The edges of my eyes had already been smothered to a reddened degree, not much different than Ivy's, when I finally remembered to drag out Elijah for answers.
I was feeling all sorts of emotions when thinking about Onii-sama's situation.
Anger for his suffering, pity for his suffering, disgust for his former ignorance that caused this all.
Whoever framed the original Roselyn for poisoning, if they didn't exist, then Onii-sama wouldn't have sacrificed so much of himself.
Elijah looked at me as if he had been waiting for it to happen, and I so wanted to punch this face of his.
"Ah......so the agreement is finally over."
Agreement?
Onii-sama made an agreement with this so-called boy that is considered this world's 'god'?
No......it couldn't be.
"You-! Why didn't you tell me earlier?", I screamed at him in my anger.
' So I told him I wanted to be a better big brother.'
It was only now that I understood these words.
"As you've figured out, that was the terms of our bargain. As he finally feels like he's done enough, his existence is wiped out from the surface of this world."
I always knew, that by the conversation in the courthouse, that by Onii-sama's request, this world was created.
But never did I once ever think that there was a price to pay.
Nothing ever comes free, why did I forget this quote?
His only goal was to become a better big brother, but in reality it was to see his little sister happy and well.
With that reassurance, the contract could be fulfilled.
I didn't know whether to feel sad or happy at this.
As a bystander who had to hear about his pain, I felt desperation at his own words.
But if the contract was fulfilled and he left, it means that his goal was finally accomplished.....right?
A bit of relief flooded over me through the blurry of heavy emotions after knowing that his life-long goal was accomplished.
He must have been happy and resigned after seeing his original little sister find someone who would truly understand her.
I smiled as I glanced over at Adriana, who was patting her best friend's hair flat after all that pulling.
'What a kind soul. If there's anybody who deserves to be a heroine, it's her.' , I thought as I remembered her kind nature.
Onii-sama had a sharp mind, and if he saw that the original villainess would finally be happy, then I was also reassured.
'Ah, Roselyn, the original one. Although this body may have belonged to you in another lifetime, I believe that I have full ownership now. But I do see that you're happy the way you are.'
I thought a bit about the real otome game, and finally finished my deduction of her character.
She was known as immature, spoiled and detested when things didn't go her way.
But was it that way, really?
Roselyn only started to complain a great deal and throw tantrums when Onii-sama started treating Ivy well.
The timeline, according to my memory, didn't lie.
Maybe.......in her view, it was the only way to get attention?
Being rich and born with a golden spoon in her mouth, people would only flock to her for the benefits, not for herself.
Roselyn couldn't give less than an inch of attention for the other male leads, only her brother and the prince.
Even as heartless as she was described, she must have felt some emotion or love for her big brother, someone who has been by her all her life.
But if that drifted away to someone else, then that would be very frustrating indeed.
And furthermore, the same problem was decreasing her chances of becoming Queen by getting close to Albert.
If you were told your whole life that you were going to become Queen, then it would become a big part of your whole identity.
Raised with wealth, having power, but also to serve the position of the Queen in the future.
That was what her position was to everybody's minds.
It indeed also proves further that nobody truly saw her for what she was.
And if you had such an impressive brother as Onii-sama, wouldn't you want to be acknowledged by him?
Onii-sama doted on her, and she often acted spoiled, this I could tell from his words.
There were two most important things in her life: Her big brother, and the power of the Queen.
And having someone take both from you, it was almost a joke.
I wanted to sigh at this pitiable character, but at least she finally found someone who appreciated her as she was.
But from how much she truly valued her brother, I would rather that she forget about him completely to save her from pain.
"Elijah, could you please not erase my memory of Onii-sama? I wanted, even if I were the only person, to know his sacrifices."
"The terms he gave me were too simple: I want to be a better big brother. After his goal is accomplished, I was originally was going to destroy this world as it was done. But since I've also messed up a bit on my part when placing the souls, I'll grant you and only you this right."
Elijah snapped his fingers, but nothing changed at first glance.
But if you looked closely at the original villainess's blue eyes, there was a a bit of confusion as she raised her head and looked around, as if looking for someone.
Adriana was the first to speak up, "Ivy? What's wrong?"
'Ivy' was at first at a loss of words, then hesitantly said, "No, nothing. I could have sworn that I forgot something."
Being the only one who understood what she lost, I smiled sadly.
Truly, I could not understand why Onii-sama did so much for her, but what was done is done.
"Roselyn, I'll have to apologise beforehand for the trouble you went through. You see, the original heroine was supposed start over again in her own body. It seems that her innocence was only time-bought. After being exposed to wealth and power, even a saint as her couldn't withstand such mortal pleasures. Out of all the other people, she truly can only be considered as 'normal'. "
I sighed.
"What a shame, for her at least. I can't blame her, she truly was once pure and innocent, devoid of desires."
Elijah nodded as he knew I understood, instead of getting angry at all the complications the real Ivy had caused.
And with how much suffering she caused unknowningly, she shouldn't have been let off this easily.
But Onii-sama left happily, the original antagonist was happy, and I doubt she did it on purpose at that time.
The game dialogue when it came to the poisoning part was still untainted, thus she truly did not pull anything of her own will.
Unlucky situations, that's infuriatingly all it was.
If I still held anger or sympathy to the characters that had endured the hardships in the past, wouldn't that almost be mocking where they've come now?
Sometimes, you just have to forgive and forget.
Holding meaningless anger won't help you at all.
"I'll send her for reincarnation, hopefully she'll be exposed to such fancies early on and won't trick other people with her surface-integrity. See what happened the first time?"
According to Onii-sama's words, a whole country suffered from her change of thinking.
When you have everything surrounding you, it's clear that you'll think this is right.
"You were an interesting human, certainly. I definitely chose the right contractor. Roselyn, or Sayuri, I hope that you enjoy the rest of your life in this world.
He did a few spells, and a glowing piece of paper appeared.
"Our contract is done, farewell."
With an inked brush, he signed the bottom and the paper broke into pieces, then nothingness.
"Farewell, Elijah. You were an interesting god, certainly."