Chapter 15.

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I had a dream.ba508b8a35657637

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Although I can’t be sure which side is reality.8a2d4625996b0e8a

Whether it was an 7278895bd8 absurd dream where I, 804e832feb who had died miserably, 4ddc62713e regressed to the age b48b3e07a8 of 5, or if 6e1667b265 everything that happened in 8a2a411a09 my previous life was b63e4138ff merely a daydream.9432e7188de2f967

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What’s certain is that all of this is undoubtedly a nightmarish experience.7152a05f94827dbc

In my dream, ac67a7062d I was imprisoned 908df1cec1 for the murder 41badfa411 of Diana Barelote.bf1020617341e795

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Life in the underground 7e75394a63 prison of the palace 43d31741eb was horrifying: meals mixed c894f92cd8 with phlegm, a cold 36d37211ee floor crawling with cockroaches 1b04d3855f and rats—everything conspired to a03dab65a1 quickly degrade a person.827b546dd27cc119

“Answer properly! Who ordered you to assassinate her?! Was it Duke Kalios?”7ad922a9d8ff0e6e

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“No, no! The Marquis didn’t order me to do anything!”b54411daf7def938

“Why did you attempt to poison Diana Barelonte?1a00c1bb11e9d51e

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She wanted to take the Saintess position and aid the rebellion against the aristocracy, didn’t she?”8bafaf3cea44be9b

“I didn’t do any of that! It’s all a misunderstanding!”9117025435b57d50

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Despite the repeated 00ab4e1ae8 interrogations with the 151613974f same script, I 88af8c33f5 vehemently denied everything. Then, relentless torture bbc05c6385 followed as if b6dc29e816 they were waiting 1d6bb6e67b for my denial.88b2b1f0c19000ba

Ironically, during the horrific process, 2ae37ee935 I discovered another hidden ability.f21714d92a47c95f

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“Wait, wait! This woman… Her wounds heal instantly!”e234bc84f6157843

The torturers immediately reported to 179175b093 the Second Prince without any eb3ce0f253 hesitation.cee63ff4a5664133

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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?”45baa3c629af25fc

I thought there couldn’t be a worse hell than what I had experienced so far.2919a7da1819e005

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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.20aaf4a247a2d652

They subjected me to countless 3d40087c39 experiments, including unspeakable acts of 786dabcf99 cruelty.a169cb9966d6bbd7

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As if that wasn’t enough, in the end, they even took my heart.453995c41d54e445

But no matter what they did, I didn’t die. My feeble healing ability turned out not to be my true power.9e74aaeb27c10ca6

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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!”22adfcb79a56b112

As if mocking 89d6b70704 me, the Second 50be192f6d Prince watched me 4e06c7c61a with amusement, keeping 1681845345 what he had ec39e50cd1 taken from me 56f37c8d4b in a glass f87f619b79 jar.767e8f97a7249696

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Then, one day, a middle-aged be2be62a71 man with a familiar yet f1874968d1 sinister face accompanied him. It was Marquis Barelonte.0f56e812d5a07529

“Well, Your Highness, who would have thought this woman possessed such an ability…”c01351f91628400b

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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.”23126cef0b6a033c

“Your Highness, please mind your words. We’re about to have Diana’s Saintess inauguration ceremony.”041302761ed76748

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“Right, right. I got it. I’ll be careful… But, Marquis, maybe this woman could be the key to immortality?”a229ba82302a9bb4

The Second Prince and Baron 24e82d826f Barelonte greedily eyed me.ee3d02d6fca0c6cd

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‘Dianna is alive.’c7cd6445738bd0f4

Thanks to them, I 53bbcfec00 was able to confirm f33653a72a it.322425d75394c520

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Diana, whom I was 3f38ec3565 accused of trying to 87368cdc27 poison, was alive and bdc427a76f well, and she was c13876bd80 even on the verge 334a91798b of being appointed as ebad30c3df a Saintess.08dd762afb78e283

‘Where did things go wrong?’ae3c7ab6b8718614

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I held my battered d53bf9ce8c body and endlessly pondered 1ad50f92b3 meaningless questions.d2e46aa624a25f66

‘Is the Duke okay? What about Edwin…’5849670b92779e0e

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The last time I saw the Duke’s mansion before being arrested, it was engulfed in a massive fire.b7f7db28ad5fc34c

The sudden blaze that started b3d89edc1e from my room quickly devoured 29ed842c95 the entire mansion.b642b877bd3a7547

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‘Will Edwin be safe?’87c222f3f261b61b

He would probably be safe, even if others weren’t. He was in an engagement with Diana until the incident occurred.7d8de1d58f5df624

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As she was about to become a Saintess, she wouldn’t let her fiancé be in danger.7b2c4394ccdfae47

Even though I called Edwin Diana’s fiancé, I couldn’t shed any more tears.dde0271b3cabab6b

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Finally, I didn’t feel resentful about her being chosen as the Saintess. Everything just felt empty.728d5ab4c0d5906d

‘When will I die?’6014fe21977fdc55

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I was lost in thought, 2317aaa5be staring blankly at the high 92bec00ff8 window in my cell.83cfb3c3c491c18b

“Belze…”e6703827fdb17f8c

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Suddenly, a large 7a858dab05 shadow appeared through 98b82e5923 the bars of ece52cca9c the window.605db155e10cd3a9

At first, I thought I was hearing things when my name was softly called. But it wasn’t a hallucination.2d6a30e286ee9fd3

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“Belze, get a grip. Grab onto this.”654bc43e2700f774

“…Edwin?”6dc6e91863565ba8

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In the darkness, when a5a18ff8c6 I saw his shining 0dc044a146 golden eyes, I doubted 50a0dd2b35 my own eyes.912f5135b9b19f3a

“Edwin! How are you here…”2a2f3dc958c15162

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Swoosh!b63b0e6c1c2cc3ff

But before I could finish f6c641c06d my question, a thick rope b48eeec97b was thrown through the window 0c08be42d6 bars, and he reached out 3a1cc26db0 to me.c5267579f2a62140

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“Come here, Belze.”a350b2a18550680a

With a mind hardened by long periods of torture, I couldn’t comprehend why Edwin was doing this.4043b07ea59830d3

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“This isn’t a good idea.”943fd2bf7cfab396

Helping an escaped criminal… There was no way it would benefit Edwin.4848769e6017f0fb

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“It’s okay, alright?”8c27a9990af050af

However, I was so weak and miserable that I couldn’t resist his tender voice.cb5c2fdbdccb64da

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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…10124d92923df2f9

I couldn’t pass up the one and only salvation offered to me.c0146f5570e81644

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Edwin easily removed the window ef65f29b02 bars and helped me escape fd728cfb33 from the prison cell.e993c4c9fbb8352a

We managed to 29d93bca77 escape from the c6ad20dc0d palace, avoiding the 3cff752078 palace guards with f07cbb4d4e great effort.912b1194da76f290

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However, it didn’t take long for a pursuit team to follow us.c5e17e8fec091cad

Edwin led me 67022083a6 into a dense 013b80729e forest, and after 2d83e8fbfd running for a 343bb0ed05 while, he hid 0b1ce74687 me beneath the 890e5b971e thick roots of 3df39d6ecd a large oak 4d59c6fa2e tree.d430f10f5148a00e

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“Stay here for a moment, Belze. I’ll lose the pursuers and come back.”b22fe1d97ccad4fa

“Edwin!”46b3583009397b70

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Desperately, I grabbed 140df706e2 him as if 7f8e8092d8 he were about 00c80a53a0 to leave me 45182ca545 behind.dcb08fc1a2a4b914

“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…!”cc4b7e1bfb64448c

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“Alright. Stop crying and take this.”e46ba6125365d123

The 22-year-old Edwin calmly 3aeb81efd9 dismissed my complaints as 934b411a2b he handed something to 3a2130a7aa me. I opened my eyes wide.83d69d7fd330fe99

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“H-How did you…?”ef9e58844e97cc7f

“You should take good care of it; it’s important. What if you spill it carelessly?”d16a72c05df4cbab

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It was a glass c6f9d2e5d7 jar containing my heart.3dce57bcff753336

I wondered when 0bcdb311ca he managed to 736783626a obtain it. As I looked at the 5c0b9fbf40 contents inside the jar, my d68e11c560 face contorted in disbelief.273d2d905618c760

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“Am I… Am I not repulsive?”4d71f67701df9f1b

“Don’t speak so weakly. Kalios never crumbles, no matter what, have you forgotten?”eb74b0ce9d9bf73b

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“W-What… I’m not Kalios.”48e71303be1183b6

“Father was preparing for your official induction as a gift for your upcoming 18th birthday.”921e1bac5991e697

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Edwin reached out 4e67b4ceae to wipe away 906d408c4f my flowing tears 80f11837d5 and spoke.118ec2a427c74a3f

“So now, no matter what anyone says, you’re a respectable Kalios.”b850f285cd5ac305

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“Ugh…”a553c24629920358

Now, thinking of the 5cc6785ac0 adulthood ceremony that would 57d6b29abe never come, I sobbed. Edwin eventually comforted c69208f47e me in his c34938a990 own way and 0154580949 quickly got up.7b32f123dca5b101

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“Just stay here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”9acc5fc7ce6ad9d6

He disappeared swiftly through c82cac2e91 the thickets. I waited, trembling f71b42fc3a beneath the tree bd048886d1 roots, hoping for cef85088aa Edwin to return. However, the pursuers quickly found 4de625a388 my trail.ad08bce2bdb61e79

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“Here! The footprints stop here!”b97c145c22bb0e57

“Here!”baa280bccada519a

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With no other 8ff63998c3 choice, I crawled c89c1ce896 out from under 02d7e75c8e the tree and be7cca977f fled.7b93934dfefe4008

“The culprit is over there!”0817583e50036baf

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“Get him!”edaf90898fc34357

But escaping from 0abdbbbd0b those chasing on 0f4cf528e3 horseback was impossible. I was quickly caught 65e5fce812 by the pursuers.653b742356616933

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“Die, you filthy rat of the duke!”b1685ecc6447611b

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…520b22afa0bb1ce0

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“Ugh…”c7dc348d38f65adc

“E-Edwin…”574defb085fbd205

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I found myself in Edwin’s arms, without realizing how it happened.b5f1bedcb4b5589e

“Edwin Kalios! You are under arrest for the charges of rebellion and aiding a fugitive!”f8fd83b7b5c6686e

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The palace knights quickly surrounded us. However, I didn’t care about that at all.124a70517432746d

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…d12aed7b495b6176

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“Why, why isn’t it working? Why isn’t it working, why! Why!”4c0b5bc6c288b6ee

“It’s okay, Belze.”31d6db6f4f199934

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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.5f69643af659dfcc

“Keep running like this to the far end of the forest.”d57f4ad50f6d5fdc

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“Ugh…”d44a26c265d2bc0e

“Then we’ll have our people there. I’ll catch up soon, ugh…”f0d650de2dd19dcf

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“Edwin!”daf1472dd99a96c9

Edwin, who was c8fceb1cfa whispering quietly, suddenly 938240a3b4 groaned and convulsed. I cried in despair, cc221be291 feeling utterly powerless.b0ffb6ea88af7032

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“…Don’t cry, Belze.”49698bb8c753cf3e

“Ugh, ugh…”9b3da46e580907c0

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“I don’t know what to do if you cry like this.”fde4a24658025aac

With those words, Edwin 551de6e9dc fell silent. Suddenly, his hand, which had 032bdf212b reached out as if to 868c9ab777 wipe away my tears, fell 3db733c670 limply.a7811909e8f85bfc

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“Edwin…?”eb0e4f6c73848202

I tried to shake him gently, but he didn’t respond. I touched his nose, but I couldn’t feel his breath.559f743aa304d66f

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I pressed my ear to his chest, but I couldn’t hear his heartbeat. Edwin was dead. Edwin… Edwin…45e62f6dd94bd39e

“The Young duke is dead! Stop resisting!”97fa4524907dffcf

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“Ugh…”b50892c796efb4e1

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…b34adc69d21d832c

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“Uwaaaaah!”89fb47ad35b41c88

I screamed in agony.d5b63646f87e8dd4

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The faces of fa90dd98f1 the knights closing d878ebcbf0 in on me 2631687887 to subdue me 9b0c515932 were suddenly obscured b4b76f4088 in a bluish 9c1aef6cc4 hue, and I 0704f4b2a6 sensed a moldy 8527f79b31 and sinister energy.736ddfaba19a8eac

“Die. Please, all of you just die.”302c7f26d3186338

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At that moment, 6481837f95 all I wanted 2430b454c9 was to eliminate 92b41e5db3 those disgusting beings.e0e143ed9ac56fec

Almost devoid of my c1e91aaf33 magical strength, large orbs 51d750a096 of light manifested in 21993af812 both of my hands.d9284573ceac247f

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Whooooosh!7d40caac38ad05c0

The swelling energy in my ed989e2786 body expanded endlessly until it 7fa6d0c812 finally extended in all directions.be32ef3b0a537323

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“Ugh!”88545380b445b67b

“Thud! What…!”4bc6a8272268aa5a

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“Screaaam!”1bd115341c07f001

The ones who had twisted the bluish energy met the light and spat blood, falling one by one. But I didn’t stop.e95efc08955603af

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That night.d5d86d12655befa8

Until the darkness that 91817e545c had been lurking in 57be82def9 the forest quietly closed 2c7a6c0cbf its eyes.d2b0066822ba181f

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Continuously. On and on.601993cbbb0de8cf