I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

‘It’s really fortunate that the dress has pockets.’

 

She quickly left the bank, feeling her pockets suddenly becoming heavy.

 

‘We have to move quickly.’

 

After getting money from the bank, she bought simple clothes and a scarf on a commoner street, and then stopped at an inn to change her clothes. She couldn’t be happier that it was a cold winter. Even if she covered her face with a scarf, no one would suspect anything. 

Looking completely different from before, she went straight out of there and went back into an even more shabby-looking inn.

 

“Come on! Are you one?”

 

“Yes. I’d like to eat and stay overnight.”

 

“It costs 3,500 senna for dinner and a room.”

 

She was nervous that the innkeeper might look at me strangely, but he took the money and gave her the rest without any hesitation. And only then was she able to fill her hungry stomach. Because she had not starved for about two days and had worked hard, she was so hungry that her stomach hurt. She wanted to eat some meat, but she thought it would be a pain if she got a big stomachache, so she ate soft cream stew and bread.

 

‘Ah, I guess I’ll finally live.’

 

After quickly finishing a bowl of warm stew, she went into a shabby single room and locked the door tightly before she was able to rest her aching body that felt like it was about to break. However, perhaps because she was so tired, her mind became agitated and she became anxious and worried.

 

‘Wouldn’t someone recognize me?’

 

When she left the inn she stopped at earlier, she thoroughly covered her face, but she kept thinking about whether her behavior was awkward without her realizing it.

 

‘You must not be caught before leaving the capital.’

 

Death had not yet been completely avoided. Cliff, who couldn’t find her body, might be looking for her. And if she were caught by them, it seemed like she would be unable to avoid death as in the original this time.

 

‘If I don’t meet the level 3 exception conditions, is it useless no matter how hard I struggle?’

 

If so, this means that her efforts to escape out of the capital were also meaningless. However, the reason she had met the exception conditions so far was because she was caught while trying to survive somehow, so she couldn’t not make this effort.

 

‘But where should I run away? I don’t know anything about regions other than the capital… No, let’s sleep well for now. And tomorrow, I’ll buy a map and some things needed for travel…’

 

There was no end to her worries, but perhaps her energy was completely exhausted, and at that point, she lost consciousness and fell into sleep, as if a fuse had blown. She had a deep, dreamless sleep, and when she opened her eyes with back pain, the room was already bright. As she gently rubbed her swollen eyes and looked outside, it seemed that it was already noon.

 

‘But I feel better after sleeping well and waking up.’

 

Her entire body was still sore and hurt, but she didn’t feel like she could sleep any longer. She gave some coins to the boy who ran errands at the inn, got some washing water, and washed herself roughly. However, the bruises and wounds from being beaten by Shane and Sophia were still so terrible that she had no choice but to cover her face with a scarf even indoors. She went down to the first floor, paid to stay one more night, and asked where she could get a map.

 

“A map of the capital?”

 

“No. A map of the entire empire.”

 

“That might be a bit expensive… If you go out and go straight to the right, you will come to an intersection with a main road. If you go straight past that, you will see <Kindra General Store> on your left. If you go there, you will be able to survive.”

 

She was very fortunate that the innkeeper did not ask any further questions about her personal circumstances. She covered her scarf-wrapped head with the shawl once more and went outside. She bought a cheap coat to dress as a commoner, and the cold wind seeped in.

 

‘You have to stay alert.’

 

She was confused as to whether it was my skin or my heart that was aching from the cold wind. She walked eagerly, blending in with the crowd of people pacing with their shoulders shrugged. And at the intersection with the main road, she pretended to be shivering from the cold and pulled up her coat collar. This was because the knights of Duke Ludwig were seen on the streets.

 

‘Did you set someone up to catch me?’

 

She became impatient. But she didn’t want to make them look suspicious, so she mustered up as much patience as she could and walked at a similar pace to everyone else. And it was only when she reached <Kindra General Store> that she was finally able to take a breather. 

The owner of the store was an older man, and without even asking about her circumstances, she paid for things like an imperial map, a leather travel bag, a portable lantern, a flint, a candle, a utility knife, a first-aid kit, and a squadron. Although her luggage was a little heavy, she bought underwear, a wool cardigan, a thick skirt, and winter stockings.

 

‘Now, all I have to do is pack my bags and leave.’

 

She returned to the inn whining, stuffed her little belongings into her bag and jumped up.

 

‘Shouldn’t we go to the carriage station right now?’

 

Since a search team has been dispatched, there may already be someone at the carriage station. After thinking about it as she walked back and forth between the rooms, she decided to rest for one more night.

 

‘I paid for one night anyway…’

 

With that excuse in mind, she ate at the inn again and lay down on the bed to rest. But the next day, she paid the innkeeper to stay one more night. Because it rained.

 

‘If I go out without an umbrella, I’ll catch a cold. It’s dangerous to catch a cold at this point.’

 

Meanwhile, she borrowed an umbrella from an inn, bought two books at a bookstore on the main street, and a piece of whipped cream cake at a nearby bakery. Afterwards, she locked herself in her room and read a book while eating small pieces of cake, which might be her last. And the next day she had a fever, the next day it was too cold, and the next day she postponed her departure because she wanted to eat just one more cake. It was a peaceful time, but a part of her heart continued to feel uncomfortable. It was because she knew why she was being so indifferent.

 

‘If I leave like this, I’ll never be able to meet Killian again, right?’

 

Every time she thought about that, she felt sick to her stomach. When she looked back on her life, including her past life, there was no one who gave her more excitement and joy than Killian. At first, it was simply because of his looks, but as time went by, it was difficult not to love him because he believed in her and tried to protect her. She didn’t want to believe Sophia’s story that he used her as a billboard even now that she was completely abandoned by the Ludwig family. It was hard to give up the small hope that Killian might come looking for her. But that evening, while eating in the inn’s restaurant, she realized that she could no longer hesitate.

 

“I heard there’s a fuss in Duke Ludwig’s house that they’re looking for someone?”

 

“Who?”

 

“I heard that person was from the family that fought the territory war last time? The whole family was caught, but only one person escaped. A daughter or a daughter-in-law.”

 

“You’re talented too.”

 

The two men continued to eat and talk.

 

“I heard there’s a bounty on you?”

 

“Not yet, but I think it will happen soon.”

 

“If we just put up a wanted flyer, we’ll catch her right away. A noble lady could have run away.”

 

It may have been an insignificant topic for them, but for her, who was listening behind them, it was horrifying news.

 

‘Wanted… As expected, I was abandoned by Duke Ludwig too…’

 

If they were looking for her, Killian’s wife, there would have been a rumor that they were looking for ‘the Ludwig family’s daughter-in-law’ rather than ‘someone from a family that waged a territorial war’.

 

‘I have to run away before the bounty is placed.’

 

She returned to the room with half of her dinner left. As her hopes that Killian would come find her were shattered, the whole world suddenly felt dark.

 

‘What kind of happy ending is there for me…? You have to wish for what you wish for.’

 

But even in the midst of all that, she couldn’t hate Killian. In the end, she was grateful that he treated the person he was about to abandon so kindly.

 

‘A lot of things happened, but… Still, the past year was like a dream, right?’

 

She tried to laugh. She was happy just knowing that she was able to spend time with Killian. Because she enjoyed the joy of life that she had never felt before in the 28 years that she lived as Choi Sona.

 

She decided to erase the difficult memories and leave with only the exciting memories. But she couldn’t sleep well at night.

 

* * *

 

“It’s a carriage to Drieburn, to Drieburn! We’re leaving in 30 minutes!”

 

“The carriage to Apentus leaves in 40 minutes!”

 

The carriage station near the south gate of the capital, where I arrived with heavy steps, was much more chaotic than she had imagined. As Anna said, the long-distance carriages standing side by side were like carts with roofs, and both the drivers and the passengers were screaming loudly. It was fortunate that the weather was getting colder so she could wrap her scarf and shawl tightly around her face, but even though she was wrapped up like that, it was still so cold that her toes felt like they were freezing.

 

‘Where should I go? Driven? Apentus?’

 

It was a candidate site that she narrowed down after several days of consideration. Drivan was a port city where people and jobs flocked. There were many opportunities to make money here, and if necessary, she could even get on a ship and run away to a foreign country. Apentus was also a city the size of Drivan, and it was said that it was also a place where commerce was developed and consciousness was more conscious than the capital, so there were many shops run by women. However, these two places had one thing in common: they were close to Ryzen.

 

‘If you live your life, won’t you have a chance to see Killian someday, even from afar?’

 

It was a place she decided on, unable to give up such shabby hopes.

 

“Go to Driven! We’re leaving soon! If you haven’t ridden it yet, hurry up!”

 

The coachman of the carriage bound for Drieburn walked around and shouted loudly. She sat on a bench at the carriage station, chewing her lip and thinking. Then, finally, the carriage for Drieburn departed. And after a while, this time the driver of the carriage bound for Apentus started shouting.

 

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