I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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"Are you uncomfortable with me?"

When Jimin asked, Lalisa shook her head in surprise.

"Not at all. I just feel like Jimin is having a hard time because of me..."

"If it's just for that reason, I'd be happy to stay with you forever."

"But..."

Lalisa looked at him a little puzzled. She had no idea why he would go this far for her.

"Let me watch over Lalisa until you adjust to your new life."

"..."

"I know it might sound ridiculous, but Lalisa reminds me of my old self."

He has helped Lalisa so far not only because of Matheus' request. Lalisa, who tried to escape the past and live somehow, kept overlapping with himself in the past.

Jimin was a slave from a small country. A slave, born with a rare and mysterious holy power, exploited from an early age by his master.

It was Matheus, his current master, who helped him escape from the pitch-black agony of seeing no way forward.

He felt a deep solidarity with Lalisa from the very beginning, though he could not see her situation and his as completely the same.

Just as he had been saved by Matheus and found a life as a priest, so he hoped that Lalisa would be happy with his meager help.

Jimin looked at her with a gentle smile.

"So I hope you will not be uncomfortable by my helping Lalisa."

Tapping his chin, Jimin huffed and continued to speak.

"You said you wanted to make friends. Will you make me your first friend?"

"..."

Lalisa stared at him with wide open eyes, then smiled softly.

"...Yes."

From the beginning, Lalisa also felt an unfamiliar familiarity with Jimin.

Perhaps it was because she first met him in his child form. He was as fresh as a blade of grass. She had always thought that talking with him made her feel at peace.

Jimin smiled gently as he gazed at Lalisa . And finally, she too lifted her lips comfortably.

***

The Holy Land they arrived at after a long time was an archaic yet contributed country. The history of the country serving God was felt in the styles of buildings everywhere.

Gazing blankly at the monotonous streets, Lalisa felt her heart tingle for a moment. In fact, her body hadn't been feeling very well throughout the entire trip.

She had rested for quite a long time at the monastery, but it didn't seem to be getting much better.

As she exhaled slowly and pulled her mind together, the carriage passed through the forest and entered the castle grounds.

Its arrival point was a village that had a rural feel to it.

Here and there, they could see farms raising flocks of sheep and shallow flowing streams.

Most of all, what caught Lalisa's gaze at once was the endless grasslands far away.

Lalisa's eyes, which had been gazing blankly at the window, forgetting her pain, began to shine before she knew it.

She had never seen such a peaceful and beautiful landscape in her life.

The carriage drove for a while along the grassy field, and soon stopped in front of a large stone building.