(EP-173.1) Exposed #2
173 – Exposed Under The Sun #2
Narmi had been holding my head and mumbling something for a while now.
“Don’t you know about this mental protection?”
According to Narmi, there was a powerful magic in my mind that even surpassed that of a fortress’ defenses.
It felt surreal and hard to believe, but she had no reason to lie.
If I indeed had a mental protection set in my mind, it should be for a good reason.
Perhaps it was one of my parents, my mother or father? They might have given me the Jeoksangari (poison) and broke my mana circuit to hide my true identity.
If there was no mental protection, when Narmi delved into my mind just now, she would have discovered that I was Angmar’s descendant.
When considering this, it became evident that whoever placed this protective spell had wisely thought of this possibility already.
“Ah, I can’t break through it right now.”
Narmi laid on the bed defeated, like a hacker who had given up on bypassing a strong firewall. I think this was a good analogy to describe the situation.
“You really don’t know? This is a very powerful spell, Theo. No ideas at all, even just a bit?”
Narmi prodded, unable to give up. But I guessed that was only natural as one would normally get curious after finding such a grand spell in a person’s head.
It was the same as me finding a massive vault, akin to what one would see in a bank. I’d be questioning people with lines like, “What could be inside that needs such a large vault?”
But in times like these, my answer was…
“I’m not sure. In fact, many of my old memories are quite fuzzy.”
“Is that so?”
This was half a truth and a lie. I genuinely didn’t know what the original Theo Gospel had done before I possessed this body. Hence, it was half true. But I did have some understanding of the mental protection spell, hence, half a lie.
“Hng….”
Narmi pouted as if she were disappointed but then yawned loudly.
“Anyway, we’ll have plenty of time in the future. Let’s sleep now.”
Then, Narmi closed her eyes. By mentioning that we had plenty of time ahead, it seemed that she still had no intention of letting Mirna out yet.
Various thoughts swirled in my mind, but I was also tired.
For now, let’s sleep.
* * *
When I woke up in the morning, Narmi was sitting in a chair, gazing at me from a distance. Her eyes were somewhat cold and icy.
“You’re up first. Did you sleep well?”
“Not really. Theo Gospel, you need to explain what happened. Why were you sleeping in the same bed with me?”
“… Excuse me?”
Her reaction was not as I expected, and I could infer that she wasn’t Narmi.
“It’s Miss Mirna. Have you returned?”
“Returned? What are you talking about?”
Worried that Mirna might find my night out with Narmi, my eyes began to spin. But I tried to come up with a quick response.
“I thought you were unable to come out for a while after fighting with Miss Narmi.”
“Narmi…?”
She suddenly frowned.
“Miss Narmi, who is that?”
“Miss Narmi, as in Narmi Von Draco. Miss Mirna’s twin sister.”
“I am an only child, what are you talking about?”
Mirna chuckled as if she found my comment amusing…
Mirna didn’t know Narmi. What the hell was going on? Could Narmi have mysteriously disappeared after last night!?
… Or was all of this just my imagination?
My expression turned serious, as I pondered these thoughts.
“Kufufufu.”
Then the red-eyed lady sitting in the chair suddenly burst into laughter. Only then did I understand the situation.
“Miss Narmi, aren’t you joking too much?”
“But at least you’re awake now, right?”
“Well, yes. But I was genuinely worried. I thought Miss Narmi just disappeared from the world, and Lady Mirna couldn’t remember anything.”
In response to my stern reprimand, Narmi looked at me as if she was very sorry.
“Sorry, sorry. I didn’t know you’d be so angry. I just did it because it was a joke I often did to my dad or relatives….”
“Please be careful in the future.”
“Eungeung.”
Narmi coolly replied. Her carefree attitude was as unpredictable as a bouncing ball.
If I were to fall victim to another one of these mischievous pranks, I might really lose a few strands of hair. With this, any hint of drowsiness went away.
Then Narmi said.
“I talked with Unnie.”
“With Mirna-nim?”
“Yeah, we decided to take turns living day by day. Not day and night.”
“Oh.”
Was this a shift to an alternate day work system? Whatever it was, I was relieved that the sisters had come to an agreement. Then, suddenly, tension crept into my mind.
“By any chance, did you also talk to Miss Mirna about us?”
“No!”
Narmi responded cheerfully, unlike before.
“I don’t need to share everything with my sister. For the time being, I want it to be a secret between the two of us.”
“I see…”
This was good for me. As I nodded in agreement with Narmi’s wise words, she said as if she was making a big decision.
“And, I think the time has come to reveal who I am.”
“Reveal yourself, Narmi-nim? Are you saying you’ll let others know about your existence?”
“Eungeung! I’ve already told Unnie!”
Now, that would be a big deal…
Edited by: faker
