Chapter 112

Chapter 112

The Heroine of the 1st Playthrough Remembers My Training.

Episode 112: The Banquet Of The Sun And Moon (6).

“We were talking about Your Highness, the Princess.”

“Oh my, you were talking about me?… How embarrassing. Hehe.”

Although she said she was embarrassed, there wasn’t a hint of movement in Liana’s expression.

“I didn’t know Yujin thought of me so much. So, what exactly did you talk about?”

“…I mentioned that Your Highness is aiming for the Crown Prince’s position.”

“Hmmm…”

Liana looked slightly disappointed after hearing my words.

“Hah… I’m sorry, but I’m not really interested in that….”

“I am aware that Your Highness isn’t interested.”

My heart was pounding, fearing that I might die just for interrupting her once.

However, fortunately, our Princess smiled as if she were pleased.

“Really? Then why?”

“Because the Crown Prince’s response was important.”

If the Crown Prince had just been scared and avoided the fight, I would have tried to change his mind somehow.

But the Crown Prince, even if it was the wrong answer, withdrew with his own conviction.

In that case, his conviction had to be respected.

“Hmmm, so what’s the conclusion?”

“The Crown Prince can’t do it.”

“What is it that he can’t do?”

“Stopping Your Highness, the Princess.”

Upon hearing my answer, Liana paused for a moment.

I seized the opportunity and continued.

“So, I will stop Your Highness, the Princess.”

“…Hehe. Yujin, you’re going to stop me?”

Liana’s mask began to slip a little.

“How?”

Her face was not acting anymore, but filled with genuine excitement and anticipation.

“How will Yujin, who is weaker in every way, stop me?”

The Princess was right.

There wasn’t a single thing I was better at than the Princess.

When it came to power, my opponent was the Princess, and in strength, the gap between us was like an ant and an elephant.

“…By any means necessary.”

“Hehe, really?”

Liana suddenly stood up and casually approached the display cabinet.

Ping─

Before I realized it, a dagger hanging from the cabinet had already grazed my cheek.

The severed hair fell to the floor.

“How was it? You didn’t even see it, did you?”

“…No.”

“Aah~. This won’t do. I like you, Yujin, but you’re too weak.”

Liana shook her finger back and forth.

“To stop me, you need to become much stronger than you are now.”

With a broad smile, the Princess clapped her hands together.

“So, I’ll give you a chance to become stronger… Come out.”

As soon as Liana commanded, her shadow began to bubble like lava and then surged upward.

“…”

From within the shadow emerged a woman with jet-black eyes and short black hair, just like mine.

Parvoli Melpissa.

—You may already know, but Lady Kiara… was murdered.

The last person to carry the name Parvoli.

—Yes, by Parvoli Metz, the head of the branch family.

And she was also the daughter of Parvoli Metz, who killed my mother.

Though I had known this from the backstory, hearing from Alfredo how my mother had died, it stirred something in me.

Just for a brief moment.

Really, just a very brief moment, I wavered.

“Come on! Introduce yourselves. You’re the last remaining family, so you should get along.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“…Please speak comfortably, my lord.”

Liana laughed joyfully as she watched the interaction between Melpissa and me.

“Yes, yes, it’s so nice to see family reunited! Yujin, don’t you think so?”

The Princess asked me if I was happy, even though I was supposed to be enemies with her.

Although I wavered, it was something that happened before I reincarnated into this world.

Moreover, Melpissa was just a child when my mother was murdered.

It would be strange for me to hold a grudge against Melpissa.

“Yes, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful for Your Highness’s kindness.”

“…Hmm.”

When I didn’t show much reaction, the Princess turned her attention to another target.

“Melpissa, you haven’t said anything?”

“…No, I am happy as well… Your Highness.”

Melpissa spoke painfully, as if her guts were being torn out, despite her expressionless face.

“Yes! That’s great. Then, Melpissa, teach Yujin the ‘Bloodline Magic’ of Parvoli.”

“…! Your Highness!”

Melpissa shouted with a blank face.

“Why? Don’t you like it? But you have to. Yujin needs to have at least that much to get stronger.”

“But…!”

“Hmmm? Melpissa… Are you disobeying my orders?”

“…Ugh… No. I will obey.”

“Yes, yes, you should.”

Without considering my opinion, the Princess kept pushing things forward.

“The deadline is… let’s see… How about while Yujin is in the royal palace?”

Even in a situation like this, the Princess showed her cunning nature.

Instead of setting a specific date, she set the deadline as ‘while you’re in the royal palace,’ clearly intending to extend my stay in the palace as long as possible.

“Oh, and this is probably unnecessary, but just in case. If Yujin fails to master the ‘Bloodline Magic’ by the time school starts…”

Liana whispered softly with a devilish grin.

“I’ll punish you both.”

Three days have passed since I had a conversation with Liana.

During that time, any progress made…

“Lord…”

“…Yes.”

My face flushed as Melpissa called out to me.

No matter how many excuses I came up with, I had nothing to say.

Parvoli’s bloodline magic, ‘Shadow.’

I couldn’t even perform the most basic step, which was moving my own shadow.

“…Damn it.”

I barely managed to move a tiny bit of mana using a telekinesis-like method, but that was it.

That was the best I could do.

After all, I was a ‘Unique Ability User,’ not a ‘Mage.’

The only reason I could use magic at all was because of the ‘Trainer’ trait.

“…Lord, please, I beg of you.”

At that moment, Melpissa’s face hardened, and she bowed at a perfect right angle.

“Please, just this once, spare my life. I want to live.”

Although she was fine on the first day, by the second day, she had begun to break down a bit, and now, she’s completely lost it.

This only proves how much Melpissa feared the Princess’s punishment.

…Well, I was also afraid of what kind of punishment might come.

But more than that, I trusted in the Princess’s favor towards me.

“…She won’t kill me.”

The Princess was currently delighted that I had become her adversary.

So, until I had grown to some extent, she wouldn’t lay a hand on me.

When I didn’t respond while lost in thought, Melpissa misunderstood something and fell to her knees, desperately begging.

“…I know that my apologies mean nothing! But if you could just show mercy this once… I swear, for my entire life, I will never forget your grace! Lord…! Please…! I want to live.”

I felt uncomfortable.

To be honest, Melpissa hasn’t done anything wrong.

What could a single child do in a great war that completely annihilated a prestigious family?

Melpissa didn’t personally take part in killing my mother, and if this was about guilt by association, then I was just as guilty.

…And anyway, Melpissa was the only remaining bloodline from my mother’s side, wasn’t she?

“It’s okay, please stand up. I really want to do well too, but I just don’t have the ability…”

Admitting my incompetence out loud was incredibly embarrassing.

“…Please, Lord, you don’t need to speak so humbly!… And there’s no need to lie. I heard from Her Highness that you have a natural talent for mana!”

“…Me?”

I had no idea what nonsense Liana had been spouting.

Saying I had a talent for mana?

That’s absurd.

“…Her Highness said you found the orb during the test before she did… You really are amazing, my Lord.”

“…Ah.”

Now that she mentioned it, that did happen.

But that was purely by chance.

It was a 100% pure coincidence, nothing more.

“…It just so happened that my luck kicked in at that moment.”

As my expression twisted, Melpissa started begging again.

“…I’m… I’m sorry! I was presumptuous to offer advice without understanding your profound thoughts! Please forgive me…”

Melpissa’s voice trembled as though she was about to burst into tears, yet her face remained completely expressionless.

To change the subject, I asked her:

“Um… Melpissa…”

“It’s an honor for someone like me to be addressed by name… Please, just call me Melpissa.”

“…Sigh.. Then, Melpissa.”

“Yes, my Lord.”

“Melpissa, you don’t seem to show much emotion in your expressions.”

It was a comment I made without much thought, but Melpissa seemed to take it differently.

“…I’m sorry! I was trained from a young age not to show emotions on my face. I… I will correct it.”

She hooked her pinky fingers to the corners of her mouth and tried to lift them into a smile.

“Ah, this isn’t right.”

This time, she even tried pulling them downwards into a frown.

“…”

As I stared at her in disbelief, Melpissa continued speaking with the same deadpan expression.

“…My Lord… Is this… not to your liking? Then… would you prefer to hit me?”

“…?”

“If… if it’s not enough to leave a permanent injury… No, I’m not saying it has to be! But if possible, please make the injury non-fatal so that it doesn’t interfere with my duties!”

I had no idea what she thought of me to be saying something like this.

“Do I really look that crazy?”

For someone who’s tried to live sincerely and kindly, this is beyond frustrating.

Melpissa, having removed her outer garment, pointed to her chest with her finger.

“Here… Here is where my lungs are! If you strike hard, you can cause both impact and suffocation at the same time. And… here is my uterus, but since I have no intention of having children anyway, it’s okay if you damage it! Come on! Hit me with your fist!”

My head spun as Melpissa explained the location of her uterus and told me to damage it.

“…That’s not what this is about. I really don’t have any grudges against you.”

She may look like a cold-blooded assassin with no pity or tears, but her actions made her seem like a complete fool.

“Then… why aren’t you learning the shadow magic?”

“I keep telling you… I simply don’t have the talent for it.”

I didn’t even know how many times I had repeated this.

“…That… that can’t be! Unlike someone like me from a branch family, you, Lord, have the main family’s bloodline. Even if you can just use basic magic, you should be able to learn it quickly!”

That’s why I, who can’t even use basic magic without being a ‘Trainer,’ am the problem.

“…Hah! I’m sorry for being so presumptuous and criticizing you. My Lord… I will do anything, so please… forgive me.”

Melpissa places her forehead on the ground, rubbing her palms together as she pleads.

I let out another sigh, probably the nth time today.

“…Sigh… Melpissa.”

“Yes, yes! My Lord. If you’re not interested in my uterus, would you like me to cut off a few fingers? I can manage with up to two…”

…This woman was crazy.

García and Maisha were just as bad. There wasn’t a single normal woman around here.

At this point, I was starting to wonder if it’s my bloodline that’s the problem.

“…I didn’t want to resort to this method if possible.”

But unfortunately, there wasn’t much time left until Carnea’s new semester started.

Swallowing a sigh inwardly, I pulled out my last resort.

“There is one method that would allow me to learn quickly…”