Chapter 7

The next morning.

I, who had woken up early, took the risk and tried to find out if Vasago had really been to the King’s ball recently.

‘I don’t remember the exact day because I’ve never been invited to the Princess’s birthday banquet. But I’m sure Vasago’s birthday is in spring.’

First of all, the timeline in the novel was not much different from the day I woke up. And in the process, I discovered a surprising fact.

“Pardon? Va-Vasago Guelder’s birthday was a week ago?”

“Yes, my Lady. And to congratulate Lady Guelder on becoming the Duke’s successor, the King invited her to the King’s ball.”

“Then…”

“Are you done now? I have to go to the Master.”

My expression changed when I heard that the day I returned to here was the same day as the first chapter of that novel.

‘Is this all just a coincidence?’

“…”

I, who soon returned to my room, looked out the window while skipping meals.

‘Looking back on her past memories, there was a time when sky blue dresses were popular. It was around this time of the year. Then…’

What slowly came to my mind was the name of the man who I had already completed my revenge on him.

‘Haures.’

Haures Hopen.

After killing him, I suddenly returned to the distant past. Even when I had a conversation with him on purpose, I hated that man the most when he became my companion. There are a lot of things that made me hate him.

“Is he the cause?”

I once asked a man named Haures a question. Holding back my urge to cry, I swallowed the pain in my chest and asked him.

“Why are you bothering me? Why are you being so cruel to me?”

Haures answered my question with a smirk.

“That’s because I’m a superior being and you’re a worthless piece of paper.”

“If I’m only a piece of paper that going to commit suicide, wouldn’t it be more meaningful to help me?”

“You and I are different.”

At that time, I couldn’t really understand the man’s story, so I only bowed my head. But to reflect on what he said now…

‘Why did Haures use the word piece of paper to describe me at that time?’

‘And why did he always act like he knew the future?’

The main reason why Haures received a high position was the fact that he predicted a great flood and prevented it in advance.

‘The day after I killed Haures, I definitely saw the word transfer completed.’

It felt weird. It cannot be denied that all of these things are related to each other. And finally I realized something as if I had been struck by lightning.

“No way, is this a world in the novel in which Vasago is the main character?”

A cold sweat broke out on my back as I faced a truth I had never imagined before. In my head, I think it really didn’t make any sense. But from my heart, as I said this assumption, everything fits.

‘No, that can’t be true.’

I swallowed my breath, not knowing whether I was smiling or crying. I wanted to shout if there were no ears around to hear.

‘Is this all a set in the novel?’

I can’t believe my life is just a scenario written by someone else. Right now, it’s only a half-hearted, joking assumption, but it was a secret that I had no choice but to believe someday.

‘Still, this unknown magic is worth using.’

I, Vanora Celcius, have changed. I just want those who caused me pain that I want to die, and everything in my life now is just a toll to make my dream come true.

‘If only I could know every move of Vasago, who is the center of the noble society. Maybe she has something to do with this.’

Luckily, the main character of the novel is one of my enemies. Rather, if her life was ruined by the scenario, that’s good. Then, even if I ruin this story, isn’t it self-defense as a victim?

I lay down, staring blankly at the scenery of my desolate room. Gradually, I began to get interested in novels that appeared at midnight.

She lay down after staring blankly at the scenery of the desolate room.

* * *

“Oh my, thank you, Lady.”

“Shuteri, this is only for you. I will feel sorry if others know that I favored you, so please keep it a secret. Instead, I will come to you if I have another request.”

“Of course! Anyway, there are a lot of people who get jealous of someone who will become the knight. It won’t bother you at all and I will shut my mouth.”

A few hours later.

Before I could even eat, I went back to the apprentice knight named Shuteri and paid the price I had promised.

‘Even if he exchanges those earrings for money, it won’t last long.’

This was a risky deal.

Shuteri, a gambling addict, needed a lot of money, so he might have threatened me for more money by the fact that I secretly sneaked out when he ran out of the money he got from selling the earrings. But it wasn’t a concern right now.

I headed somewhere, walking the hallway in the early morning.

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3.Until Chapter 84

“Huh? Seir! Whose ring is that? You said you didn’t have money.”

“No, somehow, I just got it.”

“Did Madam give it to you?”

“No, just Lady Vanora… She gave me this yesterday to thank me for being nice to her.”

7 AM.

The servants of the mansion have already started their day. This is because before their masters get up, the roads they walk must be polished.

“Seir, you have a really good personality too. Doesn’t that Lady say that she doesn’t like you, so she blames you for nothing? That’s how it was when she complained about the meal.”

“It’s because she is a lonely person. When she’s in a good mood, she treats me like this.”

“Ugh. If I were you, I wouldn’t be able to please her like that. I would rather be a laundry maid for the rest of my life. They never know how we’re feeling.”

However, no matter how busy they were, it was not to the point where they couldn’t even say a few words to their fellow workers. Besides, the servant named Seir standing here was the exclusive maid of Vanora Celcius. So, she had a more relaxed time than others.

“Hey, I’m grateful that you think of me, but there are many ears in the mansion. I’m worried that you might get hurt by cursing Lady Vanora.”

“Hey. I’m grateful that you think of me, but there are many ears in the mansion. I’m afraid you’ll get hurt while cursing Panora.”

“She’s really good at wearing a good person’s mask.”

But, why did Seir become the exclusive maid of Vanora Celcius?

This is because she has been the maid of them since the time Vanora’s mother was alive, that is when she was just 11 years old. Seir, who used to learn things quickly, caught the eyes of Vanora’s mother and was chosen as a maid to help them dress up. A few years later, when Vanora’s biological mother suddenly died, it was natural for Seir, who was originally her mother’s maid, to become a maid for Vanora, her master’s daughter.

“Anyway, I will go first. Seir, see you later in the evening!”

“Yes. I will be free in the evening!”

Sir has always been kind to her co-workers and is well-mannered to her superiors. She was an ideal worker, so people in the mansion liked her. However, Seir changed only in front of one person. The ring on her hand now is not even her ring.

‘Even if I had my own ring, I couldn’t brag about it.’

It was the ruby ring that was already wiped from the soil that Vanora had taken out, and Seir had brought it at her will.

‘It’s only a waste for her. If I had been born as a noble, I wouldn’t have lived such a pathetic life. Instead, I will wear a fancy dress every day and go partying from one estate to another…’

She glanced at the ring at the entrance of the mansion’s first floor, where a large chandelier shone. At lunchtime today, a repairman will come to replace the chandelier. The other servants must have been busy for a while, helping take down that gigantic chandelier and wiping off the dust.

Seir already had a headache due to the work that would follow, but she leisurely decided to enjoy this morning. Fortunately, she didn’t have to be too busy helping to replace the chandelier. When it was time to wake Vanora up, she went to her room and spent time alone. She’s looking at the mirror, regardless of whether her quiet Lady eats or goes to the toilet.

’If they believe that Lady is giving a ring to me, will I be able to steal the budget of clothes for Vanora? Hmm, no. It’s dangerous to touch that.’

And after a while, Vanora returned to her room. Seir looked at her little master and laughed for no reason.

“Pfft, what’s wrong with your steps?”

Seir has always been like this. When there are only the two of them, Seir looks down on her weak master to the fullest, and pretends to be loyal servant immediately when there are other people’s gaze. No one knew that Seir was harassing Vanora and satisfying her lowly desires. No, even if they knew, they were humans who closed their eyes at this. Almost everyone in this mansion looked down on Vanora.

“Lady, it’s already mealtime. I will bring you something to eat.”

But what can I do about it? In the end, that two-faced woman wins. In the past, Seir had a happy ending. Far from paying the price of harassing her, she received a huge dowry as a retirement gift, married a good man and lived happily ever after. Of course, it was until I killed Haures.

“Is this for Lady Vanora’s meal today?”

Seir stopped by the kitchen and arranged the food neatly on a silver tray. She didn’t forget to dress up neatly by wrapping a white apron over her neat black uniform, and putting a handful of salt in the pocket of the apron as usual. All she has to do is bring this tray to her gloomy Lady, and her morning work is over. Vanora rarely went out for a walk or invited her friends.

“Take it carefully so that it doesn’t shake. I poured a lot of sauce.”

“I’ll be careful.”

However, why does no one care while the daughter of a noble family shrinks like this?

In fact, there was no one in this mansion who protected Vanora Celcius. It’s because 7 years have already passed since the first Madam died.

‘No. After all, there was no one by her side from the beginning, right?’

It’s like the open secret that everyone in this mansion knows about. Originally, Vanora was born from a wheat-haired man named Bael Celcius and his first wife, who had soft lilac hair. The newborn Vanora looked the same as all babies did, but she used to hold her mother’s sleeves, so she was pretty cute at first. But it’s only for a while. Besides, her eyes are overly dense with eyelashes, and she often gets skin diseases and spots…

‘No one really has affection for her. She’s not pretty, so it’s natural for her to be hated.’

However, it wasn’t really a problem that Vanora’s appearance was far from the beauty standards. The beginning of her misfortune was when her father, Bael Celcius, had a little doubt when he saw his daughter, born with black hair and black eyes.

“I’m sure this child must be someone else’s daughter who was born in an affair. She can’t be the daughter born from me!”

Vanora’s father suspected that his wife had an affair one day. No matter where he looks, the child has no resemblance to him, and she is also different from his wife, so he wondered if his wife was having an affair. His first wife shouted that she never did that when she was being suspected. She claimed that her black hair must be from her family’s ancestors, but the spark of doubt couldn’t be extinguished.

Bael Celcius gradually neglected his wife. In particular, he never treated their daughter as his child. To make matters worse, the Countess miscarried by the time Vanora was two years old. But how could the Countess be the only to be blamed for the death of their child?