The Runaway Heroine is Too Good at Escaping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? I thought Seraphina was just following Eva around unilaterally.

 

Surprisingly, Eva and Seraphina seem to be close friends.

 

But there was no time to visit Eva.

 

I had to practice magic hundreds of times immediately.

 

So I wrote a very polite and courteous reply to decline. I tried my best to make it look like Seraphina had written it.

 

[To the always admired Princess Eva,

 

Princess, how have you been?

 

I am sorry for not writing to you sooner since then. Something came up suddenly.

 

After Aurora Shae disappeared, the Marquess of Shae tried to blame me. Thankfully, thanks to my Father’s help, I was able to avoid that.

 

Unfortunately, I don’t think I will be able to visit you for a while.

 

That’s because I am planning to go find Aurora. I have a reason why I must find her.

 

Since I will be leaving the capital for a while, I won’t be able to contact you.

 

Oh, it breaks my heart just thinking that I won’t be able to see your beautiful and perfect self. I will finish my task and return quickly.

 

In the meantime, I hope you stay healthy and happy, my princess.

 

Sincerely, Seraphina Viviana]

 

After that, I immediately opened my spellbook.

 

Let’s see, what spacial magic would be helpful for defense? Since I was born with rare spatial magic power, it would be better to use space magic.

 

As I carefully read and turned the pages of the book, I soon found a suitable spell.

 

“Space Isolation Spell?”

 

– Space Isolation Spell

 

This spell is useful when you want to escape from someone’s attack or protect a specific target safely. By using this spell, a designated area of space (the larger the area, the more magic power is consumed) is isolated from the world, and no one can attack within that space.

 

What you need is magic power specialized in space magic and sufficient knowledge of calculus and geometry.

 

‘This is good.’

 

If I were to grade it, it would be around grade 2?

 

I decided to practice this spell.

 

Before calculating the area of the designated space using calculus, I first had to design its shape.

 

‘Let’s go with a triangle.’

 

A triangle is a very stable shape, so no matter what magic is used from the outside, this shape would not break.

 

It’s good to know these basic facts in case I find myself in a novel.

 

In the end, a tetrahedron will be formed. Like a single atom, let’s create a tetrahedral space.

 

After that, I’ll calculate the volume….

 

‘I need to distribute the magic power evenly.’

 

This requires the skill of drawing a magic circle and a keen sense, making this the most difficult task.

 

After struggling for a while, finally….

 

“Done!”

 

A bright light burst out, blinding my vision, and when I opened my eyes, I was trapped in a strange space.

 

The walls of the tetrahedron, shimmering in rainbow colors, were blocking me. I knocked on them from inside, but they didn’t budge.

 

I undid the magic and returned to the original space. With an excited face, I asked Abigail,

 

“Abigail, how was it just now?”

 

“I report, Lady. You briefly disappeared from my sight, and I could not detect you even with heat sensing.”

 

“Oh, is that so?”

 

In other words, while I was clearly present in the original space, it seemed I was invisible and untouchable to those outside the space.

 

This could indeed be called ‘space isolation magic.’

 

The challenge was to practice this magic until it became second nature.

 

It is said that if you practice a single spell hundreds of times, it will naturally imprint on your soul, allowing you to use it without a magic circle.

 

The key was to continuously create spaces of different sizes. That way, regardless of size, the magic itself would become fully ingrained in my body.

 

“Alright, let’s try making a bigger space.”

 

That day, I practiced magic until I was in a state of complete exhaustion.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Aaah… I’m dying, Abigail. Please, water…”

 

“Here you go.”

 

Listening to his daughter’s voice beyond the door, Count Viviana smiled with satisfaction.

 

Ah, his daughter was working so hard for magic.

 

Lately, his daughter, Seraphina, had suddenly changed. It was as if she had returned to her childhood.

 

Originally, Seraphina had been his lovely daughter. After his wife died when Seraphina was young, he raised her to grow up without feeling any lack.

 

His efforts were not in vain, and until a few years ago, Seraphina would say she was happy thanks to her father despite not having her mother. She would pin a carnation on him on Father’s Day.

 

Although she had a bit of a harsh and prickly personality, she never had any serious issues with other girls her age.

 

Seraphina, who disliked mathematics and loved humanities, was distressed by her inability to use magic alone. Sometimes, she would get even more upset after meeting distant relatives.

 

Despite this, there was never a major problem, and when he would tell her it was okay even if she couldn’t use magic, Seraphina would declare that she would succeed no matter what. He found this determination admirable.

 

However, at some point, his Seraphina changed.

 

Yes, it was probably after she officially debuted in society.

 

Contrary to his worries that she might suffer from meeting unworthy noblemen, Seraphina showed no interest in them at all.

 

She became completely infatuated with Princess Eva, admiring and following her around constantly.

 

Then, at some point, she started pouring all her attention into Aurora and Princess Eva, neglecting her family completely.

 

For the past two years, he had hardly had a proper conversation with Seraphina.

 

‘Aurora is at least okay.’

 

When Seraphina was angry with Aurora one day and smug about getting back at her the next, she still seemed like a typical girl her age.

 

But when she spoke about Princess Eva, Seraphina acted like she was half-entranced, which made him uneasy about Princess Eva.

 

During those times, Seraphina seemed like a living doll.

 

‘No one can be perfect.’

 

According to rumors, Princess Eva was beautiful, intelligent, kind, and a great inventor who created all sorts of things. He felt something off about Princess Eva, who seemed perfect even in the rumors.

 

Of course, it could just be a father’s jealousy over losing his daughter.

 

In any case, he was very happy to see Seraphina returning to her more human and lovable self.

 

He hoped that whatever Seraphina did in the future, she would just continue to be as human as she was now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“I did it!”

 

Finally, on the morning of the third day when I was to leave with the male leads.

 

I exclaimed while lying on my bed in my room. I was so tired that I felt like I could collapse at any moment, having stayed up all night, but I couldn’t afford to rest.

 

I had to show my father the magic I had just completed!

 

“Father, look at this!”

 

I shouted as I ran through the house, making enough noise to wake the dead. My father, who was in his study, poked his head out in surprise.

 

“Seraphina? Could it be already….”

 

“Yes, I really did it!”

 

Since it was an achievement made in just three days, he looked incredulous.

 

I couldn’t contain my excitement and stood in front of him, fidgeting.

 

Damn, he has no idea how hard I worked for this.

 

I barely slept for three days, constantly practicing in a state of magical depletion.

 

‘It’s like when I was studying for the final mock exam a month before the college entrance exam, barely sleeping and feeling like a zombie.’

 

I even secretly rummaged through my father’s storage to get a magic restoration potion. It tasted awful.

 

“I’ll show you.”

 

Swallowing hard, I extended my hand towards my father. Don’t be nervous, this magic is already within me….

 

“Hide!”

 

When drawing a magic circle, you need to calculate the formula… I developed a method to memorize the formulas effectively.

 

‘Fluttering 99 butterflies….’

 

I roughly visualized the Laplace transformation as fluttering butterflies to memorize the formula…. Anyway, it made using the formula faster.

 

As soon as I chanted the spell, I disappeared in front of him.

 

I watched from beyond the rainbow-colored barrier as he looked around in confusion, then I deactivated the magic with a triumphant expression.

 

“How is it? Impressive, right?”

 

“Oh my, I didn’t know you were working this hard….”

 

“I told you I’d show you. See, I can do it, right? Now, can I go?”

 

Tears welled up in my father’s eyes again at those words.

 

What’s this, he’s being overly sentimental.

 

Unbothered by my awkwardness, my father grabbed both of my hands.

 

“Seraphina, I didn’t expect you to grow this much….”

 

“Haha….”

 

“You kept your promise, so I have no choice.”

 

His tearful voice finally said the words I had been waiting for.

 

“Alright, I permit you to go find Aurora.”

 

“Hurray!”

 

As I couldn’t hide my joy at his words, he continued with a cough.

 

“Of course, you must take Abigail. I can’t let you go alone….”

 

“Of course, don’t worry.”

 

“I can’t believe you’re old enough to leave on your own. I guess you’ve outgrown your rebellious phase.”

 

When he mentioned ‘rebellious phase,’ he was referring to the time when the original Seraphina focused all her energy on tormenting Aurora and following Princess Eva around, ignoring her father.

 

“Well, people my age are usually more interested in friends than family, haha…. But now I want to get along with you, so don’t worry.”

 

“Oh, you remind me so much of your old self!”

 

As he burst into tears again, I could only laugh awkwardly.

 

Then suddenly, he stopped crying and looked up with a serious expression.

 

“Seraphina, since we’re on the topic, there’s something I want to ask… if you’re going to find Aurora, what about Princess Eva?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You’ve been going to the palace often to see the princess lately.”

 

“Oh, I definitely won’t be doing that anymore. Besides, I realized that it’s more important to love myself than to admire someone else….”

 

It was a spur-of-the-moment excuse, but he seemed very satisfied with my answer.

 

“Yes, that’s absolutely right.”

 

“Haha….”

 

“To be honest, I never really liked that princess.”

 

His unexpected words made me widen my eyes, and he continued, glancing around unnecessarily.

 

“It could be a father’s jealousy of losing his daughter, but there’s something off about that princess. There’s no such thing as a perfect person in this world.”