Seijo ni Narunode Nidoume no Jinsei wa Katte ni Sasetemoraimasu ~Outaihi wa, Zensei de Watashi wo Futta Koibito Deshita~

Sheena was staring at the dirt on the stone wall in a cell with dark, bitter air.

I'm waiting for punishment in prison, but I don't care. Nothingness dominated the body.

He helped spark a conflict in the Colorado region and turned himself into Sheena to deceive kings and temples. It's a capital crime, often closed for life, with or without its original existence. I did join the Duke of Eigner, but I was more manipulated than an accomplice, and I helped a lot of people in the Colorado region instead of myself, if that's taken into account.

But...

A cleric who came to tell Sheena stopped the words there. I see why that pitiful look.

Sheena's life will run out soon, even if she doesn't die. That's what I'm trying to say.

Sheena smiled bitterly. The moment I strained my cheek, my flank ached unevenly. It's a severe pain that comes from inside your body.

The pain in her body that has occurred since she changed her appearance to Sheena and went to the Colorado region has gotten worse and worse.

What the fake Virgin did was forbidden. It puts a tremendous strain on the body. That's what they said, and I was ready.

I don't know if it's 30 or 100 days from now. But Sheena will end her life. The whole body was swept up by the forbidden recoil and worn out.

Although.

I don't care.

It's all over. No more hatred or resentment toward Liz. Running around in a war in the Colorado region is also a distant memory.

I don't care if my body decays and one person dies in prison trying to be executed in front of everyone.

Sitting in the corner of the prison all day, Sheena stares at the stone wall, enduring the severe pain she regularly visits.

"It's lunch," the cleric said, plugging in a basin with a crude meal.

"It's fancy, isn't it? Anyway, the next day of the Virgin's crowning ceremony is coming up. The whole country is festive. You sinners will come out, too."

The next Virgin, or Liz's crowning ceremony.

But when I hear it, I don't get any emotions. Looks like something happened in a distant country.

"You haven't eaten yet?

When I saw the untouched breakfast placed, the cleric frowned.

And, accidentally, the area around the entrance to the cell became noisy.

"What, Virgin!?

To the reversing voice of the cleric, Sheena just looked up.

Has Liz come about the Virgin? For what? You've come to laugh at Emilia? You can laugh. You just have to do what you want.

But it wasn't. The Virgin, even the Virgin, was the present Virgin.

"Sheena. No, should I call you Emilia?

Apparently, he left the cleric of his offering at the entrance to the cell and came down the stairs by himself. "Because it's okay," he smiled at the priest on the lookout who rushed to run, and the current Virgin stared at Sheena over the lattice.

Sheena frowned faintly as she sat back. Why is the present Virgin here? Liz would understand, but I don't see the point of the present Virgin coming.

Moving only her eyes suspiciously, the present Virgin laughed small.

"You have the face of doubt as to why I came"

And he pulled in a grin, stretched out his spine, and said in a voice that went through well.

"It is unforgivable that you have worked with the Duke of Eigner to bring a conflict to the Colorado region. You did what you never should have done."

Have you come to preach? I lose even the slightest interest that was there, and I put my gaze back on the wall. The present Virgin dropped the tone of her voice, whether she noticed the condition or not.

"But it's also true that you saved the people of the Colorado region. He ran around for wounded people and looked after them day and night. … I couldn't get out of the selection because I was changing into a Manon, and I couldn't reach the Colorado region."

I could see how much regret mixed up in the tone.

Are you confessing? But why are you in jail and heading towards Sheena? There will be more suitable places and people.

Seeing the present Virgin with a suspicious eye, the present Virgin stared straight back.

"But there you are,"

My mind moved only slightly into the unexpected words, and Sheena faintly opened her eyes. With such a stare at Sheena, the present Virgin smiled.

"Maybe I shouldn't say this. But you did save the people of the Colorado region. He turned himself back and looked desperately at me. A lot of people have been saved."

And toward Sheena, I bowed my head deeply and deeply.

"I'm so glad you're here. I thank you. From the heart."

An honest voice that reaches the bottom of my heart.

Sheena stood up unexpectedly. Over the lattice, there is the back of the present Virgin's head.

It was confusing. It's white in my head.

It would be the Virgin of this country. Why are you thanking sinners?

Still, the emotions that have been engulfed were so intense that they were not comparable to previous apathy. With momentum breaking through the body, various emotions erupt at once. I don't know if I'm happy or not, happy or uh-huh.

I remember this emotion.

I took care of people in the Colorado region. I went to see a doctor. A bunch of muddy dirty clothes told Sheena. "Thank you," he said. In tears.

I laughed spirally in my heart then. This is what happened to me with the Duke. I know nothing and I appreciate nothing.

Sure, that's what I thought. But somewhere in my heart, I felt like I was going to break if I didn't. Because the purpose of revenge on Liz felt I would waver so far for it. There was no going back. Absolutely.

Sheena gripped her hands hard and ate her teeth off.

The present Virgin continued quietly.

"The people of the Colorado region were angry that you cheated, so to speak. I can't forgive you, saying you look like a demon. Like a maid with the First Temple - a relative was helped by Sheena in the Colorado region. But still, Sheena helped me. Of course I can't forgive you for what you did, but there were a handful of people who covered for you saying that if it weren't for Sheena, you and your family would be dead."

I don't want that. I don't want that. What Sheena wanted is something else. Such a position, respected, loved, respected and envied by all.

Such a small number of people are not to be thanked, nor are the civilians of the province.

Yet...

I wonder why. Why do the words of those who are just civilians so much stain my heart? I guess I feel saved. Why? Why?

I felt the gaze of the present Virgin as I nagged to spare my feelings of no place to go.

"Life can't start over. I say we can start over, but that's a lie. You can't do what you've done, what you've said, what you haven't done. If we could do that, it would be unfair to those who have worked hard all the way down the road."

That's right. I know that.

"Still, once you accept them, you can start fresh from there."

The present Virgin stared straight at Sheena, who accidentally raised her face. Not every beauty, but so that you can see reality.

"From a tangled branch, its original flowers do not bloom. But different kinds of flowers bloom. It must be a beautiful flower, even if it's a short time."

A wave of emotions shakes my heart. Tears spilled out of Sheena's eyes. No matter how much you eat up your teeth and endure, they flow one after the other.

I clamped my forehead against the lattice and held it so hard with both hands that my fingers turned white.

The faces of people from the Colorado region rose in the back of their brains. She was crying and thanking Sheena.

- I don't know what the punishment will be. Even if it's a death sentence, let's live to the fullest extent possible until then, even if our lives are exhausted before then. At least try hard, whether it's for a short time.

It was Sheena's first tear of heartfelt remorse and apology.

Olivia waited in front of the aisle for the present Virgin to come out of the cell.

Likewise, your clerics are glancing down the stairs looking worried.

The present Virgin, who slowly appeared up the stairs, seemed to notice Olivia and told the clergy something. Courtesy of them, they kept their distance.

The present Virgin, who was alone, smiled. Encouraged by that smile, Olivia opened her mouth nervously.

"I want to be a samurai. To the samurai with the First Temple. I want to be a samurai serving the Virgin."

I want to be close. I didn't dream of becoming a Virgin, but I want to see it nearby. When I realized that was how honest I felt, I was convinced of my door.

Knocker at the door to the First Temple. He said he was about to slap it there now.

"Serving the First Temple means serving Liz as well as me, right?

The current Virgin's tone was cautious and even sounded a little nervous. Maybe I remembered the fake Virgin.

"I know, sir"

"Really?"

The present Virgin nodded, and nodded again, smiling happily.

"That's something I don't even wish for. Best regards,"

"Yes!"

"Oh, my penguin."

A penguin running with Yotayota from behind Olivia is finally trying to catch up.

"This penguin is going to live in the First Temple, too. Holy Dragon will also have companions and be powerful. Do you have a name?

"Yes! It's Thunder Griffon!

"... the candidates for this one, you had no sense of naming all in all. It's devastating."

"Really? Manon, no, what is the name of the Black Leopard of the present Virgin?

"Cro - no, it's nothing"

Same level.

The shocked Olivia decided to change the subject.

"Mimisen is going home with Rebecca, right?

"Yeah. Rebecca asked me to admit it. You can't let it out of the temple if it's just Holy Dragon, but Mimisen will be fine. You'd be happier with Rebecca."

And as I recall, my face clouded.

"I'm sorry to hear about the priest Hades."

"Yes...... Chief Cleric, you're depressed."

I remembered him groaning that he would have called the Spirit sooner. That might have helped.

Lloyd was also very angry at the fake Virgin for dumping Hades and pawning him.

Olivia didn't really like Hades for his great attitude. But I wish Hades had noticed that you thought so much. That's what I got in mind.

Penguin finally caught up with Olivia and the others. Oh, boy, I exhaled and lowered my hips like that. At that moment,

"Shall we go"

To the words of the present Virgin, are you serious!? Penguin rounded his eyes when I said. "Yes," he said, more round his eyes at nodded Olivia, hurrying up and following desperately.

Olivia tried to slow down, but the present Virgin had already done so.

Slowly, slowly, you and I walk away alone.

A bright sunshine descends and the leaves of a large bunna tree shake in the wind. Sarah, the sound of sara and comfort reached my ear.