Volume 10 Chapter 48 Sylphina Kirschtein
A long, long, long time.
So long that I didn't even know who I was anymore.
I had been all alone the whole time.
Because of the chains binding my entire body, I couldn't move, and even if I wanted to die, I couldn't.
It was as if I was being told to resent, to hate, to never forget.
It felt like I was trapped in a prison of resentment.
I remember the last moment.
I was consumed by a boiling pot of negative emotions──despair, anger, hatred, sadness──after losing my child to Sir Theobart.
Originally, I had a lot of magical power.
I was one of the top mages in Kirschtein, and my father told me, "If it's Sylphina, even if you marry into a nameless country, you'll be able to protect yourself".
My elder brother was very worried too, but he said, "If anything happens, summon a familiar. Ride on your familiar's back and come back to Kirschtein".
A familiar is one of the magics that only the most skilled mages among the people of Kirschtein can use.
You refine your magical power to create a fantastical creature.
It can fly in the sky and run faster than a horse.
It can slash enemies with its sharp claws and also heal loneliness.
In times of crisis, it serves as a weapon and becomes a force to protect the people.
I was very good at summoning familiars, but──before Sir Theobart, I didn't try to do that.
The people of the nameless country have no magical power.
Even if they did, it was very weak.
They had gone through repeated invasion wars, and each time, Kirschtein's familiars──those monstrous soldiers──had driven them back.
So, I thought they would be scared.
Besides, Sir Theobart was such a kind person that I had no need to use magic at all.
But then, Sir Theobart took my child and coldly said to m,.
"People of Kirschtein can summon monsters. Did you betray me and mate with a monster?"
No matter how much I denied that it was not, it was useless.
Cold eyes. Mocking eyes. Sir Theobart is only kind to Alexandria.
I──.
I became a Witch who will destroy a nameless country.
The cute little friends who had been with me since my childhood, my familiars, were transformed into terrifying forms.
War. Disease. Famine. Death.
To me, who desires destruction, the people of Elder Brother and Kirschtein came to help, saying, "If Sylphina wishes for it.".
They couldn't let the nameless country that hurt me and the Sir Theobart who insulted Kirschtein go unpunished.
The nameless country cannot use magic.
It is a very weak country.
Yet, no matter how much I hurt them, Alexandria healed the soldiers of the nameless country.
Using the magic and holy sword given by Sir Theobart from Alexandria, they defeated the monstrous soldiers.
And then──.
"I am Sylphina Kirschtein. I have become a Witch who will destroy the country. Even if you try to kill me and erase me, the hatred will not disappear!"
"Sylphina... I was wrong. I'm sorry, Sylphina."
Sir Theobart, who raised the holy sword against me, could not bring himself to strike it down, dropping the sword and kneeling before me.
Even if his shoulders trembled, even if his eyes were wet with tears, even if he bowed his head.
My child will not come back.
The lives he took will not return.
Elder Brother is dead.
Many people of Kirschtein have died.
I crushed and squeezed the lives of many more from the nameless country.
Yet──Alexandria, with the power of the goddess, continued to distort fate and save the soldiers from the brink of death.
I am a Witch. Alexandria is a goddess.
"Kill me. Otherwise, I will kill you."
"Sir Theobart...!"
The power of Alexandria envelops me.
My body is bound by chains, unable to reach the ground, trapped in the sky──within the red moon.
This feels awful. It hurts so much. I feel isolated and helpless.
I am alone.
And that loneliness is crushing.
There's no one else here to help me break free. But...
"Sylphina, it's custard pie. Here you go."
There's a gentle, relaxed, and somehow soothingly adorable voice.
Saint──no, not Saint.
She said she was a chef.
Why is a chef here?
Ah, it smells nostalgic.
It's the scent of the custard pie my mother used to make for me.
It's savory and sweet, with a tangy raspberry sauce and a gentle aroma.
On the days my mother made pie, I would look forward to it all morning.
Even though she was a queen, the chefs looked at my mother in a troubled yet warm way as she stood in the kitchen.
I was right next to her, eagerly waiting for the pie to finish baking.
The crispy pie crust and the creamy custard.
I also loved the cute, bubbling red raspberry sauce in the pot.
"If you eat that much, you'll get fat, you know?"
"I won't get fat! I exercise after I eat! Elder Brother, you're so mean!"
"I think Sylphina would still be cute even if she gained a little weight."
"See, you two. It's ready. Really, you get along so well."
A gentle hand strokes my head.
I could believe that there was nothing scary or painful in this world──I was happy.
"Here you go, Sylphina."
The chef──Lobelia's chef, Lydia──puts the custard pie in my mouth.
How does she know?
That I love custard pie and raspberry sauce.
Why──?
But it's warm.
It has such a gentle taste.
"Waaaah..."
Before I knew it, my body had become so small.
I cried out loudly, as if to spill out all my overflowing emotions.
I was lonely. I was exhausted. I didn’t want to suffer anymore, and I didn’t want to be alone.
I wanted to die. I wanted it all to end.
But──there's no way to end it.
I made my cute little ones do terrible things.
Because a soft, sweet-smelling body hugged me, I cried and cried.
Cried until I was exhausted, my voice hoarse, my tears dried up.
And then, I fell into a gentle sleep.
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