Notice + a bonus (Riese Prologue, 1, 2)

I got sick, it wasnt anything bad, it was a simple flu. But I was quite scared tbh. I once got sick with influenza back in 2009 and it hit me hard. 

If you're good with dates, you'd know that was another pandemic.

Well, I felt terrible at that time, and if I'll feel remotely like that in the case of contracting the coronavirus, I dont want to even get a chance.

Anyway, like I said, it was just simple flu, but still, since my immune system is kind of down, I'll be staying at home in my room in order to avoid contact with people.

And this got me thinking. There will be many people who will have to stay home without much to do. So, in light of this, I decided to start posting a novel I was saving for my birthday ahead of time. This will not interfere with the normal maseki/moto sekai ichi releases, but as an extra so that you have something to read everyday. 

Maseki/Moto sekai ichi chapters are long, quite long tbh and I cant do them faster, but these chapters are quite short, so there shouldnt be a problem adding them. I'll also add some Teihen Rhoyshu chapters in between.

Anyway, the goal for this month and the next is to post something for you to read every day so that this pandemic at least has a bright side.

Now, on to the first three chapters of the new novel. Its name is  The abused merchant’s daughter obtains the power of a saint, and unaware of it, mercilessly takes revenge. 

The novel has depictions of cruelty and gore, so reader discretion is advised. Also, this novel will be patreon exclusive until May.

Gyakutai sarete ita shouka no reijou wa seijo no chikara o te ni ire, mujikaku ni youshanaku gyakushuu suru.

The abused merchant’s daughter obtains the power of a saint, and unaware of it, mercilessly takes revenge.

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Author: てんてんどんどん / Tenten Dondon

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# Prologue

Prologue

She was a girl who gave off a weird feeling.

Whether you beat her, kicked her, or hurt her.

For some weird reason, the girl always laughed.

She held her cheek, which should've been hit and hurting, thoughtlessly smiling.

That smile, reminded her of her older sister who was very loved, making Tencia Malta angrier.

When her sister and her sister's husband died, instead of watching over her niece, Tencia completely overtook the merchant shop.

Since Tencia had a grudge against her older sister for being treated favorably, she, in turn, hated her sister's child, Sonia.

She trapped her niece in a dimly lit basement, and every time she saw her, she got frustrated and resorted to using violence against that child.

Tencia's husband, Guláš had told her to stop.

However, since he has had an affair before, those words fell on deaf ears.

The elder sister's child gave off a weird feeling.

No matter whether you hit her, you abused her, you threw water on her, or even if you placed a hot iron on her skill, all she did was smile and laugh.

Since it was unpleasant to receive such violence with only a laughing face, that violence escalated.

She wasn’t given meals, wasn’t allowed to sleep, she wasn’t allowed to go outside and neither was given any sort of education.

As such events continued, an official notice from the palace was received.

A saint has appeared in our territory.

And priests will come in search of the saint, it stated.

Tencia and both her husband and daughter Sharla panicked.

It said the priests would appraise girls in search of the saint, regardless of their position as slaves or people.

If they were to see his sister's abused daughter, whom she was supposed to protect in the first place, all their property as merchants might get confiscated.

But, above all, those living in the Holy city of Cardiana must be allowed to participate in the 『Ceremony of Adulthood』 when they are seven years old.

If you don’t let them participate, there's a heavy penalty to pay.

Despite not looking like it, the girl was 18 years old.

But because she wasn’t properly fed, no matter how one looked at her, the girl looked to be no more than 10 years old.

If they were to find something suspicious and looked into the past, Tencia and her family would have no future.

"What are we going to do!?! If a priest gets to know this, we won’t get away with a simple 'sorry'!! That's why I kept telling you to stop doing that!!! "

For now, Guláš was blaming Tencia, but there was nothing he could do about it.

It was impossible to turn that girl who was nothing but skin and bones into a plump girl in just ten days.

Ever since she was a child, she'd been locked down and abused, so she couldn’t even speak a word.

And thus. The conclusion the couple came to was―― To throw the girl, Sonia, away into the forest where monsters roamed.

And like this, the story began to move.

That is.

The abused girl became a saint――Unaware of her abundant apathy.

And although the abusing side was mistaken for the saint, she was not and continued to dig her own grave until she self-destructed.

# 1

Episode 1

Ever since I was little.

Being on the receiving end of violence was normal.

When everyone was eating, I was all alone in a corner of the room.

This was always normal.

But before I knew it, I was locked in a dimly lit room, and I couldn’t even get a proper meal.

I was always told this was obvious since I was a useless child.

The memories of when I was happy are far away.

Mama and Papa were still alive.

At that time, I felt happiness.

But I can barely remember that time anymore.

It slowly vanishes.

Lately, I haven’t had a meal.

I can’t move my body, let alone one single finger the way I want to.

I was suddenly taken out of the room today and locked into a carriage, but later I was dropped from that carriage.

When I fell, I hit my whole body, and it was very painful.

Maybe it's because of that, that my body doesn’t move.

My neck hurts, and I can’t move it to look around.

In my sight are only the lush forest trees and the deep blue sky.

The sky sure is beautiful.

I wonder if I'm going to die?

I vaguely thought to myself.

That might be a good thing.

When I die, Mama and Papa will come to pick me up.

In the afterlife, you don’t need to eat to stop feeling hungry.

And if someone doesn’t like you, you don’t get punished for it.

You don’t have to be afraid every time a person comes.

I'd love to take a warm bath once.

I wonder if you can take baths in heaven?

I want to stretch out my hands and feet in a hot water bath and swim in it, instead of having a bucket of cold water spilled unto me.

And then, take my time sleeping.

I want to sleep among the fluffy clouds without having anyone disturb me.

And wake up when I'm done sleeping.

I don’t think I ever slept properly.

I'll take a nice nap on the soft clouds of heaven.

And wake up while still dozing off, not getting water thrown at me.

And I won’t be hungry after waking up.

Ahh, that sounds like a dream.

I don’t know if I'll be able to go to heaven.

But I never did anything bad.

I'm sure I'll be able to see Mama and Papa.

I wonder if Mama and Papa will soon come to pick me up?

I want to see them.

Mama used to say.

Are you laughing as hard as you can?

If you do, something good will happen.

I always did so, Mama.

That's why, please come pick me up quickly.

As I looked, the scenery slowly turned blurry.

"Are you alright? Hey!! "

I heard a voice coming from somewhere, and felt my body float.

# 2

Episode 2

I heard a voice.

"Are you going to pick up such a dirty girl? "

"I can’t just leave her here, right? I found this child here for a reason. I can’t just abandon her."

A man was talking.

Could these people be angels?

Or, have I gone to the underworld, where bad kids go?

My body still feels very light.

A feeling like I'm flying.

Even if I die like this, I won’t regret it.

Living is very hard.

And it wasn’t fun at all.

But it's okay.

I always kept my promise to Mama and Papa.

I was always a good girl who laughed.

That's why, please.

It doesn’t have to be heaven, just let me see my Papa and Mama.

Or a person who will smile at me.

A person who will speak to me.

A person who will listen to me.

A person who doesn’t hit me.

A person who doesn’t yell at me.

A person who doesn’t speak ill of me.

I want to meet a person like that. I want to meet a person like that. Like Papa and Mama.

And so――I opened my eyes.

■□■

"Are you alright? "

On top of a fluffy and warm bed.

I woke up.

Looking around, I wonder if it's somewhere indoors.

This looked like one of the temple rooms I once saw in a picture book.

In front of me was a man dressed like the priests who appeared in that picture book.

Could this person be an angel?

"……Aa, aa……"

I tried to say thank you, but I don’t have a voice.

Come to think of it, my throat was burned so that I couldn’t call for help.

But, it's strange. It doesn’t hurt. Can it be because this is heaven?

"……Ahh, it's alright. If you can’t talk, you don’t have to push yourself. But can you tell me with your head if it hurts or not? "

The man smiled and spoke with a gentle expression, so I was convinced.

I'm certain this person is an angel.

I was in heaven after all.

I mean, the place I'm at has a soft and fluffy bed.

When I was alive, ever since I was a small child, I was not allowed to use a bed.

Come to think of it, before I fainted, my whole body had a burning pain, but now, it doesn’t hurt at all.

I'm really happy heaven is a painless place.

"……Is there any pain? "

When the angel asked me, I shook my head.

Usually, my whole body would hurt, but I don’t have any pain today.

"Then, can you speak? "

I shook my head sideways again. I want to say thank you to the angel, but I can’t.

"……Hmm. I'll touch you a little. Is that okay? "

After saying that, the angel's hand stretched out, which involuntarily startled me up.

Despite being an angel, his hands were big.

And my body was thinking it would get hit.

"……Ahh, it's alright. I won’t hurt you."

The angel's hand that touched my throat was warm.

"……I see. It looks like your vocal cords have been wrecked. With this, it's impossible for you to talk. ……Seriously, what a terrible thing to do."

The angel's face became steep. So, even an angel can make such a face.

Oops, I think I'm staring too much.

"Sorry for the late introduction. I'm Farne. A priest of the Ars faith. I brought you here because I found you collapsed in the forest. Do you remember why were you lying in that place? "

I stared at the angel when he asked me that.

This......this is not heaven?

Why did this person help me if this place isn’t heaven?

I'm filthy and useless. I'm of low birth.

Will the priest (shinkan-sama) kick me out of this place if he finds out about that?

This thought made my body tremble.

What should I do? Will I be sent to that annoying girl again after being kicked out?

Please, someone, stop this trembling.

Even if I try to stop it, my body and limbs won’t stop shaking.

What should I do? What do I do?

Shinkan-sama looked at me with gentle eyes, and with no anger in his face.

"If you don’t want to say it, you don’t have to. Nobody will hurt you here. Please rest assured. You're now under my protection. So long as you're in this house, nobody will harm you."

Saying that, Shinkan-sama held his hand over my face, and I suddenly felt very sleepy.

I fell on the fluffy bed.

I think I have a pillow on my head.

This is heaven, I'm sure of it.