Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
Jill 02
Ironically, this young man who looked exactly like her was completely different on the inside.
The youth, who should have died several months after his exile, cared for Andrea despite his seemingly sullen scowls. His words were rough, yet his gaze towards Andrea was kind and warm.
Even Andrea wound up attached to Lilius, and his smile which hadn’t been seen for the past few years reappeared.
But even with such a scene before him, Jill could not be unreservedly happy.
They came to this rural town far away from the capital. When he thought of the reason behind this, he could not blindly place his faith, no matter how beautiful the magic possessed by the youth in front of him.
A piece of letter received a few months ago.
The sender was her. The contents were a request for money. There had been many letters like this previously, but he had never replied. If she at least asked after the children, he might have felt like replying, but the sentences she sent were just a collection of flattering words that rubbed his nerves the wrong way.
However, at the end of that day’s letter, she wrote about her intent to come to the empire. The letter itself had taken some time to arrive.
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No matter how Andrea cried and pleaded, Jill would not bring the children to meet her.
Knowing her, she probably wouldn’t feel even a smidgen of guilt about selling rare white lion children into slavery.
Since she was the one that gave birth to them, she could deal with them however she pleased.
This excuse that came out of her mouth was something he would never forget. At that time, just as the twins were born, she was going to burn them to death with her magic. Even now, that day’s wrath had not disappeared.
No matter how Lilius claimed to have no relationship to her, and by extension her family, it was impossible for him to accept that easily.
This youth who appeared with this timing.
With magic possessing a beautiful, pure light and a clear scent like dew on a winter morning — his conditions were too good to be true.
Beastmen were ridiculously weak to people with attractive magic. If they fought on pure strength alone, beastmen would definitely not lose to humans. Yet in the past, beastmen had been oppressed.
If one were to peruse through the history books, the reason was simple.
The shrewd humans accurately aimed at beastmen’s weakness.
In the past, anyone could see magic and discern its scent.
So what would happen when an oppressed human with a pure soul came to a beastman’s side?
Everyone would protect that human.
Knowing that beastmen could not be injured easily, humans used that beautiful person as a sacrifice. Using a dreadful magic, they turned everything around that person into scorched earth.
On top of that, there were the children. If the beastmen’s most treasured children were taken hostage, even the noblest of knights would have no choice but to release the sword of his oaths.
She must have grasped beastmen’s weakness during the time she stayed in this empire.
The root of all evil. The second son that was said to be an evil spirit, whose cold-bloodedness was unimaginable. The one in the rumours and the one seen by Jill were completely unrelated existences.
So, something must have happened.
This youth must have had his own reasons too.
However, to trust him just based on that alone? No. For those born into nobility, such a kind world was foreign to theirs.
When and who would become an enemy was unknown, so Jill had no intention of relaxing his vigilance.
Even if it were to hurt Lilius, for the sake of protecting his children, he would have no hesitance.
That was right, there shouldn’t have been.
TN note:
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That last sentence…. seems like it’s not the same as before huh, Jill… Guessing there’s another chapter in Jill’s pov? (But srsly, that woman is so trash, to even think of selling children! And her own at that!)
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
+1 she is so awful that I honestly thought I was looking at a character from To cure a dark heart. I hope she burns or sell into slavery or any evil intention she had for the kids.
That’s why Jill was so suspicious of Lily. That sister is trash. ugh.
Thanks for the chapter!
After what she did she still dares to ask for money?! That’s beyond shameless. She is the one deserving to be burned or sold into slavery, not the children! 🤬 But with this explanation it’s understandable why Jill is so cautious about Lilius. I hope that after they’ve spent some time together they will get to the point where Lilius will tell Jill what really happened before his exile.
Thank you for the update!!! 💖
Wow, I feel horrible for Jill. To have this kind of mindset, Lilius’s sister must have made him absolutely miserable. She just sounds like a trash woman, I hope Lilius will be able to break down his walls.
Another thing, since she’s such a bad woman, I wonder why Andrea seems to seek her out so much? Maybe since he’s her firstborn she treated him differently?
Thanks for the chapter!
children always seek the love of their mother even when that mother is a horrible person. Andrea is just too young to truly get that she’s not treating him right (bcs it’s his only mom and he doesn’t know better). And I guess she treated him better bcs he doesn’t have beastman traits while the twins probably disgusted her.
That’s true! Somehow I forgot he didn’t have any beastman features 🤔
Me and the sister should have a “talk”.
With heavy artillery and her hanging upside down with spiked-poisoned chains attached to her feet connecting her to the ceiling over a boiling water as the steam scalds her skin in a damp room
It’s gonna be a long talk
Mhm
I don’t think any parent who plans to utilize their own children for their benifits is excusable. That b$tch dares to come back and ask for money?
I hope Andrea would never be coaxed to her side EVER! She might trick him to take his younger siblings to her 😤
Thabk you for translating 💕🙏💕
Wow them people could lie!! Even after ylthey thought he died they let rumors like that float around!!?
If he is to be considered unimaginably cold blooded then what about the rest of the family!!!? They’re what? The ninth layer of hell?!!!😠😠😠
thanks for the chapter!