“Meldenique! Something as worthless as you has no place in our family.”
I agree.
Meldenik Vaveloa, the woman whom I possessed not long ago, has already gambled more than a billion bekrel with this hand.
(Note: bekrel is their currency)
Ten billion bekrel.
In this world, 30 million bekrel is the annual income of an average four-member household. Of course, it is understandable that the Duke is angry.
Meldenique had no talent for business at all.
Of course, her poor performance in business was due to her family’s circumstances.
Madame Hildegardt, her stepmother, interferes with everything she does.
But the Duke of Vaveloa, the father of this body, will not take that fact into consideration.
‘Because he hates me.’
I stared at the face of Duke Vaveloa who was sitting opposite to me. Sure enough, his face was redder than a ripe tomato.
I can tell very well what will come next from that venomous look in his eyes.
“Take this money and get the hell out of here. I don’t want to see you again!”
He threw me a big pile of money.
Maybe he was trying to throw it in my face. But luckily, the reflexes of this body were quite good.
I smiled inside and snatched the bundle of money he threw at my face.
Nice catch!
“Yes. I hope I never see you again too.”
As I said that, I carefully packed the thick bundle of money in my pre-prepared pocket.
‘I knew you’d pay me and kick me out.’
I’ve been waiting for this day!
The Duke of Vaveloa, who had gazed at me for a minute as I quickly grabbed the pile of money and jammed it into my pocket, stammered and asked.
“You… what the hell is that pocket… no, you dare you challenge me?”
Was it because of anger? His green eyes shook relentlessly, and his blond hair, which there wasn’t a lot of, trembled like petals in the wind.
“Are you?”
I shook my head and shrugged.
“No.”
He must be thinking.
His daughter, who would usually turn the floor into a sea of tears, actually left him in such a cold way.
“I’m trying to do what you want me to do.”
Meldenique would have been furious and would not have been kicked out of the family thanks to her crying performance.
But I’ve been eyeing a chance to be kicked out of this family.
I can feel the weight of the pile of money in my arms.
“I also feel extremely indebted for not leading the business properly…”
In fact, there was no huge debt.
I think Mrs. Hildegardt is the one responsible for ruining my business.
“Well, you said get out of here, so I’m leaving!”
I turned away from him, who was still staring at me.
The money that my father, the Duke, cherishes more than his bloodline, has already been gambled away. So, it’s better not to show up in front of him until his anger moderately fades.
I’ve been planning to leave this house anyway.
I didn’t want to be tied to this stupid family and die while fighting for the successor position.
Besides, there was something else I wanted to do.
‘Goodbye, Duke.’
Having been distracted for a while, he soon came to his senses and shouted loudly against my back as I left.
‘What funny noises. Even if he comes back and begs with money, I won’t accept it.’
I turned my head and stared at him.
‘Pity? How funny.’
I greeted him with the brightest smile the Duke of Vaveloa had ever seen.
“Yes! Goodbye!”
I had no intention of pleading from the beginning. I grinned and slipped through the crack of the open door.
Now this family is completely insulated!
I hummed, convinced that the Duke of Vaveloa, who abhorred me, would excommunicate me right away.
─── · 。ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───
Although I received money from the Duke Vaveloa, I had to leave this family as soon as possible.
The Duke Vaveloa could say, “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t want to give you the money!” And then Hildegardt, the Duchess and my stepmother, would chase after me, take my money away, and I’d be defeated.
Back in my room, I changed into my lightest outdoor dress.
The dresses of this world were rich and elegant, making it difficult to change without maids. However, I wore a light, fluttery dress that didn’t need a petticoat.
I wore a sky-blue, long-sleeved, muslin dress and buttoned it. I looked at the mirror for the last time.
In front of the mirror stood a young beautiful woman with a nervous expression.
Glossy, wavy blonde hair that comes down to the waist, pale skin and big, light green eyes that don’t show what they’re thinking.
It’s been months since I became her, but I haven’t adapted to this face yet.
After wiping my face a few times, I packed my things.
The money received from Duke Vaveloa, a pocket containing about 200 million bekrels, and a small gift left by my birth mother after her death, were pressed into a magic bag.
For the time being, I can enjoy his daily life.
‘Now I really have to get out!’
But as I was about to leave straight after all my preparations, I ran into an unexpected difficulty.
“Oh, my lady! Where are you going in this cold weather……!” said Rosalyn, my maid, who looked at me trying to carry a load of luggage.
Rosalyn, who has been by my side since childhood, was the only woman in this family who liked me. I whispered casually, looking down at her gray hair.
“It’s not cold right now. It’s March, when flowers bloom. It’s spring.”
“T-then… where are you going?”
“To make my dream come true.”
It didn’t take very long for Rosalyn’s expression to turn into astonishment.
‘No, I’m trying to make my dream come true. Why are you so upset?’
Rosalyn carefully clutched my dress.
How dare a maid hold their master’s dress. Something like that shouldn’t happen.
But the hand holding my dress did not loosen, and she murmured quietly.
“A-are you going to Duke Hesman? You want to go… marry or propose to him?”
Oh, right.
Come to think of it, people think of my dream as ‘marry the Duke of Hesman and become Duchess.’
I recalled my fiance, Duke Lenox Hesman.
“How long has it been since you stopped sending letters to Duke Hesman… I-I thought you g-gave up but…”
I looked down at the crying Rosalyn and wondered how I should explain it.
‘It’s understandable. Meldenique obsession with Lenox was too much.’
The former Meldenique had a pure crush on her fiance despite her reputation as a cruel woman.
But I’m not her.
The indifferent, chic and cold duke of the North was not my cup of tea.
‘I prefer handsome, younger guys. I won’t take a cold male lead.’
“What do you mean proposal? I’m not interested in Duke Hesman anymore.”
The maid’s face, who was staring at me as I answered carelessly, turned to a confused expression.
“T-then?”
I glanced at the maid.
I’ve been indifferent all along, but I couldn’t hide my nervousness while thinking about “what I really want to do.”
No one knows exactly why the novel romance fantasy novel, 『Lovers Caught in Magic』, title was named that. It had nothing to do with the content.
The novel was a harlequin-style, ordinary romance fantasy.
(note: meaning guy x girl story)
The story is about a cold but perfect male lead, Duke Hesman, who had a forbidden romance with a noble lady admired by all, Sheria.
‘It would have been great if I had become the main character or the extras instead.’
But I was Meldenique, the half-sister of the heroine and the fiancee of the male lead. She even tried to kill Sheria out of jealousy, so her neck was cut off.
‘A villainess. I hate this reality, but I can’t help it.’
I fell back into thought, letting out a trembling breath and made eye contact with the maid who was looking at me.
It was only a few months ago that all kinds of bad modifiers came into Meldenique’s body.
I denied my reality, hitting my head on the desk, but the curse got worse.
But no matter what I did, I wasn’t able to go back to my original body.
So what did I do?
After a few ups and downs, I boldly gave up going back to my original life.
And after organizing the timeline of the original novel, I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do in my second life and what my real dream was.
‘I’m going to do everything I want to do.’
There was someone I envied when I was in elementary school. The owner of the stationery store right in front of my elementary school.
Beer candy, snacks, sweet food!
It was not only once or twice that I was possessed by the magical items they put out.
I carried my bag of money and living necessities like a bundle on my shoulder, and whispered quietly into the ear of my maid, as if it were a secret.
It was cute seeing her swallowing her saliva.
“My dream is to be a stationery store owner.”
Selling school supplies, notebooks, dalgona, and even beer candy.
So that all the children on this continent can use the things I make, and make pleasant memories while eating the sweet junk foods I make!
‘Just you wait, cute kids!’
“Meldenique! Something as worthless as you has no place in our family.”
I agree.
Meldenik Vaveloa, the woman whom I possessed not long ago, has already gambled more than a billion bekrel with this hand.
(Note: bekrel is their currency)
Ten billion bekrel.
In this world, 30 million bekrel is the annual income of an average four-member household. Of course, it is understandable that the Duke is angry.
Meldenique had no talent for business at all.
Of course, her poor performance in business was due to her family’s circumstances.
Madame Hildegardt, her stepmother, interferes with everything she does.
But the Duke of Vaveloa, the father of this body, will not take that fact into consideration.
‘Because he hates me.’
I stared at the face of Duke Vaveloa who was sitting opposite to me. Sure enough, his face was redder than a ripe tomato.
I can tell very well what will come next from that venomous look in his eyes.
“Take this money and get the hell out of here. I don’t want to see you again!”
He threw me a big pile of money.
Maybe he was trying to throw it in my face. But luckily, the reflexes of this body were quite good.
I smiled inside and snatched the bundle of money he threw at my face.
Nice catch!
“Yes. I hope I never see you again too.”
As I said that, I carefully packed the thick bundle of money in my pre-prepared pocket.
‘I knew you’d pay me and kick me out.’
I’ve been waiting for this day!
The Duke of Vaveloa, who had gazed at me for a minute as I quickly grabbed the pile of money and jammed it into my pocket, stammered and asked.
“You… what the hell is that pocket… no, you dare you challenge me?”
Was it because of anger? His green eyes shook relentlessly, and his blond hair, which there wasn’t a lot of, trembled like petals in the wind.
“Are you?”
I shook my head and shrugged.
“No.”
He must be thinking.
His daughter, who would usually turn the floor into a sea of tears, actually left him in such a cold way.
“I’m trying to do what you want me to do.”
Meldenique would have been furious and would not have been kicked out of the family thanks to her crying performance.
But I’ve been eyeing a chance to be kicked out of this family.
I can feel the weight of the pile of money in my arms.
“I also feel extremely indebted for not leading the business properly…”
In fact, there was no huge debt.
I think Mrs. Hildegardt is the one responsible for ruining my business.
“Well, you said get out of here, so I’m leaving!”
I turned away from him, who was still staring at me.
The money that my father, the Duke, cherishes more than his bloodline, has already been gambled away. So, it’s better not to show up in front of him until his anger moderately fades.
I’ve been planning to leave this house anyway.
I didn’t want to be tied to this stupid family and die while fighting for the successor position.
Besides, there was something else I wanted to do.
‘Goodbye, Duke.’
Having been distracted for a while, he soon came to his senses and shouted loudly against my back as I left.
‘What funny noises. Even if he comes back and begs with money, I won’t accept it.’
I turned my head and stared at him.
‘Pity? How funny.’
I greeted him with the brightest smile the Duke of Vaveloa had ever seen.
“Yes! Goodbye!”
I had no intention of pleading from the beginning. I grinned and slipped through the crack of the open door.
Now this family is completely insulated!
I hummed, convinced that the Duke of Vaveloa, who abhorred me, would excommunicate me right away.
─── · 。ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───
Although I received money from the Duke Vaveloa, I had to leave this family as soon as possible.
The Duke Vaveloa could say, “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t want to give you the money!” And then Hildegardt, the Duchess and my stepmother, would chase after me, take my money away, and I’d be defeated.
Back in my room, I changed into my lightest outdoor dress.
The dresses of this world were rich and elegant, making it difficult to change without maids. However, I wore a light, fluttery dress that didn’t need a petticoat.
I wore a sky-blue, long-sleeved, muslin dress and buttoned it. I looked at the mirror for the last time.
In front of the mirror stood a young beautiful woman with a nervous expression.
Glossy, wavy blonde hair that comes down to the waist, pale skin and big, light green eyes that don’t show what they’re thinking.
It’s been months since I became her, but I haven’t adapted to this face yet.
After wiping my face a few times, I packed my things.
The money received from Duke Vaveloa, a pocket containing about 200 million bekrels, and a small gift left by my birth mother after her death, were pressed into a magic bag.
For the time being, I can enjoy his daily life.
‘Now I really have to get out!’
But as I was about to leave straight after all my preparations, I ran into an unexpected difficulty.
“Oh, my lady! Where are you going in this cold weather……!” said Rosalyn, my maid, who looked at me trying to carry a load of luggage.
Rosalyn, who has been by my side since childhood, was the only woman in this family who liked me. I whispered casually, looking down at her gray hair.
“It’s not cold right now. It’s March, when flowers bloom. It’s spring.”
“T-then… where are you going?”
“To make my dream come true.”
It didn’t take very long for Rosalyn’s expression to turn into astonishment.
‘No, I’m trying to make my dream come true. Why are you so upset?’
Rosalyn carefully clutched my dress.
How dare a maid hold their master’s dress. Something like that shouldn’t happen.
But the hand holding my dress did not loosen, and she murmured quietly.
“A-are you going to Duke Hesman? You want to go… marry or propose to him?”
Oh, right.
Come to think of it, people think of my dream as ‘marry the Duke of Hesman and become Duchess.’
I recalled my fiance, Duke Lenox Hesman.
“How long has it been since you stopped sending letters to Duke Hesman… I-I thought you g-gave up but…”
I looked down at the crying Rosalyn and wondered how I should explain it.
‘It’s understandable. Meldenique obsession with Lenox was too much.’
The former Meldenique had a pure crush on her fiance despite her reputation as a cruel woman.
But I’m not her.
The indifferent, chic and cold duke of the North was not my cup of tea.
‘I prefer handsome, younger guys. I won’t take a cold male lead.’
“What do you mean proposal? I’m not interested in Duke Hesman anymore.”
The maid’s face, who was staring at me as I answered carelessly, turned to a confused expression.
“T-then?”
I glanced at the maid.
I’ve been indifferent all along, but I couldn’t hide my nervousness while thinking about “what I really want to do.”
No one knows exactly why the novel romance fantasy novel, 『Lovers Caught in Magic』, title was named that. It had nothing to do with the content.
The novel was a harlequin-style, ordinary romance fantasy.
(note: meaning guy x girl story)
The story is about a cold but perfect male lead, Duke Hesman, who had a forbidden romance with a noble lady admired by all, Sheria.
‘It would have been great if I had become the main character or the extras instead.’
But I was Meldenique, the half-sister of the heroine and the fiancee of the male lead. She even tried to kill Sheria out of jealousy, so her neck was cut off.
‘A villainess. I hate this reality, but I can’t help it.’
I fell back into thought, letting out a trembling breath and made eye contact with the maid who was looking at me.
It was only a few months ago that all kinds of bad modifiers came into Meldenique’s body.
I denied my reality, hitting my head on the desk, but the curse got worse.
But no matter what I did, I wasn’t able to go back to my original body.
So what did I do?
After a few ups and downs, I boldly gave up going back to my original life.
And after organizing the timeline of the original novel, I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do in my second life and what my real dream was.
‘I’m going to do everything I want to do.’
There was someone I envied when I was in elementary school. The owner of the stationery store right in front of my elementary school.
Beer candy, snacks, sweet food!
It was not only once or twice that I was possessed by the magical items they put out.
I carried my bag of money and living necessities like a bundle on my shoulder, and whispered quietly into the ear of my maid, as if it were a secret.
It was cute seeing her swallowing her saliva.
“My dream is to be a stationery store owner.”
Selling school supplies, notebooks, dalgona, and even beer candy.
So that all the children on this continent can use the things I make, and make pleasant memories while eating the sweet junk foods I make!
‘Just you wait, cute kids!’
