There are no Bad Transcendents in the World

I was speechless. 

Curse me and my mother and then throw a party?

Even in a place full of white chrysanthemums used as funeral flowers?

“Is there a white chrysanthemum garden in the empress’ palace?  I haven’t heard of it before.”

When I asked a question while suppressing my anger, the priest answered with a puzzled face.

“Well, that is–it was originally a white rose garden, but the chrysanthemums that Her Majesty had ordered just arrived today….”

I clenched my fists.

Was it really a coincidence that the Empress decided to hold a chrysanthemum party on the day of my mother’s death?

If you wanted to buy enough chrysanthemums to redecorate your white rose garden, you’d have to order them at least a week in advance.

‘Are they advertising that the assassination was planned in advance?’

The tightly clenched fingertips dug into the skin.

This is an obvious mockery of my mother’s death.

My heart pounded with anger, but I managed to control my emotions by clenching my teeth.

If I could, I wanted to go to the garden full of aristocrats who defended the empress and the crown prince and shout.

Did you kill my mother and then celebrate?

‘But if I did that without proof, it would backfire.’

Based on the symptoms I felt, the one who attacked my mother and me was, of course, the wizard of the Empress family, the Duke of Gelon.

The contents of my previous life that I recalled were no different.

This explanation always came out when entering a place called the ‘Forgotten Tomb’ in the game.

[The tomb of Lady Roselia, who was assassinated by the empress, a rival to her. The truth has never been revealed.]

‘The illustration of that map was somewhat vague, but I used to visit it sometimes for no reason…’

When my mother appeared in games and original novels, there was always an explanation that the empress had been assassinated.

But unfortunately, these memories were not proof or confirmation of the characteristics of a Gelon wizard.

So I had to be smarter than I was now to reveal the truth with evidence that anyone could understand.

Of course, I didn’t mean to quietly lower my tail because there was no physical evidence.

‘First of all, I’ll send off my mother, and then…’

I set up a plan for revenge step by step and arranged my clothes.

* * *

The funeral was held in a simple way at the detached palace that my mother loved during her lifetime.

On the contrary, it felt pleasant that none of the empress’ aides were present.

While the priests were preparing the funeral ceremony, my gaunt father approached and asked.

“Frey, how are you feeling?”

“I’m alright, Dad.”

As the musicians started playing the song, the atmosphere became infinitely darker.

Father caressed the white chrysanthemum and spoke in a low voice.

“I heard that the empress and her aides committed a heinous act, but I took care of it, so don’t worry about it.”

My father’s voice was sweet but firm. 

Like you don’t want me to do anything about the Empress’ atrocities.

‘He won’t believe me.’

I grew up in fear of being attacked all my life.

As a result, things that could be done enough were often discouraged and ruined.

Eventually, I fell into small gatherings with imperial families and spent time alone reading books in the corner of the room.

My father and mother made me feel comfortable and did not entrust me with any duties, and allowed me to indulge in whatever I desired and live as freely as I pleased.

‘Now that I think about it, it seems that the empress and the crown prince took more sides when they knew that they were subtly pressuring me.’

It was impossible for my father to completely subdue the Duke of Gelon, who belonged to the family of founding contributors, owned a large merchant troupe, a magic tower, and even tamed the Council of Elders.

Perhaps because he felt sorry for that, he did everything for me except for suppressing the empress’s side.

‘I simply believed in my parents’ love and avoided everything, so it’s no wonder my father doesn’t trust me.’

When he told me not to pay mind to what the empress did, it must mean that he wanted me to do nothing.

Now that I lost my mother, my father would want to protect me no matter what.

The reason for not publicly humiliating the empress is probably to avoid conflict.

But now it was time to get out of the greenhouse on my own feet.

‘To avenge my mother and change the future, the first step is to make my father believe in me.’

The first thing to do was decided.

“Then… let’s begin.”

The high priest in mourning went up to the altar, closed his eyes, and began to pray.

Below him, the funeral procession passed by in a blur. I looked at my mother in the glass coffin, her eyes peacefully closed.

The moment I picked up a white chrysanthemum to present to my mother, tears welled up in my eyes.

“Mother… As you wished, I will live happily. Don’t worry and rest in peace.”

I muttered in a very low voice and placed the white chrysanthemum under my cold mother.

Unlike my two cheeks, which were filled with emotions and heated up, my mind returned more rational than ever.

If there was a way to get revenge on the Empress, the Duke of Gelon, the Crown Prince and his wife, and their aides…

‘Take the Crown Prince off the throne and destroy the foundation of the Duke of Gelon.’

I just thought about it, but it was already too much for me.

No matter how much I remembered my past life, or how much knowledge of the future I possessed, it would not be easy for me to destroy the most powerful family in the capital by myself.

Then, I have no choice but to join forces with someone.

I thought of the characters in this world one by one.

The answer came quickly.

‘There is only one family in the Empire that can stand against the Duke of Gelon: the Grand Duke Prause of the North.’

The same family that temporarily protects the young male leads, who were still children, rebelled against the imperial family, and were subsequently destroyed along with it.

The position of Grand Duke Prause was special because of their peculiar environment.

Undead monsters frequently plagued the empire, and the only thing that could defeat them was the divine power of God.

‘The reason my father was away for a while was to deal with undead monsters that suddenly appeared.’

Divine power was passed down to the successors of the imperial family, but the crown prince Tahar–the legitimate heir–lacked this divine ability.

On the other hand, Grand Duke’s Prause had dragon blood mixed in, but possessed some divine power.

From Tahar’s point of view, the grand duke with divine power was a threat to the throne.

‘So, as soon as Tahar became emperor, he tried to recruit Grand Duke Prause, but–‘

The method Tahar chose was to marry a loyalist’s daughter to Grand Duke Prause.

However, the grand duke, who had an aversion to things like women and love, refused outright.

‘So Tahar assassinated the Grand Duke in a special way.’

The problem was that the children whom the grand duke had protected possessed significant power, fitting for future male leads.

‘Because I used to be called a chosen child or a transcendental person.’

When the grand duke who had been protecting them was assassinated, the children attacked the imperial palace.

The empire declined at a rapid rate.

‘To change the future, I have to protect Grand Duke Prause from being assassinated and take good care of the children so they don’t turn black.’

Regardless of the circumstances, it was necessary to establish a level of intimacy where I could discuss these matters with him, rather than immediately seeking to destroy the imperial palace.

In order to do all of this, it would be best for me to enter Duke Prause’s residence in the north.

Through contract marriage.

‘If I become the grand duchess, it would be difficult for Tahar to arrange a marriage for the grand duke with an aide.’

The problem was how to get involved with him who, due to his trauma, hated forming romantic connections with women.

‘What kind of person was the grand duke? I think I heard he was a half-dragon.’

Daniel Prause.

Although he died at the beginning of the game, he had quite a few fans because of his handsome appearance and noble and quiet personality.

Was the keyword #no sympathy for women?

That fans searched for in the original novel and added the juice that was missing?

‘It means he’s put an iron barrier on all the women who show interest in him.’

How should I get close to this man?

While thinking about it, someone entered the funeral home.

“I heard there is a funeral for Lady Roselia.”

As soon as I turned my head to see who the visitor was, the back of my neck felt sore.

Evelyn Vliette, daughter of Count Vliette, a loyalist of Tahar.

It was the young lady who was later rejected by Tahar when he tried to marry someone to Grand Duke Prause.

“The daughter of Count Vliette.”

My father called her in a cold voice.

But she just brushed her black hair and said hello.

“Your Majesty, after hearing the news of Lady Roselia, I came to express my condolences.”

“…”

“The Empress and the Crown Prince were also very sorry that such an unfortunate thing happened.”

Evelyn did not flinch in the slightest.

It really took a lot of courage to smile and act shamelessly in front of the emperor.

‘Since I was young, I’ve heard the voice of the next emperor’s loyalty, so I must be at ease.’

In fact, there were rumors in the social world that the crown prince was saving the beautiful young lady of Count Vliette as a secret card.

[“Daniel Prause, who said he wasn’t interested in women, would be different for Lady Vliette.”]

[“It’s a young lady who will play a big role, so there’s nothing wrong with looking good. How is the seat of Grand Duchess Prause special?”]

[“I’m going to be an adult next year, so I guess I’ll be looking at Grand Duke Prause from the crown prince’s side.”]

These were the stories I heard while sipping champagne behind a pillar alone because I couldn’t find a partner.

Perhaps because I had heard such words so many times, Lady Vliette also had no doubts that she would become Grand Duchess Prause.

“Then….”

She bowed her head to my father mockingly and approached the glass coffin where my mother was asleep.

With a bunch of chrysanthemums the empress had ordered a week in advance.

I had no intention of just watching her, so I opened my mouth as she passed in front of me.

“Father, how old is Grand Duke Prause this year?”