“Hoo.”
The disaster reporter took a picture of the scene with his eyes shining as if he had caught a scoop.
'Please come down. I have no intention of returning to the Summer Palace yet.'
As she was about to spit out those words, Odette shut her mouth at the status window that appeared before her eyes.
[ John's disgust is reduced by 2 ]
[ John's Disgust : 3 ]
Because of that action just now, the disgust level has decreased by 2.
'If we lower it by 2 more, it will be 1...'
A dream number that doesn't reach 100 even when hit by a 61x beam.
'I have no intention of going back, but I don't mind staying for a little while.'
But Sion stopped John with a cold voice.
“I am sorry, Your Highness, but Your Highness cannot come to the Summer Palace.”
"Sion?"
“The capital is probably in chaos right now. I just released all mind control. To prevent a catastrophe, both of us need to return to the capital immediately.”
“...Sion, I clearly gave you the order to go first earlier, didn’t I? You go first right now.”
“If the head of this empire turns his back on his people, why should a mere subject go first?”
John glared at Sion at Sion's snarky reply. The atmosphere was so tense that it seemed like a fight would break out at any moment.
'Don't interfere for no reason and just sit quietly.'
As Odette thought that and put her arm around John's neck, another status window popped up.
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[Sion's Abomination: 9]
'The target of the fight is John, but why is the level of hatred towards me rising?'
Odette looked at Sion, who suddenly felt a growing sense of disgust. A look of betrayal was clearly visible on his face.
'Why...? What on earth did I do wrong?'
You have to take the Crown Prince to the capital, do you think I'm getting in the way?
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[Sion's Abomination: 10]
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[ Sion's Abomination: 11 ]
It seemed like it was probably the right answer because the numbers kept going up without an answer.
'John's disgust level only decreased by 2... At this rate, I'm losing more than I'm gaining, right?'
Odette immediately took her arms off John's neck and said.
“His Excellency is right, Your Highness. Go to the capital. I have no intention of returning to the palace right now. I think we need to treat more people here.”
Now that the disaster specialist reporter had arrived, it was time to work even harder to heal people in order to complete the quest.
Even in her revenge plan, it's more advantageous to be here.
“Are you crazy, Albrecht?”
“No, Odette.”
But two transcendent beings simultaneously dissuaded her.
“Look in the mirror. Do you know who is the patient right now? Who are you going to treat now when you are so pale?”
“Sion is right, Odette. You need to rest now.”
'You were fighting until just now, so why is it that I only get hit with a death punch at this time?'
But Odette had no intention of backing down.
“No. I have no intention of going back until I’ve cured everyone.”
'There's a reporter. A disaster reporter at that!'
What if he wrote an article titled "Lady Odette! She worked hard to help people, but when she got sick, she just turned around and left!"
'Damn Transcendentals... I guess it's because there are always articles full of rave reviews, there's no sense of urgency.'
Maybe some crappy article will be published and the people of the Summer Palace will make up their minds and say, 'Well, that's how it is with the wicked Odette.'
The disgust level is 10 each. That means she ends up with a final score of 20.
As much as she hated it, she couldn't ruin it here.
“Go ahead. The capital is in danger, you say. I’ll take care of things here.”
The two male leads tried to dissuade her several times, but ironically, the more she insisted on staying, the more the disgust level went down.
[ John's disgust level decreases by 1 ]
[ John's Disgust: 2 ]
[Sion's disgust is reduced by 3.]
[ Sion's Abomination: 8 ]
How much of a fight must there have been?
“I understand your wishes, Odette. Instead, I will leave you with aides, and your health and safety will be my top priority.”
“Albrecht, helping without permission is not a good deed. It’s stupid.”
After dozens of requests, John and Sion could no longer delay and soon left for the capital. The two B-class Transcendents who were the Crown Prince's aides were left behind, but they didn't seem to care much about them.
'Because I feel more uncomfortable when the male leads are on Athena Island.'
It's more reassuring that they leave for the capital first than to be anxious about running into Charlotte.
Odette spoke to the aide.
“I found a girl with pink hair badly injured earlier. I’m worried she might have been caught in the disaster. Could you help me find her?”
Because it would be more efficient for the transcendent ones to find it than for her to do it herself.
“Yes, Miss. I will do so.”
“Please leave it to me.”
Odette saw the Class B aides ordering their subordinates to find the person.
After that, she felt reporters and aides following me around the whole time, and she focused on treating the remaining patients.
By the time Odette finished treating her patients, quite a bit of time had passed.
But during that long time, none of the aides' subordinates were able to find the pink-haired girl.
Odette, who was also anxious, was also looking around the beach where Charlotte had been earlier. However, the pink-haired girl was nowhere to be seen.
'How could it be that among all those patients, not a single one had seen Charlotte?'
When Odette asked the patients she met while continuing her treatment, it seemed like the only person who had seen Charlotte was Odette herself.
Looking at the sea, Odette's mind was reminded of Charlotte's smile and she became even more confused.
'Do I really have four months left?'
Since Charlotte left the mountains earlier than the story of Redemption>, it is possible that she may appear in the capital sooner.
It was then that an item crossed Odette's mind.
'Open inventory. Check item 'Invisible Truth'.'
At Odette's command, the inventory window opened, and one of the many squares appeared enlarged before her eyes.
[ Invisible Truth (Dagger) ]
[ 4 months later, a dagger to cut out the invisible. ]
The same explanation as the first time she saw it.
But the moment she moved her gaze to the number 4, the number 4 was erased with a sizzling sound, and the number changed.
[ 2 months later, a dagger to cut out the invisible. ]
‘...It looks like my ominous feeling is coming true.’
Odette smiled bitterly.
'This wasn't the time to be whining about the status window being creepy. Two months later, I was almost hit by a 61x beam without even knowing it.'
Charlotte's appearance two months early meant that she could not stick to her current plan of revenge.
'Then... I have no choice but to bring forward the plan.'
Odette's eyes lit up. It seemed she needed to use the status window more actively.
“Ah, you’ve finally come? Miss Odette!”
As Odette returned to the shelter, a man greeted her warmly.
'The interest is...'
Odette's expression was filled with surprise.
“Nice to meet you. The pregnant woman you saved earlier is my wife. As a way of expressing my gratitude, I would like to offer you a ride in my carriage when you leave. It’s not a fancy carriage, but...”
The capital's best detective, Muller. One year later, he will be helping Charlotte in the <Athena Island Episode> in Redemption.
The setting is that he came to his hometown of Athena Island with his pregnant wife to recuperate, but his wife died there and he lived as a wreck.
'In the game, he was a widower whose wife had already died.'
Who would have thought that wife was the pregnant woman Odette had treated?
'It looked particularly dangerous. That pregnant woman was originally destined to die.'
The reporter would have gone back anyway, and everyone in the shelter would have been treated. Odette was on her way back to the summer palace.
“Thank you. Then I’ll be happy to take the ride.”
Odette climbed into the open carriage, supported by Muller.
But Odette accepted Muller's hospitality not only because it was convenient to return.
'It's possible that Muller and Charlotte are already in a relationship. Muller and Charlotte were a great match, to begin with, weren't they?'
If she looks at Muller and determines that he is already in league with Charlotte, she can immediately use him to track down Charlotte.
Because that calculation was the real reason she got on the carriage.
However, after finishing supporting her, instead of going to the stable, Muller asked Odette an unexpected question.
“Miss, I overheard you earlier... You’re looking for a girl with pink hair?”
'Are you trying to get me to act as Charlotte's assistant?'
Odette was inwardly wary but spoke without showing it.
“Yes. I saw her clearly before the disaster, but when the disaster disappeared, the girl suddenly disappeared too. I was worried that she might have been swept away, so I was looking for her.”
Then, after a long silence, Muller said with an uneasy expression:
“...I think my wife met that girl.”
"What?"
The witness of Charlotte that I couldn't find no matter how hard I searched was that pregnant woman. Wasn't she the one who had been in a deep sleep since returning to the shelter?
Is this a trap set by Charlotte's helpers, or is it real?
“My wife woke up a little while ago and talked to me. She said that even though the bell in the bell tower rang, she couldn’t move quickly because she was full-term. Our house happened to be a two-story house, so she couldn’t evacuate quickly, but then a girl with pink hair came up to her and said she would help her.”
'...That's so Charlotte-like, being selfless. That's something to do.'
But as if to betray Odette's thoughts, unexpected words came out of the coachman's mouth.
“...But that woman, while pretending to support my wife, ended up pushing her down the stairs. That’s why my wife’s injuries were so serious.”
'...!'
'What, what did you say?'
Odette was shocked.
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The disaster reporter took a picture of the scene with his eyes shining as if he had caught a scoop.
'Please come down. I have no intention of returning to the Summer Palace yet.'
As she was about to spit out those words, Odette shut her mouth at the status window that appeared before her eyes.
[ John's disgust is reduced by 2 ]
[ John's Disgust : 3 ]
Because of that action just now, the disgust level has decreased by 2.
'If we lower it by 2 more, it will be 1...'
A dream number that doesn't reach 100 even when hit by a 61x beam.
'I have no intention of going back, but I don't mind staying for a little while.'
But Sion stopped John with a cold voice.
“I am sorry, Your Highness, but Your Highness cannot come to the Summer Palace.”
"Sion?"
“The capital is probably in chaos right now. I just released all mind control. To prevent a catastrophe, both of us need to return to the capital immediately.”
“...Sion, I clearly gave you the order to go first earlier, didn’t I? You go first right now.”
“If the head of this empire turns his back on his people, why should a mere subject go first?”
John glared at Sion at Sion's snarky reply. The atmosphere was so tense that it seemed like a fight would break out at any moment.
'Don't interfere for no reason and just sit quietly.'
As Odette thought that and put her arm around John's neck, another status window popped up.
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[Sion's Abomination: 9]
'The target of the fight is John, but why is the level of hatred towards me rising?'
Odette looked at Sion, who suddenly felt a growing sense of disgust. A look of betrayal was clearly visible on his face.
'Why...? What on earth did I do wrong?'
You have to take the Crown Prince to the capital, do you think I'm getting in the way?
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[Sion's Abomination: 10]
[Sion's disgust increases by 1.]
[ Sion's Abomination: 11 ]
It seemed like it was probably the right answer because the numbers kept going up without an answer.
'John's disgust level only decreased by 2... At this rate, I'm losing more than I'm gaining, right?'
Odette immediately took her arms off John's neck and said.
“His Excellency is right, Your Highness. Go to the capital. I have no intention of returning to the palace right now. I think we need to treat more people here.”
Now that the disaster specialist reporter had arrived, it was time to work even harder to heal people in order to complete the quest.
Even in her revenge plan, it's more advantageous to be here.
“Are you crazy, Albrecht?”
“No, Odette.”
But two transcendent beings simultaneously dissuaded her.
“Look in the mirror. Do you know who is the patient right now? Who are you going to treat now when you are so pale?”
“Sion is right, Odette. You need to rest now.”
'You were fighting until just now, so why is it that I only get hit with a death punch at this time?'
But Odette had no intention of backing down.
“No. I have no intention of going back until I’ve cured everyone.”
'There's a reporter. A disaster reporter at that!'
What if he wrote an article titled "Lady Odette! She worked hard to help people, but when she got sick, she just turned around and left!"
'Damn Transcendentals... I guess it's because there are always articles full of rave reviews, there's no sense of urgency.'
Maybe some crappy article will be published and the people of the Summer Palace will make up their minds and say, 'Well, that's how it is with the wicked Odette.'
The disgust level is 10 each. That means she ends up with a final score of 20.
As much as she hated it, she couldn't ruin it here.
“Go ahead. The capital is in danger, you say. I’ll take care of things here.”
The two male leads tried to dissuade her several times, but ironically, the more she insisted on staying, the more the disgust level went down.
[ John's disgust level decreases by 1 ]
[ John's Disgust: 2 ]
[Sion's disgust is reduced by 3.]
[ Sion's Abomination: 8 ]
How much of a fight must there have been?
“I understand your wishes, Odette. Instead, I will leave you with aides, and your health and safety will be my top priority.”
“Albrecht, helping without permission is not a good deed. It’s stupid.”
After dozens of requests, John and Sion could no longer delay and soon left for the capital. The two B-class Transcendents who were the Crown Prince's aides were left behind, but they didn't seem to care much about them.
'Because I feel more uncomfortable when the male leads are on Athena Island.'
It's more reassuring that they leave for the capital first than to be anxious about running into Charlotte.
Odette spoke to the aide.
“I found a girl with pink hair badly injured earlier. I’m worried she might have been caught in the disaster. Could you help me find her?”
Because it would be more efficient for the transcendent ones to find it than for her to do it herself.
“Yes, Miss. I will do so.”
“Please leave it to me.”
Odette saw the Class B aides ordering their subordinates to find the person.
After that, she felt reporters and aides following me around the whole time, and she focused on treating the remaining patients.
***
By the time Odette finished treating her patients, quite a bit of time had passed.
But during that long time, none of the aides' subordinates were able to find the pink-haired girl.
Odette, who was also anxious, was also looking around the beach where Charlotte had been earlier. However, the pink-haired girl was nowhere to be seen.
'How could it be that among all those patients, not a single one had seen Charlotte?'
When Odette asked the patients she met while continuing her treatment, it seemed like the only person who had seen Charlotte was Odette herself.
Looking at the sea, Odette's mind was reminded of Charlotte's smile and she became even more confused.
'Do I really have four months left?'
Since Charlotte left the mountains earlier than the story of Redemption>, it is possible that she may appear in the capital sooner.
It was then that an item crossed Odette's mind.
'Open inventory. Check item 'Invisible Truth'.'
At Odette's command, the inventory window opened, and one of the many squares appeared enlarged before her eyes.
[ Invisible Truth (Dagger) ]
[ 4 months later, a dagger to cut out the invisible. ]
The same explanation as the first time she saw it.
But the moment she moved her gaze to the number 4, the number 4 was erased with a sizzling sound, and the number changed.
[ 2 months later, a dagger to cut out the invisible. ]
‘...It looks like my ominous feeling is coming true.’
Odette smiled bitterly.
'This wasn't the time to be whining about the status window being creepy. Two months later, I was almost hit by a 61x beam without even knowing it.'
Charlotte's appearance two months early meant that she could not stick to her current plan of revenge.
'Then... I have no choice but to bring forward the plan.'
Odette's eyes lit up. It seemed she needed to use the status window more actively.
***
“Ah, you’ve finally come? Miss Odette!”
As Odette returned to the shelter, a man greeted her warmly.
'The interest is...'
Odette's expression was filled with surprise.
“Nice to meet you. The pregnant woman you saved earlier is my wife. As a way of expressing my gratitude, I would like to offer you a ride in my carriage when you leave. It’s not a fancy carriage, but...”
The capital's best detective, Muller. One year later, he will be helping Charlotte in the <Athena Island Episode> in Redemption.
The setting is that he came to his hometown of Athena Island with his pregnant wife to recuperate, but his wife died there and he lived as a wreck.
'In the game, he was a widower whose wife had already died.'
Who would have thought that wife was the pregnant woman Odette had treated?
'It looked particularly dangerous. That pregnant woman was originally destined to die.'
The reporter would have gone back anyway, and everyone in the shelter would have been treated. Odette was on her way back to the summer palace.
“Thank you. Then I’ll be happy to take the ride.”
Odette climbed into the open carriage, supported by Muller.
But Odette accepted Muller's hospitality not only because it was convenient to return.
'It's possible that Muller and Charlotte are already in a relationship. Muller and Charlotte were a great match, to begin with, weren't they?'
If she looks at Muller and determines that he is already in league with Charlotte, she can immediately use him to track down Charlotte.
Because that calculation was the real reason she got on the carriage.
However, after finishing supporting her, instead of going to the stable, Muller asked Odette an unexpected question.
“Miss, I overheard you earlier... You’re looking for a girl with pink hair?”
'Are you trying to get me to act as Charlotte's assistant?'
Odette was inwardly wary but spoke without showing it.
“Yes. I saw her clearly before the disaster, but when the disaster disappeared, the girl suddenly disappeared too. I was worried that she might have been swept away, so I was looking for her.”
Then, after a long silence, Muller said with an uneasy expression:
“...I think my wife met that girl.”
"What?"
The witness of Charlotte that I couldn't find no matter how hard I searched was that pregnant woman. Wasn't she the one who had been in a deep sleep since returning to the shelter?
Is this a trap set by Charlotte's helpers, or is it real?
“My wife woke up a little while ago and talked to me. She said that even though the bell in the bell tower rang, she couldn’t move quickly because she was full-term. Our house happened to be a two-story house, so she couldn’t evacuate quickly, but then a girl with pink hair came up to her and said she would help her.”
'...That's so Charlotte-like, being selfless. That's something to do.'
But as if to betray Odette's thoughts, unexpected words came out of the coachman's mouth.
“...But that woman, while pretending to support my wife, ended up pushing her down the stairs. That’s why my wife’s injuries were so serious.”
'...!'
'What, what did you say?'
Odette was shocked.
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