Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 43 No, she's not Sophia, she's Scarlett.
Scarlett had personal matters to attend to, so Sophia couldn't stay long. She simply picked out a piece of jewelry that Scarlett liked as a thank-you gift and left.

The moment she boarded the airship, a series of announcements echoed in her mind.

[Luck Value +10]

Lifespan +1

[Remaining lifespan: 50 days]

As soon as the announcement ended, another slightly somber voice rang out: "[Fool! You shouldn't have come! Holster caused the accident and injured someone; you clean up the mess so you can better absorb her luck! The more people dislike her, the higher your luck value will be. Have you forgotten what I taught you?]"

Sophia closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair, and her voice, tinged with coldness and tinged with a hint of hoarseness and weariness, asked: "And then? What's the point of getting her luck points?"

【Then? 】

The voice paused for a moment, then said, "[Then you'll become emperor! Rule the galaxy!]"

"Oh, I see." Sofia showed no interest in this statement and gave a perfunctory reply.

Sofia!

The voice, sensing Sophia's perfunctory tone, coldly retorted: "Don't forget! Your mother risked her life to exchange you for Scarlett. If it weren't for me helping her, you would be dead long ago! You wouldn't be enjoying so many years of wealth and power, second only to the emperor."

"Yes, if it weren't for you helping her, I would have died long ago."

Sofia mechanically repeated her words, the rising tone carrying a hint of sarcasm, a questioning and accusatory tone: "You say this is a world of books, and I'm the protagonist of this book. Have you ever seen a protagonist who's a thief? Someone who needs to keep stealing to prove themselves?"

This voice has been with Sofia ever since she became conscious.

It said it was called a system and could grant her power beyond cognition, as long as she followed its instructions.

At that time, she was an infant in swaddling clothes and did not understand what the voice called "System" meant.

until one day.

She covered her eyes with a tattered cloth, and when she uncovered it, she found herself in a magnificent world. A beautiful female adorned with jewels picked her up, kissing and hugging her, murmuring, "Sophia, my daughter, you've been frightened. It's all my fault for not protecting you. I'm so sorry."

Sofia?
No.

She is not; she is Scarlett.

Her mother was not the beautiful woman in front of her.

Her mother was very old, her face covered with wrinkles, and her gray eyes held a gloom that could never be dispelled, sometimes filled with tears, sometimes with a smile.

The gloom would only dissipate when her mother stroked her cheek, because her mother was crying, crying for her.

She has severe osteomalacia and only has a few months to live.

They were slaves in the slums, powerless and unqualified to receive treatment, and could only choose a quiet place to wait for death, just like other slaves.

The little girl thought of her mother and waved her hands, trying to avoid the female's caresses.

ear.

The voice that had been with her for several days suddenly appeared.

System: [From this moment forward, you are Sophia. As long as you stay peacefully by Catherine's side, your life will continue, your mother will recover and be freed from slavery.]

Freed from slavery.

This is something a slave would spend his entire life wanting to obtain.

Can she do that for her mother?
At that time, she didn't know what those words meant.

There was only one thought in my mind.

Since she was going to die anyway, she was happy to be able to do something for her mother.

later.

Throughout the long days, she stayed by Catherine's side.

Catherine ascended the throne as Empress.

She was bestowed the title of Princess, possessed her own residence and fiefdom, and was revered by thousands.

The system will provide her with updates and photos of her mother.

The mother was freed from slavery, her appearance was no longer old, and she lived in a small but cozy house, with a girl of similar age by her side.

She knew who the little girl was.

She had also considered talking to Catherine.

But every time she made up her mind to speak...

The system will then say: "Switching the princess is a grave crime; your mother will die, and by a slow, agonizing death—the most painful kind."

His indifferent tone was chilling, which frightened her.

She couldn't let her mother die. Later, the little girl came back.

The system then said: "[She's a vicious female supporting character; her existence will kill many people. You must eliminate her.]"

She couldn't understand why such a cute and pretty girl was a villainous supporting character.

until.

She saw the girl mercilessly whipping the servants, torturing the attendants madly, and repeatedly harming those around her.

Everyone was miserable and secretly cursed Scarlett, wishing she would die soon.

Moreover, after Scarlett returned, she repeatedly urged the Queen to execute her mother.

She wavered and began to do some things according to the system's arrangements.

After completing those tasks, she would gain some luck points and lifespan.

It's as if she can live a good life as long as she opposes Scarlett.

And her mother.

If Scarlett were truly a villainous supporting character, her existence would kill many people, and she would be willing to oppose her, even kill her with her own hands.

but.

why.

Why did Scarlett suddenly change?

Ever since she last saw Scarlett, she had noticed something different in her eyes.

Bright, honest, genuine, and radiant.

Look at those eyes.

She couldn't do anything to hurt her.

perhaps.

Scarlett would have been this kind of person even without her.

Sofia! I'm talking to you! Are you listening?

I'm telling you, if you don't do as I say, your mother! Your children! Including yourself! You will all die!

[You're dead! The world is finished!]

Do you remember what I told you? You are the protagonist of this world; your existence is to save this wretched world! You cannot act impulsively!

Seeing that Sophia had not responded, the system flew into a rage, bombarding her tired nerves with a barrage of words.

Sofia rubbed her temples, slowly regaining her composure. A clarity flickered in her melancholy eyes, and she countered, "If my existence is to save the world, isn't Scarlett also a part of that world?"

The system went silent.

But she didn't remain silent for long before speaking again, her tone even more agitated: "Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!!! Do you know what you're doing?! A saint! Indecisive! Impulsive! Do you know this will get you killed! If she becomes empress, do you know how many people will die?!"

Sofia: [If she truly becomes empress, I will become her lady-in-waiting and assist her in governing the country.]

The system was stunned, then burst into anger: [Idiot, idiot, idiot!]

[Idiot, idiot, idiot!]

[You damn saint! I can't learn no matter how I teach you! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!]

Without her blessing, you will die soon. Have you forgotten? You only have 50 days left to live!

Sofia didn't speak, but opened her eyes and looked out the window.

She arrived at the Palace of Yersey.

Her beast husband, holding the child, waited for her outside the airship.

Sensing Sophia's emotional fluctuations, the system immediately changed tactics, appealing to her emotions and reason: "Look how handsome your beast husband is, how adorable your children are! Can you bear to watch them die with you?"

The system displayed a photo of Sofia's mother: [And your mother, she's only fifty, in the prime of her life. Can you bear to see her executed by the Queen? Sofia, you must calm down, for their sake, and for yours.]

Sofia seemed to be persuaded. She gazed out the window, pondered for a long time, and a struggle flashed in her eyes.

After a long pause, she nodded.

I know what to do next.

The system breathed a sigh of relief: [That's more like it. You are the future emperor; you must not act impulsively.]

(End of this chapter)