The abused merchant’s daughter – 45 | Sousaku – 創作

Chapter 1, Idle Talk 1 (Conversations of Sharla and Company, & The Holy Trees)

"Mother!! You're the one who's at fault!!! You said that I should torture Sonia!! "

"What are you talking about!? Weren't you the one who hit her first!? "

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!! Mother!! Do something!! "

"What are you talking about?! I was……AAAAAAGHHHH!"

"YES, YOU WERE!! IT WAS YOUR FAULT!! BECAUSE YOU AND FATHER…GHHHHUAAAAA!!! "

Screams and shouts could be heard from the innermost chamber of the tower.
……This job is really not good for the heart.
Danzel sighed as he stood guard at the Tower of Repentance.

A parent and child who did not allow a Kardiana saint to undergo the rite of adulthood at the age of seven, imprisoned and abused her, and a man who was once a high priest for revealing the secret of the ritual of the sacred tree, were condemned to eternal torment.

People easily forget their mistakes.
Five hundred years ago, humans once defied the holy tree of Faralina and tried to take control of it.
The human beings used a forbidden spell to kill the supposedly immortal saint of Faralina in order to capture the power of the Holy Tree, an outrageous act.

For a time it looked like it would be successful.

In the end, however, the humans were defeated by Faralina, and those who tried to harm the Holy Tree were all killed, even the humans who had nothing to do with it were driven out of the green land, since the Holy Tree had refused to accept them.

It was the holy tree Kardiana, which up until 500 years ago was nothing more than a young tree, that accepted the wandering human race, which had lost its home.

Despite such a great debt of gratitude, humans have forgotten this favor in the course of 500 years and have broken their oath to the Holy Tree.
Of all things, they were abusing the beloved saint of the Holy Tree of Kardiana.

Humans had a short lifespan and were therefore prone to forgetting――Therefore, it was so that they may not erase their own sins from their memories.
As a reminder, the false Saint and the others were to be made to suffer for eternity as an example.

Then once a year.
It is open to the public.

As for the general public, they're free to visit.…… But the royal family and noble lords and ladies must come to see it to make sure that their sins are not forgotten.

They are existences that are not even allowed to die, but are forever eaten by demonic beasts.
Behind the door, these sinners were being devoured alive by demonic beasts day after day and then restored again, a pain they could not die from.

It would be easier if they at least went crazy, but it seems that they are not even allowed to go mad.

The occasional breakdown that could be heard was really disturbing.
Can you at least make it so I can't hear it?

I think I understand why the security pay here is so good, the guard thought.

It was truly horrifying to the heart.

Danzel sincerely regretted his decision to become a guard in this tower because of the salary.

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～Conversation of the Holy Trees～

『I didn't think you would forgive the humans.
After what they did to your precious child.』

A girl with long black hair muttered a few words, and a girl with purple hair shrugged her shoulders.

『Well, isn't she commendable? My beloved child.
If she becomes desperate not to forget the person she loves despite all the painful memories she has, there is no way I can take him away from her.
And I can't simply eradicate them if they want to live with those very humans.』

『Kardiana is as lenient as ever.』

Now the blonde beauty barged in.

『I don't think even our Eldia can really comment on that.
Don't you love your beloved child?』

『Of course. My beloved child is the best. Especially her paw pads and fluffs.』

『Even my Libelle is cute. Though she is still a temporary Saint.
However, I am sad that she refused to be a real saint because she wanted to be with Cyril.
It's time to have her become a real saint and come back.
I'm getting tired of being alone.』

Faralina puffed out her cheeks a bit sullenly.

『Why don't you just force her to be a saint?』

『No thanks. I don't want to be hated.
I feel guilty that I couldn't protect her mother, so I want her to be free to live her life.』

『……Everyone has a soft spot for their beloved children, after all.』

Kardiana, Eldia, and Faralina all sighed together.

TLN: Starting here, the notes below were made by the author after revising the story some time ago. As a side note, when I read this novel these corrections hadn’t been made.

Corrections have been made to chapter one, chapter two will begin in August.
There are no major changes, so if you've read the story before they were made, you can proceed with chapter two without worries.

■ Corrections

Riese's age 18 → 15 years old
Farne's age 19～20 → 25 years old
Uncle's name Goulas → Henkell
Riese's way of addressing Farne Shinka-sama (Priest-sama) → Farne-sama

Cut some gore scenes → Add some heartwarming scenes.

Adding the horse named Patricia.

That's pretty much it. There were no changes in the main plot of the story.

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