The Former Villainess Who Went Back in Time, She Doesn’t Fix Her Bad Personality but Avoids the Exec

Chapter 65: Slophone queens

ーーJulian-sama, please don’t let anything bad happen to her. I will definitely find a way.

Princess Chai said this to me with teary eyes until the end. The memories of that time come flooding back to me, and my body unconsciously starts trembling.

Seeing me like that, Princess Chai in front of me laughed joyfully.

“In the long history of the Slophone Kingdom, there has only been one queen. Do you know why that is, Quatra-san?”

“…I have no idea.”

Somehow, even her way of addressing me had changed, and her eyes were clearly filled with a disdainful look towards me.

“That’s because there’s a special power that only direct female descendants of the royal family can use, and only once in their lifetime.”

“A special power…”

Slophone is still shrouded in mystery, despite being a friendly country. It is known as a country of beauties where women hold more power than men, but to think that such a thing…

“I’ll tell you this, it’s the truth. You think God gave you a chance? You, who weren’t even a good child.”

“… Indeed, Princess Chai is correct. I did die once, and then went back in time.”

“To be precise, you hadn’t completely died yet. I used my power before that happened.”

I don’t think everything she’s saying is a lie. If it were, it wouldn’t make sense that she and I both have memories from before the reversal. Surely, Slophone’s past queens had made their way to power by doing the same.

However, even if I were to believe her, there’s still something I can’t understand.

“I don’t understand… why did you use your power and go back in time? I was the one who was condemned, there shouldn’t have been any fault on your part.”

Contrary to before, Princess Chai was now very calm. Her guards didn’t seem to move at all, not even a flinch.

“This power is very convenient, but it’s not all-powerful. It cannot be used for personal gain or vague wishes like ‘make our country prosperous!’ And also, this power can only be used once.”

“But even so, why me?”

“Admittedly, at that time I wanted to help you. But it’s also true that I had my own motives.”

Princess Chai, while swirling the dwindling contents of her tea cup, gazed into the amber waves.

“I didn’t want to marry Julian-sama. There was someone I loved in Slophone.”

It was clear from the look in her eyes that she was not lying.

“I was terribly afraid that you would end up being killed if you kept causing trouble like that. But for some reason, I couldn’t bring myself to hate you. You were burning with unrequited love and destroying yourself.”

The beautiful hair of Princess Chai swayed gently in the breeze. I thought her distressed expression was exceedingly beautiful.

“However, that was a mistake. Lady Quatra, you haven’t grown at all. All of the compassion I showed to you was pointless.”

I wonder why. It feels like there’s deep hatred harbored in her eyes.