Chapter 02
Where on earth did it go wrong?
Thisbe calmly looked back on her memories.
‘Everything was going well until it was revealed that Estelle was a real saint.’
This is the scene that begins the original work, <Monster Flower>, and the moment when Estelle awakens to abilities she was unaware of.
That was just a month ago.
Thisbe could still recall the events of that day vividly.
Estelle’s long pink hair flutters like falling cherry blossoms.
As if it were natural, a delicate human figure blocks the path of Thisbe and others around her and turns her back to the sunlight. A lovely face looking back at the frightened ones.
“Everyone, are you okay?”
Even lines that a savior would say.
Then Thisbe thought.
‘As expected, the main character is the main character.’
The situation was roughly like this. A hunting party held by the imperial family. Everyone who could hunt went into the forest, and those who remained gathered at the lakeside and were enjoying tea time when a monster the size of a house suddenly jumped out of the lake.
While everyone was sensing death and struggling to escape even a little longer, Estelle calmly walked in the exact opposite direction of the people.
Then, he instantly made the ferocious monster that was on the verge of going wild into a docile puppy, placed it at his feet, and asked that question.
He asked if everyone was okay, with his unique, lovely, spring-like face.
She added this as she stroked the monster with familiar skill, as if she were handling a puppy.
“It seems like they were surprised that the quiet lakeside suddenly became noisy. “I’ve calmed down now, so it’ll be okay.”
Everyone was dumbfounded by the sight, which was hard to believe even with the eyes.
‘What happened next was just like the book.’
It looked really creepy.
Estelle herself was born as the daughter of a Korean-American writer, lived in the countryside all her life, and had only just moved to Tokyo to make her debut, so she had no idea how great her abilities were, but the same was not true for the other people present.
It’s so easy to handle a monster that destroys the ecosystem just by existing, and that it only takes a unit of elite knights to kill one!
Even to someone who didn’t know much, this scene and Estelle were unusual.
And it made people remember things they had forgotten.
From what branch did the Viscount Iler, to which Estelle belongs, branch out?
Also, the contents of the trust.
A special power possessed by the daughter of Callista’s collateral family, the Iler Awakening family.
It only took a moment for people to relax and reinterpret the oracle based on that fact.
“No way, Lady Iler… … ”
“I don’t think it’s true, I think it’s true? “Princess Callista and Lady Iler are the same age!”
A trust that was overturned in an instant. And, people’s attention was focused on Estelle.
I could feel it vividly without even having to put it into words. She realized that she had just been kicked out of her position as a saint.
The fact that everything she had been forced to endure as the main character of the oracle had become useless.
This was quite shocking even to Thisbe, who already knew the contents of the book.
‘I understand why I hated Estelle so much in the book.’
To be precise, why was she so obsessed with being a saint?
The people who had gathered behind Thisbe when they saw the monster pop out instantly changed their attitude and surrounded Estelle.
It wasn’t something that could be explained simply by saying ‘losing attention’.
It was a deprivation of existence.
What good is a chair that you can’t sit on or a cup that leaks?
It is no longer a chair or a cup.
It’s just trash.
A life of endless running to perform a special act worthy of a saint. As if she was climbing a cliff with her bare hands, she suddenly became the saint that everyone had hoped for, but in reality she was not a saint.
‘If I, who should be a saint, am not actually a saint.’
So what am I?
You probably wanted to deny it somehow.
Thisbe at the time must have thought that it was useless unless she was a saint.
So in the book, Thisbe struggles to prove that she did something in that situation.
-Eh, not Estelle. I used divine power! I am the one who defeated the monster… … !
But everyone saw what Estelle did, so who would listen to her?
This is how Thisbe became a liar and a deceiver.
Oh, of course, in <Monster Flower>.
Thisbe had no intention of rolling into the mud so foolishly. So, she went through the crowd and was the first to hold Estelle’s hand and say thank you.
“Estelle, you are truly amazing. “Thanks to you, all of us were able to save our lives.”
The thank you were put aside, and it was a moment when the people who had been craning their necks like chickens, wondering what had happened, became quiet.
Thisbe continued without missing that moment.
“Such a special ability. Perhaps the main character of the oracle was you, Estelle. “I thank you in the name of Callista.”
The first thing to do is to admit that you are not a saint. That would be a way to escape, at least a little, from the stigma of being a liar or a fraud.
So Thisbe said this to Estelle and hurriedly left while the people were still dazed.
It was obvious that nothing good would come of being further entangled.
‘It was definitely okay up until then.’
So, I decided to give up my title as a saint and start a new life.
It’s a shocking situation where people who once tried to challenge me are dying one after another.
Thisbe muttered without realizing it.
“What on earth is going on?”
“What do you mean?”
And then, the answer came from the other side of the newspaper along with the sound of tea cups clinking together.
Only then did Thisbe come out of her thoughts and realize where she was.
‘Oops.’
Today was Sunday, and it was now afternoon.
And that meant that now was the time for her to have tea time with the fiancé chosen by her family.
Thisbe hurriedly closed the newspaper and put it down. Across from the newspaper she was holding, a young man with wheat-colored blond hair caught her eye.
Sor Armand Salvator, Thisbe’s fiancé and the villain of <Monster Flower>.
Beautiful eyes that look as if they were set with blue diamonds, and pale white skin despite having served as a knight for a long time. His cheeks were slightly pink, like peach blossoms just before blooming, and his expression was as innocent as a boy, not fitting for his tall height and size.
He had the appearance of turning the word ‘purity’ into a person.
And, his personality was just as sweet and kind.
Even in the original, he could not bear to ignore Thisbe, who had turned black, and ended up getting caught up in Thisbe’s scheme and dying.
Even now, true to his nature, he couldn’t get past Thisbe’s muttering and looked worried.
“I will help in whatever way I can, so if you have any concerns, please feel free to let me know.”
“Oh, no. It’s no big deal. Sor. “I was too absorbed in the paper, I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have to apologize. Thisbe. You used to often read the newspaper during tea time, right? “I’m fine, so please rest comfortably.”
To Thisbe’s apology, the blond young man, Sor, responded kindly and smiled at her. He seemed like he didn’t mind this time, as Thisbe used to read the newspaper often.
However, this time was different from usual.
It is certainly true that Thisbe usually looked through newspapers when she was with him. But that was only because I needed something to talk about with Sor.
Sor Armand Salvator, the beautiful blond and blue-eyed man, and her fiancé, was terribly quiet.
So, to endure the terrible silence, Thisbe would often take out a newspaper and talk about current events with Sor.
‘I asked the maid to bring me a newspaper because I thought I might have something to talk about with Sor today.’
When I actually received it, I was so distracted by the front page headline that I completely forgot about the story.
You show up for an appointment and have your nose buried in the newspaper. It was clearly a situation in which it would not be strange to express displeasure.
However, Sor just said this with a worried look on his face.
“But I think this is the first time you’ve had such a reaction while reading the newspaper. May I ask what article bothered you? “I’m concerned.”
If this is not an angel, what on earth is an angel?
Thisbe forgot how sorry she was to Sore and secretly applauded his great personality.
After applauding, I didn’t forget to push a newspaper in front of Sower to improve the wrinkles between his pretty eyebrows.
“It’s really no big deal. Because of this article. “The Marquis Manette died in a carriage accident.”
At her words, Sor’s expression hardened slightly.
