Seraphina, who had been making a pitiful expression the whole time, crumpled her face.
I continued speaking without paying any heed.
“I just pulled the shoelace slightly to see if it was really undone…… but I guess Seraphina is too thin and light that she fell backward.”
As I continued speaking to Gregory as if to make him listen, I glanced at her Seraphina from the corner of my eye.
“Of course, Seraphina, you would definitely understand such a minor mistake between friends…”
That’s because we are friends. Right?
Using Seraphina’s own usual habit of saying things, I gently lowered my head.
It was to hide the smile on my lips.
“Still, I thought I should apologize. I’m really sorry.”
Seraphina glared at me fiercely.
It’s truly amazing that even during this time, her eyes are glaring at me sharply but her facial expressions are perfectly managed.
Do I have to be at that level to become a female protagonist who is liked by everyone?
Anyway, I spoke to Countess Johansson again.
“Countess Johansson, I shall take my leave now.”
“But, Lady Annecy…….”
“I caused such a commotion, I’m not as shameless enough to stay.”
At the same time, both Gregory and Seraphina’s faces were distorted.
In my words, those two people have become ‘people who shamelessly stick their butts at the garden party even though they caused a commotion.’
‘Hmph, instigators.’
I grinned to myself and sneaked out of the garden.
After that day.
I blocked all contact and visit requests and locked myself in the townhouse.
“Miss, I keep getting letters from Lady Lopez and Sir Gusteau……”
“Oh, that? Throw it in the fireplace.”
I, who was sitting in front of the desk, answered without even raising an eyebrow.
I guess I’ll have to apologize to them anyway, right?
Rather than that, the document in front of me is more urgent.
<Marriage break-up>
It was like this.
I have decided to break off my engagement to Gregory Gusteau!
In fact, there was nothing to worry about from my perspective.
Although Gregory was a member of the count’s family, he was the second son and could not inherit the title.
On the other hand, I am the only heir of a Viscount who owns a fiefdom.
To be honest, it’s not that Gregory likes me and got engaged, but rather…
He stayed engaged because he calculated that if he married me, he would become Viscount Annecy.
The intention was so blatant.
“Lari, do you really plan to get engaged to our Gregory?”
“He seems to have Lady Lopez in mind.”
His parents noticed him and secretly stopped me…
The engagement was a verbal promise between the families, so fortunately it could be resolved neatly by sending a letter of engagement.
But what if the marriage was notarized by the imperial family?
Shouldn’t I have to stay put and become Gregory’s wife?
I remembered the development of the original story.
In the original work, that probability was completely ignored in order to provide all kinds of benefits and favors to the female protagonist.
This means that other than Seraphina, the other supporting characters were merciless.
‘Besides, I’m not the only one who suffered damage due to this female protagonist’s buff.’
For example,
‘There is Princess Claudius.’
Duke Claudius, one of the male protagonists in this world, has a younger sister.
That younger sister is Princess Claudius, the evil woman of this world and the one who brings all kinds of hardships to Seraphina.
The Princess regards Seraphina as a thorn in her eyes and commits various evil acts against her.
On the other hand, Duke Claudius, a sensible man, becomes involved with Seraphina while trying to stop his sister’s evil.
However, it is still the beginning of the original work, and Seraphina has not even had any contact with the siblings, the main characters in the novel.
‘Right now…… the Princess’s situation must be quite difficult.’
Recently, there was a scandalous rumor going around in social circles that the princess was arrogant.
In the original, Duke Claudius, who could not bear the rumor, sternly warned his sister to restore her reputation.
He threatened her that if she didn’t do so, he would cut off her expenses.
The Princess, who sets trends in the social world, lives by style, and dies by style, has been in quite a difficult situation……
‘Now that I think about it, Seraphina was involved in that rumor, right?’
Of course, she didn’t openly spread the rumor.
She just used her innocent and pretty image to subtly induce people to look down on the Princess.
It was a clever use of people’s fear of the Princess’s noble aura.
In the novel, it was described as giving cider to a wicked woman…
When I actually watched it from the side, it didn’t seem that way at all.
‘Isn’t it just a regular temper tantrum?’
And the Princess hasn’t done any particular harm to Seraphina yet.
I’m not sure why, but she just doesn’t like Seraphina.
Rather, the one who opposed the princess first was Seraphina, who harbored a grudge against the princess for not getting closer to her.
Which means…
‘If we’re being honest, Princess Claudius was also a victim of Seraphina, right?’
Nevertheless, because Seraphina is the female protagonist of this world, she will continue to win and win the favor of people.
‘Oh, I hate it so much.’
To be honest, I would like to see Seraphina’s crumpled face at least once.
It’s been several years since I had been Serafina’s foot wipe.
Isn’t this enough to hope for?
‘……in that case.’
For a moment, my eyes lit up.
‘What if I become friends with the princess?’
The princess must restore her reputation now.
And I want to screw both Seraphina and Gregory up.
It means that we can scratch each other’s itchy spots!
[To our respected Princess Claudius.]
At this time, I didn’t know.
[I know a way to restore the princess’s reputation.]
What the result of that letter, scribbled carelessly in anger all the way to the top of my head, could be replied back to me.
***
The next morning.
“A-ah ahhhh…….”
Unable to overcome the overwhelming regret, I sank my head into the pillow.
‘What on earth have I done?!’
Dukedom of Claudius.
The highest noble family in the empire, comparable to the imperial family, and the only ducal family.
In fact, most nobles can’t even speak properly to Duke Claudius’s family.
Which shows that the status of the family is different.
In the first place, Serafina, the baron’s lady, was able to maintain a rivalry with Princess Claudius because Seraphina had a special position as the female protagonist of this world.
The reality is that lower-ranking nobles who do not even have estates cannot even look at Princess Claudius properly.
However…
I, who had been Serafina’s foot-scrubber until now, was at best a lady from a local viscount family.
She ended up sending a letter to Princess Claudius asking for a deal!
Just the reaction of my faithful maid, Amy from yesterday, can be enough to prove how absurd I have been.
“Miss, are you sure you want to send this letter?”
“Is the person receiving the letter really Princess Claudius?”
Amy asked me several times with a face full of worry. However, my eyes were turned gray by the rising anger and desire for revenge,
“Of course! You must send that letter, okay?!”
……is what I said while pushing Amy’s back!
After I came to my senses, I couldn’t regret it enough.
“Ah… this is a dream. It has to be a dream.”
If you look at romantic fantasy novels, there are countless female protagonists who return to the past.
Can’t you just let me go back for just one day?
No, it’s fine.
It’s already sad that I was reincarnated as a shabby extra who was treated like a devotee and was devoted to the female protagonist.
Now we just have to build up a dark history in real time……!
“Should I go back to my hometown right now? Still, I’m the only daughter, so my parents won’t kick me out, right?”
Right when I was holding my head and groaning,
Thud thud
There was a short knock.
“Miss, a guest has come to visit.”
It was a voice that sounded somewhat perplexing.
Hello readers, I’m the translator of this novel, bbibbo~
Hope you all are enjoying this novel so far~
There’s something I’d like to point out.
In the first chapter, I wrote the title for Evangeline as Lady as I wasn’t sure if her father was related to the King or not, so I did some research on it, I saw that the author kept calling her princess in the chapters and in her twitter as well, and in the beginning of the novel itself it was stated that her father is only Duke and usually, daughters of Dukes are called Lady unless the Dukes are blood-related with the King, hence from this chapter onwards, Evangeline’s title is Princess.
- Townhouse: a tall, narrow traditional terraced house, generally having three or more floors.
- Cider: a powerful emotional release that, when successful, is accompanied by cognitive insight and positive change, for example, if you are angry you might hit something or scream, and that might make you feel better.
