Resetting Lady - Chapter 193

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“Haah… What should I do?”

Karen looked around the room with the sleeping Isella, but no answer came to her, giving her a headache. The fact that there was nothing she could do right now was frustrating. She thought once again that she should have brought along a suicide necklace, and felt like crying.

Should I kill myself?

She had no necklace or poison, but it wasn’t like there were no methods at all. Karen glared at the blazing fireplace. It wasn’t a comfortable way, but burning to death was quick. Even if painful, the moment would be brief. But she couldn’t bring herself to thrust her head into the fireplace.

“…Haah.”

I don’t want to die.

But no other good method comes to mind either.

Karen tried to recall her past lives, but coming to Prince Guiz’s room had only happened that one time.

When Isella had clashed with Duke Routella, that had been a good solution – could it be the same this time? Karen thought deeply, but against Prince Guiz, even Isella didn’t seem like she would be a good solution.

There was no one higher than Prince Guiz on this earth. The old king was already on the verge of death, and even Verdick had to submit before Prince Guiz. Duke Routella and the prince were in completely different positions.

Rather, if Isella learned Prince Guiz’s true identity, it wouldn’t be that both would survive, but that both would certainly die.

In the past, Karen had been able to buy time because there were two more people. There was Prince Louis, the grandson whom Prince Guiz hated, who could divert his attention, and she had gained the opportunity to obtain a weapon.

And there was Donna. While Donna bit and tore at his legs, Karen was able to get her chance.

But now Isella was not only no help, but a burden.

Crackle, crackle.

Karen glared at the burning logs. Still, there was a chance. A chance to die quickly.

“Isella.”

The reason she wasn’t committing suicide right now was because of that woman. She had just thought they had become somewhat close, and it was too regrettable to have to reset their relationship back to the beginning.

More than anything, she was too curious about what Isella had been trying to say to her.

* * *

Prince Guiz walked slowly. He was in a very bad mood right now. Recently, his hobby activities had been going strangely poorly.

He liked to toy with people. This extended to more direct areas as well. Despite being someone who would soon become king, he knew that his hobbies were difficult to gain acceptance for.

So Prince Guiz had no choice but to indulge quietly. That was enough. He had enjoyed his hobby activities quietly for a long time. Quietly, slowly, secretly. There were no problems. He had the ability to hide it.

But recently, things weren’t working out properly. With repeated failures, Prince Guiz was going crazy with frustration. Prince Guiz glared at the subordinate reporting failure before him and opened his mouth.

“Why do you bastards live?”

“S-s-sorry, Your Majesty…”

The useless trash beside him watched his mood, but even that was annoying. Prince Guiz wondered if it might be good to gradually replace his subordinates. Should he leave alone those who couldn’t even properly obtain materials? There was no need for that.

“Rut, I don’t want to see you anymore.”

“Y-Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

“Shut your mouth. I hate noisy things.”

“Please spare me!”

Prince Guiz said nothing more. As he continued walking, he heard a death rattle from behind. Cain, the next person in charge after Rut, must have cut his throat.

He thought about dismantling that bastard to relieve his mood, but work and hobbies should be kept separate. Prince Guiz walked on, consoling his regret.

What would be the best thing to do? He had avoided touching people in the palace until now, but he was reaching his limit. Maybe he could quietly handle some maids. Anyone right now.

“Your Majesty.”

His thoughts were interrupted by a voice that broke his reverie.

“I’m in a very bad mood today, Cain. Do you want to see me replace people twice in one day?”

“There’s something I want to show you.”

Though Guiz spoke to him for daring to address him, Cain continued trying to speak to him. When Guiz stopped walking, he bowed deeply.

“Rut failed to do his job properly, but there were circumstances this time.”

“If others found out, you handled it properly, I assume.”

“We captured those who found out instead.”

“…I’m sure I told you to choose kidnapping targets who wouldn’t cause trouble.”

Prince Guiz looked down at him coldly. It was he who had instructed them to quickly disguise it as an accident and kill if discovered. But instead of killing, they kidnapped? Prince Guiz was going crazy with how pathetic his subordinates were at handling tasks properly.

As Guiz raised his finger to give a new command, Cain hurriedly continued.

“Two women. You’ll definitely like them.”

* * *

Karen finished thinking. She had to do what she could. There was no possibility of her getting out of here. And this time too, she would die. But that was okay. Even if it was regrettable, she could start over. Raymond would be depressed, but this wasn’t the end. And Karen decided to become friends with Isella in this life.

“Wake up, Isella.”

“…”

Isella couldn’t quite come to her senses.

But she had to wake her up. Knowing where this place was, she had to tell Isella before he came in. Karen raised her hand high. Would this be okay? Since she wouldn’t wake up, there was no choice. Karen called out once more.

“Isella.”

“…”

Smack!

Karen slapped Isella’s cheek. A crisp striking sound echoed through the room. It felt somewhat satisfying.

But this wasn’t for revenge, it was to wake her up. Karen reminded herself of this as she raised her hand again. She had to make her wake up. Isella was only moaning and couldn’t properly open her eyes.

Smack!

“Ahhh! It hurts! What!”

“Wake up.”

Isella grabbed both her cheeks and opened her eyes wide. Then seeing Karen in front of her, she asked as if she couldn’t believe it.

“…Karen?”

“Yes. Get a grip.”

“Did you hit me?”

“Yes.”

Isella gaped as if dumbfounded, but quickly sat up before Karen could raise her hand again.

“You crazy… how could you…”

“Look behind you.”

“Why did you hit me!”

“To make you come to your senses. Figure out where we are.”

It took quite a while to handle Isella, who looked behind her as Karen instructed and then tried to foam at the mouth and fall backward again. Only after Karen slapped Isella’s cheeks several times could she straighten her rolling eyes. Isella trembled.

“Wh-where is this place…”

She grabbed Isella who was about to burst into tears. If she cried here, there would be no answer.

“Don’t cry and listen carefully. Right now we’ve been kidnapped, and if nothing special happens, we’ll probably die here. I admit the chances of survival are low. Got it?”

“…Hic.”

“But let’s try to find a way to live.”

Isella nodded while trembling.

“First, pretend to be unconscious again. I’ll try to negotiate with the room’s owner as much as possible, so escape at the first opportunity. And if…”

Should she tell Isella about Raymond? Should she tell him to come rescue her? Karen thought about it and shook her head. Rather than doing that, it seemed better for both of them to commit suicide quickly.

It’s okay. Just let the people of this life live, and Raymond and she could quickly start over.

“If you succeed in escaping outside, live well. And if Father comes looking, just treat me as missing. You can do that much, right?”

“What about you, Karen?”

“I can’t get out.”

Karen shook her head. She wasn’t even confident about getting Isella out safely. This room was Prince Guiz’s space. His people would be around here too. Still, maybe she could try somehow. Like sending Isella away while staying alone.

She alone could just die quickly. Rather than hoping for Raymond to come rescue her, it would be more efficient to stick her head in the furnace, commit suicide quickly, and move on to the next life.

Then footsteps could be heard from far away. There wasn’t much time. Someone was coming.

“…Isella, what were you trying to say then?”

“What?”

“Weren’t you trying to say something to me?”

“That was…”

At that moment, a voice was heard from outside the door.

“You’ll definitely like them.”

Too late.

Damn. Karen pushed Isella’s head down into the sofa.

“Stay quiet and pretend to be unconscious. Don’t open your eyes no matter what.”

Clank.

The thick door opens. Karen swallowed while watching it.

She felt déjà vu. She thought of when Raymond had opened that door and entered. Of course, it wasn’t him beyond that door now. Just one of Mother’s failed bookmarks.

A middle-aged man.

This country’s power holder. Mother’s ex-man. A madman.

Prince Guiz looked down at Karen with an unreadable expression.

“…I don’t know what kind of scene this is supposed to be. Weren’t they tied up?”

“S-sorry.”

“This is ridiculous. Tie them up right now.”

“Yes.”

The man tied up Karen and Isella’s hands and feet. Isella’s body trembled weakly as she kept her eyes closed and desperately pretended to be unconscious, but fortunately no one seemed to notice because Karen kept talking.

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