Please let me live happily in my second life! [NOVEL] [ON-GOING]

Chapter 1- Did I die?

The day before the execution

Blanche Weiss

I HEARD a loud bang as the door opened from a distance, after it was closed.

Sound of footsteps became nearer and nearer and it stopped outside the bars.

"What do you want?" I said coldly, not bothering to lift my head up.

"For you to be dead." He said. "I just made an announcement a while ago, saying your execution will be tomorrow. Guess what? People roared as they want the traitor die in front of them." He chuckled at the last part of his sentence.

Tch.

"It really is true that people are blind." I scoffed at him, still looking down. It is uncomfortable whenever I lift my head, especially with both arms cuffed and hanged with chain.

My body lose its strength since I woke up in prison. Being fed with a bland food isn't affecting me much as I was a formerly a knight. It happens when in battle.

But hitting and poisoning me occassionally is a bit rough. Wounds in my skin stings until it becomes a scar. Throwing up feels like throwing my intestine outside. There are nights that tears are silently sliding in my cheek unknowingly.

Sigh...

"Right. You're one of them. If you didn't chose the wrong path, I'm still sure you and your 'old man' would still live peacefully." I flinched in fear as he mentioned my father. Not my real father, but I treated him as my father-figure.

Our eyes finally met. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'WOULD STILL LIVE'?! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" I suddenly have strength to stand-up and was going to grab him by the collar but the chains were pulling me.

I felt my head steaming up and my hands turned in fists. He was suprised for a second with my sudden behavior.

"PFT. Not only blind but stupid as well. You haven't still got it? Or maybe, you did but was hard to... Hmm... Accept?" He laughed after he said that and made an evil grin.

"No way. No, No, NO. THIS CAN'T BE?! You really killed him?"

"Them." He triamphuntly said as he watched me fell onto my knees and looked at my trembling hands becoming blurry and teardrops fell at them. I felt my heart sank deeply.

I feel useless. I became a knight for nothing. Got the title, the position but not everyone. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't repay them nor save them. I even become a prisoner to be executed. Is this the life I'm really supposed to live?

It's my fault.

"Why... Why DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME?! WHAT DID I DO?! BASTARD! TELL ME?!" I yelled in pain and my breath is running out of air, but words won't stop as if they are just coming out.

"Hm. I want to tell you but I much prefer seeing you still figuring it out. Then suffer from it."

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EXECUTION day arrived. I heard people outside, buzzing and murmuring like bees.

"Take the prisoner out!" A guard yelled.

Two guards unlocked the bars in front and dragged me outside.

I expected I would be blinded by sunlight after I had been locked for a long time, but I was wrong.

The sky is dark. I lost track of time, I don't know if it's morning or not.

Every step I take, I feel like I'm losing myself.

"DIE! DIE! DIE!"

People started chanting when they saw me being pulled by the guards towards a huge guillotine.

The next thing I knew, I died pathetically infront of that bastard's wicked smile.

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"YOU BASTAR--?!!!"

I woke up from my slumber that felt like drowning. I catched my breath from the point I was sweating like crazy.

*cough cough

Dry coughs and a bit of blood came out in my mouth. I winced as I felt something banging in my head.

I brushed it off and looked around me. I'm in a fancy looking room. This could still be a prison or not.

This isn't my place. Neither the palace. Where the heck am I? Didn't I die? Or not? If not, did they gave me an illusion pill or whatever to transport me? Is he solding me despite I'm a female? Is this one of the prince's plan? Anyways, I shouldn't let my guard down.

I got out of the bed to look around and find some clues in a minute of time incase someone enters the room but the problem is, MY BODY  WON'T KEEP UP.

I can't walk properly, and my knees gave up earlier than I expected it to be. I searched for something to lean on and saw a chair nearby.

Only few steps and now I'm panting like I just finshed running 10 laps in my training.

I wasn't THIS weak even I was in prison. That prince! What did he do to my body?! Tsk!

I paused and became silent for a moment while leaning on the chair.

*step step step

Dang it, someone's coming! My body is too slow too hide, what do I do?

Infront of the chair I'm leaning on, has a table, and a sharp hair pin on top of it.

That's it. Weapon.

As soon as I held it, a loud metal noise came from the door, which made my head turn.

*clang clang

On the floor, was a tray, a towel and a bowl of water, which made the carpet soaked. A girl in a maid outfit was standing beside the door, with a shocked face.

I realised she is making her way out as soon as she can, but I have to stop her while she is in utter shock. She must have some info to take.

I tried to walk, rushing a bit while holding the pin but then tripped infront of her. Literally. DAMN THIS BODY!

She snapped back to reality, and started to talk.

"M-My lady? MY LADY?!!! YOU HAVE WOKEN UP!! EVERYONE, INFORM THE MASTERS AND THE MADAM!! CALL THE FAMILY DOCTOR---"

I didn't pay attention on what she is saying. My only plan is to stop her from rushing away. I crawled like a zombie without legs and grabbed the end of her dress, which I used to get some support standing up and talk to her face to face.

"--IMMEDIATELY---MY LADY?!!!!!" She squeaked, like a tiny rabbit.

I reached for her shoulders and leaned my hands on it.

"Haa..."

I made it. Phew. Now where was I again?

Oh, right.

I faced the girl---where her face is nervous and beet red--- and tried to talk clearly and nicely but with a threat.

"Now, now. Where is that bastard prince?" I said, raising the sharp pin a bit.

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