Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father

Translator and Editor: Effe and Lili

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Chapter 64

“It was a big wish, wasn’t it? I didn’t expect it either, but…I was surprised that you really had the power to listen.”

I squatted next to the stone statue. The stone statue rolled its eyes.

The devil-like face seemed pitiful, perhaps because he was rolling his eyes so hard.

“By the way, when did you wake up? Were you frustrated? It must have been lonely.”

“…..”

“But right now, this is probably the safest place. Aedis didn’t completely fix you. Oh, look. I think your remaining wings might fall.”

At my words, the stone statue’s eyelids drooped.

The more I watched it move as if it were alive, the more amazing it was.

The stone statue wasn’t this lively in the bell tower.

So I hadn’t realized that a spirit was sealed inside.

“If you promise that you will not harm people even if you are released from the seal, I will try my best to help you.”

But needless to say, verbal promises were out of the question.

I was relaxed because Regen had opened his heart to me, so I gently touched the stone statue and comforted it.

From the perspective of the spirit, it was a consolation that he didn’t know how to accept.

Fortunately, the statue’s eyelids went up and down, as if it didn’t bother him.

“Are you still sleepy…..Would you like to sleep more?”

This time, no movement came back as an answer.

The eyes that had wandered around in search of me were also silent.

“You can sleep in peace now. I’ll stay with you until you fall asleep.”

I have nothing to do until Aedis comes back anyway.

I looked out the window. The North’s night sky was so clear and high.

Just as I was reborn as Maevia Morgana and got used to it, the name Maevia Kallakis was getting quite familiar too, and now I was starting to think of this castle as my home under the sky.

When I tell him about my previous life, will Aedis say thank you for telling him, or get mad that I hid it from him for so long?

There are more parts of my previous life that I cannot remember than those that I do remember.

Memories related to〈Esmeralda’s Crescent Moon〉, which I thought about constantly since I desperately wanted to survive, were clear but not ones about other things.

Memories from before I was Maevia were murky.

“Hmmm…”

I’m a little nervous.

Is it because this will be the first time I tell someone about my previous life? Or is it because the person I’m telling is Aedis?

I pulled out the feathers that were given to me by the sorcerers from the Lydia Estate, the ones whose faces I didn’t even know.

If I use them, will it help me smooth things out?

Talismans, which were said to improve relationships between couples, were also popular in the capital.

They didn’t look like feathers, and they had jewels on soft cloths.

Getting some custom-made was also possible, so nobles would sometimes put them in their pillows or carry them around like ordinary jewelry.

However, it’s difficult to say whether or not these feathers have the same effect on energy as those things.

There was a fundamental problem with them in the first place, so they’re useless.

Well….At least, these certainly aren’t cursed because Aedis hasn’t said anything, and I’ve been carrying these feathers for days.

I dusted off the statue a couple of times and went out to the terrace.

The half-moon, which obviously has a long way to go before becoming a full moon, was shining coldly.

No matter how you look at it, it’s clearly a half-moon.

And I think it will be too late if I wait until the moon is completely full.

At that moment, my desire to hang any hope on the amulet quickly cooled down.

Do you think the full moon will rise anytime soon?

It’s asking for too much trust when I’m not even sure what the effect will be.

I pondered for a few seconds and then just set the feathers down in a place where the moonlight hit.

“Anyway, since the half-moon and the full moon are both the same moon, shouldn’t you be satisfied?”

Then, a knock was heard.

“Your Grace, the bedroom is finished. Are you going back right away?”

It was Sarah’s voice.

“Oh, yes!”

I was surprised, I had thought it was Aedis.

It seems that I am overly conscious of Aedis these days.

He’s my husband, so it’s inevitable, but I still didn’t expect that he would care so much.

I left the feathers alone and went out, not forgetting to say goodbye to Paimon.

“Good night, Paimon. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

By the way, when Aedis returns, I’ll have to ask if there’s a contract that works with spirits as well.

Rather than accepting my wishes and then being forced to leave this world, it would be better for it to be free, even if it’ll have some restrictions.

* * *

Regen was dozing off on his way back to his own room.

As Maevia had guessed, Regen had been waiting for her since early in the morning.

‘..…Give it to me.’

“Huh?”

At the strange sound, Regen started looking around. It was like someone was whispering right next to him.

But there was no one.

Did he hear wrong?

Regen tilted his head and then started walking again.

‘Please, over here…Get me out….’

A chill ran down his spine.

The more awake Regen became, the clearer the voice was.

“I, I have to get back to my room quickly.”

‘Ah, get me out of here! I will repay you, Your Grace?! I will pay you back!’

“Hey!”

Regen thought that the voice’s owner must be trying to intimidate him.

“Uh…where are you…?”

While looking around and calling for a while, he felt the presence of who he assumed was the owner of the voice, somewhere in the castle.

It was such an intense and fiery presence that he wondered why he hadn’t noticed it before.

It was also scary.

“I’m going now. I’m going!”

Regen was terrified and went back the way he had come.

While he hurriedly looked for the source of the sound, Maevia left the room with Sarah.

The owner of the voice was in that very room. Even though he hadn’t seen it, he was sure.

‘It’s bad to sneak into someone else’s room….’

He swallowed his saliva. Regen didn’t want to disappoint Maevia, but the idea of ignoring the voice made him anxious. He was afraid that this voice might bother him all night long if he did.

‘Let’s leave as soon as possible and apologize to Her Grace. ‘

Eventually, Regen opened the door slightly and cautiously put his head in.

“Ex…excuse me?”

Then a voice swiftly flew in, as if the voice that had been silent for a few minutes had been waiting.

‘What is that? That’s not Eve. Get. Out. Of. My. Sight!’

“….Do you know Her Grace?”

Should he not have opened the door? There was no use regretting it, it was too late anyway.

‘Huh, you can hear me?’

Regen nodded his head awkwardly, unable to get into or out of the room.

‘Huh. Are you a wizard too?’

“Uh…no?”

‘No, so it’s not something. Well, don’t be proud that you’re able to fool this body’s eyes. Even though I’m sealed in a stupid rock like this, I was very good at one time.’

Regen couldn’t contain his curiosity when the rock said those words and extended his feet.

In the middle of the empty room was a gargoyle statue with shining eyes.

It was the stone statue that was in the corner when he’d had tea time with Maevia.

“Are you sealed in there….?”

‘Yes, sealed. Why? Will you release me? Pfft! You don’t even know if you’re a wizard or not! How can you be of any help to Eve with that?’

So noisy….

Regen plugged his ears.

However, the voice was transmitted through his mind, not his ears, so it was of no use.

‘I mean, unlike you, I have a clear grasp of my abilities. If I was unsealed, Eve wouldn’t even look at anything like you. I mean….’

‘You shouldn’t pretend you know….’

He recalled the image of Maevia’s back when she left with her beloved maid.

Only then did he guess why Maevia left the talking stone statue alone.

Not knowing that he was the only one who could hear the statue’s voice other than Aedis, Regen held deep regrets, but the chatter continued. And there was no sign of it ending anytime soon.

‘Did you know I was the King of the Eire Forest 500 years ago? Do you know what a king is? There must only be small ones left now since everyone has been sealed up. But back then, the Eire forest was the worst of the worst. Humans also called it that. They said it was where the devil stayed. Ah, why the devil? At that time, beasts were also called devils, you stupid little boy. And my actual body looks a little like a beast. Unlike this pathetic gargoyle, it’s very big and cool.’

Ahhhhhh! Regen almost screamed.

He cut off the stone statue’s rambling.

“HEY!”

‘Huh? You haven’t gone there before? Want to hear about how epic this great Paimon is?’

Instead of saying, “my head is killing me”, Regen sniffled.

“If I release that seal, will you stop making noise?”

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