CH 16

“About that…. Since it was only a few days ago when I last used my foresight. I don’t know if I’ll be able to see any specific details right now.”

“How often does it appear?”

“It doesn’t happen that often. It was about once every two or three days.”

Of course, I wasn’t sure of it.

I saw the vision for the first time in 4 days after I possessed this body,  so I guessed that it might be that frequent.

If I could see everything that I wanted to see, I would have seen and prepared for receiving such a difficult request.

“I’m sorry, but I’m in trouble right now. Just because you want to see it doesn’t mean I can see it anytime.”

The Grand Duke seemed to have lost interest when he heard my explanation.

“It’s an uncontrollable ability…..”

It sounded as if our conversation was now becoming useless.

I quickly added an excuse.

“It’s been a while since I’ve regained my abilities. The more I practice, the better my skills will be.”

In fact, I wasn’t even sure about that as well.

Even in the original work, Eve’s foresight ability is not described in detail.

Eve died in vain before she could show any of her abilities, so I can’t go into details.

In any case, what is certain is that the foresight can only be seen by touching the person involved with bare hands.

And when I touch someone, I have to think about what I want to see in order for me to see the future related to that person.

That’s why when I brushed the Duchess’s hand with the question in mind, ‘Why is the Duchess’s daughter suddenly ill and unable to attend the wedding?‘, so the incident of the ball became a foresight.

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“I see.”

But the Grand Duke was still indifferent.

It was clear that he didn’t believe anything that I said.

‘What if he backed out?’

The Grand Duke was a more arrogant and cold-hearted man than I imagined while reading the original novel.

Seriously, it was not likely that a person of this size would easily believe that my ability had suddenly returned.

‘But then why did he suddenly ask about the color of his clothes? I’m glad the original story briefly mentions the clothes the Grand Duke wore on his wedding day. Otherwise, I would have been unable to answer.’

I didn’t expect to be asked such a question. It was a question that completely poked the other person’s loophole.

Seriously, even if I really saw that scene using my foresight, I wouldn’t have remembered the color of his clothes.

Fortunately, there is a scene in the original story where the Grand Duke talks to Sorel about court robes.

‘I’ve never worn it before, but it was only that day that I wore a black court robe.’

Maybe it was when he went to the ball with Sorel.

When Sorel looked at him and said that he had never seen the Grand Duke in a court robe, this was the man’s answer.

Thanks to the original story, the question passed, but the Grand Duke nevertheless remained in doubt.

I can’t help it.

I decided to try it out of desperation.

“Okay, I’ll try it out if you want. But, I need your cooperation on it.”

“Do you need my help?”

“Of course. It’s because I’ll be looking at your future.”

The Grand Duke watched me with an indifferent look on his face, as if saying “If it’s needed then let’s do it.”

I hesitated and held out my hand.

“I….. Then I will need to hold your hand.”

The Grand Duke frowned in displeasure.

Wrinkle shows on that good-looking forehead.

I slowly withdrew my hand.

Well, Eve was a serious stalker.

Since the said stalker asks if she can hold his hand, there’s no way that she would get a good response to it.

“Is that really necessary?”

“I have to touch something for me to see it.”

I stretched out my bare hands and explained carefully.

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“My ability would trigger, because my hands are the medium. I can only foresee when I touch that specific person involved.”

On the other hand, I was also hoping that this man would refuse to hold hands with me.

Because there is little chance that my foresight will appear here and now.

‘It would be better if he gave up on it because he was so disgusted towards Eve.’

But my wish didn’t come true.

The Grand Duke, who had been standing silently, took off his gloves and approached me.

“All right.”

“Pardon?”

“You can hold it if you need to.”

The Grand Duke still looked unwilling, but surprisingly extended a hand.

What, seriously?

I just stared blankly and he took a step forward.

“What are you doing?”

“Oh, yes, of course….”

I carefully wrapped my hand around him.

It was a big and strong hand, even at first glance.

I can feel the calluses firmly embedded in the palms of his hands.

My hands were cold due to the chill of a winter night, but the Grand Duke’s hands were warmer than they looked.

I feel a strange palpitation of the warmth transmitted through my skin.

Suddenly, I remember what Nell said in the temple.

It is said that if the person’s hands are warm, that person has a warm heart.

The Grand Duke’s hand was warmer than mine.

I guess Nell knows the opposite meaning.

It may be that the warmer the person’s hands are, the colder their personality is, right?

As I was thinking about it, I slowly looked up and saw the Grand Duke’s face looking down at me.

The facial features that create a beautiful line while exuding a strong impression like a man.

The white moonlight cast dark shadows on his neat nose and jawline.

He had a much more beautiful face than the statue standing by the window.

Personality aside, looking at his appearance, he was absolutely perfect.

‘To hold hands with this handsome man in the dark in the middle of the night.’

I feel embarrassed and ashamed, but somehow my heart is tickling.

‘Let’s focus, focus.’

I closed my eyes to focus on my foresight, avoiding the Grand Duke’s gaze.

But even after waiting for a long time, nothing was seen.

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A few minutes passed in silence. A slow voice was heard overhead.

“How long do we have to hold hands”

“Well, please bear with me for a minute.”

Please.

I closed my eyes and prayed earnestly. Anything is fine, so please show me one, please.

This may be my first and last chance.

If I couldn’t prove my ability in front of him, this man wouldn’t believe me even if he saw the solar eclipse that would happen in a few days from now.

How earnestly I had been praying.

In an instant, my vision was distorted.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(Eve’s POV)

— In an instant, the darkened chapel disappeared.

The whole area was covered in white as if walking into a fog, and in the blink of an eye it was transformed into a completely different place.

It was in a luxuriously decorated room.

There were no beds or desks in that large space, only sofas, tables, and decorative cabinets adorning the walls and colorful consoles.

It was probably like a rest room or a drawing room in a large mansion.

I could see the back of the Grand Duke sitting in the middle of the chair.

It was a fleeting moment, but I approached him slowly, as if walking closer to him.

I can see those strong shoulders and the nape of his neck wrapped in military uniforms. As I took a step closer and saw him holding something over his shoulder.

The moment I checked it, my vision was covered in darkness once again. —

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(Eve’s POV)

“Ah…..!”

I opened my eyes in surprise.

When I came to my senses, I was back in the darkened chapel.

The Grand Duke was looking intently at my pale face.

“Did you see something?”

I recalled the illusion that had passed by for a brief moment.

“Yes, I have definitely seen His Grace.”

For a moment, I felt like I had opened another person’s door and had glimpsed the back of this man sitting in the room.

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It was a short scene, but the illusion was so vivid and intense.

Since I earnestly prayed for him to appear, my foresight appeared.

‘If I focus with an earnest heart, will I be able to have another foresight?’

When I tried it on Nell while we were still in the temple, it didn’t work, but this time it showed up easily.

After all, when I touched the Duchess, I didn’t intend to see the future, but it suddenly appeared.

They appear randomly when I focus on seeing them, but sometimes they appear randomly and unexpectedly.

I still didn’t know exactly how it would work.

Anyway, I’ve seen two predictions so far.

Both times, my foresight felt the same.

As if I had entered that space myself, I could look around, I could approach them closely and even peeked at whatever they’re doing.

I thought it was simply showing a scene like a picture, but a much more specific and vivid illusion appeared.

This might be more useful than I think it is.

“So… what kind of foresight was it?”

The Grand Duke asked with a slightly curious gaze.

I came to my senses and looked back at my memories.

Apparently, the Grand Duke was sitting at the table and looking at what was in his hand.

“His Grace was holding a card.”

What he was holding was two cards. 

It was a trump card used in a card game.

“One was a heart and the other was a clover. There were also numbers. Both were seven.”

Even in this world, there were games that you could easily enjoy using cards. Card games were a common game enjoyed by male nobles in social circles.

In the original plot, there was no mention of the Grand Duke enjoying playing card games, but if he’s going to a social gathering, maybe he will have a chance to participate at least once.

Then that means it was not a groundless coincidental scene.