183 – [Side Story] Student from the East Continent – 42
After the trial, Sherry Hayworth was transported back to prison. She thought she would curse right away, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
Although it was different from what she expected, Sherry just stared at the sky blankly.
Neither Joshua nor the rest are of any help.
Well, it was like that from the beginning.
…If you think about it, before the foreign body called Sir Wenthos intervened, if you look at it objectively, their abilities were slightly better than average.
He had a handsome face, so it was nice to have him by my side.
So, while maintaining a moderate level of friendship with them, he waited anxiously for his original goal, Prince Rex.
…Well, Prince Rex also missed it in the end.
Everything I have done so far has been in vain.
What awaits him now is life imprisonment after cursing him and sealing his magical power.
It is said that all such treatments are carried out with the presence of a small number of high-ranking officials, including the imperial family.
…So, an opportunity will arise.
Stupid guys.
As Sherry was thinking such thoughts, she heard her heavy door open with a loud noise.
Really, this is an annoying sound.
And then, I heard someone talking as they came.
“I didn’t expect you to come so soon.”
“…You said you were in a hurry, so you came riding on Bligh’s back.”
“Hey, that’s a lie. I know mom is upset.”
“Gasp.”
I’m not sure, but it seemed like the two were in a father-daughter relationship.
However, my daughter’s voice was a voice I knew well.
Sir Wentoth, that really annoying woman.
Her voice was getting closer and closer.
“Ugh, I told you to be careful. Mom only gave special permission for her Liliana and her older sister…”
“Oh…I misunderstood, I literally only came for tea time…”
“…I don’t think Lefia would think that way?”
Her voice got closer and closer, and then it stopped right in front of her.
As expected, Sirwentos was there, and a man was standing next to her.
I think his age is around late 20s to early 30s.
It was a man with black hair, glasses, and neat clothes.
…This is an outfit I have never seen before in the Empire.
“Is this the kid?”
“Yes, I think it’s definitely true.”
The man was quietly looking at Sherry.
And she opened her mouth.
“Hello, I am Sir’s father.”
“…So?”
“Won’t you tell me your name?”
“…You already know, right? My name is Sherry Hey…”
“No, no…Not that name…The name before I was born here.”
When the man said that with a smile on his face, Sherry was startled.
Does she know that she was reincarnated in this place?
Sherry broke into a cold sweat, unable to determine the man’s identity.
“What are you?”
“Umm…Well, I don’t even know how to explain myself.”
The man smiled bitterly.
“She said I was a second party sent here to correct a wrong story, but… That didn’t matter from the beginning.”
“What?”
“It’s just that being your child’s father… Is enough. Just.”
“I don’t understand.”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. It’s just…If a person is too stubborn about his/her role, everything will eventually fall apart…I just wanted to talk about this.”
“……”
“So, what is your real name?”
“…Euserin.”
After saying that, the man closed his mouth for a moment.
And then he spoke again.
“…Can you tell me your parents’ names?”
“Dad’s name is Yoo Si-hyeon, mom’s name is Seo E-ri… Why on earth are you asking this?”
I don’t know why she’s asking, but Sherry first mentioned the names of her parents from her past life.
Then the man looked up at the sky with a dazed look on his face and muttered quietly.
“…Can something like this happen? It’s true.”
“What on earth is it?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
The man thought for a moment, then opened his mouth.
“Do you know the name Lee Chae-eun?”
“……What?”
Sherry’s expression hardened at the name the man brought up.
And then, glaring at him with wary eyes, he spoke.
“You…What are you?”
“I think I know.”
“What on earth are you?! What does that have to do with that name?!”
Lee Chae-eun.
Sherry, no, it is a name that Eucerin knows well.
After Serin’s family became difficult and her parents began to have a falling out, this was a name she often heard.
‘That b*tch Lee Chae-eun must have come to take revenge on us!!’
‘Don’t talk nonsense!! Chae-eun is not here! Wake!!’
This is the name she often used when her parents fought.
Is that all?
That was the name the two people were muttering as if they were out of their minds.
‘Lee Chae-eun… That… That b*tch came… How?… I… She’s going to kill me… Me…’
Her mother’s voice, mumbling like that even the day before she died, still lingers in her mind.
But, in another world, a complete stranger said that name out of his mouth?
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For Serin, it was nothing but fear.
“Dad, are you finished asking?”
“Ah, yes. Looking at the reaction, I don’t think there’s anything more to ask.”
“Wait a minute!! What on earth!! Do you know my parents?!”
Hearing Sherry’s words, the man glanced back and said.
“Well, I’ve never met him in person, but I know him.”
“What…What are you talking about?”
“A long time ago, your father and mother made a big mistake in this world and left. That’s all you need to know.”
A week has passed since then.
I tried hard to organize my jumbled brain in prison, but it was no use.
But at some point, Sherry’s mind became calm again.
If you think about it, the death of her parents has nothing to do with Sherry’s current situation.
Is there any reason to question how those two people died now?
She tried to dig into it, but there was no benefit.
“Sherry Hayworth, from now on, she will perform the magic seal and dispelling. Please follow me quietly.”
Rather, this moment was important to her.
Sherry slowly got up from her seat and walked after her guard who had come to greet her.
“Hmph, you’re at your best. A witch who almost overthrew the country.”
A sarcastic prison guard glaring at himself.
But Sherry quietly tolerated it.
She didn’t care how much ridicule she heard.
Everything will turn upside down again.
This guard doesn’t mind taking the time to deal with it once he has everything in his hands.
How long did it take? She
She walked down the passage, and reached the entrance to a building.
“…Here, we will perform your magic and sealing. After that, you will be transported to Prison Island.”
“Prison Island… You mean?”
“Yes, well…If you live well, it is a place where you can live in peace. Think of it as a sign of His Majesty’s warmth that you be transported there.”
Warmth is frozen to death.
Sherry said that to herself and clicked her tongue.
But it doesn’t matter.
I’m not the one going there…
“Go in. And keep walking.”
Following the guard’s words, Sherry continued walking.
As we passed through the long passage, we came into a space.
Standing there were Mrs. Sherry Wentos and Liliana Wentos, and the man with the glasses they had seen that day was standing next to them.
And around him are various high-ranking nobles and idiots, including Prince Joshua.
And at the top table sat the emperor of the empire and the crown princess Runiel, who had been designated as the next emperor.
Sherry smiled.
And then Sherry, who continued walking, fell forward.
“…I’m sorry, I lost my footing for a moment.”
“…Hmph.”
After lightly apologizing to the guard, Sherry went to the prepared area and sat down.
And across from her, I saw the real Alyssa Raifert sitting in her own old body.
…You really want to break the curse.
When Sherry thought that, she took a closer look at her own body.
Sherry Hayworth’s body wearing a maid’s uniform and looking around with an anxious expression.
Prince Rex was gently reassuring her body.
‘…Ha’
I almost lost my temper for a moment, but now even Prince Rex won’t mind.
…If it doesn’t belong to you, you don’t need it anymore.
If you get everything, even Prince Rex…
“From now on, we will perform the healing. Immediately after completing the healing, we will take action to seal the magical power in Sherry Hayworth’s original body.”
After Sirwenthos’ declaration, Liliana Wentoth stepped forward and began to do her thing.
The agent of the curse who has already changed the technique to prevent Haeju from recoiling.
Using it, I attempted to break the curse.
A shock that felt like my magic power was shaking.
And then, Sherry felt that the spell she had cast was lifted.
“…Then, I will return your mind and body to the right place.”
It was Sir Wentoth who said that.
She stepped forward, spread her hands and tried to do something with her.
From her body, a faint green magical power emanated.
Magic power like a warm spring breeze.
Just as the magical power seemed to be covering this place, Sherry and Alyssa both shouted at the same time! He made a sound.
And a moment later, when Sherry came to her senses, Alyssa Ray Furt’s body in her prison uniform was before her eyes.
“…Is everything back to normal?”
“Yes, the minds and bodies of the two people have returned to their original places.”
The moment Sir said that, Sherry checked her own body.
…Her body that was her own body, even though it was her body from which she had been separated for a long time.
As if she had eaten well and rested well, her body was pulsing with energy.
…And her own magical power, specialized in sorcery, that pervades this body.
Sherry, realizing that was enough, stood up from her seat.
“Take the magic seal immediately.”
As those words came out, Sherry threw her body downwards.
There, there is a small gem.
It is a small jewel that she has kept hidden in her underwear.
She pretended to fall earlier and rolled it nearby, but it was a little farther than expected so she had to fly away.
Did she perceive it as running away? She saw the soldiers guarding her surroundings running towards her.
…But it was already too late.
A jewel that could be the medium of her curse, and the magic power that overflows into her own body.
With this again.
Once again, it can be changed.
After thinking that, Sherry turned her gaze towards the target she had been thinking about.
Soon, she will become the emperor of this empire and become absolute ruler.
Crown Princess, Runiel Rafa Ardia.
If you take that body right away.
Now I have everything in this empire in my hands…
As soon as she used her magic, Sherry’s consciousness was swallowed up by darkness.
Sherry Hayworth suddenly threw her body and fell to the ground without moving.
Seeing her like that, the nobles who were watching the situation murmured.
“What is it? What happened?”
“Did I hit somewhere wrong?”
With people murmuring, soldiers rushed to help Sherry Hayworth.
He is not dead.
My eyes were open and my heart was beating.
But…
“What…What is it?”
“What’s wrong with this girl?”
Sherry Hayworth staring blankly into space with her empty eyes, as if she had lost her mind.
Seeing her like that, her soldiers shouted in horror.
“What…What happened?”
“Well, Runiel… Just stay still just in case.”
“Yes…Yes!!”
The emperor was also unaware of the situation and tried to get up from his seat.
It was that time.
“The soul has been completely destroyed.”
Sir Wentoth spoke quietly.
People looked at each other, unable to understand what was being said, and then their eyes focused on Sir Wentoth.
She walked over and took Sherry’s hand and lifted it up.
In her hand, a small jewel was held.
“…It looks like he used witchcraft again.”
“What? Then you’re switched with someone again…”
“No, that’s not it.”
Sir said bitterly.
“The human soul is fragile, and even switching bodies once places a significant burden on the soul.”
Yes.
So, Sir had to put in a lot of effort to restore Alyssa’s soul by settling it back into her original body.
As a result, Alyssa was able to fully return to her body.
“… There’s no way her soul could hold out as she tried to escape from her body once again in that state.”
However, Sherry Hayworth’s soul was not restored.
Because she was worried that she might do something like this again.
She also thought about just punishing him.
But she still wanted to give herself a chance to live.
If I took advantage of the opportunity, accepted quietly and went to prison island…
“… A foolish person, if he had lived his life quietly paying for his sins, he could have at least lived.”
In the end, Sherry Hayworth’s soul was unable to overcome the burden of her magic and was shattered.
Once the soul is completely broken, it cannot be restored, even if it is Sir, the world tree.
Sir looked at Sherry Hayworth’s empty body with a bitter expression.