Volume 11 Chapter 45 Sheryl’s Salvation
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Deep within the Quvarian Empire, in the private sanctum of the Imperial Family, Sheryl faced the hour of her death. She methodically removed her garments, exposing her upper body to the cool air of the room.
”I must say, I never imagined Princess Sheryl would plot an insurrection,” a man said.
Stroking his beard while staring at her well-formed breasts was Weed of the Godspeed¹. Once a key lieutenant for Nasu Takumi, he had recently resigned as Vice Commander of the Knight Order of Enied and fled the Dragon Kingdom. At this time, he held the 35th Rank – a warrior whose name was feared across the globe.
”I only came to Quvar to pay my respects out of etiquette, and I find this. It was quite a shock,” Weed said.
”Yes. I was surprised as well,” a girl replied.
Snuggling close to Weed was the first princess of the Dragon Kingdom of Enied, Mesugo Rira. She watched intently as Sheryl endured her final indignity, urinating into a vessel. Rira was already 5th in the world Rankings, the only non-witch to hold a single-digit rank. Her unique skill, ‘Universal Crusher’², could pulverize anything, even the absolute defensive barriers of the most powerful witches.
”I have finished. Please… confirm the hymen,” Sheryl said quietly.
”Weed-sama, please look away. You shouldn’t be staring at the naked bodies of other women,” Rira said.
”But we’re about to watch Princess Sheryl drag out her own entrails, aren’t we?” Weed asked.
”That and this are separate matters entirely, desuwa!” Rira snapped.
Rira took a cloth and gently wiped away the remaining droplets, using her fingers to inspect the opening and confirm Sheryl was a virgin.
”Indeed, I have confirmed it. I will formally testify and record that Sheryl-sama has not committed the offense of adultery,” Rira said.
”Thank you, Mesugo Rira-sama,” Sheryl replied.
Accepting the short sword, Sheryl gave her thanks with a hollow voice. Monitored by the 5th and 35th Ranks, there was no path left for her but a dignified death, even with a blade in hand.
”I did not expect to find Mesugo Rira-sama in this country,” Sheryl whispered.
”I simply followed Weed-sama, desuwa. I’m sorry your plan to seize the throne went up in smoke,” Rira said.
Sheryl’s coup had been successful until the very end. She had assassinated her father, Emperor Quvar, and her younger brother. She had secured the Minister of Internal Affairs, Gritch, and her sister, Flavia. She had nearly grasped control of the state when Weed and Rira, who had coincidentally arrived at the castle, upended the entire board.
Without fully grasping the situation, the two high-ranking warriors decimated Sheryl’s elite strike force. Minister of Military Affairs Roshima fell in battle, and Sheryl, stripped of her power, was captured.
”Would you like to lose your virginity to a ddo before you go? If you want one last taste of pleasure, I’ll have Weed-sama ravish you here. I’ve already guaranteed your purity, after all,” Rira suggested.
”No. I wish to be displayed with my purity intact,” Sheryl said firmly.
”A truly noble resolve,” Rira nodded.
”But doesn’t Weed-sama have the right to take Sheryl-chan even if she refuses?” Flavia asked, sounding perplexed.
Flavia understood well enough that she could not afford to offend these two.
”That’s true, desuwa. If he can take a beauty like Sheryl-sama before she dies, Weed-sama might be getting his blood up. Weed-sama, I (Watashi) don’t mind. If you want to claim her, do it now,” Rira said.
”No, that won’t be necessary. I have no intention of defiling the Princess’s resolve,” Weed said gruffly.
Weed rejected the offer. He felt the stirrings of lust at the thought of ravishing an Imperial Princess, but his respect for her high-born dignity took precedence.
”As expected of Weed-sama, desuwa. Now then, proceed with the suicide, Quvar-style³,” Rira said.
(To think I must die by the Quvar rite twice. Forgive me, Stella. I will apologize for your murder when we meet in the Underworld.)
Sheryl stared at the short sword. Its keen edge shimmered with a predatory light. Memories of being ravished by the First Emperor and forced to take her own life came rushing back.
”Do you have any last words?” Rira asked.
”I have none… is what I would like to say, but I have a mountain of them,” Sheryl replied.
Sheryl looked at Flavia, who had been listening in silence. If Sheryl died now, her sister would become Empress. Since Flavia had no political training, it was clear she would become a puppet for Gritch.
”I know you cannot trust the words of one who killed our father and brother,” Sheryl said.
”That’s right, Sheryl-chan. I still can’t believe what you’ve done. But I know that if you don’t die here, I’ll have to watch you be publicly executed in a far more gruesome way. I understand that much,” Flavia said, her voice trembling.
Flavia looked to Weed, lost without the injured Gritch to guide her. Weed sighed and shrugged.
”It’s her last will. We’ll wait, so you should listen,” Weed said.
”Thank you. It will be a bit long, so I will show you my resolve first… ugh…!” Sheryl gasped.
Sheryl gripped the sword, took a shallow breath, and plunged it into her side. She drew it across slightly before pulling it out and placing it before her.
”When I finish talking, I will tear myself open properly and pierce my throat,” Sheryl said.
”For a princess… you have incredible spirit,” Weed remarked.
Distorting her face in pain, Sheryl began to describe the future – what would happen to Quvar, Lesta, Seron, and McGaref.
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”Hmm. I don’t fully get it, but it sounds like the truth,” Weed said.
”But we haven’t heard any rumors about a Great Famine in Lesta,” Rira countered.
”Information rarely leaves that country,” Weed noted.
The two looked at each other. The three-year future she described was a world of chaos beyond imagining.
”A female swordsman stronger than me, huh? Now that interests me,” Weed said.
”Oh, Weed-sama! Even though there is a woman right here who is stronger than you and loves you from the bottom of her heart,” Rira pouted.
Rira clung to his arm, puffing out her cheeks. Her name was a pun only a Japanese person would understand, given to her by Livia as a prank. While Rira possessed terrifying skills, she looked like a lovely, petite girl. Her tomboyish nature was reflected in her golden, short-cut hair.
”I told you, you’re too young. I’m an old man,” Weed said.
”Age is a trivial thing where love is concerned!” Rira insisted.
In truth, Weed had fled his country to escape this relentless courtship. In the previous timeline, Rira had eventually given up and married a man chosen by the state, but the recent political upheaval had allowed her to corner him.
”If this girl Chinatsu and the witches Halka and Sayo really are in McGaref, then I might believe you, jano,” Weed said, stroking his beard.
He thought of the matchless swordsman, Chinatsu. His desire to find a worthy opponent was real, and his soul burned for a life-or-death struggle he couldn’t find with Rira.
”I think I’ll head to McGaref,” Weed said.
”Oh, Weed-sama! Then I’m going with you!” Rira cried.
”No, you’re a princess. That’s hardly…” Weed started.
He turned back toward Sheryl, his expression softening.
”If I find your words to be true, I’ll do what I can to stop the war,” Weed said.
”…Thank… you…” Sheryl whispered.
”Be at ease now. It’s hard to watch a girl like you suffer this long,” Weed said.
”My sins… against my brother… and Stella… I hope I have paid for them, even just a little,” Sheryl said.
Blood from her side had soaked the floor. Sheryl turned to Flavia and bowed deeply.
”Flavia-sama, please… look after this country. Gritch is capable, but he is not to be trusted. Please, rely on the vassals I named. I kept them away from the coup so they would remain untainted,” Sheryl said.
”Sheryl-chan… I understand,” Flavia said.
”Now, pronounce the sentence,” Sheryl requested.
Flavia stared at her beloved sister through a veil of tears. For a woman raised only to be a beautiful bride, this reality was cruel.
”Sheryl, Second Princess of the Quvarian Empire. For the treason of regicide against your father, Emperor Quvar, and the murder of Prince Castor, I sentence you to death. In exchange for forgoing public shame, you are ordered to take your own life in the Quvar style. Goodbye, Sheryl-chan,” Flavia sobbed.
”I accept this sentence with gratitude. I shall now open my stomach and end my life,” Sheryl said.
She gripped the blood-stained dagger to finish the deed. But her hand shook uncontrollably, her aim wavering. The phantom pain and terror of her previous death resurfaced, and the face that came to her mind was Nasu Takumi’s.
(Takumi-sama… I am sorry I couldn’t be of use. Please… give me the strength to die with dignity…)
She found her composure. Just as she was about to drive the blade home to the hilt –
Sheryl’s body vanished into thin air. The dagger clattered onto the floor with a sharp metallic ring.
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Author:
”Hey, Takumi-chi!”
”Whoa. It’s been a while, Kahoru-chan,” Takumi said.
”I heard this chapter was ending in one more part, and I felt like I haven’t done enough… Besides, Kahoru-chan is totally against killing Sheryl-chan twice!” Kahoru-chan yelled.
”Hey, she’s not dead,” Takumi said.
”But she was literally doing seppuku!” Kahoru-chan cried.
”Spoiler alert: the summoning magic Shiori-chan was developing in the previous loop made it just in time,” Takumi explained.
”I see! But wasn’t what happened to Stella-chan a bit much?” Kahoru-chan asked.
”Yeah… but Stella actually kept her memories and told her friends. No one believed her, though,” Takumi said.
”By the way, Takumi-chi. Don’t you want to redo the school trip?” Kahoru-chan asked with a grin.
”I mean, sure. I’d love to go rat hunting again, but…” Takumi started.
”Hehe… well then, you’d better look forward to it!” Kahoru-chan said.
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Summary:
Sheryl attempts a coup in the Quvarian Empire but is thwarted by the accidental arrival of high-ranking warriors Weed and Mesugo Rira. Forced to commit ritual suicide, she uses her final moments to reveal future prophecies to them. Just as she is about to deliver the fatal blow, she is summoned away by Takumi’s allies.
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Trivia:
- Mesugo Rira is the only non-witch with a single-digit ranking.
- Weed of the Godspeed was Takumi’s former second-in-command.
- Sheryl has already died once before in a previous timeline/loop via the same ritual.
- Stella was secretly killed by Sheryl, a fact she plans to apologize for in the afterlife.
- The ‘rat hunting’ mentioned at the end refers to a specific previous event/trip
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Character Insight:
Sheryl shows extreme mental fortitude, performing a ‘test’ cut to prove her resolve while delivering a political briefing. Weed demonstrates a code of honor, refusing to exploit the situation s*xually, while Rira’s obsession with Weed and her ‘bratty’ behavior contrast with her terrifying Rank 5 power.
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Behind the Scenes:
The chapter meta-commentary confirms that the ‘loops’ or ‘previous turns’ are being actively manipulated by Takumi’s team, specifically Shiori’s summoning magic.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Quvarian Empire – Ruling kingdom. Harsh world, restricted freedom.
• Sheryl – Second Princess of the Quvarian Empire, a striking beauty with red hair. Initially appears as a diplomatic envoy, but she is a reformer within the empire, seeking to atone for Quvar’s past betrayals, particularly the destruction of the Northern Kingdom. Sheryl is highly intelligent and politically savvy, using her position to gather secrets and undermine the empire’s plans to destroy McGaref. She is also a slave to Takumi, bound by enslavement magic, and tasked with sowing chaos within Quvar. Despite her circumstances, she maintains a sense of duty and hopes to bring about change. First appears in v6c26.
• Weed – He is a retired knight and martial arts master, appeared as a sword seller, known for his bloodthirsty grin and elite ‘Sword Master’ skill.
• Dragon Kingdom of Enied – It is Weed’s homeland, appeared as part of his introduction, notable for its elite Guardian Knights.
• Rira – A classmate and one of Takumi-kun’s harem members. She has J-cup breasts and short black hair, which she plans to dye blue. Rira enjoys playful and creative expressions of intimacy, including cosplay and affectionate physical affection. Rira is also known for her ‘Intuition’ skill, which has been evolving into something more advanced. She is a key figure in Takumi-kun’s life, offering both emotional and physical support. First appearance in v1c15.
• Gritch – Minister of Internal Affairs, shrewd and power-hungry, allied with Roshima and exploited Katarina’s grudge. Manipulated by Livia, he slew the Emperor with poison, dreaming of ruling as regent and claiming Sheryl or his daughter’s marriage into royalty. Betrayed and denounced, he died in agony and his line was erased. First appears v9c2. Reminder: Ambitious minister undone by his own scheming.
• Roshima – Empire’s War Minister, stern and pragmatic, loyal to Princess Sheryl’s reformists. Opposed the Ghost Army with Livia, wielding great military authority while lamenting the empire’s decline. First appears v9c11. Reminder: Steadfast warlord guarding Sheryl’s path.
• Stella – A royal guard and Sheryl’s companion, who was also enslaved by Takumi. She harbors hatred towards Takumi for violating her, but enslavement magic forces her obedience. Stella is a viscount’s daughter and understands the political implications of her situation. She accompanies Sheryl in lewd acts as a form of penance and to cope with their shared shame. Her defiance is internal, but she follows Sheryl’s lead in their intimate moments. First appearance in v6c29.
• McGaref – Fortress city, adventurer hub.
• Livia – 8th-ranked imperial witch, heir of Cartera and friend of Lilus (Neige’s sister), whose death drove her to hate Quvar. Austere, sharp, and feared, she opposed the Ghost Army and toppled Emperor by using then betraying Gritch, secretly backing Princess Sheryl. First appears v9c3. Reminder: Brilliant witch who twists loyalties to save the world.
• Chinatsu – White Wall — Black hair, B-cup. Adventurous, masochistic, Takumi’s first slave & lover. Master of Asakura-ryu Iaijutsu, wields cursed sword Chisame (blood-powered). 12th-ranked fighter, close to Hikari. First appears in v1c1 Prologue.
• Sayo – A Cup. Non-virgin. The younger sibling in the fake-sibling couple.
• Kaho – 3rd Army leader. Worried, ceremonial magic.
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