The Daughter of Evil - Volume 2 - Chapter 4.23

♥CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2, SCENE 3♥
♥Clarith～Lucifenia Kingdom’s “Unknown Coast”～

The coast was very quiet at night.

I could hear the slight noise of the waves.

This coast was far away from the port town. During the day, passenger ships from Marlon and local fishing boats would be around here. It would be unusually noisy. Although, at times like midnight, one can only see a few fishing boats scattered across the sea.

Even further away from the streets is a small place, where you couldn’t see even from the fishing boats. It extends to the southern end of the coast and the vast sea.

Upon returning to my room, I took out a certain something from a cupboard and returned to the confessional. However, Rin wasn’t there anymore. I saw her silhouette walking away from the convent when I looked out of the window. Even though I didn’t know where she was going, I still trailed behind her.

Rin was now standing on the shore, staring blankly out towards the sea.

I peeped at her from slightly further away.

(What does she plan to do here.)

Before long, Rin took out a bottle and set it out to the sea.

(… … Ah, I see.)

I have heard the Mother Superior speak of the legend of the sea. If you put in a bottle a piece of parchment with your wish written on it, then let the bottle flow out to sea, then your wish would come true.

(However, Rin, do you know the whole legend.)

From my hiding place, I tiptoed closer to her.

I heard a murmur next to my ears. It was a whisper mixed with the crash of waves.

‘Definitely does not know, that child is ignorant.’

(Yes. That child does not know anything. It was a covenant with a demon.)

Rin hasn’t noticed me. She merely kept on watching the bottle drift out to sea.

The whispers became louder.

“That’s right, that was entering into a pact with the devil. If the contract is established, then…”

(I will have to offer up my life.)

I tightly clenched the knife I took from my room.

The whispers grew even louder, it was like a siren wailing in my mind.

‘In that case, we will have to help her.’

(Yes, Michaela. She must die if she wants her wish to come true.)

What can she repent for. Even if she confesses now, Michaela won’t ever come back. She can’t laugh and cry again. A plant? A god? That definitely wasn’t what Michaela had hoped to be. She must have wanted to always be a human, and to live with me forever. You’ve taken all these away. You have snatched it away regardless of whether it was Michaela’s wish or my wish. What a joke, that a person like you still makes wishes!

‘Clarith, I was stabbed to death, and it was painful. Oh, it was so painful.’

(Poor Michaela. Please wait. I’ll let that child have a taste of her own medicine.)

I was already in front of Rin’s back. Even though I was so close to her, she was too focused on the bottle, and didn’t discover my presence.

‘Do it, Clarith. Avenge me!’

I raised the knife.

…who?

Who are you?

Why are you interfering with me?

The boy who looks exactly like Rin. Who are you?

Go away, I must kill her!

Why do you have such a sorrowful expression?

No, don’t look at me in that way.

Hey. Michaela. Tell that child…

…who?

You are not Michaela.

Michaela would never have such an expression full of loathing.

She always had a gentle smile on her face.

Who are you?

Who are… ah, yes.

You… that devil-like expression is…

…my…

I don’t know how much time had passed, but I felt like I had suddenly woken up from a dream.

Once I’ve re-oriented myself, I saw that Rin was looking at me in surprise.

She seemed to have noticed the object I was holding, and looked at my right hand in astonishment.

“I see, the person outside the confessional was you.”

Rin, who now understood everything, kept her expression neutral. I think that her next action would be either fight or flee from here.

Instead, Rin quietly closed her eyes. After that, it was like she had accepted everything, smiling a sad smile I’ve never seen before.

“Okay, Clarith can do whatever she likes.”

I don’t know what I should do. No one could tell me what to do. Michaela was gone, too. I could only decide for myself.

Rin had killed Michaela.

Rin was like my cute little sister.

Rin was the Daughter of Evil, who had committed despicable deeds.

Rin is a sad and lonely person.

Rin is… Rin is…

“Aah… AAAAAAHHHHHH!”

Steeling myself, I aimed my knife at her and slashed downwards.

The coast was very quiet at night.

I could hear the slight noise of the waves.