I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 157



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157. Who was more surprised than me by the news of the breakup?

“I’m back.”

Young Cayenne looked straight at me.

It was just as frail and pitiful as the image he had seen in his memories someday.

But his empty, childish eyes told him that he was a returnee from a long time ago.

My body was frozen and I couldn’t say anything.

“… … I want to go home.”

A deep longing flickered in his empty eyes.

Glassy tears shone through her voluminous eyelashes.

“Let’s go back, home.”

I cautiously reached out to Cayenne. Her small hands, like ferns, were covered in cuts and bruises.

But that was the moment.

“Director, the test subject has awakened!”

Someone slammed the door hard and came in.

It was a group of researchers.

“Get out of here!”

I had to get away from those horrible people immediately.

I tried to grab Cayenne’s hand, but my hand just passed through his.

“Take the test subject away.”

At the same time, the man called the director nodded.

Ugh.

“… … !”

At the man’s command, one of the researchers swung his baton.

A heavy blunt object struck Cayenne in the back of the head. He fell limply like a scarecrow.

“no!”

I ran straight to Cayenne, but I still couldn’t reach him.

I tried to use the item, but it didn’t work. Instead of the item window, a red warning window filled my vision.

[WARNING! This is an area where items cannot be used.]

“Do not proceed with the experiment.”

It was at that moment that the researchers were about to carry Cayenne out like a piece of luggage.

Bam!

“… … !”

It seemed as if an explosive force was bursting out of Cayenne, who was being carried away helplessly, and in an instant, the ward was reduced to ashes.

The researchers were scattered in all directions without even screaming.

Researchers who had been hit by the structure from the impact of the explosion were unconscious and lying on the ground.

“Cayenne!”

I was the only one who wasn’t caught in the explosion, so I searched for Cayenne through the thick smoke.

‘There it is!’

He was at the center of the explosion.

“Knock knock, knock knock… … .”

Cayenne, who had been coughing fitfully, suddenly started looking around frantically.

“Master, where are you?”

“Here I am, I am here!”

It’s right in front of you.

I called out to him desperately, but he couldn’t find me.

Suddenly, I looked down at my hands and saw that my body was gradually becoming blurred from the tips of my toes.

My telepathy with him was weakening.

“… … .”

Cayenne just stared blankly into space.

The boy, now alone, was wandering in the center of the ruins.

In the meantime, both of my legs had completely disappeared.

“I’ll come back! Definitely!”

I cried out to him until my throat was hoarse that we would go back home together someday, but my voice did not reach him.

* * *

“… … .”

Even after returning to reality, I stood there for a long time as if I was nailed to the ground.

‘We have to save Cayenne.’

That was the only thought in my head.

The look in his eyes as he looked at me, saying he was back, was unforgettable in my mind.

This time he was stuck in regression.

If you repeat the unfortunate past, you will be killed by the night personality as per the set sequence, and then you will return to the past again.

It was a curse called regression.

A thousand emotions passed through my mind, but the conclusion was clear.

I had to bring him back from where he was wandering in the past.

‘But how?’

Cayenne’s daytime personality is dead and gone from this world.

Besides, how do you retrieve a soul that has already regressed?

While I was thinking about such things, one person suddenly came to mind.

[When did I say I was a healing wizard? I just turn back time to correct what was wrong. The people of the world just talk about healing and miracles as they please.]

‘Your name was Dean Octavius, right?’

To turn back time and fix what’s wrong.

I was convinced that Cayenne’s never-ending return had its origins in that person.

【SYSTEM: Would you like to use the ‘Original Search Function’?】

[▶Yes (75 luck points deducted)]

[▶No]

As soon as I ran the original search function, my luck points were deducted.

“Search for information on Dean Octavius.”

【SYSTEM: Unable to retrieve original information for ‘Dean Octavius’!】

“……shit.”

I expected this, but I really didn’t think it would work.

Dean Octavius ​​was a character who did not appear in a single line in the original work.

Still, I searched just in case, but as expected, there was no easy solution.

I called the maid, Anne.

“What’s the matter, miss?”

“Do you remember the jewelry store we went to before? Leave this with the clerk and come back. Right now.”

Anne’s eyes widened when I handed her the black envelope.

The black envelope with the snake symbol on it was used when making a request to the Dark Lord.

I wrote in my letter that I wanted to know about Archmage Octavius.

Please reply as soon as possible, as I will buy all the relevant information.

Anne had gone with me to meet the Dark Master, so she seemed to have caught on to my intentions.

“Can I just leave it at the contact point? I don’t need to go and meet him in person?”

“okay.”

Only then did Anne sigh in relief and leave my room.

Maybe a couple of hours had passed like that.

Anne returned from the jeweler’s shop with a reply.

[His known name is Trinidad de Octavius. His real name is unknown.

A certified archmage of the Magic Tower and former head of the Imperial Academy. His most notable publications include research on the theory of time reversal magic.

It is known that he is currently recuperating in a villa on his private property after retirement.

If you wish to conduct further investigation, please send a deposit. The deposit starts from five thousand gold.]

There was not much information about him other than that he was the president of the Imperial Academy and a researcher of time reversal magic.

‘Besides, he’s retired now so there’s no news about him.’

If I wanted to get accurate information, I had no choice but to hire someone to do the background check.

“I’ll ask you one more time.”

“Yes, Miss.”

I prepared the deposit and sent it to Anne.

Even if it was quick, it would take several days for an answer to come. Even knowing that, I couldn’t calm down.

I had to go see Cayenne as soon as possible.

As I was waiting anxiously, someone knocked on my door.

‘What? Have you finished the background check already?’

But surprisingly, it was the butler William who came to see me.

He handed me the letter urgently.

“Miss, urgent news has arrived.”

“Urgent news?”

“I heard that Lord Ikart is returning to the capital in a hurry.”

“Huh? Why, brother?”

“It seems that Your Majesty has also checked the letter sent by His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“… … !”

William spoke indirectly, but I could immediately understand what he meant.

The letter of termination of engagement sent by Perwin had also reached Ikart.

A sudden feeling of cheapness came over me.

‘I forgot who would react more sensitively to this broken engagement than I would.’

* * *

Meanwhile, Perwin headed straight to the Empress’s Palace.

He couldn’t sit still when he heard that Cayenne was being deported.

It wasn’t long before he declared that he would execute Cayenne by any means necessary, and then he made a decision that immediately overturned his judgment.

This was an act of trampling on his authority and dignity as the crown prince.

Above all, he couldn’t stand it because it was his mother who had taken such a risk.

“Your Majesty the Empress.”

Perwin went to the Empress’s tea room.

She was leisurely enjoying her refreshments as if nothing had happened.

“Your Majesty, have you arrived?”

Brecht, who was at the Empress’s side, discovered him first.

Perwin burst out laughing when he saw Brecht greeting him in embarrassment.

You once acted like the most loyal subject to me, but in reality, you are no different from the Empress’s dog.

The Empress, who discovered Perwin late, looked surprised.

“Prince? What’s the matter?”

After dismissing all her attendants and escorts, she offered her son the seat opposite her.

“It’s been a long time since the prince came to see me. If you don’t mind, let’s have some tea together.”

“Is the car overturning now?”

“… … Prince?”

The air inside the tea room suddenly became chilly.

“I heard that you are going to issue a deportation order for the criminal. Is that true?”

“I guess that’s why you came here.”

Only then did the Empress realize why Perwin had come here.

The empress, who had been drinking tea in silence for a while, opened her mouth.

“It’s not something that has been officially decided. It’s not something the Crown Prince should be concerned about.”

“… … You’re treating your child like an idiot again.”

He muttered as if he was talking to himself.

It’s none of your business, you don’t need to know.

Didn’t you get to this point because you were fooled by those words?

“Your Majesty, please maintain your dignity.”

The Empress scolded Perwin.

Even at times like these, her mother seemed even less human to Perwin, as she showed no signs of emotional turmoil.

“Do you know that Your Majesty the Emperor is in danger because of that concubine’s child?”

“The temple healer will arrive shortly. Your Majesty is not in a state of irreversible damage, so I am sure you will recover quickly.”

“… … .”

“The prince may not understand. But the prince just has to believe and follow what his mother tells him to do.”

“You want me to believe you again?”

Perwin burst out laughing.

“What on earth can you do with a woman who deceives her son and abandons her husband?”

“Prince.”

“This time, you will collude with the princess and stab me in the back, won’t you?”