Of course, she didn’t know the heart of the real ‘Charlize’ because it wasn’t her at that time.
Nevertheless, it was too dark around them.
They couldn’t even see anything well.
But Charlize felt someone’s presence in the distance, limping towards them.
She has a good hunch.
Nevertheless, it seemed like someone was approaching Tia.
“Lady, Miss!”
Charlize stepped forward and blocked Tia’s way as she watched a man approaching them in the distance.
“Lady, please save my wife.”
“I’ve said that before. I don’t take care of patients at night.”
Tia’s cold voice was sharply lodged in Charlize’s ear.
‘Was Tia this cold? I don’t think so.’
“Please, Miss, please. Please, no one will know. You can do it in secret. Please, please. My wife will die.”
“I’m sorry, but if you think that way, there will be an infinite number of people who will die tonight. I’m not a god, I’m just a human being who can heal people. I get tired, too.”
“Didn’t you say that you would bring peace to the whole island? Please. I’ll risk my life. For breaking the rules of the island, I am willing to be executed.”
Tia was in trouble, wondering if she should help the man.
From the standpoint of having already seen numerous deaths, Tia wanted to follow that man’s words, but then her healing power was limited, and she could even die if she used too much.
If that were to happen, patients on the island would be more likely to die.
So Tia set a rule.
When the sun goes down, they aren’t allowed to look for her.
She wouldn’t be able to help them if she dies.
It was the patients on the island who met this exceptional condition.
You’re unlucky if you die, and you’re lucky if you live.
Everyone had that kind of mind.
However, there were quite a few guardians of the patient who broke the rules and visited Tia.
She was forced to send them back, but it was very heartbreaking for her to send them away like this.
It was an emotion that she couldn’t help because she was a human being.
I’m sorry.
That alone reasoning shook Tia’s heart.
‘No, my divine power is now recovering, so I can’t just go and cure anyone.’
Tia knelt down and looked down at the man and tried to express her refusal, but Charlize intervened.
“If we could save your wife, would you give us a room for the night? Then I’ll think about it.”
“…Of, of course! Please save her. Hick.”
“Tia. There’s no place to stay today. It’s just a rule, nothing would happen if you were to break it secretly, right? You can threaten him so he won’t reveal the truth. Isn’t that a pretty good condition?”
“But sister, I made a promise. I won’t help anyone at night.”
“Why? You said you wanted to treat all patients.”
“You know about my ability.”
“That’s right. You mean your divine power, right? Isn’t your divine power enough to cure everyone?”
“I don’t have as much divine power as you think.”
“But you can save one person.”
“Truth to be told, I haven’t fully recovered my divine power yet. I treated the old woman’s daughter earlier…….”
“That’s all right. I’ll help restore your divine power.”
“……You? How can you restore my divine power?”
Charlize decided to make another gamble.
The will of the former Duchess, a Saintess, was lying in her very arms.
This will was sacred.
It must have had a great deal of divine power.
So she was thinking of using this divine power.
‘If I die, the divine will come into play. What if I die with a patient? The patient will also be blessed with divine power.’
Charlize commanded the man.
“Come on, show me your house. I’ll save your wife who is about to die.”
“Th, thank you! Uh, please follow me!”
The man hurriedly rose from the ground and began to walk with a limp.
“Sister. Do I really have to do this?”
“Don’t you trust me, Tia?”
“……It’s not that I don’t believe you.”
“Then trust me and follow me. I will help you save that man’s wife. By all means.”
Charlize enticed Tia with a big smile.
Tia, who would even die for Charlize, quickly fell for her sister’s bright smile.
Even though she knew she shouldn’t do this.
As if being possessed by Charlize, Tia headed to the man’s house.
At that time, Harrison and John, trapped in shadows with black magic, sighed long because of the black darkness that enveloped them.
They never dreamed that the road would be a trap.
Harrison spoke to John, who was equally surrounded by darkness.
“Hey, John. You can’t get rid of this with your magic, can you?”
“Your Majesty. Black magic and magic are not compatible. Besides, I never imagined that the maid could do black magic.”
“Isn’t black magic ancient magic?”
“Yes, it’s ancient magic. A very frightening ancient magic that can only be used by offering life force.”
“Wait, life force?”
Harrison was briefly taken aback by John’s words.
The maid was definitely with Tia.
She was Tia’s exclusive maid.
So he couldn’t help but wonder if the maid was doing black magic with Tia’s life force.
“John. Don’t tell me that maid was using Tia”
“……maybe. Because she’s Tia’s exclusive maid, she can do that. Black magic, an ancient magic, is a scary magic that can take a person’s life.”
“Is there any ancient magic other than black magic?”
“There is divine magic, though. Only those chosen by God can use it.”
“For example, a Saint or Saintess?”
“That’s right. You’re smart, Your Majesty.”
“Haa. But the next Saintess hasn’t appeared yet.”
“Tia is born with the blood of a Saintess, so Tia will be judged as the Saintess this time. I don’t know because she hasn’t had her Saintess ceremony yet.”
“So you mean there’s no one who can release us?”
“Well, if it’s a demon, it could break down the black magic. I have no choice but to pin my hopes on Charlize.”
“Ugh, it’s quite disgraceful of me to ask Charlize to save me.”
“What are you ashamed of? Weren’t you the one who knelt down in front of Charlize’s feet asking for help? Your Majesty looked really adorable.”
“Shut up, John!”
“So why did you kneel in front of Charlize? Did you change your mind?”
“It’s just, I borrowed my knees to find Tia.”
“Really? Isn’t it because Charlize is Your Majesty’s prospective fiance.”
“……After I find Tia, Tia wil be fiancée, not Charlize.”
“Your Majesty is very greedy.”
“Truth to be told, Charlize is like a thorn in my eyes. No, she just bothers me too much.”
“But I’m really interested in Charlize. She’s changed completely. I think she has gone crazy. Charlize is not the kind of person who gives things to others, right?”
“I know. If it was Charlize in the past, she only knows how to cause trouble, but she’s so calm nowadays. I think she has changed since she tried to kill herself.”
“I have a similar opinion. Charlize is a completely different person now. She was a foolish girl who only looked for her mother.”
“She wants freedom. She wants me to help her get out of the family. So, she told me that she has to leave at Tia’s birthday party.”
“Did you meet Charlize at Tia’s birthday party? I didn’t see her.”
“She was hiding like a rat in the cherished patronage of the former Duchess.”
“It’s so like Charlize.”
“But she was strangely lifeless that day.”
“Lifeless?”
“Charlize, who I thought had gone crazy because of the dead Duchess, asked help from me.”
“Does that make sense? That Charlize? Doesn’t she always scream at you?”
“She made a suggestion. In exchange for helping her leave the family.”
“That’s strange. If it were the Charlize we know, she wouldn’t say such a thing to Your Majesty and do as she pleases.”
“I was also a little surprised too, but I refused. Since then, Charlize has changed as if she has become a different person. As she’s now.”
“But Charlize was not interested in Tia and didn’t care whether she lived or not. Whenever I compare her past self to her current self, she has really completely changed. As if a separate soul had entered the body of Charlize.”
“I sometimes get that feeling, too. She had a feeling of alienation in her. If you look into Charlize’s eyes, her golden eyes, which seemed to see through everything, have become dull.”
“She even said strange things that Tia would come back in three years.”
“If she made such a remark, doesn’t that mean Charlize knew where Tia was? But she kept saying she didn’t know her location, and that Tia would come back in three years. It was really frustrating to talk to her.”
“But Charlize is the one who found Tia’s whereabouts. That’s enough, don’t you think so, Your Majesty?”
“What’s the point of finding it? We can’t get out of the trap.”
“There’s another way to get out of this trap.”
“What is it?”
“If the maid dies, then the black magic will automatically be removed. Black magic can use the life of the person. So of course, life force is essential.”
“Will Tia be safe if the maid dies?”
“She will be safe. Only the black magic will break.”
“So you’re basically saying that Tia is possessed by black magic?”
“Well, I suppose so. It is said that black magic users usually keep offerings by their side. Maybe she’s trying to trade Tia’s life for someone.”
“Haa. Things have gone haywire.”
“We have no choice but to leave this matter to Charlize. We are trapped in the darkness now, and we don’t have any power either.”
“Bloody hell.”
Harrison bowed his head, swearing at his weakness.
Because he had no choice but to put his hope on Charlize.
T/N: Hello readers! I’ve got a very sad news. I’m unable to receive any donation for the time being. I wanted to release advance chapter but something went wrong while setting the things and I’m completely unable to do anything now. So if anyone wants to support me on ko-fi, please don’t. At least until I set everything right.
P.S. Two chapters in a row! Enjoy!
