Regina Rena – To the Unforgiven

Chapter 75

Dawn Approached

Translated by Wook
Edited by Wook

I will kill him.

Rena was a little surprised at her own expression.

She had no idea that it would be so easy to declare that she’d kill people.

At the same time, she was inwardly relieved after spitting out what she had been worried about.

— Rena.

When Rena turned around with a calm look, Regina came down to the side and blocked her.

— Are you serious?

“Do you think I’m kidding?”

— Stop it.

“Why?”

Rena asked back without any expression.

“He’s a human being who deserves to die.”

As Rena said so, she pressed her feet against the rod on the floor.

It was a royal scepter adorned with gold and precious stones. It was the heart from the snake king’s chest.

Rena dragged the king’s scepter with her feet and murmured.

“No matter how much I play with dolls like this, it’s useless.”

Yes, this was a doll game. A doll game that constantly repeated, rubbing things that neither die nor disappear.

Humans who had pushed her into hell were living well outside, while her own heart was burning up from playing with dolls like this.

“I will kill them. The person who sold me, and the person who dropped me here.”

— That’s not why I taught you how to fight.

“I’m grateful to you.”

Rena said so and picked up the scepter she was touching with her toes.

As long as this scepter existed, The King with Many Hearts would rise again. Conversely, if she destroyed it, the snake king would be destroyed forever.

Rena didn’t want to see the snake king anymore, but she didn’t break the scepter. This was because Regina opposed it.

The kings of the dead in the Tomb had already been defeated by the emperor. So, instead of a real heart, they were living a servile life with this kind of fake heart.

So Regina said she should keep them alive.

If they disappeared, a new king with an intact heart would be born, and the earth and the Tomb would be much more chaotic than they were now.

So, as Regina had said, Rena did not break the snake king’s heart and left it intact.

Because of this, she had to fight this disgusting bastard dozens of times, and in the end she even got a nonsensical proposal, but she persevered.

Because it was Regina’s request, because Regina was the only one who protected her.

“No matter what, I can’t do as you said this time.”

But even Regina couldn’t stop Rena now.

“It’s so unfair. I did nothing wrong.”

Rena bit her lip as she said that.

She suddenly remembered those moments. When she was taken to the Western Castle, when she stood in front of the red rift, when she first fell into the Tomb, when she waited in the attic of a brothel.

Rena begged and asked whether she had done something wrong. But she hadn’t done anything wrong no matter how much she thought about it, but still, she begged for forgiveness.

Rena couldn’t stand it anymore.

As Rena tightened her chin and clenched her teeth, Regina, who was watching, whispered.

— I know how you feel.

“Then don’t stop me.”

— No, that’s why I have to stop you more. I can’t let you be like that.

But those words made Rena even crazier.

“Can’t be like what?”

— Like them. You shouldn’t be like them.

“Why?”

Rena forced a smile and asked with eyes almost crying.

“Why am I the only one who can’t? Why am I the only one who’s stopped by you? You stayed still when they did such a thing!”

Rena shouted as she stared at Regina through her ferocious eyes.

“No one stopped them! No one! No one cared when I was beaten! So why isn’t it working for me? What qualifications do you have to stop me now? Why?!”

Rena poured out her frustration like an exploding volcano. But it wasn’t towards Regina. It was more like a cry out to the world.

Regina knew that too, and she responded more succinctly.

— Because you still have a chance.

“What chance?”

— A chance not to do something wrong.

A smile formed on Rena’s lips at Regina’s words. It was an obvious sneer.

“Then what about you?”

Rena asked with a smiling mouth and angry eyes.

“What did you do when you had the chance?”

— I took the chance.

“So why am I the only one…?!”

— Because I’m afraid you’ll be like me.

At Regina’s confession, Rena was at a loss for words.

As Rena paused, Regina reached out her hand and grabbed Rena’s cheek, which was still young, but full of fresh scratches.

Then she whispered, hoping that this girl, overcome by evil, would rather sit down and cry.

— I can’t stand you becoming like me.

Rena’s eyes shook once at Regina’s sincerity. Her lips were also very chapped.

However, Rena’s despair was too deep to be filled with Regina’s voice.

“…Don’t ask me to do what you couldn’t do.”

In the end, Rena shook off Regina’s hand. Then she threw the scepter she was holding and turned around.

When Rena acted as if she would leave right away, Regina grabbed her arm.

— No, Rena.

“I can’t do this one thing. No matter how much you ask.”

— I’m not asking you.

“Then?”

— …It’s an order.

With Regina’s words, the air quickly froze.

As a chill rose between the broken statue and the girl, Hiems Gracia, who was watching, smiled.

‘This is it.’

The reason why The Unforgiven King in the Tomb was destroyed.

The Unforgiven King of all kings suddenly disappeared one day. And The King Deprived of Blessings was born.

The history of the Tomb was as long as human history, so of course there was a change of kings.

However, this was the first time the king’s name had been changed. It was unprecedented for the living to become kings of the dead.

Hiems Gracia, who had always wondered what kind of storyline was behind the incident, watched with interest the memories of Rena Ruber, which had just begun to unfold.

Rena and Regina collided.

They exchanged fierce battles in spite of their love for each other.

One of Regina’s arms broke and flew away. Blood also gushed out from Rena’s shoulder.

The battle that started with light like a whistle gradually turned into a tide, and unexpectedly, Regina was the one to win.

‘Why?’

But after that, it was clearly Regina who disappeared and Rena became the king. So why did it become like that? What kind of twist was happening?

Hiems wondered and observed them.

Young Rena was thrown away mercilessly. She was already bloody, but Rena’s eyes were still full of poison.

Regina, who had no face, did not show her feelings and surrounded Rena with intangible blades.

Hiems widened his eyes in anticipation of the final blow.

The next moment, a huge iron plate fell from the sky with a roar.

Boom! Bang! Bang! The unrealistic volume filled the sky, the earth, and even Hiems’ field of vision.

He was already familiar with the distorted laws, but the existence of that iron plate was somewhat surprising. It suddenly fell to the ground, and it was bigger than any other castle.

Hiems looked at the iron plate with a bewildered face. There was a lock on it. Was it a door? No. It was similar, but it wasn’t. That was a book.

“Did you think I would show you everything?”

Hiems, who was in trouble, turned his head, startled by the sudden voice.

On that gigantic book, the present Rena Ruber, not the one from her memory, was smiling mischievously at Hiems.

“How…”

“This is originally a technique that snake used well.”

Digging into the mind of the other person and performing tricks. It was a technique used especially well by The King with Many Hearts.

As a girl, Rena’s mind was attacked in all manner of ways while fighting the snake king.

So she came up with countermeasures with Regina’s help, and after countless trial and error she succeeded in locking her underlying memories.

“Actually, it’s kind of unexpected. I didn’t know that there were other thieves other than that snake who dug inside others.”

“You’re the thief.”

Hiems laughed bitterly at Rena’s cheap treatment. Then he looked back at the locked book.

“You are an amazing person. If we were on the same side, I would have liked you very much.”

“That’s a meaningless assumption.”

“Right.”

Hiems shook his head as if he couldn’t get it. Then, the body that had already collapsed more than half turned into particles and flew away.

It meant the time was up.

Hiems felt that the time for silence was drawing near, and asked Rena one last time.

“Was it you who killed The Unforgiven King?”

Rena didn’t answer. Hiems looked at Rena, who was cold until the end, and said.

“You end up not telling me anything.”

“You will find out soon.”

“When it’s over?””

“When it’s all over.”

Hiems laughed at Rena’s reply.  Then he soon erased his smile and muttered low.

“Don’t be arrogant, little one. I was the one who caught girls like you and burned them alive even before you were born. You should learn to be humble because the power you got was all from a fluke.”

Hiems lashed out at Rena with vulgar words that overshadowed his pretty appearance.

It was surprising, but Rena was not embarrassed and replied with a smile.

“You reveal your true color when you’re cornered, Mr. Hiems Gracia.”

Hiems’ forehead was distorted at that title which he heard for the first time in his life. Hiems gave Rena a terrifying look, then growled, revealing his fangs.

“You are the one at the corner, you cheeky girl.”

A dazzling light erupted from the body of Hiems, which was crumbling.

“The play is over now. Wander until you die in the tight secret!”

At the end of that cry, Hiems’ cracked outer skin burned as red as lava.

In the intense light, Rena reflexively blocked her eyes.

“Ugh!”

Hiems went out just like a candle, vomiting the last light and heat.

Rena tried not to be swept away by the flame storm, feeling the space twisting.

However, she soon flew away as the sky melted down, and Rena was sucked into it without a choice.

***

At the same time, Lynn looked at the scene in front of him in bewilderment.

Until just before, he was calling Rena in Rena’s memory.

But he was thrown out with a sudden shock, and when he came out, he had to take care of his body without having time to wake up.

“Kugh…!”

He couldn’t control his body in the gale wind that came from somewhere.

The study was truly a mess. Bookcases and books swirled in the air, and walls and floors twisted and wobbled as if they had lost their foundation.

‘What happened all of a sudden?’

Lynn looked around him with confused eyes. Then he soon found out where the chaos started.

Unknown vibrations and winds were pouring out of the locked bookshelf.

There were books that could not be opened due to a lock on one side of the shelf.

There was a strong force in one of the books. As if trying to break that lock, if not, as if to destroy everything around it.

‘No.’

Seeing this, Lynn felt cold.

Everything here was part of Rena. You never knew what would happen if damage occured.

With a sense of urgency, Lynn lowered his body and, reversing the driving force, approached the locked shelf.

Lynn, who barely reached the front of the bookshelf, clenched his teeth. Then, he attracted the power he had never wanted in his life, inherited from his biological mother.

Lynn’s eyes were stained with blood.

The brutal impulses ran through his veins, but Lynn resisted desperately, and stretched his arms out into the center of the storm that was barely approaching.

Lynn’s hand touched the book, sparks flew, and rough friction broke out. The exploding power and the power to suppress it entangled in the air.

His body ached as if torn, but Lynn persevered. Then the pushing and pulling power exploded, and the locked memories poured into him at will.

Memories overflowed. Everything was cut into pieces and it was impossible to tell what was what.

However, among them, a familiar face that maintained a particularly intact shape caught Lynn’s attention.

‘Nihil?’

Lynn opened his eyes in pain.

What burst out of Rena’s memory was none other than the face of Emperor Nihil.

No, it only looked like Nihil, but he thought it was a different person.

The woman had long, blonde hair. She, above all else, was smiling.

Nihil couldn’t smile like that.

Lynn thought it was ridiculous, and looked intently at the face.

At that moment, the whole world seemed to be bleached white, and an  explosion suddenly occurred.

***

“Ah!”

The Southern Duke, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes at Uni’s exclamation.

“What’s going on?”

“He moved!”

In response to the Southern Duke’s question, Uni pointed to the bed and shouted. On that bed lay Lignan Aetherner, the Eastern Duke.

The Southern Duke got up and ran to the bedside. However, contrary to the young maid’s claim, the young man quietly closed his eyes.

“Did you see it properly?”

“I saw it properly. It was brief, but he moved.

When Uni refuted as if she was wrongly accused, the Southern Duke just sighed.

“Probably just some cramps.”

The Southern Duke mumbled bitterly and turned his head. There was another bed next to the bed on which the Eastern Duke was lying. And there was also a person lying on the bed who did not wake up.

Another day had passed since Rena lost consciousness. And it had already been half a day since the Eastern Duke lost consciousness.

‘I told you to leave in an hour.’

Instead of leaving, he lied down.

It was ridiculous, but he couldn’t laugh.

The Southern Duke looked out the window with a feeling as if his blood had dried up.

The dawn approached before he knew it.

The author’s words:

The Southern Duke, 80 years old. Looks at the face of the Eastern Duke unwillingly.