Chapter 27
After the meal, Lia returned to her room.
Kartian wanted to spend a little more time with Lia, but thinking that it would be better to let her rest since she was tired, he obediently let her go.
For Kartian, Lia herself was like a fatigue recovery potion. No matter how tired he was, just seeing Lia made his exhaustion disappear. But Lia was not like that.
After sending Kartian away and being alone, Lia lay down on the bed.
It was still early to sleep, but she was so tired that she wanted to rest.
After all, there were piles of things she would have to do again tomorrow.
After falling asleep, Lia dreamed again.
This time, unlike the dream she had before, it was Lia’s own memory.
Lia was reading a book in her room in Korea.
The book in her hands was the one that featured Kartian, Liarna, and Freya.
The very book she had been reading before falling asleep—the book that led to her possession.
But something was strange.
The contents of the book were different from what she knew.
The story, which had clearly been told from Freya’s point of view, was now being told centered around Lia. And Freya, who had been portrayed as purely kind in the original story, had become a cruel villainess.
The biggest change was the ending.
Unlike the original ending, which ended in ruin, the changed story ended with: The Emperor and the Empress lived happily ever after.
It could have been dismissed as just a dream, but it did not feel like that. Especially since last time, Lia had heard the voice of an unknown being.
Was this the work of the owner of that voice?
She did not know.
She did not even know who that voice belonged to.
But one thing was certain—Lia did not want that changed ending. It was good that the ending was happy instead of sad, but Lia had no intention of staying here forever.
If she could return to Korea, she would return. And even if she could not go back, she had no intention of remaining here, in the imperial palace.
The best conclusion would be that the “Lia” in the book right now was not herself, but Liarna, and that she herself would return to Korea.
However, in the book, the name used was Lia. And she could not tell whether that “Lia” referred to herself or to Liarna.
“Ha, seriously…”
Being possessed into a book was already annoying enough, and now she had to worry about this too.
Still, if it was not just her imagination, it seemed someone had deliberately caused her possession into this body.
Even if she did not know why it had to be her.
Then perhaps—even the Emperor losing his memory and changing like this—was part of that plan?
If that were the case, she wanted to chase down the one behind it and tell them she did not need any of this, and to just put everything back the way it was.
But she did not know who the target was, so she could not do that.
And even if she did, there was no guarantee they would listen.
Her worries only continued to pile up.
