Chapter 1, Episode 43: Retribution part 3

　It hurts, it hurts, it hurts.

　Sharla was mercilessly pierced by the ball of light that Sonia hit her with.
　The attack was bloodless, but the pain was still present.

　It made her legs disappear, her hands disappear, and her stomach was cut open.

　Sonia cried and did not stop attacking.
　What's with this idiot!? She's just trash!! Why is she attacking me!?
　Then, in a fit of rage, she glared at Sonia.

"Don't come! Don’t come!! "

　And then Sonia cried and attacked her.

"Hey, cut this crap already!! "

　Bleh!!!

　The face that was about to speak was annihilated by the light in its entirety.

　Normally, she would have died there, but...... Sharla's face was restored again.
　Sharla writhed in pain as her face was reconstructed but the pain remained.

　Why is this happening!?
　I am a saint! I'm supposed to be the one who is praised by everyone!!

"Sonia, I'm sorry. Sharla was sulking that you were the only one I cared about, so she did terrible things to you. Even if it's late, please forgi……"

　Tencia was about to say something, then her head was blown off.

"You're awful! Why are you forcing the blame on me, Mother!? "

"Weren't you the one who said you should just kill her!? "

　They began to fight, but ...... the next moment, their necks were blown off again, and only pain rushed through their bodies.
　Why is there pain even though with no head?!!

　The intense pain was driving Sharla crazy.
　She screamed out in pain and for help, but Sonia's attacks didn't stop.

　What the hell!! Why are our positions reversed?!!
　I was supposed to be the one to hit Sonia!!!!

"What the heck is this? ! Are you saying this is my fault!?? "

　Sharla shouted without a second thought.

"No, that's not true!!! "

　A voice rang out. Sonia's attack stopped abruptly, and Sharla looks over at her.

　There he was―― the man Sharla loved.
　
　A young man with blue hair and beautiful green eyes.

"Farne-sama!! "

　Sharla shouted out.

"It's all right. You don't have to worry anymore."

　Farne said, walking toward Sharla.

　Yeah, I'm the star of the story after all.
　Sharla was entranced when she saw Farne walking toward her.

　A hero comes to the heroine in crisis.
　Now Farne has come to my rescue, risking his life for me.
　What could be more touching than this?
　After all, Sonia was only a pest to her and a stage set to elevate Sharla.

　The real star is always Sharla.

"Farne-sa……"

　The moment Sharla reached out her hand.

　Farne ignored Sharla and walked past her.


　……

　…………


　……………

　………………Eh?


"I'm sorry about that.
　I didn't think about how you felt……"

　As he said this, the person Farne hugged was…… Sonia, not Sharla.

　A silence that lasted for a while.

　The painful stares of Grasil and Tencia, who were present, pierced Sharla.
　Sharla's outstretched hand wandered aimlessly through the air.

　In the meantime, the two were still flirting with each other, saying they loved each other.
　Nothing but clowns.

　Why Sonia and Farne-sama of all people!???
　Why is that scum hugging my Farne-sama??

　Why is this happening...Ahhhh...!!!!!!!

　Sharla's screams echoed around the area.

　■□■

　Always like this.

　Grasil, who was caught up in the attack that was being launched against Sharla and her family, clicked his tongue.
　Farne has always gotten on people's nerves like that.

　Grasil spat when he saw Farne flirting with the saint in front of him.

　Farne, with a selfless look on his face, snatched Grasil's desire for status and honor from his side, as if nothing had happened.
　He was also favored by Lars. He was born with the ability to handle holy energy. His grades were always higher than Grasil's, too.
　Above all, he was also the most popular with the women in his school days, ahead of Grasil.

　But he didn't fancy any of them.

　And to top it all off, he was hugging a saint while he was bleeding and lying on the ground?
　At a time when people are struggling with suffering.
　Don't be ridiculous!!
　If it came to this, I'd rather just kill that guy!!
　Grasil tried to get up with his still-recovering body.

　Pogh!!!!

　He was blown away by one of Libelle's relentless straight right hooks.

　■□■

　Tencia saw a young man with blue hair appear.
　From the way Sharla looked, she thought she had been saved.
　But the blue-haired young man ignored Sharla and embraced Sonia.

　Oh, after all.
　I was no match for my sister. The saint was my sister's child.
　My child is a commoner, a normal child.

　There's nothing more I can do.

　I couldn't win against my sister.
　I feel an intense sense of emptiness, but that's a different story.
　I have to get out of here for now.

　Tencia, who had just recovered, tried to escape, now that the attacks had ceased.

『Ara☆ Does she think she can just get away? 』

　She heard a lovely little girl's voice.
　When Tencia looked up with her restored body ready to get up, she saw a wolf with silver fur and a beautiful purple-haired girl.

『Let me get back at you for what you did to my sweet, precious child.
　There's ple―enty to do♪』

　The girl ―Kardiana― smiled as she said it.
　With an evil smile that could hardly be considered belonging to the incarnation of the Holy Tree.

　Thus, the false Saint and the other culprits were judged in the name of the Holy Tree.
　
　

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