Thought It Was ‘The End’, Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 89

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Chapter 16. A Blade at the Throat (5)

Sparks flew from Kaitlyn’s brown eyes.

She had disliked this woman from the very beginning.

Many people loved this woman. In Kaitlyn’s view, that was unfair.

That woman had no use or ability whatsoever. She had no value worthy of being loved.

Born as the youngest daughter of a good family with wealth and power, raised lovingly and preciously, she married a husband who only knew her, and had the Saint and Prince as friends who treasured her like a gem.

Except for nearly dying from a blade meant for the Saint, there had been no hardships in ‘Edelaine Bertrand’s’ life.

She lacked the misery that everyone should have.

A brother who threatened others lest his cherished sister hear any harsh words.

A husband who wasn’t swayed even when tempted with the same shell.

Friends who personally became walls to shield her from uncomfortable stares.

She lived among people who covered her ears so she wouldn’t even know that someone hated her, fearing that even knowing would wound her.

In protection and love as soft as flower petals, beautiful and precious.

Princess Mia was the same way.

Though Princess Mia couldn’t do anything, the royal family cherished her.

They blocked everything harsh to see and unpleasant to hear, raising her only beautifully. As if it was enough for her to just be happy…

Kaitlyn had long looked down on Princess Mia, but in truth, she envied her.

She really didn’t want to admit it.

She had forced herself to swallow that envy because she prided herself on being different from her. Unlike you, I earned this much with my own ability, unlike you, I’m smart…

Who was it that actually knew nothing at all?

The hazel eyes that had looked down with chin raised high in arrogance overlapped with the green eyes that looked at her with contempt as if she were filth.

Kaitlyn struck Edelaine’s cheek hard.

Edelaine fell to the floor, but Kaitlyn didn’t stop there. She kicked and stomped with all her might.

“Lady Edelaine! Stop it! I said stop!”

At this rate she’ll die, she’ll really die…

Though the arm pinning her down pressed on her shoulder once more, Genevieve let it crush her shoulder blade as she turned her body. Then she struck the face of the sailor restraining her hard. In the moment his grip loosened, she quickly crawled out from underneath.

Seeing Genevieve break free, Kaitlyn screamed.

“Grab her, Harrison!”

“Don’t touch me!”

Harrison’s body, which had reacted to the command, hesitated at Genevieve’s sharp cry. Genevieve didn’t miss that opening and rammed into her former husband like a bull.

Harrison caught her lightly, but couldn’t withstand the force of Genevieve pushing and knocking him down right after, and was pushed back.

Without even glancing at Harrison who had been shoved back to hit the wall as if flying, Genevieve embraced the fallen Edelaine.

From being beaten so much, Edelaine’s face was bruised and bloody. If she was only going to buy time, it would have been better for Edelaine not to resist so fiercely through gritted teeth.

Even if she had just pretended to try to kill Genevieve as Kaitlyn ordered, she wouldn’t have been beaten this badly.

But Edelaine resisted violently as if she absolutely couldn’t do that. She couldn’t hurt Genevieve. Genevieve would rather be hurt herself. Even if Edelaine stabbed her, she wouldn’t doubt her true intentions. She wouldn’t have been wounded.

“Lady Edelaine, Lady Edelaine! No, this can’t… Stay conscious!”

The hands pouring out divine power trembled.

Edelaine, who had nearly fainted, marveled at the rapidly disappearing pain and grasped Genevieve’s hand. Genevieve’s tears dripped steadily onto her cheek.

Both Genevieve and herself were in terrible shape.

Their hair was disheveled and their whole bodies were covered in blood.

Who would have known they’d end up in hand-to-hand combat with a mage? If she’d known this would happen, she should have eaten well and built some muscle.

“It’s okay, it’s okay…”

“I told you, if you carelessly say it’s okay, you’ll get in trouble…”

Threats in a tearful voice weren’t scary at all. When Edelaine smiled faintly, Genevieve squeezed her eyes shut and sobbed.

Kaitlyn burst into mocking laughter.

“What a convenient ability.”

“Unlike you, our Genevieve is someone this world loves.”

Edelaine, whose mouth had revived along with her strength, said while pushing Genevieve behind her. It was to buy time for Genevieve to heal her own wounds too.

“Yes! That’s the power that killed my Keith!”

Edelaine, who was about to retort asking who the hell Keith was, was pushed back by Genevieve’s force and fell on her bottom. Genevieve bit her lips as if she had endured enough and struck Kaitlyn’s cheek.

Though skin hitting skin should have made a slapping sound, it made a thudding noise. Edelaine’s eyes widened.

Genevieve had driven her fist, not her palm, into the face.

“Don’t approach Lady Edelaine.”

The voice that muttered menacingly was ominous.

“Who are you to hit Lady Edelaine? Even I, even when resentful, have never laid a hand on her! My heart is already torn apart because she’s someone who doesn’t know to value her own body if left alone! Both I, who was deceived, and His Grace tremble in fear of even a scratch on her, so who are you!”

Oh, by any chance… did you want to hit me, Genevieve…?

Edelaine stealthily gauged the situation.

Genevieve’s momentum as she vented her indignation was fierce and frightening. Kaitlyn screamed and charged again, but it was useless. She was knocked away like a paper doll.

‘I shouldn’t mess around…’

Edelaine noticed that Kaitlyn bit her own lip until it bled, and that her eyes momentarily turned somewhere.

The moment she realized, her body moved on its own.

The man who had been knocked down by Genevieve drew a blade from his waist and charged. Edelaine desperately clung to the thick arm of the sailor trying to stab Genevieve. While Genevieve had easily sent him flying, even when Edelaine threw her full weight at him, the man didn’t budge.

Early villainess stats are terrible…!

When the sailor swung his arm, her body flew up. Edelaine was helplessly pushed away and sent flying. Where her body fell, Harrison was there. Edelaine, who had ended up crushing Harrison with her body, jumped up quickly.

“Genevieve!”

Kaitlyn was on top of Genevieve, strangling her neck.

Perhaps judging that she could subdue Genevieve, the sailor charged at Edelaine instead. Even while watching the staggering man readjust his grip on the blade and charge at her, Edelaine couldn’t move at all.

The large man was like a truck. Just as you can’t dodge by seeing a truck, her body froze and wouldn’t move.

If she died here, it would just be a dog’s death.

Genevieve would cry.

Ridiculously, this was the same as that day.

The night of the attack when Edelaine had intentionally jumped in to escape from the ‘novel’s’ stage.

A thug controlled by a mage had attacked Genevieve, and Edelaine had intentionally jumped in between.

She now knew how many wounds that disguised death had left behind.

Her choice that day to save herself had ultimately saved no one.

Edelaine had been no different from a dead person for five years. Now she knew how foolish that had been.

If the same thing repeated, Genevieve would surely not forgive herself. She would surely suffer even though it wasn’t her fault. Because she was kind. Edelaine had to live, if only for Genevieve’s sake.

And Shane.

She had something to say to Shane.

If she died here, he would truly never forgive himself.

Before her thoughts could finish.

Before the blade could even reach Edelaine.

The man collapsed with his eyes wide open.

Something warm splattered on her face.

“Thank goodness.”

Shane’s voice fell over the collapsing man.

When Edelaine gasped for breath and slowly raised her head, Shane was standing there looking at her with cold eyes.

“This time I wasn’t too late.”

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