Chapter 124

Chapter 124

His eyes rolled all the way back to show only their whites. Crown Prince Gueuze tried desperately to pull the necklace off, his fingers hooked beneath the string, and kicked his feet relentlessly. However, the more he struggled, the tighter the necklace dug upon his neck.

Uhk.

With that final groan, thud, went the man as he collapsed to the ground.

Tak.

Crown Prince Gueuze stopped struggling. He fell forward.

Its all over.

The one and only crown prince of the kingdom, a middle-aged man who was supposed to be king, a serial killer, a rapist, and a man who loved Catherine, Carynnes mother.

You lasted longer than Father.

After he had struggled for such a long time, Crown Prince Gueuze finally stopped moving, and so Carynne slowly let go of the necklace. There was a deeply engraved mark of the string on her hand, too.

I changed the necklaces string with an organs string.

Actually, it would have been much easier to kill you with a scarf than this thing. But rather than that, there arent many other things that are more comfortable. Poison would have been good, but I made the mistake of not bringing any because I was summoned here in such a hurry, right? Well, even if I gave you a glass to drink, you probably wouldnt have taken it.

Carynne shook her hands.

My hands hurt.

Carynne used one heeled shoe to turn Crown Prince Gueuzes face upside down, pressing down on his cheek with her foot. This simple act would have been enough to apprehend her with the crime of contempt against the royal family.

Since youre already so old, you should have refrained from being too greedy.

Crown Prince Gueuze died with his eyes still open. His eyes had turned red after his veins had burst, and there was drool trickling out of his mouth.

It was an unsightly death.

Gracious.

Carynne looked down at her bloodied hands. They both hurt. As Crown Prince Gueuze was thrashing around earlier, he had torn the skin off Carynnes hands. The wounds looked like theyd leave scars.

Looking down at her stinging hands, she sighed. In this iteration, her hands had already gotten so ragged because of manual labor, but there would now be scars, too.

It hurts.

Carynne grimaced, then she turned to the boy. There was a pool of blood around his lower body. After fixing the shoes on her feet, she called out to Prince Lewis.

Your Highness Lewis?

There was no answer.

Carynne purposefully stepped on Crown Prince Gueuze as she approached the young prince.

Prince Lewis was lying down with his eyes closed. Blood flowed constantly from both his legs. Carynne suddenly felt a slight jolt go through her.

Your Highness?

She placed her ear close to his chest. She couldnt hear his breaths either.

He already passed away. Theres no hope for him now.

Ah. Ahh?

At the other side, Donna began to groan. Carynne raised her head and took in a better look at the room.

Im going crazy.

This time again, Raymond was late, Carynne was late, all the heirs to the royal throne were dead. Yet again, this time, its over.

In a situation like this, a happy ending was nigh impossible.

I hate myself. I hate this situation.

Why did you come to me?

Carynne is crazy. Isnt that right?

As a doctor and as a priest, Raymond wanted him to prove it.

Raymond asked this question to Dullan. It was not just for the sake of comfort.

He explained.

Just in case Carynnes past is revealed.

She, has not committed any sins.

Ill take your word for it. But Carynnes mental state is extremely unstable, so theres no telling how Verdic Evans will find fault in this.

T-This

As a priest and as a doctor, I ask that you testify. Please make a written account and sign your name there.

Thereafter, Raymond formally asked Dullan to write this down: Carynnes mind is extremely unstable, so its of his opinion that she must be left under her familys protection, and medical care is also needed.

Are you satisfied with this?

Raymond read the document carefully. If Raymond did not love Carynne, Carynne wouldnt ever be able to come out of an insane asylum for the rest of her life.

Yes, thank you.

Of course, Raymond had no intention of sending Carynne to an asylum. A place like that was rather where youd send your enemies. Most of the treatment thats done in that kind of institution was nothing more than torture in the guise of correcting the patients.

Its not a place where youd send your family. Raymond was confident that hed be able to take care of Carynne for life. Through brute force, through money, whatever the method.

Dullan was about to get up now, but Raymond had one last thing to ask.

I have a question.

W-What is it?

Why did you lie to Carynne like that?

Raymond was curious about that. In his perspective, its not something that an exemplary doctor would have done.

The world outside the novel that she speaks ofits not real.

As Raymond thought of the efforts he had made thus far, he frowned a little. As expected, its all futile.

I tried. Its about how Carynne says that she lives the same life over and over, and that she comes from outside a novel. How she believes that if she achieves true love, she will return to her original world.

Raymond truly tried. Never once did he believe what Carynne said, but nonetheless, he tried to believe her.

In the end, however, its just too unbelievable.

I talked to professors of linguistics, physics and theology. Of course I couldnt tell them about the supposed different world, but I asked for their opinion about ones anxiety over believing that they might be from another country.

At Raymonds explanation, Dullan let out a weak laugh, thinking that it was quite funny.

You did something like that?

Yes. Of course, everyone laughed. They said that Carynnes accent and all of her knowledge couldnt possibly belong to another countrys culture.

Raymond went on to ask Dullan.

Why does Carynne believe that shes from another world?

And Dullan replied.

For the sake of c-c-comforting herself, its one kind of cure. Its possible to mend oneself from the idea of the afterlife.

* * *

Once everyones dead, silence prevailed.

Carynne gasped for air.

Surely, this will get me the death penalty.

Still, its alright.

Its possible to start over.

* * *

Sir Raymond, youre too late.