I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 95

Chapter 95

The night before Isabel’s visit.

Karin suffered from nightmares all night long.

A devil with horns on its head seeped out of a small jar and whispered, ‘You’re a murderer, you can never go back to the Princess.’

The world was entirely dark, but she could see her own body.

When she looked at her fingers, red water was flowing down them.

When she raised her head, red rain poured down.

‘I want to wash.’

But no matter how much she washed, the blood on her body wouldn’t come off.

At some point, a small person appeared.

Isabel was looking at her with a look of disdain.

Karin in the dream was begging, ‘Please, don’t hate me,’ and Isabel turned her back and walked away.

But then she heard a voice.

“Teacher. Teacher Karin. Wake up. It’s morning.”

Is it a dream? Is the nightmare not over yet……

Karin slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes wouldn’t open properly.

She had cried so much last night that her eyes were swollen and filled with eye mucus.

‘It’s bright.’

Strangely, this morning was too bright.

Soon, Karin jumped up.

“Your Highness?”

Karin, who always maintained a blank expression, couldn’t do so now.

It was a very different look than usual.

That appearance seemed suspicious to Isabel.

‘Why is she so surprised? She’s not someone who would be surprised like this.’

Isabel didn’t know yet that Karin’s magic power was gone.

‘She would have already known that I was approaching……’

It’s suspicious after all. She might have been planning something huge.

Isabel approached closely and smiled brightly.

“Teacher is a sleepyhead.”

She made a face that claimed, ‘I’m harmless.’

‘Still, it seems like she cares for me a little.’

Isabel vaguely felt that Karin liked her.

However, she thought that the reason for that affection was because of the ‘Mark of Narvidal.’

She thought Karin cherished her as a valuable research subject for studying the Mark of Narvidal.

‘If a harmless child approaches, she’ll at least lower her guard a little.’

Karin got up from her seat.

She wanted to hug Isabel tightly because she was so happy, so bright, so good, but she couldn’t.

‘I’m unclean and dirty. I can’t hug Your Highness.’

“Teacher. I heard you returned a month ago.”

“That’s right.”

“But why didn’t you come back to the Imperial Palace?”

“I did that to focus on my research.”

“I was waiting for you.”

“……Why were you waiting for me? I’m just a scary magic teacher.”

“But you should be by my side!”

Isabel pouted her lips slightly.

‘I must keep Karin in the Imperial Palace no matter what. She’s even already awakened.’

She had definitely awakened as the final boss last time. She had experienced the contents of the novel firsthand.

「When she awakened, those around her naturally noticed her awakening. The surrounding air changed. Her atmosphere changed, and she became a different person.」

‘But now the atmosphere has changed again?’

In fact, it was because Karin’s magic power had disappeared, and her inner self had crumbled greatly, but Isabel didn’t know that.

‘I won’t be fooled. If she’s the final boss Karin, she can freely change her atmosphere and aura.’

Karin was silent for a moment and then asked again.

“Why should I be by Your Highness’s side?”

I’m a person who doesn’t deserve that. I’ll just help Your Highness from afar, like this time.

Isabel sighed deeply.

She pretended to have a stern expression.

She spoke clearly like a child.

“Why do you make me repeat the same words?”

“……Pardon?”

“I said I didn’t like it when you left.”

“……”

“Do you really not remember?”

“……”

“It’s embarrassing, but I mustered up the courage to say it, and it’s too much. It’s a really hateful thing.”

Actually, Karin remembers that day clearly.

Every single word Isabel uttered was deeply rooted in Karin’s heart.

“Do you not like it if I leave?”

“I don’t like it. I want you by my side.”

“Why?”

“I feel safe when you’re by my side.”

Isabel sighed deeply.

She put her hands on her hips and spoke with a stern expression again – but one that claimed to be harmless.

“And it’s dereliction of duty. I found out everything. Teacher, you didn’t even submit your resignation, did you? You’re still my teacher, so why don’t you come to work? You should be scolded. I’ll scold you. It’ll be really scary, you know? I’m not an easygoing child.”

“……I submitted my resignation.”

Isabel turned her head and looked at Viaton behind her.

“Sir Viaton, did you receive the resignation?”

“I haven’t received it.”

“I clearly……”

Karin tried to speak but stopped.

She had sent her resignation through the Captain of the Outer Wall Guard, Kiruen, but it seemed Kiruen had missed it.

Then someone’s voice was heard.

“Ah, my bad, I forgot about it.”

It was Kiruen.

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Viaton asked.

“What brings the Captain of the Outer Wall Guard here?”

“I just stopped by on my way.”

“You don’t look like you just stopped by.”

“It’s a patrol.”

“I guess it’s trendy these days to patrol with a shopping basket.”

“Of course. You know something.”

Kiruen was holding a large shopping basket in her hand.

It was filled with various ingredients.

Kiruen took out a large green onion from the shopping basket.

She swung the green onion around, showing off her skills as a warrior.

“This one is enough.”

“It’s leaving your post during working hours, so write a report. I’m ordering you as the Chief Aide to the Emperor.”

“Ah, really, senior……!”

“Don’t act close. It’s working hours now.”

Kiruen, who feared nothing in the world, hated writing reports that had to be filled with writing.

Kiruen said confidently.

“Let it go. While I’m speaking nicely.”

Viaton replied even more confidently.

“I won’t let it go even if you speak nicely. And I won’t let it go even if you speak badly.”

“Are you really going to do this?”

“I’m really going to do this.”

“Let it go. I’ll give you this.”

She handed over the green onion she was holding.

“Is that a bribe? Do you want to write a report on bribery as well?”

“Senior, were you always this stubborn? I used to date…… no, you weren’t like this in the past.”

Viaton smiled and accepted the green onion.

“You don’t want to write a report?”

“Of course not.”

“If you don’t want to write it?”

“Then I’ll tell you how.”

Viaton glanced at Karin.

“I sent my junior to Lady Karin, but my junior didn’t teach me anything, so I was upset. Teach me everything you saw and heard about Lady Karin.”

“……”

Kiruen looked back and forth between Karin and Viaton.

Karin said.

“Please accept my resignation.”

“Later. Let’s hear from the Captain of the Guard first.”

Karin tried to change the subject by speaking repeatedly, but the experienced Viaton didn’t fall for it.

He snapped his fingers and cast a spell on Karin.

It was the Silence spell.

That alone was enough to infer most things.

‘This level of beginner magic worked. She really lost her magic power.’

Since it had come to this, he added a Binding spell as well.

Now Karin couldn’t move or speak.

“Now, Captain of the Guard? I’ll give you 3 minutes to speak. Convince me in 3 minutes.”

“What’s the most convincing part?”

“Why Lady Karin made our Princess lonely.”

Kiruen was speechless for a moment.

Viaton didn’t rush her and waited patiently.

Isabel also waited silently for Kiruen’s words.

‘I have to find out. Karin’s intentions.’

But the more she listened to Kiruen’s words, the more unexpected it was.

When she heard that Karin’s magic circuits were all destroyed while defending Isabel, it was a shock.

‘What are these words?’

No matter how much she had intentions befitting the final boss…… is that even possible?

Isabel was confused.

“……So, she was branded a traitor of the Mirotel Magic Federation and exiled.”

This was also unbelievable.

The final boss, who should be taking advantage of the Mirotel Magic Federation more than anyone else, had become a traitor by kicking away the Mirotel Magic Federation’s protection herself.

“……So, the masked people attacked us.”

“……”

“……So we succeeded in subduing them all. And then……”

Kiruen once again glanced at Karin.

Karin was speaking with her eyes.

Please don’t say anything more. At least not in front of Her Highness.

Isabel also read that look.

‘Can that…… be acting?’

The final boss is a master of acting.

It’s also mentioned in the novel.

The final boss is clearly described as a monster who can freely use a thousand masks.

‘But……’

Karin’s expression was more desperate and pitiful than ever.

That pitifulness must also be acting…… she thought so.

‘Why……’

Isabel couldn’t take her eyes off Karin.

It must be acting.

She must be the final boss.

‘But……’

A tear dropped from Isabel’s eye.

‘Why am I hurting?’

Kiruen continued.