I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 183



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183. Forced Ending Phase Activates! (2)

It’s a forced ending phase.

I had to go and rescue Roselia right away.

Then Ian grabbed the manager.

“Where are you going!”

“I have to go save him.”

“What? What kind of crazy talk are you talking about? You’re not even in a fully-fledged state yet? If you leave in that state, you’ll just die a dog’s death.”

“What does that matter?”

She flinched as the manager looked down at Ian.

“Oh, no, you don’t have to step forward yourself. Just file an objection with the penalty enforcement department!”

“It’s too late if we go through the formalities. I’m going.”

“Hey, hey!”

He headed to the scenario management department, ignoring Ian’s dissuasion.

I knew this would happen someday, but it came sooner than I expected.

If we continue on to the ending scene like this, Roselia’s fate will become irreversible.

Everything she has worked so hard to build in this life will crumble like a sand castle.

【WARNING! Abnormal access detected!】

【WARNING! The scenario management department blocks external access.】

The system then noticed the alien presence and blocked access.

However, the administrator forced the scenario issuance function to run.

【SYSTEM: Would you like to issue a temporary scenario?】

You can stop it now.

If you force a scenario in, you can buy some time until the ending.

If I somehow manage to buy some time… … .

【WARNING! Incorrect approach!】

【WARNING! You will be forcibly detained in another dimension!】

“―!”

Sparks flew from his entire body.

Soon the spirit body that had been holding onto his existence began to shake.

He had already accumulated several penalties. His body, which had become so weak that it could no longer be weakened, was barely able to maintain its shape.

“Tch. The penalty enforcement department only works hard in times like this.”

A black hole-like crack appeared above his head.

A black crack gaped open and swallowed his body.

The dull office scenery had soon turned into a crimson universe.

The world of nothingness.

It was a space where I had already been detained several times.

It was like an infinite space, but at the same time, it was a space of nothingness.

A place where all senses are blocked and you cannot feel the passage of time or changes in space.

Not being able to hear or see the story he loved most was heavier than any punishment to him.

The manager used to plan an escape every time he was detained here, but this time he didn’t.

I felt eyes looking at me from somewhere.

“Is Guanyin your hobby? Come out and hide away in a gloomy manner.”

“… … .”

“hurry.”

Tsk tsk tsk tsk―

Then a black shadowy figure appeared, rippling.

[You’re trying to break the rules again.]

[Anything that further interferes with the original work’s intentions cannot be tolerated.]

【The original protection system imposes penalties on administrators.】

【SYSTEM: Revoke administrator privileges as a penalty.】

【SYSTEM: The penalty period is (permanent).】

“―!”

At that moment, the administrator’s soul lost its form and fell apart.

The spirit bodies that had been fluttering like snowflakes soon disappeared into thin air.

[You will never be able to interfere with this world again.]

[Do you see? A being that conforms to a great destiny.]

“… … .”

A small crack appeared in the middle of the vast universe.

Roselia was seen being dragged to the execution ground through the crack.

The manager watched the scene with pain.

“Save Roselia. Please.”

He spoke each syllable with emphasis.

But what came back was a cold rejection.

[No, this is the original intention. No deviation is permitted.]

“… … Then, how about making a deal with me?”

[transaction?]

“Yes. It takes a certain price to change a great destiny.”

If you change one person’s fate, other fates that are intertwined like a spider’s web will also be twisted in a chain reaction.

Therefore, changing the established story required an equivalent amount of power.

“Let me issue a new scenario. If I can make this scenario a success, I will take all my divine power.”

[If you use up all your divine power, you can never return to divinity. Is that okay?]

All authority of the Absolute comes from divine power.

Therefore, giving up divine power was tantamount to declaring death as a god.

“doesn’t care.”

But still, he was willing to give it all.

If only I could change Roselia’s fate.

Kookookookookookook.

The great scales that balance the world weighed the fate of him and Roselia.

Soon a satisfied voice rang out.

[good night.]

[I don’t accept that offer.]

The dimensional crack that had illuminated Roselia gaped greedily.

“Now I can finally understand.”

Now it was time to return to Roselia’s side.

* * *

“… … .”

A soft moan escaped from her dry, chapped lips.

My eyes were clearly open, but my vision was pitch black.

I remember the Duke’s residence being surrounded, but after that, my memory was hazy.

‘Maybe he lost consciousness.’

Since they said they were taking away criminals, is this the imperial dungeon?

As the cold air seeped through my thin clothes, my shoulders automatically shrank.

‘Ugh, it’s cold.’

Even though it was a situation that should have been unfamiliar and embarrassing, my mind was calm.

The situation in which the villainess Roselia was imprisoned was something she had experienced many times in the original work and in her previous life.

By harassing the heroine, framing her, causing Aunt Petunia’s death, etc.

The reasons were varied.

Even though the specific charges or circumstances were different, the flow was always similar.

No matter how much I plead my case and try to prove my innocence, I will ultimately meet a miserable end.

That was my ending.

“Lift up your heads, you sinners.”

“―!”

At that moment, the mask that had been blocking the view was removed.

I frowned at the sudden, bright light pouring in.

[Bad Ending 1. In the Villain’s Words]

[Action restrictions apply to all characters.]

The first thing that came into view were the four letters ‘Bad Ending’.

Then the surrounding scenery came into view.

‘This is… … an execution ground.’

This was not the palace’s dungeon.

It was in front of the guillotine where criminals sentenced to death stood.

That means the death sentence has already been confirmed.

‘This can’t be happening.’

There’s no way things could progress this quickly.

I quickly turned my head and saw familiar faces.

Ickart and Philip, Lord Brecht, Seraphine, Viscount Blaine, Count Vermont and Countess Gott.

People who were close to me were all standing in front of the guillotine.

I turned my head to look at the high table, where the Emperor and Perwin were sitting with stern expressions.

‘Perwin… … .’

He looked distraught.

It seemed like he was sad, regretful, or angry about something.

I stared into his eyes for a moment, then quickly looked away.

There was no point in trying to guess his intentions anymore.

‘There’s no Cayenne.’

As expected, he who had disappeared never showed up.

It wasn’t just him who was absent. The stands were empty, as if to show that today’s execution was a hastily staged event.

The emperor, who had been maintaining a heavy silence, opened his mouth.

“The Duke of Serteia will be exterminated for inciting treason. Serteia’s name will be forever erased from history.”

“Your Majesty, this is nonsense!”

Ikart, who was tied up next to me, protested loudly.

“Treason? I will not accept such a false accusation! Please give me a chance to defend myself. I will reveal the truth clearly through the noble trial!”

“Shut your mouth!”

At the mention of the trial of the nobles, the emperor’s face turned pale.

“Execute the criminals immediately!”

As the Emperor gave the order, the guard’s stern gaze turned toward me.

“Prisoner, Roselia Serteia.”

When my name was called, the guards took me away.

One step, two steps.

The more I took my steps, the closer the executioner came.

I thought it would be scary, I thought it would be sad and unfair.

‘In the end, it flows according to the original story.’

Is it because it doesn’t feel real, or is it because it was something I was prepared for from the beginning?

Surprisingly, I felt no emotion at all. I felt like a stranger to myself, indifferent to death.

After you die, a new life begins.

There was no regret about that fact.

There is just one thing that is regrettable… … .

I took in each and every one of the people who had been by my side.

“Roselia.”

Ikart looked at me with eyes that were a mixture of despair and anger, with eyes that were tormented and miserable.

It’ll be unfair. You’ll be angry.

He said he would protest through the nobles’ court, but his request would not be accepted.

Because a predetermined fate can’t be changed that way.

Just like how I struggled all this time but couldn’t stop the waves.

Seraphine, who was crying in pain, was already half-conscious.

She turned her head away as if she couldn’t bear to see my end.

I prayed in my heart that Ikart would still be my older brother in the next life, and that I could be good friends with Seraphine.

“Sinner, come forward.”

I moved forward.

I saw my reflection in the guillotine’s blade.

It was finally time to end it all.

“Roselia!”

“―!”

But then, the door to the execution ground opened roughly and bright light poured in.