116. The life of a prisoner begins with work and ends with work (6)
116. A prisoner’s life begins and ends with work (6)
7 Years old.
Young age.
Charlotte killed someone for the first time.
The person who killed was the mother of the escort knight, Rose.
The reason was simple.
“…Hmm, it was quite a sight to see.”
A way to kill time for Seros, the king of Orcia.
Seros ordered Rose’s mother to be killed.
Charlotte killed to live.
Thanks to that, Charlotte was able to avoid being executed.
Instead, I got deeply hurt in my heart.
“I had so many children that I wanted to move on. You are lucky, Charlotte. You give me fun.”
“…”
“I hope you give me fun next time too. Now go back.”
Charlotte was not executed like that, but left his throne room.
His life was saved, though.
“I-I… W-what have I done…”
I felt great guilt.
To the point where it’s hard to bear.
It was from then on.
-You are not at fault. I just did my best.
“W-Who are you…?!”
I began to hear strange auditory hallucinations.
At first, Charlotte ignored him and covered his ears, but whenever he had bad thoughts, his auditory hallucinations would speak to him.
-What’s wrong with killing that person in order for you to survive?
“S-Stop it… It’s my fault… I… Killed my friend Rose’s… Uh, mother…”
-Yes, I killed him. But if I didn’t kill you, you would have died. You just made a reasonable choice.
“Oh, no… I… No…”
Charlotte knew at that time.
‘My mind is strange…’ I feel like I’m not myself.’
The fact that his own mental state was becoming increasingly strange.
However, even though he knew, he could not solve it.
It was because she was not given such an environment.
“Charlotte to the throne room. King Cerros is calling you.”
Growl-
Charlotte suppressed her hunger and walked toward the throne room.
There was fear in his steps as he was afraid that someone would ask him to kill again like that time.
“Go in.”
“…”
Kkiik-
The door opened, and Charlotte entered the throne room.
There was a party going on there.
“Hmm, are you here? Charlotte.”
“ㄴ, ㄴ, yes…”
“Don’t be nervous. It’s natural for humans.”
I couldn’t help but tremble.
Because what was happening in front of his eyes was not normal.
Seros and dozens of women were tangled together, making coquettish moans, and a scene that Charlotte at that age could not understand was unfolding.
“Okay, if you’re bored, just eat the food on the table.”
“N-Yes… Abama…”
It was King Seros’ bad taste.
In that situation, Charlotte put the food on the table into her mouth.
To live.
Pushing the food from her mouth down her throat, Charlotte thought to herself.
‘I may not be human anymore.’
I am not human.
You’re giving up on living a humane life, right?
A princess who lives in the palace of Orcia.
This is Charlotte, the princess of Orcia.
-Now you finally look at me, Charlotte.
The auditory hallucination soon became a voice and floated in the air.
“I am Charlotte. Princess Charlotte of Orcia.”
Do anything to survive.
Even if it denies human life.
“Do anything to survive.”
Ag-jak- Agh-jak-
Just like that, the princess of Orcia was born.
***
“After that, oh… A lot happened… The one who survived like me… My older sister, her brothers started fighting and made a fuss…”
“What happened to the people who bullied you?”
“How can I be alive…?”
I guess that means he was killed.
According to what Charlotte said, there are still five of her relatives still alive in the palace.
I decided to avoid encountering them as much as possible.
“But… I decided to take responsibility for the future of the kingdom… That’s the duty of a princess… That’s why I brought you here…”
Charlotte, who was drunk, got up from my lap.
I couldn’t control myself properly, but he tapped my shoulder and said,
“The giant who brought you… It was definitely the right choice… The Kingdom of Orcia is starting to return to being a nation… You, Damian…!”
Charlotte leaned her face towards me and said.
“So…Stay here forever…I like Charlotte too…Don’t leave even if she comes…”
“If Nadia comes, I don’t have a choice.”
The ending of returning to the empire is forced.
The only difference is whether the ending is a bad ending where Charlotte dies or a happy ending where she lives.
Since Charlotte is still unaware of Nadia’s power, he seems to be relaxed.
“Nadia is really scary. If she can kill people, she’s even scarier.”
“Really…? Are you that scared of him…?”
“Oh, you’ve never seen a person get crushed like a can, right?”
“What is a can…?”
“…It’s better not to know.”
If you know, it will appear in your dreams.
For no reason, innocent Charlotte might be hurt by that sight.
‘By the way, this is the limit now.’
I also drink a lot, so I’m slowly reaching my limit.
My head hurts, and it’s hard to stay sane.
If I keep going like this, I might not be able to do anything tomorrow due to a hangover.
I pulled away from Charlotte who was leaning on me.
“W-what are you doing…?”
“Now let’s sleep.”
I heard all the information about Charlotte’s past.
Now it’s time to rest for tomorrow.
However, Charlotte, who was drunk, seemed to have forgotten about sleep and started going wild.
“I can’t…! I can’t sleep…!”
“I said I need to sleep.”
“I can’t sleep…! Damian…! You said you were scared of that woman…?! I’m not scared…?!”
I was scared at first.
I’m not scared anymore.
“Honestly, Bluebell is better at threatening. It’s less scary.”
“W-what…?”
“Charlotte, you are cute.”
So.
I picked up Charlotte and threw her onto the bed.
“Quaaa…”
“If you’re drunk, go to sleep now. I feel like I’m going to die from a headache.”
“If you say that… I’ll sleep well…?”
Those words are Charlotte’s last will.
Charlotte fell asleep drunk.
I never got out of bed again, and I never heard a voice again.
“It’s finally quiet.”
More than that, a story about the past.
The content is much deeper than what appeared in the original work.
“I clearly understand the separation process, but the merging process is the problem…”
In order to unite the two personalities, human Charlotte must acknowledge them.
The fact that he did everything that Princess Charlotte did.
He eventually has to admit that he did it all.
“You have to acknowledge and accept the fact that every moment was yours.”
But can Charlotte accept that fact?
That cruel and guilt-filled reality?
I looked down at Charlotte who was sleeping on the bed.
A face that sleeps peacefully without having drunken nightmares.
“…How can I make you happy?”
I stroked Charlotte’s head.
“Good night, Charlotte.”
She muttered with her wish that she would be happy.
***
What is it?
Why does my head hurt so much, and why is there an illness going around in my room?
Charlotte grabbed his head and got up from the bed.
“Ugh… My head hurts… What happened yesterday…?”
After losing to Baduk yesterday…
Drinking for a bet…
“I was drinking… What did I say…”
I don’t remember.
But, I remember one thing.
“I beat this idiot.”
Getting up early is a sign of victory.
Charlotte grinned, feeling strangely satisfied.
“I won, you stupid prisoner.”
A satisfying morning.
Charlotte declared victory over Damian, who was in a deep sleep, and began preparing to move.
Her daily life started early in the morning.
“I wonder if it would be okay to look around the city, give Damian a job, and take care of her younger siblings’ meals…”
Because the future of Orcia depends on those children.
We have to give a lot of food to growing children.
Charlotte finished simple dressing while thinking about today’s schedule.
Then, she started clapping in the hallway.
Clap clap!
“Rose.”
Then, Rose, who had been hiding nearby, appeared.
“Yes, princess.”
“Something happened overnight, right?”
“There were two assassins.”
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“Who is the assassin targeting?”
“I couldn’t figure it out completely. However, given the circumstances, it seemed like they were targeting both of you.”
“Leila and Kaylon are still the same.”
If that’s the case, I’ll have to respond as well.
In Orcia, if you are wronged, you have to pay back.
Charlotte sharpened the blade in her heart, vowing her revenge.
“And, there’s one more thing.”
“One more?”
“The Duke of Verdium Nadia is said to be heading towards the Empire. According to reports, he will arrive in Orcia this morning.”
“…You’ve finally arrived.”
Charlotte took a deep breath of her own.
Damian, what brought that man here to Nadia?
“Damian is a man better suited to Orcia than to the Empire. He can use his abilities much better here than there.”
Nadia That woman will definitely try to take Damian away.
However, Charlotte had no intention of giving Damien away easily.
The kingdom, which had been at a standstill due to Seros’ tyranny, was changing in an instant after Damian came.
“It’s a waste to give it away. I don’t want to give it to someone else.”
I want to keep you by my side at all costs.
Charlotte is at that moment.
I felt like I understood Nadia’s feelings.
“… Did she feel this way too? I wanted to hold her in my hands, and I didn’t want to hand her over to anyone else.”
Possessiveness.
Like the desire to hide a jewel in a place where no one knows.
Charlotte wanted to cherish Damian.
“Well, we have guests coming too. We should welcome them grandly. I’m sure your father would agree with that, right?”
“Perhaps so. The reason I don’t want to show the kingdom is because King Seros is the same.”
“Okay then, I feel sorry for Damian.”
Your fiancé will be turned into bone dust in the desert.
Charlotte walked down the hallway with a fearless and solemn expression.
She didn’t know much yet.
About how violent and strong Nadia is after losing her fiancé.
“Just wait, Damian. I will rescue you soon. Make sure no one can touch the safe place.”
The scariest person is the person who has lost something precious.
Princess Charlotte didn’t know much.
