I Made a Mistake in my Confession. Can I Cancel it? - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

 

“Strange. It shouldn’t have the strength to move around…”

 

Dr. Sellie’s words made Lillian’s heart flutter so much that she could hardly sit still. Desperately wanting to change the situation somehow, she followed the doctor around and kept trying to make conversation.

 

“M-maybe it recovered its body in the meantime? Like self-healing or something… I heard that some animals have regeneration abilities. Or maybe an eagle carried it away?”

 

Scratch. Scritch scritch.

 

Just then, a sound like scratching wallpaper came from somewhere. Dr. Sellie’s eyes lit up and she ran down the corridor at high speed.

 

‘No way!’

 

Lillian tried to stop her in shock, but the hamster was already in the doctor’s hands.

 

“Found it! Here you were.”

 

Dr. Sellie frowned as she observed the hamster closely.

 

“But when did it become this healthy? Strange.”

 

The moment their eyes met, Lillian felt like her heart had plummeted to her toes.

 

‘Please just let it pass…’

 

She was praying earnestly with her head down when the doctor put the hamster back in the glass booth and tilted her head.

 

“Maybe the reagent I used finally took effect.”

 

Then she began examining the experiment log.

 

“Hmm, it seems like a mutation, but what happened. I was planning to dispose of it tomorrow.”

 

Eventually the doctor turned to Lillian and asked.

 

“Do you know anything about this, Count’s Daughter?”

 

Lillian was so startled that her voice naturally rose.

 

“N-no! But now that it’s healthy, you won’t kill it, right?”

 

Dr. Sellie answered firmly.

 

“No. I’ll proceed as scheduled tomorrow morning. Mutations are of no help to the experiment.”

 

“B-but even so, isn’t killing it too cruel? I think you could just release it…”

 

The doctor didn’t even pretend to listen to Lillian’s words. She simply covered the hamster with black cloth and discarded the medical papers.

 

“Ha, I’ll have to start over from the beginning. Should I try with a horse tomorrow, or something new.”

 

The doctor pondered this and that by herself, then went into her room.

 

“Too cruel…”

 

The hamster was also a living being, but the doctor was treating it like an object. Moreover, thinking about how many more lives would be sacrificed in the name of saving her made her deeply distressed.

 

“What should I do? How can I watch the one I worked so hard to save die again…”

 

But even if she released it again, it would obviously come back.

 

‘Should I just pretend not to know?’

 

Suddenly she remembered what His Grace the Archduke had said last night.

 

‘What is it that I really can’t let go of?’

 

Lillian bit her lip and finally made up her mind. No matter how precious her own life was, she didn’t want to prolong it by sacrificing others. People die eventually anyway.

 

“If I release it somewhere far from here, it won’t be able to come back.”

 

Having made her decision, Lillian took the hamster out of the booth. At that moment the door opened and Dr. Sellie spoke in an angry voice.

 

“I knew it. The culprit was you, Count’s Daughter.”

 

Lillian froze completely. Then she calmly put the hamster in her inner pocket of her outer garment.

 

“Um, Doctor. Could you just let it go? No matter what, the hamster is too pitiful.”

 

“No, I cannot do that. From the Count’s Daughter’s perspective, who doesn’t understand medicine, it may seem cruel, but administering a new drug to humans without first testing it on animals is extremely dangerous. So please hand it over quickly.”

 

“…”

 

Lillian, who wanted to protect the hamster somehow, crossed her arms and held her ground. Then Dr. Sellie let out a sigh.

 

“Fine, alright. But there’s a condition.”

 

For a moment, Lillian was filled with hope. However, the moment she heard the response that came back, she was engulfed in despair.

 

“Tell me how the Count’s Daughter managed to save that test subject.”

 

“But… that’s difficult.”

 

Upon hearing the firm answer, Dr. Sellie immediately raised her eyebrows. Feeling uncomfortable continuing to face her, Lillian just lowered her gaze.

 

‘No matter what, I can’t reveal anything about my ability.’

 

Being discovered by His Grace the Archduke was just bad luck. Fortunately, he didn’t try to exploit her ability, but Dr. Sellie would be a different story. If she was someone who treated animals like objects, there was a high possibility that she would treat her the same way.

 

Then, suddenly, Dr. Sellie pulled out a medicine bottle from her pocket.

 

“This is the concentrated solution of the drug I gave to that test subject. If the Count’s Daughter doesn’t save me, I’ll probably fall into a comatose state and die within half a day.”

 

Then she drank the medicine inside without hesitation.

 

“Doctor!”

 

Lillian rushed over in shock, but it was already too late. Dr. Sellie, who had been staggering, soon collapsed to the floor and vomited blood.

 

“I was always in the Human Experimentation Unit that the Former Emperor carried out. There, I was taught to pursue the truth. So even if I die here, I have no regrets.”

 

For a moment, Lillian was overcome with fear. She hadn’t expected her to show such fanatical obsession to this extent.

 

“Doctor, quickly tell me the antidote!”

 

Even at Lillian’s urgent cry, the doctor just chuckled softly.

 

“Whether I live or die is now up to the Count’s Daughter.”

 

Then she lost consciousness just like that.

 

“Wh-what should I do…!”

 

Lillian couldn’t think of anything, as if her mind had completely stopped.

 

‘I need to call a doctor!’

 

Since this was definitely the Imperial Palace, there would be doctors if she went to the Medical Department. Lillian quickly rushed out of the research laboratory and was running down the corridor when she hesitated.

 

Come to think of it, there was one problem she had overlooked.

 

‘But don’t the doctors in the Imperial Palace usually only attend to His Majesty the Emperor exclusively? I don’t think they would move for a mere noble like me…’

 

Lillian bit her nails.

 

‘I should tell His Grace the Archduke. His Grace the Archduke would be able to make them move!’

 

She ran straight up to the Archduke’s Office. But unfortunately, His Grace the Archduke was away. According to his secretary, he was scheduled to return after another half day.

 

“This is terrible. What should I do?”

 

In the end, having no choice, she returned to the research laboratory and began searching through the room.

 

“There must be an antidote medicine somewhere.”

 

No matter how curious she was about her ability, it didn’t seem like she would have done something like this without any countermeasures.

 

However, to Lillian, who had no medical knowledge whatsoever, they just differed in color and smell, and she couldn’t distinguish what was the antidote at all.

 

“There’s no time. If I leave it like this, the doctor will…”

 

Having thought that far, Lillian clutched her head with trembling hands.

 

‘In the end, is there no choice but to use my ability?’

 

Dr. Sellie was the person who had treated her when she was suffering after taking the medicine Bella had given her. Moreover, she was currently researching to save her even now. She couldn’t just leave such a person to die like this.

 

Having no choice, Lillian activated her power of revival. Soon the doctor opened her eyes and let out a deep breath, then opened her eyes.

 

“What is this feeling?”

 

Then she looked at herself in the full-length mirror and added.

 

“…It’s like I’ve been reborn.”

 

Then the doctor began examining her body here and there.

 

“Ah, there was originally a burn scar here… it’s gone! This doesn’t seem like the medicine I know, what is this?”

 

Lillian just lowered her gaze. Now that her ability was discovered, she would be thoroughly used as a test subject.

 

‘I have to leave for a place where they can never find me. Then it would be goodbye to His Grace the Archduke too…?’

 

Tears welled up in her lonely heart. Dr. Sellie, who had been excitedly examining her own body until then, asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“I don’t think I can stay with you anymore, Doctor.”

 

At this, the doctor blinked and asked.

 

“Is it perhaps something like magic?”

 

“…”

 

Lillian couldn’t say anything and just had tears glistening in her eyes. At this, the doctor shrugged lightly as if it was nothing special.

 

“Count’s Daughter, having a special ability is something to be blessed about. You don’t have to rot away in a research laboratory like me.”

 

“But you’re going to use my ability, aren’t you?”

 

At this, the doctor burst into hearty laughter.

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