Volume 4 - Ch 6
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Sav Achille-
Camille. Youre okay, wake up!
Sa
Camille!
Perhaps because the feeling of being shaken brought her consciousness back, Camille faintly opened her eyes.
No Save me-
However, it seems that she isnt fully awake yet. Tears spilled from the corner of her eyes.
Camille.
I kissed her. Im sure that just like me, she had an unpleasant dream.
Nnu
Like that, I gently pat her hair, and she gradually calmed down.
Dont cry, Camille.
Nn Achille?
Camille was looking at me with a just-woken expression, but that for an instant, fear was mixed into that expression was not something that I missed. Does the fact that she was writhing in her sleep mean that she saw a nightmare just like I did? It couldnt be the same dream? What I did in the dream could surely be called the actions of a piece of scum. Camilles actions in the dream were quite terrible too, but what I did in the dream went far beyond the realm of revenge. It couldnt be, that thats what she was frightened of?
Achille, Achille Im sorry.
Nn?
The first thing that came out of Camilles mouth was an apology, but why is there a need for her to apologise to me? I dont get it at all.
Camille What are you apologising about?
After Camille raised herself into a sitting position, she began speaking to me with a deadly serious expression.
You despise me, right? I was a liar after all, and I did something to you two that means it cant be helped if you hate and curse me.
Could it be? I could guess what her words were implying. It seems that Camille was admitting what that schoolgirl said as truth. No matter what that girl said, Camille didnt insert a single rebuttal Even though I thought that womans contemptuous talk about Camille being a bodyswapper was just nonsense.
Camille, calm down Try speaking slowly. I promise that I wont hate you no matter what.
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It seems that she doesnt trust my words. Camille averted her face to the side. Whenever something inconvenient happens, shell immediately run away Its a bad habit Camilles had since we were young.
Camille.
I turned her back straight at me. At first she averted her eyes, but eventually, she resignedly opened her mouth.
I havent said this to anyone but I wasnt born Camille Rhodolite
I unconsciously held my breath. Its an idea that I cant believe no matter what. But, I stayed quiet, and waited for her next words.
I was originally in another world, and I ended up becoming the three year old marquis daughter, Camille Rhodolite, in this world When I met you, I was already the me I am now, so Ive always kept silent though.
Camille
Thank goodness Hearing her words, somewhere inside me, I felt relieved. It seems that the Camille Ive always associated with is the Camille in front of me now. Right, theres no doubt that the Camille I love is her.
I think that schoolgirl is from the same world as me.
That Camille is a person from another world is something that I still cant fully believe. I mean, no matter how you look at her, shes a normal person. Shes just a little covered in tattoos.
Then, about you knowing about us?
Uu
Hearing my words, Camilles expression, couldnt get any more any more uncomfortable. Like that, she opened her mouth reluctantly.
Youre similar.
To what?
T-, To how do I say this, to a story in the world I was in. There were characters that were just like you and Royce-sama.
A story?
Umm, it was a romance-ey story that girls would probably like. You two were characters that appeared in the story. Achille was the friend of the protagonist, and Royce-sama was one of the protagonists lover candidates, and depending on how things went, he became the protagonists husband. And Camille played the villain who got in the way of that.
It couldnt be, that dream
That revolting scene appeared in my mind. I did mentally back away a little hearing words like lover candidates and depending on how things went, though While I was thinking these things, Camille continued to explain.
The relationship between you and Royce-sama was similar and in the story where Royce-sama became the protagonists husband, they cooperated to save the protagonist from Camille, and eventually the protagonist went on to become queen.
Like I thought, the story that Camille is talking about really does resemble the dream I had.