Peiron’s body, which had been writhing madly, froze.

It was because he felt the dagger that would touch his chin if he moved even a little.

Peiron took a deep breath, knowing that the blade was coated with a deadly poison that would be dangerous even if it just grazed the skin.

“Pfft!”

Erina couldn’t hide her scornful laughter at his reaction.

When was he so frantic as to throw himself at Rose just now, yet he became scared when faced with a poisoned dagger.

“What’s wrong, are you scared?”

As Erina pushed the dagger closer, Peiron’s eyes shook wildly.

“E-Erina.”

“You tried to protect Rose without being prepared to die?”

Peiron’s gaze couldn’t move away from the dagger Erina was holding close.

Erina deliberately waved the dagger at him and mocked.

“You’ll be executed while being cursed by everyone for the crime of trying to kill the owner of the mana stone mine.”

“S-Stop…”

As it looked like the dagger might graze him at any moment, Peiron, who had been struggling to take all the blame, pleaded with Erina.

“Please, s-stop.”

“And Rose will follow you for the crime of cooperating with you.”

With those words, Erina raised her arm high while aiming at Peiron.

“Huk!”

Startled, Peiron shut his eyes tightly and buried his head on the ground.

Erina was dumbfounded at the sight of Peiron burying his head to save his life.

When did he make such a fuss about killing himself instead of Rose, yet now he buries his head because he doesn’t want to die.

It was pathetic beyond words.

She was astounded by the fact that she had almost been killed by such a foolish man.

“Tsk.”

There was a gaze watching Erina from afar as she clicked her tongue, finding Peiron ridiculous.

Rose, who couldn’t fully trust Peiron who had set out alone saying he would do it, had followed him.

Knowing his weakness, Rose had quietly followed Peiron heading towards the Medelia Count’s residence from early dawn.

After seeing him argue at the front gate and finally throw the poisoned dagger, Rose was briefly elated.

But whether it was luck or tenacity, seeing that Erina was still not dead, Rose quietly seethed with anger.

“Why won’t that bitch die until the end.”

The ominous voice quietly settled, but there was no one who could hear it.

Rose saw movement to drag Peiron away.

Even Peiron had failed to kill Erina.

Rose bit her lip.

If it ended like this, it would literally be the end of everything.

The Tula Kingdom and Trumto Kingdom, which had attacked the Empire as if squeezing everything out, would find it difficult to remain as the Small Kingdom Alliance once the war-like war was over.

Peiron, whom she thought was her match, would never be able to leave prison for the crime of attacking Erina.

Then, even if Peiron didn’t reveal that she was the owner of the deadly poison, Erina would surely drag her down to ruin.

If Erina didn’t die here, there would be no future for herself or the child in her womb.

Rose quietly looked at the two small glass vials rolling in her hand.

These two small objects were her last hope.

Rose gripped the vials tightly in her hand and glared at Erina, who was now mocking Peiron being dragged away by the knights.

Was it because she glared too intensely?

Erina felt a gaze gnawing at her sharply honed nerves.

Erina, who was keeping the dagger as evidence to be used later in Peiron’s trial for attempting to kill her, discovered Rose glaring at her.

For a moment, their gazes met.

In that instant, Erina’s eyes gleamed coldly.

Rose glared at the many people surrounding her before turning away.

No matter how much deadly poison she had, it was impossible to break through them and kill Erina.

To promise a next time, she had to leave this place.

As Rose hurriedly moved to escape, Erina suddenly called out to her in a voice full of anger.

“Rose Asila!”

“Damn it.”

Rose cursed and ran.

Erina ran to chase after Rose who was trying to escape.

“Erina!”

Barun and Terik, startled by Erina’s sudden running, called out to her.

But Erina, without even looking back at their call, ran recklessly holding the dagger while only looking at Rose.

Rose’s stamina, which had collapsed after confirming her pregnancy, quickly ran out after running for a short while.

Erina, who caught up with Rose running while gasping for breath, grabbed a handful of the pink hair fluttering in front of her.

“Aagh!”

With her hair grabbed, Rose’s feet tangled and she fell ungracefully.

But falling with her hair grabbed, she couldn’t even fall properly and only felt the pain as if all her hair would be pulled out.

“Let go of this!”

As Erina didn’t let go of her hair, Rose’s legs were repeatedly scraped on the ground as she fell and got up.

Rose struggled with all her might to remove Erina’s hand that wouldn’t loosen its grip.

Rose struggled to break free somehow, but the more she tried, the more Erina tightened her grip and wouldn’t let go.

“Let go! Aaagh!”

Erina gritted her teeth, letting her hand holding the dagger hang down, while constantly shaking the hand gripping Rose’s hair so she couldn’t break free.

When Rose’s screaming and struggling hands were placed on the hand gripping her hair, Erina boldly threw her down.

“Kyaaagh!”

As Rose screamed and rolled on the ground, Erina approached her before she could regain her senses.

Erina approached Rose, who was trying to get up somehow while fixing her disheveled hair, and pushed her shoulder with her foot.

“Aagh!”

Seeing Rose fall backwards, Erina straddled her while pressing down on her arms with her knees.

“Now, the situation has changed.”

Rose twisted her whole body, but couldn’t escape from Erina who was pressing down with all her strength.

Rose glared at the faintly visible Erina without even being able to clear away the tangled hair covering her face.

“Get off!”

Erina met her gaze while personally clearing away Rose’s hair.

Erina smiled brightly at Rose’s eyes shining bright blue.

“I’ve really waited for a day like this to come.”

Erina had dreamed of this even in her dreams.

She wished and hoped for a time to give her excruciating pain, just like herself who died without knowing why from Rose before the regression.

Just like now.

“Get off right now!”

“Why should I? I’ve dreamed of this day for so long, Rose.”

Erina spoke to Rose while showing her the dagger in her hand.

“You see? This is the poisoned dagger you asked Peiron to throw at me.”

The blade, shining ominously in the sunlight, looked sharp enough to pierce the heart at any moment.

Rose’s heart was pounding as if it would burst, but she deliberately raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.

“Are you going to stab me? It won’t do any good.”

Erina found her effort to appear calm even in this situation truly admirable.

But she couldn’t hide the trembling at the end of her words.

“Ah, I know.”

Erina knew that stabbing Rose with this dagger wouldn’t cause her any problems.

She had seen it in her memories before the regression, and in her dreams.

She wouldn’t die from any blade or poison.

“Even if I stab you with this dagger, you won’t die, right?”

“You!”

Rose’s eyes widened at Erina speaking to her as if she knew something.

It was a fact that she herself had only recently recalled from the prophecy.

Rose was shocked by Erina’s words, which sounded as if she already knew.

“H-How do you…”

“Why do you think I don’t know what you know?”

Erina, pleased by Rose’s shocked expression, personally cleared away a few strands of hair that had fallen on her face.

“You know what, Rose?”

Erina smiled as she twirled the dagger’s handle on Rose’s fully exposed face.

“I was once so weak and foolish that I worried even about holding a dagger like this.”

She was stupid and fragile.

But she realized after Rose made her know death, and Trumto and Headton involved in this caused Cony’s death.

There was nothing more foolish than hesitating like a coward while taking revenge.

“But you made me like this.”

It was Rose trying to kill her from before the regression until now, and Trumto and Headton who caused Cony’s death that made her like this.

Erina hated Rose.

She hated her for making her swim in the vague torment of possibly dying.

She hated Rose for creating the miserable framework called the Small Kingdom Alliance and moving Trumto to cause Cony’s death.

It didn’t matter if it was a twisted hatred.

It was Headton and Trumto who caused Cony’s death.

And it was because of herself who didn’t take any measures even knowing Cony was exposed to danger.

But it just felt like everything was Rose’s fault.

Even if it was a selfish hatred, Erina couldn’t erase her feelings.

“What are you, you fool, going to do! What? Are you going to stab me?”

“Yes, I’m going to stab you.”

“You crazy bitch!”

“I may not be able to kill you.”

Erina held the dagger upside down and aimed the tip at Rose’s arm.

“But you can still feel pain.”

The blade slowly pierced through Rose’s dress and into her skin.

“Kyaaagh!”

Erina felt goosebumps all over her body as she felt the mushy sensation from the blade tip.

She gritted her teeth and continued to move the slowly descending blade without stopping.

But the blade tip stopped moving as if it had hit a wall.

It was because of the curse and blessing bestowed upon the last descendant of the fairies.

Because Erina had the power of a god, the blade tip was able to slightly penetrate, but nothing more was allowed.

Realizing that Erina couldn’t stab deeply no matter how much force she applied, Rose screamed with an elated face.

“Heu, ha, haha, haha! What? Can’t you do it? Huh?”