(EP-166.1) Night #7
166 – Day and Night #7
I decided to finish showering first.
After bathing in cold water and sorting out my agitated mind, I felt much calmer. With that, I got dressed and headed outside.
In my hand was the tube of toothpaste.
“My Lady.”
I calmly called out to Mirna, who was currently leaning on the balcony window, watching the sunset.
“Sir Theo, do you see the sun setting over there? Isn’t it so beautiful?”
Perhaps due to the sunset casting long shadows behind her, Mirna’s face was veiled with darkness. The lighting had blurred her expression, but her crimson eyes were remarkably clear.
It felt as if there were three suns in the sky.
Summoning my courage, I momentarily threw away my restlessness and spoke up.
“Lady, how long do you plan on lying?”
“… Lying? What do you mean, Sir Theo?”
The young lady Draco appeared lost by my words. However, I knew all too well that it was just a facade. No, it could be said that everything that had happened since this morning was all an act.
“No wonder it felt so weird today. Miss Narmi. It was Miss Narmi all along who was with us today, right?”
“… What are you talking about? Why are you bringing up Narmi’s name here? I distinctly asked you not to mention Narmi in front of me anymore.”
Narmi Draco.
Narmi said coolly, as if she was actually disappointed in me. At first glance, it was impossible to tell if she was Narmi, but I had proof.
Seuk.
I decided to present the evidence to Narmi.
“Take a look at this.”
“…….”
Flinch.
Then, Narmi slightly shook with an uneasy feeling. She looked bewildered. Well, it was quite a shocking piece of evidence.
Not giving her any chance to deflect, I added a few more words like driving in a wedge.
“This tube of toothpaste, it’s squeezed neatly from the bottom. Miss Narmi had complained that Miss Mirna would always squeeze the tube from the middle.”
“…….”
“Indeed, it seems that old habits die hard…”
Narmi, who had maintained a composed and assertive attitude until just now, let out a sigh of resignation.
Then suddenly, her expression turned cold, like a villain who had been caught and was revealing her true colors.
“… I’ve been caught, huh? I didn’t think you’d remember the toothpaste story. Well, it’s true that if it were Mirna Unnie, she should have squeezed it from the middle. Tsk-.”
“Miss Narmi, what did you do to Miss Mirna? What happened?”
I was utterly confused after being deceived by Narmi all day today. Could it be that it wasn’t Mirna who had shattered the mirror and caused a commotion this morning, but the younger sister Narmi?
I’d been constantly worrying about what happened to Narmi, when in fact, she was beside me all along. Rather, it was Mirna who was missing.
“Miss Narmi, what have you done to Miss Mirna?”
“…….”
Narmi responded not a word to my question. However, the silence was frightening. It was common for criminals who had been found guilty of crime to just run amok.
Would I be able to stop Narmi if she decided to escape or attacked me?
It might sound crazy, but it was not entirely impossible. So I prepared myself and the tail wand to act as soon as Narmi showed any signs of malicious intent.
I might have to quickly cast spells like a Western gunslinger.
“…….”
“…….”
The silence between Narmi and I lasted a bit longer than anticipated.
Just as I started contemplating whether it was right to draw my wand against her…
“Unnie-.”
Narmi began speaking.
“Unnie is not here right now.”
“What do you mean she’s not here?”
“Unnie was too harsh on me… She didn’t respect me at all! She was going to take off the earrings I bought and throw them away. She deserves to be punished!”
Narmi’s words ended there.
Although I didn’t hear the details, I could roughly guess what happened.
After waking up in the morning, Mirna found the earrings and confronted Narmi about it, which eventually led to a full-blown argument. In the end, the younger twin, Narmi, took over the body.
There might be more to the story, but that should be the general idea.
「You have calmly judged the situation!
You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.
All job experience +5」
Now that I had a better understanding of the situation, I was able to find relative composure. However, the problem was not yet resolved, so I couldn’t afford to let my guard down.
“So, how’s Miss Mirna now? Is she just sleeping inside?”
“The one who’s here is me, Narmi. That’s what’s important. I’m going to live my own life now. Unnie ignored and looked down on me… I can live on my own without her!”
Narmi said all of that in a low voice.
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