The Return of Lilietta

Episode 12

‘Magic circle… …?’

It was a magic circle that appeared in response to Odd. As soon as she saw it, Rita’s complexion changed.

‘This is our world format.’

As she looked around the birch castle, she also saw the various magic circles set up within the castle.

There were various ones, some for the convenience of life and others to prevent intrusion, but even for her, who had learned quite a bit of magic thanks to her friends, they were all unfamiliar to her.

Because it lacks the magic contamination prevention element that is essential to all magic circles she knows.

‘Since there are no demons in this world, they probably use magic without considering the contamination of magical power. However, this magic circle… … .’

There were elements to prevent magic contamination, even in a very familiar form.

‘Plus, I know what it’s used for and how it works.’

This is a magic circle for preserving something living for a long time.

Although it has a bunch of additional features that are hard for her to figure out, the basic purpose is to keep a living being inside the magic circle alive for a long time by putting it into a state of suspended animation.

In her world, it was mainly used to put people who were incurable to sleep until they could be cured.

Or, when, for some reason, a body that has lost its soul needs to be kept alive.

‘no way.’

Rita reached out to the magic circle with a creepy feeling.

I poured the odd into a circular structure that appeared to be a security device. It looked like it needed a password in the form of a pattern, but it opened as soon as I put the odd in.

‘This… …was already unlocked.’

The magic circle split open, emitting light. What was stored inside burst out through the gap in the space that opened up.

A coffin large enough to accommodate one person.

There was something like a magic seal attached to it, but the lid was slightly open, as if it had been broken before. Rita reached out from under the water and opened it completely.

The inside of the coffin was empty.

There was nothing inside, as if the person inside had already left.

Instead, what exists is an incredibly complex magic circle engraved and filling the inside.

Rita stared blankly into the empty coffin, then glanced at the magic circle that was filled to the point of being disgustingly full.

‘I don’t know what this is. I know it’s our world format, but… … .’

If I had told you, you would have noticed right away. The moment I swept the bumpy magic circle with a regretful feeling.

‘… … !’

My heart pounded with a thump. My whole body, my subconscious, and the depths of my soul cried out earnestly.

This is it.

It’s in here.

Everything that was taken from me is here.

Take it back. Get it back. ‘Me’.

Break it and take it out!

Rita moved instinctively.

Just as a thirsty tooth feels the water at the tip of its lips and gulps it down in a hurry, just as a sprout breaks through the covered soil to find sunlight.

Odds gathered at her fingertips. She processed the odds. A golden bullet was created. She held it in her palm.

A golden rail forms along the index finger like a gun barrel. The bullet held in the palm is flicked with the tip of the thumb and put into the gun barrel.

He aimed the loaded magic bullet at the center of the magic circle. His gold-tinted index finger aimed at the magic circle covering the coffin. He looked at it with narrowed eyes and fired.

The water ripples. The waves surge, leaving meteor-like trails. And then, it pierces.

The golden light explodes. The coffin bursts. The magic circle engraved on the coffin shatters. The glowing magic circle that held the coffin also shatters.

bang!

A column of water shoots up with a loud noise. Light bursts through the lake, lighting up the night sky. The calm waters swirl and explode.

A great number of fish were swept away, floating in the air and then splashing down. The towering water columns also broke into countless water droplets and poured down like rain.

“Lily!”

The Duchess screamed at the spectacle and pounded on the mud wall. Suddenly, it came crashing down like a sand castle. She climbed over the mound of fallen corn and ran like a madman.

“LiLi! LiLi!”

The thought of almost drowning just a moment ago was not on her mind. All she could think about was her daughter, who had appeared and disappeared before her eyes. She ran into the lake.

Just as I was about to jump into deeper water, which was about waist deep, a blonde woman rose from the rippling surface like a mermaid.

She stood up, brushing away her wet, sticky hair, and blinked her water-covered eyelashes with a blank expression.

The Duchess, Rosetta del Nissa Lascaile, stretched out her arms toward her and cried out.

“Lilietta!”

Lilietta looked at her. Her pale face suddenly collapsed. The water droplets on her eyelashes increased. She blinked as if she couldn’t believe it, and then spoke in a voice that seemed to crumble.

“……mom.”

Rosetta hugged her tightly. She felt her body trembling and her heart beating like crazy.

At the same time, Lilietta realized that she had been longing for this bosom for a very long time. She had longed for it without even realizing that she was longing for it.

Before she was Rita, she was Lilietta.

Things I had lost come back to life vividly in my mind. They come to mind randomly.

Memories of laughing, memories of crying, memories of fighting, memories of being forgiven, memories of being angry, memories of being happy, memories that pile up with colors that become deeper as we grow up, days that were so precious.

And the fear of that night when all of this was taken away from me, locked in a coffin, and sinking beneath the cold water.

I was scared.

It was painful.

I wanted to see you.

I had a family, too. I had a mother.

Because I forgot about it, and so, even the longing was taken away, and until now… … .

Rita hugged Rosetta and burst into tears without realizing it. Her face was distorted like a child’s, and tears poured out.

“mom…….”

That was all I could say. I was so caught up in my tears that no other words came out.

“Mom, um, mom, me… … .”

Still, Rosetta nodded as if she knew everything.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know.”

She stroked her daughter’s cheek and whispered, sobbing.

“Mom missed you too.”

Really, so much.

Lilietta sobbed and held onto her. Rosetta also held onto her.

People, startled by the loud noise and the rising pillar of light, were rushing from the mansion. The mother and daughter did not leave until they arrived.

Lilietta finally returned.

Ten years in this world’s time, twelve years in her time.