I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 179



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179. Choice Beyond Choice

Bam!

That was when.

The heavy iron door blocking the entrance to the laboratory was smashed with a deafening explosion.

Knock knock, Dean Octavius ​​couldn’t come to his senses because of the pungent smoke.

Cayenne instinctively got into a fighting stance, but quickly lowered his arms at the sight of a familiar figure through the ashen smoke.

“Master?”

The one who caused the explosion was none other than Roselia.

She was holding explosive magic tools in both hands, and was accompanied by the duke’s knights.

“… … .”

Roselia walked in, parting the smoke without saying a word.

There were many people lying around like corpses.

Among them was the Marquis of Balton.

The giant magic circle and the suspicious experimental tools looked at first glance similar to the laboratory scene seen in Cayenne’s memories.

One thing that is different is that the boy who was being persecuted by ugly adults is no longer there.

Roselia looked at Cayenne.

“What the hell are you doing? If you’re trying to do something useless, then stop.”

“… … I’m sorry I couldn’t keep my promise. But this is something that had to be done.”

A more important goal than regaining the freedom you so desperately wanted.

Cayenne exchanged glances with his subordinate.

First of all, I had to get Roselia out of here. I didn’t want her to see such a horrible sight.

“Is this all you have for your great goal? To repay me in the same way you were treated when you were young?”

“I won’t ask you to understand, but it’s the best path for me and for the child.”

“Wake up.”

Roselia grabbed him by the collar.

“―!”

“Is sacrificing yourself and driving yourself to ruin the revenge you speak of?”

“… … .”

“And besides, a homunculus? Who would want a cursed body that is neither alive nor dead?”

“How did the master do that—”

Roselia snorted.

How did you know?

Before storming into the lab, she had already glimpsed the future through .

【Ruin Ending 34. The End of Revenge is Ruin】

The ending where Kaien, blinded by revenge, chooses self-destruction.

The homunculus experiment was a long-cherished wish of Margrave Balton, but his research remained unfinished.

The lifeforms born from the imperfect magic circle were horrific figures that were neither human nor beast.

Trapped in an imperfect body, the lower personality howled ferociously like a beast.

To him, the homunculus was just another form of prison.

“Do you know why that child suffered? Because he had to repeat a terrible life in a state of neither living nor dead. Because he had to live an eternal life that was worse than death.”

“… … .”

“But you’re going to force that kid in? How can you think the same way as that human when you’re also a victim of that experiment?”

“I’m sorry, but this is the only way.”

It’s too late to talk about atonement now.

I also know that this is just a selfish and one-sided apology.

Without atonement, even the freedom I so desperately longed for was meaningless.

Cayenne knelt down on one knee and met her gaze.

“Can you understand me just this once?”

At that moment, a choice appeared before Roselia’s eyes.

【SYSTEM: Hidden Episode. Branch Selection】

【What will you choose at the crossroads of life and death between two personalities?】

[▶Succeed in avenging the night personality and summon the day personality.]

[Stop the night personality’s revenge and give up the day personality.]

[※If you do not select within the time limit, your choice will be randomly determined.]

In the end, it was again a moment of choice.

The branch choice that was once avoided has now returned as an unavoidable choice.

“……no.”

Roselia, who had been staring into space for a moment, shook her head.

“Master?”

“I’m not going to choose between the two anymore.”

There was no choice to give up on anyone in the first place.

If I was going to give up so easily, I wouldn’t have come this far.

Because I promised, because I promised not to abandon you.

So, I have no choice but to keep going until the end.

Then the branch selection window started throwing an error.

【WARNING! Incorrect approach】

Roselia glanced at Dean Octavius.

“Dean Octavius.”

Then the man tied to the chair flinched in surprise.

He frowned as he carefully examined Roselia.

“Your body still has traces of time reversion magic. And it’s very complex… .”

“That’s right. How many times have you repeated this cycle of dying and returning to a certain point in time?”

【WARNING! Abnormal speech detected】

Roselia ignored the warning window.

“Is it possible to transform the regression spell that was cast on me?”

“Transform?”

“Yes. For example, changing the point of regression.”

When she died and returned, she always returned to the same day.

‘The moment when Roselia woke up from a near-death experience with a high fever.’

If we could change the point in time we return, we could start our next life from a much more advantageous point.

But Dean Octavius ​​shook his head firmly.

“That’s impossible. Time reversion magic is more complex and delicate than any other magic. I’ve spent my entire life studying time reversion magic, but I haven’t found a spell that precisely adjusts the time of reversion. Even if a great magician came, it wouldn’t be possible.”

“Then how about this method?”

Roselia took out the jungle map from her arms.

I received it from Seraphine just before departure.

“Isn’t that… a soul-splitting sword?”

“that’s right.”

A sword that can cut through anything if the caster has strong magical power.

Dean Octavius ​​was impressed when Roselia explained the second method.

“Is this also impossible?”

“Master, are you in your right mind?”

Roselia asked calmly, leaving Cayenne behind as he tried to stop her.

“It’s not impossible in theory… … But is that really what you want?”

“Yes. This is better than black magic or necromancy.”

Roselia nodded resolutely.

This method could also prevent Cayenne’s useless sacrifice.

Dean Octavius, who had been sleeping deeply, opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Okay, I understand. But you only get one chance.”

“What? Hey, you really think you’d do something that crazy?”

Cayenne tried to grab Dean Octavius ​​by the collar, but Roselia stopped him.

“Calm down. It’s what I wanted.”

“Master.”

Cayenne’s face hardened.

“Why would you do something like this, Master? You have done enough. Why do you want to sacrifice more here?”

“It’s not a sacrifice. It’s keeping a promise.”

“… … .”

Because I promised I would find her somehow.

I knew better than anyone how painful it was to go through an endless, endless regression that only showed despair.

So I couldn’t turn away.

He had the good fortune of being a manager, but he was not even granted that kind of luck.

“So I’ll go.”

We had to bring back souls who were wandering through countless timelines, giving up the chance to live a new life in another world.

“ruler.”

Roselia released the restraints that were binding Dean Octavius.

“Are you really going to do it? I can’t guarantee the results.”

“But I have to do it anyway.”

Dean Octavius ​​took up the soul-slicing sword.

As he swung his sword while reciting an ancient spell, a brilliant light flashed along the sword’s path.

A halo of light floating in the air engulfed Roselia.

A magical force so powerful it made her dizzy pierced her heart.

“Roselia!”

“―!”

Roselia’s knees buckled.

At the same time, a system window appeared in her field of vision.

【SYSTEM: ‘#Strategy Heroine’ suitability increases! (3/3)】

[The ‘Branch Point’ feature has been unlocked.]

[The usage conditions for some items have been relaxed.]

“It’s over now.”

“… … .”

The halo surrounding Roselia’s body disappeared, and Dean Octavius ​​also put away his sword.

The magical power, so powerful that it made her dizzy, soon became a part of her and flowed through her body.

“What is this power…?”

“Special abilities are bound to come with special powers. It’s fortunate that the heterogeneous powers have been well-integrated into the body.”

“… … .”

Roselia looked down at her body in bewilderment. There was no difference to the naked eye.

Just then, a system window appeared above the branch selection window.

【SYSTEM: Challenge Achievement! ‘Choice Beyond Choice’】

【SYSTEM: 1,000 Lucky Points have been accumulated.】

[☞Use your points right now☜]

‘The challenge has been achieved.’

Roselia stopped Cayenne’s revenge, but that didn’t mean she gave up her daytime personality.

Is this choice even okay?

Just when I was about to feel relieved.

【WARNING! The difficulty of the original game will be adjusted upward.】

“―!”

The system window and branch selection window were crashing and causing errors.

A red, noise-like warning window filled my vision.