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Beauty’s Curse, Power’s Crown
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00:00Apollo is mine, you little brat!
00:03What gives you the right to marry him?
00:06Just because you're pretty?
00:07Go to hell!
00:09The day before my wedding to Apollo, my own sister killed me.
00:12When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day we chose our gifts.
00:17You can choose either combat talent or beauty.
00:21Phaedra didn't even let him finish.
00:22He grabbed the glowing light to do it.
00:24That's when I knew she had come back too.
00:26In my last night, my sister Phaedra didn't hesitate.
00:30She chose combat because the gods of Olympus value strength above all.
00:34Kalista, you're too dumb.
00:36Beauty suits you better.
00:37I'll take all the pain of training for you.
00:40I believed her.
00:41I really thought she was doing it for my good.
00:43But Apollo, the man she loved, chose me as his wife because of my beauty.
00:48Blinded by jealousy, Phaedra destroyed my face and pushed me off a cliff.
00:53Kalista, Olympus values strength the most.
00:55I gave you the best option.
00:58You should be grateful.
01:00I looked at her.
01:01This time, I saw everything clearly.
01:04Her jealousy and her greed.
01:06Kalista, then you can only choose the combat gift.
01:09Do you accept?
01:10I accept.
01:11After all, the gods of Olympus value strength above everything.
01:14What could be better than a combat gift?
01:16Kalista, you poor brat.
01:18This time Apollo's wife will be me.
01:21And you'll die on the battlefield.
01:23The next day, we both awakened our gift.
01:26Phaedra looked in the mirror, completely stunned by her own beauty.
01:29As for me, my face was plain.
01:31My body thin and weak.
01:33She glanced at me and burst out laughing.
01:35Oh my god, you're so ugly.
01:39When Lord Apollo sees you this time, he'll be disgusted.
01:42Phaedra, being a clingy vine that lives off a man isn't as nice as it sounds.
01:47With my combat gift, I got into the Olympus Academy.
01:50I became Apollo's classmate.
01:52He was still the same.
01:53Cold, distant, untouchable.
01:56Girls gathered around him like moths to a flame, including Phaedra.
01:59She got exactly what she wanted.
02:01She clung to him, stayed by his side, followed him everywhere.
02:06Men gathered around Phaedra because of her beauty.
02:08Then she started telling everyone.
02:11Coletta and I are twin sisters.
02:14But she got jealous of my beauty.
02:16She pushed me off a cliff and left me to be attacked by beasts.
02:21I was badly hurt and lost my ability to combat.
02:26Her lies spread through the academy like wildfire.
02:30Within days, everyone believed her.
02:32And I became the target.
02:34First, small things.
02:35My Olympian robes would go missing.
02:37My books would be soaked in water.
02:39My food would accidentally be knocked onto the ground.
02:43Then it got worse.
02:44I started finding cockroaches and disgusting bugs.
02:47They poured out from the folds of my bed, skittering over the sheets.
02:50By the next morning, the smell had already soaked into everything.
02:53One day in the hallway, someone bumped into me like her.
02:58Calista doesn't shower.
02:59That's why she stinks so bad.
03:02So gross.
03:03Being ugly is one thing, but why is she so filthy?
03:07Disgusting.
03:08My sister only looks like this because she's working so hard on her magic.
03:12If she did something wrong, it's my fault as her beautiful big sister.
03:19Please.
03:20Don't bully her.
03:22Phaedra is so kind.
03:23Her beauty really comes from her heart.
03:26Unlike Kalita.
03:27Seriously.
03:28If I had a sister that beautiful, I'd be happy for her.
03:31Why would anyone be jealous?
03:33I headed back to my room.
03:35Didn't argue.
03:36Didn't explain.
03:37Not because I couldn't, but because it wasn't worth it.
03:40Meanwhile, Phaedra was living a best life.
03:42She stayed by Apollo's side at all times.
03:44As if she already belonged to him.
03:46They had already confessed their feelings to each other.
03:49I knew that.
03:50Because I had lived it before, but just like last time, Apollo refused to make it public.
03:55In front of everyone, he only called her a friend.
03:57The same lie.
03:58The same excuse.
04:00Back then, I believed him.
04:01I thought he was protecting me.
04:03Keeping me safe from jealousy, from gossip, from harm.
04:06Only later did I realize the truth.
04:08He was ashamed of me.
04:10He didn't think I was good enough for him.
04:15The other people Phaedra hung out with were all from powerful, wealthy families.
04:19They handed her rare artifacts like they meant nothing, and she took all of it.
04:24But her power never improved, because she wasted everything on her face.
04:28On perfumes, on dresses, on anything that made her more beautiful.
04:33She truly believed beauty was enough.
04:35That as long as she stayed beautiful, the world would hand itself over to her.
04:38Then, the combat exam was announced.
04:40If you can't pass the test, and you're expelled from the Olympus Academy.
04:45That was when she came to me, as if nothing had ever happened.
04:49Calista, you have to help me pass this exam.
04:51How?
04:52Don't you have control magic?
04:53You can just manipulate my movements from the sidelines.
04:56That way, I'll pass.
04:58That's forbidden magic.
04:59If we're caught, we'll both be banished from Olympus.
05:01Then don't get caught.
05:02If you can't even do something that simple, what's the point of your combat talent?
05:07You have so many admirers.
05:09Why not ask them?
05:10Though they admire you, they won't take risk on you, right?
05:13Asking an outsider for help with something like this, it's embarrassing.
05:17But you're different.
05:18You're my own sister.
05:21I'm sorry, sister.
05:22I won't do it.
05:23Are you really refusing to help me?
05:26You can pass on your own.
05:27In my last life, I stayed by her side day and night.
05:30I burned through everything I had to save her, and she killed me for it.
05:34But this time, she still can't get it enough.
05:37Calista.
05:37Then don't blame me for not giving you a chance.
05:42Calista!
05:43No!
05:44Help me!
05:47Calista!
05:48What did you do?
05:49Apollo, please.
05:51Don't blame my sister.
05:54She only did this because she loves you.
05:57She was confused and...
05:59Phaedra!
06:01How could you be so cruel to your own sister?
06:03Report her to Goddess Athena!
06:05Expels her from Olympus!
06:07A monster like her doesn't deserve to stay here!
06:10The trial against me began.
06:11Goddess Athena sat above us, her expression grave.
06:14Calista.
06:16Do you realize what you've done wrong?
06:18I opened my mouth, but someone beat me to it.
06:21Dionysus, Phaedra's most loyal follower.
06:23Goddess Athena.
06:24I saw it with my own eyes.
06:26Calista stabbed her.
06:28Phaedra brought her medicine because she was worried about Calista,
06:32and Calista attacked a her.
06:38She's still pretending to be innocent.
06:40With that kind of talent, all she thinks about is stealing someone else's man.
06:44She should look in a mirror.
06:45Who would ever choose her?
06:47Goddess, you always said that character is more important than strength.
06:51I ask that Calista be punished.
06:53In our past life, when she ruined my face,
06:55Apollo defended me just like this.
06:57Back then, I was the only one who stood up and begged for her mercy.
07:01Calista is still my sister.
07:03I don't blame her anymore.
07:04I only hope she admits her mistake
07:07and become a better person.
07:09Still protecting her sister even now.
07:11Phaedra is too kind.
07:13Calista is disgusting.
07:14No.
07:15Anyone who commits a crime must pay the price.
07:21That's Apollo's divine weapon.
07:23It could kill even a true god.
07:24He's going to kill her.
07:26Apollo, stop this at once.
07:28The truth has not been fully investigated.
07:31I saw everything with my own eyes.
07:33How could it be fake?
07:35Calista tried to kill Phaedra first.
07:37She deserves this.
07:38He's right!
07:39Goddess Athena!
07:40This is clearly Calista's fault.
07:42Calista doesn't deserve mercy.
07:47Apollo, don't.
07:49Apollo, wait.
07:51Before you kill me, take a look at this.
07:53The mirror of memory?
07:56Sister, you have to help me.
07:58You can control my movements from the sidelines
08:00so I can pass the exam.
08:01That's forbidden magic.
08:04We'd be banished.
08:05Then don't get caught.
08:07What good is your combat talent
08:08if you can't even do this?
08:15No!
08:16That's not true!
08:18She must have faked it!
08:19This isn't real!
08:21But everyone present knew
08:22the mirror of memory never lies.
08:25The mirror of memory is a divine artifact
08:27from Goddess Athena.
08:29It was meant to record my daily training progress.
08:32Because we are sisters,
08:34I didn't want to show this to the world.
08:37But I cannot sit by
08:38and let you destroy my name.
08:40I only allowed you into this academy
08:42because of Calista!
08:44I never imagined you could be this evil!
08:47Before she could even finish,
08:48Phaedra coughed up blood and collapsed.
08:50Her many protectors rushed to catch her.
08:53After the initial shock,
08:54they all knelt down to beg for her.
08:56Goddess Athena,
08:56please,
08:57give Phaedra one more chance!
08:59Her divine soul is damaged
09:00and her training has been hard.
09:01She just lost her way.
09:03Please, show her mercy!
09:04Look at that.
09:05Incredible beauty truly is a powerful force.
09:08There must be a price for such actions.
09:10Expel this woman from the Olympian Academy immediately.
09:14Spread the word.
09:16Anyone who shelters her is an enemy of Athena!
09:21And Apollo,
09:22you ignored the truth.
09:23I can no longer keep you here either.
09:26Leave.
09:27The people begging for mercy
09:28suddenly backed away,
09:29fearing they be next.
09:30Athena?
09:31You're actually kicking me out?
09:33Athena gave him a cold, sharp look.
09:35Is there any justice left in your heart?
09:38I don't blame Athena for being furious.
09:41Apollo tried to kill me without a second thought,
09:43completely ignoring the truth.
09:44He honestly thought Athena wouldn't dare to punish him.
09:47Only then did Apollo start to grovel.
09:50Sister, I was wrong.
09:51I see it now.
09:51I'll take any punishment you give me.
09:53Just please,
09:54let me stay.
09:55He might be the sun god,
09:56but he isn't Zeus' only son.
09:58If his reputation was ruined,
10:00his brothers would jump at the chance to mock him.
10:02The other gods quickly stepped in to speak up for him.
10:04Goddess Athena,
10:05it's his first offense.
10:07Please,
10:08give him one more chance.
10:09Athena was angry,
10:10but Apollo was her brother,
10:11and their bond was deep.
10:13After everyone pleaded for him,
10:15she banned him from leaving the academy for a hundred years.
10:18Athena told me privately
10:20why she chose that specific punishment.
10:22She wanted to keep him away from Phaedra,
10:24so he'd stop drowning in romance and destroying himself.
10:27Sadly,
10:28Apollo completely wasted Athena's kindness.
10:30Before Phaedra left,
10:31he secretly slept with her.
10:33My incredibly stupid sister
10:34actually came to brag about it to my face.
10:37Even if I'm kicked off Mount Olympus,
10:41don't think you can steal Apollo from me.
10:43I've already given myself to him,
10:46and he promised
10:47to take care of me.
10:51Calista,
10:52you'll never win against me in this life.
10:57What's the point of having all that combat talent anyway?
11:01Look at how ugly you are.
11:03No man will ever truly love you.
11:06The war between gods and demons is coming soon.
11:10Try not to die out there.
11:12I still want to invite you to my wedding with Apollo.
11:15I felt a wave of exhaustion wash over me.
11:17Having a sister this stupid is honestly embarrassing.
11:20Her divine combat stats were already a disaster.
11:23And now she's wasting her energy on a man?
11:26She's not going to last long.
11:27Phaedra,
11:28you should really focus on your training.
11:32Men are never reliable.
11:34I knew my warning would fall on deaf ears,
11:36but after being sisters for two lifetimes,
11:39I didn't want to see her completely fall apart.
11:42Instead of listening,
11:43she got even angrier.
11:46You're just jealous, aren't you?
11:48In our last life,
11:50you were a nobody.
11:52But you still got to marry Apollo.
11:55Only ugly girls need to get strong
11:57because they have no one to protect them.
12:00But with beauty like mine,
12:01I just wave my hand
12:03and men will die for me.
12:04Why would I ever waste my time with hard training?
12:07I never understood why your life was so perfect before.
12:11But now I see it.
12:12Beauty is the most powerful weapon of all.
12:15She laughed and walked away with her head held high.
12:18I just shook my head.
12:19She has no idea.
12:21Beauty paired with talent is a winning hand.
12:24On its own,
12:25it's a death sentence.
12:26But honestly,
12:28what does any of that have to do with me anymore?
12:30When the war between gods and demons arrived,
12:34Apollo led his army to battle,
12:36just as he had in our past life.
12:38But unlike before,
12:39this time Apollo demanded that I join him on the front lines.
12:42I knew exactly what he was doing.
12:44He was still bitter and looking for revenge.
12:46No!
12:48Calista's training isn't finished.
12:49Sending her to the battlefield now is a death sentence!
12:52Instead, he turned to me.
12:54Calista,
12:55what do you think?
12:56If you're too scared,
12:58I won't force you.
12:59He asked me if I was afraid right in front of everyone.
13:01He was clearly trying to humiliate me.
13:03He was certain I wouldn't dare to go.
13:05After all,
13:06the war of gods and demons isn't a school spar.
13:08It's a life or death struggle.
13:12Goddess Athena,
13:14I am willing to go and fight for the peace of a life.
13:16Olympus.
13:17Calista,
13:18don't let Apollo's words get to you.
13:20You need a few more centuries of training to be truly ready for this.
13:25She's right,
13:25Calista.
13:26Don't push yourself.
13:28When I asked you to come along,
13:29I was just joking.
13:31Don't take it seriously.
13:32I still didn't give him a second of my attention.
13:34Instead,
13:35I quietly chanted a spell,
13:36and five massive generals in golden armor appeared.
13:40They all knelt simultaneously before Athena.
13:42In an instant,
13:43the entire hall was filled with the sound of people...
13:46How is this possible?
13:47When did you become a true god?
13:49After 300 years of training,
13:52he had only just touched the threshold of a demigod,
13:54but I had been training for less than 100 years.
13:58This kind of elite combat talent appears only once every 10,000 years.
14:03Athena was so shocked she couldn't speak for a long time.
14:06She finally placed her hand on my head to test my power.
14:09Then,
14:10unable to hide her excitement,
14:11she cried out,
14:12Calista!
14:13Are you truly a true god?
14:18I've been training hard,
14:20and just yesterday,
14:22I finally ascended.
14:23With Athena's confirmation,
14:25no one dared to question my strength anymore.
14:27Olympus is, after all,
14:29a place where the strong are respected.
14:31If I were only slightly stronger than them,
14:33they would be jealous.
14:34But,
14:35when my power is so far beyond their reach,
14:38they can only look up to me in worship.
14:41Apollo,
14:41am I qualified to fight alongside you now?
14:44I expected him to feel insulted.
14:46Of course.
14:47No one is more qualified than you.
14:49Apollo looked at me with a complicated expression in his eyes.
14:52I didn't understand it,
14:54and I didn't care to.
14:55Once Athena gave the nod,
14:56I prepared to leave.
14:58I was eager to rush to the battlefield of gods and demons.
15:00It wasn't to win an argument with Apollo.
15:03It was because my training had hit a plateau,
15:05and the only way forward was the front lines.
15:08Only through the heat of real combat,
15:10could I reach the next level of power.
15:12And that training had to be a battle of life and death.
15:16I couldn't think of a better way to do that
15:17than the war between gods and demons.
15:19When we arrived at the battlefield,
15:21the demon army had already reached the gates of Olympus.
15:24If they broke through,
15:25the entire divine realm would collapse.
15:27The demons would have a clear path
15:29to strike straight at the heart of our lives.
15:32Mount Olympus itself was in grave danger.
15:35The casualties among the true gods were already heavy.
15:38If we hadn't arrived,
15:39Olympus wouldn't have lasted two weeks to secure his status,
15:42so he wanted to charge out and fight immediately.
15:45The first battle is always the most critical,
15:48and choosing the right lead is everything.
15:50When it came time to pick,
15:51Apollo hesitated for a moment,
15:53but he ultimately chose me.
15:55An old veteran stepped forward to protest.
15:57She's just a little girl.
15:59Don't let her mess this up.
16:00War is not a game.
16:02It's not just about her losing her life.
16:04If the demons find a weakness in her,
16:06she'll get us all.
16:07A goddess froze up on her first day,
16:10got possessed,
16:11and her whole army was wiped out.
16:13He probably thought I was just there to steal some credit.
16:16Plenty of people do that.
16:17He looked down on me with total disgust.
16:19Are you worried about my lack of experience,
16:22or do you just hate that I'm a woman?
16:24The battlefield belongs to men.
16:27If you want some easy glory,
16:29go to the back and brew some potions.
16:31Then how about a wage?
16:33A wager on what?
16:34When the battle starts,
16:36let's see who takes more heads.
16:38If you win,
16:40I'll be your servant for 300 years.
16:43But if I win,
16:44you give me your divine artifact as a trophy.
16:47Deal.
16:49Smith, change the bet.
16:50If you win,
16:51make her your bride instead.
16:53The moment those words left his mouth,
16:55Apollo's eyes turned cold as ice.
16:57He shot a sharp look at the talkative soldier,
17:00then turned his gaze towards Smith.
17:01Smith waved his hands frantically,
17:03shaking his head.
17:04No, no, absolutely not.
17:06I already have someone I love.
17:09Once we drive back the demon army,
17:11I'm going home to marry her.
17:14Only then did the tension leave Apollo's face
17:16and his gaze softened.
17:17He cleared his throat
17:18and went back to organizing the troops.
17:21Once the soldiers were fully assembled,
17:23the battle began instantly.
17:25The gates of Olympus swung wide
17:26and I led my squad charging up.
17:28Even though it was my first time on a real battle,
17:31I didn't feel attentive to it.
17:33Instead, my blood was boiling with excitement.
17:36I was ready to use this fight to push my power to the world.
17:39As I cut down the enemy,
17:41flashes of my past life were through the memory.
17:44In that life,
17:45I was known across all of Olympus as a useless waste.
17:49Athena had been dead set against Apollo marrying me.
17:51She kept trying to set him up with powerful goddesses from elite families.
17:54But Apollo was determined to have me as his wife.
17:58It wasn't because he loved me so deeply.
18:00It was for two selfish reasons.
18:02First, my beauty was so legendary that no one else could even compare.
18:06Second, I had a rare talent for crafting divine potions that surpassed everyone else.
18:10Whether he wanted to grow stronger or win a war,
18:13he couldn't survive without my medicine.
18:15And yet, everyone treated me like garbage,
18:17saying I wasn't good enough for him.
18:19They bullied me and looked down on me constantly.
18:22Whenever I went to him for comfort,
18:24he would just brush me off.
18:25Well, they aren't wrong.
18:26Your combat skills really are pathetic.
18:29You need to learn your place.
18:32Besides,
18:33who else is ever going to truly care for you except for me?
18:38But was he truly sincere with me?
18:41No.
18:42He allowed his admirers to bully and belittle me.
18:45He wanted to turn me into an isolated island,
18:48so I'd have no choice but to depend on him.
18:50But back then,
18:51what could I do?
18:53Olympus respects only the strong.
18:55Without power or a powerful protector,
18:57you're just praying.
18:58A legendary face can attract countless admiring eyes, sure.
19:02But how much of that is real?
19:03Most are just shallow people lusting after a pretty face.
19:07Among those shallow options,
19:09Apollo was the best I had.
19:11He was a true god,
19:12destined to be the most powerful god of war.
19:15No one would dare touch his woman.
19:17In that life,
19:18I regretted a thousand times
19:19that I hadn't grabbed the combat talent.
19:21But in this life,
19:22I finally have real power.
19:24I never have to live for someone else's approval again.
19:27Fueled by a lifetime of resentment,
19:28I fought until I saw a woman.
19:30And I will get stronger.
19:31Stronger than everyone
19:33until no one dares to look down on me
19:35or hurt me ever again.
19:37By the time the battle ended,
19:39I was standing in a sea of corpses.
19:41The few remaining demons stared at me
19:43with pure terror,
19:44trembling in their boots.
19:46To them,
19:47I was more terrifying than any demon.
20:00Death
20:00wounded and pale.
20:01Without a word,
20:02he handed me his divine artifact.
20:06I lost.
20:07I am giving you my artifact as promised.
20:11No one laughed at him.
20:13Instead,
20:14they all looked at me
20:15with deep, silent awe.
20:16I smiled and asked,
20:18What's wrong?
20:19We won the battle,
20:20but no one seems happy.
20:21I reached out
20:22and held Smith to his feet.
20:24The bet was just a joke.
20:26Between us,
20:26there should only be mutual respect.
20:28On the battlefield,
20:30it doesn't matter
20:30if you're a man or a woman.
20:32If you can fight,
20:33you're a hero.
20:34Smith rubbed his head awkwardly
20:36and gave a goofy grin.
20:38I was running my mouth.
20:40Please,
20:40don't take it to heart.
20:42I'll never dare
20:44to look down on you again.
20:46Do you even know
20:48how many demons
20:48you killed by yourself?
20:50I didn't count.
20:53The count is finished.
20:5512,300.
20:58Is that a lot
20:59or a little?
21:03I've been on this battlefield
21:05for 200 years.
21:07Smith looked like
21:08he was about to cry.
21:09The total number
21:11of Love's Life Demon
21:11isn't even 10,000.
21:13Demons are incredibly hard to kill,
21:15but you cut them down
21:16like vegetables.
21:17Everywhere you went,
21:19nothing was left alive.
21:20Even our own men
21:21were afraid to get close to you.
21:23We thought you'd kill us too.
21:26Sorry about that.
21:27First time,
21:28you know,
21:28no experience.
21:31The men didn't even know
21:33how to respond to that.
21:34If this is what
21:35no experience looks like,
21:36how scary are you going to be
21:38when you learn?
21:40The Demon Lord
21:41would probably run away
21:42the second he saw you.
21:43Smith's timid tone
21:44made everyone burst out laughing
21:46and the tension finally broke.
21:48I laughed along with them.
21:49After that battle,
21:51no one dared to underestimate me again.
21:53But the battlefield changed
21:54in an instant
21:55and the demons returned quickly.
21:56We had prepared
21:57as best we could.
21:58The demon army
21:59seemed to have gathered
22:00a massive force
22:01for a final showdown.
22:02They sent out
22:03three high-level gentlemen.
22:05Red Demon,
22:06Nightmare,
22:07and Colossus.
22:08Our top fighters
22:09were just me and Apollo.
22:10We were outnumbered.
22:12Apollo sent messengers
22:13back to Olympus
22:14for backup,
22:15but there was no reply.
22:16Only I knew
22:18the real reason why.
22:20In our past life,
22:22Apollo reached out
22:22to Athena for help
22:23during a crisis
22:24just like this.
22:25But his brothers,
22:26who were greedy
22:26for his throne,
22:28joined forces
22:28to block his message.
22:30They tricked Athena
22:31into going somewhere else
22:32and cut off
22:32all the news from the outside.
22:34Back then,
22:34I was the one
22:35who risked my life
22:36to find Athena
22:37and bring reinforcement.
22:38But this time,
22:39I'm not there to help.
22:40Will Phaedra,
22:41who is too busy
22:42flirting to care,
22:43actually help him?
22:45Apollo should be grateful
22:46that even though
22:47I'm not behind the line,
22:48I'm right here
22:48on the battlefield with him.
22:50Otherwise,
22:51he'd already be facing
22:52a fight he couldn't survive.
22:53This was the exact battle
22:55where Phaedra almost lost
22:56her soul in the original time.
22:57Because of my hard work
22:59and my strength,
22:59the soldiers under my command
23:01have won many fights.
23:02But Apollo's reinforcements
23:04are still nowhere to be found.
23:05I know the truth.
23:06We are outnumbered
23:07and outmatched.
23:09In this fight,
23:10many will not make it back alive.
23:11But if we keep waiting,
23:12even more people will die.
23:14All right, everyone.
23:15Listen to my orders.
23:16To protect Olympus,
23:18we go out now.
23:19Fight for our home.
23:20The gates of Olympus
23:22swung open.
23:22I charged straight
23:23into the plane.
23:25At first,
23:25nothing could have been in the way.
23:27But the moment
23:27I locked eyes
23:28with one of the enemy soldiers,
23:30my consciousness
23:31was suddenly ripped away
23:32into another dimension.
23:34The deafening sounds
23:35of war vanished.
23:37Suddenly,
23:37I was back
23:38at the Great Hall of Olympus.
23:40Apollo was holding Phaedra's hand,
23:41receiving blessings
23:42from the gods.
23:43It looked exactly
23:44like their wedding day.
23:47You are out there
23:48risking your life
23:49while the man you love
23:51is marrying your sister.
23:52Calista,
23:53how can you stand
23:54such a betrayal?
23:56A voice filled
23:56with dark temptation
23:57whispered in my ear.
23:58Is it really worth
23:59dying for a man like that?
24:02Look at you.
24:03The hero
24:03and the beauty.
24:05A match made in heaven.
24:07And look at you.
24:09Even with all your glory
24:10on the battlefield,
24:11what does it matter?
24:12Your sister does
24:13absolutely nothing,
24:15yet she gets to enjoy
24:16all the rewards.
24:17Did you know?
24:18It's only because
24:19of your victories
24:20that your sister
24:21is able to marry Apollo.
24:23She stole the honor
24:24that belongs to you.
24:25Don't you hate her?
24:26And Apollo,
24:28you're putting your life
24:29on the line for him,
24:30but he still
24:31loves your sister.
24:34How pathetic, Calista.
24:36You are truly pathetic.
24:38Out of the corner
24:39of my eye,
24:39I spotted a black bird
24:40that didn't belong
24:41in the Great Hall.
24:43Chirp, chirp, chirp.
24:44You never shut up,
24:45do you?
24:49Is this really the best
24:50a demon god can do?
24:51How disappointing.
24:53With one punch,
24:54I shattered the illusion.
24:55Nightmare fell to the ground,
24:56coughing up blood,
24:57staring at me
24:58in total shock.
24:59You!
24:59How did you...
25:00I knew what he wanted to ask.
25:02He couldn't believe
25:03I saw through his trap
25:04so quickly.
25:05Because none of that
25:06is what I actually want,
25:07you idiot.
25:08Do you really think
25:09every woman is trapped
25:10by her own romantic feelings?
25:11I don't care
25:12who Apollos marries.
25:13It won't stop me
25:14from winning this war today.
25:16Instead of being
25:16someone's wife,
25:17I'd much rather be a goddess
25:19with my own name.
25:20With that,
25:20I finished Nightmare.
25:21His eyes stayed wide
25:23with shock
25:23as he took his final breath.
25:25This was a beautiful victory.
25:28After consulting with the gods,
25:30Athena recommended me
25:31to be a high goddess.
25:33I became the youngest high god
25:34in the history of Olympus.
25:36Before the victory banquet began,
25:38my sister came to find me again.
25:39She was as beautiful as ever,
25:41but her face was clouded
25:42with bitterness,
25:43which ruined her natural charm.
25:46Kalista,
25:46do you think being a high goddess
25:47makes you special?
25:48Apollo still loves me.
25:50And in the end,
25:52I'm the one who will be his wife.
25:54Mm-hmm.
25:56Congratulations to you.
25:57To me,
25:57it never mattered
25:58who she married
25:58or what she became.
25:59In both my lives,
26:00I never truly viewed her as a rival.
26:02What's with that attitude?
26:03Do you look down on me?
26:06Even as a high goddess,
26:07you'll always be jealous of me!
26:09She realized I truly didn't care
26:11and it drove her insane.
26:12You're so smug, aren't you?
26:14Do you know why Apollo
26:15didn't bring reinforcements on time?
26:18Because I faked an injury.
26:20He stayed behind to save me
26:22and ignored the call.
26:23In his eyes,
26:24I am a hundred times
26:25more important than you.
26:27Well, then I should thank you, sister.
26:29If you hadn't held Apollo back,
26:31I never would have claimed
26:33all this massive military glory
26:34for myself.
26:36Suddenly, she rushed it,
26:38trying her old trick again.
26:39She grabbed my hand,
26:40shoved herself back
26:41and tumbled down stairs.
26:42With a sharp scream,
26:44her pure white divine dress
26:45was stained red with blood.
26:46Apollo appeared right on cue.
26:49Phaedra clutched her stomach,
26:50moaning in pain.
26:51My prince,
26:52my stomach hurts so much.
26:54My sister,
26:55she pushed me!
26:57She wanted to kill our child!
26:59Apollo didn't help her up.
27:01Instead,
27:02he gave her a cold look
27:03and walked toward me.
27:04Coletta,
27:04the banquet is starting.
27:05You should head over first.
27:08My prince,
27:09why?
27:11He turned back
27:12and looked at her
27:12with eyes like ice.
27:13I saw everything just now.
27:16You fell on purpose.
27:18And,
27:19because of your selfishness,
27:21you nearly cost the lives
27:22of tens of thousands
27:23of soldiers!
27:25It's time you were punished.
27:30I had no interest in the drama,
27:32so I turned to walk away.
27:34Coletta,
27:34you set me up again,
27:35didn't you?
27:37Sister,
27:38if you hadn't tried
27:39to set me up,
27:40how could I have trapped you?
27:42It was true.
27:43I had invited Apollo
27:44to wait in the next room
27:45and watch the show.
27:46I could overlook her
27:47trying to hurt me,
27:48but she crossed the line
27:49when she used the lives
27:50of innocent soldiers
27:51just to spite me.
27:52Apollo arrived late
27:53to the victory banquet
27:54looking quite pale.
27:55I was surrounded
27:56by my fellow soldiers
27:57and had no desire
27:58to talk to him,
27:59but he insisted
28:00on pulling me aside
28:01and asked,
28:01Calista,
28:02would you be willing
28:03to marry me?
28:04I was genuinely shocked.
28:06My prince,
28:07you're taking this joke
28:08too far.
28:09I admit,
28:10I was shallow before,
28:11I was blinded by beauty,
28:12but while fighting
28:12by your side,
28:13I found myself
28:13uncontrollably drawn to you.
28:15Your face may not compare
28:16to Phaedra's,
28:16but your courage
28:17and strength
28:17are far more beautiful.
28:19Calista,
28:19please give me a chance.
28:21I looked at him
28:21and wanted to laugh,
28:22but I couldn't even
28:23find the energy.
28:24He hadn't changed at all.
28:25He was still the same man
28:27who only ever cared
28:28about himself.
28:29I'm sorry,
28:29my prince.
28:30Even though my sister
28:31and I are enemies,
28:32she is still my sister.
28:34You two have already
28:35shared a bed.
28:36I simply cannot accept that.
28:38Thank you for the compliment.
28:40With your status,
28:41I'm sure you'll find
28:41a much better wife.
28:43I'm not a fool.
28:43I'm not jumping back
28:44into that fire.
28:45Is there anything better
28:47than being a high goddess
28:47through my own power?
28:49Why would I ever want
28:50to be a stepping stone
28:51for a man?
28:51To my surprise,
28:53Phaedra had been hiding
28:54in the shadows
28:54and overheard
28:55Apollo's confession to me.
28:56She waited until
28:57I was deep in my cups
28:58then lunged
28:59from the darkness
29:00and shook.
29:01She spiraled
29:02into madness again.
29:03Why?
29:04Why do I lose to you
29:06no matter what I choose?
29:08No, I won't allow it.
29:09I want to start over
29:10again.
29:11The chill of her intent
29:12had already cleared
29:13the wine from my head.
29:14I looked at her
29:15with nothing but pity.
29:16Phaedra,
29:17do you still not understand?
29:18I never once viewed you
29:20as my rival.
29:21When you had the top-tier
29:22combat talent,
29:23did you cherish it?
29:24When you were my age,
29:26did you spend a single day
29:27actually training?
29:29You can choose your talent,
29:30but you can't replace
29:31your brain.
29:32Do you get it now?
29:33Impossible!
29:34That's impossible!
29:36It's all your fault!
29:37You bewitched Apollo,
29:38that's why he doesn't want me!
29:39Let's start over!
29:41Next time,
29:42I will win for sure!
29:43I'm sorry,
29:44but I don't feel
29:45like swapping anymore.
29:46She was pathetic,
29:47utterly fragile.
29:48In this life,
29:49she didn't even have
29:50the strength to drag me
29:51down to the grave with her.
29:52Why won't you kill me?
29:53Just kill me already!
29:55Kill her?
29:56There was absolutely
29:57no need for that.
29:58I'd much rather
29:59watch her continue
30:00to ruin her own life,
30:01one stupid mistake
30:02at a time.
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