Reincarnated Villainess Does Not Want Revenge - Chapter 108
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
(Bonus Story) Epilogue
“… ?Mary… What’s wrong?”
When my name was called, I snapped back to attention and raised my head.
Looking at Alberto’s face, who was staring at me with a worried expression, I felt relieved.
“I’m sorry, it seems I drifted off for a moment…”
“You’re working too hard.”
Alberto’s wry smile reveals a sense of relief. It seems I had inadvertently worried him.
There were documents on the table.
Apparently, I fell asleep while reading work documents.
“Do you want some tea?”
“Please.”
After stretching lightly, I made the request to Alberto.
A maid arrived shortly after, brewing tea.
As I sipped the tea, enjoying its comforting warmth, the sound of knocking on the door echoed.
“Ah, I finally found you. I’ve been looking for you.”
Reynaldo, who had arrived, approached me with a gentle smile.
“His Majesty will be here shortly.”
“Eh? We should prepare for his arrival.”
I hastily stood up.
“No need for that.”
I turned my head when I heard a voice coming from outside the door.
The sun cast a backlight, making it hard for me to see the face clearly.
However, the voice was familiar.
I started walking towards him.
“Your Majesty.”
My husband.
And the brother who supports my husband.
The knight who protects me and my loved ones.
I walked towards the light.
“Marie?”
In response to a clear call of my name, I opened my eyes wide.
At the end of my gaze, it wasn’t Alberto or Reynaldo who had been there just a moment ago.
Nor was it the face of His Highness Gray, whom I had thought to be my husband.
“What happened?”
While there is a familiarity in the sapphire eyes closely studying my face, the fiery red hair and the gentle countenance don’t belong to His Highness Gray.
Moreover, my name is…
“Marie…?”
“…. Yes.”
That’s right.
My name is Marie.
What was it that I was looking at just now?
“You seem a bit dazed. Were you perhaps sleeping?”
“…. Yes. It seems I dozed off.”
“You haven’t had a break since the engagement announcement… Do you want to lie down for a while?”
“That’s right. Since it’s a rare break… How about lying down together?”
After announcing the engagement and inheriting the throne, Risel-sama genuinely took some time off.
Although there was a pile of work left around, we decided to take a trip to the lake, even if it was just for a few hours.
Daily lessons, duties as Risel-sama’s fiancée, and even assisting with the management of Edigma’s territory, which I now hold as a countess—all these kept me busy every day, so opportunities for a leisurely outing with Risel-sama were rare.
That’s why moments like these, where the two of us spent time together at the lake, felt incredibly precious.
“I had a dream while I was napping earlier. Rosemary’s memory… or rather, I feel like I was seeing her wish.”
“What kind of dream?”
“Commander McClain and Duke Rose were by Rosemary’s side. I?Rosemary, at my current age, was talking to them. Beyond that, I believe it was King Gray.”
“….”
“Perhaps it was a dream that Rosemary wanted to make come true.”
Rosemary’s dream, seemingly similar yet different from the present.
Being the queen, the presence of her childhood friend and her younger brother by her side.
It was undoubtedly the future that Rosemary had envisioned.
“Although the circumstances are different, when I thought about whether I could fulfill Rosemary’s wishes, I felt the need to give my best.”
“If you push yourself any harder, you might collapse, so I hope you can keep it moderate.”
“The same applies to you, Risel-sama.”
“Me…?”
Rizel-sama looks out at the lake.
“My dream was to become a knight. Being a knight seemed better to me than being a king. I gave it up as soon as I realized my position, though.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Maybe that’s why, when I first met you, it was my own wish to stay with you under the guise of being a knight.”
I recalled the first time I met Risel-sama.
That moment when I saw him practicing alone at the knight’s training grounds.
Just a friend of mine, who concealed his appearance with black hair, yet retained the same name.
“I fell for you in an instant, and as someone who wanted to be by your side even a little, I wished to be with you not as a prince but as a lone knight. But now, things are different. I want to become a king worthy of you and make you happier than anyone else.”
“I want to be a worthy partner for Risel-sama, too.”
“You’re more than enough. Do you know what everyone is saying about you? They call you the Wise Princess.”
It was a name I heard for the first time.
“Perhaps because there’s a vast difference between you and the previous queen. Anyway, you’re praised by everyone around, and I can’t help but feel at ease.”
“It’s just flattery. Definitely.”
“Let’s go with that.”
As Risel-sama, sitting beside me, stood up, he embraced me from behind.
“I can’t imagine a future without you anymore. Please, will you continue to be by my side?”
While his touch is gentle, his hands hold me with a hint of anxiety.
Wanting to reassure Risel-sama, I touched the arms that were holding me and nodded.
“Yes. I will never leave you.”
The memories of Rosemary that I remember are now nothing but distant recollections.
What I have for sure is the warmth I hold in my hands.
I never thought of a future where I would return to being the fiancée of royalty again.
If I could meet Rosemary, I would like to tell her,
“I’m very happy.”
Notes:
And with this, the “What If Story” featuring Marie with Risel is finished! I want to thank you all for reading this story, it means a lot to me, and there’s also a little bit of announcement. So, the novel’s got 5 chapters left but 2 of them (Chapter 109-110) is sort of a teaser of another “What If Story” for another separate book, featuring Marie possibly with Reynaldo. Yeah, because there’s an actual separate book by the author already covering that story in full, I don’t think it’ll be necessary to translate the teaser chapters since it’s also kind of short.
So, that leaves us with 3 extra chapters about the main story. I will be translating only that 3 chapters left (of course, I’ll be using the appropriate number of chapters, which is 111-113). Don’t be confused when Chapter 109-110 will not appear. Oh, and yes, the final chapter will be Chapter 113 because in the original raw ones, the prologue chapter is counted as Chapter 1, whereas in NU the prologue is just the prologue, and the next one is Chapter 1.
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