Chapter 300 – Lucia Urella (3)
After that day, I spent every day conversing with authorities on soul magic and reading countless books in order to get Eugene’s soul back.
However… I couldn’t find a way.
‘The human soul is connected to life… Therefore, without a soul, no living human being can exist.’
‘…Even if it’s undead like zombies or ghouls, it’s unprecedented for humans to lose their souls.’
Every time I bring up the story of losing my soul, the eyes look at me like a madman.
I never doubted myself while receiving such stares.
The emotions and memories that Eugene Calliope engraved on me were so clear.
The only thing I was afraid of was…
I just wondered if his soul had disappeared because of my return.
***
‘…Again…Here…’
The reason I re-entered Carnea was not for any other reason.
It was because of the thought that Eugene’s soul might be recovered with the help of the old books and outstanding professors that could only be found in the library here.
“…I declare it here and now.”
Yujin’s eyes, which she hadn’t seen in a while, were still empty.
His heart was breaking, but there was nothing I could do about it.
I hope and hope that I can find his soul here.
“…As a member of the glorious Carnea Academy…”
I was trying hard to make up my mind and reading the script slowly.
“…!”
I could tell
At this moment, the Eugene Calliope I knew has returned.
“…Ah.”
I don’t know why.
I have no idea how he got his soul back.
The goddess might have heard my earnest prayer, or it could just be a miracle.
“Keuhuhhhhh”
However, the moment I confirmed that he had returned, I couldn’t hold back the tears that burst out.
“Lu…Miss Lucia? Are you okay? What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“Go..Thank you.. Uhhh.. Go.. Thank you..”
Even forgetting where I am now.
I just sat there and sobbed like a child.
***
Blame— blame— blame—
After the entrance ceremony, I followed Eugene, who was the last to leave the auditorium.
‘…More…’
Hesitate no more.
Wait no more
I tell him my feelings before anyone else so that I don’t regret it twice.
“Eugene Calliope.”
“…Lucia… Urella?”
When my name is called, Eugene looks at me with a puzzled expression.
I took a deep breath and held out my hand to him.
“Please date me on the premise of marriage.”
***
Back in my dorm room, I lay down with a blanket over me.
And then…
“Aaaaa!”
Screaming, he climbed onto the pillow and hit it with his fist.
Fuck! Fuck! Whoops!
Feathers burst from the pillow and flutter in the air.
“Why! Why! Why! It’s a car!”
I never thought it would be a car.
I thought that the reason I couldn’t be a lover with Eugene in my previous life was because I kept my distance.
…But I can’t believe I confessed and got kicked out!
Something more unbelievable than a regression has happened.
“…Bad boy…No…Eugene is not a bad boy…But…No! Still, you bastard…!!..Uh…How could I…Kick me!!…Lucia Urella!!”
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t understand.
“She’s everything if she’s good-looking!”
It wasn’t that she fell in love with Eugene’s appearance, but honestly, she did develop a bit of a crush on Eugene.
No, she wasn’t a little bit, but a lot handsome.
From an objective point of view, his looks are among the top 10 men in the empire.
But…
“I am…So pretty!!”
In terms of looks, there’s no way I’m lacking.
It’s embarrassing to say it myself, but I’ve never seen anyone more beautiful than me since I was born.
If I had been born into any commoner family and not Urella, I would have been crowned with a face.
And where is the only face you have?
The body is also perfect.
When I looked in the mirror after taking a bath, I was sometimes surprised that the goddess might have returned.
I felt sorry for being born with all of this.
Well, at least Liana Lumenhark is called the ‘Sun of the Empire’ and is comparable to me…
‘…Honestly, I’m prettier.’
Unlike Liana, who is just gorgeous, I have a neat beauty in addition to the splendor.
Someone who doesn’t know much about beauty, Liana says I’m similar, but anyone with even the slightest knowledge of aesthetics will know that I’m much prettier.
What are the abilities there?
The chief entrance to Carnea Academy, where all the Kirin children of the Empire gather!
You can understand most books just by skimming them once, and if you read them twice, you can tell how many chapters there are.
Is there a lack of background?
No!
She is the only daughter of the Urella family, which can be said to be the head of the great family, and the next head of the family is virtually certain.
She’ll wash her eyes and look for flaws, the perfect woman she can’t find.
That is Lucia Urella!
“…But why!”
Why the hell!
Why did Eugene Calliope dump me!
“…This…This…Something’s wrong.”
It’s obviously because of the return.
Because of the regression, it is clear that the laws of the world have been distorted somewhere.
Otherwise, I couldn’t be cold!
“Again… I’m asking again. That’s right… Sleep for now and tomorrow…”
I try to calm her down, pull the blanket over her head, and take a deep breath.
And…
“…Aaaaa… Why! Why! Why! It’s tea!!”
***
“…”
I can’t believe it, but Eugene was avoiding me.
If you try to approach them, they sneak up and disappear among the people, and if you chase them, they will run away.
She was furious at the fact that Eugene was avoiding me, but what can I do?
…The person you fell in love with is a sinner.
It wasn’t until a week later that I caught him.
Tak-!
“…Follow me.”
Grabbing Eugene’s wrist, I dragged him to a secluded place and said,
“…Why?”
“Yeah?…What do you mean…?”
I interrupted Eugene Calliope who was trying to sneak away and asked.
“Why did you kick me?”
“…”
Yujin looked at me with eyes as if she wanted to ask that question.
“…Answer me quickly.”
“Haa… Miss Lucia. Even if you suddenly ask to date on the premise of marriage… An agreement between families is necessary, and in the case of marriage between great families, permission from the imperial family must be obtained…”
I said with a snort at Eugene’s words.
“…For just that reason… Kicked Lucia Urella?”
If I said I was getting married, there was a line of people who would at least change the laws of the empire!!!
Seeing Eugene’s face once, I took a long breath and said,
“…Is it so. Great. All right. Then, leave out the premise of marriage. We’re just dating okay? Then, starting today, we…”
“…Sorry.”
“Why the hell are you doing this!!! What am I lacking…!!.. Heeing…”
Tears welled up in my eyes because I never thought I would be dumped twice by the same man.
“…Are you crying?”
“I’m not crying! Ugh… More than that! Why! You didn’t get married… But this time…Why did you get married this time? Aren’t I pretty in your eyes?”
“…Pretty.”
“Then why! The most beautiful woman in the Empire… No, the most beautiful woman in the world just confessed to you! I know how many men there are who want to talk to me right now!”
At those words, Yujin asked back, not at all taken aback.
“Lucia.”
“Why… Now do you know who he kicked? But I’m generous, so I’ll forgive you… Instead…”
“No. It’s not… Why me? As Lucia-sama said, men will line up…”
“…”
I clenched my fists in silence at Eugene’s question.
‘…Because I saw you.’
Because you know better than anyone what you do and who you are.
Although I can’t tell you that…
It had to be Eugene.
It has to be Eugene.
“…It was just love at first sight. Now that you answered, are we dating?”
“…Sorry.”
“Ah… Hee… What’s really wrong!!!”
Because of the difference in a row, I feel like I’m really going to cry now.
Then Eugene said with her serious face.
“…It’s not that I hate Lucia… But I have work to do.”
“…”
Yes… Eugene was such a man.
A man who just wants to save as many people as possible, even if his lost soul returns after decades, without revealing it to anyone.
I was in love with this look.
I said while holding Eugene’s hand.
“…I’ll help you.”
“Lucia… I appreciate your words, but what I am trying to do is not an easy task. You could lose your life if you don’t…”
“Are you okay.”
I couldn’t let him do it all the more because he could lose his life.
In this lifetime, I will never… Never let Eugene die.
“So let’s do it together.”
Would my sincerity be conveyed?
After thinking for a moment, Yujin nodded his head.
“…All right.”
“Thank you!”
A smile springs from the depths of his heart at his permission.
“…”
Then, Eugene suddenly puts on a dazed expression.
From the look in his eyes, his soul isn’t lost again, but anxiety wells up.
“…Eugene-sama?”
“…”
“Are you okay? Eugene?”
“Ah… I’m sorry. Think about something else for a while.”
“Your face will be red… Ho… You’re not sick somewhere, are you?”
“…No… It’s okay. Thank you more than that. He said he would help me for nothing in return.”
“Do you have a fee?”
“…Yes?”
“Instead of helping me…”
I looked at Eugene, who was flustered, and raised the corner of his mouth.
“Let’s start with our friend.”
***
Drooling─
When I opened the door to Class 5, all eyes were on me.
This is Eugene’s class, but I wasn’t here to find Eugene.
“Vivian Beatrice.”
“…Yes…Four…That…Me?”
“Look at me for a second.”
“…Lu…Lucia-sama…My…I…What…Well…Even if it’s my fault…”
Perhaps because of her timid personality, she didn’t do anything, but Vivian was trembling.
“…Hmm.”
Her enormous breasts show off her overwhelming presence even though she is slouching at the waist.
I never thought that my breasts were small, but in front of this child, it was like the difference between an adult and a child.
She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
“Are you being bullied?”
“…Ah… No… That… That kind of thing…”
“Don’t worry, just be honest. As you know, adding up the families of everyone in your class doesn’t work for Urella.”
“…I…Really…Ah…No.”
Really…
This kid is also kind.
The way she hides herself to protect the kids who lead the bullying somehow resembles Eugene…
She seemed to know why she had become her lover with Eugene in her previous life.
“Well, it’s fine if you don’t want to talk. Take this instead.”
I took out a brooch with Urella’s pattern engraved on it to Vivian.
“…This…Is…What…Is…?”
“Proof that you are my friend.”
“Chi… Friend? Lu… Lucia-sama and me?!”
“Yes, starting today, if someone bothers you, show them. Then you’ll bow on your own… But if you don’t, tell me. All right?”
“…This…This…That…That…”
Vivian’s hand trembled while receiving the brooch.
“Vivian! Answer.”
“Yeah.. Fournet! All right!! Kko… I will… Tell you…”
“Great. Then you can go back now.”
“…Go…Thank you…Lu…Lucia-sama…”
She nodded and looked at Vivian’s back as she was about to leave. There was one thing she left out.
“Oh, wait.”
“…Yes…Four!…Why…Why are you…?”
Another ─ Another ─
I approached Vivian and said in a cold voice.
“I don’t care what you do with that brooch… But don’t approach Eugene Calliope.”
“…Yes?”
Vivian seemed completely unaware of what she was talking about.
It was natural.
Because Eugene helped Vivian, who was being bullied, and love blossomed.
Now that the semester has just begun, Vivian probably doesn’t even know about Eugene’s existence.
“It’s okay if you don’t know. Just keep it in her head.”
“…Yes…Four…Lucia-sama.”
It was a sure check, but I don’t think it was cowardly.
In any case, Vivian’s bullying was resolved much faster than Eugene’s.
And…
Originally, love is stealing.
