"Mirandi, I decided to be a rebel of my own volition, so I will never back down, even if it means death."
Meredith understood that she would not give in and her words could not shake her will.
"I will definitely...definitely save you."
These words sounded like the willful words of a child. She lowered her head and did not meet Berta's eyes.
"Xiao Mi, smile."
Berta did not answer Meredith, but just said so.
How could I possibly laugh?
She said again in a weak voice, "I will definitely save you," and then turned and left. Meredith told herself that there must be a way to save Berta.
Although she still couldn't think of any way.
Meredith was in her room, thinking. She squatted on her bed, wondering what to do.
I don’t know how long it took.
Meredith suddenly raised her head, thinking that she would ask Colter for help. She deliberately ignored her previous failure and walked out of the room.
I am one of the machines called Lassen, a cog in the machine that executes sinners. That is perfection, that is absolute. The ruthless voice in my heart told me so, stopping me from going to my father's office.
But she was the only one who gave her warmth, and Mireidi didn't want to give up...
When she came to her senses, she was already in front of the office. She took a deep breath, and she could feel her palms sweating from nervousness.
Meredy made up her mind and knocked on the office door.
"?"
No response. Usually my father would be in the office at this time...
"Miss, what's wrong?"
A servant passing by saw Mireidi standing in front of the office and asked her.
"Where is my father?"
"? Miss, don't you know? The master should be supervising the execution."
Meredith felt as if ice cubes were poured into her back.
"Execution at this time?"
"Yes, this shows how dangerous that woman is. She was the lady's personal maid, but turned out to be a leader of the heretic group..."
Meredith rushed out suddenly. Although she heard the servants behind her calling out "Miss!?", she didn't have time to pay attention.
She was sweating profusely and felt anxious.
This is too fast. They haven't even been fully interrogated yet, so why execute them so quickly...
Meredith ran as fast as she could and finally reached the bridge of the execution ground.
The shining crescent moon hangs high in the night sky.
Colt stood in front of the execution platform with his private soldiers.
Berta... was nowhere to be seen, and the scaffold was empty.
"Hoohoo, Father, where are Berta and Berta?"
——Please, please tell me I was wrong.
"The execution is complete."
All the sounds suddenly disappeared and the scene in front of me became blurry.
Colt seemed to be saying something.
——All the nobles who colluded with Berta have confessed, so Berta is no longer needed. She must be punished before she causes a worse influence on Lesin.
Meredith rushed out.
"Miledi, what do you want to do?!"
Meredith made no reply—she threw herself from the scaffold.
A strong wind whistled in her ears. Jumping into this vast canyon, where magic was forbidden, would normally be tantamount to suicide. However, in the case of Meredith, she could use her overwhelming magical power to forcefully cast magic.
“—‘Black Vortex’.”
This is basic magic that can generate a gravity field at any location, or control the increase or decrease of gravity.
Meredi slowed her fall and landed lightly.
At night, the Grand Canyon is illuminated only by the faint, cold moonlight of the new moon. The deaths of numerous sinners have accumulated at the bottom of the darkness, naturally creating a strange and eerie atmosphere.
Meredi used light magic to create a ball of light and looked around.
“…He’s not here.”
The worst-case scenario would be seeing Berta shattered by the impact, but Meredith didn't see her. It's also possible she'd been eaten by a monster...
At this moment, the cry of a monster was heard not far away.
"Could it be!"
Meredith ran again.
Soon, the scene came into view.
A woman sat on the ground with her back against the wall. It was unknown how she had done so, but she seemed to be protecting herself from the impact of the fall and trying to escape.
Dozens of wolf-like monsters gathered around her. She must have been chased by them immediately after she fell.
"Belle!"
"Hmm? Xiao... Mi?"
A faint voice was heard. Miredy flew a ball of light ahead to illuminate the scene, revealing a large pool of blood where Berta had sat. It was obvious at a glance that the amount of bleeding was fatal.
“Hoooooooooooooooo!”
The monsters roared with joy at the sight of the new food.
Their mouths and claws were covered in blood, and it was obvious whose blood it was.
Meredith heard the sound of her own mind disconnecting.
"—Disappear."
It was just a short sentence, but it was an absolute zero order.
The next moment, dozens of monsters were reduced to bloodstains on the ground. The ground around them sank completely, and they died before they could even scream.
"Ahaha, haha, as expected, it's...Xiao Mi."
"Belle! Belle! Cheer up!"
Meredith rushed to Berta's side.
After a closer look, Mireddy was convinced that her injuries were...
Even so, Meredith immediately used the highest-level recovery magic she could, but due to the characteristics of the Grand Canyon, the effect of the recovery magic was significantly reduced.
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”
What comes out of my mouth are words that I have never used before.
Meredith cried while forcibly using dissipation recovery magic. Berta reached out her blood-stained hand and gently placed it on her cheek.
"Miledi...working together...is that a crime?"
"what?"
"Is it a sin to cultivate affection...? ...Is it a sin to laugh together...? ...Is it a sin to say I like something...?"
“…I’m not guilty!”
Meredith placed her own hand on the one on her cheek.
"Yes, I'm not guilty... We... humans... are not that guy's toys... We can't let him... manipulate and trample on us..."
Even bystanders could see that the fire of life in Berta's eyes was gradually fading.
No matter how much you cry "no, no", your fate will not change.
Berta's emerald eyes reflected the image of Meredith.
"I've always...treated you as my sister."
"...I've always considered you my older sister."
Berta smiled happily and said:
"I hope... the world can change... humans can live... under free will... and this child can live... with a smile on his face—"
Then, Berta's hand fell down dejectedly.
The girl's wailing echoed in the Grand Canyon.
Meredith carried Berta and used gravity magic to return to the execution platform.
Colter was there, and not just him, but also his mother, grandfather, uncle, cousins, many private soldiers, and several men and women in chains.
Colter's eyes were extremely cold.
Although the way he looked at Meredith was not the way he looked at his daughter, it was now even more ruthless, as if he was looking at garbage.
"Do you understand what you're doing?"
Meredith didn't answer Colter's words. She looked at the prisoners behind her with a blank look in her eyes.
The prisoners were all covered in wounds. They stared at Meredith with wide eyes. The reason was certainly that she used magic to fly to the Grand Canyon, but what surprised them even more was that the reason the daughter of Count Lesin risked her life to go down to the bottom of the canyon was to save their companions.
Seeing that Milady didn't answer, Colter's expression seemed to think that she was hopeless.
"Throw away that trash."
"Garbage?" Meredith turned her gaze to Colter and whispered.
But perhaps he didn't hear it, Colter ignored it and continued:
"This is your ultimatum. Use your power as a Lacen and execute that worthless companion."
What Colter means is that apart from this, you have no value in existence.
Upon hearing this, Meredith lowered her head, looked at Berta's face tenderly, and said:
"I've had enough."
"……What?"
The corners of Colt's eyes twitched constantly, and with a wave of his finger, the Lassen clan and the mercenaries quietly increased their magic power and entered a state of preparation for battle against Miledi, who possessed the power of the Age of Gods!
However, Meredi seemed completely unconcerned and suddenly raised her head.
"I am Meredith Lessen. As a human being, I make my own decisions."
This statement undoubtedly indicates rebellion.
She no longer obeyed the orders of the Countess of Leysen.
He also announced that he would bid farewell to the Lassen family and live on as a single person.
Colt sighed, and the Lassen clan and the mercenaries began to chant.
"It's a shame to destroy the magic of the Age of Gods, but if the rotten branches and leaves are not pruned, they will rot even to the roots—I will destroy you."
Until the very end, he wasn't speaking to his "daughter."
Meredith hugged Berta's body tightly, her eyes determined, and then she imitated her past self and smiled.
Although her smile was only a forced one, and looked very awkward, it was a smile that Colter and the others had never seen before, and it shocked them.
Facing these people, Meredith said with all her heart and soul:
"Destroy me? If you can, try it, right?"
She seemed unable to bear these people anymore and declared war.
The sun had long since set, and now night was falling.
After the long reminiscence, Mireidi brought the topic to an end.
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