She laughed at Derekâs, no, Dustin, Cassandraâs younger brotherâs words, who was not different from Rachelâs appearance in age.
âDid you want to hear âuncleâ because your appearance had changed?â
âOh, I forgot.â
Dustin originally changed his appearance to Derek naturally. Although he was a wizard like Cassandra, he was less capable than her thuogh just changing the appearance was easy. Instead, he had different abilities.
It was the ability to see magic.
He was using his ability to find possessors after he got possessed. In addition, he was planning to take revenge on the Imperial or Empire.
âI didnât know the time would have gone for so long. Isnât that so? It was like hell every day in war, but nowadays, people live happily. â
It was also hell to wander around without success. Dustin got up again after changing his appearance to his original face.
âSince youâre here, why donât you have tea? There is a sweet dessert, how about it?â
âThatâs a good suggestion. I havenât eaten properly since I came into this body. I always drank water or iced tea.â
âWhy?â
Cassandra had to reveal that she hadnât fully occupied her body yet, but for a moment, she was troubled. She felt like she was losing for no reason, so with an irritated step, she walked after him.
âHaâŠâ
As she sighed and sat down in the chair he had given her, Dustin leisurely brewed tea and then took out macarons and various fruits from the magic tools storage box.
âThere was nothing like this in our time. Isnât that right, Cassandra?â
He said in a faint voice as he carefully put down the dessert. Cassandra was both awkward and happy to hear her own name from someone else.
âThe world is so nice to live in.â
Dustin murmured as he poured the tea. Cassandra sipped the macaron that first caught her eye and savored it into her mouth. The ecstasy of sweetness that made one could close their eyes on its own makes oneâs harshness subside.
âUmmm, salty.â
âNow, eat it with this tea because it tastes better.â
Seeing Cassandra displaying the mannerisms of a ghost, he remembered the first time he encountered food.
At that time, he also said that it was salty while eating strawberries. In this respect, it seemed that the bloodline couldnât be deceived. Even though there were various expressions of taste, eating sweets became salty.
He shook his head but did not hide the welcome smile that appeared on his lips.
The siblings, who had met face-to-face for the first time in nearly a thousand years, enjoyed tea time without saying anything for a while. Dustin gave up both dessert and fruit and sipped his tea, watching Cassandra yielding Rachelâs body.
âBut whatâs wrong with your neck?â
âOh, this?â
Cassandra shrugged her shoulders as she munched the sweet grapes in her mouth.
âI donât know where she came from, my whole body was red and blue.â
ââŠWhat do you mean?â
ââŠ.â
Cassandra, who had been distracted for the first time by her possession and proper food, realized what she had uttered and shut her mouth for a moment. The grapes still in her mouth disappeared down her throat as she squeezed out the juice.
âWhat do you mean, Cassandra?â
As Dustin stared at her with a cold expression in an instant, she shouted again.
âHey! Do you know how hard I worked to claim this body? Although I havenât fully occupied it, I can use it at night.â
âSister. So, you can only occupy that body at night, is that it?â
ââŠDamn. When she was in her right mind, I couldnât do anything.â
Her pride was hurt for no reason, and she turned her head away.
Dustin calmly collected his thoughts. Their ultimate goal was to reconstruct this empire with the possessors.
Of course, he thought it was the price they deserved⊠or a reward. To do so, the first target to be eliminated was the Imperial Family. In addition, in order to reduce the power of the Imperial Family, the target to attack first was Duchy Leon.
âI heard rumors that Duke Leon was obsessed with sisterâs body.â
âHmm, are you still looking for information like a ghost?â
âJust because the body dies, the ability left in the mind doesnât disappear.â
âThatâs right.â
âThen, what sister will do has been decided.â
âWhat?â
âBefore destroying the Duchy, take away as much property as possible. Right now, Count Erlandâs finances are almost as if they were handed over to the Duchy and the Imperial Family. We can think of it as getting ours back.â
Cassandra rested her chin, listening to her brotherâs words. She looked at him blankly before asking.
âThen, how are you going to get rid of the current Duke? I saw⊠heâs no ordinary guy. I only took one step out of the room, and he came running? He must have excellent swordsmanship.â
Dustin laughed softly at her words. It was because he was so happy.
âItâs not about focusing on swordsmanship skillsâŠâ
He calmed his mind for a moment. After taking a sip of the fragrant tea, he continued his talk.
âItâs important how much interest he shows in sisterâs body. Does he come running in the middle of the night after sensing your presence? When I thought about it, I donât think heâs just normally crazy even if he was crazy, right?â
ââŠ.â
Cassandra blinked with her mouth full of grapes at the unexpected remark. She chewed and clapped as if remembering something.
âI came up with a good method.â
âWhat method?â
âI wonât be able to use this body for long anyway.â
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âTch, why did you do such a useless thing?â
âI know. Why the hell did you bring the lineage of the saintess? Do you think the saintess will be revealed to the world again? She was already sealed there or something.â
Dustin thought for a moment of the saintess, whom he could barely remember, then he opened his mouth.
âFirst, letâs talk about that good method.â
âOh, right. So. Kill this body in front of him. If he loves her like you said, wouldnât he do the same? Kuku.â
It wasnât something to say while shrugging her shoulders, but Dustin thought it was a pretty good way to do it. So, if they destroyed themselves together, wasnât it the same as having the meal served to them?
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âItâs a much better method than I thought.â
âHaha, I think itâs really worth seeing.â
âHoho, Iâm rather relieved because you still have a bad personality.â
âWhat?â
Cassandra, who used to hit the table in a fit of anger, asked as if she remembered something.
âWhat about your wife and children? The one that disappeared as soon as you possessed the body.â
âDerekâs family, to be exact⊠You are my family.â
âArenât they our descendants anyway?â
âHmm⊠Well, theyâre still alive.â
âDid you find them?â
âYou donât even need to know that. Go back, sister. Go in unnoticed.â
âHey, he wasnât at the mansion today. Nothing to worry about.â
âReally?â
What could be the reason the Duke wasnât in his mansion at midnight? Even though he had his doubts, it was now more important to send Cassandra back first.
âTsk, isnât your foot blistered?â
âOh, itâs been a while. I didnât know the human body was so fragile.â
âWait. Take a carriage and go to the nearest neighborhood.â
âOh, good.â
Cassandra munched the remaining fruit into her mouth at once and followed her brother. A small carriage was parked behind the building.
âWho drives?â
When the coachman was nowhere to be seen, Dustin asked with a smirk.
âGet on, Miss.â
âHmm. I like it.â
The two of them made their way through the alley at a slow pace, making as little noise as possible. As they approached Leon, Dustin felt something uneasy.
Just as expected.
Looking closer, the whole mansion was lit up. Quickly aware of the situation, he opened the door and called Cassandra.
âI think youâve already been caught. Didnât you make a body with phantom magic?â
âI made it and then left.â
âThen, why is that?â
âShit, itâs complicated. What, all of a sudden?â
She couldnât fly with her phantom ability. As she was contemplating how she could quietly sneak in, something landed on top of the carriage.
âWhat?â
Startled, the two lifted their heads and stared at it. The nexxt moment, they could see the wide-open pupils gradually constricting with the naked eye.
âYouâŠâ
When Cassandra saw a more obstinate shapeshifter than Lucian, her annoyance flared up. After slowly examining his masterâs condition, Damian gave a brief shout with a cold expression.
âHow dare.â
Soon, something else landed on top of the carriage. However, unlike when Damian came down with a shrewd gesture, there was no sound at all.
Oscar jumped right in.
Cassandra let out her irritation the moment she saw the red beads scattering from his fingers.
âThisâŠâ
Oscarâs magic orb had already been sucked into her body. Cassandra stared at Dustin, feeling her magic draining away. Meanwhile, Dustin was watching as Oscar and Damian subdued Cassandra, even as he worked his brains out to get out of this situation.
Quickly catching the collapsing Rachel, Oscar glared at Dustin, who stood still far away.