Vol. 3 - Ch. 159 - Katariona Fights her Former Nemesis (Part 3)
The Falsely Executed Marquis’ Daughter Wants to Live Peacefully with Fluffy GodThis chapter is broken. Please report this on discord.
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T/N: Technically…this is part 2…the author called ch 158 the second part of ch 157, I think-? It was a bit confusing, so I just decided to divvy up the titles this way. Now onto the story~ —---
Charlotte was still unconscious, but when we finally reached her, she woke up.
"The gods of creation? The gods have gathered in one place. All the hateful gods are here. Kuku kuku ....... Now is the time to settle our long-standing grudge. It's time to take revenge!"
Charlotte yelled, her eyes white. She herself has not yet awakened, but the founder who was controlling Charlotte's body has awakened.
"Revenge? You and your family created forbidden magic and ruled the human world with fear. If you have sinned, you will be dealt with accordingly."
"It was you gods who gave magic to mankind. We only discovered it by chance in the process of evolving magic. Aren't you gods just being arrogant?"
What arrogance!
"Now that I am human, I understand. That is just your selfish way of thinking. A foolish attempt to take advantage of the love the gods have for mankind."
"......Rio"
The first ancestor shot me a blank look and chuckled.
"Transformed into a mortal? Ah, so you are actually one of the two halves of the Goddess of the Sky, are you not? A foolish goddess who fell for the trap I set in the belt of reincarnation. But how could you have regained your memories of the gods?"
So the reason I lost my divine memory in the belt of reincarnation was the work of this primordial being.
"Hmph! God is such a stubborn one! Gyaaaaahhh ......！！！！！"
Suddenly, the founder screamed and crouched down. But what happened?
"He deserves to die for hurting my lady."
"---Marie!?"
Marie smiled and curtseyed.
"I'm sorry I'm late, milay."
In her hand, she held a bloody dark weapon.
Looking over at Charlotte, I noticed that she was holding her hand.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that her fingers were almost torn off.
"Ma, Marie. That's Charlotte's body. Isn't that a bit much?"
"What are you saying? Milady. I would rather have cut off her head, but I went easy on her."
I'm sorry to hear that. Let's just reconnect her fingers later.
"Kku-! Grh-! How dare you ....... Katarionaaaaa---! If it weren't for you, I would be the Crown Prince's fiance!"
"Charlotte?"
Did Charlotte awaken after pushing aside the founder?
"I've dreamed of this since I was a little girl! I wanted to be a princess! I was so close to becoming one, but you got in my way!"
"...... what? Is that why you did all of this?"
I clenched my fists.
"Yes, that's right! You're to blame for this!"
Unforgivable!
"You would humiliate me just for that? You brought my family into this all for that?"
I might understand if it had only been me, but to have dragged my family into this mess and to sentence them to death!?
"What are you talking about? I didn't bring your family into it."
That's right. The Charlotte here has not involved my family yet.
But humans are very inconvenient.
There are times when we let our emotions get the better of us.
And before I knew it, I was punching Charlotte.
Not with a slap, but with my fist, as hard as I could.
Charlotte was thrown into the air and slammed against the wall.
"Did I go too far? Eh, but it's alright."
I possess more strength than an ordinary noblewoman.
"Sacred Magic: Healing Hand."
Charlotte's face, which had probably suffered a broken nose, was restored to its normal state. I also healed the fingers that Marie had cut off.
"Wha-! How can you use the healing hand? It's the healing power of light magic."
I softly chuckled.
"That's right. Because, I also have Light Magic!"
I hit Charlotte again. This time, five shots at one go, one for my family, one for the head butler, and one for Marie. I hit Charlotte a total of five times in rapid succession.
"Ka-! Ha!"
I leaned over and whispered one word of comfort to Charlotte, who was still breathing on my shoulder.
"You know? Decapitation is painless, so don't worry."
I didn't know I had such a cruel side.
Again, I used the healing hand on Charlotte, and I turned on my heel.
"KATARIONA!"
Charlotte attempted to use the Sword of Light.
Although Light Magic is thought to be mainly healing, in fact, it can also attack.
"Rio!"
Leon pulled me into his arms to protect me.
"Leon!"
But Charlotte's Light Sword never activated.
There was someone who stopped Charlotte's hand.
"Lottie. Stop it already."
I thought that she was dead. How could she?
'Te, Therese......-sama?'
Therese-sama embraced Charlotte.
"My dear girl. You are really a kind girl."
Kind? Charlotte?
Therese-sama turned around to look at me just once and smiled.
"May. You have to nullify Charlotte's magic."
"Are you sure? Don't we have to ......?"
"It's okay. Because that is Therese-san's will. ......"
She is signaling for us to erase Charlotte's magic.
Hot droplets kept flowing down my face.
The nullification of magic is "forbidden magic".
Forbidden magic can only be destroyed by forbidden magic.
"Heavens Judgement!"
A shining sword descended from above May's head.
The sword slowly penetrated Charlotte's body.
But she did not resist.
"Mom......," she cried, calling out to Therese .......
The Light Magic that Charlotte took away from Therese-san disappeared along with her.
The Campbell family's grudge and the founder who controlled Charlotte's body also vanished at the same time.
When the sword of judgment, which had completed its role, disappeared, Charlotte fell to the ground like a marionette whose strings had been broken.
"I wonder if Charlotte had ever loved Therese-san?"
"Well. The tears she shed when she called Therese her mother did not seem to be a lie."
At first, Charlotte approached Therese only to take away her light magic.
But as they spent time together, they may have developed feelings for each other. That is the kind of affection ...... that is similar to the affection for one's immediate family.
But we have no way of knowing.
"Is Charlotte dead?"
Chris poked Charlotte with a tree branch. How harsh.
"No. Charlotte's soul was protected by the lady named Therese."
When May explained this, Chris's mouth hung agape.
"I see. Then it is the state's job to judge Charlotte. What should we do? I felt so refreshed when I saw Rio beating Charlotte, you know."
"Eh--!? Oh no! You were watching?"
"Fufufu. Of course I was watching. You were so cool, Rio."
In a fit of rage, I hit Charlotte, but I don't regret it.
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TL: Aww, this chapter was both touching and refreshing. Rio finally shows us her dark side~ hehe. And Therese-san was with Charlotte this whole time? I wonder how Charlotte felt knowing Therese sacrificed herself for her… if she had the chance to go back in time like Rio, would she change her ways?
Anyway, hope you enjoyed and happy reading everyone <3!