She found herself in the body of an extra in the original story, but her father hit her on the head with a bottle and she was unconscious for three days. When she woke up again as ‘Seraphie,’ she decided the first thing to do was to kick out that b*stard father of hers.
“I found The Land Abandoned by God!”
And so, she naturally started meddling with the original plot.
“Should I try starting a business…?”
“Do you want to join the Magic Tower?”
“This bill has too many issues!”
“Would you like to receive some sponsorship?”
“Should I try founding a school?”
As she kept meddling without any guilt…
“Milady! No, Master!”
“Sera, I will become your subordinate.”
“If Sera says it, of course, I believe it.”
“Countess is the hope of this country.”
“Will you accept me?”
She was just trying to make money and build some honor for her own comfort, but why were they all flocking to her, pledging loyalty and causing a commotion? Seraphie couldn’t understand it at all.
* * *
“Sera.”
“…”
Seraphie hurriedly covered her ears with both hands. As she stepped back with a flushed face, Orkis also widened his eyes in surprise. But soon, he drew a playful smile.
“Oh my, you’re weak to nicknames.”
Seraphie couldn’t find the words to respond. It wasn’t that she was weak to nicknames, but rather, it was only natural to be startled when someone suddenly whispered in your ear. Seraphie was convinced that was the only reason. Otherwise, there was no way her heart would be pounding just from being called a nickname that didn’t even have much impact.
As Orkis enjoyed watching her reaction, he looked like an innocent boy. The eyes that were always bored with the world felt pure for the first time.
Seraphie felt a tickle at the tip of the nose for no reason. It felt like the unique scent of a fresh summer had become even stronger.
“If it’s a nickname, I think I could call you that every day.”
Orkis gestured for Seraphie to come over. Despite feeling hesitant, she eventually approached him.
“Your intention to tease is too obvious, so I can’t allow it.”
“Countess said that practicing things like this makes it a habit.”
“I want to punch my past self for saying that.”
Still, Seraphie didn’t oppose being called by the nickname.
