Chapter 1

I carefully checked myself in the mirror

“This wig, doesn’t look like a wig.”

What I’m wearing is a high-end wig with long pink hair that reaches down to my waist.

My hair fluttered softly when I touched it with my hand. This is something that will never be seen as a fake.

Yes, how much is this. Of course it doesn’t look cheap.

“And the makeup is perfect.”

I flicked the fake eyelashes over my eyelids a few times with my fingertips. It wasn’t strange at all to say that these lashes looks natural.

A bright colored wig, a bold makeup than usual, large earrings, and… I applied lip gloss with an impressive red color to my lips. The reddish color contrasting with the white skin was great to draw attention.

“Good. We can break the wedding properly.”

I left the room with a cheerful smile.

Yes. I was going to break someone’s wedding. Very gruesome. Surely.

Of course, I’m not going to break the wedding because I’m malicious.

I was an agent who received money and performed the mission, and this was the request I received.

<Break the Duke Barry Winter’s wedding in any way. And make his reputation fall.>

Duke Barry Winter, he was one of the renowned Duke.

He was rumored to be a cold person just like his name, even though he has power, money, and has a good appearance.

He was famous for having everything but not having scandals.

He saw women like stones.

I don’t know what happened to him and suddenly he decided to get married.

I rarely get noticed in the social world.

No, it’s because I’m a Baron’s daughter, whose presence was almost like a ghost. I’ve only seen him a few times from a distance, I haven’t spoken to him, nor have I ever met him face to face. I’m sure it’s completely the first-time.

I wanted to know how the circumstances of the Duke. I don’t know anything else, but it was clear that Duke Barry Winter had an enemy.

So, aren’t I currently received a fierce request to break his wedding?

The guild I belong to, <Frut>. This place sometimes did bad things, but I did it while looking at people. In other words, it means that I will not touch the lives of people who will fall in the future.

But nevertheless, the guild leader accepted this request.

The request that seemed incredibly dangerous even if it was only a pretense. I was curious about the guild leader’s intention.

‘It gives you a lot of money.’

The guild leader giggled and said it was because of the money. It feels very suspicious. I feel like there was a reason that more important than money.

‘Maria. You seem to be the right one for this request, what do you think?’

Even though I felt that I don’t like it, I had to finally accept the guild leader’s proposal.

‘Labrador. If I succeed, the payoff I’ll receive would be great, right?’

Because I also needed some money.

Anyway, the cold Duke was said to be marrying daughter of the Marquis of Stones, today at the capital’s central cathedral.

I got into the carriage and took a deep breath. The destination was the cathedral. I just wanted to make money, so I took over various tasks in the back alley guild for the past five years. Not only just ruining the wedding like now, but also pretending to be his fake lover, acting as a wedding guest.

Apart from the severity of the danger, I took almost all the requests that came to me. And I, was a competent guild member who successfully accomplished many things.

While solving the mission, I never revealed my identity. This is because I worked after every time I dressed up so the others could never recognize me.

When I was a Baron’s daughter, usually, I wore achromatic clothes and barely even wearing make up.

That’s why people say I seemed timid to them and I looked terribly pathetic.

Who will notice that Maria, the gloomy Baron’s daughter, was doing a strange thing while dressed up. My only family, my father, didn’t even know what I’m doing.

For reference, today’s request is an A++ class mission. The risk is considerable, and as I said before, the payoff was enormous.

It was a tantalizing amount to be able to live abundantly without having to work in the guild for a while. With that money, I might be able to open the cafe I’ve always dreamed of. I’ve saved quite a bit of money in the meantime, but the cost of land in the capital should be a bit expensive.

Seeing land prices soaring from day to day, I wondered if I could open a cafe before I die. But if only today’s work is done well, I could open a cafe. I was sure.

Of course, how dangerous it is to break the marriage of Duke Barry Winter, who had a great influence in the Empire.

I know how immoral it is to break someone’s wedding.

Nevertheless, the temptation of money couldn’t be resisted. I must leave the Empire for a while after a riot. The title of the ghost-like Baron’s daughter was quite beneficial in this case.

Even if I disappear for a moment, no one will find me. When I thought about that far, the carriage stopped.

As I got off from the carriage, I brushed off my dress which was slightly wrinkled. And before entering the cathedral, I whispered to the coachman.

“You’ll waiting with a carriage at the back of the cathedral. I’ll be back soon. In return for waiting for me, I’ll give you three times of your pay, but I’ll give you the down payment first.”

When I handed over a certain amount of money, the coachman said thank you and dragged the carriage to the place I designated.

Okay, get the job done and get the route to escape.

I checked my appearance one more time. The white dress I prepared to stand out even more than the bride shines beautifully, and my makeup was perfect. There was no smear.

“It was good. Alright!”

I looked up at the cathedral in front of me.

“It’s really big.”

There were a few times I saw it while I was passing, but it was the first time I saw it so close.

Indeed, it was very big and beautiful as the place where the Duke’s wedding was held.

I was nervous and my heart pounded. I took my breath and stepped forward.

Access to the cathedral was free. I thought that the Duke’s wedding would be very strict.

What is this? Almost no guards were seen. It was possible for strangers to enter and exit to the extent that it was considered strange.

I was curious about that, but I didn’t think deeply.

If the security is low, I won’t need the fake ID card and fake wedding invitations I’ve been prepared. I have to be happy because things are going well, so why am I so anxious? I hoped that my anxiety would go away.

The lobby inside the cathedral was also luxurious. A big ornate chandelier and a red carpet in the middle. Duke Barry Winter’s wedding was going to be held, so I thought it was more colorful than usual.

As I walked on the red carpet while wearing high-heeled shoes, people around me, regardless of gender and age, started paying attention to me.

“Oh. A white dress at the wedding hall.”

“The makeup is also very colorful. Who knows that young lady is?”

“… This is the first time for that young lady.”

I heard the voices of several wives speaking openly.

Ah, you don’t know who I am.

I raised my chin because I was elated that I hadn’t been identified. At the end of the red carpet was a large door leading to the hall. The wedding ceremony must be held in the hall that exists inside this door. I checked the watch on my wrist. It was just time for the ceremony to begin.

By now, the groom and the bride will have entered. As I reached out and tried to open the door, I saw guards in silver armor, barely visible and approaching from far away.

I have to get things done quickly before they come to me. I pushed hard at the door. The door opened smoothly. Due to the lack of time given, I started out in a rather dynamic way.

“This marriage is invalid!”

As I shouted loudly, the inside of the wedding hall, where the wedding was held, became quiet for an instant.

As I walked weakly on the red carpet, I looked belatedly at the main characters of the day standing at the end.

Duke Barry Winter in a black tuxedo and Heather, young lady of the Marquis of Stones in a white dress.

The two people who were facing the priest, turned around at the same time.

The face of Duke Barry Winter that I soon encountered looked better than when I saw it from a distance in the past. I forgot for a moment what purpose I came here for.

A white skin, softly silver hair, purple eyes that facing me and long lashes embroidered on top of them.

It was a beautiful man.

Among the men I’ve encountered so far, there were a lot of people, but only his face was in my sight. I couldn’t take my gaze away from him as if I was possessed with something.

Duke Barry Winter’s gaze didn’t avoid me. He didn’t seem to be embarrassed by my sudden appearance.

I once again felt a strange anxiety in my heart, but now I couldn’t back down.

I awakened my spirit that had been possessed by his appearance for a while, and then I prepared the next line.

“I… I… I had the Duke’s child.”

At my shocking confession, the quiet wedding hall began to flutter. The guests, who seem to be about fifty, constantly exchanged whispers. I sat down powerlessly on the red carpet.

Then I lowered my head a little and forcibly frowned around my eyes.

What I needed this time was tears.

‘Sad thoughts, sad thoughts, sad thoughts…’

I recalled a sad novel I read a while ago. The novel was the story of a man who fell in love with a woman with a limited time. Frighteningly to recall, my eyes feel hot. It was a sign of tears. Then, tears like rainfall fell from my eyes.

“Hukkhh…. Duke, how can you do that to me? Have you forgotten all the hot nights you spent with me? Ugh… How can you marry another woman, as if to look…”

The point here wasn’t to finish talking.

It gives a sad and sorrowful lingering sound.

I looked around slightly, pretending to wipe my eyes with my sleeves. The guests who were confused were staring at me now.

I felt like I was halfway through my acting.

Good! It seems that this marriage will be ruined. So why don’t we leave now?

If I stayed long, I might be caught by the guards.

In fact, I have a ‘special ability’ so they won’t catch me, but I didn’t want to use it very much.

I raised my body that was sitting. There was a cramp in my leg, and I was unintentionally staggering a little. A face stained with tears, a staggering body. I really liked it because it was like a female protagonist.

Now, more than half of the guests will believe in my acting. That was the moment I was about to leave the wedding hall.

Duke Barry Winter, who was standing like a statue, began to approach me. I thought I had to run away before he got close, but my leg standing on the ground didn’t move at all. My heart beating so fast.

My heart was very impatient, but my body became more and more numb as if paralyzed. I wanted to use my special abilities in any case… But there was a feeling that it would be impossible. It was because of his eyes.

His purple eyes, whose depth was unknown, were holding me around. Overbearing, it felt like my whole body was frozen. In just a few steps, Duke Barry Winter came to me and stopped.

Terribly, it was expressionless face. There was no such expression on Duke Barry Winter’s face looking down at me.

What is he thinking? Do you think you should beat me for lying?

The more I faced his eyes, the dry inside my mouth.

I sniffed my runny nose without running away or saying anything. It was at that moment, Duke Barry Winter’s red lips, which had been firmly closed, opened.

“Honey, why are you so late?”

What, honey?

The tears I was forced to squeeze in stopped at once. I couldn’t hide my embarrassment and opened my eyes wide.

“I almost got married..”

“… ?!”

What the hell are you talking about?

“And I almost left you and our child behind.”

Uh, hey… This is our first time meeting

Duke Barry Winter, who said so, smiled.

His face, pulling his tongue out and licked his red lips, looked like a devil.