Reincarnated Villainess Does Not Want Revenge - Chapter 76
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
The Knight’s Answer
When I opened my eyes, I realized that I had dozed off.
I noticed my reflection in front of me.
I smiled at my reflection in front of the mirror that I was gazing at absentmindedly, wondering if I had kept a mirror in my room.
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Huh? Was I laughing?
Then, I saw myself standing up and staring at the hair ornament in my hand.
A gift from Alberto seen in Rosemary’s memories.
It’s strange that I’ve been watching my movements as if from someone else’s perspective since earlier, and I began to wonder if I might still be dreaming after all.
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Nevertheless.
I felt a familiarity with the elegant demeanor that didn’t seem like my usual self.
And little by little, I began to understand what was happening.
Originally, it’s not something that can be understood.
It feels more like a dream than anything else.
But I do remember this feeling.
It’s the same as when I prayed to Rosemary, wanting to stop Reynaldo and Alberto’s revenge.
That time when my body moved as if it belonged to someone else.
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Just like when I felt like there was someone else inside me.
The Marie in front of me smiled.
That gentle smile.
‘Rosemary?’
Rosemary, in the form of Marie, was standing there.
And then, as Alberto entered the room, she, though it was my voice, started a conversation with him, sounding completely different, like a different person.
It was only when the conversation was finished that I understood what it meant. And why Rosemary was standing in front of Alberto on her own will.
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Alberto hesitated about how to respond. This isn’t a topic that can be glossed over. If Alberto were to tell even the slightest lie, it would be discovered right away.
He had no intention of telling a lie in the slightest. He simply didn’t know if it was acceptable to answer without having reached an answer himself.
Still, he has to give an answer.
If he doesn’t tell her now, he’ll lose the chance to tell Marie how he feels.
That frightened Alberto more than anything else.
That’s why he’s going to tell her. With truthful and honest words.
“The one to whom I pledge my loyalty is always just one… If I am to answer Lady Rosemary’s question…”
Alberto held his breath for a moment and then looked at Rosemary again.
“…. The only person to whom I pledge my loyalty is Lady Rosemary. You’re the only one.”
He had no intention of falsifying his oath to Marie.
However, Alberto knows.
He wouldn’t have pledged his allegiance to Marie if he didn’t know that Marie was Rosemary’s reincarnation.
It’s because she inherited the soul of Rosemary, to whom he had once sworn loyalty, that he thought he should pledge loyalty to her.
“However, the one I want to protect is Marie.”
Alberto said as he thought about it.
He chuckled at Rosemary, whose eyes widened a little in wonder at his answer. Is it because the vessel is Marie that her expression changes so often?
Alberto liked Marie’s ever-changing expressions.
“As a knight, my pledge of loyalty belongs to you alone, Lady Rosemary. But as a man, my desire to protect the woman I love is dedicated to Marie.”
Alberto doesn’t know how to express his true feelings.
When asked by Rosemary, Alberto has no idea if he can make Marie happy.
“Can I make Marie happy? That’s something I can’t answer until I know what makes Marie happy. If her happiness aligns with mine, I’d go to any lengths to make her wish come true.”
Marie never wished for anything.
He never sees her acting out of a desire for revenge, status, or even love. Yet, she was not swayed by others’ opinions and always thought of others.
A kind-hearted woman who loves her family, cherishes the memories of her previous life as Rosemary, and cherishes everything that Rosemary loved.
All of those things seem lovely to Alberto.
“Lady Rosemary. The real question you want to ask is, do I love you or do I love Marie?”
Alberto’s gaze shifts from Rosemary’s form to Marie’s slumbering figure. If Rosemary’s current manifestation and Marie’s recent concerns are all a result of this situation, he wants to alleviate her anxiety.
Reynaldo asked if he could still love Marie even if she lost her memories of her as Rosemary.
Rosemary asked which one he loved, Rosemary or Marie.
Alberto has one answer.
“I love Marie precisely because she cherishes all the memories of being Lady Rosemary. Does that answer your question?”
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