I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

‘Well, Cliff, the Duke and Duchess can live well on their own. From now on, I will live only caring about my own happiness.’

 

While she was just thinking about such things, Killian misunderstood her expression as she looked around the wedding hall and said something scary.

 

“If… If you want to have another wedding…”

 

“Are you crazy?”

 

“…There’s no need to call me crazy.”

 

“I’m sorry for the harsh expression, but it was really hard for me to endure our wedding. Have you ever spent a day wearing a dress and high heels that made it look like you could see your breasts even if you bent down just a little?”

 

Just talking about it made her break into a cold sweat.

 

“Back then… I thought you liked dressing like that.”

 

“I told you. All the things I would be criticized for were done by ‘the person whose name I cannot name’. I thought my spine would break on our wedding day.”

 

Killian started laughing at her tired voice. At that time, the guests started coming in, and Killian and she stood at the entrance with the Duke and Duchess to greet them.

 

“Oh my God, Miss Edith! No, she’s Countess Rysen now, right? It was late, but I heard you went through a lot.”

 

An elderly woman, whose face she did not know, held her hands tightly and offered comfort. Meanwhile, the rumors spreading in social circles were not only about Layla. The story of how she fell out of favor with her family while trying to stop Count Rigelhof from plotting treason, and suffered hardships because of that, aroused the sympathy of many people.

 

“Thank you for your concern, ma’am. I’m fine now thanks to the good care taken by Killian and my in-laws. I hope you have a good time today.”

 

She smiled brightly and let the lady into the wedding hall.

 

She had no idea how many more times she would have to say this greeting, but since it was her duty, she had no choice but to do her best until her facial muscles became paralyzed.

 

‘But if it were the same as before, this friendly atmosphere wouldn’t have existed… Was it because the flow of the original has been lost?’

 

There was no rumor that she was the illegitimate child of Count Rigelhof’s sister. At the execution site, Sophia screamed and revealed the secret of her birth as if it were her final revenge, but in fact, many illegitimate children like her were born in other families and they were hidden by already married brothers adopting them, so it was not such a big revelation… Still, the fact that she was a member of the Rigelhof family was a fact that did not disappear, but people unexpectedly saw her as a victim.

 

‘So, the flow of the original work has been cruel to me.’

 

Once again, she was glad that she won the game against the original author, but at the same time she felt somewhat defeated.

 

“Edith?”

 

“…Ah! Sorry. Did you call me?”

 

“If you’re not feeling well…”

 

“No! I’m alright.”

 

She smiled heartily at Killian, who looked at her with concern. Now she had Killian by her side. Just by having the person she loved next to her, she was able to quickly shake off the slightest feeling of despair. She felt like she had grown a step further as a person.

 

As the wedding reception was almost over, a middle-aged couple was looking around and checking the invitation card they had several times. They seemed to be wearing the best clothes they had, but since it was a wedding attended by high-ranking nobles, they looked a little shabby in comparison. She greeted them with a big smile.

 

“Baron Ruben! Baroness!”

 

They looked startled at the voice calling them.

 

“Oh, hello? Excuse me… We came after receiving an invitation, but I’m sorry, but we actually don’t have any connections in the capital… I don’t know who greeted me.”

 

They would probably be embarrassed. Not only did a ducal family they knew nothing about suddenly send them a wedding invitation, but they also said they would provide all travel expenses and a place to stay. But they deserved all this and more.

 

“You don’t know me?”

 

“S-sorry.”

 

“You showed a good will by giving a carriage ride to a woman whose identity was unknown and her face was disfigured. I am that woman from back then.”

 

“Yes?”

 

As expected, they stared at her with even more surprised faces than before. She introduced Baron Ruben and his wife to Killian.

 

“When I ran away from Wellesley’s villa, they gave me a carriage ride to the center of the capital. If it weren’t for these people, I might have died on the road.”

 

“You were my wife’s lifesaver! I’m sorry I didn’t know. This is Killian, the second son of Duke Ludwig and Count Rysen.”

 

“Then… This, this person…”

 

“This is my wife, Edith Rysen. At the time you helped my wife, the family’s opponents kidnapped her.”

 

Baron Ruben and his wife were at a loss, not knowing what to do. She said, holding the hands of Baron Ruben and his wife.

 

“I told you I would definitely return the favor. First of all, I will introduce you to people who will be of help to Baron Ruben at today’s wedding.”

 

She had already finished researching them. Baron Ruben’s small estate mainly produced olives, but as he was not very knowledgeable about commerce, he was not getting the right price for the high-quality olives. She deliberately made them sit next to the owner, who was running a large fruit tree distribution business. Of course, she greeted them both.

 

‘He’s a quick-witted person, so he’ll quickly figure out why I introduced him to the country Baron.’

 

Moreover, she would not rip off the person she introduced. Of course, she had no intention of being this condescending. Since they were very interested in their children’s education, their children would be able to attend the capital’s academy with the support of Count Rysen. Of course, Baron Ruben would always be able to remain a friend of the Count Rysen family as long as he does not change his mind in the meantime.

 

‘I’m glad I was able to return the favor.’

 

She also found comfort in seeing the dazed yet happy faces of Baron Ruben and his wife.

 

* * *

 

Cliff and Lise’s wedding had begun. As the orchestra, incomparably large in number to that of Killian and Edith’s wedding, played splendid music, Cliff, dressed in white robes, held the hand of the dazzlingly beautiful Lise and walked to the altar together.

 

“Oh my god… It’s so pretty.”

 

“Miss Lise’s beauty has been famous for a long time. Before, she just looked young, but now she looks quite adult.”

 

People were still favorable to Lise. It seemed that the rumor had not yet spread that she had completely cut in half and thrown away her pretended good-natured course of life.

 

‘Anyway, it doesn’t matter that I liked you, well.’

 

Killian thought bitterly. Even though she was the woman he once loved, he didn’t care about her wedding. If he had to leave a comment, it was that it was Lise’s ‘wedding’ and not ‘Lise’s’ wedding. He kept thinking about him and Edith’s wedding.

 

‘She was quite pretty, Edith…’

 

The dizzying cleavage of her voluptuous breasts was clearly visible through the dress, so people’s eyes only focused on that, but Edith was actually really beautiful that day. Her reddish-brown hair was tied up in an intricate braid, and the white nape of her neck was so smooth you wanted to bite into it. Even in the not-so-good atmosphere of the wedding, Edith was proud and not at all intimidated.

 

‘I was so sick of it that I did something childish… When I think about it now, I feel embarrassed to death.’

 

The moment Killian shared their wedding ring, his face turned red as he remembered the rudeness he had committed. He put the ring on Edith’s ring using only two of his fingers, without even holding her outstretched hand. He snatched the ring Edith was going to put on him and put it on himself.

 

‘Edith didn’t show any signs of being angry or offended even then.’

 

Unlike him, who acted childishly, she kissed the children who brought the ring affectionately so they wouldn’t be embarrassed. He was once again struck by her consideration. Anyway, at the wedding where everything went wrong, Killian’s impression of Edith was, in one word, ‘vulgar.’ But he also couldn’t deny that she was beautiful and fascinating. Nobody knew how embarrassed he was when he forced himself into the bridal room at Lise’s urging. On the empty bed, there was only a spittle that looked like it had been thrown away by a bride. And when he followed the steam escaping from every corner of the behind the curtain, his breath stopped for a moment. The erotic sight of Edith naked in a large bathtub ignited his dormant lust.

 

“Why are you smiling so heartily?”

 

Edith next to him poked his side.

 

He must have laughed without realizing it, remembering Edith waking up from her relaxing bath and not giving in to his provocation and asking indifferently, ‘So, are you going to sleep here?’

 

The priest’s officiating ceremony continued in a boring manner. It was clear that Edith was also bored and he gave it a try.

 

“I realized once again how foolish I was.”

 

“What does that mean?”

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

Killian lightly kissed the corner of Edith’s eyes as she glared at him calmly. Before their wedding, he heard a rumor that Edith was bragging about marrying him. So, naturally, he thought Edith had high expectations for this marriage, and that she liked him. However, he remembered that he, too, was embarrassed when he saw Edith, which was so different from what he expected.

 

Of course, according to Edith’s words, the Edith who was rumored to be marrying me and the Edith on the wedding day were two different souls, so it was natural that the moods of the two were completely different. But if he really weren’t interested in Edith, he shouldn’t have cared about how she was or what she thought about their marriage.

 

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