"Yes?"
“You haven’t forgotten already, have you? You killed me in my last life. There’s no way you can prevent it from happening again in this one.”
The fatal weakness was attacked, and it was even more effective because it came from my mouth.
Rosenite's entire body froze. Only her eyes and lips trembled slightly.
Soon after, adverse reactions began to appear.
“That, ah, that’s, hmph... haah..."
“Rosie?”
Rosenite's breathing was becoming increasingly ragged, to the point where it was clearly visible to the naked eye.
Her forehead was covered in cold sweat and her eyes were also red.
I was taken aback by the ominous sight and forgot what I was asking.
“Why are you doing that? Does it hurt?”
“Okay, okay... Haa, it doesn’t hurt... Sigh..."
Rosenite crouched down, waving her hand. At that moment, a thought occurred to me.
'Could it be because of the imprint?'
Intuition was aiming for the right answer. Usually, the person who has been imprinted becomes mentally dependent on the person who imprinted them. Therefore, the words and actions of the person who imprinted them, such as rejection, ignorance, and reprimand, come as a great wound to the person who has been imprinted.
Since Rosenite's mental strength wasn't that high, it was obvious that her endurance threshold would also be low.
'No, but that's true. I told the truth, so what if this happens!'
I was flustered but decided that calming Rosenite down was the priority.
I immediately grabbed Rosenite's hand to cast a stabilizing spell.
“Sister!”
"Oh!"
At that moment, Rosenite grabbed my hand so tightly that it hurt as if she had gained some strength.
“I, I..!”
“Rosie?”
It seemed that she had recovered before I used my magic. Rosenite looked at me and defended herself desperately.
“I know I did things to you that I shouldn’t have done in my past life. Because I was blinded by that homunculus... Ha, but my past life and this life are different.”
“How can I believe that?”
After asking the question, I said, "Oops."
'Oh, I hope this won't hurt you too?'
Fortunately, it seems that it was a category that Rosenite could endure.
“Sister... Do you think I’m going to kill you?”
"Well."
“No, I won’t. I won’t. The feelings I had for that homunculus have long since disappeared. To be honest, I wish he would leave me, but I have no intention of doing anything against your wishes. I've seen it all in this life, if I mess with that homunculus, my sister will never stay still..."
I never imagined that Rosenite, who was ignorant of magic, would know the exact name.
"How?"
The answer was refreshing.
“I heard a voice.”
“Is that possible while in hibernation?”
“I don’t know, but I don’t know about other people, but it was like that when my sister was around.”
“No, why of all people..."
"No."
I chose my words carefully for fear that the owner of the mental strength of a newly hatched chick might get hurt again.
“I also heard that it was a device to keep me from getting killed. I will express my gratitude. So you don’t have to worry about me going somewhere and revealing anything about Geass. This is a title that will save you from dying.”
“What if I release the Geass here?”
I was still pushing her away rather than accepting her. At this, Rosenite shook her shoulders.
“Why, why? Why on earth? I need this so that my sister can feel at ease. Ah, no way... Are you afraid that I’ll become obsessed? Are you trying to take care of it in advance so that I won’t suffocate you? I’ll try. I’m not sure, but I won’t become overly obsessed with you.”
It seemed as if I had heard some kind of frightening confession. I spoke to correct the misunderstanding.
“Although Geass is a safe measure, it is not the best option. It is the second-best option. Even so, since you found out about it, you have taken possession of my weakness, so things have become delicate.”
“Oh, sis..."
The best thing I could do was to kill Rosenite.
Thanks to being smart, the color drained from Rosenite's face as she immediately understood.
She bit her lips and became lost in thought.
Now there was only one card left. She put it into action immediately.
Dump!
“Rosie?”
“Your Highness the Future Crown Princess. No, Your Majesty the Emperor. Don’t kill me. Don’t abandon me. I’ll help your cause. I’ll keep proving that I’m useful. Please let me live. I want to live, with you.”
But what followed was completely contrary to Rosenite's expectations.
“Try saying you’re sorry.”
Rosenite raised her head without realizing it and looked up at me.
She imagined that Eve would look down on her with her young eyes.
Her half-sister was out of sight. Eve's face was as gentle as ever.
At that moment, Rosenite felt something welling up inside her.
Her lips trembled as she let out her voice.
“...If I say so... will it make a difference?"
A sob broke out.
“I killed my sister. How could that be expressed in words, in mere words...?"
Rosenite's lips moved silently for a long time.
After taking several deep breaths, she was finally able to utter the words she had chosen.
As she spoke, water marks continued to appear on the floor.
“I know it’s an excuse. Whatever it was, it didn’t change the fact that I was crazy. I don’t know how to apologize. I was foolish. I was wrong. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
That was the end of the confession. What followed was another plea. Rosenite looked up at me with eyes that were too thickly covered with a water barrier to see properly and said,
“Sister, sister... I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please tell me something.”
There was no reason to keep pushing Rosenite into anxiety any longer.
I lifted the other hand that Rosenite was not holding.
And then I patted Rosenite's head.
“That’s what I wanted to hear. Thanks for telling me.”
It was an incident that caused great trauma to me.
Rosenite's words had more effect than an apology. Only now did the wounds on her mind begin to heal a little.
Instead, Rosenite raised her head with surprised eyes.
“Hey, do you believe me?”
“You’ve been imprinted. It’ll be hard for you to lie to me with your mental strength.”
"Ah..."
It might be unpleasant to others, but to the current Rosenite was actually happy about this defenselessness. She had finally gained her half-sister's trust.
Just when she was starting to feel relieved and relaxed, I suddenly spoke in a stern voice.
“Rosenite.”
“Yes, sister.”
“I take care of my people. I won’t abandon them even when their usefulness has worn off.”
At the words “my person,” Rosenite’s eyes briefly widened.
Then I opened my mouth again. The most important words reached Rosenite's ears.
“So let me tell you in advance. Never, ever betray me.”
A single word that had both the nature of a threat and a request struck Rosenite's heart.
There was a moment of serious silence between us. It was Rosenite who broke it. She smiled brightly and answered, as befitting a beautiful woman.
“If you are going to betray me, give me Belladonna’s poison.”
"Yes."
Rosenite rubbed her cheek against my hand again.
“Thank you, sis. I will do really well from now on.”
At last the long-standing problem between the sisters was resolved. The air in the drawing room where everything was finished became soft and peaceful.
"Uh... um..."
I suddenly felt embarrassed and coughed in vain.
“... But how long are you going to be like this? Aren’t you going to come up?”
“Yeah, just a little more. I think this position is good.”
Rosenite was still guarding my feet.
I felt like I had a pet instead of a sibling.
“You haven’t forgotten already, have you? You killed me in my last life. There’s no way you can prevent it from happening again in this one.”
The fatal weakness was attacked, and it was even more effective because it came from my mouth.
Rosenite's entire body froze. Only her eyes and lips trembled slightly.
Soon after, adverse reactions began to appear.
“That, ah, that’s, hmph... haah..."
“Rosie?”
Rosenite's breathing was becoming increasingly ragged, to the point where it was clearly visible to the naked eye.
Her forehead was covered in cold sweat and her eyes were also red.
I was taken aback by the ominous sight and forgot what I was asking.
“Why are you doing that? Does it hurt?”
“Okay, okay... Haa, it doesn’t hurt... Sigh..."
Rosenite crouched down, waving her hand. At that moment, a thought occurred to me.
'Could it be because of the imprint?'
Intuition was aiming for the right answer. Usually, the person who has been imprinted becomes mentally dependent on the person who imprinted them. Therefore, the words and actions of the person who imprinted them, such as rejection, ignorance, and reprimand, come as a great wound to the person who has been imprinted.
Since Rosenite's mental strength wasn't that high, it was obvious that her endurance threshold would also be low.
'No, but that's true. I told the truth, so what if this happens!'
I was flustered but decided that calming Rosenite down was the priority.
I immediately grabbed Rosenite's hand to cast a stabilizing spell.
“Sister!”
"Oh!"
At that moment, Rosenite grabbed my hand so tightly that it hurt as if she had gained some strength.
“I, I..!”
“Rosie?”
It seemed that she had recovered before I used my magic. Rosenite looked at me and defended herself desperately.
“I know I did things to you that I shouldn’t have done in my past life. Because I was blinded by that homunculus... Ha, but my past life and this life are different.”
“How can I believe that?”
After asking the question, I said, "Oops."
'Oh, I hope this won't hurt you too?'
Fortunately, it seems that it was a category that Rosenite could endure.
“Sister... Do you think I’m going to kill you?”
"Well."
Rosenite’s eyes slightly changed at the lukewarm answer. A hint of resentment was embedded in her earnestness.
I was well aware that there was no compromise when it came to Michael.
When I remained silent without answering, Rosenite seemed impatient. He said with a tearful look in his eyes, “Why don’t you believe me?”
“What the hell is wrong, sis?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Why don’t you believe me? You know I can’t kill you, sister.”
I flinched. This time, Rosenite was exploiting my weakness.
“What did you do to me? Geass or something.”
“...Did you know?”
"Yes."
Indeed, this was disconcerting to me. If it were revealed that I had violated human free will with black magic, I would suffer fatal damage to my honor.
When I remained silent without answering, Rosenite seemed impatient. He said with a tearful look in his eyes, “Why don’t you believe me?”
“What the hell is wrong, sis?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Why don’t you believe me? You know I can’t kill you, sister.”
I flinched. This time, Rosenite was exploiting my weakness.
“What did you do to me? Geass or something.”
“...Did you know?”
"Yes."
Indeed, this was disconcerting to me. If it were revealed that I had violated human free will with black magic, I would suffer fatal damage to my honor.
I never imagined that Rosenite, who was ignorant of magic, would know the exact name.
"How?"
The answer was refreshing.
“I heard a voice.”
“Is that possible while in hibernation?”
“I don’t know, but I don’t know about other people, but it was like that when my sister was around.”
“No, why of all people..."
“They said my sister has taken great care of me in so many ways, so maybe that's why? Wait a minute. You’re not regretting taking care of me, are you?”
"No."
I chose my words carefully for fear that the owner of the mental strength of a newly hatched chick might get hurt again.
“I also heard that it was a device to keep me from getting killed. I will express my gratitude. So you don’t have to worry about me going somewhere and revealing anything about Geass. This is a title that will save you from dying.”
“What if I release the Geass here?”
I was still pushing her away rather than accepting her. At this, Rosenite shook her shoulders.
“Why, why? Why on earth? I need this so that my sister can feel at ease. Ah, no way... Are you afraid that I’ll become obsessed? Are you trying to take care of it in advance so that I won’t suffocate you? I’ll try. I’m not sure, but I won’t become overly obsessed with you.”
It seemed as if I had heard some kind of frightening confession. I spoke to correct the misunderstanding.
“Although Geass is a safe measure, it is not the best option. It is the second-best option. Even so, since you found out about it, you have taken possession of my weakness, so things have become delicate.”
“Oh, sis..."
The best thing I could do was to kill Rosenite.
Thanks to being smart, the color drained from Rosenite's face as she immediately understood.
She bit her lips and became lost in thought.
Now there was only one card left. She put it into action immediately.
Dump!
“Rosie?”
Rosenite descended to the floor. Kneeling at my feet, she pulled the back of my hand to her lips and kissed it, then pleaded with the utmost reverence.
Rosenite rubbed her cheek against my hand. The little beast's desperate attempts to survive were fierce.
I took a deep breath and spoke calmly. It was the third test.
“You have memories of your past life, so it’s hard to focus solely on this life. As a human, you can’t ignore emotional issues.”
“I have to settle my past life.”
The word liquidation pierced Rosenite's ears like a cold blade. Her terrified shoulders stiffened.
Rosenite held her breath and looked back on her past life.
She is a mixture of hatred, envy, jealousy and obsession.
She committed a terrible and irreversible act, and it seemed that no amount of retribution would ever be able to repay her sins.
'It's not working after all.'
It seemed as if Rosenite herself wanted to kill me.
It would be nice if she had something to offset her feelings, but Rosenite had nothing more to give me.
'It won't work. I guess I'm destined to die in the end.'
It was at that moment when the light in her eyes was about to go out in despair.
“Rosie.”
I opened my mouth. I thought the verdict would be handed down. Rosenite couldn’t bring herself to look at my face, so she lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly.
I took a deep breath and spoke calmly. It was the third test.
“You have memories of your past life, so it’s hard to focus solely on this life. As a human, you can’t ignore emotional issues.”
“I have to settle my past life.”
The word liquidation pierced Rosenite's ears like a cold blade. Her terrified shoulders stiffened.
Rosenite held her breath and looked back on her past life.
She is a mixture of hatred, envy, jealousy and obsession.
She committed a terrible and irreversible act, and it seemed that no amount of retribution would ever be able to repay her sins.
'It's not working after all.'
It seemed as if Rosenite herself wanted to kill me.
It would be nice if she had something to offset her feelings, but Rosenite had nothing more to give me.
'It won't work. I guess I'm destined to die in the end.'
It was at that moment when the light in her eyes was about to go out in despair.
“Rosie.”
I opened my mouth. I thought the verdict would be handed down. Rosenite couldn’t bring herself to look at my face, so she lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly.
But what followed was completely contrary to Rosenite's expectations.
“Try saying you’re sorry.”
Rosenite raised her head without realizing it and looked up at me.
She imagined that Eve would look down on her with her young eyes.
Her half-sister was out of sight. Eve's face was as gentle as ever.
At that moment, Rosenite felt something welling up inside her.
Her lips trembled as she let out her voice.
“...If I say so... will it make a difference?"
A sob broke out.
“I killed my sister. How could that be expressed in words, in mere words...?"
Rosenite's lips moved silently for a long time.
After taking several deep breaths, she was finally able to utter the words she had chosen.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Sister. I was crazy. I was blind. I never wanted to lose to Sister. In my past life, I thought I had completely defeated Sister. But that homunculus was always looking at Sister. With different eyes than when he looked at me. That was the problem. I had to have everything in my life. I thought that homunculus was the perfect accessory to decorate me, so I got him but he wasn’t looking at me. And Sister didn’t even know that. Sister was always like that. Indifferent to what other people wanted. That drove me crazy.”
“I know it’s an excuse. Whatever it was, it didn’t change the fact that I was crazy. I don’t know how to apologize. I was foolish. I was wrong. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
That was the end of the confession. What followed was another plea. Rosenite looked up at me with eyes that were too thickly covered with a water barrier to see properly and said,
“Sister, sister... I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please tell me something.”
There was no reason to keep pushing Rosenite into anxiety any longer.
I lifted the other hand that Rosenite was not holding.
And then I patted Rosenite's head.
“That’s what I wanted to hear. Thanks for telling me.”
It was an incident that caused great trauma to me.
Rosenite's words had more effect than an apology. Only now did the wounds on her mind begin to heal a little.
Instead, Rosenite raised her head with surprised eyes.
“Hey, do you believe me?”
“You’ve been imprinted. It’ll be hard for you to lie to me with your mental strength.”
"Ah..."
It might be unpleasant to others, but to the current Rosenite was actually happy about this defenselessness. She had finally gained her half-sister's trust.
Just when she was starting to feel relieved and relaxed, I suddenly spoke in a stern voice.
“Rosenite.”
“Yes, sister.”
“I take care of my people. I won’t abandon them even when their usefulness has worn off.”
At the words “my person,” Rosenite’s eyes briefly widened.
Then I opened my mouth again. The most important words reached Rosenite's ears.
“So let me tell you in advance. Never, ever betray me.”
A single word that had both the nature of a threat and a request struck Rosenite's heart.
There was a moment of serious silence between us. It was Rosenite who broke it. She smiled brightly and answered, as befitting a beautiful woman.
“If you are going to betray me, give me Belladonna’s poison.”
"Yes."
Rosenite rubbed her cheek against my hand again.
“Thank you, sis. I will do really well from now on.”
At last the long-standing problem between the sisters was resolved. The air in the drawing room where everything was finished became soft and peaceful.
"Uh... um..."
I suddenly felt embarrassed and coughed in vain.
“... But how long are you going to be like this? Aren’t you going to come up?”
“Yeah, just a little more. I think this position is good.”
Rosenite was still guarding my feet.
I felt like I had a pet instead of a sibling.
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