성황의 아이들 [1]

169*

[T/N: * = MTL Chapter]

169. Warning (2)

Isabella woke up.

After hearing the news, Seongjin put aside his busy schedule and rushed to the townhouse in the morning. Since she was going to be away from the ecliptic for a while, she didn't want to leave behind even the slightest bit of danger.

However, when Seongjin met Isabella in the living room, he was a little taken aback by the unexpected turn of events.

'Is this unexpected?'

I thought she would lose her sense of self and completely collapse, but Isabella seemed to be in better shape than I thought.

Of course, it was only appearance.

[The soul is very hazy. This is absolutely not a normal state.]

According to the demon lord's assessment, it looks so unstable that it wouldn't be surprising if it fell over and dies right away.

However, even though she had empty eyes, unlike Ricardo, who showed only despair, there was a glimpse of hope in her.

'Do you really think there's still a chance for a comeback?'

On the other hand, rubbing and pulling the hem of her skirt with her left hand was clearly Isabella's habit when she was nervous, which I had seen several times at the Salon de Mercy.

Seongjin carefully observed her presence.

It wasn't the Isabella I first met, but it felt completely different from the Sigurd Sigurdson I encountered when I secretly broke into the mansion not long ago.

'... 'Father did it!'

Seongjin had no choice but to admit that it was right to keep her alive.

I don't know what the point of cutting the top of the head means, but in any case, Seonghwang really cut the puppeteer cleanly away from her.

"Hey, Sigurd Sigurdsson. "You look healthier than I thought?"

At the sudden greeting, she broke into a cold sweat and averted her gaze. Oh, look at this?

"He left me, Sir Mores. Now I am Isabella... ... ."

[That's a lie.]

Even if it wasn't the devil's words, Seongjin realized the moment he glanced at the eyes rolling around while looking at his eyes.

'I guess I stay sane because I think of myself as Sigurd Sigurdson!'

Unlike Ricardo, who somehow managed to maintain his porous ego, but immediately collapsed when the character that supported it disappeared, Isabella's awareness of herself as Isabella is completely vague.

In that case, it was obvious what Seongjin had to do.

[What are you going to do?]

In response to the Demon King's puzzled question, Seongjin smiled, seemingly out of character. Then he started yelling at her, lowering her voice.

"Do not be ridiculous."

A rough summary of what Seongjin did after that was as follows.

First, to drive a wedge into her thinking that she is Sigurd Sigurdson.

Second, we must properly persuade and crack down on people to prevent them from doing foolish things.

[persuade? About the one who threatened to kill me?]

'shut up!'

Of course, we acknowledge that the process was not entirely comprised of peaceful and beautiful communication.