Book 2: Chapter 20

Book 2: Chapter 20

Extra Story 1: Wish on a Star

Within the dark, da~rk darkness, where there is no end in sighthowever, on the path that is leading to a certain death , you appeared like a silver winged angel.

If thats what Carla wish for, Ill kill you.

Aa, how lovely. If Im going to die one day, then I want to die from being killed by Aria.

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The house of Count Lester is a famous house of sorcerer that has existed since the era of the old Claydale Kingdom until now.

Mother told my big brothers and me that our father, and grandfather, and even great grandfather were all the head of the royal sorcerers of Claydale Kingdom. She raised us while telling us all the time to become a splendid noble and sorcerer.

I who was born as the youngest daughter of that count houseCarla Lester had been imposed with sorcery training together with my three big brothers since I became old enough to be aware of my surrounding.

My father was strict but elegant. My mother was pretty and graceful. My big brothers were overflowing with talentshowever, I wasnt as talented as my brothers. Even after turning three years old I could only make a small fire.

But, my brothers were kind. A lot of the servants in the mansion also consoled a failure like me.

Father and mother were also strict, but brothers and the servants consoled me saying that it was because they had high expectation from me, so I was able to endure the strict training.

But, I was wrong. Everyones kindness didnt have that kind of meaning.

CarlaIm going to give you an operation.

Father suddenly said that and began using me for various experiments.

I was made to drink various medicines that were created with alchemy. There were even magical seals applied on my scalp and organ that werent visible from outside. In that state, the servants who were fathers disciples showered me with magic power as a sorcery training. When I was at the deaths door, I was healed so I at least didnt die under the name of light sorcery experiment.

Even among all those, fathers main interest was to find out what would happen to a human who obtained all elements.

I desperately grappled with that training. As my magic power continued to increase day by day, no matter how painful, sad, and difficult it was, I desperately clung on my believe that my family still loved me.

As the result, I obtained all elements of sorcery when I was four years old. Father smiled slightly at that experiment result but, he was also disappointed at the same time.

Because in exchange of obtaining all elements, my body was in a state where it was unclear whether I would be able to stay alive until I became adult. With that I also wouldnt be able to be used as bargaining chip for marrying to other house and obtained political connection between nobles.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Hmph, so you are useless now, Carla. Even so thats fine, the experiment is over. Even if you cant have any child, Ive decided to send you to the royal family as the crown princes fiance to form a connection with them. Your last role is to survive until the crown princes other fiance can give birth to his child at the very least. Dont disappoint me anymore than this.

yes

Everything, was wrong. Everything that I felt was just make-believe.

Father wasnt someone with strict personality. He simply held no interest to anything else than sorcery and the prestigious Lester House.

As I turned into someone who often slept in bed due to my broken body, with my skin turning horrible and dark circles forming around my eyes like sick person, mother would scowl when she saw me as though she was looking at something ugly. She stopped giving me a hug anymore. Mother only wanted talented and pretty child as the head of royal sorcerers, to be an accessory to decorate herself.

Inside the painful and difficult agony that wouldnt heal where I was only ordered to live, I only sought how to die comfortably and ended up shutting myself inside the mansions library.

Inside the library of an ancient house like Lester, there were thousands of books regarding sorcery. Although I was seeking death, I immersed myself in reading all kind of book to avert my eyes from the approaching death.

Fathers disciples, the servants stopped showing smile to me after I lost my worth. They only continued to give me food to me who was shutting myself in the library as though they were just taking care of livestock.

And then after almost a year passed since I shut myself in the library.

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Yo, Carla. Youre really in this kind of place huh.

Brother?

A hoarse voice came out from my lips that had almost forgotten of how to talk. It had been so long since I last met my eldest brother. The servants gossiped that he was in his last year in the sorcery academy that was attended by the noble youths and that he was the most talented person there.

Brothe

*Slap*

My hand that reached out toward my kind brother was heartlessly slapped away by his hand.

Can you please not touch me with that dirty hand? You look ugly. Even an orphan from slum still has a better look than you.

Why?

Are you confused? This is only natural for us though. We cant gauge our own talent if there isnt a failure like you among us siblings right?

The kindness of her brothers wasnt genuine from the start. But, did he intentionally come here just to say that to his dying sister?

Father said to keep you alive but, even if youre going to die sooner or later, you will be at the crown princes side as I become the head of royal sorcerers during his generation. I cant possibly bear lowering my head to the like of you. And so, Im thinking to make you Carla as my sorcerys practice target. That will be your final role.

ah

In that momentsomething inside me completely broke.

There was nobody who loved me in the family that I loved. Something like that didnt exist from the start.

Thats right. It was written in that book. It was also written in that book. Several books called banned books that were in that hidden shelves also had that written in them.

This world, was just an ugly and horrible place.

At that time, the human Carla inside me died.

I was able to learn level 3 sorcery even before turning adult. The teachers said that it has been dozens of years since there was such brilliant achievement but, its only natural. After all Im the eldest son of Lester House, the family that is famed for its sorcery. Father might be angry if I kill you Carla but, surely Ill be forgiven if I tell him how indispensable someone talented like me is. Now, look, this is my sorce

Brother pointed his hand at me and started chanting his sorcery. Fire Javelinit was a level 3 fire sorcery that could kill human easily. But

What-!?

The Fire Javelin that brother shot was stopped by the magic power that was released from my hand.

Why? Is that it? Why can you only form this kind of shoddy sorcery structure?

Even though everything has been explained in the writing of the books. Even though you should understand everything after experiencing the sorcery with your body.

My, father. Even though you are the one who raised me to be like this. Fufu.

I laughed elegantly while covering my mouth with my hand just like a lady, but fathers complexion turned dark red in fury.

You-

Is it alright?

I called out like that when I felt magic power gathering in fathers hand.

What?

If father is going to dispose me here, Ill kill brother first.

Killing brother before father killing me first is possible you know? The half unconscious mother opened her eyes wide when I said something with such meaning. Brothers complexion also changed to ashen color splendidly.

Father want to marry me to the crown prince as your pawn right? Are you going to restart from zero again after losing your pawn and heir at the same time here?

What do you want?

Fathers face turned utterly red from my words. He is gritting his teeth so hard they might break, even so he spoke with a growl.

For now, can you allow me to do as I please? Dont worry. I swear that Ill properly marry the crown prince and carry out my duty as a noble lady splendidly.

Where did you obtain the knowledge for that?

What are you saying? Obviously it was from studying. The only good point of someone talentless like me is my diligence.

After all I properly learned after I studied so hard like Im going to die, literally.

Do as you please.

My, how delightful.

Father loved Lester House and keeping appearance in the society. I thought that he would definitely agree. He is wearing a very heavy frown but, I wore a heartfelt smile from the bottom of my heart, thinking that it will give father solace.

Now then.

I want to take a bath. Someone

After I said that and looked around, the pale looking servants simultaneously stepped back. Now there isnt any servant who acted rebelliously but, how rude of themhow can they look at me like looking at a bloodthirsty killer. They should be able to make a small joke at least.

Milady Carla. Ill prepare the bath for you.

Then one old butler stepped forward from among them.

If I remember righthe is the steward Joseph I think? I remember him. Among the servants, he was the only one who ever urged me to return to my room and eat.

Joseph who doesnt have long to live must be trying to take the place of the other servants as a sacrifice, but with how pale he looked, even his short remaining life will decrease even further. But, its fine. Because I think Ill be the one to die earlier than him anyway.

Show me the way, Joseph. Also I dont care about their background, just gather some usable servants for me. Train them well beforehand okay?

Very well.

I followed behind Joseph and left that place while the gazes of everyone who is trembling in fear and father who kept standing still stabbed my back.

I need to become stronger. If father, a rank 5 sorcerer seriously think to remove me, Ill die for real. Dying is my wish but, I cant die without killing father first.

Ill kill my family, the servants, and everyone involved with Lester House.

Especially father. I need to have him die in the middle of despair from seeing his very important Lester House vanishing and gone.

Ill die. There is no changing that. But, those who toyed with my life, my beloved family, and this Claydale Kingdom that approved it, Ill have them accompany me in death.

AaI cant wait. I wonder how many people I can kill before I die. If possible I want to slaughter the whole country including all the people in it but, what should I do so I can do that I wonder?

Butif possible, I dont want to die by anyones hand.

Especially by some disgusting fellow who tried to kill me in the name of justice or whatever. I absolutely dont want to be killed by someone like that.

Thats why as I lie down on my tidy bed that is giving off the smell of death, I made a wish to the star, praying so that my prince will appear.

I wish, that one day, someone lovely will kill me

Believing that someone will surely stop the insane me.

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Three years after thatI carried out the minimum amount of responsibility as noble lady while continuing to dive into the large scale dungeon possessed by the royal family in Lester territory.

I cant dive until deep floor because I cant party with anyone, even so my way of using sorcery has improved remarkably. It will be a bit easier if I can become rank 4 but, its difficult with my eight years old body even though it has grown from magic power.

Im diving into dungeon partly because I want to meet the dungeon spirit that is said to be able to grant a wish at the lowest floor. Perhaps the spirit can even change my fate.

I had also met this countrys crown prince, my fiance, but he was a really cute person. To think that a boy whose head is filled with flower field like that will be the next king, its like playing house. Compared to someone like that, the princess who has the same age like me is still going to be better as the king.

Even so, the chance of being able to dirty such cute prince terribly in the future gave me an incentive to keep living from here on too, just for a bit.

Even so, he isnt my prince.

Because someone like him wont be able to stop me no matter what.

One day for sure. The prince only for me that I wished to the star will surely appear.

At that time, with the burning capital as the stage, we will kill each other.

Surely my prince will appear.

Surely.

And thenat the adventurer guild that I visited in a whim, I encountered my destined one.

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Hey, how about I show you around inside the dungeon?