The S-Class Hunter Doesn't Want To Be A Villainous Princess - Chapter 15

<Sub Quest - On the Same Ship>

Whether you like it or not, you have become Ishir von Lambdish's companion on the ship. However, he still seems hesitant to fully trust you. To overcome this crisis together, gain his trust.

Clear Condition: Obtain the token of trust '?? ??' from Ishir von Lambdish.

Clear Reward: Ishir von Lambdish's Favorability +100.

<Sub Quest - The Unyielding One>

Although you have cleared your name of directly killing Lianne Karis, you have now become embroiled in further misunderstanding.

From now on, you will indirectly become her killer.

As a result, you will face numerous assassination attempts. Endure all of these assassination attempts.

Clear Condition: Thwart 100 assassination attempts.

Clear Reward: Favorability +50, obtain the title <Weed that Never Dies>.

[The <Lord of Vicious Blood> looks at you with sympathetic eyes.]

[The <Queen of Waves and Healing> wants to embrace you.]

[The <Emperor of Temptation> has prepared one hundred Succubus and Incubus to comfort you....]

What are these quests?

'Well, they are just new quests I've acquired.'

After discovering Lianne's body and letter, she had to return to the mansion as if fleeing. She wanted to stay and investigate further, but she had no choice.

Ishir and Cedin's arguments were too intense. And above all...

'I feel sick.'

She didn't want to endure the knights' gazes any longer.

Because of something she didn't do, She's being labeled as a murderer, and now she's an indirect killer?

She grumbled and threw herself onto the bed. The situation continued to worsen.

'Cedin and Ishir went to the Palace to handle the situation.'

If they were going to do that, they should have just told her to wait quietly or not.

She would rather have received a quest to kill all the monsters and beasts.

Continuously solving misunderstandings like this was just disgusting.

'And above all...'

[The <Lord of Vicious Blood>'s skill <Poison Immunity> LV.999 purifies the mandrake's poison!]

[The <Queen of Waves and Healing>'s skill <Oasis of Awe> LV.999 perfectly heals the wounds!]

[The <Emperor of Temptation>'s skill <Astaroth’s Breath> LV.999 puts the assassin to sleep!]

[Clearing <Sub Quest - The Unyielding One> (17/100)]

'Are they kidding me?'

Why are there so many assassination attempts? Was it normal for assassins to come ten times a day?

She doesn't know why the assassins here are like this.

'If they're going to send someone, they should at least send someone competent.'

All the people who came were either incompetent or weak.

It was a wicked joke that was difficult to punish even one of them - calling it an assassination attempt was quite ambiguous. That's how it was.

Perhaps they were not really trying to kill Renee, but rather torment her with malice.

"Renee, can I come in now?"

It was Cyril's voice. She opened the door and then lay back on the bed. She didn't want to engage in a conversation with the person who came to pick a fight.

"Hey, sit up. Your brother came but you're being rude.."

"Just say it from there."

"...Hmph."

Cyril tightly closed his eyes and let out a long breath. But Renee wasn't in the mood to empathize with someone else right now.

"First of all, all the murder charges have been dropped. Father wanted me to let you know."

"I figured. It's just that I got caught up in something worse."

"And..."

He sat down next to Renee and spoke.

"We're going to the Capital."

"The Capital? Why?"

"It seems like it's better to make a breakthrough."

A breakthrough. Renee finally sat up. Now she was starting to get interested.

Rather than being stuck in the Duke's residence and just being targeted, it's better to fight back.

"So, our entire family has decided to go to the Capital. Not just me, but Brother too."

"Did he agree to that?"

"What choice does he have? If he wants to inherit the title, he has no other option."

The title. Even though it's just a Young Duke, it seems like he has to listen to his father's words to inherit the title. Is the Duke stricter with his children than she thought?

"It doesn't seem like a good idea."

"Why?"

"Even if it's just me, it will make things difficult for all of you."

"If you know that, why did you cause trouble all this time? Why did you touch the Saint of all people?"

How would she know that? She only knows the main part. Renee pouted. She doesn't like tormenting people in the first place.

"Anyway, just get ready."

"...You don't seem as angry as I thought."

"I am angry. You've properly ruined our family's reputation."

"You don't seem as angry as Ante."

When Renee returned home, Ante threw objects in the house at her. His face was red.

'You're good at this, really good! Clear one accusation and bring another one!'

Of course, it wasn't true, but it felt like she was being hit. Since she had committed a crime, she couldn't even fight back properly. Maybe half of the assassination attempts were made by that brat.

[The <Lord of Vicious Blood> offers to secretly beat him up.]

Forget it. She knows that if he gets hit by that old man, it will at least be a serious injury.

"That's because Brother liked Lianne. I don't care about her."

"Ante likes the Saint?"

"Why are you pretending not to know? You know. Our brother had a one-sided crush on her for almost 10 years."

Of course, she didn't know. Renee looked at Cyril with a bewildered face. But Cyril shook his head as if he didn't know.

"Are you okay? How can you forget something like that? That's why Brother always scolded you to stop bothering Lianne." 

"So that's why."

Ante was angry because he liked the Saint. Well, if his younger sister kills his crush... Yeah, it's understandable to be angry.

"But the Saint is engaged to the Crown Prince."

"That's why Brother can't openly act out and is just sulking like that."

"It was a complicated relationship. Alright. Then I guess I'm sorry."

This pair of brother and sister was in unrequited love. She couldn't bear to see it because it was so heartbreaking.

She covered her eyes with both hands. How does she solve this? It won't be easy to solve because she has committed a crime.

'But...'

She was cleared of the accusation that she directly killed Lianne Karis, but she has now been caught up in even more misunderstandings. 

She still doesn't understand why the word 'indirectly' is being used. Is it considered a misunderstanding even if it was indirectly caused?

"Well, then do you think I killed Lianne?"

"Well, you didn't kill her directly."

"But she said in her will that she died because of me."

"Strictly speaking, she said it was because of you and the Crown Prince."

That may be true. But it doesn't make her feel any better. It feels like it has doubled the infamy instead of halving it.

"But still, it's practically the same as saying it was because of me. I killed her."

"You've been acting strange lately. Your forgetfulness has gotten worse, and you're a little..."

"A little?"

"I don't know. I don't think you've matured... Your temper... seems to die a little."

Cyril's thoughts seemed to be complicated as he glanced at Renee.

"I drove a person to death, so isn't it normal that my temper died a little?"

"Yeah, that's really strange. You weren't like this before."

"Maybe my soul has changed."

"And above all, you didn't actually try to kill the Saint."

"...What?"

Renee immediately straightened up and grabbed Cyril's shoulder, her face stiff with disbelief.

"What are you talking about?"

"Why are you acting like you don't know? It's just known that you sent the assassins."

The person who sent assassins to the Saint... it wasn't her?

Renee was too confused to even retort. She could only mumble incoherently.

"Don't pretend not to know. It's really strange."

"Then... then who sent them?"

"Why are you like this? If it was someone who dislikes the Crown Prince, they would have tried to kill Lianne at least once. Especially if they support Princess Edin."

"Are you sure it wasn't me who sent them?"

"Hey, if you had really sent them, would Father have taken your side? Don't you think he would have known that you're not the type to be so cunning?"

Renee was starting to feel unsure whether she should feel pleased or upset by Cyril's mockery. Yeah, her body isn't that smart, she could feel that.

'Maybe she... couldn't handle it. Maybe she couldn't be wicked.'

It felt more like a spoiled child with a bad temper. That's how it felt. The way people around her looked at her, too. Her coping skills were just so lacking.

'But why was it known that I sent them?'

It's so unfair, she could die from it. She started to get angrier and angrier.

But her mind was growing colder. So this is why it's called a misunderstanding. She was starting to grasp it.

"It's because you just said that you sent them. You said it at the party. You said it was all you're doing. You're such a scary person, so be careful!"

"But why did I say that?"

"Why would I know that? Huh?"

"You're my older brother, couldn't you have stopped me from doing that? If I was being foolish, you should have scolded me even if it meant causing a fight!"

Renee couldn't hold back her anger and swung a pillow at Cyril. Cyril, who didn't know any better, got hit and let out a yelp.

[The <Emperor of Temptation> warns you to stop swinging your pillow!]

[The <Queen of Waves and Healing> is ready to heal Cyril!]

"Did you give me a chance to speak? Because you openly said that you would kill Lianne, didn't you?"

"It wasn't sincere!"

"Yeah, I know. But what's the use of that? You already said with your own mouth that it was all you do. You idiot."

That's a valid point. She stopped hitting Cyril with all her might.

Ugh, this damn body.

Why did she say such things? Why did she twist a crime she didn't even commit?

'How pitiful.'

She was probably openly ignored by those around her. No matter how much she hated the Saint,

she was just a helpless fool. That's probably why she felt resentful. It was a naive and foolish act, but...

[The <Lord of Vicious Blood> sighs with pity.]

[The <Queen of Waves and Healing> lets out a sigh of sympathy.]

[The <Emperor of Temptation> clicks her tongue.]

'Because she's just a child.'

A child who sought love and attention from those around her.

She couldn't blame such a child.

Just by looking at how her family treated her, she could roughly understand.

She was treated weakly and incompetently by her older brothers... She had no choice but to go astray.

"But why are you so strong? It feels like I was hit with a sword, not a pillow. You're really strong."

[Cyril Marchius' favorability has increased by 30!]

What's wrong with the people in this household? One gains favorability by being hit, and the other confesses to a crime she didn't commit.

"Cyril."

"...Huh?"

Cyril felt that Renee's voice was unusual and looked at her with a bewildered expression.

"Let's fix this. Even now."

"Us? Why me?"

Cyril seemed indignant, stumbling over his words.

But that had the opposite effect. Renee kissed Cyril's head.

"You're also at fault. You idiot."

"What did I do wrong? You're the one who...!"

"Accomplice. And the crime of raising a child wrong."

Only then did Cyril finally shut his mouth. Even though he didn't show it, it seemed like it had been bothering him all along.

Well, that's why he came all the way here, to comfort her in his own way.

Maybe he thinks he's not at fault at all, but Cyril seemed to be worried about his younger sister.

'That's why you came here and told me that it wasn’t actually my fault.'

Renee stroked the spot where she had kissed Cyril. Then Cyril’s face turned red.

"Are you crazy? Treating me like a child?"

"You've been through a lot too. Raising a child like me."

"W-What?"

"But you still have to take responsibility. Let's solve this together. Let's take responsibility and fix everything."

"...."

Cyril only pouted his lips, but he didn't refuse outright. Maybe he also felt a slight sense of guilt.

He probably didn't expect things to escalate to this point. She understands.

But that's how it is with human affairs.

They don't always go as they think.

"So, from now on, you have to help me. As my older brother."

"A...s your older brother?"

"Yeah. We're family, after all."

Even though their relationship seemed far from ideal, they still had to fix it now, didn't they?

Renee smiled as if she were being affectionate.

Cyril looked at Renee, who was acting like that and turned his head. This brat. Did he just turn his face away from her? Huh?

[The <Lord of Vicious Blood> says that's how siblings are supposed to be.]

That's right. Renee let go of her hand.

"Let's do it your way then. But how are we going to fix it?"

"Well, first, we have to go to the Capital."

If they want to catch a tiger, they have to crawl into the tiger's den first.

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