"Whoa!!"
Maria sprang up from the bed. The scene just now was still fresh in her mind; that old man had just waved his hand and thrown her out.
However, she quickly noticed something was wrong with her body. It felt like something was missing, and… who turned off the lights?
Maria fumbled around and quickly found the light switch. Then, *click*—but the darkness before her showed no sign of dissipating.
"Power outage?" Maria scratched her head. Not only was everything pitch black, but she also felt strange, as if something was missing from her body. When she tried to get out of bed, she was surprised to find that she couldn't command her legs to move freely. This was the first time she had experienced such a situation. It felt as if her legs still had sensation, but she couldn't control them, even after Maria issued countless commands to move, her legs remained offline.
What was going on?
Maria fell into thought. First, she was inexplicably thrown into a strange palace, met a strange old man, and then inexplicably thrown out. As soon as she was thrown out, she found herself in a dark space, and her legs couldn't move?
Putting it all together… could she have been locked up? And drugged?
However, she wasn't confused for long, because she heard the sound of the door opening, and the next moment, someone directly hugged her. The person was trembling all over, causing Maria to instinctively reach out and pull her into her embrace.
"…Maria… you're finally awake."
Wait a minute… why did the other person's voice sound similar to hers?
Maria froze, then she asked curiously, "You… who are you?"
"…I'm Noah. Noah Guillerette." The other person was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood something and began to introduce herself. "The voice now is because I'm using your body… I'm so sorry, there was an accident, and I've temporarily taken over your body. You are now in my body. I know this might be very uncomfortable, but I will find a way to switch back as soon as possible!"
"…I'm using Sister Noah's body?" Maria was first stunned, then immediately understood why everything was pitch black before her eyes and why her legs couldn't move.
"…Really or fake?" Maria immediately began to feel her body. Indeed, this body was very different from her own. Sister Noah was clearly thinner, and… her chest was a little bigger than her own.
"Where are you touching?!" Noah saw Maria immediately put her hand on her chest, and a wave of shame instantly washed away her guilt. She immediately stepped forward and grabbed Maria's wandering hand, "Don't touch me randomly!"
"But… but it's a rare opportunity." Maria also said a little awkwardly, "Then I just won't touch you in front of you next time."
"You can't touch me even when I'm not in front of you! You, I wouldn't even dare to touch myself randomly when showering, how could you just…?" Noah was exasperated. She had expected Maria to feel fear, terror, or even hysteria. She had prepared herself to be scolded by Maria, or even for a physical altercation, and she had no intention of resisting. After all, it was Maria's body, and she wouldn't let her harm her own body too much.
But she never expected the first thing the other person did was touch her chest—what on earth was this person doing?!
So all her worrying and guilt for so long had been for nothing, right?
"Hehe… actually, it's nothing. Just think of it as Sister Noah getting to experience it. It's fine for Sister Noah to touch my body however she wants, I don't mind anyway." Maria said with a smile, "Sister Noah doesn't need to have any psychological burden. There aren't so many troublesome things between us. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours, right?"
"You still can't touch me randomly!" Noah once again quickly slapped away Maria's hand, which was trying to secretly pinch her thigh. "First, you need to understand, this state of yours absolutely cannot continue like this. I will solve this problem as soon as possible."
"Hehe, so before we switch back, can't you let me touch a little to make up for it?!" Maria's tone was sincere, making Noah unsure whether to scold the child or nod. "Just don't do such things in front of me…"
"Yes!" Maria's excitement didn't seem fake. Noah couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps she was the only one who felt uneasy.
"You should rest. You've been on an IV drip recently, so your body might still be weak. I'll have the chef make you a patient meal later. If you need anything, just call me. Zofia will also come to see you later. I still have to train after this. After all, I need to make up for your battle rounds and can't stay by your side all the time…" Noah gave Maria a string of instructions, always holding Maria's hand. "This time, I didn't protect you well."
"It has nothing to do with Sister Noah." Maria quickly shook her head. "This was an accident, and it's not a big deal. If we can switch over, we can naturally switch back. Just consider it experiencing life. In fact, everything I'm experiencing now, isn't it what Sister Noah has always had to face? Perhaps, after I experience it for a while, I'll be able to understand Sister Noah better. It's not a bad thing for me either."
"If I could… I wouldn't want you to experience these things…" Noah lowered her head, saying in a low voice, "It must be very uncomfortable, very painful… I'm sorry…"
"Sister Noah, why are you sadder than me…?" Maria was helpless and once again pulled Noah into a hug. "Don't worry, there will always be a way. The person I trust most in the world is you, Sister Noah."
"Mm… there will always be a way. Even if I have to go to Letania to find clues, I will switch us back." Noah nodded. "Don't worry, Maria."
"Hehe, so before that…"
"No."
"Stingy…" Maria's words were anticipated, so she could only pout and complain softly. "Then, good luck with your training."
"Mm, okay."
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Perhaps because Maria had woken up, Noah's motivation for training almost doubled. Manner, who trained with her, was also surprised by her growth rate. It was hard to imagine that Noah had such a long period of inactivity.
However, Noah herself understood that a large part of her growth rate was due to Maria's physical fitness being much better than she had imagined. As expected of someone from the Nearl Family family, all aspects of her body were actually very excellent, according to Noah's own assessment.
—This physique was practically born for the battlefield.
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