Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 310

“The vile creature tried to cause a disaster and pin it on Head Saintess?”

“Head Saintess suffered so much because of that disaster!”

“The Emperor collapsing was all because of that sinner!”

“Come to think of it, she wasn’t even a real princess of Torencia, was she?”

“There’s no Princess Shuriel in Torencia.”

“Then what about the delegation and attendants?”

“They were all fooled by her wicked schemes.”

As Kiyas Edel disappeared, people naturally recognized Clatie as Clatie.

“Wasn’t she actually a cousin of Her Holiness? The one who tried to frame Her Holiness before—”

“Ah, I know. Trying to pin the blame on Her Holiness again. You have to admire her consistency.”

“But our Head Saintess wouldn’t fall for that!”

In the meantime, the sun rose high.

As people watched the executioners emerge into the plaza, the faces of those who had gathered since dawn began to harden, one by one.

The shocking tragedy had happened not long ago.

Although they tried to maintain a bright attitude, they couldn’t hide their heavy hearts.

It was time for Clatie’s trial to begin.

* * *

Screech—.

The double iron doors opened with a grating sound.

Clatie, who had been trembling and cowering, curled up even more at the sound.

Not that it would make her invisible in the prison cell filled with musty smells, mold, and the occasional scurrying insect.

“Clatie.”

At the voice, Clatie raised her head.

“R-R-Ruatisha….”

She crawled on her knees towards Ruatisha.

The days of holding her head high, ignoring whether the door opened or not, were long gone.

Clatie was experiencing hell.

The men of the Paeraton Duchy and Sidrian were so persistent and cruel in tormenting her that the mere sound of the door opening made her back wet, and her hands and feet tingle and spasm.

The most terrifying thing was that they had never inflicted any physical violence on her.

Even though they hadn’t harmed her body in any way, the reason she was driven to the edge was because of the more brutal psychological torment than anything she could have imagined.

Clatie grabbed Ruatisha’s skirt with her wrinkled hand.

“P-Please, get me out of here. Please save me….”

Even as she said those words, Clatie glanced around anxiously.

Ruatisha silently looked down at Clatie.

“I was wrong, okay?”

Clatie looked up at Ruatisha and forced a smile with her ruined face, twitching her lips.

Few teeth remained in her open mouth, and one of them was growing long and protruding out of her mouth as if it were not human.

“I-I’m sorry. I was a bit mean to you, right? I-I’m sorry. Okay?”

Her body, once modified by Kiyas Edel’s power, was grotesque.

Her chest was strangely swollen, and bones protruded, making it look like lumps were rising everywhere.

Every time Clatie exhaled, a nauseating stench and a hissing sound came out.

Her face was covered with blisters.

Clatie’s appearance could no longer be considered human.

A bizarre appearance that was neither human nor demon.

“…….”

When Ruatisha didn’t respond, Clatie shook her dress anxiously.

“B-But you weren’t perfect either. If you hadn’t ignored me like that—if you hadn’t trapped me!”

Clatie’s eyes widened in excitement.

“I would have lived a happy life as the daughter of the Tarenka Marquis. Yes, that’s right. If you hadn’t done that, this would never have happened!”

Slap!

Ruatisha coldly shook off Clatie’s hand.

“Your talent for distorting the facts to suit yourself is as good as ever, whether it was when you were young or now.”

“What……?”

“Who was it that copied and switched my answer sheet? And you say I trapped you? Isn’t it the other way around?”

“You knew and did it on purpose—”

“I took minimal precautions the moment I noticed. If you had changed your mind at the last moment, everything would have ended without any problems.”

“…….”

Clatie, who had nothing to say, glared at Ruatisha with resentful eyes.

At the sight, Ruatisha sighed and raised her head.

“I don’t understand. Why are you bringing up old stories in this situation?”

Clearly, that incident must have been a turning point in Clatie’s life.

From a high-ranking noble lady to a commoner—, a sinner who couldn’t even have a surname unlike other commoners.

But dwelling on the past and getting angry is only possible when living a somewhat normal life.

Now, the foundation of the empire has been shaken because of Clatie.

Many people lost their homes and had to leave their families, friends, and lovers.

How many people are still unable to get up properly because of the injuries they sustained that day?

Some of them will have to live the rest of their lives as disabled.

Not only that.

Disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and large fires continued!

The countless tragedies that Clatie caused because of her greed.

If you count the people who were sacrificed in that tragedy, the damage was immeasurable.

“Shouldn’t you be talking about something else, at least from your mouth?”

It was absurd that she was missing the most important issue, apologizing, and ultimately blaming others.

“I-I don’t know….”

Clatie turned her head with a pale face.

Ruatisha was even more angry at her evasive behavior.

She knew the consequences of her actions, or rather, she didn’t want to face them because she knew.

“Clatie.”

“It’s all your fault!”

Clatie shouted and jumped up.

“If you hadn’t made me like that, I would never have joined hands with Liliel!”

“…….”

“Honestly, isn’t that right? You did something to be hated first! I hated you because of that, so why are you doing this to me?”

“…….”

“And what’s so wrong with it? I’ve been punished enough! No, I’ve been punished way too much! Look at my appearance now!”

Clatie tore at her face covered with blisters.

Blisters burst and sticky blood flowed from the skin scratched by thick, yellow nails.

Clatie grabbed Ruatisha’s hand tightly with her blood-stained hand.

“It’s all over, okay? It’s not like the dead will come back because of this. So why do you keep tormenting me…?”

Her eyes, filled with madness, gleamed.

Clatie continued with a face that genuinely felt wronged.

“Ruatisha, I’m not saying I did everything right. But I couldn’t help it. People are going to die when it’s their time. They just died when their time came.”

“…….”

“History belongs to the victors. If I had won, the situation would have been the opposite, right? People died? That’s only a problem when it’s a problem. If I, the victor, don’t make it a problem, it’s not really—Cough!”

Thud!

Clatie’s body floated in the air and crashed into the stone wall.

The force was so strong that cracks formed in the stone wall around Clatie.

The force was enough to break the spine and damage the organs of an ordinary person.

“Heok……. Ha, eu…….”

Clatie gasped for breath, clutching her neck.

It was as if her windpipe was being strangled.

Blood vessels bulged along her neck and jaw, and her feet flailed in the air.

Ruatisha stared at the scene with indifferent eyes.

“It’s a relief, in a way.”

A cold voice leaked from Ruatisha’s lips.

“It’s an unforgivable sin even if you repent. Because you don’t sincerely regret it.”

“Gasp!”

“You should sincerely repent at the last moment, regret it, and humbly accept it if you’re someone whose sin is only to a certain degree.”

Step, step.

Ruatisha slowly approached Clatie.

“If someone who committed this kind of act repents and becomes comfortable with the attitude of accepting any punishment, I feel very—ambiguous.”

“Kkeuaaaaaak—!”

Unlike Ruatisha, who spoke leisurely, Clatie writhed in pain, shedding tears of blood.

Ruatisha was just placing her fingertips between Clatie’s collarbones.

The power of the Destroyer spread from her fingertips, permeating Clatie’s insides.

“And somehow, if you repent, it feels like you’re going to film a villainess female lead story where you regress and turn over a new leaf. Well, you can’t even regress.”

Because Clatie’s soul was already corrupted.

It was the price for accepting Kiyas Edel, who killed God with revenge and hatred.

“A hell for you is already prepared.”

“S-Save me……. P-Please…….”

Gurgle, blood foam bubbled from Clatie’s mouth.

“But I won’t be the one to send you to hell.”

Ruatisha took her hand off Clatie’s body.

“Because it’s the share of the people who are shedding tears of blood because of you even at this moment.”

“Cough!”

Clatie, who had collapsed from the wall, coughed up phlegm, curling up like a bug.

Ruatisha left the prison cell without even looking at the scene.

“Ruru.”

Sidrian called her.

Seeing him standing in the sunlight, it was as if the black lines that filled her heart were fading away.

“I’m okay.”

“Okay.”

Sidrian nodded and held Ruatisha’s hand tightly.

Ruatisha looked up at the sky. The wind brushed her hair.

The weather was really nice.

I had seen the notification that Kiyas Edel had disappeared, but I finished all the final processing just in case.

So that the same thing as when the clone remained would not be repeated.

When Clatie dies, all of Kiyas Edel’s remnants will disappear as well.

* * *

“My whole family died because of you!”

“Give me back my daughter!”

“You murderer! Swindler! Devil!”

Clatie, who was dragged out in front of the plaza, stepped back with a pale face.

The faces of the people shouting at her as if they would rush at her were like demons.

And even the glittering video stones [cameras used for broadcasting].

Originally, trials for heinous criminals were often held publicly for the sake of social order.

Today’s trial was being broadcast live in an unprecedented manner.

That’s because it happened during the live broadcast of the Crown Prince’s wedding.

If they didn’t show Clatie being properly punished, a riot could break out.

It was necessary to appease the angry public sentiment.

‘I, I don’t want to….’

The whole world seemed to be buried in people’s voices.

And all those voices were criticizing, cursing, and condemning her.

Expressions as if looking at a disgusting and repulsive monster.

Gazes like arrowheads.

“…committed the crime of. Also, causing a serious crisis to the survival of the nation….”

The Emperor’s words continued at length, and people agreed with him and cursed Clatie.

But she couldn’t hear the Emperor’s words properly.

However, she clearly heard the last words.

“—I sentence you to death!”

Death?

Sentenced to death?

‘I’m going to die…?’

I don’t want to die!

Of course, life now was so painful that it would be better to die.

Especially when Duke Paeraton or Sidrian came, she wanted to die and be comfortable.

But she didn’t really want to die.

Because she had accepted Kiyas Edel once, she vaguely saw what was waiting for her at the end of death.

That terrible abyss—.

‘S-Scary. I want to live…!’

Clatie fell to the floor and begged.

“N-No……. I didn’t know. It’s true. I… I was also harmed by that, that monster. It wasn’t my will. I was brainwashed by that monster—.”

“That’s a lie!”

A dignified voice echoed through the plaza.

Crown Prince Esteban ascended the platform with a dignified appearance.

“Clatie cooperated with that monster of her own will. Here is the evidence!”

Esteban handed the evidence to the Emperor.

“As the Crown Prince of the Empire, I should have been the first to see through the identity of this vile and wicked sinner, but I am truly sorry and apologetic for not doing so.”

While the Emperor was looking at the data, Esteban opened his mouth.

“Therefore, I will correct it now and repay my sins even a little.”

“……The evidence seems sufficient. In addition to the evidence submitted by the Crown Prince, there is evidence from the temple side.”

The Emperor put down the data and said.

“Hang the sinner in the plaza! Don’t give her a drop of water until she dies, and light an unquenchable fire under her feet! Anyone who wants to criticize the sinner can criticize her as much as they want! It is righteous anger!”

At the same time as the Emperor’s command, the soldiers began to hang Clatie roughly.

“L-Let go of me!”

Clatie struggled, but it was useless.

The Emperor had even laid out a mat for them [given them permission to act freely].

People spat and threw stones at Clatie.

“You monster! Die!”

“Die!”

Thwack!

A stone grazed her forehead and blood flowed.

A hot fire was lit and her feet began to burn. A fire that couldn’t burn her whole body. That’s why it was more painful.

She had to stay in this state until she died.

‘This doesn’t make sense….’

Clatie stared blankly at the people.

‘Why do you hate me so much?’

I was just trying to live hard.

It was then.

“Uwaaaaaaa!”

People cheered.

“It’s the Saintess!”

“Her Holiness!”

“Head Saintess!”

At the same time as Ruatisha appeared in the plaza, people screamed.

Clatie stared blankly at the scene.

‘Why……?’

Why is she so loved when she hasn’t done anything?

‘I worked so hard.’

I worked so hard that even my appearance changed.

‘Why……?’

She didn’t do anything.

But no one answered her.

* * *

I stared at Clatie burning in the fire and turned my head.

“It’s over.”

The Emperor nodded at my words.

“Yes, thanks to you, the Empire—no, humanity has overcome a great crisis.”

“Then shall we talk about something else now?”

I smiled brightly and turned to the side.

“Your Highness Crown Prince Esteban.”