About Your Pride and My Prejudice

Chapter 59: Paradise on the Moon

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This must be a dream, right?

Maybe it is. Otherwise, I won’t experience a situation in which my novel is unfolding right in front of me.

In my novel <Paradise on the Moon>, which was praised by the Royal Academy, the heroine’s name never appears.

So it’s reasonable that Troy called her by my name.

“Melissa,”

My name in his voice sounded like a hymn. Relaxed by that radiant smile, I had no choice but to smile after him. There was a holy light on his cheek that would stop even the widespread war and hatred in the world.

“Troy…”

Has spring finally come to his frozen heart? His eyes, which had always been as cold as ice, seemed to be clearer than ever before. Like the dawn sky that drove out the darkness and brought the light. Somehow I shed tears.

“I’m listening, Melissa.”

He smiled with a harmless face that he had never shown before. It was a smile only for me. Mixed emotions poured out from me.

“Until now, you were…… In the midst of beautiful people like flowers…….”

Your figure looked so holy and cruel but also heartrending. I wanted to disappear just by peeping at you……

Of course, my crude sincerity was not conveyed.  I was so choked up that I couldn’t even speak. It was also difficult to breathe. In the midst of that, his touch, which wiped away my tears, was as noble as if it were out of this world.

“They’re all ghosts. For me, Melissa, you’re the only one…….”

Troy whispered like a dream. The friendly whisper gave me an uncontrollable joy. Extreme joy has the same feeling as pain. I asked, pressing down my bursting emotions.

“Now… Can I be happy?”

“That’s why I brought you here.”

Here?

Is it because I have a silly face? He let out a small chuckle. The moment I felt goosebumps at the sweet echo, Troy got up. But no hand reached out to me.

I looked up at him with blank eyes and tried to get up with him. My cheeks still need your warmth. Lacking your touch, I have no intention of stopping these tears.

But for some reason, I couldn’t get up. Troy, with his head tilted at an angle, was looking down at me with languid eyes, and I tried to stretch out my arms towards his chest, thinking he would hold me up and lift me up. But…

“Troy—”

A cold metallic sound rang from my ankle. At the same time, his beautiful lips twisted with laughter.

“Why…?”

“Let’s be happy together.”

It was only then that I remembered that the novel had stopped in the middle. In the middle of the novel, Troy realized his deep love for her and was convinced that she loved him, too.…

“….ha”

Unable to do anything about her recklessly trying to run away, she ends up imprisoned.

Troy looks perfect at first glance, but he has a long-standing wound that he hides secretly. It began with only a small seedling, but over time it became large enough to cover him completely. As a result, Troy’s emotional growth had stopped at some point.

There is a child still crouching and crying in his heart. Maybe that child will never grow up.

“You can’t run away now, Melissa.”

“…….”

As a writer, I had a desire to create an extremely pure character, and Troy was created with that thought.

Like the moon in the night sky, he has a dark side, resembling the snow that falls silently at dawn when everyone is asleep because I wrote him as a haughty, noble character, the likes of which the world would never see again.

This is the reason why Troy is so stubborn and upright, and his righteousness/character is the essence and gist of this novel.

But the fact is I am to bare the brunt of this dire situation for the development.

“This… “

And the fact that this is not a dream leaves me speechless……

“…is this possible?”

It was a catastrophe

The realization of waking up from the dream came in very suddenly. Even when I was making eye contact with Troy, I had vaguely thought that this place was somewhere on the soft grass at dawn.

“…….”

As I was about to change my posture and sit down, I heard a loud clanging sound once again. I burst into laughter.

“Ha…”

The cold solitary room, which must have been a prison, didn’t even have a window. If it hadn’t been for the flame on the wall, I would have gone crazy in this gloomy darkness.

But that light did not remedy the unpleasant damp floor.

To make matters worse, if something gross— a mouse or a centipede— appeared, I would just faint. I couldn’t avoid those gross insects because of the shackles on one ankle.

I was lost in thought with a troubled look on my face. Maybe this was a dream within a dream. Maybe I’m in another dream right now….

“…….”

No, that’s not possible. The heavy feeling of the iron that bounded my ankle, and the damp underground moisture sticking to my skin were horribly vivid. A dream like this will never exist in the world because nobody calls this a dream.

It was said that people become detached when something ridiculous becomes a reality, and that was exactly my case. I was living in a haze, ceaselessly in a daze as if I had just woken up, struggling to wrap my head around my situation.

What happened? Last night on the Moonlight, I suffered from the worst motion sickness, and stood on the stern railing while the cold wind was blowing, watching the distant waves of the night. Then a strange man came up to me and said….

Suddenly, I felt like my feet were collapsing, and I belatedly looked around my body.

“Phew… “

After confirming that I was in good health without any injuries or any unpleasant traces, a sigh of relief came out.  Although my ankles and buttocks are a little exhausted.

….No, wait a minute. Is this a situation where I can be relieved now? No motion sickness would cause someone to faint in such a noisy way, so it’s clear that the men put something weird in the water. So this is…

“It’s a kidnapping….”

As soon as I realized it, I heard a sharp warning sound in my head.

Of course, he couldn’t have brought me here with good intentions. Even if nothing happens right now, they’ll definitely show their true colors when they find out that I’m awake.

And the true color is probably…….

“…….”

It was the cruel reality in front of me that I finally faced after the hazy sense as if I was walking on a cloud went away.

I feel like my whole blood is cooling down. I had already exhausted my tears from my earlier nightmares as evidenced by my salty trails crusting down my face.

Am I in the Principality of Lunoa?

I didn’t even know for how long I had been fainted or what time it was. Seeing that I do not feel extreme hunger, I may not have fainted for a long time as I thought, but if the drugs they used are still circulating in my body, the proper physiological action won’t work…

At that moment, there was a sudden sound of movement from outside.

Yes. At this point, he’ll notice that I’m awake. I closed my eyes in a miserable mood and leaned my back against the cold wall. It was not long after that that the old doorknob was heard turning.

Unlike the noise outside the door, it seemed like only one person came in through the door. Soon the door closed, and the slow footsteps stopped in front of me.  And then……

Nothing happened..

“…….”

What? Is he looking at my movements?

I felt strange and frightened, but I was afraid to open my eyes. When I open my eyes, I have to accept the terrible reality that will happen to me.

In other words, I was making a ridiculous avoidance.

But, how much longer can I hold on to the poor trick of pretending to lose my consciousness again? Of course, I wouldn’t be able to protect myself with this. He’ll make me wake up even by pouring cold water on me.

“…….”

By the way, does it usually take this long to look at one’s movements? I think it’s been more than a minute…….

I could only hear one person coming in, but I could not hear the sound of him turning around and leaving the room. So it means that someone is still in front of me…… Strangely, there was no movement.

I kept my eyes closed and held my breath quietly, but my heart was pounding out of control. This is the first time I’ve ever felt this kind of fear.

“…….”

Beads of sweat dripped down on my eyebrows and ran down my eyelids. I lifted my trembling eyelids, feeling my palms sweaty. I’ll bite my tongue if I have to. As a token of my resignation under the name of courage.

But it was strange. As I opened my eyes, the person in front of me…….

“…Troy?”

It was only then that the crazy idea that this might really be a dream came back to me. Troy, who covered his mouth with his black gloved hand, stood obliquely and looked down at me.

He burst into a small chuckle, and said,

“That’s all you’ve got to say?”

“…….”

In this gloomy and dark space, his voice resounded deeper and more mellow.

“It’s not up to my expectations. What I expected was, for example…….”

Suddenly, his long legs sank down, he and I were at the same eye level. Wearing loose clothes rather than wearing a cravat, he lacked a sense of formality—rather surreal. A scent like dew, like roses, and like the smell of wet soil flowed through the silk shirt that showed his naked chest.

“A little more…”

The moment his face got closer, I quickly swallowed my breath. His eyes, cold and transparent like an ice lake, were engraved with a pattern more delicate and elaborate than the petals and veins. Is it the sea or the universe?

I suddenly became frightened.This man may be able to kill me without touching a finger.

Alan chuckled at me, who forgot to blink.

“This place is unreasonable.”

“…….”

I was still wandering in endless questions. So, is this the situation where Alan Leopold used someone to kidnap me? And then…… Imprisoned, shackled?

Then what’s next? Logical reasoning means….Kil…

“But it’s exquisite, the name.”

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“…….”

“Even if it was borrowed from a famous novel….”

Whispering languidly, Alan slowly got up. My gaze, not knowing what to express in the storm of fear, illusions, hatred and curiosity, was slowly lifted up along with him.

Then Alan Leopold smiled faintly. That faint smile made my heart tremble.

“You seem to know. Everything.”