Chapter 126 – It’s Ian
He came.
Ian, it’s really Ian.
I hugged his body tightly in case he disappeared.
“How… ?”
I couldn’t believe it, so those words came out naturally.
Ian seemed to think for a moment after hearing what I said.
Can I tell you this? Should I not? Seeing that he’s even talking to himself, I don’t think he’s usually worried.
However, while Ian was thinking for a moment, the conversation stopped and his body began to tremble again,
He speaks as if there is nothing he can do.
“Actually, um, you can watch from afar. Eve.”
“Yes?”
“It’s something I gave you as a gift before. With that ring…”
“Yeah, really? But why didn’t you tell me… ?”
“… “I’m sorry.”
Does he have anything to be sorry about?
I don’t know.
I thought it was a bit strange to feel sorry.
Rather, I want you to always watch.
Because it’s not someone else, it’s Ian.
As expected, this ring was the perfect gift for me.
“I can’t even hear the sound… It’s an object that allows you to understand the surrounding situation. “That.”
“Ugh, I see.”
“It’s not my thing to say, but if it bothers you, leave it out.”
“Si, I don’t like it. I’ll wear it for the rest of my life…”
I think I’ve definitely said this before.
Ah. That’s right. There was definitely a time in the past when Ian tried to forcefully take away the ring he had given as a gift.
Even back then, I was stubborn and said I would never, ever do this.
Because it’s my first time. Because it’s the first gift I’ve ever received in my life…
Truth… Should I say that?
Even now that I learned about the ring’s power, my feelings haven’t changed at all.
Of course I said that because I thought he would continue to look after me.
Don’t you think Ian keeps looking at me as if he’s committed some serious crime?
A strange silence settled in the place, and we just kept looking at each other.
It was Ian who broke that strange atmosphere.
“Hmm. Let’s put that aside for a moment… What happened?”
“Yes?”
“Who is that person to treat Eve so harshly? “I need to hear why Professor Rohan was so angry.”
I think Ian was watching everything that happened to me earlier.
He said he couldn’t even hear the sound. So, it is natural for such questions to arise.
I had no reason or guts to lie.
I spoke obediently.
“Father… “Here you go.”
“Father?”
“He is the one who took me in.”
“… Wait, is he the head of Alchemia? Wanted?”
“Yes.”
Is this how things are connected?
Ian said to himself again.
It was as if he knew about Alchemia and your father.
“Can you tell me in more detail?”
“Yes, if you’re curious about Ian…”
Actually, that was an excuse.
Using Ian’s curiosity as an excuse,
I was trying to shake off the depression in my heart.
Ian would understand.
And I will encourage you.
I will reassure you that you did not do anything wrong.
I had that confidence…
…
…
…
The truth was scary.
Especially when I say it with my own mouth.
I thought about hiding it, but I don’t want to do that to Ian.
That’s how I felt, but it’s not something I can talk about easily.
When I hesitated for a while, Ian told me to wait a moment and brought out the wine and glasses he had kept at home.
It was only when I drank one, two, three drinks in succession that I was able to open my mouth.
It all started with working at the orphanage that took me in as an orphan.
“Well, you might not believe it, but… When I was young, I was quite a tomboy… Because it was. “I wandered around the neighborhood whenever I had time.”
Is it really because I was young?
Or maybe it’s because he’s a different person from me.
Is it right for me, who can be seen as being born from the past Eve, to call her someone else?
I no longer know.
I force my confused mind to calm down.
To explain it properly to Ian.
“In the meantime, I met Rohan. There was quite a difference in age, but we somehow got along well. We became very close… “
“Eve. Drink it slowly.”
“I’m shaking. Sorry. Please pour me one more drink…”
“Okay.”
The more alcohol goes into it,
My body stops shaking little by little.
I kept talking.
“It must have been like that for a few months. Ugh, my brother always disapproved of me living in an orphanage. Well, the facilities aren’t that good. Sometimes I skipped meals… “It wasn’t a good place for kids of that size.”
“So you’re adopting to Alchemia?”
“It was not something that Brother Rohan could have done on his own. At that time, my brother was also young. But my father looked at me. Just nod your head and do as much as you want, no. He said he absolutely had to adopt. I ended up going to Alchemia. And…”
“And?”
At the very point where we are talking about life in Alchemia,
I felt an eerie sensation throughout my body.
I know the identity of the rejection that blooms like a haze.
Don’t tell anyone about what happened in the basement.
… Those were my father’s words.
But Ian is different, he is not a stranger. Because he’s the person I like.
You came this far for me. I gave up my family work.
Actually, if you think about it, it’s not a big deal.
It’s just that my father has a stubborn side. He is also a person who really dislikes children’s unique behavior or rebellion,
Bring Eve to Alchemia… It was just a story about educating her to be an obedient girl.
But I guess Ian doesn’t think so.
As the story progressed, his expression began to harden, and his face became so complex that it was difficult to explain in the past.
I’m letting go of my anger… Is it about that much? Why?
“If I had known he was that kind of guy, I would have run over and hit him in the head.”
“Wow, that’s harsh. Ian…”
“It’s not bad at all.”
And by talking about that time,
I was able to figure out the truth about what happened.
By the time training at Alchemia was completed,
I clearly remember him taking off a handful of my blood and flesh, saying it was part of research.
I didn’t know English at the time,
Now that I realize the truth, I understand.
The doll called me was created from that.
“That’s right, Ian. It’s important from now on…”
“Say it.”
Will he still like me even if he knows the truth?
I was a little skeptical, but it was Ian.
I took a slow, deep breath and spoke.
“I am fake. “I just have memories of the story I told so far.”
When I started the introduction like that, Ian answered right away.
“Fake?”
“…”
I don’t want to hide anything from Ian.
I lowered my head like a penitent believer and told him everything.
Because it’s fake, I was just born with memories of Eve Christmas. It is a body created artificially according to need…
However, Ian’s reaction was completely indifferent.
And say so.
“Why is that?”
“Yes?”
“It doesn’t really matter.”
“Well, it might not matter to Ian, but…”
“That’s not it. In fact, the word ‘fake’ doesn’t really make sense to me.”
“Why, why… ?”
“Why is Eve fake?”
“… ?”
Has the conversation suddenly lost focus?
I thought I explained it in as much detail as possible…
But I guess that’s not it either.
When I tried to start from the beginning again, Ian shook his head.
“When did we last meet?”
“To. Suddenly?”
“Answer me.”
“That is. “After the new semester starts?”
“After the fake Taryeong that Eve was talking about, right?”
“That’s right. It was a while later… ?”
“But are you still going to say it’s fake?”
At first, I said something stupid.
But after what he said next, I couldn’t come to my senses.
“Eve is fake, so I fell in love with Eve at first sight, the day Eve came to see me, our life at the academy together, the days when I said I liked her and even the promise to marry her are all fake, so they have no meaning. Is that what you want to say?”
“Well, it’s not like that, but…”
“Is that so?”
Ian keeps talking.
“It can’t be fake, right? “The person I fell in love with was a senior at the academy.”
“Well, I, that’s, fake…” Uh, uh… ?”
In a different sense than before,
I ended up not knowing what was what.
“I can’t tolerate people treating themselves like fakes. “What happens to me when I fall in love with Eve like that?”
“I-I see… ?”
“Okay.”
I thought it was a bit far-fetched.
However, Ian’s tone of voice, facial expression, and overall atmosphere were firm and confident,
I was almost like I was being dragged along, is that really true? And then I thought about it again.
And the next words,
It completely changed my mind.
“Are you going to say that even your feelings for me are fake?”
“Oh, no, that’s not true. I really, really like it… !”
“But what keeps saying it’s fake?”
“…”
Maybe,
I might have wanted you to say that.
The person you want to see the most appears at the moment you want to see it the most,
I may have hoped, no, I hoped, that it would tell me the story I wanted to hear the most and take away my deepest concerns all at once.
It doesn’t matter if the argument is correct or not.
It’s not about answering questions or taking a test.
All that mattered was that Ian said that.
Ian said nothing more,
But he just hugged me tight.
Ian’s attitude was that he had nothing more to say,
I have nothing more to say,
… Since we’re just touching each other, the atmosphere becomes sexy.
Without anyone saying anything first, we naturally placed our lips together and kissed.
As if surprised by Ian’s tongue roaming inside her mouth,
The fake stories that had tormented me to the point where I cried bitterly for hours had become so deep in my throat… ?
