Continues from the last episode.
For those who haven't seen the previous episode, I recommend you watch it.
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When Minhyun left, Yeoju sat on the floor for a while, unable to get up.
"Ah... Saintess... Why are you giving me such a trial...!!"
"What crime has this child committed?"
The heroine cried out into the void with resentful eyes, but as expected, all that came back was the echo of a bell ringing within the large room.
"after..."
The female protagonist sighed, then looked at the sleeping twins and spoke in a soft voice.
"You can't avoid trials, but remember."
"Your souls are one, so no matter what danger you face, you will never face it alone."
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(The next day)
Min-hyeon couldn't delay killing the cursed 13th child forever.
Ji-hoon, the 13th child who knew nothing, was dragged to the banquet hall while still asleep.
"You must kill him before it's too late, Your Majesty."
The saint's quiet but powerful words echoed throughout the banquet hall.
The child on the table in the middle of the banquet hall was fast asleep, oblivious to the surrounding chaos.
Minhyun, sword in hand, suppressed his trembling hands and strode briskly toward the child.
His expression was, of course, blank, and I couldn't feel a single ounce of emotion.
"Your Majesty, it is now."
"This single starlight will bring disaster. Take the life of this child, who is destined for disaster."
The moment Min-hyeon raised his sword in response to the saint's words,
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Someone grabbed Minhyun's arm.
"Who..."
"Your Majesty, please stop."
The female protagonist, with a haggard face, perhaps from lack of sleep, was barely holding onto Min-hyeon's arm as he wielded a knife.
He was wearing a white dress he never normally wore, and his expression was solemn, as if he had made up his mind about something.
"Your Majesty, please come out for a moment."
Minhyun took a step back without a word as Yeoju spoke in a soft, serious tone.
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The gazes of those around her were unkind as she suddenly knelt down and collapsed, but she paid no attention.
"Saint..."
"Your Excellency..."
"I don't believe it."
"This is a false prophecy, meant to harm this small life..."
"On behalf of my thirteenth child... I beg this life from God."
At the heroine's words, the people in the banquet hall began to whisper.
It's rare for an empress to sacrifice her life to protect a child.
"If I could protect my beloved child...if only the two of them could be together..."
"On behalf of the thirteenth child... I will bear that pain."
"If only I could protect my child... I'd offer myself in his stead."
"This child is a precious being, worthy of being protected, even at the cost of my soul."
With those words, the sword in the saint's hand pierced the heroine's heart.
The heroine's white clothes were stained red with blood, and those present were able to see Min-hyeon's tears for the first time in ten years.
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Author: I poured my heart and soul into this. I think episodes 1 and 2 of Twins' Constellation will remain in my memory for a long time... If I ever find another song with a worthwhile story like this, I'll write about it again.