44 [1-44] Circuit Breaker (2/2)

For those who are no longer here, Rene is trying to be a tragic heroine instead of a monster who will destroy everything. She is trying to protect the last line that may or may not exist.

She doesn't know what is safe and what is not.

That's why I'm afraid!　The more I kill, the more I fear I've fallen.

I didn't hesitate to kill Rene because I had feelings for him.

If I had had time to calm down a little, ...... well, for example, if I had met the women in front of me again tomorrow, I would have cut them up without hesitation.

I can see the three of them trembling in prayer as they brace themselves.

If I cut them...

If I slay them, will I be able to break free from childish sentimentality and become a vengeance device that doesn't care about right and wrong in the slightest?

Rene gritted his teeth and lowered his sword.

...... I have a question for you. Answer quickly and accurately.

When your brother Hilbert usurped the throne from King Elbert, did you rejoice and celebrate it?

Apparently sensing something by these words and René's appearance, woman A (for convenience, let's call her ABC from left to right, facing René) immediately straightened up and knelt down trembling. This is the kind of courtesy a commoner should extend to royalty.

Then she shouted.

”Princess!　I do not believe that such an act is possible!

She seemed to have realized that Rene was the ”Rose Princess of Hell”, that is, the daughter of the previous king, Elbert. It seems that the commotion in the capital and the situation had been properly communicated to us.

B, who had been dumbfounded by what A had done, seemed to have swallowed the situation immediately and followed suit. B, who had been stunned by what A had done, followed suit.

”I was thinking the same thing, Princess!

Later, C kneels down as well. C looked up, trembling, and put her hand on her chest.

Princess, no!　These women were happy to talk about Hilbert's deeds!　They also said it was 'nice' to hear about the decapitated royals!

”What?

What? What are you talking about?

C's accusation made AB's face turn pale.

”He's the one who was happy about the coup!

No, sir!　No, I was just talking to them!　It was never in my mind. ......

That's enough!

Aah!

B joined C and hit him in the face with his fist. C desperately grabbed his face back.

Why are you trying to save yourself like that?

”You're selling us out!　You're a liar!

Which one of you is the liar?

The three of them began to brawl, hitting each other and grabbing each other, leaving Rene behind.

Rene suddenly felt a headache coming on and rubbed the temple of his head with his right hand.

”Well, ......, I forgot to tell you something important first. I know how to lie.

”What ......?

A and B's heads were flying in the air, leaving behind mutterings of despair.

C slipped out of B's arms, which had lost their strength, and slumped down.

”Oh, wow. ......

”Hmm. I'm fine with this. I guess direct revenge is out of the question.

With a flick of the red blade, Rene checks his own mental state.

No flaws. It's not painful. In fact, I'm enjoying it.

She glares at C. I don't feel like slaying this woman. ...... At least not now, after committing so many atrocities.

I'll allow you to escape. But remember. I'll kill people like you if I have to.

Understand that your survival here and now is only by unreasonable luck.

Go to ...... quickly. Before I change my mind!

”Yes, yes ......!

When René squared his jaw (or, more accurately, moved his hand holding his neck in that way), C stood up and rolled away.

René watched him go, disappointed in his own ineptitude.

He gave a reason and finally killed them both.

Although he was anti-Hilbert, he let the other one go. This Wesara was going to crush him severely, but Rene himself made a record of letting citizens go.

--What am I ......?　I'm a ...... vengeance in this situation. ......

The ideal image of what a revenger should be is very hard to reach. I'm weak, I'm inconsistent.

Just when you think you can't possibly get revenge.

A flash of inspiration came to René's mind.

That ABC fistfight was an unnecessary travesty. ......

What if we could do that on a national scale?

--Yes, ...... yes!

Since the goal isn't to kill everyone, I'd rather use this technique!

There's no negotiating or begging with a monster that just wants to destroy everything indiscriminately. If that happens, the people will unite and try to defeat Rene.

But what if they don't?

Rene took up the caller that had been put on hold and activated it.

Alastor. No follow-up. I mean, if you have no use for it, don't kill it. If they run, let them run. The news and the fact that we took down a city will be enough. Okay?

Yes, sir.

And we'll have a strategy meeting when we get back. I've come up with a new plan to attack King's Landing. Feasibility and specifics. We need to decide all of this while your head is still intact, okay?

”Yes, sir.

Putting the caller back on hold, Rene forced a smile.

Before she knew it, she had set a limit to her cruelty. It would be a stumbling block for an avenger.

But that doesn't mean I can't kill. We just need to take a break.

And ...... there are some strategies that are only possible when you have a ”no kill” moment!

--......I guess this is why my fight is called ”revenge”, isn't it?

It's half a complication, but Rene forced himself to think positively.

Because it is not a broken and heartless revenge device, but the act of a ”person” who is afraid of being hated by her mother and her mother's replacement (Diana), Rene's battle can be ”revenge” instead of a ”monster rampage.

Rene was a girl.

She was neither a monster nor a revenge device, but a girl who missed and mourned her mother.

”...... mother”.

The words fall out of her mouth, and she shakes her head with both hands.

”Oh no!　I'm not sure what to say.　No!

Fortunately, the caller was on hold, and there were no ghouls or civilians nearby who could hear the words.

Rene breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky from inside his half-destroyed house.

The people who took her mother, her life, everything from a weak little girl, are still living under this sky.

That's why ......

--............ Fight!

The main street, smashed here and there by magic and littered with corpses and undead wreckage, was desolate and silent.

I'm not sure what to say.

Rene doesn't know it yet.

This decision will develop beyond a mere operation and make Rene the one who will reign as an avenger against the human world.