As soon as Reden opened the door, the first thing that he saw was the bed placed in the middle of a spacious room.
He then caught a glimpse of a mixture of pink and scarlet red. Without even taking a proper look, he could already tell who the person lying on the bed was.
It was the hair color of his one and only sister.
Reden carefully took a few steps. His expression was somewhat unusual.
When he finally arrived near the bedside, he quietly looked at his younger sister.
Her eyes were closed. Her forehead, which had always been relaxed, was wrinkled, and the sound of her breathing was quite loud.
Her eyelids and cheeks were flushed red. Her chest was rising and falling at a fast pace.
âIs this true?â
Her incessant sweating did not fare well with her usual arrogant appearance.
â⊠No way. Is this for real?â
(T/N: Ahhh yeah⊠LMAO)
Reden, muttered without him realizing it, as he reached out and placed his palm close to her cheeks. The air that came out from her lips was very hot. As well as the forehead that touches his fingertips.
âDid she swallow a fire?â Reden thought in vain as he looked at her chapped lips.
Then, a complex white pattern appeared from his fingertips.
Reden began chanting words. Patterns began to spread across her face but shattered like dust shortly after. The particles floated in the air like fireflies and disappeared as soon as they touched her body.
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Reden quietly withdrew his hand at the sight.
âHealing magic doesnât work.â
âDivine power didnât work either.â
Just as Catherine mentioned a while ago, according to the priest, divine power did not work⊠Redden was immersed in deep thought.
âWhat should we do? Would you like me to call another clinicâŠ?â
âNo.â
ââŠâŠâ
âYou donât need to call. Just leave it be.â
His voice was as cold as ice. However, his expression was different from usual.
It was the first time that she saw that kind of expression, but Catherine, the housekeeper, remained silent.
â How dare you! How dare you call yourself a human beingâŠ
â I curse you!
â I hope that you live your life without being loved!
âGasp!â
When I opened my eyes from the cry of a woman, everything felt surreal. A hazy vision welcomed me.
âWhat was that? A dream?â
Though it did not last very long, a splitting headache penetrated my brain. As I let out a cry of pain, I immediately took hold of my forehead. Then, I remembered how it came to this.
[A penalty is given for rejecting all of the daily missions.]
Words were engraved in black letters over a pink translucent window. The penalty.
âYeah, I received a ridiculous penalty.â
âWhy? Because I refused to do anything bad.â
Itâs almost as if I was inside a cartoon. No, to be precise, itâs more like an online game. Though, as I remember, I transmigrated inside a romance novel, would this be considered to be a novel-like situation?
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Whenever I tried to think about my situation, ridiculous thoughts flowed out needlessly.
For the past few days, I was in a (*)dough-like state. Of course, that was a bit of an exaggeration. I sensed that someone had kept coming and going inside my room, but I was in so much pain that I had no time to worry about these things.
(T/N: (*) Sheâs comparing her appearance and the state of her body to dough being kneaded.)
The main reason I was in this state was just that I rejected the missions. A desperate smile appeared on my face.
âThis means she couldnât help it! To receive such a penalty that gives you a fever for a week. Who would want to go through that?â
Having experienced the pain and suffering from the penalty myself, I could now understand Renee Blair clearly. She probably didnât want to go through that hell ever again. Thatâs why she had no choice but to be thatâŠ
âHayâŠâ
A deep sigh escaped my lips as I realized the conundrum that I would be facing.
I vowed to myself that I would never call him brother again.
Then, I heard a loud thump beside me.
I looked towards the direction where I heard the sound, as I wondered what it was, I saw the book that had fallen to the floor. Reden was also looking at me with a face that looked as if he couldnât believe what he had just heard.
âDamn, I think itâs because I called him âBig brotherâ.â
âIâm sorry, Iâm sorry! I just wanted to call you âBig brotherâ even just this onceâŠ. But donât worry I will refrain from using that name in the future.â
âYouâre sorryâŠ?â
Reden mumbled at the last word that I had just said. As if it was his first time ever hearing those words come out of my mouth. âWhat?! I screwed up again.â
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Reddenâs eyes narrowed. I was sweating quite a bit from the intensity of his gaze towards me.
âWait, isnât this the perfect opportunity? Should I tell him that Iâm going to live my life as a changed person from now on?â
However, I wasnât able to successfully give my âso-calledâ excuse. Before I could even say anything, Reden began to speak while picking up the book that he dropped.
âIt must have hurt a lot. For you to apologize for what you said as soon as you woke upâŠâ
ââŠâŠâ
âBefore you say sorry to me, for calling me big brother. You must first apologize to Solen, since you slapped her a week ago.â
As he talked, he pressed on the crumpled page with his fingertips. I frowned as I blankly watched him.
âWhy Solen? Solen⊠It sounds so cold.â
I didnât really like the name he used to call Anastasia. Thatâs what I thought even back when I was still reading the novel.
Reden Blair.
He lost his parents at a very young age, and inherited the title of a Marquis at a young age as well. On top of that, he was so good with magic that heâs a renowned genius in the field.
Naturally, he became a wizard. The king had taken such a liking to him that he received the highest rank among the royal wizards.
To sum it all up, aside from being a Marquis, Reden Blair is also a man who lives his life as a wizard.
And there was someone that shook his heart deeply. His aide and a wizard like himself⊠Anastasia.
Well, he couldnât help but fall in love with Anastasia. She is intelligent, always dazzling and a very skillful magician.
âButâŠ.â
âHow come he still calls her Solen? Without any trace of affection.â
It wonât help him fight for his feelings against the other competitors if he wonât even give an inch of effort. Even just by simply adding a tad bit of affection whenever he called her name.
âArenât you going to apologize?â
Then suddenly, Redenâs voice interrupted my thoughts. I quickly came to my senses and shook my head vigorously.
âNo, I will! I was going to do that anyway.â
Reden stared at me with a quizzical look and then got up from his seat.
âTake care of yourself then. Itâs always been a pain when you got sick, ever since you were young.â
âOf, course. Donât worry about me, Iâll do well on my own!â
âAs if you are!â
He whispered as if I wouldnât be able to hear him. He made brief eye contact and left the room.
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I hurriedly got out of bed.
Come to think of it, did he stay by my side while I was sick even though he was busy?
(T/N: My gosh I canât, I feel so sad for her⊠Itâs as if she was yearning for even just a little bit of affection.)
The sunlight was peering in through the window. As I blankly stared at it, I heard a sound that I had heard before.
A monotonous squeaking sound. It was that sound of the bell that I heard the first time I saw the mission window.
As expected/Like clockwork, the mission window popped up at the sound of the bell.
Ding.
As soon as I realized what it was, I began to feel sick.
I have yet to figure out what to do about it. It appearing so soon is definitely a setback, but it was inevitable. I clenched my fist and slowly raised my head.
Todayâs Mission
âLetâs slap the maid on the cheek!â
Accept / Reject
âWhat?! The maid again? Canât they just leave that maidâs cheek alone.â
âItâs very uncomfortable, but what should I do? I have no choice but to accept it.â
As soon as I pressed the option, the mission window disappeared.
I felt strange. I felt as if I had just begun a new life after I possessed this body.