Recommended to read Rin’s side first before checking this out! There are some overlapping scenes as well.
Thanks to Ylimegirl for correcting the misconceptions I had!
Title: The Servant Twin
Characters: Allen, Riliane, Resistance Army, Sorceress of the Three Heroes, Soldier, Commoners
JP Proofreader: Jessica
Part 1
Lucifenian Royal Palace Interior - Prison Basement
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(It really becomes pitch dark when night falls.)
(So the execution will be held at three in the afternoon tomorrow…)
……
(I wonder why things turned out like this.)
(…If only Riliane could remember me…if only I could stay by her side as her younger brother…)
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(It's not Riliane's fault that she lost her memory. It's because the adults used us as pawns in their power struggles…)
(That's why I… Prince Alexiel1 perished, and became the adopted child of Leonhart of the Three Heroes… Allen.)
(We were too young back then, and we couldn't even do anything…)
(But… If given the chance to change any of my past decisions, I'd definitely want that time to go differently.)
Riliane's Room
Riliane
Allen, take this-
Allen
…I see that this bottle contains a piece of parchment.
Riliane
Take it out and read it.
Allen
Understood…
Paper rustling
Allen
(…"I want you to assassinate Leonhart"?)
(I…? Have to… kill Dad?)
Riliane
Surprised? Well, we suppose it's no wonder why.
Allen
(I know that Riliane doesn't think highly of Dad. But…)
…Defeating the great Sir Leonhart of the Three Heroes with my swordsmanship is…
Riliane
Even without that frightful look on your face, we have a plan ready.
That man is fond of drink, correct? Perhaps we shall take advantage of that-
Allen
(…If she were to know that Leonhart is my adoptive father, would she revoke this order?)
(Ahh, but… If I do say so, then Riliane would probably stop keeping me by her side.)
(…That innocent look. How nostalgic. Just like the time she found and told me about the secret passage behind the fireplace…)
(Even without her memories, Riliane is still my…)
Riliane
This plan is a secret between you and us, just the two of us.
Young Riliane
This is a secret between just the two of us!
Allen
…Understood.
Uh, by the way… why did you insert the paper into the bottle?
Riliane
I was told a long time ago that conveying important wishes this way is said to guarantee that they will come true…
Allen
……
Young Allen
So, you write your wish on this paper, put it in a bottle like this, and let it float out to sea.
Doing that lets your wish come true.
Riliane, what do you want to wish for?
Young Riliane
U~m, so, I wish to become a horsey when I'm reborn!
Cause the palace is so boring and dull. So I wanna become a horsey and go to many many places to play!
What about you, Alexiel? What's your wish?
Young Allen
Um, I-
Allen
Understood…
(She isn't supposed to remember what happened that time, but…)
(Although it took a vastly different shape and form… It still…remained…)
(Her memories of us, of me as her younger twin brother…)
(I've been told to assassinate Dad… But why? Why through such a…)
Allen
(Ahh… It's so messed up… I don't even know if I should be happy or sad about this.)
Allen
(I… What kind of face am I making now? I hope I'm smiling… Or perhaps…)
(…Dad… I…)
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……
Allen
(In the end, Riliane… my older sister's wish, was what I chose.)
(The man hailed as a hero to the kingdom… My own adoptive father… I'd used dastardly means, and my own two hands to…)
(If I'd responded differently that time…)
(Even though I can't recover anything from thinking about this especially when it's already too late…)
……
Allen
(If I could change something, even just a little bit… Perhaps that girl, too, would be able to survive this ordeal.)
(My first love…)
Sigh…
Seems like tonight's going to be a long night…
Part 2
Riliane's Room
Riliane
Allen, what will we be having for teatime today?
Allen
…You will be having brioche, Your Royal Highness.
……
(The girl whom Riliane wished to have disappear is no longer here.)
(But the war with the neighbouring Kingdom of Elphegort continues still…)
(In the first place, Prince Kyle of the Kingdom of Marlon was the one who, despite having Riliane as his fiancée, declared he'd fallen in love and called off the engagement one-sidedly without a care.
Allen
(Thus, the Kingdom of Marlon and Prince Kyle should be to blame for this.)
(But Riliane loves Prince Kyle, so…)
(She ended up directing her rage not towards the prince, but that girl who is his lover, along with the Kingdom of Elphegort in which she resided.)
(Even though Elphegort and its subjects did no wrong…)
(Women from that kingdom who are innocent of any crime are probably being slaughtered even in this moment…)
Sorceress of the Three Heroes
I'll let you in on something as a bonus.
This kingdom… Lucifenia will soon fall to ruin.
Allen
Even then, I… will protect this kingdom and Riliane!
Allen
(In any case, to avoid that predicted ruin as well as to protect Riliane, this war must end.)
…Your Royal Highness.3
Riliane
Hm? What is it?
Allen
Why does the war continue without an end in sight still?
The lady who had robbed you of your fiancé has…
(The one who'd been my first love has…)
…already left this world. Your goal should have been accomplished.
Riliane
……
You do understand what it means to raise your comments to us, correct?
Allen
Yes. I'd wished to ask based on such an understanding.
Riliane
…As you've said, our goal is, indeed, accomplished.
However, our wants for that lush green kingdom occupy our minds ever so often.
Allen
So that's the reason once again? You've always been this way.
Wanting snacks, wanting the moon- And on the flipside, you dispose of whatever you dislike in an instant.
(I've always obeyed her, because I thought it was tied to her happiness.)
(That's why I killed my father, and why my first love…)
(But… At this rate, it'll be hopeless. If it stays this way, both this kingdom and you will…)
Allen
Your Royal Highness, please withdraw the troops from the neighbouring kingdom. If you are unable to comply, then-
Riliane
Oh? And what would you do then?
Allen
-I will depart from this palace.
Riliane
Wh…Wha-?!
What are you spouting, Allen?! We will not tolerate such insolence!!
In the first place, what's with your protests earlier! Is that how you speak to your master?!
Allen
-I was thrown all sorts of disparaging remarks, but Riliane agreed to my plea on the basis that it was special.
To go as far as to accept my views, it meant that Riliane intended to keep me by her side.
I was deemed a necessity.
That made me so, so truly happy…
With this, the war will end as well. Surely this would save Riliane from a destiny of ruin.
Allen
That was the mistake I'd believed in.
By then, it was already too late to do anything to force the hand of fate.
Fighting
Resistance Army
"Have a taste of our rage!!" "Turn the blossoms of evil to dust!!!!"
Allen
-The resistance army's revolt broke out before the war with Elphegort could end.
And then she…
No, I was captured-
Lucifenian Royal Palace Interior - Prison Basement
Allen
(I guess, I couldn't change the destiny predicted by that person in the end.)
(But… It didn't mean that it went exactly as she had said.)
(She'd said that Riliane would be sent to the guillotine, yet here I am.)
(Riliane…)
(… If you were able to escape safely, then that's all that matters.)
Footsteps
Soldier
-It's time. Move.
Gates unlocked
Commoners
"How dare you, my son was…!" "Give me back my big brother!!"
"Cursed Daughter of Evil! How many humans do you think have suffered by your hands!!"
Upset commoner noises
Allen
(Ahh… All the people gathered in this square despise me… Riliane…)
(Good thing Riliane ended up not being made to stand in such a place.)
(Riliane…)
(It'll be alright, because I will protect you. If it means that you can smile no matter where you are, then I'm okay with that.)
Ocean waves
Allen
(Huh…? I can hear the sound of ocean waves…)
(How nostalgic… I talked to Riliane here a long time ago…)
(When I asked about the wish in her bottle, Riliane had said that she wanted to be reincarnated into a horse.)
(Then, she asked about the wish I'd made in return…)
Allen
-If Riliane were to be reincarnated, I want to be reincarnated as well. And…
I want to play with her again.
Allen
-Farewell, Riliane.
Bell rings
The Daughter of Evil
Oh? It's teatime.
Notes
- A note wouldn’t suffice, here’s a direct link to Allen’s Evillious wiki page because the backstory is just Wild (Return to text)
- Quite literally, this line is 期待しておるぞ (lit. I have expectations/hopes) (Return to text)
- As mentioned in Rin’s story, I translated リリアンヌ様 to the term of address for princesses since Allen and Riliane whip out the formalities when speaking in official capacity with each other only. (Return to text)