NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14
“Remember your last memory with the Saint. What did you see?”
“…Darkness…I see darkness….”
She was pretty sure it would work with this guy. Because-
“And?”
“Strong… resentment.”
There was someone who had already cast a similar skill on this guy.
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“Did you finish the interrogation safely?”
“Hn.”
“Did you find out what you wanted?”
She had found out a lot. Rene smiled at Cedin’s question.
“Yeah. I figured out everything, even the things I didn’t want to know.”
She got into a lot of trouble because of that. She went straight to Ishir.
It was time to come to an agreement with him.
“Wait here a minute, Cedin.”
“If I go with you-“
“Don’t.”
She decisively cut off Cedin and called out to Ishir.
“Your Highness.”
Ishir was sharpening his sword alone. Despite Rene’s call, he just silently sharpened his sword.
“You must have something to say to me.”
“To you?”
Then Ishir stopped working on the sword and looked up at her.
Those eyes were calmer than before, but they were seething with a different emotion.
“You’ve discovered something.”
What are you trying to hide?
Rene flopped across from Ishir. Ishir’s eyebrows narrowed at the gesture that didn’t care about dignity.
But he began to sharpen the sword again, as if he didn’t want to open his mouth anymore.
“Don’t hide it.”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“You found it, the suicide note.”
Sister Wave told her everything, but where could it be? If her constellation hadn’t told her, she might never notice.
They couldn’t cooperate like this. That’s why she followed him all the way here.
Rene growled, but Ishir just swung the sword around leisurely.
“Do you have any connection with my knights, Young Lady?”
“No, it’s just a good hunch.”
“Young Lady’s behavior can’t simply be explained by having a good hunch. Maybe you’re in touch with my knights, or you’re watching me. I don’t like either of the possibilities very much.”
Ishir pointed the sword at Rene’s neck and smiled.
At the nasty smile, she also gave him a smile that revealed her personality.
“What’s the matter? If you were in my position, you would have done the same.”
“Except, I will never be in your position.”
Let’s see if he can stay this relaxed until the end.
Rene picked up the sword with two fingers and lowered it slowly.
Even though she was confident that she would never be struck, it didn’t feel good to be openly threatened like this.
Ishir put the sword into its scabbard and took a piece of paper out of his arms. Rene tried to reach out to snatch the paper, but Ishir’s words stopped her.
“The reason I didn’t show the will was to protect Young Lady.”
“Me? No way.”
Ishir took her hand and placed the suicide note on it.
“I wonder if Young Lady can be so calm even after reading it all the way through.”
Rene turned away from Ishir and read the suicide note. It was written in neat and pretty handwriting.
However, the first thing she noted before the handwriting was the traces of tears.
The tears were shed so beautifully that the personality of the writer could be seen.
…My life has been marked by tragedy.
I couldn’t bear to say anything for the sake of my mission to the Empire and for those who believe me… I can’t stand it any longer.
Now that she had read the introduction, she could tell.
Ah, it’s all messed up
[The <Lord of Vile Blood> recommends you to run away right away.]
[The <Monarch of Waves and Healing> touches her forehead.]
[The <Emperor of Enticement> watches this situation with interest.]
…A false engagement for the throne with someone who doesn’t love me.
The one who wants to kill me because of that engagement.
“Wait. Does the Saint know? That you don’t love her?”
“I really want to ask. How do you know that?”
“Just answer me!”
“It’s none of your business.”
It’s obvious! obvious!
“You can’t make it obvious! You should have hidden it properly!”
“Didn’t Young Lady try to kill people openly because she didn’t make it obvious?”
There was nothing more to say about this. She read the will with an awkward face.
Those two things started to eat away at my soul.
I could forgive those two. No matter how much they hurt me, I was willing to love them. But there was someone else I couldn’t forgive.
I couldn’t forgive myself. Who is being swayed by this situation.
Therefore…
Even if she didn’t continue reading, she could understand the content.
“It’s messed up.”
She looked at him with a pale face.
This bad boy.
Were you trying to hide something so important from me? Isn’t this like a death sentence for me?
“It’s very messed up.”
“If this suicide note leaks outside, it will cause a huge stir. We need to shut up the person who found this first.”
“If you shut up, this will be gone.”
“Did you kill the knight who found this?”
“Don’t you know that it will look more suspicious if a bright knight dies all of a sudden? I’ll take care of it soon, so just wait. My knights aren’t as talkative as you are.”
Just wait?
Rene let out a heartful laugh.
“No. He believes in religion, doesn’t he? That, Veloa or whatever.”
“Is there anyone in the Empire who doesn’t believe in it? Why is that-“
“I know what a man of faith can do. Where’s the knight?”
Even in her previous life, the kids who hit her the hardest were the fanatics.
She jumped out of her seat right away. Ishir who was bewildered followed her footsteps.
“Where are we going?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Where’s the knight?”
[The <Monarch of Waves and Healing> shows you the traces of the person you are looking for!]
Rene ran in the direction her Constellation was pointing to. Then she saw a knight who was suffering with his hands covering his face.
“Hey, there.”
She quickly approached the knight. The knight must have cried quite a bit, his face flushed red.
It was not her aptitude to rush someone who was sad like this, but she was in a hurry right now.
“Young Lady Marchius. I don’t know what you’re thinking right now, but…”
“If you don’t know, get out.”
There was no time to explain. Rene shook Ishir’s hand trying to grab her and held up the knight.
“W-What’s the matter?”
“Did you read the note?”
“Why are you asking that?”
“No, you don’t have to answer. I think I know from looking at your face.”
She smiled and put her hand on the knight’s forehead.
[Skill activated! <Breath of Astaroth>]Soon after, the knight collapsed and fell asleep. Rene laid the knight flat and took a breath.
‘Sister Wave, find out if this bastard has told anyone.’
[The <Monarch of Waves and Healing> nods at your request.]
“What are you doing, Young Lady?”
“Now you and I are in the same boat.”
“What?”
“The real problem is that the boat is sinking now.”
Rene raised her hand, then slowly lowered it.
We’re going down like this now, dude.
“I’m sick of stepping on the same ground as Young Lady, let alone the same boat.”
“Oh, come on!”
Ah, it’s frustrating
. Rene sighed.
“If the world finds out about this accusation, you and I will end together, you know!”
And my quest will be over!
<Main Quest – Adaptation 1> You are now possessing Rene Marchius, the daughter of Duke Marchius, the strongest warrior family of the Lambdish Empire. Rene Marchius is the worst evil woman in the novel. Restore your reputation to -500. Clear condition: Reputation figure -500 reached. Clear reward: <<What if an S-class Hunter Becomes a Villainess?>> Volume 1.There was no big problem if she failed one or two sub-quests, but the main quest was different.
Most of the main quests were problems directly related to the final quest.
‘Besides, the clear reward is the thing I need the most right now.’
I know nothing about this novel, so I have to be careful when I act!
[The <Emperor of Enticement> timidly wonders that it is natural to be careful when you act.]
‘This note must never be leaked.’
It was obvious that if it became known that Lian pointed out Rene as the cause of her death, let alone -500 fame, she would have to worry about -999 fame.
“If you keep your mouth shut, it won’t leak to anywhere.”
Ishir also replied, annoyed. But Rene was not one to be reassured by that.
Of course, it could have been done in any way.