There are no Bad Transcendents in the World

“Princess Frey. Again, I am a very promiscuous man,” Daniel said with a tired expression.

The royal maids bowed their heads even deeper, unsure of how to react to his shameless remark.

The rumor about Grand Duke Daniel Prause, who was believed to be gentle, being involved with multiple women was well-known even in the capital.

However, being promiscuous was not something the duke should proudly say when discussing the wedding arrangements with the princess.

‘No matter how disappointing Princess Frey is as his marriage partner!’

Besides, wasn’t he in a state where he had no choice but to obey the imperial family because of the agreement made by his ancestors?

‘Even if the princess doesn’t like it, as long as His Majesty has exercised his absolute right to obey, he won’t be able to cancel the marriage.’

‘But why is Princess Frey just listening quietly today?’

If it was the way Princess Frey had shown her in the meantime, she would have to stare at him with trembling or white eyes, asking what that meant.

“Oh, I liked the grand duke’s promiscuity, so I asked you for marriage. Don’t worry and just relax.”

She just smirked.

Daniel’s eyes crinkled slightly at the answer that seemed to be nothing.

When it comes to women, he delivered the final blow as advised by his subordinate.

“As you know, I already have two children out of wedlock, and there are more to come.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I love children too.”

“The princess wants the children…?”

Frey calmly sipped her tea after giving an appropriate answer to the doubt-filled question.

She was laughing at Daniel’s efforts to sabotage the marriage.

Born out of wedlock? He lied, he couldn’t help but pick up abandoned children.

Moreover, the fans who used to admire him solely based on his handsome face affectionately dubbed him “the mysterious handsome man”.

A man with an impure and enigmaticpast. 

‘He is trying. But it won’t have any effect.’

Of course, from Daniel’s perspective, it was only natural for him to try to break off the engagement somehow, since he suddenly found himself marrying a princess due to a promise made by the previous grand duke.

All men and women want to avoid a shit truck rushing at them.

But Frey couldn’t care for his situation.

‘I have to crawl into this man’s mansion somehow to prevent the ruin ending.’

She lowered her eyes to see her face reflected in the teacup.

Colorful blonde hair and red eyes worthy of the honor of being the best beauty in the empire.

An evil woman villain in the game (The Abandoned World), based on the romance novel, has the same name.

Because that was herself, ‘Frey Obelir’.

‘I’m on the villain side, but I’m lucky because I know the future since I was reincarnated in a game I played like a dead person in my previous life.’

It’s a long time before the start of the original work.

The main characters of the game were children protected by the Grand Duke.

And the game started after the world collapsed due to the conflict caused by the villains.

In other words, Frey could only be safe if she prevented the villains from carrying out their plans.

‘There is still time before the destruction. The proof is that the relationship between the imperial family and the grand duke did not fall apart.’

In order to change the future, Daniel’s marriage, which is the beginning of destruction, had to be sorted out first.

So Frey spoke in a very determined tone.

“I’m sorry, but since the emperor already used the right of absolute obedience, I cannot give up on the marriage.”

“It must have been the princess who requested that.”

Daniel frowned.

However, Frey got up from her seat and laughed shamelessly.

“Yes. But I’m a little serious about the promiscuous handsome man.”

“…”

“Then see you in two weeks, my groom ”

She got up from her seat with a smile on her face.

***

About a month ago.

“Don’t let your mind wander!”

“It may not be an ordinary poison, so bring the priests, hurry!”

The fishy smell of blood wafted out whenever people moved around. 

Some of that blood was mine.

But most of the blood was gushing from the mouth of my mother, Lady Roselia.

“I have already… Ugh!”

My mother coughed up blood and clutched her chest.

It was hard to think that she was enjoying dinner with me just 10 minutes ago.

I was also not in a good condition.

‘These symptoms….’

A tingling sensation near the heart and a chilling feeling coursing through my body.

This was a characteristic of the curse of the wizards from the empress’s family, the Duke of Gelon.

I was getting distracted by my injuries, but I knew what situation I was in.

‘Did the prince and empress try to kill us while my father was away?’

Everything became clear.

My father was an emperor who rejected the empress for political reasons.

My mother was a commoner who was favored by such an emperor.

This fact alone was enough to make the empress anxious and refrain from interfering with me and my mother, but recently another decisive reason came up.

My mother, a commoner, was pregnant.

It was a huge thing that another person inherited the emperor’s blood.

In the imperial family, only one child with divine power is born per generation, 

However, the crown prince born between the empress and the emperor turned out to have no divine power.

When I was young, I could have hoped that my divine power would be manifested naturally, 

‘But… It’s been a long time since the age of twenty-five when all innate powers are manifested, so there’s no chance that the crown prince will gain divine power.’

I also avoided being killed by the empress because it was determined that I did not have divine power in several tests.

But my mother became pregnant again.

Since the prince and I did not have divine powers, the probability that the next-born child of the imperial family would have divine powers was very high.

That’s why the empress had resorted to a trick.

“Frey, come here… Ugh!”

The mother coughed and blood soaked the carpet.

For some reason, my mother’s condition was much worse than mine.

If my father had been there, he would have used his divine power to do something,.

‘But… He was away because undead monsters suddenly started rampaging.’

I helped and approached my mother who was calling me anxiously.

“Frey…”

A cold, trembling hand touched my cheek.

My heart tightened with fear that my mother might disappear from the world forever.

She spoke in a volume that I could barely hear.

“Pretend you don’t know who’s behind it.”

‘The only way we can survive in the palace is to pretend we don’t know anything.’

Mother’s eyes said so. I sobbed, but couldn’t answer anything.

“If I disappear, ugh, it will be fine… Please, only you…”

“Mother!”

“If only you’re happy—”

“You must live!”

My mother said that and closed her eyes.

I grabbed her hand as it landed on the bed.

Still, my mother did not move.

“Un, mother…?”

“Princess, please step aside!”

The doctor took all sorts of medical measures after holding onto my mother and pulling me out with difficulty.

The priests who were with him quickly chanted healing spells.

However, despite the first aid that followed, my mother remained unresponsive.

No wonder.

Because it was a curse made using the magic of the Duke of Gelon, the most potent in the empire.

‘But even if I made that claim, the empress will dismiss it as baseless.’

The feeling of cold blood and numbness are only subjective sensations, so they cannot be accepted as evidence.

There are plenty of poisons that can cause internal injuries, so they’ll put up a suitable fake behind them to cover it up properly.

Then everyone will be able to hide my mother’s death.

‘Why are you doing this to my mother and me?’

I muttered in vain and reached out my hand toward my mother.

I was even more confused when I saw a white cloth covering her face that resembled mine.

At the same time, the appallingly cold voice of the empress rang in my ears.

[“Hey. If it has anything to do with the throne, you and your mother will not be safe.”]

I was only five years old at the time, but I could hear all the quiet words and the warnings in those serpent-like eyes.

The moment you covet the throne even a little bit, you’ll die.

Even if you unintentionally gain people’s support and are mentioned as the heir to the throne, you will die.

Even if a knight who liked your appearance swears an oath of allegiance on his own, you will be accused of using a knight to threaten the crown prince and the imperial authority, and you will be oppressed until death.

‘So I lived quietly holding my breath. But why…’

With a thump in my heart, I realized.

The fact that no matter how stupidly I obeyed, like the tongue in my mouth, the empress would have eventually killed my mother and me.

Why did I only find out now when my mind is fading?

Why only after my mother died…

“Princess, wake up!”

“His Majesty the Emperor has just passed through the main gate of the Imperial Palace!”

The priests assigned to my mother shifted their attention to me, reciting healing spells. However, my body showed no signs of improvement.

Gelon’s Curse was powerful.

My eyes were getting blurry as if I was also fatally wounded by the curse.

[“Frey, please… Only you… Ugh… Live happily…”]

I wanted to keep my mother’s last request with a brave face.

But contrary to my will, strength gradually drained from my body.

Would it make any difference if my father appeared and healed me completely with his divine power?

The empress and crown prince would continue to torment me, an eyesore. Even if I lost the most precious person in my life.

I wouldn’t be able to alter my future.

Because I have no power.

I was afraid that I would fall outside their eyes, so I never even thought about gaining strength.

‘It would be nice if I had the power to take revenge.’

No, if I survive the curse, I will no longer live as before and will somehow gain strength to avenge my mother.

Certainly.

Sparkle-

The moment I thought so, unfamiliar scenes poured into my dark vision.

‘A screen? No, this…’

This is my previous life.

“Frey, no!”

The pain gradually subsided alongside my father’s urgent cry. It seemed that divine power was purifying my body.

I looked through the memories of my past lives rushing in my head without thinking what to answer.

And I soon found out.

‘Isn’t that our imperial palace burning brightly on the game screen?’

The world I live in now is the game which I used to play like a loser in my previous life.

***