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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The Oracle Project was completely suspended.
It was only natural.
The pilot had been carried out twice, even losing her eyesight permanently.
Once could be overlooked, but if it happened again the second time, the safety had to be seriously reviewed.
“The optic nerve in her right eye is completely gone…”
“Chances of recovery…?”
“None.”
The doctor said in a resolute voice.
“She’s lucky her eyeball didn’t rupture on the spot. It would have been twice as serious. She might have gone blind in the other eye too.”
“…”
However, that wasn’t important to Charlotte Evergreen.
She was only suffocated by the fact that she couldn’t completely see the end of the world.
“For now, get some rest. This is the first time I’ve had a patient return in a more serious condition in less than a month.”
Even the specialist clicked his tongue.
In fact, it wasn’t just her eyesight that she lost.
Her hearing had noticeably weakened too.
The doctor seriously advised her to wear a hearing aid.
Not only did she have periodic seizures like an epileptic, but her brain nerves were also strained to the point of requiring psychiatric medication.
‘So this is what he was going through. That’s why he took those drugs…’
Charlotte could recall the image of Luthers Edan pouring pills into his mouth every time.
He couldn’t bear it in his right mind.
Even though it was just a simulation, even though all she did was fiddle with the console without fully interacting, Charlotte’s mind was worn down to the limit.
Then how broken must her lover, who had directly experienced it all, have been?
Just realizing that fact made her feel an indescribable sense of guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders.
However, she was able to draw a conclusion.
Even if it was extreme.
Even if someone pointed fingers at her and called her a murderer.
There was no other way to save Luthers Edan—and furthermore, the world he had tried to protect—from destruction.
First, prevent the assassination of the President.
The assassination of the President plunged the entire Empire into the crucible of chaos.
The hardliners within the Imperial Army dropping weapons of mass destruction on the Republic of Bostania resulted in the entire Empire being engulfed in the flames of war.
In the process, the ‘Prometheus’ being cultivated in the underground of the Armaments Bureau went berserk.
The Empire’s destruction and Luthers’ suicide were the same.
To overcome this, firstly, a person who could replace the President had to be set up.
Even if he was ousted, someone was needed to lead the Empire excellently.
The person who came to Charlotte’s mind was none other than the current Supreme Commander, ‘Arthur Philias’.
And secondly, quickly conclude the tragedy that would occur in Saint Francis, Bostania.
The moment the Prometheus began to rampage, Luthers would surely throw himself into the unstoppable train without hesitation.
He wouldn’t stop until he found their base and completely exterminated them.
She had to make sure Luthers didn’t notice.
And the last was to completely relieve the duty weighing on Luthers’ back.
If possible, he had to be temporarily removed from the stage.
At this rate, Luthers would realize that Lea and herself had regained their memories.
That end, without exception, was Luthers’ own destruction.
He was strong but fragile at the same time.
A fact that only Charlotte Evergreen, who had witnessed countless futures, could know.
Although he was the one who had led the war against the Titans, which seemed like it would never end, to victory, unlike when he had finally achieved his dream, Luthers was weaker than ever.
A glass window that would shatter with just a slight touch.
That’s why Luthers had to be stopped, even by force.
So that he couldn’t intervene.
They had to show him that they could do it with their own strength, even if he didn’t end his life.
Charlotte made up her mind and put on the prescribed eye patch.
Her right eye’s vision was now completely lost.
But she could still move.
At least for now.
Besides, she had a lot to do.
Further contact with Oracle was no longer possible.
The project itself was under complete review.
Even if it started again, they would use someone other than Charlotte Evergreen.
She had to recreate Oracle.
Not by borrowing someone else’s hands, but solely with her own strength!
Her eyes sparkled.
A deep blue color that was cold enough to resemble her lover’s.
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“Charlotte.”
Luthers Edan murmured that name.
How long had it been since he heard that voice?
Without even taking a breath.
She took off the robe covering her head with trembling hands.
Gorgeous blonde hair flowed down her shoulders.
“…What’s going on?”
“It’s a long story.”
Charlotte looked at Luthers Edan with a bitter expression.
Soon his gaze returned.
Disappointment layered on top of surprise.
It was natural.
His lover couldn’t fail to notice.
From the beginning, the fact that he had come to this place was like that.
If he had come here, leaving behind the tragedy that had occurred in Saint Francis, he must have reached the conclusion that it was her doing.
And that was true.
‘It’s not the usual Charlotte Evergreen.’
Her familiarity only made the sense of alienation more palpable.
Luthers Edan bit his lip.
Moreover, judging by her appearance, she had already come into contact with Akasha.
It was an undeniable fact now.
It was certain that she had regained her memories.
“And your eye…”
Charlotte was wearing an eye patch.
Charlotte, who had never worn glasses, let alone contact lenses, in her life.
He couldn’t help but think something had happened.
However, before Luthers could say anything, Charlotte broke the heavy silence and spoke.
“Why did you do that?”
One word pierced his heart.
That voice blaming him.
The reality he never wanted to believe strode toward Luthers.
“…”
“Answer me, Luthers. Why did you do that? Why did you make us… suffer from guilt?”
His lips quivered.
As Charlotte took a step forward, Luthers took a step back.
“We loved each other. But why…? I even risked my life for you. Why?”
“I, I…”
Luthers couldn’t look Charlotte in the eye.
“Why didn’t you keep your promise?”
“It was a choice I made for you.”
“Liar.”
“Because I didn’t want you to suffer. Because I didn’t want to lose you anymore…”
“Liar, liar, liar!!!!”
Charlotte’s emotions exploded, engulfing him.
She screamed and drew her gun.
Her gun aimed precisely at him.
But Luthers couldn’t move a single step.
“Charlotte…?”
He could only look at his former fiancée with an unbelieving gaze.
At that moment.
Charlotte pulled the trigger.
Bang!!
Clatter!!
The impact striking his shoulder made him fall to the ground.
A surging pain followed.
He had been shot.
“Char… lotte…!!!”
He couldn’t understand.
The unimaginable situation of Charlotte Evergreen shooting him was unfolding before his eyes.
“I resent you, Luthers.”
She slowly approached Luthers.
“Enough to kill you.”
He was losing consciousness.
Beyond his blurry vision, he saw the gun lying within reach if he stretched out his hand.
But he didn’t reach for it.
No, he couldn’t reach for it.
He just closed his eyes helplessly.
Perhaps this was divine punishment for this cycle that had been filled with nothing but self-righteousness.
“I’m… sorry…”
With those words that Luthers barely managed to utter from the back of his throat, he lost consciousness.
However, in that last memory, the scene Luthers saw was Charlotte Evergreen gently reaching out to him.
The woman who had just pointed a gun at him and spat out words of resentment.
For some reason, she was shedding tears.
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Charlotte Evergreen looked at her former lover lying on the floor, gasping for breath.
Her hand holding the gun trembled.
Her breath grew short.
What on earth, what have I done?
She wanted to rush out and grab his hand right away.
No, in fact, she wanted to jump into his arms from the moment they first saw each other.
Just looking at his face made her heart pound, and when Luthers Edan called her name, memories of their once passionate love naturally came to mind.
“Char… lotte…!!!”
His gaze of disbelief.
Luthers’ voice trembling in pain made Charlotte Evergreen feel like her heart was being torn apart.
She wanted to inject the recovery syringe she had on her right now.
To say she was sorry.
To say everything she had said until now was a lie.
To say that not a single word contained her true feelings.
But she couldn’t do that.
If she did, everything she had done so far would be in vain.
She was already a murderous demon who had massacred hundreds of thousands of citizens of the Republic of Bostania, a terrorist.
No matter what truth was hidden beneath the surface, the fact that Charlotte Evergreen was the one who directly detonated that bomb didn’t change.
Facing the undeniable reality, Charlotte gathered her wits again.
Hadn’t she pondered and thought about it countless times?
Charlotte closed her eyes tightly and approached her wounded lover.
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