Oswald caressed Charlotte’s hair as he would a puppy.

Then, Oswald turned to Emile.

“Regarding my acquisition to the rights of succession, His Majesty the King has requested that every rightful heir come to the royal castle. Would you be willing to reschedule this matter?”

“Of course. My brother will inform Father. Randolph is unlikely to wake up anytime soon, so I’ll just dispose him.”

Emile’s gentle smile came to an end as he sent a chilling gaze Randolph’s way.

“…Did it never occur to him that father let the saint live for a reason? To attempt to kill her just to eliminate Oswald without father’s permission—what an imbecile!”

Wow, his gaze is so cold…!

After sighing, Oswald turned to look at Charlotte.

“His Highness Randolph will be held responsible for this incident. I shall entrust the rest to His Majesty, but what do you think? Charlotte?’

“Ugh…!! I would like to agree, but I’m still furious with his actions!”

“…That’s understandable. Not only did he kidnap and mistreat you, he also attempted to take your life.”

“—No, because he did something terrible to Lord Oswald!”

At Charlotte’s words, the eyes of Oswald and Emile.

“He attacked Lord Oswald with magic, and badmouthed him while at it! So, once he wakes up, I want him to apologize to Lord Oswald for everything he has done…!”

When she tried to express her indignation, she saw Oswald clutching his forehead.

“…Charlotte, that’s not it.”

“Hm?”

“I’m talking about you, not myself. Prince Randolph took advantage of you because he didn’t like me.”

“That doesn’t matter at all!” She harrumphed.

When she turned to look at Emile, she found him laughing, his shoulders shaking. Oswald didn’t seem like he could bear to stay there any longer and sighed deeply.

“Oswald, it seems you’ve been loved a lot without me even knowing it.”

“Your Highness Emile, please spare me…”

“???”

Charlotte tilted her head and then realized her mistake. Even though she was standing before Emile, she acted like herself instead of the wicked saint.

No, I have to be careful…! However, I feel like I’m not really that different from before I lost my memory.

Whether she remembered it or not, Charlotte seemed to love Oswald nonetheless.

As she thought about that, Emile shrugged.

“Well, I guess it’s time to go. Oswald, please set up a teleport circle for me. Your magic appears to have recovered significantly.”

I’m so relieved I was able to transfer my divine power to Lord Oswald!

She recalled that both divine power and magical power were fundamentally the same. However, she didn’t know whether it’d be possible to exchange magic between people, so she was happy that Oswald didn’t die.

Oswald nodded, deployed the teleportation circle, and then spoke to his older brother, Prince Emile.

“Your Highness Emile, thank you for your help.”

“It’s nothing much. Like you, I have no interest in the throne. Above all, it was my grandfather’s request… He said that Oswald’s wife is a good girl, so he told me to help her.”

At Charlotte’s smile, Emile shook his head.

“Well then, see you.”

Emile grabbed Randolph by the scruff of his neck, waved his hand, and disappeared.

In the dilapidated room where only the two of them remained, Oswald stared at Charlotte once again.

“Let me confirm, are you hurt anywhere?”

“Nope! Just looking at Lord Oswald’s face reinvigorates me!”

“—That’s not what I’m asking… Well, whatever.”

He extended his hand towards Charlotte.

“Let’s return to our home, Charlotte.”

“…!”

Hearing those words, Charlotte fought back tears and jumped forward.

“Yes, Lord Oswald…!!”

“Hey, stop pouncing on me whenever you want to hug me…”

Despite his rebuke, Oswald said nothing about the fact that she was hugging him.

She was very happy.

More than anything, she was so glad that Oswald was safe and that they could go home together.

While immersing in that joy, Charlotte replied. “Okay!”

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***T/N: Charlotte’s all about Oswald since 2022

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