Of All Things, I Became a Crow: Chapter #80
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Translator(s) note: Dear @Maria lopez, thank you for the treat of ko-fi! Every support helps! (≧▽≦)
*Rainelle’s POV
"...what..."
"Please refrain from
being rude, Lady Adriana."
It was Miel who got up
from his seat with a sharp reply at once, but Adriana’s gaze did not fall away
from me.
"Uh, what..."
‘Who are you’, she asked? ‘Who are you?’
There was only one thought
on my mind right now:
It's ruined, it's ruined, it's ruined, it's
ruined! She’s starting to doubt! No, I’m suspicious even from my perspective!
Crazy! I'm going crazy!!
"Caaw!!"
It was almost instinctive
to turn into a crow and fly high into the sky. It was only after I landed on
the roof of the Imperial Palace did I come to my senses.
Ugh, what's going to happen now?! Um, um! Now
that I have turned into a crow, I should run away! I’m running away!! Stay away
from her as far as possible! I have to live!
*3rd person POV
Adriana’s eyes followed
the crow with a blank gaze as she flew and ran away.
Miel was equally
perplexed. However, Miel quickly regained himself and his eyes became fierce.
"...Lady Adriana.
Doing such a rude thing, what were you thinking?"
But the woman did not
answer his question. Looking at the blue eyes blankly chasing the air, the
temperature of the bright eyes began to drop.
" ‘-Rainelle-nim is a crow, not a human, so
she won't care about etiquette. That won't be necessary’... Did you think
like this?"
"...what do you want
to say?"
"Rainelle-nim is a
benefactor to me, so I cannot tolerate disrespect towards her."
Wind began to blow around
Miel and Adriana. The magical wind and flames began to take forms in the air.
"Rainelle-nim is the
Emperor's partner and my benefactor. How dare you act rude to her."
The flame made an
explosion in the air, and a lizard made of fire appeared. Despite the rapid
increase in the temperature of their surroundings, the leaves in the garden
were not affected.
"Do you understand?
Rainelle-nim is more precious than that life yours, Lady. If necessary, I will
take your life."
Adriana's face showed
shock at those words.
"Marquis, are you
saying you're going to kill me?"
"Yes if you keep that
attitude towards Rainelle-nim."
Adriana can’t open her
mouth in response to his decisive answer. After a while, she then let out a
long sigh and said,
"...I've had an
unfortunate accident. My body is fine, but... my mind tends to get a bit
confused. I think I should meet Rainelle-nim after I become more stable, but it
seems that I’ve made a big mistake. "
"..."
"I was surprised and
amazed by the fact that a crow could take on a human form. In addition,
Rainelle-nim allowed me to meet her personally, so I was too excited. I'm
sorry."
"...Apologize
directly to Rainelle-nim herself."
"Right now,
Rainelle-nim has refused me, but I think I'll have to come back later and make
a formal apology."
Saying that, Adriana
smiled bitterly.
She continued to say while
bowing down to Miel to apologize,
"I also apologize to
Marquis Albion. I made you uncomfortable because of my lack of thought."
"...since you say
that, I will accept your apology."
The blazing lizard
disappeared. But the pink eyes were still giving off coldness.
"But that doesn't
change anything. Unless you apologize to Rainelle-nim."
As Miel told her that, Adriana
became quiet for a moment.
"Then I'll go home
now. Can you tell Rainelle-nim that I want to meet her next time and apologize
in person?"
"I will do
that."
Not
intimidated by Miel's cold-voiced reply, Adriana retreated. Miel, who didn't
take his eyes off of her until she completely disappeared from his view, sighed
for a long time.
"---Should I go find
Rainelle-nim?"
‘But now
that she has turned into a crow, she may be reluctant to meet anyone for the
time being…’
Thinking so, Miel had no choice but to stay in
his seat and sat still for a while with a
perplexed expression.
***
*Karmeut’s POV
"Well, I didn't
expect you to come, Marquis Albion."
"Thank you for your
time, Your Majesty."
Karmeut was quiet as Miel
bowed his head in a respectful manner.
He doesn’t look very happy, but he must have a
reason for wanting to meet me like this.
"So... what's going
on?"
"It's about
Rainelle-nim."
Karmeut flinched and his
eyebrows rose. Unabashed by his reaction, Miel went on to say,
"Actually..."
Starting with that, Miel
told Karmeut of what happened today while bowing his head until he finished
speaking.
"...The Young Lady
Gwynell..."
So, does that mean that the person Rainelle was
reluctant to see was this Young Lady Gwynell? ...but why? First of all, there
must have been no contact between Rainelle and that Lady...
The Emperor, who had been
silent for a while with one hand on his chin, finally opened his mouth to the
Elementalist,
"...Thank you for
letting me know, Marquis Albion."
"No, Your Majesty. I just do
what’s natural."
"Natural, huh?"
The Emperor, who smiled saying so, tilted his head slightly and asked,
"Are you offering
your loyalty to the Emperor's partner, not the Emperor?"
"---!!"
"There are factions in
any country. There may be those who support the queen, and there may be those who support the concubines. -But the premise of all
that is to set the ruler of the country as the highest priority."
Karmeut took a step closer to Miel and finished his words,
"It also means that
there has never been a fool so blatantly loyal to others."
Miel shut his mouth. It
was because Karmeut was right, and it was natural for him to be angry. ---No,
it couldn’t be explained in a simple word of [anger].
"There weren’t any before.
Even if there were, that person would have died right away."
Miel's lips trembled
slightly at those words.
-But, even so...
The golden eyes narrowed
at the sight of the man in front of him who closed his eyes with a determined
expression and then lowered his head.
"-Raise your head,
Marquis Albion."
Hearing that, Miel raised
his head and looked at Karmeut. Then Miel blinked his eyes.
It was because there was a
smile on the Emperor's lips.
"Obviously, you have
gone too far. You expressed your loyalty to the next Empress rather than the
Emperor who rules the empire. This sin deserves death."
However, Karmeut then
added while looking at Miel for a moment with a search-like gaze without
erasing his smile,
"...well, you’re
foolish enough to serve Rainelle, so I can leave you alone."
"---Your
Majesty...?"
"Protect her, Marquis
Albion."
The pink eyes widened at
those words.
"Of course, there are
many who protect Rainelle. Those within the Imperial Palace will protect her at
my command. In fact, Lord Windster is primarily escorting Rainelle."
"Then, why...?"
“In the end, it is just
according to orders, although it’s not that they didn’t do their job with all
their heart. Lord Windster and the Knights of the Imperial Palace are all
swearing their allegiance to the Emperor, me. Of course, it does not disparage
their ability. It's just a difference of heart."
The Emperor approached the
Elementalist and said,
"There's a difference
between obeying because of order and obeying voluntarily. So, I'll turn a blind
eye to your rudeness."
"---By protecting
Rainelle-nim... you mean?"
"You should put her
life ahead of yours."
Miel then responded with a
short but firm voice while bowing his head once again,
"Understood."
"And if, really,
if..."
"...?"
"If there comes a
time when you have to save either me or Rainelle, you should not hesitate to
choose Rainelle."
"---?! Your
Majesty?"
"I won't forgive you
for even hesitating. Do you understand, Marquis?"
"Ha, but..."
The golden eyes narrowed.
"Of course, that's
not going to happen, and I'll make sure it doesn't. But it's a good thing to be
prepared just in case. So swear on it, Marquis:
Even if my life is at
risk, you would put Rainelle first."
At those words, the
Elementalist who looked at the Emperor with shaking
eyes finally said while hardening his resolve,
"-I will do as you say, Your
Majesty."
At that, the Emperor smiled and nodded
his head in satisfaction.
"All right. Seeing your determination, let's skip the matter of you having attached
a spirit to Rainelle without permission."
"-Your Majesty
knew?"
"Did you think there
would be no barriers in the Imperial Palace?"
After saying that, Karmeut
smiled and gave Miel permission to leave. As Miel left the room and closed the
door, Karmeut let out a long sigh.
Personally, it isn’t to my liking, but... his
feelings and loyalty are useful to Rainelle. Judging from the favor he received
from Rainelle and the attitude he has shown thus far, Marquis Albion would have
put Rainelle as his priority even if he has to put his life on the line.
"Now then..."
I have to go see Rainelle.
Thinking so, Karmeut
sighed again.
How dare that Young Lady Gwynell makes Rainelle
uneasy? On top of that, she dares to show such disrespect and expect no
consequences?
Suppressing his desire to
punish her immediately, he moved on to find Rainelle.
If I punish her for this kind of thing, the
nobles will protest, so I'll be patient...
"...Then all
Rainelle’s unusual actions I've seen so far were all because of the Young Lady
Gwynell?"
But why? --- Is that rude attitude of Young
Lady Gwynell influenced by something I didn’t know about?
Karmeut's footsteps were
accelerating as he was thinking about the correct answer. There was only one
thing in his mind: Rainelle.
***
*Rainelle’s POV
Sitting on the roof of the
Imperial Palace, I thought of the situation.
I’m screwed! It’s ruined!! To be questioning my
existence would mean that she knows the original story! It's ruined!!
In the original game, the setting was that the player
possessed a playable character, that is, the heroine, after she attempted
suicide!
Oh, crazy! If I knew this would happen, I would have
rehashed the game and searched for its information before I bumped into an
accident! But who would expect that I was going to
die and possessed a crow in this world?! Ugh!
I groaned while moving my
legs and wings in a sense of absurdity, fear, and anger. Still, I was sad
because I knew very well that nothing had changed.
Oh, damn it, damn it, damn it! What to do?!
What do I do?! What should I do?! As long as the playable character appeared,
it means that we have entered the storyline! Adriana is completely possessed!!
I know that Karmeut is worried about me because
I acted differently, but how can I say my worries?! Uhuhu! I want to tell
Karmeut everything and deport Adriana out of the country, but I can't because I
don't know how far the situation will grow!!
To twist the original storyline is to throw
away predictions -which is the information from the game-!
I'm a fragile crow! I’m going to die if it’s like this!
Die! Aaaaa I might die aaaah! I might die on the day the heroine seduces
the hidden character to assassinate me---!!
Just thinking about it made me feel like my life was being cut short.
Man, this feeling is detrimental to my heart...
I think I'm going to have a real heart attack...
I looked at the sky,
looked at the ground, and then opened my beak to heave a deep sigh.
I have no choice but to sigh! How can I not
when I feel so stuffy?!
Ughhh! I think I'm going to die of heartburn
while doing this uhuhu!! I’m afraid that my feathers will all fall out.
Huwaaa!!
What should I do?!! Aaaaaa!!
What do I do... I feel like things are already
flowing, and it looks like they will explode...
I couldn't come to my
senses. It felt like an explosion took place in my head in real-time.
When the heroine noticed the abnormality, I was ruined...
She knew the original story and even sent a letter to talk to me!
Now, wait a minute, let's calm down. It has happened, so
it's not important to think back on it. What I have to think about is how to
deal with it! Let's think! What would the heroine do next?
1. Harassing me
2. Trying to kill me
3. Get closer to Karmeut
= That's how she drives me out or kills me.
...
Life… why is it so hard... This life is harder
than when I was a zookeeper. Bro... I risked my life back then (although I
dreamed of becoming a beast breeder), but at least that was what I chose! Not
like this! This endangers my life from being targeted by others!
Well, it might just be my
imagination, but it's not impossible either!
Spirit! Should I raise my affinity with the
spirits?! Or should I change my residence? Should I make a nest in a tree like
a real crow?
...but that is not a countermeasure! Ah-oh! Am
I affected by the bird head?
I have to think about living! Well, animals
have a better survival instinct! I have the instinct to survive to stay alive!
---Is it an illusion that the genre has changed
to ‘Survival’?! Is it just an illusion? Please say that it’s a mistake!
You damn God bastard!! Why are you giving me
such an ordeal!! I wanted peace, but if you give me shit like this, I will lose
sight of myself!! Arghhh!!
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