infodatos Chapter 361: Cautious
Chapter 361: Cautious
Chapter 361: CautiousOnce the door closed, Alwin flicked his fingers again to return the barrier so Rendell would not hear what they were to speak about.
"Do you believe now?
Rendell didn’t find me suspicious.
I am Alwin.
My deepest apologies for mentioning His Highness.
I had to resort to it since you pretended like you didn’t know anything about what I talked about.
I wanted to make sure.
When I mentioned the Young Master, your façade shattered so I was able to confirm it all," Alwin pointed out.
"Ehh?!
So, the one I stabbed is the real Alwin?"
Arabella gasped.
"Oh my god!
I’m so sorry.
I’m sorry!"
’What have I done?!!’
She checked his hand, and it was fully healed.
Thank goodness he was so adept at healing magic.
Still, it must have hurt.
Touching his hand didn’t feel strange or make her feel scared.
Could she believe him now?
But she felt so much hostility from him earlier.
However, he explained that it was why he had to hypnotize himself for the act to be perfect.
If he hadn’t, she would have been able to read his mind.
It was also true that they were the only ones who knew about Renee and Evelyn being Evania.
He had referred to Renee as Evania even in his thoughts.
Unless Marcus was among the long-lived races and somehow knew too.
Rendell’s thoughts did verify that this was Alwin’s body.
If the one inside wasn’t Alwin, it could be Marcus or someone else.
But who would be able to occupy Alwin’s body?
Arabella fully believed Alwin had always been stronger than Marcus.
This was why she did not even feel terrified after encountering Marcus for the first time.
She was fully assured Alwin would be able to stop the latter no matter what he tried to do.
Ferdinand was there too.
This was why she was shocked when he said he was Marcus.
Because if he was indeed Marcus, then he must have been hiding what he was capable of.
It made her fear, what if Marcus was indeed capable of infiltrating like this?
Thus, despite the proofs in front of her, she didn’t want to be convinced so easily that this was truly Alwin.
It was better safe than sorry.
She already felt really bad about stabbing him though.
She did it in a fit of anger earlier.
But now that she was calmer, she was surprised at herself for being able to do such a thing.
"Yes. And your hairpin rather hurt.
That was a gift from His Majesty, so it was imbued with his spells.
If you still doubt me, you can break that hairpin.
His Majesty would return here as quickly as he could since he would be able to sense it getting broken.
Moreover, if I was truly hostile, my spells and the spells His Majesty had cast on your body would react.
But they didn’t."
He said that even though he hypnotized himself, he set conditions for him not to truly hurt her.
Thus, the barriers did not react even when he cut some of her hair since that was something he already added to the conditions.
Further, he explained that he had been planning this for a while.
He only got the chance to do it since she slipped up earlier and said Marcus’ name when she was not supposed to know him yet.
Everything he said made sense.
But she wanted to be as careful and wary as she could.
Arabella wanted to break her hairpin for more verification.
But it was a gift from Ferdinand.
How could she destroy something he gave her?
He had made it himself with magic, thinking about what would suit her.
’But what if this person is Marcus and he just knew too much about everything?
What if he had mind-reading abilities too or something like it?
I would be used and manipulated in this life again.’
It was better to sacrifice the hairpin than get fooled for a lifetime.
’Wait. I slapped him hard too. And twice at that.’
She checked his face and thankfully there were no marks.
He had already healed it, including her hands which should still be swollen from slapping him.
’Can I even apologize for that?
I did it hard.
No one must have ever slapped him before.
No wonder he was taken aback.
And what a sin to hurt such a divine elven face?
Renee would kill me if she heard this.’
It was only because he was using Marcus’ appearance earlier though, which was why she could do such violence.
If it was Alwin’s appearance, she wouldn’t slap him even if she was furious.
As far as she could recall, this was the first time she ever slapped someone.
’I even stabbed him,’ if this person is truly Alwin, she had been violent to him thrice.
Cruel at that.
This was the first time she stabbed someone though.
She felt so bad for hurting Alwin.
However, if he was indeed Alwin, then it also meant, he already knew all her secrets.
What if he told Ferdinand?
"Don’t worry.
I won’t spill.
His Majesty shouldn’t know yet that we have memories of the past.
Back in Estrella, he could use magic to peek into our memories.
If he does, he will go on a killing spree.
He might even go berserk and break the rules.
He would kill everyone who hurt and used you.
Most especially, Evania and Marcus who manipulated you for years.
And most importantly, he would begin hurting again if he knew about everything.
He looks happy as he is now.
Things should be just as it is.
But if you ever dare do something to harm His Majesty or try to cheat on him again, I wouldn’t hesitate to reveal everything," he threatened.
Now, this is more like the Alwin she knew.
[I don’t want him to know about such a painful past and remember what he went through in the trials to revive you.
He looked so broken when he returned.
But he still wished for your revival.]
Arabella was wide-eyed and stared at him.
He was indeed Alwin.
But what did he mean by the trials he was thinking about?