I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 154



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154. Even if it is a feeling that cannot be repaid

“Hey, are you serious?”

Cayenne walked forward, leaving the bewildered manager behind.

When Cayenne chose to return to her original world, a door surrounded by light appeared.

Beyond the door was the research building where he had long ago been subjected to human experiments.

“If you go back there, all you’ll get is death and regression? Is suffering your hobby?”

“doesn’t care.”

It was good anyway.

If only I could go back again.

“Do you know how often you get an opportunity like this? Why did I take the penalty instead and even do a favor?”

Cayenne ignored the clinging manager and moved forward.

【WARNING! Strong action restrictions apply.】

【WARNING! You will be forcibly detained in another dimension!】

At that moment, a warning window appeared around the administrator’s avatar.

“Ana, this fucking penalty!”

He too had his share of challenges.

The administrator pushed the warning window away with both arms, but the more he resisted, the stronger the binding became.

Eventually, the manager, whose body was tied up, shouted at Cayenne, who was walking away.

“When you get back, tell Roselia I said hello! The manager was so dedicated! Definitely!”

“……uh.”

Cayenne stood in front of the door, leaving behind the screaming request.

Beyond the door was a chilling winter. He clenched his fists against the bone-chilling cold.

A butterfly flying from somewhere was calling him by flapping its wings.

He followed the sparkling butterfly forward.

* * *

‘This is… … after the regression, I guess.’

And the scene changes.

I looked around calmly.

The manager was nowhere to be found, and a ward without any warmth was spread out before my eyes.

I had previously glimpsed this through Cayenne’s memories.

‘I said this was the lab.’

Judging from the number of beds and medical equipment in the room, it seemed to be a patient facility somewhere in the research lab.

In the corner of the ward, young Cayenne lay on a hard bed.

‘Seven, no, maybe eight years old.’

Because he was so thin and small, it was difficult to guess his age.

His face was so pale that if his chest hadn’t risen and fallen intermittently, I would have thought he was dead.

As I approached him, my compassion grew stronger.

Her two arms, exposed beneath the thin hospital gown, were a mess of needle marks and bruises.

It was the moment when I unconsciously brought my hand up to stroke his hair.

Bam.

“!”

The tightly closed hospital room door opened.

Thud, thud, thud.

Then a handsome old man came into the ward.

He had a long white beard and wore a medal on his chest that was awarded only to archmages.

A group of young men in lab coats followed him.

“This way, Dean Octavius.”

The researchers guided the dean to the ward where Cayenne was lying.

The dean frowned as soon as he saw Cayenne.

“Oh, that’s a side effect of magic. What a pity for a young child.”

“This subject has a naturally excellent constitution. This is the first time he has shown such severe side effects.”

“What good is having a good constitution? If you just foolishly pour in mana, how can this small body withstand it?”

The dean clicked his tongue.

“That’s why I brought the Dean here. Since you are a master of healing magic, I would like you to take a look.”

“Huh, you want me to heal a child? It’s illegal to practice private healing unless you’re a temple healer.”

“If we leave the child like this, he will be consumed by magic and die.”

“Why are you putting the responsibility on me?”

The dean couldn’t take his eyes off Cayenne, even though he showed his discomfort.

“… … For now, since the condition looks serious, I’ll just give it some simple treatment.”

“Thank you, Dean. Please call me when you are finished with your treatment.”

The dean sighed as the researchers left.

He looked at Cayenne’s face.

“What a poor child, you were born with a strange fate. Your body has already died, but your soul has been held on forcibly… … .”

But Cayenne, who was lying there as if dead, didn’t move at all.

The dean put his hand on his forehead.

“I take pity on you and will give you a gift.”

Paat-

A warm glow spread throughout the ward as a large, wrinkled hand cupped Cayenne’s forehead.

“You will have a chance to straighten out your life. One day, you will be free from the pain of the flesh.”

“Dean, what on earth are you doing?”

Just then, the researchers burst in through the door.

“You’re doing such a stupid thing to our precious test subject! If the test subject gets damaged, you’ll take responsibility?”

“I brought him here with great difficulty because he was said to be the continent’s greatest healing wizard, but he turned out to be a complete fraud!”

The dean opened his eyes dimly at the researchers’ cheers.

“When did I say I was a healing wizard? I just turn back time to correct what’s wrong. People in the secular world just talk about healing and miracles as they please.”

“Stop talking nonsense and come out!”

The researchers huffed and shooed the dean out.

“… … .”

After all the commotion.

Cayenne, left alone in the ward where silence had descended, opened his eyes.

He looked down at my body with unfocused eyes.

As if adjusting to an unfamiliar body, he slowly clenched and unclenched his hands repeatedly.

He was sitting there blankly, mumbling something with his mouth.

‘What are you saying?’

As I got closer, I could faintly hear his voice.

“I’m back.”

“… … !”

“I’m back.”

Cayenne’s red eyes looked straight at me.

* * *

After sending Roselia away.

Upon returning to the Crown Prince’s palace, Perwin was overcome with indescribable emotions.

I thought there was nothing left to be disappointed about.

I was once again filled with anger at the fact that Roselia had gone to see Cayenne before me.

Seeing her being disappointed again after already being betrayed once, it seemed like he couldn’t give up all of his expectations for her.

“under…….”

“Your Majesty, are you alright?”

His secretary fidgeted as he let out a self-deprecating laugh.

The Crown Prince’s study, which had always been kept in perfect condition, had become a mess within a few days, with the furniture and decorations he had broken.

“Did you send the divorce papers?”

“Not yet. I’ve put it on hold in case you need to reexamine it.”

The secretary watched Perwin’s expression.

Ferwin ordered a request for a break-up of the engagement to be sent to the duke’s residence, but his secretary knew that it was an impulsive request.

The sending was delayed until the very last moment in case he changed his mind.

Perwin became serious.

“Send me now. I need to get rid of that horrible woman as soon as possible.”

“Yes, yes, Your Majesty. I will obey your command.”

The secretary stormed out of the office.

“Whether it’s the princess or that woman, they’re both creepy.”

Perwin, left alone in the office, ground his teeth.

He remembered why he had hated Roselia in the past.

Because she was so blindly obsessed with me, she resembled the empress.

In reality, it is just a lust for power and greed, but the way he disguises his ugly emotions as love overlaps with the Empress.

“… … .”

When I thought of the empress, a strong emotion came over me.

My mother has had me in her arms since the moment I was born.

A nanny, a teacher, a friend, a subject, and even a fiancée.

All my human relationships were with people under the control of the Empress.

His days passed only within the fence the empress had built, and his daily life accumulated in this way reached the empress’s ears without fail.

I was sick of it.

I felt like I was living my whole life in a cage with broken wings.

What consoled him was the thought that his prison-like life would end someday.

Because one day when I take the throne, not even my mother will dare to control my life.

“Cayenne… … .”

In that situation, an illegitimate child suddenly appears.

The emperor’s illegitimate child.

His very existence was shocking, but the fact that he was none other than Roselia’s beloved servant drove me crazy.

Now I understand why a mere servant had been so arrogant and so hostile to me.

Even the Empress had tried to get rid of him a long time ago but failed, and when the child grew up, she conspired with Roselia to keep him hidden.

I felt like I was the only fool who had become so foolish. At the same time, I felt a terrible sense of helplessness, as if I could never escape the Empress no matter what I did.

He thought he could bring a great empire to its knees, but in reality, he was a frog in a well who could not escape the clutches of the empress.

Will it end when the Empress dies?

No, after the Empress leaves, Roselia, Brecht, and the Empress’s entourage and followers will wander around him like ghosts.

“Ah …!”

He swept the pile of books on the desk like a madman.

The imperial studies books and state council agendas came crashing down.

To him, the palace and his status as crown prince were no different from a luxurious prison.

“majesty!”

At that moment, the secretary who had gone out to send the notice of termination of engagement came running in a hurry.

“Her Majesty the Empress has issued an order to banish the criminal from the country!”