Revenge Costs Interest [EN]: Chapter 75

2023.10.14.

Why am I in the middle of a battlefield again? All I can see are the bodies of allies and enemies.

It feels like I had a peaceful life for a while, but I can’t remember any of it. All that’s in front of me are enemies threatening me.

Terran couldn’t hear what the enemy was shouting at him.

‘Now I’m deaf, too.’

Soon I’ll be blind as well. But I have too many regrets to die like this.

I don’t even know why I’m regretful, just that I don’t want to die.

‘Was there someone waiting for me?’

Terran rummaged through his muddled mind.

‘Yes, there’s my loyal butler, James.’

I finally remembered, but it didn’t feel complete.

It’s like I’m forgetting a very important person other than James. Who could it be?

A person who makes my heart ache even though I have no memory of them. I must have had someone else.

“Terran! Look closely at who I am.”

Leah looked into Terran’s confused eyes.

Losing his memory from the poison gas wasn’t his choice. How hard and painful must it be?

She took a step towards Terran.

“I’m really going to kill you! Don’t come any closer!”

Terran is threatening fiercely, but he’s the one who’s terrified.

“Do you know? You’re the one who brought me back to life.”

Leah said something she hadn’t been able to say all this time without realizing it.

“I was betrayed by someone I thought I loved. I lost everything I had. Even my life…….”

She knows Terran won’t understand, but she felt like this moment was the only chance to be honest with him.

“The last person I saw before I died was Terran.”

Looking back now, I wondered if God had guided my soul to him.

For Terran to be in that place. And he was the one who recovered my broken body and even held a funeral for me.

“Looking back, I’ve only received from you. Shamelessly, even though it wasn’t mine.”

Terran’s eyes wavered at Leah’s words.

‘Why isn’t she attacking me and just telling me a sad story?’

It was so frustrating that I couldn’t hear what she was saying. She’s probably begging me to save her.

I don’t want to die on the battlefield either.

“Terran, I’ll never be able to repay the favors I’ve received from you until I die.”

Tears started to fall from Leah’s eyes, and then she burst into tears.

“I hesitated before coming here. I wanted to go to you a hundred, a thousand times, but I felt sorry for Grace.”

Because her body could be damaged or she could even die.

“But Grace gave me an answer.”

She couldn’t bring herself to say what it was.

Because even though Grace condoned it, she still felt indebted to her.

“Terran, look at me closely. There must be memories coming back to you.”

Leah wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

To be honest, it was more painful for Terran not to remember her than for her to die right now.

Leah realized as she told Terran her story.

‘You are the most precious person to me.’

I didn’t know how precious he was because he was always with me. I thought my revenge was the most important thing in my life.

But after facing the fact that I wasn’t in Terran’s memory, I realized I was wrong.

“I realized too late that the moments I spend with you are the most precious and happy. I’m so sorry, Terran.”

Like everyone else, I used to say ‘someday’ all the time. That vague someday.

So I didn’t know how important the present is.

“From now on, I will cherish every moment with you.”

On the other hand, Terran’s desire to kill disappeared when he saw the enemy begging for his life while crying.

‘Yes, you and I are the only ones who survived this battlefield. What will change if I kill you?’

He slowly lowered his sword.

Then the men who had been waiting to tie Terran up with ropes came closer.

To cover my eyes with shallow sympathy. After all, the most untrustworthy beings are humans, especially enemies met on the battlefield.

“How dare you! Deceive me.”

The countless enemies that had disappeared for a moment reappeared before Terran’s eyes. The enemy who had been pitifully begging for his life was just bait to kill him.

“Yeah! Come at me all you want!”

As he shouted, the men slowly began to approach, and Leah shouted.

“Don’t come any closer!”

It was more urgent to put the antidote in his mouth than to tie Terran up with ropes.

Everyone hesitated and stepped back at Leah’s desperate cry.

There was only one way to subdue Terran in this state.

‘I have to do it.’

She put the antidote Rapa had given her in her mouth and jumped into Terran’s arms. Soon, his sword, stained red with blood, deeply pierced Leah’s abdomen.

“Agh!”

“Lady!”

The tremendous pain of flesh being pierced and people’s shouts.

Leah didn’t feel any pain. As long as she could hold Terran properly in her arms, she didn’t care if her body became a honeycomb.

Leah wrapped her arms around Terran’s neck and kissed him.

“Ugh!”

Terran was surprised and made a noise as his mouth opened.

Leah didn’t miss that moment and pushed the antidote in her mouth into his mouth.

She sealed it tightly with her lips so that he wouldn’t spit it out. Leah slowly took her lips away only after seeing his Adam’s apple move as the medicine went down.

“I… love you. Enough to die.”

Only after saying what she hadn’t been able to say to Terran did a huge pain, so breathtaking, strike her, and her legs gave way.

Even in the moment of collapsing helplessly like the last leaf of a tree branch, Leah looked at Terran and didn’t lose her smile until the end.

Even if it was Terran, who was looking down at her with a bewildered face, not knowing the situation she was in, she was glad that he was alive.

‘It’s okay as long as you’re alive.’

At that moment, she was happier than ever.

Enough to not be able to take revenge on Allen. Because Terran is already more precious to me than revenge.

‘I’ll be happy if I die in your hands.’

Although I couldn’t take revenge or save my father, I have no regrets at this moment.

Since it’s a body that died once anyway, I’ll go with a happy heart if the man I love sends me to heaven.

‘I’m okay. You did your best for me.’

Leah’s consciousness gradually flickered out. Still, she was proud that she had accomplished one thing.

‘Grace, Terran is safe. So rest assured now.’

Now everything will go back to its place. When I die, Grace will regain her soul.

It was a short but satisfying life, so I have no regrets.

Leah lost consciousness as it was. Then, after a while, the person who looked down at her with concern when she opened her eyes was not Terran.

“Your Majesty?”

Leah doubted her own eyes. Why am I with her?

“Young Lady, don’t worry about anything now.”

Vivian’s voice echoed like a floating echo. It was hard to tell if it was a dream or reality.

“Did I die?”

“Neither the Young Lady nor the Duke died. So don’t worry.”

“Please help Terran. He must be having a hard time because he inhaled a lot of poison gas.”

Leah smiled brightly without realizing it. It’s okay if it’s a dream or not.

Even though I’m curious about why the Empress suddenly appeared, I’m relieved just knowing that Vivian will take care of Terran.

“The Young Lady is in more urgent need than Terran right now.”

“Your Majesty, I’m s… sleepy.”

“You mustn’t fall asleep, Young Lady.”

A hand patting my face. Leah opened and closed her eyes repeatedly and was carried somewhere.

* * *

On a sunny morning, a red cavalry rushed into the Imperial Palace.

“The bleeding is severe. Call a doctor quickly!”

At Vivian’s command, the palace staff moved busily. Soon, doctors in white gowns appeared and took Leah away.

“Don’t take my sister away!”

Chae-ner, who came to the Imperial Palace with her, thought that suspicious people were taking Grace away.

“Young Lady Vizak, your sister is bleeding a lot and needs surgery.”

“Surgery? What’s that?”

Chae-ner couldn’t tell if she didn’t know it originally or if it was a new medical technique.

“Well, it’s a medical technique that hasn’t been tried yet. You also need a blood transfusion because you’re bleeding a lot. With blood of the same blood type.”

“Blood transfusion, blood type?”

I have no idea what you’re talking about. Vivian said it on purpose, knowing that Chae-ner wouldn’t understand.

Still, I thought I should explain it in an easy-to-understand way because I didn’t want Chae-ner to have a hard time worrying about Grace.

“Young Lady Vizak is good at making lace, right?”

“Yes!”

“Well, I like creating medical techniques that don’t exist in the world. Researching and experimenting.”

“Ah! The Empress likes playing doctor.”

Chae-ner’s eyes sparkled as if she understood now.

“That’s right. I like playing doctor. So don’t worry about your sister.”

“I don’t worry. Because I believe in the Empress.”

“Then, what I said a little while ago is a secret only we know.”

Chae-ner nodded at Vivian’s request. Strictly speaking, it’s a national secret, but I could tell Chae-ner.

“Then, my sister won’t die, right?”

“She won’t die. Never!”

Chae-ner hugged Vivian tightly as if she was happy, then looked at her in surprise.

“Then please fix the stupid uncle who became stupid too.”

“Stupid uncle? Are you talking about Duke Terran?”

“Yes, the uncle became stupid and forgot about my sister.”

“Well, that guy, no, that stupid uncle needs to roll around a bit [meaning he needs to suffer the consequences of his actions]. He’ll get better on his own even if you leave him alone.”

“Ah, so you just roll around the stupid ones! I got it.”

Vivian liked the innocent Chae-ner. Rather, she was so cute that I always wanted to keep her by my side.

Vivian wiped Chae-ner’s face, which was wet with tears.