Chapter 111

Fake and Truth (19)

Nox’s hand clenched her chin and raised its head toward him. The corners of his mouth went up and came toward her lips again.

Just before Nox and her mouth overlapped, she said.

“Body temperature, you don’t have warmth.”

He narrowed his forehead looking at her, raising his eyes as he lowered his mouth. As if he had lost interest, he fell off the wall and tilted his head.

After getting out of his arms, she knocked off her dress and removed her body from the wall.

“Is body temperature important? I didn’t know if warmth is essential.”

“You don’t know because you didn’t have it from the beginning. It’s important if you’re alive.”

“That’s weird, Arthur doesn’t live.”

She shivered at Nox’s words. Honestly, Nox’s words were not wrong.

Arthur has spent many years and has repeatedly died and lived, so it was highly likely that other people would not think of him as a person.

And maybe she’s not a person because she’s a soul that entered Mary’s body. She seemed to have been hit on the head by Nox’s sudden words.

“……I see. Even if I cancel it, I can’t take back what I already said, so I’ll correct it. I prefer a body that feels warm rather than cold.”

“I’m better than Arthur, right? Much more than anything else.”

“Let’s stop there. Because I don’t want to know anything else.”

Feeling no longer worth answering Nox’s words, she looked at the clock on the wall. It felt strange that it was a space harmonized with the forest.

With the addition of Nox’s existence, this space seemed even more ridiculous.

“Then… The woman who was with you earlier. Is it Mary that you made?”

“Did you see that? How about this time?”

“What else are you going to do?”

“I made it much more similar this time. Last time, Arthur got rid of it because she failed.….”

“Did Arthur kill her?”

She didn’t expect Arthur to kill her. She took a breath and covered her mouth.

Nox listened to her a little more to see if this reaction was fun. He nodded lightly and swept her face with a sad look.

“Well, it’s like that.”

“What are you going to do when you make it again?”

“I’m not going to do anything about it. People around me will move on their own.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’m the one who throws the bait, but it’s up to the prey to bite it.”

Nox smiled as he looked around. At that moment, she suddenly remembered Arthur, who was away. Arthur must be the prey he is talking about.

She hurried out of the strange room and escaped to the place where she first stepped in. Then she saw Finn.

Finn moved its wings excitedly and stopped coming toward her. When he saw Nox following her, she faltered and shook her wings.

“Finn?”

“Oh, oh. Something just came up for me!”

Finn hurriedly turned the line and disappeared inward. In an instant situation, she closed her eyes and stared blankly at Nox. Why in the world was she scared to see Nox?

“Nox, do you know that fairy?”

“Haha fairy? Oh, did he introduce himself as a fairy?”

“No… It’s not like that.”

When Nox bounced off his finger, the missing Finn struggled from Nox’s hand. Her face was distorted with fear. He looked pale and turned white.

“You were hiding here like a rat.”

“Ugh, let go of me!”

She approached Nox to see Finn in distress and slapped him hard. With a surprised look, Nox’s hands were exhausted.

Thanks to this, Finn escaped from his grasp and shook her body, spreading her crumpled wings.

“Pin, weren’t you going somewhere?”

“Yes.”

“Hurry up and go.”

Black powder was scattered on the wings of the pin that were sprinkled with silver powder. Nox smiled and laughed at her hand, and soon became serious.

“Well, that’s not important right now. Are you trying to find Arthur?”

“So what?”

Nox must have set up something. He appeared shortly after Arthur disappeared, so maybe he expected the current situation.

It’s all about her looking for him and not being able to get out of here on her own.

“You need my help.”

“What do you ask when you know?”

“Hmm, is that your attitude of asking for help?”

“I think the kiss earlier was enough.”

Nox seemed to be agonizing over what she said for a while, but he clapped his hands and nodded. She thought she had a good idea.

“I was beaten this time, so you can be beaten next time.”

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

“That’s fair. Well, it’ll be fun today, so I’ll move on this time.”

“Don’t talk like you’re being nice.”

She was dumbfounded by his false speech and crumpled her face. What in the world is he thinking?

Do they believe that everything goes their way because they’re demons? Or is it just that appearance itself a sample of demons?

“Mary, you must be the one who forgot. I’m a devil.”

“I know.”

“Then why don’t you be a little scared?”

“If you’re going to say nonsense, get out of my way.”

She had no intention of keeping up with his rhythm anymore. It was just because she felt strongly that he was dragging time.

Nox became more interested in the way she wasn’t afraid of him, but he wasn’t curious about why she was scared and trembling.

“You can’t go out without me.”

“So what are you trying to say? Don’t say anything round and round, say it properly.”

Nox hugged her and then snapped his fingers.

She hugged his waist tightly with a scream of death and closed her eyes. She felt dizzy and nauseous. She opened her eyes gently with the feeling of her feet touching the floor.

Arthur, who had disappeared due to something in front of her, was seen. And next to him was the other Mary (Mary2), who was with Nox, holding her hand and smiling.