Chapter 2

I became aware about this world and its story of revenge, thanks to Luca.

Luca Maybaum.

He later becomes Luca Winterwald, the main character in the novel, The Master of Winter Forest.

I have an uncanny fascination with plots focusing on revenge.

The protagonist enjoyed putting their heart and soul into building up the story and then going with the flow for the rest. And when the moment of revenge finally arrived, they experienced full gratification jolting through their veins, a cathartic masterpiece.

My favorite classic literature is The Count of Monte Cristo, my favorite movie is Mr. Park’s Trilogy of Revenge.

And my favorite novel and its genre is none other than The Master of Winter Forest.

The novel’s synopsis is as followed:

The illegitimate son Luca, suddenly one day, stumbled upon one man claiming to be his uncle.

The man informed Luca Winterwald that he comes from a noble bloodline, the Duke of Winterwald’s family.

Of course, there were many men that desired to become the Duke of Winterwald.

They did not want to let Luca claim the title of Duke due to his illegitimacy.

His distant relatives wanted to be the Duke themselves, and so they devised conspiracies to prevent Luca from taking the title.

The young child Luca was so helpless in front of them.

Ultimately, Luca lost many a thing to his distant relatives.

His status, honor, nobility, and close relatives that protected Luca would all die.

Simply put, all those that stayed by Luca’s side died off.

The uncle that took Luca in. The owner of this body, Judith Maybaum. All of them.

Series of misfortunes including multiple failed assassinations haunted Luca.

As a result, Luca concealed his surname and identity to seek revenge.

Against all odds, he succeeded in reclaiming his status as the Duke.

That was his story.

My favorite part of this story was when everyone believed that Luca finally died off, but the grown Luca, donned in military uniform, wiped out the family of Winterwald before reclaiming his rightful title as Duke of Winterwald in a dignified manner.

Even the empty, hollow feeling lingering after the finale was totally my style.

[Freed from all grudges, Luca Winterwald dragged his tired body into the mansion.

The Winterwald mansion greeted him as usual, but had a different air to it; all those who protected Luca existed no more and he was left with a wasted childhood.

Luca sunk back deeply in his grandfather’s chair, gently closing his eyes.

His revenge melted away with the frost of winter.

As if mauled by vicious animals, his life was permanently ravaged.

The title that everyone coveted, the Duke of Winter Forest, was at last claimed by none other than Luca Winterwald himself.

Soon enough, spring will arrive.

Everything will begin to flourish and bloom, and spring will bring joy.

But, would spring even come to this frozen-over Winter Forest?

Luca won’t be able to find out.]

Ahh~ Even when I think about it again, it’s so nice.

However…

I absolutely refuse to be the stepping stone for my favorite scene!

No matter how difficult the situation was, it’s better to be alive than dead.

Even though I unexpectedly entered this body, I still wanted to live a little bit longer.

But why did it have to be like this in this novel?

Is it because it’s my favorite genre?

My friends criticized me for my peculiar preferences and recommended that I should read inspirational or more mundane stories instead, which I wrote them off for…

I should’ve listened to them.

Then, at the very least, this possessed world could have been somewhat normal.

Well, not exactly. At least this world doesn’t deal with poverty or survival, which I’m thankful for.

If I were a zombie fanatic… Eugh, geez.

Ah, but why, of all people, did it have to be Judith Maybaum?

There are plenty of other extras available! For instance, I could’ve been a princess that saved Luca from being assassinated…

In all honesty, I didn’t like Judith Maybaum.

Actually, to be more precise, not one individual liked her!

No wonder, since Judith, his only living relative from his mother’s side, abused him during his youth and later sold him off to his uncle.

On top of that, Judith was used by Luca’s distant relatives as part of their schemes to threaten and get to him.

In this novel, that stupid, self-centered villian could only be her.

She only existed to get in the way of the protagonist.

Could it be true that subconsciously, I was similar to Judith?

When I thought about it like that, I began to detest myself even more.

In any case, I wanted to live, but obviously I wasn’t even aware about the obvious flag of death that was flying in the distance.