episode_0049

sister.

Those sweet words from Kyle’s mouth poured into Luna’s head.

I couldn’t breathe.

Her blue eyes filled with tears.

A wheezing sound escaped from clenched teeth.

Kyle, my good little brother.

Why would someone who had been bullied since childhood reach out to him in a situation like this just because he was pretty?

Knowing that our relationship is not that of brother and sister, but that of strangers.

After hearing all those painful truths directly from the duke’s mouth.

Kyle still is.

She called herself sister.

“… … .”

How I tormented you, how I ruined your life.

On that subject, I’m still begging for your love.

I fell in love with him because he was so kind as a fool, so pure… …

In the end, you embrace even my ugly inner self.

If it were me.

If I were Kyle.

I would never have been able to forgive.

I would have taken revenge until the end and made him pay dearly for ruining my life.

“Sorry… Sorry… ”

Tears welled up and flowed down my cheeks.

I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand several times to restore my blurred vision, but even so, the tears that once burst did not seem to subside.

As Luna began to shed tears, Isabelle flinched back.

Then he muttered in a hollow voice.

“Together… … He said he would go… … ?”

Isabel’s eyes, filled with emptiness, wavered.

Isabel could not understand the situation that was unfolding before her eyes.

“… … Why?”

why?

For what reason?

I couldn’t believe it.

No, I didn’t want to believe it.

Kyle also said in a warm voice that he would be with us.

There is also the sight of Luna shedding tears as she cannot control her emotions.

“Nonsense… It doesn’t make sense… ”

There’s no reason.

That shouldn’t happen.

You treated me so coldly.

When I was locked up, they never came to look for me.

Anger sprouted in a corner of my heart.

Unlike himself, he hated the sight of Luna, who seemed closer to Kyle.

I like it more, I love it.

How is that woman any different from yourself? …

Why only me… Why is it only me…

“Ha… ”

Isabelle lowered her head, her golden hair falling over her forehead.

The emptiness that sat heavily in my chest turned black and rotten.

At that time, the Pope, who was observing the situation, asked in a calm voice.

“What should I do?”

An eerie silence fell.

In response to the Pope’s question, Isabel smiled as if she were somehow broken.

Her usual cool-headed demeanor was gone, and Isabelle had a blank expression on her face and muttered like she was in a daze.

“… … Bring it. Both.”

As the Pope gestured indifferently, the waiting paladins and priests took the lead.

They walked forward and reached Luna.

“Stay still.”

Unlike before, when she was growling viciously, Luna was obediently captured by them.

And with red eyes, he looked at Kyle and pursed his lips.

“Thank you.”

“If you’re thankful, just stay still.”

Kyle sighed and warned in an annoyed voice.

Luna nodded slowly.

Kyle’s thoughtful attention brought tears to my eyes once again.

and.

“… … ”

Isabelle glared at all of this with bloodshot eyes.

At the same time, I gritted my teeth.

After a while, Isabel muttered in a voice so low that no one could hear.

“No… ”

An indescribable feeling burned within her heart.

Is it anger, jealousy, or love?

Isabel had no idea.

An intense emptiness tore my heart in half.

For a moment, the urge to destroy everything in sight arose, but Isabelle was willing to persevere.

This is just an ordeal.

To monopolize Kyle…

A trial given to me by heaven.

So, it’s okay.

“No… ”

Because there is still a lot to prepare.

****

Luna calmly boarded the carriage.

Diana boarded a different carriage with the paladins as my escort, and although I didn’t like it, I boarded the same carriage as Luna.

“… … ”

“… … ”

There was a suffocating silence in the rickety carriage.

Luna had her head down the entire time and had her eyes fixed on the floor, and I looked at her with my chin resting.

‘… … ‘Was that too outrageous?’

But I couldn’t help it.

Because the situation just a moment ago was truly a close call.

If it had been even a little late, Luna would have swung her sword without hesitation due to her personality.

If that were the case, the situation would have escalated out of control, and the lives of Luna and Isabelle could not be guaranteed.

I slowly raised my head and stared into space.

[Scenario progress: 70%]

‘Absolutely not.’

There’s still a long way to go, but there’s no way around it.

Nothing is known about exactly how the progress rate increases.

But one thing is certain.

The increase in progress is inevitably related to the heroine in the game.

‘I’d rather stick next to you right now.’

While all the elixir and blood have been obtained, all that remains is progress.

In such a situation, there would be no need to slow down the increase in progress by avoiding Isabelle and Luna.

The goal has become clear.

Of course, the thought of joining those crazy women already gives me a headache, but it’s still worth it.

Suffering is only temporary.

The moment you achieve your goal, you can commit suicide.

but.

‘Isabel’s face looked unusual.’

Isabelle stood still and watched me.

Her eyes were literally black and dead.

Come to think of it, even when riding the carriage, he deliberately avoided me.

I can’t even figure out what he’s thinking.

At that time, Luna, who lowered her head, hesitated and spoke.

“… … Are you okay?”

“What.”

“Kyle, you have suffered from severe motion sickness since you were young. I always suffered from severe motion sickness whenever I rode a carriage.”

Was it so?

If that’s the case, motion sickness would be the only thing me and Kyle have in common.

I also get crazy from motion sickness every time I ride a carriage.

“It’s bearable.”

I answered in a grumpy voice.

It was actually bearable because it was the Holy See and the carriage was quite luxurious.

Luna’s face darkened slightly after hearing the answer.

He barely made eye contact with me and then cautiously opened his mouth.

“… … Sorry.”

A voice that sounds like it was squeezed out.

At the same time, bright blue eyes were looking at me.

“And… Thank you.”

She looked at me and continued speaking.

The tremor in his voice gradually subsided.

“No need to worry.”

“… ”

“Kyle, I will definitely protect you.”

What do you protect?

I am destined to commit suicide in the near future.

I swallowed the words that were up to my chin.

Then, while keeping a smiling face, he chose a roughly plausible answer and spat it out.

“Thank you, I feel relieved.”

At that moment, Luna’s neck trembled.

The area around her ears turned slightly red.

Frozen silence fell again.

Luna turned her head here and there to hide her flushed face, and eventually wrapped her arms around her knees and buried her face.

I looked out the window again and fell into contemplation.

‘As expected, it’s strange.’

A scroll unfolded by the Pope.

At the end of it, there was clearly the seal of the empress’ palace.

‘Empress and Isabel, what are you two drawing?’

They couldn’t just execute Luna without any evidence.

So, after imprisoning Luna in the Vatican, why are you going to such lengths to clean things up?

And one more thing.

— Kyle, I also knew you weren’t my child.

— It’s no use pretending not to know.

— Because the princess, who was unable to see your situation, revealed herself that she had already conveyed all the facts to you, Kyle.

Rudine Eckhart.

She lied to the duke, saying she knew the whole truth.

Rudine is obsessed with me.

And Isabel, who flirts with the Empress.

Duke Winfred discovered their weakness.

In an instant, a possibility struck my mind like a thunderbolt.

‘No way, Winfred…’ ?’

I took a deep swallow.

It’s ridiculous, but it’s quite possible.

Because this is not a world where common sense prevails in the first place.

It was then.

Grumbling—

The scenery outside the window, whizzing by, began to slow down.

And before long, a familiar building came into view.

‘The Holy See.’

The backbone of faith.

And, the place where the engagement ceremony with Isabelle was held in the previous episode.

“… ”

shit.

I never wanted to come here.

****

Late at night, the moonlight illuminates the dark store.

Merlin, who returned to the store after a long time, was wasting time staring blankly at the ceiling.

The store was quiet at midnight.

There was no sign of anything, and the night air seeping through the crack in the door was excessively cool.

‘I hope you’re doing well, guy.’

Did you say Seungjun Lee?

I’m not particularly worried because he’s a guy who’s sure of getting things done, but when I look at him, I feel a strange sense of kinship with him.

‘The imperial family’s movements are unusual.’

With Isabel’s presence expanded throughout the empire, the empress gradually began to expand her reach.

That’s not all.

Isn’t the Vatican, which is supposed to remain neutral, secretly colluding with the imperial family?

Shouldn’t he go to the Duke’s residence and drag Luna Winfred to the Vatican?

Everything is literally a mess.

‘Ha, I’m bored.’

It’s all your fault.

A hastily constructed world like this should have been destroyed long ago.

Merlin sighed.

The sound of the hour hand ticking echoed in the quiet silence.

It was then.

jingle—

Someone opened the door of the store.

It was a woman and the knights guarding the woman.

“… ”

Merlin’s eyes narrowed.

And after a while.

Merlin’s eyes shook wildly as he confirmed the identity of the person who entered the store.

“Oh my, I finally found it.”

A noble voice rang through the air.

The woman who entered the store began to look around the inside of the store as if she was curious.

“Really… Do you know how hard it was to find it?”

Rudine Eckhart.

The imperial princess came to the store.

“It was such a headache trying to find the exact location just by looking at the scene in my memory… ”

A steady stream of cold sweat ran down Merlin’s spine.

The air inside the store suddenly became heavy.

“Okay, anyway, I found it, so it’s okay, right?”

Ludine smiled broadly.

“Emily, information merchant.”

Then he added:

“I came to buy information.”