Of course, she didnât know the heart of the real âCharlizeâ because it wasnât her at that time.
Nevertheless, it was too dark around them.
They couldnât even see anything well.
But Charlize felt someoneâs presence in the distance, limping towards them.
She has a good hunch.
Nevertheless, it seemed like someone was approaching Tia.
âLady, Miss!â
Charlize stepped forward and blocked Tiaâs way as she watched a man approaching them in the distance.
âLady, please save my wife.â
âIâve said that before. I donât take care of patients at night.â
Tiaâs cold voice was sharply lodged in Charlizeâs ear.
âWas Tia this cold? I donât think so.â
âPlease, Miss, please. Please, no one will know. You can do it in secret. Please, please. My wife will die.â
âIâm sorry, but if you think that way, there will be an infinite number of people who will die tonight. Iâm not a god, Iâm just a human being who can heal people. I get tired, too.â
âDidnât you say that you would bring peace to the whole island? Please. Iâll risk my life. For breaking the rules of the island, I am willing to be executed.â
Tia was in trouble, wondering if she should help the man.
From the standpoint of having already seen numerous deaths, Tia wanted to follow that manâs words, but then her healing power was limited, and she could even die if she used too much.
If that were to happen, patients on the island would be more likely to die.
So Tia set a rule.
When the sun goes down, they arenât allowed to look for her.
She wouldnât be able to help them if she dies.
It was the patients on the island who met this exceptional condition.
Youâre unlucky if you die, and youâre lucky if you live.
Everyone had that kind of mind.
However, there were quite a few guardians of the patient who broke the rules and visited Tia.
She was forced to send them back, but it was very heartbreaking for her to send them away like this.
It was an emotion that she couldnât help because she was a human being.
Iâm sorry.
That alone reasoning shook Tiaâs heart.
âNo, my divine power is now recovering, so I canât just go and cure anyone.â
Tia knelt down and looked down at the man and tried to express her refusal, but Charlize intervened.
âIf we could save your wife, would you give us a room for the night? Then Iâll think about it.â
ââŠOf, of course! Please save her. Hick.â
âTia. Thereâs no place to stay today. Itâs just a rule, nothing would happen if you were to break it secretly, right? You can threaten him so he wonât reveal the truth. Isnât that a pretty good condition?â
âBut sister, I made a promise. I wonât help anyone at night.â
âWhy? You said you wanted to treat all patients.â
âYou know about my ability.â
âThatâs right. You mean your divine power, right? Isnât your divine power enough to cure everyone?â
âI donât have as much divine power as you think.â
âBut you can save one person.â
âTruth to be told, I havenât fully recovered my divine power yet. I treated the old womanâs daughter earlierâŠâŠ.â
âThatâs all right. Iâll help restore your divine power.â
ââŠâŠYou? How can you restore my divine power?â
Charlize decided to make another gamble.
The will of the former Duchess, a Saintess, was lying in her very arms.
This will was sacred.
It must have had a great deal of divine power.
So she was thinking of using this divine power.
âIf I die, the divine will come into play. What if I die with a patient? The patient will also be blessed with divine power.â
Charlize commanded the man.
âCome on, show me your house. Iâll save your wife who is about to die.â
âTh, thank you! Uh, please follow me!â
The man hurriedly rose from the ground and began to walk with a limp.
âSister. Do I really have to do this?â
âDonât you trust me, Tia?â
ââŠâŠItâs not that I donât believe you.â
âThen trust me and follow me. I will help you save that manâs wife. By all means.â
Charlize enticed Tia with a big smile.
Tia, who would even die for Charlize, quickly fell for her sisterâs bright smile.
Even though she knew she shouldnât do this.
As if being possessed by Charlize, Tia headed to the manâs house.
At that time, Harrison and John, trapped in shadows with black magic, sighed long because of the black darkness that enveloped them.
They never dreamed that the road would be a trap.
Harrison spoke to John, who was equally surrounded by darkness.
âHey, John. You canât get rid of this with your magic, can you?â
âYour Majesty. Black magic and magic are not compatible. Besides, I never imagined that the maid could do black magic.â
âIsnât black magic ancient magic?â
âYes, itâs ancient magic. A very frightening ancient magic that can only be used by offering life force.â
âWait, life force?â
Harrison was briefly taken aback by Johnâs words.
The maid was definitely with Tia.
She was Tiaâs exclusive maid.
So he couldnât help but wonder if the maid was doing black magic with Tiaâs life force.
âJohn. Donât tell me that maid was using Tiaâ
ââŠâŠmaybe. Because sheâs Tiaâs exclusive maid, she can do that. Black magic, an ancient magic, is a scary magic that can take a personâs life.â
âIs there any ancient magic other than black magic?â
âThere is divine magic, though. Only those chosen by God can use it.â
âFor example, a Saint or Saintess?â
âThatâs right. Youâre smart, Your Majesty.â
âHaa. But the next Saintess hasnât appeared yet.â
âTia is born with the blood of a Saintess, so Tia will be judged as the Saintess this time. I donât know because she hasnât had her Saintess ceremony yet.â
âSo you mean thereâs no one who can release us?â
âWell, if itâs a demon, it could break down the black magic. I have no choice but to pin my hopes on Charlize.â
âUgh, itâs quite disgraceful of me to ask Charlize to save me.â
âWhat are you ashamed of? Werenât you the one who knelt down in front of Charlizeâs feet asking for help? Your Majesty looked really adorable.â
âShut up, John!â
âSo why did you kneel in front of Charlize? Did you change your mind?â
âItâs just, I borrowed my knees to find Tia.â
âReally? Isnât it because Charlize is Your Majestyâs prospective fiance.â
âTruth to be told, Charlize is like a thorn in my eyes. No, she just bothers me too much.â
âBut Iâm really interested in Charlize. Sheâs changed completely. I think she has gone crazy. Charlize is not the kind of person who gives things to others, right?â
âI know. If it was Charlize in the past, she only knows how to cause trouble, but sheâs so calm nowadays. I think she has changed since she tried to kill herself.â
âI have a similar opinion. Charlize is a completely different person now. She was a foolish girl who only looked for her mother.â
âShe wants freedom. She wants me to help her get out of the family. So, she told me that she has to leave at Tiaâs birthday party.â
âDid you meet Charlize at Tiaâs birthday party? I didnât see her.â
âShe was hiding like a rat in the cherished patronage of the former Duchess.â
âItâs so like Charlize.â
âBut she was strangely lifeless that day.â
âLifeless?â
âCharlize, who I thought had gone crazy because of the dead Duchess, asked help from me.â
âDoes that make sense? That Charlize? Doesnât she always scream at you?â
âShe made a suggestion. In exchange for helping her leave the family.â
âThatâs strange. If it were the Charlize we know, she wouldnât say such a thing to Your Majesty and do as she pleases.â
âI was also a little surprised too, but I refused. Since then, Charlize has changed as if she has become a different person. As sheâs now.â
âBut Charlize was not interested in Tia and didnât care whether she lived or not. Whenever I compare her past self to her current self, she has really completely changed. As if a separate soul had entered the body of Charlize.â
âI sometimes get that feeling, too. She had a feeling of alienation in her. If you look into Charlizeâs eyes, her golden eyes, which seemed to see through everything, have become dull.â
âShe even said strange things that Tia would come back in three years.â
âIf she made such a remark, doesnât that mean Charlize knew where Tia was? But she kept saying she didnât know her location, and that Tia would come back in three years. It was really frustrating to talk to her.â
âBut Charlize is the one who found Tiaâs whereabouts. Thatâs enough, donât you think so, Your Majesty?â
âWhatâs the point of finding it? We canât get out of the trap.â
âThereâs another way to get out of this trap.â
âWhat is it?â
âIf the maid dies, then the black magic will automatically be removed. Black magic can use the life of the person. So of course, life force is essential.â
âWill Tia be safe if the maid dies?â
âShe will be safe. Only the black magic will break.â
âSo youâre basically saying that Tia is possessed by black magic?â
âWell, I suppose so. It is said that black magic users usually keep offerings by their side. Maybe sheâs trying to trade Tiaâs life for someone.â
âHaa. Things have gone haywire.â
âWe have no choice but to leave this matter to Charlize. We are trapped in the darkness now, and we donât have any power either.â
âBloody hell.â
Harrison bowed his head, swearing at his weakness.
Because he had no choice but to put his hope on Charlize.
T/N: Hello readers! Iâve got a very sad news. Iâm unable to receive any donation for the time being. I wanted to release advance chapter but something went wrong while setting the things and Iâm completely unable to do anything now. So if anyone wants to support me on ko-fi, please donât. At least until I set everything right.