I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

“Don’t be so hard on yourself, Killian.”

 

“This will be a guilt I will have to carry with me until I die.”

 

“No, you really don’t have to blame yourself…”

 

He was just a character in this novel, so he couldn’t go against the flow of the original work. The reason he could see all of this now was because she met the three-level exception condition and the flow of the original story was extremely weakened. Not only Killian, but perhaps Cliff and the Duke and Duchess were also affected by this. So the future was more important.

 

‘You said that from now on, probability, not the flow of the original work, will be the main force supporting this world, right?’

 

Just because the causal relationships in the original work have disappeared, didn’t mean she suddenly became the main character of this world. Rather, what would happen from now on was that even if she knew the original work, she would not be able to predict the future. But she wasn’t afraid.

 

‘In other words, now I can finally create my own life!’

 

For her, this was the start of the main story, so this was it! But before that, she had to confess everything she couldn’t tell Killian all this time. She wanted to tell him about herself without hiding anything more. So, as a complete her, she wanted to be understood and loved by him.

 

“It’s a little late, but I also have something to tell you.”

 

She took her hand out of his grasp and placed it on the back of his hand. And this time she held his hand tightly.

 

“You may have already guessed, but I, Edith Riegelhoff…”

 

“You are Edith Ludwig.”

 

‘Wow, look at him with a straight face. Do you want to hit me in the heart?’

 

“Yes, anyway, I grew up in the Rigelhof family and was abused from a young age. Everything I did at a party that was reprehensible was something my father forced me to do.”

 

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

 

“There are two reasons for that. First of all, I wasn’t sure if you and the Ludwig family would accept me even if you all knew my truth. I was a hostage for the loyalty of the Rigelhof family, but if you knew that I was an empty chaff that could not function…”

 

“Edith…”

 

Killian looked depressed. Because he couldn’t refute what she said. But it didn’t really matter now. Even more important and difficult to explain was the second reason.

 

“And the second reason…”

 

Until this moment, she had been wondering whether she could reveal her truth and, if so, how she should explain it.

 

“Killian.”

 

He raised his head, probably wondering why she suddenly called him without speaking.

 

“Do you believe in supernatural phenomena?”

 

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

 

“Because that’s the second reason I haven’t told you everything about myself.”

 

“Please speak so I can understand.”

 

She took a deep breath.

 

“I have all of Edith’s memories. And at the same time… Choi Sona’s memories.”

 

“Chessna?”

 

She laughed for a moment at his pronunciation.

 

“No. Choi, Sona, and I. She was a 28-year-old woman who lived in a country called South Korea. My parents farmed in the countryside, and I earned money by working in the capital, but my brother, who was a bitch, kept taking my money, so I didn’t have any money to save, and on top of that, I suffered from a serious illness when I was young, so I wasn’t healthy… It was a difficult life. Still, I put in quite a bit of effort to make it seem like I was living as well as everyone else.”

 

Just a year ago, she was Choi Sona. But that already felt like a thing of the distant past. Was this also a side effect of possession?

 

“Actually, my life was not much different from Edith’s. My parents were my biological parents, but you know what? Even biological parents may not love their children. My parents were like that. They didn’t hit me, but they almost neglected me and my brother. And my brother was worse than Shane Riegelhoff.”

 

From the moment she brought up the name ‘Choi Sona’, Killian couldn’t stop his mouth from opening and was listening blankly.

 

“Do you think I’m crazy?”

 

When she asked with a smile, Killian closed his mouth and shook his head.

 

“Not at all.”

 

“I’m glad I still look sane. I have to talk about something more interesting from now on…”

 

“Please do it.”

 

As soon as she started coughing, Killian poured her some water from the bottle on the bedside. His listening attitude was excellent.

 

“I possessed Edith a week before I married you. The original me died in an accident in a world different from this one.”

 

“Possession…?”

 

“Yes. Another soul enters a person’s body and becomes the owner of that body. They say it is used by ghosts…”

 

“You… Are you saying you’re a witch?”

 

“Oh, no, no! There is no such thing as great power! Just… When I opened my eyes, it was like this. It’s not what I wanted.”

 

Did she mention it for no reason? <House and Envoy> was also a world where witch hunts and burnings existed…? While she was getting nervous, Killian stared into space for a while, then sighed softly and changed the subject.

 

“What kind of accident was it? The accident that killed you.”

 

“Uh… My brother was very drunk and was waiting for me. I went home from work and found him at the front door.”

 

That memory was still vivid. A narrow staircase in an old multi-family house that smells somewhat damp. Every time she got off work, she often imagined that an unfamiliar robber was waiting for her on the stairs. She didn’t know that the robber would be her brother… 

 

“He asked me to hand over money that day too. But that day, I wasn’t in a good mood. So I insisted that I couldn’t give it to him.”

 

“So?”

 

“Then… My brother… He hit me hard on the face.”

 

At that moment, Killian’s fist tightened.

 

“Unfortunately, I had just finished climbing the stairs… I got hit in the face and fell back. I think I fell down the stairs… I fainted from shock, as if my head had been hit hard somewhere, and when I opened my eyes, it was in Edith’s body.”

 

Killian began to open his mouth again.

 

“…Voila!”

 

She added childish sound effects by extending both arms left and right, like a magician performing a successful magic trick.

 

“Anyway, that’s why I was a bit reluctant to reveal Edith’s past as if it were something I had experienced. I wonder if I have the right to sell other people’s misfortune.”

 

“Ha…”

 

Killian made a sound that she couldn’t tell if it was laughter or a sigh. In fact, even if she wanted to reveal Edith’s hidden settings, she was restricted from doing so, but in order to talk about it, she had to explain that this world was a book and that the god-like author had placed various restrictions on her. But she decided not to talk about it that far. It seemed like Killian would be so confused and it would be difficult for her to even say she was in the book anymore anyway.

 

“It’s okay if you don’t believe it. Since I started living as Edith, I am just Edith, and my mysterious experiences like this are not important. I just didn’t want to hide anything from you.”

 

“To be honest…”

 

Killian was lost in thought for a long time after he opened his mouth. She understood. This was probably the first time he had ever heard of something like this in his life. Was she crazy? Was she having a realistic dream and confusing it with reality? Or was she making fun of him? All kinds of thoughts would come to his mind. So she waited for him with a generous heart.

 

“I don’t believe everything you say. But it’s too specific a story to not believe at all, and there’s no reason for you to deceive me with such a story.”

 

“I don’t mean to confuse you, but… If you come down to Ryzen, let me help you with your work. Choi Sona’s memories will be quite helpful to you. The world I’ve lived in is a bit more developed than this one now.”

 

“He said you were full of dreams of developing Ryzen, and that was true.”

 

Killian finally smiled like himself. She didn’t understand everything, and she couldn’t believe everything, but it seemed like they still respected her story. He held her hand gently and kissed the back of it. A tingling sensation ran from the back of her hand, up her arm, and straight to her heart.

 

“Do not worry. From now on, I will listen to whatever you say. I’ll try to understand, and if I don’t, I’ll keep talking. I don’t want to make the same mistake again.”

 

“What if I say something that seems absurd?”

 

“Even if you say that a spirit from another world has possessed you.”

 

Perhaps what she wanted to hear from Killian was not the words that he loved her or that he would do anything she wanted, but that he would make an effort to understand her. That’s why she felt so satisfied and reassured right now.

 

“Oh, then… Are all misunderstandings about me resolved? The Duke and Cliff…?”

 

“For the most part, yes. Father, in particular, feels very sorry for you.”

 

“What… As the person leading this family, His Excellency the Duke must have been careful about even the smallest details. I understand.”

 

“You shouldn’t give away forgiveness so easily. I will definitely receive your share when I go down to the territory, so please know that.”

 

She giggled with Killian and then talked about some more small things. That the heads of those involved in this treason plot, including the Archduke Langston and the Rigelhoff family, were hanged at the execution site in the imperial palace this morning, and that Anna also decided to go to Rysen as a maid close to her, and that she had been lying in bed almost every day since the kidnapping incident. The story went that the Duchess barely woke up yesterday and that Renan needed to recuperate for another week. Killian, who had been talking about such things, spoke as if concluding.

 

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