Chapter 15.

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I had a dream.5abfe8e7e5683a8d

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Although I can’t be sure which side is reality.1953660078c0b7cb

Whether it was 59c4056e18 an absurd dream 2bcedee783 where I, who 0e99742873 had died miserably, ab3268e122 regressed to the 185adc82b4 age of 5, 756dff1fdf or if everything 5af525d481 that happened in c0289511ee my previous life b564d8e280 was merely a e087000327 daydream.e5656788dfed2cbb

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What’s certain is that all of this is undoubtedly a nightmarish experience.89a3e307abb94040

In my dream, 8e78760c3b I was imprisoned 89d4f1a973 for the murder 08ff820778 of Diana Barelote.4f97f29df3463e60

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Life in the underground 4b5da3ebe0 prison of the palace 94f2f414dc was horrifying: meals mixed a044cd5bab with phlegm, a cold 2a27148602 floor crawling with cockroaches 4581345c25 and rats—everything conspired to 483c44a99d quickly degrade a person.0ebc7ec9e6f93040

“Answer properly! Who ordered you to assassinate her?! Was it Duke Kalios?”f69def66d0fefd22

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“No, no! The Marquis didn’t order me to do anything!”62557cfbf0fa55a1

“Why did you attempt to poison Diana Barelonte?71519d67619c3c08

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She wanted to take the Saintess position and aid the rebellion against the aristocracy, didn’t she?”6e1f4c62481a9fa2

“I didn’t do any of that! It’s all a misunderstanding!”1a3e34aa58d39cbe

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Despite the repeated 2ccd0e239b interrogations with the 47df95764f same script, I e4f8978541 vehemently denied everything. Then, relentless torture 2a01a14082 followed as if b4f4b37cca they were waiting a371b1034f for my denial.1b374deabf0aca8d

Ironically, during the horrific 8c4b1493a8 process, I discovered another 7a521891f7 hidden ability.8ea9a26049cbda3e

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“Wait, wait! This woman… Her wounds heal instantly!”a2e3b30727f5fc2d

The torturers immediately reported 8f88f57d76 to the Second Prince 67003f4a22 without any hesitation.ea31c31745b9b990

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“Hmm, I thought she would mimic Diana’s abilities like a little rat… But she turned out to be quite useful, didn’t she?”0a121ffaadbaf5e1

I thought there couldn’t be a worse hell than what I had experienced so far.a702855ef9d3e738

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However, after the Second Prince’s visit with his eyes filled with curiosity, I became something even lower than a laboratory rat.bda5e59a360bb427

They subjected me 612e28892c to countless experiments, 8cf4e3026b including unspeakable acts 0b01fc8ff0 of cruelty.505055c24342dc5b

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As if that wasn’t enough, in the end, they even took my heart.5bb1d0ebe71be461

But no matter what they did, I didn’t die. My feeble healing ability turned out not to be my true power.12661d3ad2171d1d

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“Oh, this must be the blessing of the goddess, huh? You won’t die no matter what, not even a vampire! Haha!”41ca45aabb6e4ee5

As if mocking me, the 5624110d83 Second Prince watched me with 2da4d98a86 amusement, keeping what he had 4ce90e6f46 taken from me in a 6010b429b7 glass jar.5c6e514b248c6e88

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Then, one day, a middle-aged 555a2f7e5b man with a familiar yet 862afe05fd sinister face accompanied him. It was Marquis Barelonte.4243508da87a594e

“Well, Your Highness, who would have thought this woman possessed such an ability…”24e3821fc2ef1372

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“If she had gone to the temple, she would have been treated as a Saintess right away. It’s a shame, Young Belze.”ce278a208ef593c3

“Your Highness, please mind your words. We’re about to have Diana’s Saintess inauguration ceremony.”e4a837ebad44d05b

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“Right, right. I got it. I’ll be careful… But, Marquis, maybe this woman could be the key to immortality?”4840370e190de339

The Second Prince and 399f8c4300 Baron Barelonte greedily eyed eb65e9bed7 me.f281c0b2a2d66f36

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‘Dianna is alive.’45dce461cf597b45

Thanks to them, I ba32f7f456 was able to confirm 2d7a43123e it.ade186534e000aeb

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Diana, whom I was b1a433cadd accused of trying to 19c5d570dc poison, was alive and 46feb2ad32 well, and she was d97fcd8da3 even on the verge 6d51d38bf6 of being appointed as d2a484d4bc a Saintess.4b4a298307a26077

‘Where did things go wrong?’ffcae88b3f2f3cf7

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I held my 695a4ce4e9 battered body and da8235a485 endlessly pondered meaningless cb0bb40b2e questions.c7e6e3ec24c740cb

‘Is the Duke okay? What about Edwin…’2edb5efeac857eb9

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The last time I saw the Duke’s mansion before being arrested, it was engulfed in a massive fire.0bceba5e6ef30633

The sudden blaze that started 618f4db59a from my room quickly devoured 451fdc0bc2 the entire mansion.b800e6d993b2e5d7

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‘Will Edwin be safe?’a461346be85c3762

He would probably be safe, even if others weren’t. He was in an engagement with Diana until the incident occurred.0166fe5338f851d3

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As she was about to become a Saintess, she wouldn’t let her fiancé be in danger.83578637f1038971

Even though I called Edwin Diana’s fiancé, I couldn’t shed any more tears.62a9b9bf4ebfe04b

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Finally, I didn’t feel resentful about her being chosen as the Saintess. Everything just felt empty.66fc67b38bcc0f1c

‘When will I die?’8f8139b88d115ae6

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I was lost in e5fc789bed thought, staring blankly at b31a5e35a0 the high window in 597b5a8c5e my cell.7bd22a7829618880

“Belze…”d5ca000445a0774e

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Suddenly, a large shadow d3201daabf appeared through the bars b6f2534c29 of the window.beda1460bcea4d24

At first, I thought I was hearing things when my name was softly called. But it wasn’t a hallucination.37293055adab28a2

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“Belze, get a grip. Grab onto this.”8c0985f715bf6e13

“…Edwin?”b44192a2f8b76b6c

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In the darkness, 34d57fd792 when I saw 47c1a599bf his shining golden e6c82d40ed eyes, I doubted c9faf33fc3 my own eyes.9f7c7339d9d2a177

“Edwin! How are you here…”cac53e02f1c5723f

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Swoosh!732cf042ffa46f76

But before I could c747621692 finish my question, a ea859607bf thick rope was thrown 4448fa912e through the window bars, e16e2d5e4d and he reached out c209d0c8df to me.4bc02d9158431a5c

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“Come here, Belze.”cc9738c6e1206d88

With a mind hardened by long periods of torture, I couldn’t comprehend why Edwin was doing this.b9f0077a4c6ac942

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“This isn’t a good idea.”255d0a5206a92738

Helping an escaped criminal… There was no way it would benefit Edwin.d049b93e20ca991c

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“It’s okay, alright?”bf5a8091d921a7d1

However, I was so weak and miserable that I couldn’t resist his tender voice.67bb46cb20fc51df

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Even if Edwin had come to find me out of hatred, perhaps to seek revenge for bringing ruin to his family…2c08d1d26bfb1c53

I couldn’t pass up the one and only salvation offered to me.043289fb164e2aaa

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Edwin easily removed 8e49832d75 the window bars fced2d1e94 and helped me 3274e52841 escape from the 7c96b781f2 prison cell.dd565d6a6d5c1472

We managed to c359502eea escape from the b05decb051 palace, avoiding the da69caa29e palace guards with df4519cedd great effort.833d2a9cc17ec162

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However, it didn’t take long for a pursuit team to follow us.024a606aef4b467c

Edwin led me into a b7d7e94798 dense forest, and after running 5874babdab for a while, he hid f442f7f359 me beneath the thick roots 38fb534281 of a large oak tree.8c8ac4dfbf7bfed0

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“Stay here for a moment, Belze. I’ll lose the pursuers and come back.”1ac133f5f436bef2

“Edwin!”b33476e2426c9fbe

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Desperately, I grabbed him as 4d1e1ff081 if he were about to ab29eb3181 leave me behind.246e4b218cd8a73d

“It’s not me. I didn’t do it, okay? I didn’t try to kill Diana. I didn’t even deliver the letter about the Duke and the rebellion…!”55722e518178e61c

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“Alright. Stop crying and take this.”08fee72ca1e5e8cc

The 22-year-old Edwin calmly 22d7d039d2 dismissed my complaints as 414f96d1da he handed something to c11b09566d me. I opened my eyes wide.0cfa9caa60dcc833

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“H-How did you…?”b8c2a45b39e9483f

“You should take good care of it; it’s important. What if you spill it carelessly?”d4987461cdb33b00

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It was a glass 01905ccd10 jar containing my heart.658694457074b90e

I wondered when he managed 9b6c1e0301 to obtain it. As I looked aafb46b692 at the contents 77a4b56a56 inside the jar, 5cd890f555 my face contorted adc958ceec in disbelief.97a6ee310bde9cb3

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“Am I… Am I not repulsive?”519fdef884b2e4c2

“Don’t speak so weakly. Kalios never crumbles, no matter what, have you forgotten?”3127da4ab8b95c6c

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“W-What… I’m not Kalios.”1c1e4dd477b01185

“Father was preparing for your official induction as a gift for your upcoming 18th birthday.”8388a544111ef939

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Edwin reached out to 62f0a5594f wipe away my flowing 94a142d49d tears and spoke.ebe658cd90c5192c

“So now, no matter what anyone says, you’re a respectable Kalios.”c4a1cf42e3c3dfe3

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“Ugh…”bdc53c51aa7fc85e

Now, thinking of the 7e92797a9c adulthood ceremony that would d6bb7873fd never come, I sobbed. Edwin eventually comforted me in e189e95c95 his own way and quickly 136b429b16 got up.a2a2ce312ae7fd4e

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“Just stay here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”30678fee076838f0

He disappeared swiftly through the c68ba19e0d thickets. I waited, trembling c590a26f2e beneath the tree a6f2988dbe roots, hoping for a7f4351bb5 Edwin to return. However, the pursuers quickly found 52b852e0d9 my trail.967ca5d670dc7610

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“Here! The footprints stop here!”384a8c3bc019edce

“Here!”d1d515860d583b65

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With no other ad365544d0 choice, I crawled f259972e53 out from under 77c517c884 the tree and 4068101288 fled.d4b8ed53f78116fa

“The culprit is over there!”952599160e7064f9

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“Get him!”af32d260de7c0a77

But escaping from those chasing 927d0c9d58 on horseback was impossible. I was quickly caught aebbf5214a by the pursuers.e08b4ca7468aa31b

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“Die, you filthy rat of the duke!”6922a7efedd21b47

Swish! The moment one of them swung a sword over my head, someone roughly embraced me. In that state, I rolled on the ground. My vision went dark. When I opened my eyes again…c19601e9fcad7112

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“Ugh…”1bfec38c79426f60

“E-Edwin…”fb6f795f101b3a89

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I found myself in Edwin’s arms, without realizing how it happened.263e6c27d5ee6024

“Edwin Kalios! You are under arrest for the charges of rebellion and aiding a fugitive!”a17945e037d6467b

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The palace knights quickly surrounded us. However, I didn’t care about that at all.819484b19e9cb089

Blood was flowing from Edwin’s body like water. I frantically felt around the area where the sword had pierced him. I was trying to heal his wounds. But…f255d879199f4131

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“Why, why isn’t it working? Why isn’t it working, why! Why!”2948109d5237c605

“It’s okay, Belze.”c8a32018d88424a2

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As if to reassure me amidst my screams, Edwin faintly smiled, just like back when I first entered the Duke’s mansion and he would comfort me when I couldn’t adapt, crying every night.f7915b069c7cbe0c

“Keep running like this to the far end of the forest.”6cca165c88cb0194

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“Ugh…”e93f58bceee82669

“Then we’ll have our people there. I’ll catch up soon, ugh…”0a8fddf9f2d20974

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“Edwin!”b1567abc02694d6f

Edwin, who was 6cf4c6a05c whispering quietly, suddenly 44259d70e9 groaned and convulsed. I cried in despair, 8b8da74074 feeling utterly powerless.f1c61f3186c59815

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“…Don’t cry, Belze.”50c08d49985fe06d

“Ugh, ugh…”96290f300f06c287

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“I don’t know what to do if you cry like this.”0af1240f3d4132b8

With those words, 46fbfaa1f6 Edwin fell silent. Suddenly, his hand, f3d0ec0083 which had reached f84ad6c69b out as if 57449bd512 to wipe away b111506906 my tears, fell 1b319f2c7f limply.da98afcc55b3a866

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“Edwin…?”464b2a7e20ac3586

I tried to shake him gently, but he didn’t respond. I touched his nose, but I couldn’t feel his breath.9f0f86a0b77dfa83

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I pressed my ear to his chest, but I couldn’t hear his heartbeat. Edwin was dead. Edwin… Edwin…da18ecf5cb5c1ce9

“The Young duke is dead! Stop resisting!”f1d78dd981a50b1b

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“Ugh…”d448b560b23346e6

At that moment, if there were a god, I wanted to ask them why. Why they could be so cruel to me. The person who should die here wasn’t Edwin…f9281d6148943239

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“Uwaaaaah!”04b6b305b1c97758

I screamed in agony.379acfe29cfa6c32

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The faces of the 0798dff29b knights closing in on 1d587380d2 me to subdue me 66c8d9194c were suddenly obscured in 714a8e4deb a bluish hue, and 1756c4cfae I sensed a moldy 71739adaf9 and sinister energy.2ac457c9b80be8cf

“Die. Please, all of you just die.”f80ab908bdc6d44c

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At that moment, df40b0940d all I wanted 9657a563ae was to eliminate ed47aadb2b those disgusting beings.e4a01495ec752f6c

Almost devoid of 9a9adf35b7 my magical strength, bda491b45a large orbs of bca2c09360 light manifested in 7251fa4860 both of my e2d453851c hands.1cd8106bfeb92a64

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Whooooosh!8fed384d7d2d1625

The swelling energy b163ea81f5 in my body 98be8ce6a0 expanded endlessly until f83bcc2cd7 it finally extended 015709cc07 in all directions.aa6fd0f45249139c

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“Ugh!”85d5e8fc434ef061

“Thud! What…!”87a10b486c7577b4

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“Screaaam!”bfb7a5a73b8acd5d

The ones who had twisted the bluish energy met the light and spat blood, falling one by one. But I didn’t stop.fdaa7ffebd52a2ad

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That night.5632c3c86d564905

Until the darkness a379cac4ea that had been bf7892038d lurking in the b747a29338 forest quietly closed f329b9d2ab its eyes.474db9e87420e2c6

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Continuously. On and on.6395340c638d4c09