Chapter 288: Chapter 288

TL: Zimmings

Lisette Shayman’s misfortune comes from her mother.

Her mother was born as the Shayman tribe, the first creature of evil God.

In the Shayman tribe, marriages between blood relatives were needed to maintain their special power.

In exchange for being born with excellent physical abilities, Shayman’s children are decided from their mother’s womb who to marry.

The same was true of Lisette’s mother. In exchange for having a monstrous hearing that can recognize sounds kilometers away, she was named the wife of her lame cousin as soon as she was born.

Tired of the tribe’s rules, she escaped the village on the day of the wedding.

After escaping from the village, she fell in love with the man he met, and he was the predecessor of Grimoire.

However, “outside” was such a different place from what she thought.

She couldn’t understand their clothes, customs and manners. People who do not follow that are also harshly punished.

Disappointed by the outside world, she suffered from a severe homesickness and declared farewell to the Duke of Grimoire as she returned to the village.

All of that was while she was pregnant.

The man who should’ve been her husband accepted her even though he knew she was pregnant.

Their partner is determined, so illegitimate child in a loveless marriage was not a problem.

Lisette was born that way and felt terribly lonely.

Her stepfather could not be said to be a bad person. He did not love Lisette, but he fulfilled his duties as a father.

The problem occurred after her biological mother gave birth to the stepfather’s child.

The stepfather loved the child who had his blood. When a severe drought came, he sold Lisette to the temple to feed his child a few potatoes.

That was the last memory Lisette have of her parents

Her father who eats potatoes bought from the temple with the money he received from the temple, smiles brightly and her mother who glances at her being dragged by the priest, turns her head away and stares at the distant mountain.

Her family sold Lisette to preserve their lives, but a few years later, they died in a flood.

It was around that time that Grimoire’s predecessor learned that he had a daughter.

While visiting a submerged village to mourn the death of his lover, he heard Lisette’s mother gave birth to an illegitimate child, and that she had the same clear green eyes as her.

Grimoire’s predecessor was eager to find his daughter’s body.

When he searched for the child who barely survived the flood, someone said,

“That girl from the red wall house? Well… I do not know.”

“Aren’t you from the village?”

“The village elders said that we shouldn’t play with the children of the red wall house. The lady of the red wall house was said to be contaminated outside. Come to think of it, I think I saw the chief and the man of the red wall fight loudly.….”

“Fight?”

“He said that God would not forgive him because he stole from the children of the tribe. Uncle said that if he couldn’t feed Jubilee, he would betray not only God, but the Father of God. Ah, Jubilee is the name of the boy in the red wall house.”

The stepfather sold his daughter to feed his own children.

It is possible that his daughter is still alive.

“A girl? What is the girl’s name?”

“I don’t know that. The lady and uncle of the red wall house never called her by her name.”

The joy of thinking that his daughter might be alive was gone.

Why didn’t he notice it sooner?

If he had known it, he would have been able to raise her with his own hands. If only he hadn’t hurt her pride.

That guilt became shackles. A terrible shackle that cannot be released without finding the child.

However, Grimoire’s predecessors did not meet Lisette in the end.

When he found out that Lisette had been sold to the temple, she was dead.

Grimoire’s predecessor hated Dubblede for failing to protect her. They believed that Dubblede sacrificed his daughter in a power struggle between father and son.

But the most unforgivable person was himself.

Anger and guilt created a void that nothing could fill. It was for this reason that Grimoire’s predecessor passed away and disappeared after passing the title to his son.

Mina bit her lip after hearing Reginald’s story about Lisette and Grimoire.

“Then…….”

“Grimoire believes that his half-sister, who was almost sold into slavery, was generously brought up by the temple.”

“Then they would adopt me?”

“Yes, to repay the favor.”

“…….”

“Grimoire’s predecessor is difficult to meet, but he won’t refuse if you meet him because he’s grateful to the temple. So, you do what I tell you to do…”

“I-I don’t like it. I can’t lie to someone like that.”

“What?”

“That’s right. How could I lie to a person suffering that I’m his granddaughter when I took the body of his dead daughter…!”

“Are you going to leave everything?”

“Huh?”

“If you want, I’ll send you back to the original world. If Leblaine Dubblede becomes the real child of fate, you can’t be in this world anyway.”

Mina’s face turned pale.

‘I’m going back? Back to the original world?’

She instantly calmed down.

There was no one there to understand her. No one supports her ideal or dream.

But here…….

“Lean on me, Mina. I will give you what you want and do whatever you want.”

There is Henry who supports her dream,

“Who is that? Who dared to make you cry!”

There is Isaac to comfort her.

“I won’t disappoint you.”

“…….”

“No matter what I do, I will not disappoint you. I promise.”

There is also Johann.

And…

“My daughter.”

Mina, who recalled the voice of Duke Amity, buried her face in her hands.

The memory of her previous life is a precious treasure. A very precious treasure that she can’t give up.

If she goes back to Jeong Mina’s world, she won’t even have hope that she will be able to return to her previous life.

‘If that’s the case, I… I…’

Reginald grabbed her by the shoulder.

“This is just a process. A process to bring eternal peace to the world.”

“Process…….”

“You can’t become a hero without pain. Your pain now will make you a hero in this world.”

Mina gulped and looked at Reginald.

“… I will do it.”

Yes, this is a sacrifice. Painful sacrifice for peace.

Reginald smirked.

“That’s great, child.”

***

The next day, their letter to Duke Grimoire’s predecessor received a reply.

The reply said that they could have a short conversation tonight.

Reginald, who put a robe on Mina’s shoulder, said.

“Do you remember what to say?”

“I reincarnated from Lisette’s dead daughter, and came back to the world with the power of God. So, I want to promote world peace by borrowing the power of Duke Grimoire.….”

“You are smart.”

By the time the two had a conversation, a loud shout came from outside the window.

“Tell us the truth!”

“Who is the child of fate!”

“Please confirm the existence of the angel!”

After summoning the angel, Leblaine gained the people’s trust as she performed another miracle.

Among the noble families who did not participate in the prayer, she healed the sick.

The believers changed their target after hearing the rumor that she had healed Count Idonoe, who was about to die.

Reginald clicked his tongue and closed the curtains nervously.

“Never mind them.”

“But…”

Grimoire is the family that owns the magic tower. The lords of Grimoire are powerful archmages from generation to generation. With their help, we can make Amy the perfect Aslan.”

“… Does that mean that we can also use Gremory’s ability ‘healing’?”

“It’s not about healing, it’s about making someone an undead.”

“What?”

Reginald grinned as Mina raised her head.

“Isn’t it like a blessing if you make those who suffered from illness forget the pain?”

“…….”

“That’s not our only purpose. Grimoire is a person who can initiate powerful magic. If we get help, we will be able to take all the power of Leblaine Dubblede.”

Reginald, who said so, led Mina out of the room.

The sun went down before they knew it.

It was a dark night when even the moon is covered by clouds.

Mina took a step toward the back door of the vatican.

It was around the time she had left the vatican to go to the place she promised Grimoire’s predecessor.

“Uh……?”

Raindrops began to wet the ground one by one.

Reginald looked up at the sky.

‘Will it rain today?’

It was then.

Boom!

Along with thunder, rain poured down from the clouds surrounding the vatican.

“What…….”

Mina looked around.

It was really strange.

The rain was falling only in the vatican.

Mina looked around with a stiff face.

“Reginald, I think this is weird…”

At that moment, the sound of the soldiers’ marching rang out.

What appeared with them…….

“Leblaine!”

“No way, you…!”

Surprise attack? Is she going to do it? How dare she do that to the vatican where the pope is at?

Leblaine who smiled said,

“I told you, I have no patience left.”

“What……?”

“I came to pick up Benedict because no matter how long I waited, you wouldn’t let me go.”

“…….”

“I’ll kidnapped you too.”