couldn’t ask any more questions.”

 

There was the sound of Killian clenching his teeth.

 

“Whoever it was, it was really strange. Didn’t that person know before you even decided to go to Rue Le Belle Marie?”

 

“So, yeah, but… Okay, this is just a guess… Isn’t there someone else who can predict that fact?”

 

“…You mean Lise.”

 

She didn’t answer. Killian also said nothing and just hugged her tightly. Even she couldn’t believe this, so Killian must be confused as well.

 

“What happened to that man?”

 

“I don’t know if this is good news or bad news, but Fred Sicily was causing trouble in prison… Two hours ago he committed suicide.”

 

“Yes?”

 

She lifted her head up at him in surprise. Killian also looked down at her with a mixed expression.

 

“It’s a good thing that that crazy guy can never hurt you again… It’s a shame that the opportunity to uncover the truth about the incident has disappeared.”

 

“We’ll never know who he overheard at the tea party.”

 

Killian nodded his head. Then he hesitated for a moment and spoke calmly.

 

“At that time… I was sorry for blaming you too. I was so surprised and nervous that I didn’t even know… No, no. It was just my fault.”

 

She remembered him lifting her into his princess arms and getting angry, saying that this was all karma for messing around with random men. She was about to say it was okay, but Killian continued.

 

“I don’t know why only hateful words come out when I stand in front of you. It seems like blaming you has become a habit. I’m sorry.”

 

She chuckled. Not long ago, she cleared up some misunderstandings about Killian. Because she thought she knew why he did that.

 

“It’s not your fault, Killian.”

 

“Of course, the people who created and spread false rumors about you are the worst, but I was also wrong in believing those rumors and treating you.”

 

No. He was just being swayed by the original author. How could one character stand up to his creator? And it seemed like it’s almost been left to the original author now. Of course, it’s all thanks to her. But she couldn’t explain this, so she just nodded. Then, suddenly, Killian started playfully twisting her hair around his fingers.

 

“By the way.”

 

Hmm. For some reason, this was a very ominous beginning…

 

“I checked your ‘baggage’ that your maid packed.”

 

This…

 

“I didn’t know you would like such provocative books.”

 

“Haha… that is… Hmm! therefore…”

 

“Tastes are very diverse. There is a story about a princess being abused by her guard knight, and there is also a story about a countess making men kneel at her feet…”

 

“Well, that… I don’t know what type you might like!”

 

She couldn’t say she was an omnivore who read anything she liked, so she said something, but the hand that was twisting her hair stopped.

 

“So what you’re saying is… Just to keep this in mind when spending the night with me… Are you saying you bought those books?”

 

“Well, what is it, data research? Yes, to research data…!”

 

Then Killian started chuckling and laughing.

 

“You are surprisingly the studious type. I like it, however…”

 

His large hand, which had been sweeping her back, slowly moved down.

 

“I tend to value practical skills…”

 

Her whole body actually tensed as the hands slowly massaged her body.

 

“I hope you get well soon. I want to put the theory you’ve acquired into practice.”

 

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