I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 51

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Episode 51
“There’s the target, Hyacinth.”
The knight who had been holding his breath carefully made his report.
1 a.m.
Hyacinth confirmed the appointed time had come, scanned her surroundings once, and took a step forward.
“You’re going yourself?”
“They’ll be on their guard over there. She won’t know anything, so if the knights just show up, she’ll panic.”
To bring her safely to Bancadium, there couldn’t be any interference—but her cooperation was paramount.
She’d even taken the Family Seal from Rodrigo in preparation for this.
“She’ll only trust me, I think.”
Lives were already at stake; there was no avoiding danger now.
Hyacinth pulled her robe up over her head and stepped quietly outside.
Even if someone attacked, she was an accomplished mage—more than capable of protecting herself.
She gave the signal to the few remaining knights to move when instructed, then headed without hesitation toward the Clock Tower.
…….
Meanwhile, Charlotte gripped her trembling hands tightly, gnawing at her lower lip.
‘It’s, it’s time.’
Though she had confirmed it was 1 a.m., she felt no sign of anyone nearby.
What if she hadn’t found the note? What if her gamble had failed?
What would she do then?
The corners of her eyes, reddened by fear, glistened. Yet she had already done all she could. There was nothing more to do, no strength left to try.
“……?”
Just then, Charlotte’s eyes widened as she clung to the fading hope that scattered like a mirage.
Crunch.
The sound of footsteps on stone was unusually loud. Charlotte held her breath in silence.
The air around her seemed to go still in an instant.
The moment she swallowed her trembling breath—
“There! There’s a person!”
“Seize her!”
The ominous premonition had become reality.
‘No, no, no.’
Charlotte stepped backward without thinking, her head dropping.
She couldn’t make sense of what was happening.
Men rushing toward her.
They were clearly not from Bancadium.
Then who could they be?
Only the Imperial Court.
“Ah, aah!”
The certainty that she would die if she stayed still pierced through her entire body.
She had to run.
She had to move immediately, but she couldn’t.
Yet if she didn’t move, she’d die.
The Imperial Court would never let her go.
‘Please, please…….’
If only someone would help her, just this once……!
Charlotte stared blankly at those coming to kill her, swallowing a whimper.
Her frightened legs found strength, and she forced herself to move. The desperate will to survive washed over her.
But the moment she turned around—
“……Huh?!”
Her vision flashed.
* * *
“W-what happened? Is Hyacinth all right? Did anyone get hurt on the way? Or…….”
Did they fail to get the evidence?
I swallowed the worst-case scenario I couldn’t bring myself to voice.
Both possibilities were unbearable to think about.
‘……No. The Duke and my sister said so.’
That Hyacinth was a bit odd but used magic decently well. That the knights who went with her were quite capable too.
‘I have to believe what the Duke and my sister said.’
They were the second people to believe in me. Besides my aunt, there were only two people supporting me.
So I had to trust them.
I, I had to.
“Um, Sister?”
Oddly, no answer came back.
C-could things not have gone well?
I swallowed hard without realizing it.
Sister was taking far too long to respond.
As if she were about to deliver bad news.
“……Ugh.”
I thought we might finally be able to move forward.
Perhaps because I’d hoped for too much, my shoulders sagged without my meaning to.
If we couldn’t find the Crown Prince’s maidservant, or if we failed, it would be nearly impossible for Bancadium to clear its name.
Then the Duke and my sister would have to keep hiding while being misunderstood.
And I couldn’t have my revenge.
‘I thought things would be different this time.’
Against my will, tears began streaming down my face.
The Duke and my sister must be disappointed too.
‘What am I going to do now?’
Worry, sorrow, and anxiety flooded in like a tide. The droplets hanging from the corners of my eyes poured down.
My nose stung sharply.
“H-hey, baby?!”
Sister rushed over and held me tight. Feeling her warm embrace, I finally broke down sobbing.
My disappointment and fear were as great as my hope had been.
I needed to figure out what to do next.
Even knowing it wasn’t the time to cry, I couldn’t stop.
That was when—
“It worked! It worked, Karin!”
“H-hic…….”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. No, I was so excited and happy I wanted to surprise you, but I didn’t think you’d cry like this. I’m sorry, really. Your sister was bad, right?”
“……H-huh?”
I lifted my head, confused by what Sister had said.
“D-did you just……?”
It sounded like I’d heard something incredible?
I sniffled and looked at Sister. She gently wiped my tear-swollen cheeks and spoke.
“Our Karin accomplished something magnificent.”
“Something magnificent……?”
“Because you helped, Bancadium survived.”
Sister’s voice trembled slightly as she said it.
……Ah.
Then came the sound of the Duke’s sigh.
Sister, who had carefully wiped my tears, spoke again.
“We’ll need to move soon, Karin.”
“W-where to……?”
“Where else?”
Sister gave my cheek a small kiss.
“The Capital.”
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“Blast it all!”
Aaargh!
Count Amelot slammed both hands on the desk, letting out a furious cry.
‘How could we fail to find one little girl!’
Not even a proper adult.
Just a child barely four years old. Yet this girl, whom he’d expected to find within a day or two, had vanished without a trace for weeks.
Was such a thing even possible?
When he heard today that they still hadn’t found her, the despair was crushing.
In just four days he was supposed to meet with Chancellor Gervan, and he’d have nothing in hand to show for it.
Already feeling his blood run cold, the Count clenched his fists tightly.
‘I must find her. I have to!’
She could not die.
The moment his meal ticket was gone, everything ended.
He needed that girl to make the Amelot family even richer and more powerful.
A precious gem of the purest quality.
The Golden Goose who could produce it at will!
The Count drew a deep breath. He had already combed through every place a small child could possibly go. Now he had to expand his search.
To the entire Capital of Brosia.
Every rat hole where she could hide and scurry away had to be turned inside out.
Even a single strand of hair.
He had to find her no matter what.
But—
‘Surely not.’
He didn’t want to even think this.
‘Could someone really be harboring her?’

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