Now that even Raju, who had been providing the money, was dead, all the accidents that Birna had caused flashed through Samon's mind.
"Brother... Don't do this. Please, Samon. Don't leave me too..."
"Don't call me that!"
"Please, please. Dad, Mom..."
Now you know that I only have you.
A pleading note permeated Birna's voice.
She just couldn't handle the situation.
"Dad? Hey, are you talking about your dead father over there?"
Samon lifted Birna up by the collar as if he couldn't stand it anymore.
"Ugh, ugh!"
"When I think back to the past when I treated a lowly cuckoo chick like my younger sister and looked after her, I feel like cutting and burning my flesh would not be enough. Somehow, I wondered where that cheap and seething temper came from."
"Oh, Samon, oh, oh, it's me, Claudio. I'm father's daughter and huhu, oh, oh, oh-"
The words came out hoarse and strangled, but Samon seemed to understand them all.
"Put Claudio in your mouth one more time..."
His eyes became more fierce than a devil's.
Yank-!
Samon shook his hand away as if it were dirty filth.
"Then I will rip your mouth open and strangle you to death."
Samon did not hide his clear hatred.
"Isn't it enough that you executed your father and then killed your mother?"
"Sa... Samon..."
"Well, where would that seed go? Being shameless and trying to cling shamelessly are the same thing."
From his point of view, he had ample reason to hate Birna.
Due to Birna's accusation, he lost Raju, his strong supporter.
What's worse, when his mother's affair was exposed, she died along with Raju, suddenly leaving him an orphan.
Even when he thought she was his real younger sister, Samon viewed Birna as a bundle of troublemakers who held him back.
Now, there was no way he would show any affection to a fake sister.
"Darling, don't get too excited. You overdid it today. I'm worried that you'll get hurt again. That would really upset me. Come on, give yourself to me, yes? Come on..."
Mariu consoled him as if worried that Samon might pull out his sword at this point.
Then she supported Samon, who was gasping for breath in anger and left.
People were murmuring as they watched Samon leave Birna behind.
"But you're so cruel, considering how many years we grew up together as siblings."
"Oh my, even if I were you, I would do the same thing as him. By the way, is Simon Claudio real? Isn't he a fake too?"
"Well, how could we know the truth when everyone who knew it is dead?"
Sometimes the names of Samon and Birna came up, and there were still those who spoke of Medea's glory, which the messenger of Katzen had spoken of earlier.
"So, did that woman report her biological father?"
"...Really? Well, it seems she didn't know either... Even if she didn't know that he was her biological father, how could she stab the person who cared for her in the back like that?"
The murmurs of people penetrated the heavy raindrops and reached Birna's ears.
Her senses, which had become amazingly sensitive, were able to catch every sharp glance and mocking word directed at her.
Dozens of pairs of eyes stabbed her whole body painfully. She felt naked.
'Why... did it turn out like this?'
Birna was dumbfounded.
She looked down at her hands.
An ugly hand covered in wounds and clotted blood.
'This isn't Claudio? This is what Raju left for me?'
Was it flesh and blood inherited from a commoner, a lowly person who rolled around on the ground?
She scratched her flesh.
Her whole body felt extremely itchy as if bugs were crawling on her
"Long live Her Highness Medea!"
"Long live Valdina!"
The name of Medea, which people were talking about, rang in my ears.
'I thought that girl was taking my place.'
The truth is, from the beginning, she couldn't even reach that girl's toes.
The countless feelings of inferiority and anger that Birna had felt toward Medea throughout her life. That was all...
It was just a futile struggle.
She didn't even have a choice from the beginning.
"Long live Her Highness Medea!"
'She's become the Katzen Imperial Family. Not only was she promoted from a lowly Princess to a Princess of the new empire, but now...'
Birna bit her lip.
She fell into this cesspool, but Medea rose higher.
Now, Birna doesn't even dare to look up.
So much so that even the shadow of the brilliant light that girl emits cannot reach her.
Ah.
Her fingernails dug painfully into her palms.
"No."
Birna couldn't admit it.
That can't be true. There's no way dirty blood would flow through her body.
Birna's fingertips trembled.
"No. No, I am... not that human's daughter..."
She muttered, taking a step back.
"Ahhhhhh! No! I'm not some dirty commoner!"
The muttering grew louder. Birna's voice rose to the level of a scream.
Not caring that the people around her were flinching and keeping their distance from Birna with surprised eyes,
"I am Claudio! I am of the blood of the Valdina family! I am of noble and sacred lineage!"
She screamed, pulling at her hair wildly, her pink hair becoming a tangled mess.
She didn't even care that drops of blood were flowing from his head and face due to the wounds left by sharp nails.
Cold rain ran down her cheeks, but she couldn't tell if it was tears or rain.
"Ahhhh-!"
Birna jumped forward.
She quickly climbed onto the stage and stared blankly at the dead bodies of Catherine and Raju.
Then, suddenly, she kicked the corpse.
"Tell me! That was a lie! You were trying to frame me, you vicious bastards!"
Thud! Thud!
She didn't even care about the sticky liquid on the tips of her shoes.
"Speak quickly! I am the daughter of the Regent! I have avenged my father! Ahahaha! How dare you tease Claudio?! I will fight to the death! Ahahahaha...Gyaaaaak"
Then suddenly, she was surprised to see the sticky blood on the tip of her shoe, and her laughter turned into a scream.
Birna, who had slumped down, took off her bloody shoes and threw them away as if she were seeing something terrible.
The bare white feet did not match the stage that was covered in dark red mud.
"I, I didn't know, if I had known..."
I wouldn't have done it. I really didn't know. Oh, Mom, please forgive me. Ugh. Birna was wrong. Ra, Raju, uncle, forgive Birna...
She was sobbing.
Then, soon, she lifted her face, her tears streaming down her face.
Then she glared at the corpse as if she was going to kill it, then jumped up again and kicked it.
"Good death! Ahahaha! You fooling around with this Birna Claudio! Did you see it? This is me! Aaaah! Mom! No, forgive me! Please! Please!"
Birna cried and laughed, laughed and cried repeatedly.
Her appearance changed in an instant as if there were two people inside her.
She stumbled and fell, sometimes barefoot on the wet stone floor, sometimes clutching her wet hair and crying.
"Nooooooooo! I'm Claudio!"
After causing a commotion for a while, Birna screamed and ran out of the square.
"You're completely... out of your mind."
People gaped in amazement at the sight of Birna.
"I am a descendant of the royal family. I have precious blood..."
The screams gradually faded away like echoes.
But no one followed her, who seemed to be in danger.
Now, Birna had no family, no friends, no one left.
***
The Princess's palace in the villa.
"I beg you to please accept it."
The imperial messenger knelt before Medea.
On the red cushion in his hand lay a dazzling diamond set with jewels.
"Your Highness the Princess is capable of calming the conflict between the two countries and bringing about peace. Our Majesty has also heard of Your Highness's excellent reputation and generosity and has been greatly impressed by them, not sparing any praise."
Katzen's messenger was eager to please Medea by flattering her.
"If the Emperor of Valdina knew about this, he would surely be pleased."
That is, he wanted to speak nicely to Peleus.
'His Majesty has ordered that I be sure to get a definitive answer from the Princess.'
Of course, the reason Perdiccas II's messenger came bearing so many gifts was ultimately to relieve the tension that currently hovered between the two countries.
"Isn't it time for everyone to return to their places? The Emperor of Valdina, here, and our delegation, back to our homeland?"
"..."
But the Princess just looked down at the crown and special letter indifferently as if she didn't notice the answer the messenger was expecting.
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