《I Changed the Villain》 CH 1 (Rose¡¯s POV) What should I do to save my life? If a supporting character in a romance or fantasy novel finds out about their destiny, it is an inevitable concern. A villain or supporting role is merely a tool to make the main character stand out. A romance fantasy novel is made up of three elements: ¡°The Good Defeats Evil, The Main Character¡¯s Plot Armour and Cliche.¡± Therefore, there is no use in trying to avoid fate. It is fortunate that the action does not lead to headwinds. (t/n headwinds refer to opposing forward motion.) Having read novels all day, I knew it all too well. That¡¯s why I¡¯m not sad, even though I possessed the body of a supporting female character, who loses her life just before the female lead appears. Rather, I thought it was a good thing. I wouldn¡¯t have any regrets in life once I fulfill my role in this novel. I¡¯ll do a lot of sightseeing before I get caught up with the plot and just live in a comfortable mind. By the way, ¡°Let¡¯s break up.¡± A bouquet of bright yellow roses was pushed right in front of me. Tears welled up in his blue eyes like glass beads. I alternately looked at the bouquet of flowers and the man who shoved it at me. ¡°What did you just say¡­?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve just realized that you¡¯re way too perfect for me. Please find someone better than me.¡± I was being told by the obsessive sub-male lead to break up with him, who is famous for never letting his prey escape once caught. Wait, hold on. You¡¯re supposed to kill me. Belial Le Serenity. The sub-male lead and the villain of the novel , which became a hot topic as soon as it was published. He is the owner of the ¡°Silver Hair Office¡±, which symbolizes noble bloodline. An arrogant man who believes that everything is under his feet. And as always, bad boys like Belial, who was attractive both in appearance and character, contributed greatly to the popularity of the novel . ¡°¡­ Are you being serious now?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m very serious, Dear Rose.¡± In the beginning, Belial¡¯s popularity was overwhelmingly higher than the Duke, who is the male lead of this novel, that¡¯s why I always supported him. Whenever I opened the comment window, there were hundreds of comments that said, ¡®Belial, you are my number one-pick¡¯ and ¡®Why isn¡¯t Belial the male protagonist?¡¯. Perhaps the writer was also conscious of it. That¡¯s why whenever Belial appeared, he devoted his soul to the description of his appearance. His silver hair that glistens from his waist is as smooth as silk, and his features are so harmonious that even the goddess of beauty covets him. His eyes were so blue it was as if you were looking at the winter sea. There were dozens of other descriptions, but that¡¯s the limit of my memory from the novel. If the Duke was a handsome man with black hair and red eyes, Belial was a cold, handsome man with silver hair and blue eyes. However, towards the second half of the novel, the number of anti-fans increased as the past acts of madness and the desire to possess the female lead were revealed. Belial¡¯s actions were so cruel that even Satan would stick his tongue out. Both of the main characters tried to kill Belial for the safety of their love but, Belial was the strongest in the world. There was no one who could defeat him in regards to swordsmanship. In the end, the female and male characters had to gather those who had a grudge against Belial and attack him all together. It was true that even the final boss meets his end. Belial, who seemed to be calm no matter what, ended up having his head severed by the Duke. All the readers cheered saying, ¡°Finally a refreshing scene came out.¡± but that was only for a short time. Belial didn¡¯t take his eyes off the heroine until the moment when his head was cut off. In a sweet voice like a confession of love, he whispered. ¡®I¡¯ll wait for you in the underworld, my love.¡¯ Even enthusiastic fans, who were already used to Belial¡¯s arrogance, felt defeated by his madness. By the way, That Belial, the very same Belial who didn¡¯t let go of the heroine until his very last breath. ¡°You are as quiet as a flower in the field, as dazzling as the sun in the sky, as graceful as a deer playing in the mountains.¡± Is saying all of this to me. I got goosebumps all over my body, are you caving in now? Even those fans who liked you before, when you were making a fuss will turn into anti-fans if they see the way you are acting right now. Since everyone fell for your trashy appearance before. I scratched the back of my hand. ¡°Compared to other men, I¡­ I¡¯m a very insignificant person.¡± Tears streamed down Belial¡¯s cheeks once more. So why are you crying? You never shed a single tear in the original novel. What do you mean you¡¯re an insignificant person? Aren¡¯t you the one who thinks that everything is beneath you? Now, I had chills as well as goosebumps. ¡°At first, I thought I could control it. But it gets harder and harder. How can someone be as pure as you¡­?¡± A pure person? An innocent person like me? Do you want to kill me? It¡¯s ok, because that¡¯s what I want. Thinking about it, I stretched out my hand. ¡°Belial.¡± Belial bit his lips and turned his head away. ¡°Please let me go.¡± ¡°¡­¡­..¡± Your words contradict your actions. As soon as we held hands, Belial looked as if he had been waiting for it. ¡°Why do you want to break up all of a sudden?¡± ¡°¡­¡­..¡± Belial didn¡¯t say anything. I never thought that this would be easy to say. I had no choice but to ask even though I knew the answer was unclear. ¡°Do you hate me?¡± ¡°No.¡± Belial answered right away. Wow, that¡¯s scary. Even though he acts like a pushover in front of me, the fact that Belial is cold and handsome, doesn¡¯t change the fact that he used to be the most arrogant villain in this novel. Once, I saw him talking to someone other than me, and it was terrifying to watch how cold his expression was. Imagine yourself standing in an empty field where the blizzard blows. That¡¯s how cruel he is. ¡°I would still love you even if you put a sword through my heart.¡± . . . Correct. You¡¯re really brutal, even when I¡¯m right in front of you. Why on earth would I want to put a sword in your heart? My heart is not as black as that. How can a man who doesn¡¯t have the courage to kill himself, kill other people? There were a lot of things to talk about, but now it doesn¡¯t matter. ¡°Then the reason is¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already told you why. It¡¯s because I love you.¡± Belial loosened his hand, which had completely covered the back of my hand, gradually let go. ¡°It was true that if you really loved someone, you would want that person to be happy.¡± Instead of tears, regrets fell from his eyes. Then he immediately got up. ¡°I¡¯ll just leave. Because I can no longer control my emotions.¡± ¡°Belial¡­!¡± ¡°Tomorrow, I will send you a farewell gift. Please accept that much. This is my last act of sincerity.¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s not important¡­!¡± ¡°Bye.¡± Belial left the cafe after his sudden goodbye. The escort knights standing near the entrance followed him like a shadow. After I was left alone, I was completely lost. What the hell is going on here? I still don¡¯t know exactly why, but¡­. ¡°I got dumped, right?¡± Where did the obsessive sub-male go? What the hell is going on? My mind became as white as a blank sheet of paper as I tried to decipher everything. Since I¡¯m going to die soon anyway I treated Belial well. Of course, I¡¯m not as good as Belial but I did my best. ¡°Miss Rose!¡± Then someone called my name. It was Mira, my hand maid. She said she¡¯d be waiting outside until the date was over. Mira ran faster, with her hair tied up high. As she arrived in front of me, Mira took a couple of deep breaths and asked with an excited look. ¡°What¡¯s going on? I saw the Duke Serenity leaving with his face covered.¡± Mira, who knew nothing, asked me innocently. When I couldn¡¯t answer easily, Mira covered her mouth with both hands. ¡°I guess¡­! Did the Duke propose to you?! Oh my!¡± Mira, a romance novel enthusiast, was on the verge of dancing. ¡°I wonder what it feels like. The atmosphere is extraordinary. It was not enough to book the entire cafe that you like, that¡¯s why he also bought a bunch of roses for you!¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± ¡°But why did he prepare yellow roses? Yellow roses are not good in flower language. If possible, he should have prepared red roses which are the same colour as our lady¡¯s hair. The Duke is good, but his taste is kind of lacking in some areas.¡±. I carefully called out Mira¡¯s name. ¡°¡­Mira.¡± ¡°But marriage is going to be tough from now on. Your Mother even said that the Duke has a good face and his family is overwhelmingly better than yours, but he¡¯s cruel. But isn¡¯t that more romantic? If there¡¯s an obstacle, it burns more.¡± Mira put her hands together and looked up at the ceiling. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m so happy. I¡¯m going crazy because I¡¯m happy to live with the two of you. Am I this happy because I¡¯ve always cheered for your love along with the other maids? At the wedding, we will¡­¡± I can¡¯t hear it anymore. Before Mira could finish her words, I said it directly and to the point. ¡°I was dumped.¡± Mira suddenly froze just like me. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I got dumped.¡± ¡®I was in the car.¡¯ Oh, people here don¡¯t know English. I¡¯ll take it back. The bouquet of roses on the table taught me that the current situation is not a dream. (T/N and P/R : ¡°I was in the car¡± is just a random thought of our FL since she¡¯s originally from modern generation hehe. ) When I reached out and embraced the bouquet, a strong scent hit my nose. As I stroked the smooth petals with my fingers. My name is Rose Fall. Iam Belial¡¯s first love and a supporting character who was killed while trying to escape him. TO BE CONTINUED¡­¡­ CH 2 ¡°That¡¯s nonsense! You two should get married and live happily ever after!¡± ¡°Yes, yes.¡± ¡°I have already decided on the congratulatory song that I¡¯ll sing when you guys get married! How could this happen?!¡± I patted Mira on the back and looked at the distant mountain. According to the original story, Rose was supposed to be the one to give the break-up speech.. And instead of giving me a congratulatory song, the maids would have to come to my funeral and drop white chrysanthemum flowers one by one on top of the coffin before burying it in the ground. Mira buried her face in her palms. ¡°What kind of calamity is this, really¡­?!¡± ¡°I know.¡± I really have no idea what kind of a bolt from the blue this is. As I twirled my hair with my fingers, I noticed how long and luxurious it was. I looked at my hair in my hands once again and took a deep breath. (T/N: ¡°A bolt from the blue¡± is a figurative speech for an unfortunate event that occurs unexpectedly.) Rose Fall was a woman with thin, wavy, red hair and clear emerald green eyes. The way the tails of my eyes slanted up like a cat¡¯s really fascinated me. If the female lead is a beauty reminiscent of a purple flower, then Rose is described as a woman reminiscent of a red rose, as her name suggests. Her beauty resembled the flower so much that when she stood in a field of roses, it was difficult to tell whether she was a human or a flower..Unfortunately, she caught the attention of Belial who made her life miserable and led her to death. ¡°Madam, look, it¡¯s the Serenity family¡¯s crest¡­!¡± ¡°We¡¯re almost there. Calm down.¡± We saw James, the personal butler of Belial. He informed his master about the arrival of Rose Fall, who was hidden behind the carriage¡¯s curtain. James was initially Bellial¡¯s faithful supporter, but he will soon be disappointed by the sudden change in his master¡¯s behaviour. Later on, he will realize that Rose is not fit to become the next mistress of the House of Serenity. Which is why he told the original heroine that Belial¡¯s ex-fiancee died in an accident. But the heroine felt something strange about it, that¡¯s why she investigated the death of Rose and succeeded in destroying the powerful Duke Belial. Belial hid his twisted personality and was considered to be the perfect bachelor in the social circles. Even the aristocrats and the Royal family looked up to him, that¡¯s just how perfect his image is. Who is the mistress? Of course the female lead who received the main character¡¯s plot armor, who was meticulous as Belial. With just one clue from James, she manages to uncover the cause of Rose¡¯s death and exposes the evidence to the public. The revelation which fully damages the name of the Serenity family. When the heroine revealed that the Duke murdered his fianc¨¦e, Belial was severely criticized by the general public. Consequently, he became blacklisted from social gatherings. In a way, the events that followed were a series of misfortunes. Rose, who couldn¡¯t even lay a finger on Belial while she was alive, became the most lethal weapon that was used on him after she died. As expected, the world inside the novel was only generous to the main character. That is when my expression became sentimental. ¡°I have no face to meet the Lord! He was the only person in the family who supported the young lady¡¯s love!¡± I looked at Mira with tired eyes, she wouldn¡¯t stop crying. But if she continues to do so, she would definitely become exhausted. ¡°¡­ By the way, what do you mean?¡­.. About my father supporting our love¡­¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you know? The Madam and Young Master are opposed to your relationship with the Duke. But the Lord was different. He said he could tell how happy you both are with a single glance. At the time, the Young Master was furious and¡­!.¡± ¨C Huh! Suddenly, the carriage rattled which made the windows open, as I struggled to close it back. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± The coachman shouted as he tried to calm down the startled horses. ¡°A man suddenly fell from the tree!¡± ¡°¡­ From the tree?¡± My eyes narrowed involuntarily. As the dust settled, a person suddenly appeared right in front of me. His face was barely visible due to the hood over his head, but I noticed a quiver placed behind his shoulder. He is the only person who shoots arrows among the main characters in the original book. Speak of the devil. I clicked my tongue and went out of the carriage. ¡°Brother.¡± ¡®Beryl Fall¡¯, Rose Fall¡¯s older brother and one of the main characters recruited to defeat Belial. As he took off his robe, his orange hair reminiscent of the sunset, shone brightly, but not in a vivid red color like Rose. The coachman was astonished. ¡°Young Master?¡± The coachman immediately stood up and bowed his head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°How dare I not recognize you!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t apologize. It¡¯s natural that you don¡¯t recognize him.¡± ¡°My Lady¡­!¡± Is it normal for a nobleman to just jump off a tree? Does he really want to be scolded again by our Mother? As I spoke in a sarcastic tone, Mira grabbed my arm as if telling me not to speak. But I continued to speak anyway, without hesitation. ¡°Why? Did I say something wrong? What kind of nobleman would jump off a tree?¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, but¡­.¡± I hate to admit it, but I really love his curly hair that resembles a sheep¡¯s wool. His hair wasn¡¯t the only thing that stood out. I also admire his delicate jawline and green eyes. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the person in front of me is the embodiment of the spirit of fire that had descended. However, ¡°What are you doing out this late?¡± The fact that he is my older brother was the main reason I didn¡¯t fall in love with him. No matter how handsome he was, an older brother is still an older brother. Whenever people admire him for being so good looking, I want to contradict it. Because people didn¡¯t know how utterly annoying he is. I tiredly looked at Mira, and she immediately pulled out her pocket watch from her pouch and checked the time. The hour needle was now pointing at the number 6. It¡¯s really late. ¡°It isn¡¯t that late yet.¡± But my brother didn¡¯t move. ¡°You went out with that kid again.¡± ¡°¡­Then why are you here? Did you wait for me? Just like last time?¡± ¡°Why would I be waiting for someone like you? You¡¯re so delusional, I was about to go home from my Archery practice in the forest, and I saw our carriage, that¡¯s why I blocked it.¡± Archery practice? I agreed to it right away, since Beryl plays a decisive role in punishing Belial to put him in a dead end. A sharpshooter like him, wouldn¡¯t neglect practice. No matter how busy he is Beryl, never skipped his training. ¡°I keep telling you that I don¡¯t like him.¡± ¡°¡­ Why do you hate him so much?¡± If I were to die, it would be understandable for him to hate him, but I¡¯m still alive. I couldn¡¯t understand why he just suddenly screamed at my face. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember?! The first time he came to our house!¡± ¡°¡­ When we first met?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s correct!¡± I tried to recall my memory from back then. Around this time last year, Belial came to our house with a load of gifts in his arms, saying that he wanted to say hello to my parents. I already knew that I had a really good poker face. However, my parents couldn¡¯t control their facial expressions at that time. They knew that their daughter had a lover, but they didn¡¯t expect him to be a great and influential person. My brother was the only one who was not awed by him. As soon as he met Belial he said:l ¡®Well, young man, you still lack a lot.¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s alright. I am aware that I¡¯m rather lacking.¡¯ ¡®No, you¡¯re a very precious person. First, I will teach you how to become a good match for my sister. Don¡¯t come back until then.¡¯ ¡®When will that be?¡¯ ¡®A decade later?¡¯ ¡®You seem to be against us.¡¯ ¡®No. I¡¯m just telling you this because I¡¯m afraid that this child might cause trouble for the Duke. Even with dirt in my eyes, I would still be able to educate you properly. So please wait ten years.¡¯ (PR/N They are Implying that even if they blind him he¡¯ll be able to still teach him) To say such a thing in front of the head of the Serenity family. I don¡¯t know if I should call it brave or ignorant, but the fact that my brother is astonishingly stupid hasn¡¯t changed. Though, Belial wasn¡¯t easy either. ¡®It breaks my heart to hear that you are against us. One moment please, my knights will soon bring the dirt.¡¯ I tried to put some dirt in my brother¡¯s eyes without changing my facial expression. In the end, my brother had to hide behind my back after losing face. Maybe he deserves to hold a grudge. After all, he was humiliated in front of his parents. It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t quite understand my brother¡¯s feelings either. However¡­ ¡°What is this bouquet of flowers? You haven¡¯t been proposed to, have you?¡± He¡¯s too extreme. My older brother got into the carriage, scanned the surroundings, and snatched the bouquet of roses. He shook the bouquet in his hands wildly.. Rose petals fluttered everywhere. ¡°Why don¡¯t you wake up from that guy? Also, Mother said that she doesn¡¯t want you to get married yet.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°How can you be so unlucky? He only gave you a bouquet of flowers? That man thinks the world belongs to him. Why? Is it because he¡¯s rich and handsome?¡± Belial¡¯s antics are way over the top, because for him the world is not enough and he wants to have the whole universe under his feet. That¡¯s why took first place after receiving an overwhelming amount of votes for its popularity.The thought just crossed my mind. ¡°Go back to that child and tell him that next time, even if he puts stones in my eyes, we still won¡¯t accept him.¡± ¡°¡­ You don¡¯t have to worry about that.¡± My brother¡¯s face brightened immediately. ¡°Why? Did you refuse? Yes, that¡¯s good. It¡¯s still too early for you to get married!¡± Judging by his reaction, there is a high probability that my brother will play drums and lyre, like what Mira did before I threw a fastball at her. ¡°I was dumped.¡± ¡± My Lady¡­!¡± Mira started to sniffle again. On the other hand, my older brother tilted his head to the side not understanding the situation. ¡°Tea? You said you were drinking black tea or herbal tea?¡± (T/N the Hangul for this part is ¡°?¡± as per korean dictionary this pertains for 2 diff meanings. The first one is ¡± Tea (? 1)¡± and the second is ¡± Car (? 2)¡± since our FL is a modern person she always uses the word ¡°Car¡± to imply that she was dumped. That¡¯s why her brother misheard it as Tea since it has the same Noun in hangul.) Wow, that¡¯s no fun. Then I said with a straight face. ¡°That¡¯s not it, we said goodbye.¡± ¡°What? Goodbye?¡± He nodded his head vigorously. As if saying, that¡¯s cool. I finally got rid of the guy I didn¡¯t like. I was still embarrassed because it turned out different from the original story, but on the other hand, I was relieved. At least I won¡¯t be bothered by my brother anymore in the future. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to our parents myself¡­.¡± Thud. Then the bouquet of flowers fell on the floor. My older brother stomped on the bunch of flowers with his booted feet and shouted at it. ¡°How dare you break up with my sister?!¡± He made a fuss when we started dating and now he¡¯s still making a fuss after we broke up. Was he also this much of a nutcase in the original novel? I¡¯m really at a loss for words. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- ¡°Rose Fall. My dear daughter.¡± That night, an emergency meeting was held at the Fall family mansion. Right now, I am considered to be the child of the family, but I¡¯m still an adult. Conscientiously, the expression ¡°child¡± is not appropriate to use. Anyway, as an adult in this new country, I always get ready to sleep by 11 o¡¯clock. ¡°You¡¯re finally here.¡± With Mira¡¯s guidance, I entered the drawing room. The whole room was dark. There was only one candle on the table glimmering softly. I closed the door silently. Two soft sofas were placed in the middle of the room. Seated on the left sofa were Primrose Fall, Rose¡¯s mother and the mistress of the Viscount Fall, and her husband and Charles Fall, the head of the Fall family. I asked, slightly as I walked down at the edge of my foot. ¡°Mother, what¡¯s wrong?¡± But no answer came. My mother was pensive as she looked at the burning candle, while Father was busy watching her. My brother shook his head and smiled at the strange atmosphere. Seated at the sofa on the opposite side, he pounded on the seat next to him. ¡°Come here. If you sit down, the meeting will begin.¡± ¡°Ah.¡± I quietly sat next to my brother. However, contrary to my brother¡¯s words, the meeting did not begin. My mother continued to stare at the candles and the flower petals. If the candle had been living and not inanimate, it would have died from fear. My mother¡¯s eyes were terrifying. TO BE CONTINUED¡­ CH 3 (Rose¡¯s POV) My mother was the only one who had black hair and black eyes in our family. She was a wonderful Lady who always kept her hair tied up without leaving a single strand out. How long are we going to wait? Then, my brother suddenly raised his hand and asked. ¡°Mother. I¡¯m getting frustrated because it¡¯s dark. Can I bring a few more candles?¡± I immediately shook my head. ¡°No, Brother. It would only ruin the atmosphere.¡± ¡°But I feel stuffy. I need to see what I¡¯m doing, whether I¡¯m having a meeting or not.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t see my brother¡¯s face, so I feel more liberated.¡± ¡°This.¡± As we were having a meaningless quarrel, my mother finally spoke. ¡°As expected of my daughter. You know it well.¡± Ugh As my brother made a sound of pain, he immediately straightened his back. I also did the same. The opening of my mother¡¯s mouth meant that the meeting had begun. What the hell happened that led us to have this meeting? No. Actually, I can guess what the problem is. ¡°Rose.¡± My mother¡¯s black pearl-like eyes turned to me without a single flutter. ¡°Do you have anything to say to me?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± Hearing these words scare me, even before and after I possessed this body. Even if I did nothing wrong, just hearing these words makes me cringe and feel guilty. A thousand thoughts ran through my head, I nodded. As if pretending to be as obedient and meek as possible. ¡°Belial said goodbye to me.¡± ¡°Okay. I¡¯ve already heard from Beryl earlier today.¡± Seriously, that kid. I was going to tell them when the atmosphere in the house was suitable. As I glanced at the person beside me, Beryl, mouthed th ¡°What?¡± I thought of hitting his mouth with my hand, but then again, I don¡¯t want to be contaminated. ¡°What a man he is.¡± My mother spread her fan, which was the same color as her hair. ¡°To break our expectations and say goodbye instead of proposing. Should I call this good luck or bad luck?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s a misfortune¡­ Ouch!¡± At my mother¡¯s word¡¯s, my brother attempted to get up and accidentally hit his knee on the table. My older brother leaned in a little, as if trying to keep his poker face on. ¡°Well, of course it¡¯s misfortune.¡± I couldn¡¯t help but shudder at the sound of his voice. I clicked my tongue. I can sympathize how painful that must have been. I¡¯ve once hit my knee on a table while spacing out. That¡¯s why I feel sorry for him. I think? My poor pathetic brother. Though, it¡¯s more fun thinking about how much that must¡¯ve hurt. He¡¯s on the verge of crying. I can see the tears in the corners of his eyes. ¡°Of course, if he had proposed to her, I would have been pissed off as well. But it¡¯s a different matter when he¡¯s the one who ended their relationship. I simply cannot let that go!¡± ¡°I¡¯m the one who was dumped. Why are you making such a fuss about it?¡± Despite my question, my brother continued to voice out his opinion. ¡°The one who should have led the breakup is Rose, not that boy!¡± ¡°Ah, son. The Duke of Serenity also had something¡­¡± ¡°Why do you always consider his situation? Don¡¯t you think we should do something about this?! ¡°That¡¯s not it¡­¡± My father tried to cover up for Belial, but he failed. So he just kept his mouth shut. This is a big deal since this little squirt keeps asserting his dominance over our father. My brother put his hand on his chest. ¡°Mother! If you give me the knights right now, I will definitely kill him¡­ !¡± On the other hand, my mother managed to cut off my brother with just one phrase. ¡°Rather, it is you who will die.¡± ¡°Mother! ¡° This is the author¡¯s fault. Why didn¡¯t I notice these unique characters in the original story? When I first saw Primrose, I thought that it was my first time encountering such a character, it made me very confused. Telling somebody that they¡¯re going to die is really bold. I looked at my mother with tired eyes. ¡°My dear, you won¡¯t even be able to bite Belial.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that a bit too harsh?!¡± ¡°What¡¯s harsh about it? I¡¯m just telling the truth.¡± Argh. My brother got angry and hit his knee on the edge of the table once again. I sat there and looked at my brother, who¡¯s holding his knee with moistened eyes. That¡¯s what you get for betraying me. I¡¯ll definitely tease you for the next ten years. Then, my mother gently waved the fan in a very elegant way. ¡°But I agree with you to some extent. The fact that my only daughter got dumped by him is just so upsetting.¡± ¡°¡­ Are you going to give me a bottle and some medicine, mother?!¡± (TN/N: It means that he is asking for some solution to the issue. In this context, he¡¯s asking for some Knights to defeat Belial.) ¡°Shh. Baby, you have to listen to what other people have to say.¡± My mother was definitely right from start to finish. I nodded my head to agree with her statement. And then, my mother smiled and called my name. ¡°Rose, the pride of our family and the only rose in the world.¡± My brother groaned. ¡°What rose? More like a pumpkin flower¡­.¡± (TN/N: Pumpkin flower is a figure of speech which means an Ugly woman.) I stomped on my brother¡¯s foot firmly. My brother then had to grab his other foot this time. Then my father immediately looked at my brother, with a warning gaze. ¡°This is really¡­!¡± My brother looked at me, but I didn¡¯t really care. I kept my gaze towards my mother. Suddenly, she made eye contact with me and asked. ¡°What did he say to you when he asked you to break-up?¡± What did he say? I shrugged. ¡°I didn¡¯t get any answers.¡± I was so surprised to receive a breakup notice from the certified obsessive man of this story, that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t notice it until now. Mother then covered her mouth with a fan. ¡°Then it means that the zealot unilaterally revealed his position and ran away.¡± ¡°It¡¯s kind of like that.¡± A small laugh rang out, after I agreed with her. ¡°It¡¯s so funny even when I say it. That the Duke of Serenity, who was never afraid to face hundreds of thousands of troops, is running away because of my daughter.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Did you not realize that the Duke of Serenity is weak against you?¡± What¡¯s the point of him being weak to me? Since I¡¯ve already been dumped, the original story will get twisted. If I don¡¯t die, then the heroine won¡¯t be able to defeat Belial later on.. I just realized the situation that I¡¯m in again. What kind of life should I lead now?? Should I just live my life, while comforting myself that there¡¯s no fine dust in this world? Then suddenly, my mother grabbed my shoulder. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a carriage. Go and see him tomorrow.¡± My eyes widened. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s not polite of him to just say what he wants and then leave right away. That¡¯s considered very disrespectful to anyone, even if you ask other people. That¡¯s why you need to visit him and tell him your side as well.¡± ¡°Even if you say that¡­¡± I hesitated and my words trailed off What if I go to his mansion tomorrow and hold on to the hem of his robe? Though, it seems that Belial has already made up his mind to break up with me. There is nothing worse than clinging on to a lover who already has his mind made up. However, if I go and visit him tomorrow to pour out everything that I wanted to say, Belial definitely won¡¯t sit still. ¡°Rose?¡± Before I met him, Belial was known as a madman who would punish anyone that disobeyed him. It¡¯s not like my mother hates him for no reason, that¡¯s why I¡¯m now questioning her motives. Aside from that Belial is acting like a harmless golden retriever¡­ What happened to his true nature? And if I did what she asked me to do, I would definitely be killed, with a swing of his sword. Then that will be the end of my boring life, just like what I wish for. I nodded my head resolutely. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll go.¡± After I gave my answer, my brother immediately stood up. ¡°Mom! Why are you sending her?! Wouldn¡¯t it be better to send me instead?! I¡¯ll make sure to make him regret it!¡± But this time Mother was relentless. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you that your head will definitely be cut off? Let Rose do it herself.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think she can do it¡­?! Then, let me go with her and I¡¯ll just sit inside the carriage and be a lookout.!¡± ¡°Beryl.¡± ¡°I will never allow it! Even if you throw dust in my eyes!¡± (TN/N: Throw dust in (one¡¯s) eyes is an idiom that means to mislead or deceive someone by introducing distracting thoughts.) Then, I asked the maid who came into the room to change the candle. ¡°Bring me one flowerpot here.¡± ¡°Have you been tainted by that child too?!¡± My brother screamed back and forth inside the room. ¡°You really are just deceiving me! I won¡¯t allow you to go there!¡± ¡­ What the hell are you going to do about it? I covered my ears and took a deep breath. ¡°I know that you can do well, brother. But please, trust me this time.¡± My brother¡¯s spirit calmed down, but his face was more serious now more than ever. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I will just finalize our breakup and leave. You don¡¯t have to worry so much.¡± My mother also followed suit. ¡°Rose is also a decent adult. I¡¯m sure she can do that much.¡± I nodded my head with a blank face. ¡°I have never been happy once ever since I met you, so let¡¯s not meet ever again. That¡¯s what I¡¯ll say to him.¡± ¡°Okay, that¡¯s fine, my daughter.¡± ¡°¡­.. Well, if that¡¯s the case then, I can¡¯t help if you say it like that. Then good luck for tomorrow then.¡± That¡¯s cruel¡­! My father shuddered as he got caught up between us. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡¯s POV) Sometimes I wonder if it¡¯s okay to continue living like this? I fall asleep at night and wake up during the day without anyone telling me to do so. At mealtime, I eat the food on the table. Afterwards, take a bath and get dressed up before I go out. After I finish my work for the day, I just lie in bed and read books. It is something that everyone naturally does if they are born as human beings. But after a while, these normal things start to feel kind of boring. That¡¯s how I feel right now. ¡°My Lady, shall we start dressing up?¡± I don¡¯t feel anything when I see the people that I live with. It¡¯s just ¡®Oh, this is my friend¡¯ and ¡®Oh, this is my family¡¯. If the other person knew how I felt, he or she would be upset, but I just couldn¡¯t help it. It wasn¡¯t that I didn¡¯t try hard. I try to be happy when people are happy and get angry when they are angry. It was a spur of the moment. After that moment, the world felt achromatic again. ¡°What kind of dress would you like to wear for today?¡± I don¡¯t want to think about anything. I don¡¯t want to say anything. I don¡¯t want to do anything. I just stared blankly in front of the mirror. Mira, who was combing my hair, made a worried sound. ¡°You¡¯re at it again. Please forgive me for being rude.¡± Mira put down the comb and grabbed my shoulder firmly. As she shook me violently without a care. ¡°My Lady!¡± My neatly combed hair fluttered to and fro. Wow, it¡¯s like being on a ride. This is kinda fun, so I ordered.. ¡°Shake me a little harder.¡± ¡°Lady!!!¡± What do people live for? What¡¯s the reason why people should keep on living? I¡¯m so bored of living that I¡¯m going crazy. Mira then grabbed my forehead as she looked at my disheveled hair. ¡°I really like you, but I don¡¯t understand why you¡¯re being like this.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°No, you don¡¯t have to apologize¡­.¡± Mira shrugged and pointed her finger towards the dressing room. ¡°Please choose a dress to wear, My Lady.¡± Even though I¡¯m not a big fan of shopping, the dressing room was full of all kinds of dresses and accessories. I asked her while standing in front of the dressing room. ¡°What day is it today?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the 7th.¡± I nodded and counted the dresses on the hanger one by one. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven¡­. I skipped past the seventh dress and chose the eighth dress. TO BE CONTINUED¡­. CH 4 (Rose¡¯s POV) ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then why did you ask what day it is today?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just¡­¡± As I looked at the dresses, all of them had no character at all. Other than that, the hems of the dresses spread out comfortably, and the sleeves were all see-through. ¡®Okay, this one¡¯s perfect.¡¯ When the dress was decided, Mira invited the other maids to start dolling me up. ¡°Shall I leave my hair down or tie it up?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tie it up. Your hair is so beautiful.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Young Master Beryl¡¯s hair is pretty and curly like a sheep, but I think My Lady¡¯s hair is the prettiest.¡± The maids chatted happily and moved their hands skillfully. At first, it was awkward for me to comply and let them do everything from head to toe, but not anymore. Though I wasn¡¯t accustomed to it, I¡¯m happy that I don¡¯t need to move at all. ¡°My Lady, it¡¯s done.¡± Of course, the clothes are so uncomfortable to wear, but I think I can manage thanks to the help of the maids. Though, I changed my mind when I finally saw my reflection in the mirror. The dress is bright and pretty, but there¡¯s nothing special about it. And of course the maids paired my dress with high-heeled shoes that were the same color as my dress. ¡°You look so beautiful.¡± ¡°After all, you are the rose of the Fall family.¡± I inspected my outfit as I listened to some of their awkward compliments. Now, all that they have to do is fix the skirt of my dress and we¡¯re done. After Mira bids to the maids as they leave the room, she then suddenly puts her knees on the floor. ¡°My Lady.¡± I looked down at Mira, who¡¯s timidly bent on the floor. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re going to completely end your relationship with Duke Serenity today, right? The Master mentioned it earlier.¡± ¡®How on earth does she get all this information? And she always blames herself whenever something happens to me. Mhm.. Should I tease her more then? ¡°Breaking up with the Duke of Serenity completely breaks my heart.¡± Mira suddenly stood up. ¡°I will support you no matter what choice you make.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Wasn¡¯t she crying just yesterday when she first heard about it? While I pondered her reaction, Mira replied softly. ¡°Well, because you¡¯re a very calm and kind person.¡± ¡°¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡± Who is? Is she talking about me? I looked around the room without saying a word. Well, I really have no idea who she¡¯s referring to, because I know for a fact that it¡¯s not me. I¡¯m just a lazy person who¡¯s waiting to be terminated in this story. Mira, who had no idea what I was thinking about, picked up my parasol. ¡°Well then, shall we go?¡± Looking outside the window. I saw one of the best carriages our family owns quietly waiting outside the front door. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡®s POV) ¡°Look at that carriage over there.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that the Fall family¡¯s carriage?¡± Click. The driver opened the door modestly. I got out of the carriage, trying to be careful not to trip on the hem of my dress. Most of the people working on the fields nearby immediately stopped what they were doing. It must be the people who lived in the realm of Belial¡¯s territory. ¡°That¡¯s Lady Rose, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The one the Duke loves.¡± Mira, who was holding the parasol, walked beside me. As I walk lightly under the parasol, people¡¯s eyes continue to follow me. I feel like I¡¯ve become an SNS star. ¡°But what brings her here today?¡± ¡°Are you really asking that question? Of course she came here to visit the Duke of Serenity.¡± If there was an SNS like InXta here, the nobles would become SNS stars, and the commoners would become fans who admire and follow their daily lives. However, there would also be a lot of anti-fans though. (Tn/n: A social networking service (SNS) is an online platform for creating relationships with other people. Social networking services are more commonly referred to as ¡°social networking sites¡± or ¡°social media. And InXta is short for Instagram.) I¡¯m sure I¡¯d write phrases like, ¡°Please add me as a friend only if you¡¯re a noble.¡± and ¡°No personal messages for commoners.¡± on my own profile. ¡°Her expression suddenly became serious.¡± ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure that she¡¯s thinking about what lesson to give to the Duke of Serenity today. As expected, their thinking is at a different level than us.¡± (TN/N: The conversation above is the conversation of the people around the Duke¡¯s mansion) While it¡¯s true that our statuses are indeed different, that doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m on a much higher level than theirs. The image of aristocrats trying to follow people with a higher status than themselves made me suddenly burst into laughter. The young people exclaimed at my unexpected outburst. ¡°Oh, I guess she finally decided on what lesson she¡¯s going to teach!¡± ¡°Lady Rose, please do your best today!¡± ¡°We love you so much, Lady Rose!¡± (TN/N: Same as above, it¡¯s still the conversation of those people around the Duke¡¯s mansion) I don¡¯t know what they¡¯re talking about, but they seemed like very simple minded people. I waved at the people and continued to move my feet again. Mira suddenly asked while adjusting the angle of the parasol. ¡°My Lady. Why did you have to get off here? It¡¯s a little bit far from the mansion.¡± ¡°I wanted to go for a walk.¡± Of course, this was just an excuse, and there is a valid reason for it. If I were to show up right at the front door, Belial would know right away that I was here to visit him. The truth is, I want to sneak into his office to keep the people around him from causing a commotion. As I hurried my steps, I remembered a drama that I regularly watched in my past life. ¡°Did you tell the coachman to wait for us until we come back?¡± ¡°Yes, I mentioned it to him several times.¡± ¡°Good job.¡± The Serenity family¡¯s mansion was already in sight. I didn¡¯t even need to walk that far. And more than anything else¡­ ¡°The Serenity mansion is so pretty.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± There¡¯s no way I¡¯d miss it, being this huge. The mansion, stacked with white bricks and has an antique grey roof, gives an overwhelming impression.. I looked up at the high wall that surrounded the mansion and headed towards the front door. Just beyond the front door, I saw two men in white uniforms and cloaks passing by. Just by looking at their uniform, I could tell that they were excellent knights. The training the Serenity Knights receive is notorious. ¡°Hi.¡± As soon as I waved my hand, the heads of the two men turned to my side like knives. Mira then folded the parasol and bowed her head. ¡°Lady Rose?¡± ¡°What are you doing here without giving us prior notice?¡± They obviously don¡¯t know yet that Belial already broke up with me. After all, It was only the two of us and the escorts weren¡¯t there as well. Belial¡¯s escorts are notorious for being overly reticent. There were even rumors that he was practicing silently in order to become stronger. ¡°Is the Duke inside right now?¡± ¡°Of course, he is. Please stay here, and I¡¯ll notify him at once that Lady Rose is here.¡± ¡°No, don¡¯t.¡± I immediately stopped them. Both their eyes widened. ¡°Pardon?¡± ¡°Just tell James for now.¡± The two nodded after contemplating what they had to do. To be honest, there was no reason for them to listen to me as I come from a different family. However, since Belial told them to take good care of me every time I come to the mansion, they obediently listen to my requests. After a while, the knight who had gone looking for James returned. ¡°The butler told me to bring you in. Please come with me, My Lady.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Everything is going as I planned. All that¡¯s left is how well I handle ending this relationship. As we crossed the large garden and headed towards the mansion, James was waiting for us at the entrance. ¡°Welcome.¡± His monocle sparkled in the light of the chandelier. His white hair without any blemishes and a suit without a single inch of disharmony were his greatest characteristics. James, Belial¡¯s entourage and the butler of the mansion, raised his bowed head. ¡°Lady Rose.¡± I turned to Mira and said, ¡°Mira, please wait here.¡± ¡°Yes, My Lady.¡± James pointed up the stairs. Which means that Belial¡¯s office is right above the mansion. As we walked side by side, James then started to open his mouth, after confirming that no one was around. ¡°I heard that you two broke up.¡± ¡°So you knew.¡± No, it would be weirder for him not to know. As everyone else says, James is one of the most loyal people who always looked after Belial. ¡°I just heard that the Duke of Serenity bid his farewell.¡± This time, I agreed to his statement. ¡°To put it frankly, I was dumped.¡± ¡°¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡± James didn¡¯t say anything for a moment. ¡°Then, why did you come here?¡± ¡°I have something to tell him.¡± To be honest, I came here to tell him exactly how I feel about the situation. But of course, in a very calm manner. Since I don¡¯t want Belial to be angry as well. ¡°Are you here to persuade the Duke for you to get back together?¡± ¡°Does James want me to?¡± James just smiled without saying a word. I tilted my head at his inexplicable smile. I couldn¡¯t tell what James was thinking about. ¡°Duke Serenity.¡± While I tried to figure out what he was thinking, we arrived at Belial¡¯s office. James then knocked on the door, and I heard Belial¡¯s voice telling us to come inside. ¡°Can I talk to you for a second?¡± James entered the room with a friendly smile just like before. Belial was sitting in front of his desk piled up like a mountain of papers. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Belial asked, keeping his eyes fixed on the papers. ¡°You have a guest.¡± ¡°Guest?¡± Belial twisted one corner of his mouth. ¡°Didn¡¯t you already mention to me that I have no schedule for today?¡± ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s a sudden visitor.¡± His finger that does not hold the document slowly tapped the desk. ¡°Most likely, he came when I¡¯m in the worst mood.¡± This is something I¡¯ve never seen before, I¡¯ve only ever seen the side of him that¡¯s crazy sweet towards me.. I even doubted if he really was the villain in the story. I continued to stare blankly at Belial. Icy silver hair and blue eyes made the atmosphere around Belial even colder. It was as if he had been possessed by a demon. How can he change the atmosphere like that? At that moment, Belial¡¯s voice dropped sharply. ¡°I wonder what kind of guy he is? I can¡¯t help but admire him.¡± Oh, I think this will stop now, since James poked his head behind him. ¡°This is the guy.¡± Shook. At that very moment, the folder file fell out of Belial¡¯s hand. Papers were scattered all over the office. In the original story, even when his head was about to be cut, his eyes, as described, never wavered, but now those crystal blue eyes are shaking relentlessly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for coming without notice.¡± I didn¡¯t realize it was going to be this hard. What should I do? I fiddled with the hem of my flowery dress. ¡°I have something I want to say¡­¡± Before I could finish my words, Belial quickly got up. ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong. I mean you¡¯re so brave that I can only admire it.¡± ¡°¡­Okay?¡± ¡°Well, you¡¯re amazing, Rose. You came all the way here just because you thought I¡¯d go crazy again?¡± I¡¯m quite speechless, he really is crazy. Please don¡¯t change your stance on being the villain. Just push ahead with your original bad image until the end. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- Belial immediately ordered James to bring tea and dessert. Then, James asked me. ¡°Did you have breakfast?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll make it as light as possible¡­¡± I immediately grabbed James¡¯ shoulder. I said I already ate, but then I didn¡¯t say that I was full. There was a silent exchange of glances between me and James. After some time passed, James opened his mouth. ¡°I underestimated you.¡± ¡°You should have known by now.¡± To be honest, I have a separate stomach dedicated for cakes. After a while, James brought in a bunch of desserts that just made my mouth drool. Mont Blanc cake, which I said was delicious the other day, vividly colored macarons, round cookies, etc. The table looked as if it was about to bend. ¡°Then please feel free to talk.¡± CH 5 (Rose¡¯s POV) James, who poured hot black tea into their teacups, withdrew right away. I took a sip of the tea and then lifted my fork. ¡°It¡¯s very delicious.¡± Mont Blanc is really delicious. Belial then pushed the other desserts in towards me. ¡°I¡¯m glad it suits your taste.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you try it too, Belial?¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like that.¡± I cut out a portion of the Mont Blanc and tried to feed it to him. Belial struggled as he ate it. He still looks handsome even when eating. ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°¡­It¡¯s delicious.¡± ¡°Your chef¡¯s skills are amazing, aren¡¯t they?¡± Belial shook his head resolutely. ¡°No, it¡¯s delicious because I ate it with you.¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± And that ends our conversation about his chef¡¯s skills. I continued to cut the cake ¡°Did Belial have breakfast?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°What about dinner last night?¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Belial remained silent. I continued to devour the Mont Blanc. ¡°It¡¯s good to eat on time.¡± ¡°I¡¯m quite busy with work¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re not working right now, are you?¡± I understand that he is the head of the state and that he needs to work hard until a new successor is appointed. But still, he needs to eat three meals a day to stay healthy. If you don¡¯t want your body to suffer in the future, you need to take care of it in the present. I sent him a reproachful look. Belial then avoided my gaze as if he was ashamed of his doings. ¡°After breaking up with you, I just lost my appetite¡­¡± ¡°Oh, right. I was dumped¡±. ¡°What?¡± The Mont Blanc was so good that I totally forgot about it. It was definitely Mont Blanc¡¯s fault. How could this be so delicious? As punishment, I¡¯ll eat this without leaving any crumbs. As I took another bite, I scrutinized Belial with my gaze. If it is really true that he suffered enough to skip meals, he became very emaciated overnight. His white face looked sullen, and dark shadows were cast under his eyes. ¡°If someone saw you, they might think that I was the one who broke up with you.¡± But even in the midst of all this, he¡¯s still very handsome. Is this what decadent beauty is? What¡¯s this precarious atmosphere that makes me feel like I¡¯m standing on the edge of a cliff? I continued to say. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be having a hard time after breaking up with me. You should be living your ¡®happily ever after¡¯.¡± Belial ruffled his hair without saying a word. Even such a simple movement adds a tempting vibe to the dangerous atmosphere we¡¯re currently in. He¡¯s like a demon that tempts people to fall into the abyss with him. I¡¯m really glad that Belial isn¡¯t the devil that I thought he would be. If he was, I might have ruined many lives for him. Oh, I might have already done that unknowingly. As I had that thought¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t you hate me?¡± Belial asked abruptly. ¡°Well, you just ran away on the spot without even saying goodbye.¡± He is definitely reflecting on his mistake subconsciously. I really can¡¯t get used to this. ¡°I thought that you¡¯d hate me for the rest of your life after what happened, but then you come the very next day.¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m happy but miserable at the same time.¡± Belial bowed his head. ¡°Do you really want me to hate you?¡± ¡°¡­I don¡¯t wish for that. As I¡¯ve already said, you should meet someone better than me.¡± I can feel his strong will. Is it time for me to do something rude? He then paused while raising his arm. ¡°Aren¡¯t you both beautiful and compassionate?¡± What should I do? Cold sweat ran down my forehead. An unexpected problem has occurred. ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll meet a good person.¡± Should I cry and beg and pull the hem of his clothes, while saying ¡°Don¡¯t leave me please, because I can¡¯t live without you.¡± I traced my eyes with my fingers. ¡°Just go back. Forget about me. The farewell gift will be sent over in the afternoon¡­¡± Tsk. I can¡¯t even cry. I¡¯m not even angry at him. But if I shouted out words with no emotion attached to them, it wouldn¡¯t sound truthful. No matter how dull I am, I still know that. Should I flip the table? No, that¡¯s not okay either. Since the table is full of untouched desserts. I can Imagine the chef lamenting upon seeing the ruined desserts. Do I have another option? ¡°Rose?¡± Since I can¡¯t do this or that. If so, then¡­ I clenched my jaw and asked seriously. ¡°What defines a good person?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Whom do you refer to as a good person?¡± To be honest, I have no idea why I said that. I just went with the flow. Belial hesitated at first. Then he answered my question. ¡°A person who is the opposite of me would be considered a good person.¡± ¡°Who said that to you?¡± There was a moment of silence after that. Then Bellial tilted his head to the side. ¡°Do I really have to say it?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to say it, then don¡¯t say it.¡± Bellial shook his head right away. ¡°There¡¯s no way that I don¡¯t want to answer your question.¡± ¡°Then tell me.¡± As his long fingers spread out. Belial, who suddenly reflected on what I said, folded his fingers one by one. ¡°If there is something that I want, I can somehow get it no matter what. If I were wronged, I would punish anyone. I would never tolerate even the smallest mistake.¡± Belial¡¯s voice got smaller as he spoke. ¡°But you¡¯re innocent¡­¡± Oh, can I finally hear the words that I didn¡¯t get to hear back then? I got a bit excited. Then Belial, who had stopped talking for a while, suddenly grabbed his face with the palm of his hands. ¡°I can¡¯t really say it. I¡¯m sorry, Rose.¡± That¡¯s a shame. It seems that I won¡¯t be able to hear those words today. But I didn¡¯t bother to pry. Everyone has at least one thing that they want to hide. Above all, I wasn¡¯t that curious. That¡¯s when I decided to get back to business. ¡°When you are born as a noble, you know that we have to marry a noble person as well, right?¡± ¡°Of course I know that.¡± ¡°Then, you must know that there are no good people among the nobles.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°It means everyone is a little bit like you.¡± I¡¯m telling you right now. There is no one in a high position without blood on their hands. Just looking at the female lead and male lead, they committed a lot of murders for the sake of their own happiness. I would even say it would be almost impossible to find a virtuous person in this novel unless I had a good status. As I stroked my chin, I murmured. ¡°Ah, I couldn¡¯t think of anyone who would be considered a good person.¡± ¡°¡­ Rose?¡± ¡°My family cannot even be considered to have a good status. At least when I met you, my name became known to people.¡± ¡°Rose.¡± Bellial called my name again, but I pretended that I didn¡¯t hear him. ¡°Since you broke up with me, I¡¯ll become a worthless person again.¡± Of course, my mother and father will find the best marriage candidate for me, but no one will treat me like Belial. They will treat me well if I have a pretty face, but once I get older, then they will start to treat me poorly. I closed my eyes and nodded. ¡°What you did for my happiness will bring me misery instead.¡± ¡°¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡± ¡°But I can¡¯t help it. If your heart thinks that this is right¡­¡± Belial became serious even before I finished talking. ¡°Let¡¯s get married, Rose.¡± (PR: AACKKK!!!!! The ESCALATION) (TN: Hahaha from breakup to marriage, good one FL) -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡¯s POV) ¡°May I escort you home?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s fine.¡± James politely opened the door as I shook my head. ¡°Then may I offer you a carriage?¡± ¡°Our family¡¯s carriage is waiting.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll walk you to the place where the carriage is.¡± ¡°I have something to think about. You may return to Belial.¡± James nodded his head. I grabbed the railing and went down the stairs. Good thing there¡¯s something that I can hold onto, so I guess I can survive. After possessing this body, I hated going down the stairs because of how often I tripped on the hem of the dress. ¡°It¡¯s getting on my nerves.¡±¡± Next time a seamstress comes, I should ask them to make several dresses that I can wear comfortably. As I went down the last stairs grumbling, I saw Mira waiting. She was busily chatting with the maids who worked here. It was a very ordinary conversation, such as saying that the weather is nice these days and that it is the best for walks, and that the knights who train in the gym are so cool. Mira found me laughing while covering my mouth. ¡°Oh my, the lady is here.¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll go as well. Goodbye.¡± ¡°Take care.¡± The maids bowed their heads to me as well and left quickly. Mira, who looked at the back of the maids, became sentimental. ¡°This will be the last time I talk to the maids here.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Well, I can¡¯t help it, since I promised to support my lady.¡± Mira then stretched out. She put her hands on her waist and asked cheerfully. ¡°How did it go, my lady? Has everything been clearly finished?¡± ¡°We¡¯re getting married.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great¡­ What?!¡± It wasn¡¯t part of my plan, but I think I was half successful. I managed to put myself back on the original route again. Mira was startled by my poker face. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- ¡°I told you to end it for good, but instead, you got a proposal?!¡± The house was turned upside down again. My brother grabbed my shoulder and shook me wildly. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have left it to you! What the hell did you say?!¡± What did I say, well I just said that other nobles were just as filthy as Belial. How should I explain this? My brother¡¯s kind of stupid so I have to explain it in simpler terms. I pondered and answered awkwardly. ¡°Dirty aristocrats¡­¡± ¡°But you¡¯re an aristocrat, too!¡± My brother continued to shake my shoulder. Though, it doesn¡¯t compare to how Mira shook me to the point that it made me nauseous earlier. ¡°How much have you planned already?! What else did you talk about?! You haven¡¯t set the wedding date, right?!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way that we would have set the wedding date already. We decided to get engaged first.¡± ¡°Then you¡¯re saying that the date of the engagement has been set?!¡± ¡°How can the two of us decide that? Belial and I decided to discuss the details with our parents first.¡± At that time, Mira approached and tried to stop him. ¡°Young master, calm down. She¡¯s not getting married right away. Don¡¯t worry too much because she can break the engagement at any time.¡± My brother squinted his eyes. ¡°Put your hands down.¡± Mira lowered her hand that was covering her mouth. The corners of her lips were upward, unaware that she was smiling broadly. That was the reason why she kept on covering her mouth. ¡°Hurray! They¡¯re finally getting married! They¡¯re finally getting married!¡± CH 6 ¡°I¡¯m not getting married yet. It¡¯s just an engagement!¡± ¡°I really thought that the two of you were going to break up! My prayers were clearly heard by the heavens above! You need to keep going until the both of you finally get married!¡± ¡°What marriage? No, she will never get married to him!¡± (TN: The last two sentences were spoken by Mira and Beryl, respectively.) The two of them were completely immersed in their battle of words. My brother kept contradicting every word that came out of Mira, and Mira couldn¡¯t care less about whatever my brother says. She couldn¡¯t help herself to the point that she began to dance and circled around the drawing-room while holding the hem of her dress. ¡°Oh my, I¡¯m really going crazy. I¡¯m so happy for you! When are you planning to have your engagement party? Have you decided on what you¡¯re going to wear?!¡± ¡°The date hasn¡¯t been set yet, so even if you ask me that¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. You have plenty of time to plan! You can both decide on the perfect date. Ooops, look at me! I haven¡¯t told everyone else about the good news yet. I¡¯ll go and inform everyone now!¡± Mira slammed the door and ran out in a flash. While Mira enthusiastically spread the news around the mansion, my brother slumped onto the floor like a pitiful protagonist. ¡°¡­Are you okay?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°How could you choose to be with a psycho like him?¡­ There are a lot of other prominent figures out there.¡± My brother continued to mutter something in a low voice, so low that the words were incoherent, then suddenly, he clenched his fist. ¡°Let¡¯s kill him.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s kill him.¡± My brother jumped to his feet. His eyes were empty and lifeless. ¡°We are flesh and blood. Protecting my younger sister is my duty as a big brother. ¡° ¡°No, I don¡¯t really need protection.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll turn him into a hedgehog from head to toe!¡± (PR/N: He¡¯s making a metaphor that he¡¯s going to shoot as many arrows as there are spikes on a hedgehog.) My brother immediately grabbed his bow as he quivered from anger. ¡°Just you wait, you bastard. In the name of the Fall family, I will never forgive you, Belial¡­¡¯ ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡± ¡®Oh my.¡¯ A black fan hit the top of my brother¡¯s head mercilessly. ¡®That looks really painful.¡¯ I let out a sigh and immediately got up from my seat. ¡°Mother?¡± Our father, who was standing next to our mother, coughed roughly. ¡°I¡¯m also here, daughter.¡± ¡®Oh my god, my father is here too.¡¯ Beryl then rubbed the crown of his head as he glared at our mother whom she didn¡¯t hesitate to stare back without blinking. ¡°You are the man who will lead our family in the future. You must not die.¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯ve said this many times, I¡¯m not going to die! Never!¡± My brother pointed his finger at me. ¡°How can I die and I leave that one behind?¡± Well, I¡¯m undoubtedly smarter than him. If he uses an excuse like that, he¡¯s definitely going to get hit again. Though, that¡¯s just my opinion. ¡°Well, I¡¯m also worried about Rose.¡± Mother agreed. My father also began to express himself. ¡°No matter what, I¡¯m always worried. I worry 24 hours a day¡­¡± ¡®Then why did you all agree to this?¡¯ Well, everyone needs to experience getting hurt to become humble. But then why is Beryl still here? Isn¡¯t it time for him to go to work? I asked him as he got up. ¡°Why are you here, by the way? Didn¡¯t you say you¡¯re busy?¡± ¡°Is that the problem right now?¡± Mother slumped into the soft armchair. ¡°My daughter went out to completely end her relationship, but instead she accepted a proposal.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°She¡¯s my daughter, and she¡¯s amazing. She¡¯s always been beyond my imagination.¡± I suddenly became shy and scratched my head. ¡°Ah, up to that point¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s not meant as a compliment. What the hell did you two talk about?¡± That¡¯s when I heard my brother¡¯s voice again. But I couldn¡¯t tell them word per word. My mother is smart, and she also hates long explanations. I have to remain as concise as before, but I¡¯ll also have to express it differently. I pondered for a moment, and answered. ¡°Mean aristocrats.¡± ¡°But you¡¯re noble too?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not mean.¡± Mother nodded her head. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± My brother shouted back. ¡°Mother, how can you be so positive about this?!¡± My mother hit my brother¡¯s head with her fan once again. Beryl then stopped yelling, and grabbed his head. ¡°What are you saying? Be quiet.¡± ¡°Ach, Mother¡­! Why do you only love Rose?!¡± Mother asked the question softly. ¡°Do you really think that I only love Rose?¡± ¡°Yes, of course¡­!¡± Mother then looked back at my brother, then he immediately straightened his posture. ¡°¡­No.¡± ¡°Good, thank you for understanding my heart. Now sit down.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± This goes to show how influential and powerful our mother is in our family. As Beryl calmed down, mother leaned back from the sofa comfortably. ¡°Back to my question, what did you say?¡± ¡°Of course I said that we are good.¡± ¡°Even if he was the one who broke up with you first?¡± Belial broke up with me thinking that he didn¡¯t deserve me because he loved me too much. If he decided to break up with me because of another woman or because he no longer had feelings for me, he would have said, ¡°What engagement? Leave now and never come back.¡± while cursing at me. I nodded my head, and my mother smiled at me sincerely. ¡°I can guess that you love him now, right?¡± Love? Me? My eyes fluttered from what my mother just said, I¡¯m destined to die by his hands¡­ But if I told them that, I know that they won¡¯t approve of the engagement. So I just obediently nodded to my mother¡¯s question. ¡°Tell me. Why do you like him?¡± ¡°Mother, why are you suddenly asking such a question?¡± My brother¡¯s eyes narrowed. ¡°Just give her an answer right away.¡± ¡°Why is brother making a fuss again?¡± ¡°Because if you have no reason, I will break into that bastard¡¯s mansion.¡± ¡°Ha.¡± Well that makes it even harder for me to answer. Beryl then sat beside my mothers chair, without taking his gaze off me. ¡°In the first place, I don¡¯t know why he¡¯s so popular. I admit he¡¯s handsome, but don¡¯t you get tired of looking at him?¡± ¡°I always get tired looking at your face.¡± ¡°This is really¡­!¡± Mother quickly beckoned to our father. Then Father immediately pressed on my brother¡¯s shoulder. Now I can think a little more comfortably. I pondered while ignoring my older brother, who¡¯s trying to get up somehow. What are Belial¡¯s good points? His face, of course, was his biggest strength, but if I answered with that, then my brother would definitely argue with me again. What are his best traits, what are his pros? I remembered the encounter that I had with Belial earlier today. Now that I think about it, there was an occurrence in the past similar to what happened today. ¡®I heard you made a mistake today.¡¯ That day, Belial was reprimanding an employee who had made a mistake. I visited his mansion without notice because I was about to return the book I had borrowed from him. The employee at that time was shaking his head as he trembled. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry my lord. Please spare my life.¡± ¡°If you valued your life, you shouldn¡¯t have made a mistake in the first place-.¡± ¡°Belial, I¡¯m here.¡± As soon as he saw me, Belial¡¯s face, which was previously as cold and hard as ice, slowly melted into a soft visage. ¡°Oh my gosh. Rose. Did you come all the way here with those fragile feet? If you had contacted me earlier, I would have met you in advance.¡± (TN: Hahaha aww I just love Belial more and more) ¡°¡­Duke Serenity?¡± ¡°Oh, you should get going now. I¡¯ll forgive you today, because today is a very pleasant day since Rose came to see me without prior notice.¡± (TN: Hahaha our lovely puppy.) It was amazing how this cold-blooded maniac would change 180 degrees in front of me and only me. As I remembered this, I started to mumble. ¡°If I look closely, I think he¡¯s kind of cute.¡± My brother¡¯s face brightened immediately. He pushed our father away and got up. ¡°See? You like him for no reason!¡± ¡°¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡± On the other hand, mother and father didn¡¯t say anything after that. They just looked at me with a serious face. Somehow, the atmosphere became worse than before. But my foolish brother who knew nothing immediately picked up his bow. ¡°Now I will turn that child into a hedgehog¡­!¡± ¡®Damn.¡¯ A fan hit my older brother¡¯s head again. A black aura suddenly flowed out of my mother. ¡°Son, what do you mean?¡± The mother¡¯s expression was as serious as when she was working. Then my older brother looked up at our mother foolishly. ¡°Yes¡­?¡± ¡°You¡¯re still young, so I guess you¡¯re still naive about these things. The reason that Rose just gave us is the most valid reason in the world.¡± Our mother then pointed a finger at our father. ¡°Our marriage partner has to be cute to suit our taste. That¡¯s the truth of life.¡± Father immediately turned his head in shame. ¡°No, I mean the truth is¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s not the time to be ashamed!¡± My brother looked nervous, and my mother clicked her tongue. ¡°If you don¡¯t receive love from your wife later, it¡¯s because you¡¯re not cute. Why don¡¯t you learn from your father?¡± ¡°Are you serious?!¡± I also agreed. ¡°That¡¯s right. You need to be cute.¡± ¡°Are you both being serious?!¡± I¡¯ve always been serious about everything I do. At the same time, my mother approached me after confirming that I agreed with what she said. My mother reverently wrapped her hands around my shoulder as if she was greeting a comrade. ¡°After all, you look just like me. I¡¯m so proud of you. You¡¯ve already realized what I realized only after meeting your father.¡± My father clasped his cheek and smirked again. ¡°You too.¡± ¡°When will the engagement party be held? Invite your sweet boy to the mansion in the near future. Okay?¡± My brother looked scared..! He continued to tremble as he looked at us. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- ¡°Lady! I just heard from Mira, is it true?¡± ¡°What?¡± That night, all the maids were full of excitement. When I turned around from the bookshelf and asked, a maid jumped and shouted. ¡°You two are getting married!¡± ¡°What marriage? It¡¯s only an engagement ceremony.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± Becky, Mira¡¯s best friend, strongly agreed. ¡°That¡¯s right. Once you¡¯re engaged, marriage will surely follow.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already decided on how to celebrate our lady¡¯s wedding.¡± ¡°Hey, you too? Me too!¡± Mira and Becky gave each other a high-five and burst into laughter. While the other maids shook their heads. ¡°But I don¡¯t understand. Why did you say that you broke up when you¡¯ve already been thinking about getting married?¡± ¡°Well¡­.¡± I couldn¡¯t tell them the truth. As I pondered on what excuse to give, Mira and her best friend Becky spoke up for me instead. ¡°Is he playing hard to get? Our lady should be a little more indifferent.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take care of everything that I need to take care of, but indifference is the base.¡± ¡°Because I never dreamed that kindness and indifference could coexist.¡± No matter how hard I try, I can¡¯t change my innate personality. Even though I tried my best, all the maids knew that I was indifferent. As I closed the book that I was holding. Mira¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Is it not good? Would you like me to get you another book?¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s not that.¡± I asked the maids while lying on the bed. ¡°If I had another break-up, would it be because of my indifference?¡± CH 7 (Rose¡¯s POV) The maids, who were staring at each other silently, burst into laughter in unison. ¡°Though, in a way, that¡¯s the charm of our young lady.¡± ¡°The lady-like type is also very attractive.¡± ¡°Me? Lady-like?¡± ¡°Well, let me give you an example.¡± Mira nodded her head. Immediately, the two maids got up. Rika, the maid with fluffy hair, cheerfully said. ¡°We¡¯re a young couple walking down the street. Honey, where are we going?¡° On the other hand, Rachel, the maid with short hair, spoke simply. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°A park? Or a market? What would you like to do? Oh, well let¡¯s do all of them!¡± The two walked with their arms intertwined. Then, a maid jumped up and rushed to the both of them. Rika spoke as if reading a Korean book. ¡°Ah, the carriage suddenly-!¡± As soon as the maid, no, ¡®the carriage¡¯ was about to collide with Rika, Rachel pulled Rika from the waist. Rachel waited for the carriage to completely pass before looking down at Rika. ¡°You should always be careful.¡± She spoke in a tone that sounded indifferent, yet Rachel¡¯s arm still firmly held Rika¡¯s waist. Rika then smiled so brightly that her eyes couldn¡¯t be seen and suddenly screamed. ¡°Ayiee!¡± ¡®Argh!¡¯ The maids suddenly screamed as they left the room. ¡®Why the hell are they screaming? Well, Rachel¡¯s just holding on to Rika to prevent her from bumping into the carriage. Wouldn¡¯t it be even weirder if she didn¡¯t hold on to her in that situation? Mira noticed the confused look on my face as she flailed her arms. ¡°The sweetness that blooms like beans in a drought amidst indifference is an oasis in a desert! A dandelion blooming in a hostile land!¡± ¡°Ah, I love the sweetness that a person gives, even if they don¡¯t show it!¡± The two returned to their seats after bowing gracefully like actors in a real troupe. Even though Rika is like that, Rachel is really good at acting. No, that might have been her genuine personality. ¡°These days, I¡¯m only looking for books with indifferent male protagonists.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! I fell in love with that type of male lead.¡± The rumours that Mira had been selling romance novels to the maids were true. Instantly, the maids, who at first said they didn¡¯t like books, became hardcore devotees. They once had a heated conversation wherein they said things such as, ¡°I like the male character in this novel because of this, and I like the male character in that novel because of that.¡± It was a never-ending comparison amongst them. ¡°Well, don¡¯t you think having a lover like that is not really all that great?¡± They were the maids who were sitting on the other side. As soon as that maid spoke, the maids sitting next to her nodded as if she understood what she meant. ¡°If I were dating an aloof person, I¡¯d feel like I am the only person who likes him.¡± ¡°I know right! I¡¯ve been in a relationship before and a nice and friendly man is still the best choice. ¡± The maids who loved an indifferent male lead glared at them all at the same time. ¡°You guys are clueless. If it was me, I would always be nervous if I had a sweet lover. If he¡¯s kind to me, there¡¯s a big chance that he¡¯ll be kind to other people as well.¡± ¡°I think that I would be so unlucky if my lover was kind to other people as well.¡± However, the maids who loved a sweet man did not give up either. ¡°You¡¯ll change your mind once you start dating.¡± ¡°This is why you shouldn¡¯t say anything if you haven¡¯t been in a relationship before.¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s not like you guys can¡¯t, it¡¯s just that no one wants to be with you guys.¡± Even Satan would flinch from what she just said. The maids were all astonished. I thought I was the only one who thought so. ¡°Oh my gosh, how could you say those words without any hesitation?!¡± ¡°That was out of line! Did you seriously think that we¡¯re incapable of dating?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not too much. What¡¯s so bad about what I said? You guys started it!¡± The fight suddenly grew more and more intense. If I leave them be, it might turn physical. So I got up and put a stop to this fight. ¡°Everyone, stop.¡± Mira felt so upset. ¡°But, my lady¡­! But they just don¡¯t know the charm of an indifferent male protagonist!¡± ¡°Yeah, you guys are right.¡± The other maids were also upset. ¡°But they don¡¯t know, the charm of a sweet male protagonist!¡±¡± ¡°That is true as well, I agree with you.¡± The maids were speechless. ¡°Wait a minute, my lady. How can you agree with both sides? You have to decide which one is right!¡± Why do I have to decide? Both are correct. And then I laid down on the bed again. ¡°Well you guys said that you don¡¯t like being too indifferent or too sweet.¡± ¡°¡­. We definitely said that.¡± In this case, it is enough to mix both of their opinions appropriately. Then I raised my finger. ¡°How about a man who is indifferent to other people, but he¡¯s kind and sweet towards his lover?¡± Thud. An invisible rock fell over the maid¡¯s heads. The room became quiet in an instant. I waited for the maids to open their mouths with my head supported by my other arm. How long would I have to wait? Mira was the first to open her mouth. ¡°¡­Oh My God.¡± ¡°That is so right, why didn¡¯t we think of that? I was thinking between being unconditionally indifferent or deciding between both sides.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no law that you have to choose one or the other.¡± From the mouths of the maids, a loud scream came out that was incomparable to what it had been a while ago. ¡°Just thinking about it makes me so happy!¡± ¡°If there was such a man, I would get down on one knee and propose to him right away!¡± ¡°But there¡¯s no way that there¡¯s such a perfect man in this world. It¡¯s hard to find such a person even in novels.¡± Mira¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. As she mumbled. ¡°¡­No, there is.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°There is a man in this world who is so cold to others but very affectionate towards his lover.¡± ¡°Really?! Who? Who are you talking about!?¡± Mira burst out laughing. And she shouted proudly. ¡°Duke Serenity!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± The maids thus gained secondary enlightenment. The maids talked in a very serious tone. ¡°It¡¯s really true, I was there, but didn¡¯t realize it until now.¡± ¡°When he talks to other people, he¡¯s as cold as winter. But in front of our Lady, he¡¯s as warm as spring.¡± ¡°As if he¡¯s afraid that our lady, the Rose of the Fall family, would wither even a little.¡± I stared at the maids and opened my mouth. ¡°So you¡¯re saying that I¡¯m not as sweet as Belial after all?¡± The maids flinched. Becky clapped awkwardly. ¡°Oh, no. It¡¯s not like that¡­¡± ¡°What we mean is compared to the Duke¡­ Ummm, how should I say this?¡± ¡°You can be honest.¡± The maids¡¯ shoulders drooped. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s true.¡± ¡°We would like to be on the side of the young lady as much as possible. But the Duke¡¯s devotion is beyond our imagination.¡± ¡°In a way, I think the Duke is really brave. Usually people think that the one who gives more loses when you¡¯re in a relationship. So there are many cases where they often hide their true feelings, but the Duke isn¡¯t like that at all.¡± Come to think of it, the last article I read on the internet before I possessed this body was about something like this. The author gave numerous speeches from beginning to end about how miserable and terrifying it would be to be in a relationship where they are the one who actively expresses his love towards his partner. In the end, the author vowed to himself. ¡°Next time, I will definitely be with someone who likes me more.¡± ¡®It is said that the author¡¯s lover was blunt enough to make a person lonely even when they¡¯re together. I hugged the pillow and looked up at the ceiling. As long as the engagement has been confirmed, I should not receive a breakup notice just like last time. I have to hold onto him somehow until Belial decides that he¡¯s going to kill me. But before then¡­¡¯ ¡°Am I really indifferent to him?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Even if I ask other people besides the maids, no, even if I asked a hundred people, they would definitely give the same answer. I thought I was doing well as a romance fantasy novel fan, but I guess I was delusional. Then I asked the maids for a favor. ¡°Can you lend me some of the romance novels you guys read?¡± I¡¯ll have to study again from the beginning. At my request, the maids immediately ran back to their room. After that, time passed quickly and the day came when Belial would be visiting the Fall family¡¯s mansion. A magnificent pure white carriage incomparable to any that belonged to our family stopped in front of the mansion.. ¡°My dear Rose, I¡¯m sorry. Did I come a little too early?¡± His carriage was clearly engraved with a snake, the emblem of the Serenity family. And it was so large that it appeared to be twice the volume of our family¡¯s carriage. Even the carriage that powerful aristocrats used is not as grand. I looked at Belial who was just getting off the carriage. ¡°Because I can¡¯t control my heart¡­¡± Behind Belial stood servants holding luxurious boxes and bouquets of flowers. Belial blushed and acted very coyly. ¡°I also prepared a present for your family, do you think they would like it?¡± As expected, today, he shows such sweetness. But I can¡¯t lose to him. I read a lot of romance novels in preparation for today. I approached Belial, picked up the hem of my dress with my hand and said. ¡°Hello. My-¡° My mouth stopped moving. Belial¡¯s height, which was over 180 cm, suddenly caught my eye. Standing next to Belial, it is not unreasonable for my brother to laugh at me and say I looked like a dwarf. What should I do? If this continues, my plans will be disrupted. No, I need to overcome this. I ended my words resolutely. ¡°Baby wolf.¡± Ding. Everyone, including Belial, froze. Apparently, my sweetness could not melt people, but rather hardened them. (TN: Hahahaaha Rose) -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- How long did the silence last? Belial then patted my shoulder. ¡°Rose.¡± ¡°Yes, my baby wolf.¡± Pfft¡­. The maids quickly covered their mouths. At least those maids whose hands are free managed to survive, but not the servants that Belial brought. They couldn¡¯t cover their mouth as they were holding a lot of presents in both their hands. The servants tried to cover their faces with the gifts, as if to avoid being killed, with a reddened face. If they want to laugh, they are free to do so. There are times in life when you want to laugh in front of your boss. I decided to leave my seat so that the servants could laugh comfortably. As I pulled the hem of Belial¡¯s robe. ¡°Let¡¯s go inside, my baby wolf.¡± I heard another reaction from the servants again. The servants were now in tears because they could no longer hold back their laughter. As soon as Belial turned around, all the servants collapsed onto the floor. In particular, Mira was hitting the ground with her fists alongside Becky. Did it hurt that much? ¡°Oh, Lady Rose. Please stop¡­¡± ¡°This is not what we wanted¡­! But of course, this is good in its own way¡­!¡± It was me who spoke, but the shame was on the onlookers. These people seem to have a high level of empathy. I immediately glanced at Belial. Belial¡¯s face was whiter than ever. I really don¡¯t think I should be here anymore. They are worried, but Belial is equally worried as them. It would be beneficial to quickly get out of the situation. With that in mind, we entered the mansion. As soon as the doors closed behind us, we heard a roar of laughter from outside. They laughed so loud that we could clearly hear it from inside. I listened to their laughter and opened my mouth. ¡°Laughing is good for their health.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°We are protecting the health of those people. Baby wolf¡­..¡± (TN: I just can¡¯t hahaha I just love Rose.) Before I could even finish my words, Belial¡¯s hand immediately covered my mouth. Even though he blocked it,I could easily remove his hand with my own strength. It¡¯s just lightly touching my mouth. If he really intended to block it, he¡¯s not doing it properly. With that in mind, I slowly lowered Belial¡¯s hand. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± CH 8 (Rose¡¯s POV) ¡°No, Rose. It¡¯s just that¡­.¡± Belial hesitated for a while before asking. ¡°What¡¯s with that nickname?¡± ¡°Why? You don¡¯t like it?¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I meant. Of course in my heart¡­¡± At that moment, my eyes met Belial¡¯s. And then, he immediately grabbed my hand. ¡°I mean, it works for me.¡± I was very relieved. ¡°I¡¯m glad. I thought you didn¡¯t like it.¡± ¡°What are you talking about? Of course, I love everything that you do.¡± ¡°Really? Then why did you react that way earlier?¡± ¡°I was just a little surprised.¡± ¡°You suddenly froze because you were surprised?¡± ¡°Yes. Because you¡¯re doing something that you¡¯ve never done before.¡± I assumed that he was surprised about how friendly I¡¯ve become after a few days of not seeing each other. Thank god he was just taken aback by the nickname that I called him. Though, for some reason, in the novel that I read yesterday, when the man called the woman that he liked the way that I did, everyone, including the woman, felt happy. It was so sweet that the people in the background even screamed in excitement.But then again¡­ ¡°Is it possible that they were screaming out of pain?¡± ¡°What?¡± (T/N: Rose I just can¡¯t¡­. Hahaha you¡¯re the best) This is definitely the writer¡¯s fault. Who was the author of that story anyway? The novel that the maid recommended was definitely dirty, but they mentioned that there were a few scenes I could use for reference. Tsk. From now on, I would suggest that they stop buying that author¡¯s books. As my expression darkened, Belial asked me. ¡°Did something happen?¡± I hurriedly shook my head. ¡°No, it¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just¡­¡± ¡°Just?¡± ¡°I thought I was too indifferent compared to you. That is why I tried to act more affectionate by calling you ¡®baby wolf¡¯.¡± Belial¡¯s eyes widened. Sigh. This is why people shouldn¡¯t do things that they don¡¯t usually do. I nodded at the thought for a while. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that you were startled by what I called you. And, don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t do it again.¡± ¡°No, you don¡¯t have to apologize.¡± Belial firmly assured me. I could feel that he meant it, because of the strength of his grip while holding me. ¡°Rose. You have no idea how happy I am right now.¡± ¡°¡­ You¡¯re happy?¡± Belial smiled so brightly, that I couldn¡¯t see the pupils in his eyes. In the original story, Belial, who only laughed while ridiculing others or punishing his enemies, is smiling brightly in front of me right now. As if he was the happiest person in the world at this moment. I wonder who made him like this? ¡°Because I¡¯ve just learned that you thought about me that much.¡± ¡°Oh, it was me?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s nothing.¡± Belial laughed as he watched me shake my head relentlessly. Then I just stood there in front of him, and waited for him to calm down. ¡°You always made me laugh.¡± He laughed so much that his red cheeks began to look like apples. Belial took a long deep breath and hugged me tightly. (TN: Ayiee! I¡¯m screaming here!!!) ¡°If you want to, you can call me anything that you want.¡± He is a cold-hearted man, but his arms are warm. Then I buried my face in Belial¡¯s chest and licked my lips. ¡°Are you serious?¡± ¡°Of course. Anything other than ¡®baby wolf¡¯ is fine.¡± Does he really mean it? Then, I can call him by any of the names that I¡¯ve thought of. I immediately asked. ¡°Baby squirrel, baby deer and baby rabbit, can I call you that? ¡°Yes, of course.¡± ¡°A baby otter, baby ferret, kitty, or something like that?¡± ¡°¡­.. Of course.¡± There seemed to be a brief pause in the beginning of his statement, but I must be mistaken. I mentioned all of the animals that I know of. And then the maids who came inside the house, couldn¡¯t help but look at us and said with difficulty. ¡°You seem to be starting up a ranch with all those baby animals. My lady.¡± ¡°What are you saying to our lady Rose? Maybe our lady actually is planning to run a small ranch with all those animals.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, my lady. You just do whatever you want.¡± What are they talking about all of a sudden? I looked at the maids with puzzled eyes. ¡°Oh, who¡¯s this?¡± With Belial leading in front of me, we went into the drawing room. As soon as we entered, my brother suddenly looked up and then ran his gaze over to Belial¡¯s body, while sitting with one leg on top of the other. ¡°Aren¡¯t you, Duke Serenity?¡± There were plenty of sarcastic tones in the way he spoke just now. ¡®Hey, calm down. Have you already forgotten that the person you¡¯re mocking is the Duke of Serenity?¡¯ If Belial cut off his neck, he could easily say that it was because my brother was being a bother, and no one would even care to question him. I desperately warned him to be a little bit friendlier, but his attitude didn¡¯t change one bit. ¡°I had no idea that such an important person would come visit this shabby place.¡± My mother immediately stepped in front of my brother. My older brother slowly looked at my mother¡¯s face, whom I assumed was glaring at him. This is why I told him beforehand to not be rude to Belial. My mother then turned around to greet us gracefully as she continued to stand in front of my brother. ¡°Welcome.¡± ¡°Pardon my intrusion.¡± ¡°My, my what are you talking about?¡± My father who was setting the teacups and the teapot on the table smiled brightly. We usually have the maids do it, but they seem to have prepared it by themselves as a way of showing hospitality to the esteemed guest. My father is so extreme. ¡°Please, sit down.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Rose, you should sit next to him.¡± ¡°Yes, Mother.¡± Belial and I sat next to each other on the sofa at my mother¡¯s request. My whole family was sitting on the other sofa, across from us.. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since we last spoke, and now the both of you are engaged. ¡° ¡°After all, young people these days move really fast.¡± After I confessed to them that I found Belial cute, my mother became friendlier and created a warm atmosphere around her and my father. ¡°I¡¯m not sure what to call you. Calling you Duke Serenity feels a bit distant. It¡¯s as if I¡¯m speaking to a stranger. ¡° ¡°But it would be impolite if we didn¡¯t address you properly.¡± My mother continued. Belial immediately shook his head. ¡°There is no need for honorifics.¡± ¡°Oh my.¡± ¡°Just call me however you please. After all, we will all become a family in the future, won¡¯t we?¡± I was so worried that this meeting might end up into a fight, but it was all for nothing. If it goes on like this, it might end up with a positive note. My thoughts, which were initially full of worries about what would happen today, became more at ease. Of course, I hate boring conversations, but this was a meeting to formally talk to my parents about our official engagement, so I wanted it to end in peace. ¡°It hasn¡¯t been decided yet, right?¡± ¡®Yep, it was never going to end in peace. It was bound to lead to catastrophe. All thanks to my brother, who was grumbling while holding his teacup.¡¯ ¡°Young people these days decide and end things too quickly. We don¡¯t know what could happen tomorrow, so it¡¯s a bit odd for you to think of those kinds of things in advance.¡± ¡°Ah, son.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not think too far ahead.¡± As our father grew anxious, he immediately looked into Belial¡¯s eyes. But Belial was already well aware that my brother hated him. Every time they met, he would attack him with such devious words, so there¡¯s no way he would think otherwise. Then, my older brother took a sip of his tea and looked back at Belial. ¡°Ah, and I assume that our tea today is not to your liking? Since our family doesn¡¯t serve white tea, would it really be okay for you to marry my sister?¡± Tak. Before my brother could even finish his words, my mother suddenly opened her fan wide. She looked intently towards my older brother, as she covered her mouth. My brother quietly turned his head to the other side and held on to his teacup without drinking it. ¡°Ha, ha. The type of tea we serve has nothing to do with my sister. I was mistaken.¡± But my mother¡¯s gaze remained unchanged. Then, I noticed that my brother¡¯s hand was trembling slightly. Well, it¡¯s his fault anyway. We¡¯re already well aware that his specialty is to make a fuss whenever he feels like it, even if he doesn¡¯t have a valid reason to. He couldn¡¯t even hide this special talent of his, even just for today. The moment I clicked my tongue, he immediately made a scene in an attempt to escape this crisis. ¡°Who brought this tea?! Which servant made this kind of tea?!¡± (TN: Hahaha Beryl RIP.) Father raised his hand weakly. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± Suddenly, the mood declined in the room. My brother¡¯s face turned white. ¡°Ah, Father¡­!¡± ¡°A very precious guest came, and so I made the tea myself, and as expected-.¡± Thud! Father couldn¡¯t even finish his words and stormed out of the room. ¡°Wait, Father! I didn¡¯t mean it that way! I was wrong!¡± My brother yelled, but it was after my father had already disappeared. Beryl immediately got up and ran after him. My mother, who was looking at their backs, opened her mouth. ¡°So, where were we?¡± ¡°¡­ We haven¡¯t even started anything yet.¡± We haven¡¯t even started, yet it¡¯s already like this. The future is really bright. Then I rubbed my forehead helplessly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. My son has been very disrespectful to you.¡± Then, my mother looked into Belial¡¯s eyes. As the head of the Serenity family, a representative of the entire empire. Belial, who is second to no one in the field of swordsmanship, would have every right to be angry if anyone treated him that way. However, there was no sign of anger on Belial¡¯s face. I couldn¡¯t help but feel calm as well. ¡°It¡¯s alright. It¡¯s not like I¡¯ll have to deal with it for a day or two. Rather, it was a lot less than what I expected. That¡¯s why I¡¯m relieved. ¡± ¡°What were you expecting?¡± ¡°I knew that he would definitely make a fuss about our engagement. And that he would (*)throw dust in my eyes.¡± (TN/N: (*)Throw dust in (one¡¯s) eyes is an idiom that means to mislead or deceive someone by putting distracting thoughts into someone¡¯s head.) ¡®How did he know about that?¡¯ Actually, before Belial got here, my brother constantly murmured to himself in the room, saying that he would not only throw dust but stone as well. ¡°But he didn¡¯t manage to do it, so the things that I brought in case he made a huge fuss are now useless.¡± Rattle. Belial brought out a silk bag from his sleeves and set it on the table. ¡°What is that?¡± ¡°It is a magic stone.¡± A magic stone is a stone that holds magic power. I couldn¡¯t believe that he¡¯s carrying such precious stones in his arms. They¡¯re so precious that their value couldn¡¯t even be appraised with currency. Then, I continued to ask. ¡°Why did you bring that?¡± Belial smiled benevolently. ¡°You can¡¯t put stones in the eyes of a person who will become part of the family.¡± (TN: What he meant on this part is that he intends to prove his sincerity towards Rose.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s the reason why I brought it here with me. It¡¯s also a green magic stone that symbolizes the Fall Family emblem.¡± I handed the silk pouch back to Belial. My gosh, keep it, that magic stone is worth too much for him to carry it around thoughtlessly. Then, Belial put the silk pouch back into the pocket of his robe. ¡°Shall we start talking about the engagement ceremony then?¡± ¡°No.¡± Mother shook her head resolutely. I thought that my mother would want to talk about the engagement right away, but then why did she object just now? I suddenly became suspicious. ¡°Before that, I have a question for you.¡± ¡°Ask me anything.¡± Mother put down her fan. ¡°I¡¯d like to hear the reason why you broke up with Rose before.¡± Oh, I was thinking of asking him this question as well. I just haven¡¯t had the opportunity to bring it up. Now I understand my mother¡¯s intention. ¡°When you two broke up, we were so puzzled as to why you suddenly changed your mind within a day.¡± Belial was silent for a while. My mother didn¡¯t rush Belial to answer right away. A few minutes passed and Belial finally spoke. ¡°Do you by any chance know about my background, I mean, before I met Rose?¡± ¡°Of course we do. Everyone who lives in this Empire knows who you are.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll explain. Everything I¡¯ve done has its purpose. Naturally, I thought that a powerful man could have everything they wanted and trample on other people as they pleased. After saying those words, Belial took a deep breath. ¡°And then, I met Rose at a party.¡± Oh yes I remember. In all Ropan novels, the main characters would always go to a party even at least once. I attended the banquet with that in mind, and I also thought that it would be fun to try. In Ropan stories, all banquets playa major role in showing that female protagonists have a very powerful presence that would spice up the novel world. And, I also needed to find Belial at that time. However,- (TN: To fully explain the last two sentences, since Rose is originally a transmigrated MC she was aware of the story plot. And that this story that she was possessed in was a Ropan (Historical Romance novel), so she explained the reason why she attended the banquet and it is because she needed to meet Belial so that she can fulfill her role as a side character of the novel.) CH 9 (Rose¡¯s POV) ¡®Fall family? Pft.. Is there such a family here in the Empire?¡¯ Upon hearing those words, I realized that my future as the only daughter of the Fall family had already been spoiled. Right from the beginning until the end of the party, whatever the young men around me said or did, I had already predicted. So even though it was my first time attending, I quickly got tired of the party. ¡°At that time I had no idea. I would never have thought that I would love someone as much as I love Rose.¡± Belial rested his hand on top of mine. ¡°Rose is such an incredible person. She educated all the young men around her, including me, in an instant.¡± Huh. My eyes widened from his words. ¡°Me?¡± My mother blatantly sympathized with me. ¡°How can you not be aware of what you did?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay Madame, Rose¡¯s strength is her indifference and composure, isn¡¯t it? ¡°That¡¯s true. But she¡¯s so absent-minded.¡± ¡¯Well, how can I be attentive when it¡¯s no longer fun? I wouldn¡¯t be able to stand this monotonous world if I kept a clear mind.¡¯ I sent a look of protest towards my mother. Yet my mother still did not hesitate to ask Belial. (TN: Now I know where the title came from, hehe.) ¡°How did my daughter edify those young men?¡± ¡°At a tea party that we both attended, she suddenly approached a group of young men and said, ¡°It¡¯s great to see that you guys are having fun.¡±¡° ¡°What?¡± Oh, that? Yes, I remember that. I unconsciously nodded my head. ¡°Just because I¡¯m bored doesn¡¯t mean that other people have to be bored as well.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Belial nodded, as if agreeing with me. ¡°Well, I said that out of worry. Self-esteem that was built up in such a way is not good and usually doesn¡¯t last very long.¡± ¡°What?!¡± My mother¡¯s voice grew louder as the conversation went on. I once heard that people with low self-esteem tend to look down on others to give themselves affirmation on their social standing and feel a sense of superiority. Self-esteem built in that way would only last momentarily, and nobody would enjoy being around such a companion. No one should interfere with another¡¯s way of living, and most of all, it¡¯s incredibly annoying. (TN: As what I understood here, I think Rose edifies those peeps who usually downplay other people especially in an aristocratic group. The cause of it was the pressure from their own family, to make themselves feel better they tend to say bad things about other people, especially those who have lower rank than themselves.) ¡°What did you say? That¡¯s a very risky thing to do especially in an aristocratic gathering/around aristocrats.¡± ¡°Yeah. They were quite upset when I finished speaking.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not something that should be said casually! Those youngsters must be sharpening their knives to get back at you by now.¡± It¡¯s the usual cycle that everyone goes through. One will be slandered by others, while the ¡°others¡± would be bitten by another group of people. We will all die anyway. Especially in my case, I already know that I am destined to die early. So, unlike my mother, I¡¯m easygoing. ¡°Well I don¡¯t care much about it. For me it¡¯s better to bite back at someone before I die.¡± (TN: She might have been triggered since in the first part of this chapter she heard that some men are laughing at her family status.) ¡°How can you be so carefree?!¡± Belial chuckled. ¡°Those young men were all quite shocked by Rose¡¯s blas¨¦ attitude.¡± Consequently, those young men came up to me after the party. They said that they don¡¯t want to look bad once they debut into society. ¡°In a way, those young noblemen were quite similar to the way I used to be. And it¡¯s always better to bite than to be bitten.¡± My mother then nodded too. ¡°It¡¯s not just you, but for everyone else, as well.¡± Belial placed a hand on my right shoulder. ¡°Of course, there was one decisive moment that led Rose and I to develop into lovers, but we¡¯ll keep that one as a secret between us.¡± (TN: Waah but why a secret???) (PR: Baby Wolf hit us with the suspense.) Oh, that thing. Obviously, nothing good would come from me telling my parents about that story. I nodded in agreement with Belial. ¡°The more I got to know Rose, the happier I became. However, it made me grow more hesitant. I wondered if I would ever be good enough for her, especially since there are a lot of noblemen more deserving to be her partner.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the reason why you¡­..¡± ¡±¡­That¡¯s the reason you broke up with me!¡± ¡°Yes, the sins that I have committed in the past would not be washed away so easily.¡± Belial made eye contact with me. ¡°I still have my reservations up until now, but I can guarantee one thing. I will make Rose the happiest person in the world. The people who cared for her deserve happiness as well.¡± ¡°-No, my sister is not that grandiose of a person.¡± I looked up as I felt a hand touch my right shoulder. ¡°Rather, you¡¯re saying that you¡¯re giving up, just because someone else¡¯s wanted her.¡± All of the sudden, my brother was standing behind the sofa. ¡°It¡¯s really annoying to deal with people like that., That¡¯s why it¡¯s better for you to be the one to bite.¡± Did he already reconcile with our father? Then, my brother ruffled my hair with his other hand. ¡°And even if they bite you back, you will not even be scathed anyway.¡± I continued to look at my brother and raised my hand. ¡°There¡¯s no reason for our *¡¯Pumpkin Flower¡¯ to avoid them. No matter how fierce a viper bites her, she¡¯s still gonna be fine. Just like a **badger- Ouch!¡± (TN:(*) Pumpkin flowers for Koreans are also known as ¡®Ugly¡¯, since ugly women are like old pumpkins, because old pumpkins are fat, bumpy, and wrinkled. ref. link :http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2007/07/quickie-post.html?m=1) (TN: (**) Badger, Beryl refers to Rose as badger because they can survive the bites of some very dangerous creatures. And one of them is the viper snake. In which Beryl refers to those aristocrats as a Viper.) ¡°Don¡¯t pretend to be close to me.¡± ¡®Such a creep.¡¯ I pinched my brother¡¯s palm hard. And my mother also pointed out what Beryl just said. ¡°Why did you compare your sister to a badger?¡± ¡°Why? Badgers are cute too, aren¡¯t they?¡± I also nodded. ¡°I like badgers too. They¡¯re really cute.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t they? You know it as well.¡± ¡°But I still don¡¯t like you.¡± I then put in more force into the pinches I was giving him. Eventually, he had no choice but to remove his hand from my shoulder. While taking a sip of her half-cooled tea, Mother asked. ¡°Have you reconciled with your father?¡± My brother nodded while holding his hand. ¡°Yes. And he said if we think that the tea is not good enough, he will bring in a new one.¡± ¡°If your father has already forgiven you, then I have no reason to scold you. Please, take a seat.¡± ¡®Ugh, mother, you should have kicked him out. Is there any reason for him to ruin the mood again?¡¯ And contrary to my heart¡¯s request, my brother sat down. ¡°It¡¯s great that you¡¯re here. I was planning on setting the date for the engagement soon.¡± ¡°Mother.¡± ¡°I like Belial now.¡± ¡°¡­¡± My brother didn¡¯t say anything. However, his expression showed that he was very dissatisfied with the current situation. Mother then comforted my brother. ¡°It doesn¡¯t make any sense for you to keep meddling just because you¡¯re her older brother. We know that your sister is capable of making choices on her own. We should allow them to be together now.¡± ¡°¡­ It¡¯s only natural for a family member to be worried.¡± My older brother glanced sideways towards Belial. It¡¯s evident that people can¡¯t change their past, and we can never predict whether a person might revert to their old self. He¡¯s a little narrow-minded, but I do understand where he¡¯s coming from. ¡°No matter how much I consider it, my sister has a lot of shortcomings. So, my opinion will stay the same. I¡¯m still against her getting engaged this year. ¡± ¡°I really want to die. I don¡¯t want to continue living in this boring world. I was about to open my mouth to try and convince my older brother. Wait, his statement just now¡­ ¡°You finally said it.¡± Belial immediately put his hand into his sleeves. My brother became puzzled at his words, as he suddenly became suspicious. ¡°¡­ What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting.¡± When he opened his robe pocket, the green magic stone shone brightly. Belial got up from his seat. ¡°Just wait a little bit Rose. He will finally acknowledge our relationship.¡± I have no idea what he¡¯s about to do with that magic stone. My brother immediately shouted back. ¡°Wait! You crazy person! What do you think you¡¯re trying to do?!¡± ¡°That¡¯s correct, I¡¯m really a crazy person. I¡¯m damn crazy about Rose.¡± (TN: My gosh d*mn that¡¯s sooo sweet.) My brother got up and tried to run away, but Belial was faster. Belial pressed his shoulder on my brother¡¯s shoulder so strongly that it was incomparable to when he put his hand on my shoulder. As a famous bow shooter, my brother does his best, but how can he subdue him so easily? Just how strong is Belial? ¡°Let go of me!¡± As my brother struggled and desperately tried to show resistance. Belial suddenly stopped. ¡°Then will you accept me as Rose¡¯s partner?¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s not it!¡± ¡°Then there¡¯s nothing that I can do.¡± ¡°Aaaaah!!!¡± Just like that, the room was a mess once again. My mother and I silently looked at each other. My brother told me to stop Belial if he tried to attack him, but why should I do that? We watched as the two continued to battle it out while we drank the new tea my father brought in. It had a great aroma and an effect that made my hands sweat. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (ROSE¡¯S POV) After the scuffle, Belial managed to completely subdue my brother. Just before the magic stone reached my brother¡¯s eyes, on which he was crumpled like a piece of paper, my mother finally stepped in. ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± A black fan firmly blocked the gap between my oldest brother and the magic stone. ¡°I¡¯ll take responsibility and persuade Beryl. The two of you should go for a walk. The roses are blooming beautifully this year.¡± My brother took a deep breath and hugged our mother by the waist. As expected, at times like this, no one can compare to our mother¡¯s warmth. Deep inside I was a bit skeptical whether Belial would have really put a magic stone into my brother¡¯s eyes. Belial set the magic stone down on the table and held his arm out to hand out to me. I placed my hand on his. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter when we set the engagement date, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± My brother alternated his glance between Belial and I, then he gloomily bowed his head. It was quite obvious that he somehow finally gave up. But his face clearly shows how saddened he is about the situation. I don¡¯t know if Beryl was always a huge siscon towards the original Rose, but it¡¯s clear that he was an older brother who loved his younger sister very much. Which is why he risked his life trying to provide help in killing Belial in the original story plot. Beryl refused to receive any reward money from the heroine. It was also written that he was satisfied with just simply offering a single red rose to Rose¡¯s grave to commemorate her. ¡°Older brother.¡± My brother immediately looked up. Then I said, ¡°I¡¯ll be back.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± Then he looked between me and Belial, and said. ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡± After saying that, the corner of my brother¡¯s lips curled up. As if he was about to say something teasingly. ¡°Our family¡¯s official pumpkin flower.¡± ¡°You, you still haven¡¯t learned.¡± My mother hit my brother¡¯s head with a fan. He¡¯s definitely crazy. I feel like I¡¯m much more mature than my older brother. ¡°Young Master Beryl is such a child. That was too harsh of a thing to say to our Lady Rose. How can he compare you to a pumpkin flower? How could he say such a thing to the rose of the Fall family?¡± I then shrugged at Mira¡¯s protest. ¡°Pumpkin flowers are just as pretty as roses.¡± ¡°What?¡± Mira, who was putting a hat on me so that my skin wouldn¡¯t burn under the sun, asked. I then gestured for her to tighten the straps under my chin. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to take any servants with you?¡± ¡°No. I want to have a talk, just the two of us.¡± Becky immediately covered her lips as if trying to hide her smile from what I had said. After I finished dressing up, Belial and I walked out of the mansion side by side. The sun wasn¡¯t harsh, and the wind was very calm. It was the perfect weather for an afternoon stroll. We walked with narrow strides. ¡°This is such a beautiful place.¡± The roses in the garden were in full bloom. Originally, the garden wasn¡¯t filled with many roses. It is said that after Rose was born, the existing flowers were removed and replaced with several different varieties of roses. ¡°The Serenity garden will be decorated, just like this.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Because every time I see a rose, I always think of you and it makes me so happy.¡± He feels happy just from looking at a rose? I tilted my head sideways as I wondered. I¡¯ve never once felt that happy from looking at a rose. Roses are beautiful, but they are just too common. CH 10 (Rose¡¯s POV) Though I can¡¯t deny the fact that every time he sees me he thinks of a rose. Ever since I read , whenever I see a rose, the character Rose in this novel would immediately pop into my head. A beautiful but plain supporting character whose death acted as a catalyst for the story. And then I murmured. ¡°¡­it¡¯s really not that fun.¡± ¡°Rose?¡± Before I possessed this body, I was always just a bridesmaid. A tool to make a special person shine brightly. Then when I came to this world, I had yet again been given a supporting role. Though, I don¡¯t really have any qualms about dying. ¡°By chance, do you hate roses?¡± Belial wore a look like a dog worried about his owner feeling uncomfortable. ¡°I thought you would definitely be fond of roses. Since you¡¯re often surrounded by them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s correct.¡± I reached out to pick up a stem. ¡°Just as you said, I¡¯ve lived my life surrounded by roses. There¡¯s no way that I wouldn¡¯t like them.¡± As I clenched the rose with my bare hands and slightly twisted it around, a thorn slowly penetrated into my flesh. But I didn¡¯t feel much pain. ¡°The rose is like my alter-ego.¡± The petals were helplessly crushed, but the stem was so tough that I couldn¡¯t break it. I shook off the petals and dryly said. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°I really liked the yellow roses you gave me. Back when you told me that we should break up.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°At first, I was extremely embarrassed, but I realize now that it made sense at the time. That¡¯s why it¡¯s a definite part of my memories.¡± Everything feels fresh from the time that the Great Villain asked to break up with me. Although it was just for a brief moment, whenever I analyzed the reason for the break-up, I didn¡¯t feel a hint of boredom. I closed my eyes and began to reminisce about that time. ¡°The roses that you gave me, I still keep them in my room.¡± ¡°¡­Rose, I¡¯m asking this just in case.¡± Belial opened his mouth. ¡°Do you know the meaning of a yellow rose?¡± ¡°Of course I do.¡± I came to learn the meaning of various flowers eventually since I received many different coloured roses on my birthday each year. Among them were yellow roses, which had several symbolic meanings in flower language, such as jealousy and achievement. But in Belial¡¯s case¡­ I looked into Belial¡¯s eyes and said. ¡°In flower language, it expresses separation.¡± ¡°¡­ As soon as I get back, I will send you a bouquet of pink roses. I will send them to you everyday.¡± Belial wrapped his arms around my shoulder. ¡°Once you receive them, please remove the yellow roses from your room.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s what you want.¡± I nodded my head. Then Belial asked me again, while making eye contact with me. ¡°Were you sad when you received the yellow roses from me?¡± I couldn¡¯t muster up a response. His expression looked as if a bit desperate. Because I didn¡¯t really feel sad at that time. I didn¡¯t even feel anything at all. But if I said those words to him, I know that the atmosphere would turn awkward. So I¡¯ve decided to spare him from that fact. It was just then. ¡°It¡¯s okay if you weren¡¯t sad.¡± ¡®Why did he resign so suddenly? There¡¯s no way that Belial knows what I¡¯m thinking, right?¡¯. Then I looked at Belial and said. ¡°Well, It¡¯s better for me to be sad alone, than for you to be sad.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Belial swept my hair over as if he was handling a piece of glass. ¡°It was because I felt incredibly anxious about giving you the yellow roses as a break-up present. ¡°Why were you anxious?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you before? People like you don¡¯t fit with me.¡± Belial resumed his walk. Then I walked almost as if I was in his arms. ¡°That you¡¯ll be unhappy, once you marry me.¡± Belial whispered in my ear. If I became the hostess of the Serenity family, I will have more work to do and more restrictions in the future. Perhaps that¡¯s the message that he wanted to get across. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°I haven¡¯t completely changed either.¡± After saying that, Belial looked into my eyes. Though I still feel kind of dull since I expected as much to some extent. There¡¯s no way a person can change just by meeting me. If he was able to change after we met, then he wouldn¡¯t become a villain in the first place. Then, out of nowhere, Belial let out a laugh. ¡°No matter what you confess, you are really determined to make me calm.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°Do people who confess in the temple feel this way?¡± Belial loosened his arm that was wrapped around me. ¡°Rose.¡± Belial called my name so tenderly. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I have one more thing to confess to you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Belial, who was smiling for no reason at my question, knelt down on one knee. A wind that had never blown before came upon us from somewhere. His hair, like a silver thread, fluttered slightly into the wind. Belial then took my hand and looked up at me. He was like a knight vowing loyalty to his master, and he had an impeccable look on his face. ¡°Rose, I wanted to own you purely.¡± (T/N: My gosh!!!!!!!! [Me screaming inwardly] Ayieee!) Of course, what he¡¯s saying right now isn¡¯t surprising at all, but it¡¯s definitely true that something has completely changed. And of course, no one can beat Belial when it comes to both words and action. ¡°It¡¯s an urge that comes as my love for you further deepens.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°Especially when you¡¯re talking to someone or not looking at me, that urge only gets worse every time.¡± Belial was the typical obsessive man who thought, ¡®If I can¡¯t have it, I¡¯ll destroy it¡¯. In fact, killing Rose, who was trying to escape from him, was not enough, he also tried to kidnap the female lead who never even looked at him until the end. There¡¯s no need for me to be anxious since the story won¡¯t be going differently from the original flow. Let¡¯s keep things the way they are. I inwardly applauded as I thought about it. ¡°But I won¡¯t lose to that urge.¡± Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. The applause stopped immediately. I asked reflexively. ¡°Why?¡± Belial¡¯s lips touched the back of my hand and then fell off. ¡°Because I love you.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± The part that his lips touched was hot as if it had been burned. Belial looked up at me again, with those eyes that looked down on everything in this world. ¡°I heard it from someone once.¡± ¡°Love is the best excuse.¡± I wondered at Belial¡¯s gentle words. Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden? ¡°That no matter how crazy a person acts, no matter how different they are from the norm, the moment they say the words: ¡°Because I love you¡± or ¡°Because of love¡±, everything would be different. He also said that a person can do anything if it¡¯s for love.¡± I patiently waited for his next words. After speaking up to that point, Belial smiled wryly. ¡°At first, I found it ridiculous. No matter how sweet the feeling of love is, I thought it was only a momentary feeling. I even thought that those feelings are only for the weak and that people who were crazy in love would change. But I think differently now. ¡± My eyes suddenly widened. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s just a fleeting feeling or if I change myself completely. I can¡¯t deny the fact that I¡¯m happy because I love you.¡± (T/N: Oh my gosh, I can¡¯t.. I can¡¯t help but kinda feel emotional, when he said those words. My gee, author-sama why!!!) (PR/N: Hello 9-1-1? I need an ambulance. MY HEART!!!) My heart was pounding uncontrollably. Is it because of the anxiety that was building? The cells all throughout my body were telling me to cover this person¡¯s mouth. But I couldn¡¯t. For the first time, I didn¡¯t know what to do, because I have never encountered something like this before. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. The worst villain, who was destined to kill me, a supporting character in this world, who disguised my supposed death as an accident, just declared his deep love for me. That¡¯s when I realized the reality that I¡¯ve been desperately denying had completely collapsed. ¡°To the extent that seeing you makes me so happy. That¡¯s why I swore to myself that I would make you happy at any cost.¡± This man has no intention of killing me. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡¯s POV) After our walk, Belial returned to his mansion. As soon as I went back into my room, I took off my shoes and laid down on the bed. While the maids were in the midst of cleaning the dressing room when I came in. As soon as the maids saw me, they stopped what they were doing and immediately said their greetings, but I just shook my head. Just keep on talking about what you guys were initially talking about. As I looked at them with that in mind, the maids then nodded their heads. ¡°So, what do you think mother? Huh?¡± ¡°We need to discuss the exact date further, but we¡¯re going to start planning the ceremony as soon as possible.¡± Were they talking about me? Hearing my story from other people¡¯s mouths is very interesting and fun. I looked at the maids with one hand supporting my head. It would have been burdensome for others, but the maids had already gotten used to it. ¡°As soon as possible? So you¡¯re saying that we can hold it next week?¡± Said the maid who had just arrived. The maids then burst into laughter at her innocent words. I didn¡¯t feel like laughing or anything like that. I was just pleased at how they acted, as if I was looking at myself at the event that happened earlier. There was no one here who looked down on other people and slandered them. Rachel stroked the maid¡¯s head. Her face was still expressionless, but her gestures were soft. ¡°Well, it can be difficult and complicated to prepare an engagement ceremony.¡± Rika also added to the explanation. ¡°It would take at least a few months. A lot of things need to be done, like making a new dress or finding a place to rent for the ceremony..¡± ¡°Oh really? Oh God. Thank you.¡± The maid immediately clasped her hands together. ¡®Why is she relieved by that? I thought that she would be disappointed that the engagement will happen a bit later.¡¯ I wasn¡¯t the only one who had doubts. When the other maids asked her ¡®Why¡¯, she answered without any hesitation. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Because I now have a reason to live until then.¡± Thus, the maids attained enlightenment. ¡°¡­You¡¯re right. It was hard to get up every morning.¡± ¡°If the world were accidentally destroyed, it wouldn¡¯t be the first or the second time that it would feel empty.¡± ¡°I get my spirits up just imagining their engagement ceremony.¡± ¡°It makes me so happy even just imagining what the Duke and our Lady will be wearing to their engagement party. What kind of hairstyle would they have?¡± As I looked at the maids, who were using me as a way to motivate themselves, who otherwise had no intention of living. This situation felt a bit ironic. The maids then took out the curtains that were in their baskets to be washed. The curtains were embroidered with purple and gold. ¡°Since it¡¯s the Serenity family, the engagement party must be grand.¡± Mira wrapped the curtain around her body and pretended to walk gently. ¡°The lady will walk on the carpet with the finest silk wrapped around her body.¡± The very long curtains were being dragged on the floor. The maids immediately caught up with Mira and lifted the curtains so as not to be dragged. As if they were like bridesmaids. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t be envious of the Crown Princes of our empire.¡± ¡°What is it about the Crown Prince? Even the Empress wasn¡¯t like that.¡± Mira spread her arms wide open. ¡°The Duke is such an incredible man. No one even comes close to him when it comes to swordsmanship and even the royal families of the other countries are anxious to form a relationship with him somehow.¡± ¡°Not only that! He also has the ability to lead and manage his own successful business..¡± ¡°I¡¯m really glad that the young lady found a good partner.¡± The faces of the maids were all full of vitality. On the other hand, indifference clearly showed on my face.. I could tell even without having to look in the mirror. I¡¯m always like this, except in special circumstances. I have no reason to smile, so why should I? That¡¯s what I always thought whenever people asked me to laugh, even just a little. I always asked myself, What are they laughing about? Why do they keep smiling? Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Why are you guys so happy?¡± ¡®I want to know why. Because I want to be happy as well.¡¯ The maids immediately answered my question without a second thought. ¡°Well, because something good happened to you, that¡¯s why.¡± ¡°Yep!¡± Rika nodded vigorously. Mira then shoved the curtain back into the basket and straightened her back. ¡°When something good happens to someone that we love, we would feel happy as well.¡± I asked the question to get an answer, but then even more questions emerged after they answered me. ¡°You mean, you love me?¡± CH 11 (Rose¡¯s POV) ¡°Isn¡¯t obvious, of course. We all love you, my lady.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± Upon hearing that, I looked up at the ceiling of my room. Frankly, I was already aware that the people around me were affectionate towards me. I could tell just by looking at their actions, words and expressions. At the same time, I take my observations quite seriously. Whenever I meet people, I tend to keep my distance. While observing, people often assume that it is better to watch from nearby. However, I disagree. Whenever I observe someone, I tend to take a few steps away. I wouldn¡¯t be able to make an objective judgement if I were right next to them. ¡°Hey, Pumpkin Flower!¡± (TN:(*) Pumpkin flowers for Koreans are also known as ¡®Ugly¡¯, since ugly women are like old pumpkins, because old pumpkins are fat, bumpy, and wrinkled. A representative suddenly appeared, just in time. But whenever I tried to take even two steps back to observe this person, he would take three steps and stand by my side. When the thought popped up, I rolled my eyes and looked at my brother, who entered the room without the courtesy to knock. ¡°You¡¯re lying down again. Get up.¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°If you lay around like that you will definitely become a pumpkin flower..¡± I usually don¡¯t want to face him, but now that he called me that I don¡¯t want to look at him even more. I had my back facing him and completely ignored his comment. ¡°Pumpkin flowers are big and pretty.¡± ¡°¡­.Huh?¡± That comment was unexpected. Since I was looking away from him, I couldn¡¯t really tell what my brother was thinking right now. After they finished cleaning up, the maids got up while holding laundry baskets. ¡°Come to think of it, pumpkin flowers are just as pretty as roses.¡± ¡°After all, even the master thought you were pretty like a flower.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because your way of expressing yourself is so rough. But I won¡¯t misunderstand you from now on.¡± The maids smiled warmly and walked out of the door. My brother looked at the backs of the maids with a dumbfounded expression and then turned to look at me. ¡°What are they talking about?¡± (T/N: Hahaha ignorance is bliss Beryl, Hahaha.) ¡°Did you lose your comprehension?¡± ¡®How will he survive in this harsh world if he can¡¯t even comprehend that?¡¯ My brother suddenly got angry when I sincerely felt sorry for him. ¡°No way! I just thought that it was a silly thing to say!¡± ¡°Oh, I see, then thank you for your kind explanation. I think I¡¯m going to cry from happiness.¡± Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Look at the way you talk back to me. Is that the right attitude towards your older brother?¡± Ha. If I say another word, he would definitely just keep arguing with me, and it would go on for at least 30 minutes. Even though it¡¯s annoying, it would be better to endure it for now. So I asked him while I swept my hair up. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°Give this back to that kid.¡± My brother walked to the bed and put something in my hand. I opened my hand to check the content inside. It was the same magic stone that Belial tried to put into my brother¡¯s eyes. The magic stone shone brightly. It¡¯s such a precious item that it cannot be converted to currency. ¡°When I tried to return it to him, he said that he initially brought this with the purpose of giving it as a gift. Isn¡¯t that ridiculous?¡± ¡®I would have to agree¡¯ ¡°That¡¯s right. A gift like this is too much for my brother.¡± ¡°Hey, what do you mean by that?¡± I looked at the magic stone and placed it under the pillow. I¡¯ll leave it here for now and return it later¡­ ¡°Wait a minute.¡± ¡°What now?¡± ¡°Just give it back to me first.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t give it back to you.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t what?!¡± Now that I am one with my bed, I don¡¯t want to move or even think about anything. I covered myself with a blanket and completely ignored him. My brother became quiet. He lightly pressed my shoulder with his palm. ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you??¡± ¡°Stop bothering me and get out of my room.¡± Instead of answering, he forcibly grabbed my shoulder. Ugh! This is really annoying. It was at that moment when I was about to shake off my brother¡¯s hand. My brother¡¯s face hardened immediately. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your face?¡± ¡®I think I have seen this expression before. When was that again? Oh yeah, it was when I got hurt in the garden. I fell down and got injured, but Beryl misunderstood, thinking that I was being bullied, and caused a riot at that time.¡¯ He grabbed my chin and turned it side to side. He was acting like a detective examining a crime scene. My brother observed my face for a long time and finally said. ¡°You¡¯re being too weird.¡± ¡°What¡­? Me?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be happy when you¡¯re finally engaged to the person that you love?¡± My brother let go of my chin and held on to my waist. ¡°Then why do you look like a person about to be sold off?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°Okay. What did he threaten you with that you agreed to get engaged to him? Tell me.¡± My brother¡¯s eyes were calm but burning fiercely at the same time. It was proof that he was really angry. My brother always gets angry over trivial things, but when he gets really angry, he tends to act calm. That may be the case. In the original story, when Belial was killed, Beryl was the most unaffected, not the male nor the female lead. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Be honest. I will make sure to deal with that kid.¡± At that time, Beryl became very reliable. But I couldn¡¯t tell him anything. I couldn¡¯t tell him that this is a fictional world inside a novel, that I came from a different world and that their fates have been changed because of me, the person who possessed this body. ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say.¡± ¡°What?¡± At this rate, the story will not progress like the original. Belial was an obstacle and, at the same time, a catalyst for the love story between the male and female protagonists. Love usually becomes stronger with hardship. My thoughts became complicated, so I hastily looked around. ¡°I didn¡¯t-¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°I know how troubled you are about Belial¡¯s past, but you don¡¯t have to worry about that. Because Belial never threatened me.¡± I put my knees together. ¡°You know. That person tried to let me go. He even broke up with me.¡± Rather, it was me who induced the engagement. I was the one who should be criticized. I buried my face between my knees, and my brother sat at the edge of the bed. ¡°Then what the hell is the problem?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± Then, I remembered what that person had said to me earlier. That for me, he suppressed his instincts and swallowed his pride. There is only one plausible reason why he declared as such to me while kneeling down in front of me. ¡°Why does he love me so much?¡± It was me who originally approached him, unlike the original plot, but why does he love me so much? ¡°No matter how many times I think about it, there¡¯s no reason for him to love me.¡± I¡¯m not good-natured, and I¡¯m also not that smart. I don¡¯t have any special abilities, unlike the original female protagonist, Violet. Not only did Violet have a beautiful face, but she also had the charisma to attract people. Belial always had good judgement, which helped him survive the social world. The moment that Violet caught his eye, he would fall into the abyss. She was the exact opposite of me, who lives a boring life and lives off other people¡¯s praise. No matter how much I thought about it, the female protagonist was ten times better than me, who had no attractive qualities. So, wouldn¡¯t it be better to kill off someone like me and fall in love with the female lead? Every day would be exhilarating and noisy because of the various incidents that would unfold. I can only live the role given to me, which is a supporting role. I can¡¯t play a role that was not destined for me. Then, my brother finally opened his mouth. ¡°¡­ I wondered what useless thoughts you were having since you were stuck in your room all day.¡± I looked at my brother as he slowly got up from the bed. Then he suddenly grabbed my head and said, ¡°Why are you having such pathetic thoughts?!?!¡± Argh. He held my head with both of his hands and shook it violently. My red hair fluttered everywhere. When he once grabbed my shoulders and shook me, it felt nice. It was as if I was on an amusement park ride, unlike when he grabbed my head and shook it. He continuously shook my head for a while, then shouted. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Who said those words to you?! Who told you that you¡¯re useless?!¡± (T/N: Aww¡­ I can¡¯t help but yearn for a brother like that, so sweet and thoughtful.) ¡°¡­Nobody.¡± ¡°I had no idea why you¡¯re thinking like that, so I thought that¡­! ¡®Is this even something to be angry about?¡¯ I looked up at my brother as I fixed my hair. ¡°This can¡¯t go on. Come with me for a while.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± ¡°You¡¯re feeling lethargic because you¡¯re always inside your room.¡± Whew, I absolutely hate that. I hated it to the max. It¡¯s rather annoying to go out and walk around than lying on my bed all day. I desperately refused, but my brother didn¡¯t listen to me. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the forest together tomorrow morning. Don¡¯t even dream of going on a carriage, or even on horseback..¡± ¡°¡­ I haven¡¯t decided to go yet.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go and show you the biggest pond in the forest. Deers sometimes come and drink water there¡­Wait.¡± My brother then stroked his chin. ¡°Does it take time to get ready for the engagement ceremony?¡± ¡°And I haven¡¯t said that I¡¯m going.¡± My brother smiled as he put his finger on lips. ¡°We could even travel for a few days.¡± Travel? A question suddenly popped into my head. If he¡¯s talking about a trip, does that mean we would leave home and go somewhere else just for sightseeing? I toured around the country when I first possessed this body. Though I¡¯ve only been on day trips. I got tired not long after leaving. Going on a trip for a few days didn¡¯t suit me at all. I¡¯m like a stone where my hopes for the future are all ingrained in one place. ¡°¡­ You want me to leave home for a few days?¡± I just couldn¡¯t believe it. No matter how much he had said it. My brother nodded his head vigorously. Then, I pointed at myself with my finger. ¡°Am I going alone?¡± ¡°No, are you crazy?¡± My brother immediately replied. ¡°How could I let a crazy kid like you go alone?¡± ¡°Then who am I going with? Our parents are busy with work, and you¡¯re unable to take a few days off from work.¡± Ahem. My brother coughed in vain. I waited for his response. ¡°It would be a bit weird to just go with only the maids, and it would be awkward to have knights around to escort me. It would also be inconvenient to find a suitable person to go with. ¡± Ahem. Ahem. My brother continued to cough violently. But I didn¡¯t budge. ¡°No matter how much I think about it, it is unreasonable for me to travel alone. So, it would be safer if I stay at home.¡± Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. My brother couldn¡¯t stand it any longer and screamed loudly. ¡°Me! Me! Me!!!¡± (T/N: Hahaha Beryl is soo cute.) I instinctively covered my ears. ¡°What do you think of the person in front of you, am I not a human, but a demon?!¡± ¡°¡­Brother, my eardrums are about to burst¡± ¡°Ignoring your brother is wrong! I already said that I was being ignored by your lover. Do I have to live with being ignored by you too?!¡± My brother pulled me out of bed and said. ¡°I will start planning our trip tomorrow, so I want you to prepare for it!¡± I buried my face in the carpet and raised my upper body lazily. My brother was already set on going on a trip. No one can change his mind at this point. My brother passed over me as I sat down on the floor. Here, I thought I could stay in bed all day tomorrow. ¡°And you.¡± My brother opened the door and suddenly turned his head to look at me. As I was about to go back to bed, I immediately flinched. ¡°Don¡¯t ever think like that again.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°You are not useless. If someone says that to you again, tell it to their face that you are not and never have been useless, understood?¡± How should I respond to that statement? I simply nodded my head as if in agreement with his words. My brother¡¯s stiff expression loosened. ¡°Don¡¯t think about anything today and just get a good night¡¯s sleep.¡± With those words, my brother strode and shoved the magic stone under my pillow and left the room. I looked at the closed door without saying a word and pulled the pillow up. The magic stone that Beryl had shoved in fell to the floor at the same time. I hugged the pillow tightly. The cozy feeling calmed me down. ¡°Travel.¡± Anyway, I don¡¯t want to go to the forest anyway, but on the other hand, I thought that (*) I was not in the position to cover cold or hot rice. Because anything is good. And I also want to try something new. And then I closed my eyes. (T/N: (*) It¡¯s a metaphorical phrase that means that one has no time to choose good or bad for things that are regrettable or urgently needed.) CH 12 ¡ª-¡°Wow, who wrote this manuscript? It was very well written.¡± I slowly opened my eyes at the sound of someone¡¯s voice coming from somewhere. The reference book and summary report sat side by side. I¡¯ve read materials like these during the entrance exam. I reached out and lightly grazed the cover of the notebook. The surface was very smooth. Then I checked my current attire. Rather than the white silk robe that I¡¯ve always worn to bed, I was wearing a white blouse and a wine-colored school uniform looking skirt. ¡®My name should be written on the cover of the reference book.¡¯ So, I checked it out. I roughly assessed my current situation. It has been a while since I last wore this outfit, but I look like a beggar. Then, I heard a faint sound of pages turning from the book report. ¡°Oh, who wrote this? This is really good¡± ¡°Did that introverted kid really write this? No way¡­¡± ¡®I wasn¡¯t aware of how they viewed me, because I just study everything, but I was actually a very insensitive child. That must be why I had no idea. I saw a familiar blackboard and desks. Two girls were standing in front of it. The desk had a bunch of manuscripts that were handed in for Korean language class. The manuscript that the girl with the ponytail was holding caught my attention. ¡°Look at this. How can this be written so well? It was so amazing!¡± Every time the girl moved her feet, the manuscript in her hand shook as well. But the other girl beside her had a grumpy look on her face. ¡°Stop admiring it. It¡¯s definitely well written. But then what can they do?¡± ¡°Huh? What are you saying?¡± ¡°Your writing is still the best anyway. The grand prize will be yours no matter what.¡± My eyes suddenly grew wider. At the same time, a strong gust of wind blew and scattered the manuscript papers in different directions. The manuscript that the girl was holding flew away somewhere. I continued to stare at the scene and eventually bowed my head. A supporting character should neither desire nor crave. After all, the main character would always have all the glory in the end anyway. ¡ª¡ª- (T/N: Back to present.) ¡°My lady, please wake up!¡± ¡°My lady, wake up! The sun is already high up in the sky!¡± Perhaps Belial had decided that he had no intention of killing me, and his dreams were very disturbing. I went back under the blanket and curled up like a caterpillar. Why did I have to be reincarnated as a human? I wish I had become an insect, like a cicada, instead. Why a cicada? Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°We¡¯ve prepared a special gift for you my lady¡­.¡± Starting from the day they were born, they can stay underground in the dark for years and do nothing. Not only that, but they can also cling onto a tree until the day they die. That¡¯s the kind of life I wanted. So, I wish to be born as a cicada in my next life. ¡°Lady! Please get up and look at us!¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± I definitely can¡¯t win against them. I always lose, so I finally decided to get up while hugging my pillow like a shield.. ¡°What do you want to show me?¡± Mira put her hands on her waist. ¡°Are you really that curious? Then I have no choice but to answer!¡± ¡°No, well you asked me to look.¡± ¡°Guys, come on out!¡± Mira clapped her hands. At the same time, two maids came out. ¡°Hi, my name is Becky. I will be in charge of your massages starting today! My goal is to make the lady¡¯s fair skin smoother and clearer than ever!¡± ¡°And this is Rika. She has a natural talent for makeup. She even learned how to say lipstick faster than the word ¡®mom¡¯.¡± ¡°And finally me, Mira!¡± Mira took turns and stood between the two. ¡°I¡¯m the lady¡¯s exclusive maid. I will prepare all the dresses and accessories that are suitable for the young lady. I can find them in a span of a 100 meter radius! Leave the dress selection to me!¡± The three ladies declared proudly. ¡°The best maids of the Fall family are now here! We will make you the most beautiful woman in the world on the day of your engagement!¡± I looked at the maids and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what it is, but I like that you guys seem to be having fun.¡± Now, please leave. I want to sleep some more. After I said those words, I laid down on the bed again, but the three of them rushed over to the bed. ¡°No, my lady. The name of the Fall family is at stake here. We have to start the intensive care period today.¡± ¡°First, take a bath in the water with flower petals. After that we will give you a massage.¡± ¡°In the afternoon, we have to go downtown to learn about the latest makeup and fashion trends.¡± Intensive care, massage, downtown. Wow, I¡¯m already exhausted just listening to this. I listened to the maids¡¯ words with half an ear. Normally, I would just let them do as they please, but today I was in a very bad mood. The manuscript paper that scattered in my dream and Belial kissing the back of my hand came to mind constantly. ¡°This won¡¯t do, my lady. Becky, come on, help me pull her up.¡± Even just for today. ¡°The Duchess must be in the dining room by now. Breakfast was already¡­ My lady?¡± I want to escape this place. I rolled around as hard I could to the opposite side of the bed far away from the maids. Thud! My body suddenly fell to the floor. ¡°My lady?!¡± Ugh! Getting up was really annoying. The maids caught me, but they couldn¡¯t stop me. I took off the blanket that was wrapped around my body. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. So this is what it feels like to be a lizard that cuts off its tail and runs away. I can¡¯t believe that I have to throw away the blanket that¡¯s like a part of my body to run away. Rubbing my eyes, I shoved my feet into the soft slippers. Rika and Becky were in complete shock. ¡°It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen our lady run!¡± ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve ever seen her move this quick in the morning! I just can¡¯t believe it, it¡¯s a miracle!!¡± ¡°This is not the time to be amazed! Hurry up and call the other maids, go!¡± I grabbed my skirt and ran down the hallway. Just then, servants passing by with cleaning tools found me running from the opposite side and screamed to leave the hallway. ¡°Oh my God, the lady has been running down the hallway since this morning!¡± ¡°Wait, she¡¯s running? Not walking?!¡± ¡°I cannot believe what I¡¯m seeing right now.¡± The servants were scattered all over the place in confusion. It¡¯s perfect that no one¡¯s blocking my path. I can slowly see the staircase. Perfect, I¡¯ll just need to run downstairs and hide in a suitable place¡­! Then my feet suddenly got caught in my skirt. ¡°¡­¡­¡± Thud! My body hit the floor hard. It didn¡¯t hurt that much thanks to the soft carpet. And above all, laying down is the best. I thought as I buried my face into the carpet. As expected, running in the morning is not for me. I think I¡¯ll just have to walk from here. But my body won¡¯t respond to me. Okay, I¡¯ll count to three then get up. 1, 2, 3¡­ ¡°What are you an old and weary chunk of meat?¡± Tsk. I almost fell asleep. As I raised my head and rubbed my eyes, I saw my brother standing still with his arms crossed. ¡°Are you really my sister? I¡¯ve never met anyone as lazy and weird as you.¡± ¡°I too have never met anyone with a filthy temper like my brother.¡± ¡°You always have a way with your words.¡± Unlike me, who¡¯s considered a homebody, my brother was wearing a nice cloak. He didn¡¯t own a lot of indoor clothes since he¡¯s always out. He was a morning person. Judging by the arrows and quivers on his back, he must be training in the forest again. ¡°By the way.¡± My brother put his arm between my armpits and forced me to get up. ¡°What are you doing? I was on my way to your room, but I never imagined I¡¯d see you here, lying on the carpet.¡± ¡°Why are you going to my room?¡± ¡°Have you forgotten already? Starting today, you and I are going to walk around here and there. A little bit of travel preparation.¡± Before he could finish speaking, the maids rushed out from around the corner of the hallway. Mira, who was standing in front of them shouted. ¡°There she is! The young master has Lady Rose!¡± ¡°Lady Rose, we were instructed by the madam to capture you no matter what. Everyone, come on!¡± Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°My lady please, give up already and let us transform you into the most beautiful bride-to-be!¡± My brother¡¯s face suddenly turned pale. He quickly grabbed my shoulder and shook me. ¡°Well, what are you doing? I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, but you need to run away now! They are definitely out of their minds!¡± ¡°I intend to do that too.¡± I said with a blank face. ¡°But I don¡¯t have enough strength to even walk.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you just bear with it, even just this once?¡± ¡°If I try to run again, I will definitely get caught.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say anymore¡­! Hurry up, get on my back!¡± My brother gave me a piggyback ride while grinding his teeth. After taking a deep breath, he ran down the stairs. ¡°You definitely owe me one!¡± My hair fluttered and then settled again. After he lightly landed on the floor downstairs, he immediately rushed towards the front door. ¡°Wait, young master?¡± ¡°What are you doing? Hurry up and open the door!¡± The servant cleaning the windows hurriedly opened the door and fell back. The dazzling sunlight poured on us as if it had been waiting for us. I kept my eyes on my brother¡¯s back and blinked. Everything glistened under the sun. The trees are covered in dew, marble fountains and red roses. Maybe it¡¯s just me? The garden that I see everyday, looked a little prettier today. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡¯s POV) I¡¯m still not sure what happened, but I really went outside unexpectedly. I feel a lot better now, after I came back. I was lost in thought, while I had my hair combed. I still don¡¯t know why Belial likes me, but I think I¡¯ll have to tune myself for the time being. ¡°But it seems unnatural for me to express affection just like how Belial does it.¡± Mira, who was eagerly touching and combing my hair, while looking in front of the vanity table, gave me some words of advice. ¡°Even the Duke wouldn¡¯t want you to overdo it either. Why don¡¯t you just express yourself in a way that you¡¯re comfortable with. Just do it your own way, okay?¡± ¡°My own way?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± I thought deeply about what she said. Do it my own way. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (3rd Person POV) ¡°I wonder if my dear Rose is already up?¡± The maids who were standing at the bottom of the stairs blushed at the Duke¡¯s words. As soon as his work was done, Belial, who looked as if he had been running, went upstairs. He held a bouquet of pink roses in his arms. ¡°Rose, as promised yesterday, I brought you a new rose.¡± Belial didn¡¯t even need guidance from the maids. He had memorized Rose¡¯s daily routine. Belial opened Rose¡¯s door without hesitation. Rose was wearing a black dress and was standing next to Mira. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Did something happen? I can¡¯t believe that you¡¯re not lying in bed.¡± Belial became worried and immediately approached Rose. ¡°Did you throw away the yellow roses?¡± CH 13 (3rd Person POV) Instead of answering him, Rose pointed towards the chest drawers. Withered yellow roses were placed in a vase and Belial sighed as he saw this. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you throw them away? I just¡­¡± Before Belial could finish his words, Rose suddenly plopped to the floor. The hem of the rich dress unfolded like a pillow of clouds. Why are you all of a sudden sitting on the floor? As Belial was puzzled about her action, Rose held out a hand towards him. ¡°Come here.¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± Rose moved her lips with an expressionless face. ¡°My baby wolf.¡± [pr/n: The¡­laughter that exploded forth. I cannot.] Belial¡¯s expression hardened instantly. ¡®Milady!¡¯ Mira¡¯s face turned pale. The temperature in the room, which had seemed appropriate until recently, immediately dropped to freezing. It¡¯s not enough that she called him ¡®Baby Wolf¡¯, she even said ¡°Come here!¡± How should we deal with this situation? It is what Mira was worried about. ¡°Rose¡­¡± Belial opened his mouth. ¡°I am not an animal.¡± Mira thought that his words didn¡¯t match his actions. It was because Belial was steadily approaching Rose as he spoke those words. Belial sat facing Rose and met her at eye level. ¡°But I cannot refuse your request.¡± Belial¡¯s hand was placed onto Rose¡¯s hand. As she looked down at that hand, she then reached out with her other hand. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Such a good man.¡± Rose¡¯s hand stroked Belial¡¯s head. ¡°Good job.¡± Belial clasped Rose¡¯s hand and smiled. Mira, on the other hand, thinks that the two people in front of her were so weird. But since they¡¯re both happy with it, she just leaves them be. -?¨A ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ?? ©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥ ¨@?- (Rose¡¯s 3rd Person POV) ¡°Your mother is busy today due to the social gatherings, and as for Beryl, he went out to see the blacksmith.¡± Rose¡¯s father, Charles Fall, said with a friendly smile. ¡°It¡¯s lonely without the two of them, but it¡¯s been a long time since just us two had been able to talk together like this.¡± Rika bent over to fill up their teacups with warmed tea. Charles¡¯ most beloved light pink teacup, was soon filled with fragrant tea. Charles took a sip. ¡°You seem to have gotten along well with the Duke these days. I also heard that a smile never fades from Duke Serenity¡¯s face.¡± Rose, who was sitting across from him slaughtering the cake with a fork, replied calmly. [pr/n: Slaughtering¡­as you do.] ¡°We are getting engaged soon anyways.¡± ¡°Seeing you like this immediately reminded me of my youth. Oh, did I already mention to you just how beautiful Primrose was?¡± ¡°You said it like 403 times this year alone, Dad.¡± ¡®She remembered that?!¡¯ Rika was shocked, as she listened on the side, next to Rose. On the other hand, Charles smiled as he heard it. ¡°I can¡¯t believe that we¡¯ve only talked that little. We should talk more often in the future.¡± ¡°Yes, I will listen to it as much as you want.¡± Sip. Charles took another sip of tea. ¡°But these days, you¡¯ve been buying a lot of books. What books are you reading for you to buy that much?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing special.¡± Rose transferred another piece of cake to her plate. ¡°It¡¯s a book that will bring Belial and I closer.¡± ¡°Oh, to make you and Duke Serenity closer¡­¡± Clink. The teacup fell from Charles¡¯ hand. ¡°Wait, you mean to tell me that you¡¯re reading a romance book?!¡± Instead of answering, Rose pointed towards the fallen cup. ¡°Father, that¡¯s your favorite teacup¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s the use of the teacup¡­! You are reading a love book! But¡­!¡± Tears welled up in Charles¡¯ eyes. Then he immediately got up and hugged Rose. He hugged her so tightly that she almost lost her breath. ¡°After all, love is great! How could our blunt daughter change like this!¡± ¡°¡­Father.¡± ¡°This Father has nothing to lose even if he were to die right now! You both surely will become the best couple in the Empire!¡± Rika looked at Mira, who was standing in front of the door, without a word. Mira was desperately trying to hide the pet books that Rose had left out before she sat down. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°It is most important to find out how close the pet is to the owner.¡± ¡°But Milady¡­¡­¡± At the end of tea time, Rose laid down on her bed, and read aloud the pet book that she bought. ¡°Since I already succeeded in using the word ¡®Come here¡¯, it can be said that intimacy has already been formed.¡± (T/N: Rose had leveled up her craziness, Haha. Poor Belial, but still that¡¯s what makes her cute, for being oblivious to things.) [pr/n: Well, she¡¯s not wrong hahaha.] ¡°Milady¡­¡± ¡°The next step is to ¡®Lay down¡¯, and I must give enough compliments and treats before entering this step.¡± [pr/n: I mean¡­he would lay down but I¡¯m not sure his definition of it would match yours.] ¡°Milady!¡± Rose finally took her eyes off the book. Mira, on the other hand, looked like she had aged 10 more years. ¡°You¡¯re not going to make Duke Serenity ¡®Lay down¡¯ , right?!¡± Rose shook her head. ¡°Of course not. Belial also has dignity as a human being, too.¡± Becky and Rika, who were next to Mira, seemed to also have aged 10 more years. From just simply listening to this. ¡°¡­.Since you knew that, then why did you still say, ¡®Come here¡¯?¡± ¡°Milady, if you knew that in the first place, you shouldn¡¯t have tried it out at all.¡± ¡°But I was curious.¡± ¡®Because I want to know, if I treat him like that, will he sit still?¡¯ Rose predicted two reactions from him. Would he listen obediently, or would he explode from the embarrassment and say ¡®I can¡¯t stand this any longer!¡¯. Either way, she had nothing to lose. The former would be fun, while the latter would fulfill her wish. ¡°Still, I had hoped it was the latter.¡± Rose punched the bed with her fist. She had no idea that he would agree to be treated like a dog. Thanks to that, she completely gave up her plan on attacking his temper. ¡°Then it would be best to¡­.¡± ¡®I think it would be best to just wait for Belial¡¯s true nature to come out while acting as the original Rose. For that to happen, I need to approach it normally and build up the love step by step. What do ordinary people do when they fall in love?¡¯ As Rose pondered, Mira suggested an idea. ¡°Milady, can¡¯t you just read an ordinary romance book other than this one?¡± ¡°Mira, it would not help me even if I read those romance books.¡± ¡°Have you already forgotten where you learned Baby Wolf?¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Rika and Becky immediately chimed in. ¡°I will buy one with my own money!¡± ¡°I, too, with my paycheck!¡± ¡°Wait, all of you would buy the books?¡± ¡®Well, ordinary people aren¡¯t as lazy as I am. I guess they would refer to dozens of romance books rather than just one.¡¯ Rose¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Well that¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll buy one with my own money as well.¡± ¡°Milady?¡± ¡°Since we¡¯re already talking about this. Let¡¯s get ready to go out right away.¡± Tears welled up in the maids¡¯ eyes. ¡°Does that mean that Milady would no longer be reading those pet books?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re not going to say ¡®Come here¡¯ to Duke Serenity anymore, right?!¡± ¡°Ah! Milady, you¡¯re the best!¡± So the three of them ran towards and hugged Rose tightly. The reason for their happiness was quite odd, but no one questioned it. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. Rose left the mansion with the three maids. The three chatted in the wagon about which romance book was the best. In particular, Mira isn¡¯t the most reliable when it comes to romance novels. So it would take a while before she can familiarize herself with all the romance books out there. ¡°The new book that just came out is the best. The main plot centers around the Prince of the Empire, and the contents are all reasonable. Other books are centered on the Aristocracy or the common people, and the newly released books are divided into different volumes. That romance book would be the best for you.¡± ¡°So, did you get a boyfriend after reading that?¡± ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t you crossing the line there?!¡± [pr/n: there there buddy, I felt that pain too.] The carriage quickly left the Fall residence and shortly arrived at the downtown area. In the downtown area, young children dressed similar to Rose were leisurely shopping or sitting in cafes. Rose got out of the carriage with the help of the maids. ¡°Which bookstore are we going to?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go to the bookstore I most often go to, Milady. The grandmother who owned that shop gives me a lot of discounts.¡± ¡°Okay. Then lead the way¡­¡± At that moment, Rika¡¯s eyes met Mira¡¯s apron. There was a white note sticking out from her apron pocket. ¡°Mira, what is that note?¡± ¡°Note? Oh, I forgot.¡± Mira pulled out a note from her pocket. ¡°The chef told me to buy some spices since we¡¯re going out. They said they ran out of spices for dinner tonight.¡± ¡°Where was the spice shop?¡± ¡°On the same alleyway where the bookstore is.¡± Since it¡¯s the same path, Rose nodded her agreement. ¡°Then we¡¯d better stop by the spice shop first.¡± ¡°Would that be okay with you, Milady?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s fine with me.¡± With Rose¡¯s permission, Mira no longer had any reason to hesitate. The three of them, together with Rose as well, headed to the spice shop. They went under the guidance of Mira, who is the most familiar with the downtown area. As soon as they reached the shop, a unique scent wafted through their nose. Mira lifted her heels, as she looked inside the store through the glass wall. The clerks inside were busy moving sacks of spices. ¡°It seems that someone had placed a bulk order. It¡¯s so hectic inside the store, so I¡¯ll go inside with Becky.¡± Mira instructed Rika. ¡°You will be staying here with Milady.¡± ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t worry.¡± Rika waved a hand to the two with a faint smile. They then entered the store. ¡°Milady, it¡¯s finally just the two of us.¡± Rika, with her platinum blonde hair in two braids, wrapped her cheeks with her hands and smiled. Anyone could see from her appearance that Rika was the most docile maid in the mansion. Rose had also heard rumors that Rika was popular among knights because she was gentle. ¡°Milady, I can¡¯t buy you books.¡± Rika pulled out a coin purse from her pocket. ¡°But I can still buy you some cookies because you always treated us well¡­.¡± Before Rika could even finish her words, someone snatched her coin purse. Rika quickly turned her head. A boy in a green robe was seen running to the other side of the alley. Please do not repost our translation. Read only at Pink Muffin Translations. ¡°Oh my gosh, my purse! What should I do?¡± ¡®As I said earlier, Rika was the most docile maid in the Fall family mansion. therefore.¡¯ ¡°Ah!!¡± Instead of running to catch the person, she immediately takes off her shoe, and throws it at the boy. The shoes flew away in an instant and hit the boy directly in the back of his head. The boy who was taken down by the shoe was lying on the floor. Rika hopped on one foot and approached the boy. Tears welled up in Rika¡¯s eyes. ¡°You bad pickpocketer! Give me my wallet right now!¡± [pr/n: yes¡­yes the most ¡®docile¡¯ I see.]