Resetting Lady - Chapter 12

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A woman with platinum blonde bleached hair waves her hand with a bright smile. Her face shines with heavy makeup, but Karen imagines what her face might look like beneath the thick cosmetics as she glances at the bumpy muscles. The woman throws her body into the air. The height must be at least three stories, but there’s no hesitation.

She too had once thrown herself like that. From about that same height. Praying desperately to die in one go. The woman flutters down gracefully. Her falling form is quite beautiful. She’s smiling. Karen had fallen while crying.

“Kyaah!”

Clank.

Soon she spins around once, and a man hanging below catches her and launches her back up. She shines like a white bird. Someone above catches her again.

Karen had fallen endlessly. What awaited at the end of her fall wasn’t such a resurrection, but the filthy smell of blood and the terrible wait until the bookshelf would cover her. There were no hands to catch her. She only fell endlessly.

“I really thought she was going to fall.”

“Me too.”

Actually, she had hoped for it. For her head to crack, for the tragedy to begin again.

The “incident” would happen today anyway. Then wouldn’t that woman’s fall be fine too? Karen felt disappointed. And it was strange to feel jealous as she projected her emotions onto the circus. The spectacle of performing death, the people watching it, herself, and the performers’ laughter all mixed together.

“…Ugh.”

Let’s not think about it. Let’s enjoy the spectacle before our eyes. Since it’s the first time seeing this, it would be a loss not to enjoy it. Unlike last time when she ran away, this was an outing accompanied by servants, so Karen could sit in the best seat and enjoy drinks while watching.

“You can’t have such strong alcohol from the daytime. And especially you, Donna, you’ll have more work to do when you get back.”

“Wow… This… is too much…”

“Then beer it is.”

“Yes.”

Bowen called over a passing vendor and handed over a glass filled with beer.

“What about me?”

Donna asked Bowen.

“No way.”

“Haha…”

“Next up is the pride of our circus! Please give us a big cheer!”

“Wow…”

“What is that thing?”

Cheers spread along with a heavy, dull sound.

A strange animal entered. It was a massive gray creature. It was a beast she’d only seen in stories. Her mouth fell open involuntarily. She’d owned luxury items made of ivory, but a living, moving beast was something else. Moreover, it was a gray mass that didn’t match the color of ivory at all. Karen’s fantasy of imagining it would be a vaguely large and elegant animal was shattered.

“This animal is called an elephant, and it uses its trunk like a hand. It even drinks water with its trunk! No creature can match it for drinking water with its nose. Isn’t there anyone who’d like to try?”

“I’ve seen someone stick their nose in a bowl of water and die though.”

“What? What idiot dies like that?”

“…Just be quiet and watch.”

It was a completely extraordinary animal, totally different from the deer, birds, and wild boars that usually appeared on the estate. It didn’t even have fur, and its ears were bigger than giant drums. It wasn’t the elegant color she’d imagined, but it still had a strange charm.

It seemed quite intelligent as it performed various tricks, using its trunk to show movements completely different from other animals. The elephant moved and passed objects using its trunk. Among the cheering audience, Karen also reached out her hand. She wanted to touch that long trunk.

“It’s dangerous, so please don’t do that.”

Bowen pulled Karen’s hand back.

How annoying. Incidents are bound to happen and people are bound to die. Karen is naturally in danger. Being afraid of death is a trivial matter to Karen. Anyone who interfered with Karen was nothing more than an obstacle preventing her enjoyment. She shook off the grabbed hand and reached toward the animal.

Her eyes met the elephant’s. Karen found it amusing that such a giant beast had such small eyes. And during that brief moment, she smiled. The large elephant approaches Karen. Karen reached out her hand. Would they shake hands with its trunk?

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

“This bastard!”

Those steps didn’t stop. The trainer was the one who noticed something was wrong. He stabbed the elephant’s side deeply with a small spear. Some woman screamed at the sight of blood flowing out. Even though it pierced the thick hide, the elephant didn’t stop walking. The trainer stabbed with the spear again but was soon thrown away.

The steps continued as it went down below the stage. The beast that walked into the audience seating approached her. Karen was filled with ecstasy. The audience member in the front row screamed and stood up, but it was too late. The trainer shouted and stood in front to block it. It was an action to divert attention, but it was meaningless. He could no longer stop the elephant.

Thump.

“No!”

“Aaahhh!”

Crack, crack.

Blood splattered with terrible sounds. The man who had been wielding the spear was crushed. The audience fell into an eerie silence for several seconds at that shocking sight.

No one moved until the manager stood up and shouted.

“Get out right now! Hurry!”

Screams spread in an instant. People ran toward the small exit. But the terror-stricken people got tangled and fell, instantly becoming each other’s obstacles. Chairs fell over and people got trapped under them. The theater became a scene of chaos. It was a living hell.

“Miss! This way!”

Bowen lifted Karen and Donna and cleared away the chairs blocking their path, but the good seats for watching were too far from the escape route. Chairs and people were too small for the elephant, so that large beast walked toward Karen without any hindrance.

It walked forward, throwing theater staff who tried to block its path with its trunk and crushing them with its feet. Nothing could stop it. Karen looked at the elephant. That trunk has quite good strength, she thought with admiration.

“Ah!”

“Kyaaahhh!”

As the elephant approached, the bones of a child who had been excitedly pointing at the elephant were crushed. The heavy foot also came down on the body of a woman who was screaming and trying to pull the child out. Chairs were destroyed.

The elephant approaches. Karen raised her head. Bowen stood in front of Karen and Donna. The heavy body slowly came down and their eyes met again. The elephant kneels down. Karen still hadn’t withdrawn her hand.

Karen smiled.

Someone covered Karen’s eyes.

At the terrible roar, Karen wanted to scratch whoever was covering her eyes with her nails. You should cover my ears, you idiot! But due to the vibration that tore at her eardrums, she had to immediately cover both her ears instead of scratching. Even so, tinnitus tormented her. A high-pitched beeping sound shook her brain. And she heard the sound of continuous gunfire again.

It’s loud, stop it, it’s loud! Leave me alone. Just leave me alone!

She screamed inaudibly in her mind.

The smell of gunpowder strongly pierced her nose, making her cough as she opened her eyes.

“Ah…”

As expected. Right. The elephant lay fallen, its massive body rendered meaningless.

The gray body had holes everywhere with blood flowing out. So you too couldn’t help it. Karen approached.

Even such a large animal, even with such great strength, after performing tricks like lifting objects or carrying people, its life ends like this. Dozens of bullets were embedded in it, but she saw the wound that accurately pierced the crown of its head and stopped its first step.

It was obvious who it was. Such a role isn’t given to passing extras. Karen approached the elephant’s side. It wasn’t dead yet. But it didn’t look like it would live even if treated. It wasn’t a matter of healing or not healing – beasts that harm humans are never allowed to live.

The skin was thick. So bullets can pierce even this kind of skin. She could feel warmth even without touching. Karen reached out her hand. She wanted to stroke that long trunk.

“Stand back!”

Someone, no, Karen knows who it is. He roughly grabbed Karen’s arm. Karen had to stagger backward. Nobles get their mood ruined in places like this. He was Raymond’s retainer. Xenon. The fact that he’s here means, as expected. He came this time too… How uninteresting.

She looked toward where the first gunshot came from. He had come.

The golden demon.

The magic bullet marksman.

Raymond.

Her lover of a hundred years. Her male protagonist. Her knight.

Now someone whose face she doesn’t know.

The distance was quite far, but there was no way she wouldn’t recognize him.

There was no way he wouldn’t recognize Karen either.

She turned her head. ‘Now’ wasn’t the time to pay much attention to him. If he helped from nearby, it would be time for Karen to express gratitude, and if he helped from afar, it would be a moment Karen wouldn’t know about and only he would know. So this is how the first meeting of this round goes. Karen wanted to see the animal move its trunk before it died more than she wanted to see Raymond.

Tap. Xenon roughly grabbed Karen’s shoulder. Karen glared at his hand and said.

“Let go.”

“Damn it… Stand back, woman.”

“…I forgive your rudeness. But you’re the one who should stand back.”

Bowen came running breathlessly and stood between Xenon and Karen.

“Thank you for handling the situation. The miss is still young…”

“Damn it, you need to educate her properly! Move aside!”

Xenon realized from the servant’s attitude that this was a girl who would become troublesome if he treated her roughly, so he said nothing more and loaded his gun. And Karen covered her ears again, and Xenon finished it off.

“I’m Bowen Lewis, footman of Hyer Estate.”

“Xenon.”

“Ah…”

“I’m just a mere hunter, so don’t worry about it.”

“Please don’t say that. On behalf of the lord, I express great gratitude for saving the miss and handling the situation. Please give us the honor of inviting you. You’ll be able to receive appropriate compensation.”

“Shouldn’t your miss be the one saying such things?”

At the subtly sarcastic remark, Bowen frantically looked for Karen. However, Karen was nowhere to be found anywhere inside the circus tent.

“Donna! Donna! Where did the miss go!”

“Good grief, now we’re even playing hide and seek… What a troublesome miss.”

Xenon shrugged his shoulders and looked toward where his master was standing. Xenon couldn’t see him well, but his master would be able to see him clearly.

Since he’s a sniper with very good eyes.

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