I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 149
You know, Tess.
Actually, the Fairy King told me about a way I could continue living in that world.
– Eat the food there. If you partake in it before dying, you can become one of the people of that world.
I also had the option of staying there by following my mom and eating the food my mom made. But I came back for the family I have in this life and for you.
You, Tess, were the one who made this dream-like world feel real.
Even though we destroyed each other’s worlds, in the end, we still want each other. You and I are similar.
“Euseniel, don’t. Don’t abandon me.”
As his shaky legs took a step backwards, Tess forcefully shook his head while holding onto my arm.
“No, I won’t.”
He suddenly stood up and grabbed my arm.
“Even if you hate me, you can’t let go. I won’t let you go.”
Madness flickered in his eyes as dark as the night.
Roar, bang!
A bright light flashed, and thunderous sounds filled the air.
Tap, tap, tap.
The rain hitting the window became stronger.
“Live with me here, Euseniel.”
The stories I heard as a child, as if nailed into my ears.
“Sleep in the same bed as me, use the same bathroom, and eat together.”
His soft lips moved enticingly as if trying to bewitch me.
“Living together, sharing the same space.”
Tess curled his eyes tinged with a color as if he had never cried and showed a playful eye smile. As if trying to enchant me as a child.
“My Euseniel. Let’s get married. Let’s be together forever.”
The tips of his fingers sweep gently over my cheek, and my vision blurs.
“Euseniel, ah. Euseniel….”
Thunk. I grab Tess’s head.
“What kind of trick is this?”
“It hurts.”
As if the magic that enchants people had completely disappeared, Tess appeared vividly. He was touching the spot I was holding with a bandaged hand.
My heart tingled sharply seeing the hand that had been deeply cut until the bones were visible.
“Come here.”
When I pull his wrist, Tess comes along.
“If it bleeds again this time, I won’t treat it again.”
Tess, who sat down politely, glanced at me for a moment. Can he see what my emotions are like if he can see my soul?
It’s convenient that he can see souls. I wonder if he knows the jumbled and confused feelings that I don’t even understand well.
“Tess.”
“Yes?”
“Why is your hand like this?”
When I saw Tess rolling his small head, I eased my grip.
“If you don’t tell me honestly, I won’t—”
“—Going to Euseniel!”
“What?”
“After Euseniel abandoned me, I just went mad… I was afraid of going to Euseniel in that state, so I slammed my hands on the floor. As long as there was pain, I could maintain my sanity.”
Upon closer inspection, his fingernails were also torn.
What an idiot.
I couldn’t outright curse him for the gruesome wound, so I tightly wrapped it with bandages.
“Tess.”
“Yes?”
“How many times can I hit you?”
Instead of answering, Tess pushed his head forward. I hit the small head without hesitation.
“You bastard.”
Whether it was more shocking than sweet words or being scolded, Tess’s broad shoulders visibly flinched.
“This bastard. Absolutely outrageous!”
I heard a groan, but I squeezed a few more hits.
Tess couldn’t even touch the painful spots, keeping both hands together and bowing his head deeply.
Ah, it feels refreshing.
His appearance, huddled shoulders as if receiving a death sentence, was pitiful. I gently stroked his cheek as if comforting him.
“Just once, Tess.”
His cheeks trembled.
“I’ll forgive you just this once. You showed your back to me, you caused rumors that you were involved with another woman. And…”
“….”
“Injured yourself.”
The slowly lifted head didn’t stop until it faced me. His black pupils were trembling.
“Euseniel, don’t you find me disgusting? Like making a contract with the devil or seeing souls.”
What a foolish question.
“I’ve told you several times that I don’t find you disgusting.”
Despite the firm tone, Tess trembled anxiously.
“If you keep insisting like that, even I, who remember my past life might not be normal.”
I shrugged my shoulders as I looked at his trembling eyelashes.
“Both of us are strange in some way, so we match well.”
“My Euseniel.”
Tess, who hugged my waist with both hands, whispered in a low voice.
“My Euseniel, there is no one but you for me.”
As I gently stroked his hair, which had become somewhat dry, Tess sniffed at my neck.
The noisy sound of rain had subsided.
“Is the rain related to you too?”
“Sometimes… Sudden weather changes are related to me. Just like the imperial palace, it has assimilated with me.”
He feels my presence when I enter the palace, he said. If it’s on a city-wide scale, it might be more tiring. I felt like I could understand the reason why he was always on edge.
“Is the sudden flash of lightning a sign of your bad mood?”
“Ung.”
“Is it because you’re angry after hearing my story from afar, and you’re causing lightning and thunder?”
“….ung.”
Tess, who subtly glanced at me, looked quite pitiful. Now that I no longer had the strength to be surprised by such things, he just looked pitiful.
So, I changed the subject.
“By the way, Tess.”
“Ung?”
“Do I hate you?”
Tess tilted his head.
“You said so. Even if you know that I hate you, you can’t give up. Is it true that you can see souls?”
“Yes.”
“Then, there’s no way I could appear to hate you.”
Unless unknowingly another personality is taking over my feelings.
“Because I love you.”
“….”
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