Capitulo 147

Episode 147

I walked slowly to the bed.

– Selena?

Beyond the canopy made of delicate lace lay a beautiful woman who looked as if she would disappear at any moment.

– I’m surprised you know my name. Come closer I have something to tell you about this bracelet.

As I walked through the canopy and approached the bed, the bracelet began to make a resonant humming sound.

Startled, I took a step back.

-How do you have the bracelet?

Selena’s gaze fell on my bracelet.

-I didn’t come to get your bracelet.

-So?

I explained what had happened.

The fact that the bracelet has different abilities and the fact that there is one more bracelet.

– Could she turn back time?

Selena looked at her bracelet in surprise.

She too seemed oblivious to this phenomenon.

– From, back to…

Hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Considering Selena’s current situation, it would be more than that.

– Selena?

-It’s nothing. By the way, when did you get here? I wonder what happened to my hometown.

I told Selena about my past life.

She and I possessed this world with a time difference of about three years.

The world we lived in and the time here seemed to be quite different.

A smile appeared on Selena’s face at the story of the past that she had not heard in a long time.

-It was very nice to meet people from my hometown after a long time. If you have any questions, ask Karina too.

I asked her questions I have always asked myself.

-But how did you get two bracelets?

– Two? Another terrible thing like this?

I was lost in thought at her words.

There was something I realized as I watched a series of events take place at the hunting contest.

Perhaps it was inevitable that I would go back in time and do the things I wanted to do.

I thought that if I had not helped my past self, I might have died on the spot.

If so, the one bracelet Selena had turned into two was probably because my future self intervened.

«If I go back to the future as I am now, only one of the two will have a bracelet, either Tatiana or me.»

To be precise, only ‘I’ will have it.

Because it was ‘me’ who actually chose the bracelet.

There was a way to prevent that terrible future in the first place.

– What do you think?

Selena asked with a worried look on her face.

I suddenly wondered.

-When I said you could go back to the past, why didn’t you go back to the past?

She looked a little surprised and then smiled.

– Everything that has come this far is what I chose and I made it. Even if this moment is difficult, I can’t give up all the things I have achieved.

Her gaze turned to the portrait hanging on the wall.

It was a huge painting of Selena holding young Aster and the former emperor together.

I remembered Aster.

And what I had accomplished.

A perfume brand co-founded with Niveia, the Imperial Medical Center founded with Robert and friends.

And even people I can call friends.

If I change the past, it wasn’t clear if I could get all the things I had gained in the way I remember.

Even Tatiana went back to the past so many times, but didn’t she fail to get them all?

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

There must be many reasons to come here.

– I think I know how to break the bracelet.

– You do?

I explained my plans.

After listening to all my stories, he nodded.

-Is that really possible?

-You saw what happens when the bracelet we had before gets close.

When I was with my old self, a warning popped up that they had collided with each other and violated causality.

The same thing happens with bracelets.

If two bracelets that should not be in the same space come close together, they will definitely collide and destroy each other.

If it could not be destroyed by human power, this same system would have to be used.

– So let’s destroy it right now.

-If you destroy yours, you won’t be able to return to the future.

Selena’s wish came true long after her death.

But I couldn’t say that.

– Can you really break this?

-Yes.

– Promise me. You will break this bracelet no matter what the temptation.

When he raised his pinky finger, I bet my pinky and promised.

– Promise.

Then I heard someone knocking at the door.

Selena? Do you sleep?

It was the emperor’s voice.

Oh, no.

May I come in?

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Now it’s time to separate.

I got up.

Earlier, I figured out how to retrieve data by confronting Raymond.

-Listen to the bracelet.

Selena meekly lifted her bracelet.

Now, the familiar data load window appeared and I clicked on the last item.

That’s when Tatiana took my bracelet.

– I hope you will be happy until the end.

– Break the bracelet, please.

At the same time, a window popped up.

Beginning to load data.

Without missing a moment, Selena pulled the bracelet she was holding.

With a crunch, the bracelet began to snap in two.

When it split completely in two, the hand holding the bracelet relaxed.

Selena asked urgently.

– What will happen to my son in the future?

-Aster is sure to become the emperor.

Relief spread across Selena’s pale face.

She will die soon. It must have been that the bracelet moved her corpse to find another host.

-I’m sorry.

I can’t stop that miserable situation.

I’m just sorry.

Data upload is complete.

* * *

When I opened my eyes, Tatiana’s puzzled face was immediately visible.

What? What is this!

I felt a burning pain in my back.

It meant that I came back to reality.

I grabbed Tatiana’s hand.

A total of three bracelets collided with Tatiana’s original bracelet, mine and the broken bracelet.

The bracelets fragmented and began to resonate.

A serious causation violation was detected. The system will begin to uninstall.

Surprised, Tatiana tried to pull her hand away.

But I was a little faster.

Where are you going to run off to?

Hey, put this down!

Suddenly, the magic began to swirl around us.

Karina!

Aster, who was next to me, was pushed by the magic.

He held himself with his sword on the ground, but was quickly pushed back by the tremendous force.

There was no time to look at him again.

Tatiana began to struggle to get away from me.

She stepped on my foot, bit my hand and struggled.

But I was also desperate.

This was my only chance to crush this beggar girl.

The seasonal stones on the bracelet began to break with a sound one by one.

Tatiana saw this and was on the verge of tears.

This is going to break everything.

I was telling her it would break it.

With a thump, the bracelet that Tatiana was originally holding broke.

Two to the left.

Is that crazy? Why break this? Let’s share one by one, okay?

Tatiana began to cry and beg.

I looked at her like that and laughed.

Don’t cry, Tati, did you know that tears consume your life force and use your power?

Oh?

The moment Tatiana made a puzzled expression, the remaining two broke with a loud sound.

At that moment, it spread out like an explosion of magical power.

The people around ducked down to avoid the magical storm.

It was fortunate that this place was the golden forest.

It was seen that a large amount of magical power was absorbed by the forest.

Tatiana collapsed on the ground.

I ran towards Aster, leaving her lost.

Aster!

Standing where the storm was strongest, he flew away.

I hugged him, as if he had lost consciousness.

Calm down.

It’s all right.

For a brief moment, both my mind and body were overworked and I worried whether he was seriously injured or not.

You’re really okay, aren’t you? Bring His Majesty now!

Yes!

When I shouted to the knights, they reacted late and ran over here.

Aster raised her hand to dissuade them and stood up.

Stop the duchess and hire someone to cure the Archduke. We will investigate this matter thoroughly, and you must not kill him.

At the emperor’s command, everyone began to move quickly.

As time passed, the mages who were greatly affected by the magical storm also began to wake up one by two.

And among them was my mother.

Are you all right?

Yes.

My mother, who regained consciousness, shook her head and sighed.

Since it is a source of distorted magical power, its destructive power is enormous.

Is that so?

Raymond wasn’t in good shape either. The plan to kick him was delayed a bit.

I wanted to resolve this situation quickly and go home.

There was a mountain of work to get back to.

You look bad, Karin.

At Aster’s words, I nodded my head slightly for a moment.

I think I forgot something.

Ah, the dog you took with you….

The moment Aster spoke of Fio, my mind flashed.

You must run away from this forest right now!

At the same time I shouted, a sinister wolf howl echoed in the forest.