The Tragedy of The Villainess

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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Prologue
  • 2. Chapter 2 - Part 1 - Can I Be Rude To The Villain?
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 2 - Can I Be Rude To The Villain
  • 4. Chapter 3 Part 1
  • 5. Chapter 3 Part 2
  • 6. Chapter 4 Part 1
  • 7. Chapter 4 Part 2
  • 8. Chapter 5 Part 1
  • 9. Chapter 5 Part 2
  • 10. Chapter 6 Part 1
  • 11. Chapter 6 Part 2
  • 12. Chapter 7 Part 1
  • 13. Chapter 7 Part 2
  • 14. Chapter 8
  • 15. Chapter 9
  • 16. Chapter 10
  • 17. Chapter 11
  • 18. Chapter 12
  • 19. Chapter 13 Part 1
  • 20. Chapter 13 Part 2
  • 21. Chapter 14
  • 22. Chapter 15
  • 23. Chapter 16
  • 24. Chapter 17
  • 25. Chapter 18
  • 26. Chapter 19
  • 27. Chapter 20
  • 28. Chapter 21
  • 29. Chapter 22
  • 30. Chapter 23
  • 31. Chapter 24
  • 32. Chapter 25
  • 33. Chapter 26
  • 34. Chapter 27
  • 35. Chapter 28
  • 36. Chapter 29
  • 37. Chapter 30
  • 38. Chapter 31
  • 39. Chapter 32
  • 40. Chapter 33
  • 41. Chapter 34
  • 42. Chapter 35
  • 43. Chapter 36
  • 44. Chapter 37
  • 45. Chapter 38
  • 46. Chapter 39
  • 47. Chapter 40
  • 48. Chapter 41
  • 49. Chapter 42
  • 50. Chapter 43
  • 51. Chapter 44
  • 52. Chapter 45
  • 53. Chapter 46
  • 54. Chapter 47
  • 55. Chapter 48
  • 56. Chapter 49
  • 57. Chapter 50
  • 58. Chapter 51
  • 59. Chapter 52
  • 60. Chapter 53
  • 61. Chapter 54
  • 62. Chapter 55
  • 63. Chapter 56
  • 64. Chapter 57
  • 65. Chapter 58
  • 66. Chapter 59
  • 67. Chapter 60
  • 68. Chapter 61
  • 69. Chapter 62
  • 70. Chapter 63
  • 71. Chapter 64
  • 72. Chapter 65
  • 73. Chapter 66
  • 74. Chapter 67
  • 75. Chapter 68
  • 76. Chapter 69
  • 77. Chapter 70
  • 78. Tragedy 71
  • 79. Chapter 72
  • 80. Chapter 73
  • 81. Chapter 74
  • 82. Chapter 75
  • 83. Chapter 76
  • 84. Chapter 77
  • 85. Chapter 78
  • 86. Chapter 79
  • 87. Chapter 80
  • 88. Chapter 81
  • 89. Chapter 82
  • 90. Chapter 83
  • 91. Chapter 84
  • 92. Chapter 85
  • 93. Chapter 86
  • 94. Chapter 87
  • 95. Chapter 88
  • 96. Tragedy 89
  • 97. Chapter 90
  • 98. Chapter 91
  • 99. Chapter 92
  • 100. Chapter 93
  • 101. Chapter 94
  • 102. Chapter 95
  • 103. Chapter 96
  • 104. Chapter 97
  • 105. Tragedy 98
  • 106. Chapter 99
  • 107. Chapter 100
  • 108. Chapter 101
  • 109. Chapter 102
  • 110. Chapter 103
  • 111. Chapter 104
  • 112. Chapter 105
  • 113. Chapter 106
  • 114. Chapter 107
  • 115. Chapter 108
  • 116. Chapter 109
  • 117. Chapter 110
  • 118. Chapter 111
  • 119. Chapter 112
  • 120. Chapter 113
  • 121. Chapter 114
  • 122. Chapter 115
  • 123. Chapter 116
  • 124. Chapter 117
  • 125. Chapter 118
  • 126. Chapter 119
  • 127. Chapter 120
  • 128. Chapter 121
  • 129. Chapter 122
  • 130. Chapter 123
  • 131. Chapter 124
  • 132. Chapter 125
  • 133. Chapter 126
  • 134. Chapter 127
  • 135. Chapter 128
  • 136. Chapter 129
  • 137. Chapter 130
  • 138. Chapter 131
  • 139. Chapter 132
  • 140. Chapter 133
  • 141. Chapter 134
  • 142. Chapter 135
  • 143. Chapter 136
  • 144. Tragedy 137
  • 145. Chapter 138
  • 146. Chapter 139
  • 147. Chapter 140
  • 148. Chapter 141
  • 149. Chapter 142
  • 150. Chapter 143
  • 151. Chapter 144
  • 152. Chapter 145
  • 153. Chapter 146
  • 154. Chapter 147
  • 155. Chapter 148
  • 156. Chapter 149
  • 157. Chapter 150
  • 158. Chapter 151
  • 159. Chapter 152
  • 160. Chapter 153
  • 161. Chapter 154
  • 162. Chapter 155
  • 163. Chapter 156
  • 164. Chapter 157
  • 165. Chapter 158
  • 166. Chapter 159
  • 167. Chapter 160
  • 168. Chapter 161
  • 169. Chapter 162
  • 170. Chapter 163
  • 171. Chapter 164
  • 172. Chapter 165
  • 173. Chapter 166
  • 174. Chapter 167
  • 175. Chapter 168
  • 176. Chapter 169
  • 177. Chapter 170
  • 178. Chapter 171
  • 179. Chapter 172
  • 180. Chapter 173
  • 181. Chapter 174
  • 182. Chapter 175
  • 183. Chapter 176
  • 184. Chapter 177
  • 185. Chapter 178
  • 186. Chapter 179
  • 187. Chapter 180
  • 188. Chapter 181
  • 189. Chapter 182

Chapter 1 - Prologue

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*This chapter was so hard to translate. I tried the best I could but it still wasn’t so clear. I apologize in advance.

***

Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 2 - Part 1 - Can I be rude to the villain?

***
Sponsored by Chiqi. Thank you 💖

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**

*This chapter was so hard to translate. I tried the best I could but it still wasn’t so clear. I apologize in advance.

***

Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 2 - Part 2 - Can I be rude to the villain

***
Sponsored by Chiqi. Thank you 💖

https://www.patreon.com/TOTV
**

*This chapter was so hard to translate. I tried the best I could but it still wasn’t so clear. I apologize in advance.

***

Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 3 Part 1

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Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 3 Part 2

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Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 4 Part 1

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Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

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Chapter 4 Part 2

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Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 5 Part 1

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Kalis stared at Seria for a moment and then opened his mouth in a clerical tone.

“You don’t have to give me a handkerchief. Stern.”

“…?”

‘Who said I would give it to him?’

Seria was about to walk away, ignoring Kalis, when Marquis Kellyden, his wife, and the others approached as if they had timed it. The one who led them at the front was none other than the Marquis.

“I see you were talking intimately with the Marquis of Haneton. It’s a good thing that few people want to dance with you at the banquet.”

Seria blinked a few times.

“It would be even better to dance with my father.”

At these words, the Marquis and Marchioness’s faces were stained with bewilderment. Especially the Marquis’s face was spectacular.

It was as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear at all.

“I’m his daughter, yet I’ve never danced with him. That’s a bit
”

The Marchioness immediately frowned and asked with a smile.

“You want your father to dance with you? Are you going to take away my partner?”

“Or…well…there’s also Nissos.”

“Keck!”

Nissos coughed. Seria couldn’t say that she could dance with Cassius. Because her body began to tremble just as he approached and stood near her. Besides, if she mentioned Cassius, his fiancĂ© would probably say something about it again.

“He’s too old
dancing with him will make you look like a child. It’s a good thing that the Marquis of Haneton is here. Why don’t you dance with him?”

‘With Kalis?’

This was another completely unexpected recommendation.

“It’s alright. I have Sir Alliot.”

“Is he the Knight Commander of Berg?”

“Yes.”

Alliot would not be bad. As a Knight Commander of the Berg, he was not inferior to any lady. He was also tall and good looking. Seria was just worried that he didn’t bring any suit for the dance.

‘I’m going to ask the old butler. If he doesn’t provide any clothes, I’m going to blow up the Kellyden Castle.

Is it okay to treat people like this? It’s sad that we’re even family. If Lesche didn’t let Alliot come with me, I might have to stand by the wall until the end of the dance.’

The Marquis seemed to have nothing more to say. He hesitated.

“But you are the highest-ranking guest here today. I’m not feeling good about that. Why don’t you go with Marquis Hanetone?”

Seria answered politely.

“Yes, I will. You’ve taken such great care of me.”

“…. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

After nodding, Seria walked closer to the Marchioness. After she bowed slightly to her, she said in a low voice.

“Marchioness, I understand that you don’t like me.”

The Marchioness’s face hardened.

That’s right. The original Seria would never say something like this because it would hurt her pride.

‘I know very well how sad it is to admit with my own mouth that others dislike me, and sometimes how angry the fact makes me. But I can say this because I’m not Seria.’

“But if you want to do such a dirty thing, you should do it to my father first. I’m not the only one who is sweet.”

“….”

With that, Seria disengaged herself from the Marchioness. The Marchioness did not move for a while. Seria thought back to the conversation the noble ladies had earlier.

“The Marquis of Kellyden had sent out a large number of obituaries.”

“Actually, it came to my husband, and we were puzzled. It seems that it was probably sent to all the nobles in the West.”

It seemed that the Marchioness was more interested in Seria than she thought. It was a fact that all the nobles who were in Berg that day knew that Kalis went to a secret meeting with Lina.

It looked as if they called her there on purpose because they knew about Kalis and Seria’s situation. The Marquis and his wife seemed to have a lot on Seria.

‘I understand the Marchioness doesn’t want to accept Seria because Seria is illegitimate, but she should take it out on her husband first instead of just tormenting Seria.’

“Even if you kill the Marquis, I will understand.”

‘People expected some entertainment from the scandalous Seria, but I can’t do that.’

Seria took her gaze, glancing briefly at Kalis, who was following behind her.

“I didn’t know you were friends with the Marquis of Kellyden, Marquis Haneton.”

“…We are not friends. Seria.”

“No? Can’t you see other people’s eyes?”

The mere presence of Seria and Kalis was drawing keen attention. In particular, some ladies quietly led the way, and just by looking at their experienced gestures and glances, it was clear that they were prominent figures in society.

The leading figure of the western part of the Glick Empire was the Marquis of Kellyden, and the hostess, the Marchioness, held Western society in her grasp. So it was easy to guess. Those ladies must be close friends with them.

Knowing Seria’s character better than anyone else, they should easily predict the fact that Seria would not be nice to her ex-fiancĂ© who betrayed her.

In other words, there was a picture that they expected to see.

A scene that the Marquise of Kellyden would predict. It was that of Seria noisily judging Kalis and leaving.

To break the expectations of others, Seria stared at the noblewomen who stared at her in the same way. Of course, she had to put the maximum amount of strength into her eyes, and after turning about ten faces pale that way, she slowly shifted her gaze towards Kalis.

“Seria
”

Kalis already had his arm out to Seria.

He said in a bittersweet voice.

“Many eyes are on us, you won’t push my arm away, will you?”

Kalis and Seria were engaged for quite some time. Although not as long as Seria, Kalis still seemed to be able to read her expression to some extent. So he knew. He knew that Seria had to choose to go with him for now.

Seria raised her arm as low as possible to reach Kalis. She didn’t need to manage her angry expression but decided to refrain from fussing.

“You’ve become more generous to the Marquis.”

Seria didn’t want to give Kalis a specific reply, and her eyes were still focused on the people around her. After they coughed and avoided her gaze, she finally opened her mouth with a superior smile.

“I just thought a woman who was betrayed by her husband would at least do that much. That’s all. I’ve had first-hand experience of betrayal, so it’s only fair to be generous, right?”

“…”

“Still, I didn’t think it’s necessary to say anything to my father. Yes, you’re probably wondering. Please don’t talk to me anymore.”

That was just the end of it.

‘To tell the truth, it was strange to talk like this about my father, but what can I do? Is this my part-time job?’

“Seria.”

Kalis looked at Seria blankly and bit his lip as if he was holding back something. Seria didn’t give him any response or even a look.

***

It was late at night after the funeral. The outside became dark due to a sudden rain, but the lights of the castle were bright. The atmosphere was also quite noisy. It had turned into a social gathering because all the influential people in the west had gathered there.

Seria was called to the reception room.

She could see that the estate of the deceased Lady Magrus had already been divided into several parts.

As she listened to the explanation given by the person who appeared to be a lawyer, she took a good look around the estate on the table. Aside from everything else, the jewels in the velvet box especially caught her attention.

It was that ruby necklace that Seria was so persistent about in the original story.

She recognized it immediately because of its amazingly large size. There was no particular description in the novel of where it came from, but it was something that was given at this estate gifting ceremony.

“You can pick them out one by one. In particular, this ruby necklace is the one that the deceased treasured the most during her lifetime.”

It was obvious from a quick glance that this was no ordinary object. As Seria was checking the luster of the ruby, she shifted her gaze to the side. To the left of the velvet box was a single land document, but the name of the land written in large letters above it caught her attention.

‘This land
’

It was the land where the Crystal Mine was buried. The very land where, in the original story, Lina discovered a large crystal mine. However, it looked like a land that no one would choose.

Because it was mostly occupied by Magi.

She glanced away and looked at Nissos. He was interested in the coral island in the south.

“I’d like to do this.”

Seria remembered seeing a line in the original story where Nissos tried to invite Lina to his beautiful coral island, but she refused.

And Seria chose this gem, so naturally Cassius chose the remaining one, the land.

‘So Cassius gave that land to Lina.’

Amazing. It’s amazing.

Well, since he knew it was not a great land, he might have given it out to Lina casually. Lina was a saint, so she should have purified its magical energy.

‘I can’t believe that in such an abandoned land, she would discover a precious crystal mine of all places ……’

‘It’s a perk for anyone who is the main character in a romance novel.’

‘I like it.’

Seria raised her head.

“I’ll take the land.”

Then, everyone in the room had a bewildered look on their faces.

Naturally they expected Seria to make a big deal about wanting that beautiful coral island, or the ruby necklace, or that she would fight with Nissos.

Nissos frowned.

***

Chapter 5 Part 2