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[Episode 94] – Three Questions and Answers (2)

“…If you don’t want to do it right, why don’t you go back?”

“Can we give you another chance to ask questions…?”

As I looked at her pitifully, Snow White sighed and frowned slightly as if telling me to speak quickly. Honestly, if anyone counts while thinking, wouldn’t they be unable to ask the right questions? I sighed calmly, took a breath, and then asked the first question.

“Then… about Aurora.”

The first question that came to mind with difficulty was about Aurora.

According to the reasoning that Einsel came up with, it was said that Aurora was made into Lyanansi, which made her look like Snow White. At that time, the person who kidnapped Ainsel’s body was said to be like Snow White. I have all my doubts, but…

Honestly, if you’re curious, I was curious about this too. Why did Snow White do such a thing? Even if she came from a different world, in any world Aurora would be Snow White’s ‘real mother’, right?

I swallowed my saliva out of nervousness and asked.

“…Are you the one who turned Aurora into Lyanancy?”

Snow White gently narrowed her eyes at my question. Snow White, who was resting her chin and making a sad expression, answered this question immediately as if there was no need to worry about it.

“that’s right. “I did it.”

“……”

I glanced down, lowered my head, and looked at the bright red thread tied around my wrist.

The red thread that is said to break if the other person lies was still connecting me and Snow White. When I looked at that unbreakable thread, I felt some strong emotions, so I asked Snow White.

“Why on earth…? Aurora is your biological mother…?”

“Is that the second question? “Isn’t it my turn now?”

“uh?”

By any chance, is this the end of the first question?

When I looked at Snow White in confusion, she laughed as if she was laughing at me. When I saw Snow White laughing at me like I was really stupid, I felt my face turn bright red without me even realizing it.

“Really, I can’t get used to it every time you do something stupid like this. “Is it pure or stupid?”

“……”

And then I realized. How to ask this three questions.

It seemed impossible to ask such a direct question.

Unless the question was asked more intelligently, Snow White was sure to give a vague answer like this next time. ‘Are you the one who turned Aurora into Lyanancy?’ Instead, I should have asked, ‘Why did you make Aurora into Lyanansi?’

‘That way I would have been able to hear the princess’s full intentions…’

As I was getting angry at my stupidity for so absurdly throwing away the right to ask questions, Snow White sighed, rolled her eyes, looked at me, and then asked me in a calm voice.

“Then it’s my turn.”

“Okay, ask me anything.”

I wondered if I needed time to think about it like I did, but it seems there was no need. Snow White seemed to have already decided what questions to ask me, and began to ask me questions without hesitation.

“Three years ago, why did you try to make Titania meet Brownie?”

“…uh? “Is that all?”

When I asked if that was all, Snow White just nodded. I began to calmly answer the somewhat nerve-wracking question. Why did you want Titania and Brownie to meet? That’s right…

“…Even if Titania doesn’t become a witch, Brownie’s magic will always help her. Of course, it wasn’t just Brownie’s magic and the cabin that made him try to approach the child. “Because I also tried to solve Brownie’s problem.”

When I answered, Snow White secretly looked at the red thread tied around her wrist.

If I looked at it like that, there was no way the red thread would break. Because I didn’t lie. Snow White tapped the red thread with her finger, just in case, but as expected, the red thread did not break.

Looking at that unbroken red thread, Snow White smiled. It wasn’t a laugh at me or because the situation was funny, it was a laugh that seemed like a sigh or a sigh.

“…I really don’t understand.”

I felt like I vaguely knew why Snow White reacted like that.

The ‘Vivian’ that Snow White knows is the Vivian that I also know well.

There was no way that ‘Villainous Vivian’, who had lived her life as if nothing was more important than herself, ostracizing and loathing others, could ever say that she valued others.

“I thought I knew you better than anyone else…”

Moreover, since that precious person is said to be ‘your other self’ rather than ‘yourself’, you must be reacting like that. Moreover, the red thread showed me that my answer was the truth and not a lie…

“I really don’t know you anymore.”

It was clear that it was that confusing.

Snow White hesitated for a moment and then lowered her head.

Perhaps trying to calm her confused mind, Snow White sighed and glanced at me. The sharp red eyes looking at me still seemed to say ‘I don’t like’ me.

For a moment, silence fell between us. The conversation stopped for a moment, and only the sound of waves crashing in the distance and the sound of bugs croaking in the bushes could be heard occasionally.

“…You don’t know about me?”

I broke the heavy silence between us with a calm voice. When I slowly opened my mouth, Snow White’s eyes turned to me. Feeling somewhat annoyed, I calmly continued speaking.

“It’s natural not to know. This is our first time having a proper conversation. Shouldn’t we at least talk to each other so we can know something about each other?”

“……”

“I don’t know you either. I think of you as the same as Titania, but I never thought of you as a ‘being’ like Titania. Because you are you, and Titania is Titania. “To me, you are a different person.”

I’ve never really seen Snow White and Titania on the same level.

Titania is Titania, and Snow White is Snow White. Even though their faces were the same and Snow White was indeed Titania from another world, the two were completely different beings.

“But you don’t try to see me as ‘me,’ but you always try to see me as the ‘Vivian’ you know.”

I raised my head and made eye contact with Snow White, who was looking at me. Snow White just looked at me with her eyes slightly wide, as if she was slightly surprised to see me like this for the first time.

“You don’t even try to know ‘me’. So how can you know me? You don’t know anything about me. “I don’t know anything about you either.”

I put my hand on my chest and pointed at ‘me’.

‘Me’, not ‘Vivian’

“No, I…!”

Then, Snow White looked at me, clenching her fists as if she was overcome with emotion. I opened my lips as if I had a lot to say, but I couldn’t continue because my lips were puffing like a goldfish.

“Okay, if you have anything to say, say it. Or would it be easier to talk if I asked a question?”

Then, Snow White was clenching and unclenching her fists, not knowing what to do. I’ve met Snow White a few times so far, but it was the first time I’ve seen her look so confused. but…

“So, second question. princess.”

I waved the red thread on her wrist and looked at Snow White, whose lips were pursed. Do you think it would be easier to talk if you asked three questions? Or, would you use your veto power to refuse to speak?

“Won’t you give me a chance to get to know you?”

Snow White heard my question and bit her lower lip hard. He opened his lips for a moment to exercise his right to veto, but then closed his mouth again and tapped the table irritably.

Tap, tap, tap, tap. Snow White’s speed at which she tapped the table with her fingers became faster and faster. Snow White, who was thinking and thinking in frustration, soon glared at me and opened her mouth.

“…Okay, I’ll tell you.”

Seeing Snow White sighing as if she had given up, I unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. I wondered what would happen if I refused, but fortunately, Snow White seemed to have given me a chance.

However, Snow White looked at me and smiled bitterly, as if telling me not to be relieved. Really, the bitter smile gave me a bad feeling and for a moment, I felt my heart sink.

“Thirty-four times.”

And in times like this, bad premonitions were never wrong. For a moment, I tilted my head at the words I didn’t understand, but then I couldn’t help but be shocked by Snow White’s next words.

“That’s how many times I’ve been killed by you…Vivian and Aurora.”

“……uh?”

In the game, Snow White was killed by Vivian many times. Really, really many people were killed. Vivian goes so far as to kill Snow White whenever she gets the chance.

But, you even died to Aurora? How on earth? When I bit my lip, not knowing what expression to make, Snow White smiled and continued her story.

“The most common cause of death is poisoning. The silverware used to detect poison was useless. A lot of people died from this really unusual poison. Next… I see. It’s a murder disguised as an accidental death. “You bribe a maid to push her down the stairs, saying you’ll never get caught, or you break the axle of a carriage and cause an accident, and then…”

“Now, wait a minute…!”

It felt like my mind was turning completely white at the sudden story. why? Didn’t Snow White take the ‘witch route’? Thirty-four times? How on earth? What happened…?

Perhaps because she liked the way I looked confused, Snow White smiled and looked at me. That expression was like, ‘Do you think I finally understand why I hate you?’, so I couldn’t say anything.

“why? “Are you asking for a chance to get to know me?”

Okay, this is the question I was asked to answer.

I asked you to give me a chance to get to know you.

So this story…

“So, listen quietly. “This is an opportunity I’m giving you.”

It was a story I couldn’t refuse.

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