episode_0106

The Crown Prince, who returned to the Academy using the Return Scroll, took out the fan he had kept in his chest and looked down.

“It’s just an ordinary casting… … .”

The fan he was holding in his hand was the one that Charlotte had thrown away and not taken back a month ago, at the Spring Festival, the day she first showed tears to the Crown Prince.

As soon as the crown prince saw the fan, he decided that it would become an indestructible piece of evidence. So that evening, he went to Professor Draco and handed him Charlotte’s fan that he had taken with him, making an offer to her.

‘With the authority of the heir, I will let you into the royal palace’s secret laboratory. Instead, please find out everything about this debt from top to bottom.’

‘… … okay. good night. Let’s do it. In return, no one should interfere with my research.’

‘Only a few people within the royal family know about the secret laboratory, so there will be no interference with research.’

Professor Draco accepted the offer. That is why, after the investigation into the truth, he disappeared as soon as there was talk about abolishing the cursed department at the Academy.

And the results of the analysis that came out after just a month shook my doubts and reasoning and even uprooted them.

It was said that curses cannot be used in bright places. But Charlotte definitely had the best curse under the sun. I doubted her abilities over that.

‘If there is an object that can be used as a medium for a curse, it may be necessary to use it――’

But when this debt came out, those doubts were shattered.

Still, I couldn’t let go of my doubts yet. Because something strange was happening around her.

This is because a student named ‘Sera’, who was attending the academy normally, looked more unstable day by day. I thought of course it was Charlotte’s doing.

I already thought she was the culprit and started to reason things out. But that idea was completely destroyed by this debt.

‘It’s a fetish that can withstand even a high-level curse.’

What that means is that it can’t take anything more than a high-level curse. In other words, it was said that it could not contain the complete brainwashing of humans, which is classified as a special class among high-class curses.

As far as the limit of what this debt can do, it means that all it can do is make you see the hallucinations and auditory hallucinations you experienced during the entrance exam finals.

“It was all my mistake… … .”

If brainwashing isn’t possible with her abilities, then there’s the help of a student named ‘Sera’. Also about the two students and three other victims who died after being brainwashed during this spring festival. They said it had nothing to do with Charlotte.

The Crown Prince, who was looking at the broken fan in his hand, suddenly felt Charlotte’s red hair flicker before his eyes and closed his mouth.

‘The fact that you were looking for me… … . Is it because you wanted to enjoy the festival with me?’

Even though I doubted her and said things I shouldn’t have said. She looked at me and said that. Even though it was no wonder she hated and loathed me, she welcomed me.

‘I think you were wandering around because of me, and that’s why you were tired. sorry. ‘You didn’t say anything until the day before the festival, so I thought you had other plans.’

She was worried and considerate of me who doubted herself and stayed away from me.

‘But, since you came here like this. Let’s celebrate the festival from now on――’

The one that came to me. Her face was blushing, as if she was happy with just that alone, as if she was satisfied with just that alone.

‘I’m sorry, Lady Charlotte. The festival has been cancelled.’

However, without any solid evidence, I pinned her down as the culprit and started investigating… … . He pushed her away, pointing out all her suspicious actions and words.

‘yes… … . I-I’m a bad bitch… … . Yes… … ?’

but… … . Everything I suspected was my mistake. It happened because she was pinned down as the culprit just because she was the most suspicious… … . It was a huge mistake.

No, let’s not make excuses. It’s not a mistake or anything like that.

‘Sargela!’

My selfish and dirty thoughts of wanting to be with a woman other than her. Her

It’s all my fault. From every word I uttered, my doubts, my actions. Everything hurt her.

My reasoning was stubborn, and my doubts were foolish. I inflicted irreparable harm on her and created a relationship that cannot be repaired.

“What on earth have I done? … ?”

The Crown Prince put one hand on his forehead, remembering Charlotte who was crying.

My mind was complicated. It was such a mess that I wondered if I had ever been this complicated in my life.

An overwhelming sense of guilt came over me, making such a mess in my head that it was impossible to even touch it, let alone clean it up with human hands.

“It’s all my fault… … .”

The words she cried and shouted rang in my ears like an echo.

It further cluttered my already complicated mind.

It only stopped when it became impossible to continue thinking any longer.

“… … .”

The crown prince suddenly felt that his hand holding the fan was very ugly. It made me wonder if it was okay to hold her fan with these hands.

The Crown Prince, who was looking down at the fan with his forehead in a daze, let out all his complicated thoughts with a sigh and held the fan tightly.

Now is not the time to just think.

“… … You must apologize.”

Even if she pushes me away and criticizes me. I must apologize to her.

Even if I can’t be redeemed. Even if I have to bear this sin forever.

The crown prince walked with determination in his eyes.

* * *

After finishing my walk with Hermel, I was heading towards the mountain to do my practical training, and a person I didn’t really want to meet blocked my path.

“Charlotte.”

The person blocking our path was none other than the Crown Prince.

As soon as he appeared, Hermel showed strong hostility and went in front of me to block the crown prince.

“With that dirty mouth… … ! Don’t call Charles’ name careless… … !”

Normally, he would have told anyone to leave if he was not involved, but he just stared at Hermel and said nothing.

Hmm… … . The atmosphere has changed. What did I realize to make that face? You have no idea? You have to hear the story to find out, right?

I checked the fan in his hand and gently placed my hand on the shoulder of Hermel, who was gnashing his teeth and glaring at the crown prince like a puppy wary of strangers.

“Hermel, it’s okay. Because I think you have something you want to say to me.”

When I said that, Hermel turned to look at me and shouted.

“But!!”

“Thank you for your concern. But it’s really okay.”

“It’s okay! It’s only been a month since it happened, so how can I be okay?”

“Hermel.”

When I smiled slightly at Hermel, who was shocked and tried to object, Hermel looked back and forth between me and the crown prince, then frowned and stepped back.

“Kkeuch… … . okay… … .”

Hermel came behind me, glaring at the crown prince until the end. Only then did the crown prince look directly at me.

His eyes were no longer filled with suspicion and wariness, as if something had happened in the past month, but there was something cloudy mixed with guilt and will.

I never thought I would see the crown prince with eyes like that.

I put aside my sentiments, held on to my emotions, and stood in front of the crown prince.

“So… … . What brought you here again? Did anything suspicious happen again? Is there something else I need to explain?”

When I treated him with an emotionless feeling, unlike before, he quietly handed me the fan without saying anything.

“This… … .”

“This is the fan you left behind at that time.”

“Did you really come all the way here to tell me this?”

At my words, the crown prince looked down at his fan and said.

“No matter what I say now, it will do nothing more than open your wounds.”

He quietly closed his eyes and shook his head.

“But for now, just say this.”

sorry.

He said that and held out his hand holding a fan.

What should I answer? To be honest, I want to smile and tell you that it’s okay. In the 17th episode, we were finally able to see the crown prince apologize.

But, you shouldn’t react like that now. Now is the time to focus on the role of a princess who has been cheated on and even suspected.

I accepted the fan he handed me.

“Your Highness… … . No, you… … . He’s a really selfish person. You drove a nail into someone’s heart and then came to apologize so shamelessly… … .”

“I know I’m selfish. However, I want you to know that apologizing to you now is not to make it easier for me.”

He said that and avoided my gaze. I smiled faintly and held the fan tightly with both hands.

“Still, you know that you are selfish. Knowing yourself well… … . He is a perfect fit for a king. But.”

Sigh–

“As my husband, you are the worst.”

I threw the broken fan in half on the floor, then turned around and left with Hermel.

ah. It’s refreshing.