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.
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
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.
She foresaw that things were about to change.
-ËË ââââââ ÊÉ ââââââ ËË-
â How dare you! How dare you call yourself a human beingâŠ
â I hope that you live your life without being loved!
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.
Just then, I came to a realization.
If this mission window existed before I possessed RenĂ©e Blairâs bodyâŠ
Then, Renée Blair must have been forced to commit evil deeds.
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
A deep sigh escaped my lips as I realized the conundrum that I would be facing.
My main goal is to enjoy RenĂ©e Blairâs money and live well with Anastasia Solen.
But for that to happen, I had to prove to Anastasia that Iâm different from before. That Iâm a changed person.
In other words, I was supposed to stop doing evil thingsâŠ
âBut how can I do that when Iâm being forced by the mission window to complete wicked tasks?â
âSo what should I do now? What do I need to do?â
Suddenly, RenĂ©e Blairâs last words came to mind. Now that I think about it, RenĂ©e Blair was killed by someone in a banquet hall, right?
I donât remember exactly what happened, but Iâm certain that she died because she offended an influential person.
âWhat if it happened because of the mission window?â
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When I thought about it, I got goosebumps as if all the blood had been drained out of my body.
I was still in a daze as my thoughts ran, so I jumped out of surprise when I heard an unfamiliar voice beside me.
Unwittingly, I screamed and looked towards my side, only to find a man sitting quietly on a chair beside me, holding a heavy book in his hand.
It was only after blinking several times that I could properly see the manâs face.
Coral hair and coral eyes.
âHave I met him before?âŠ. But he shares the same hair color as Iâve seen in my reflection when I first possessed this body.
âThis person must be Reden Blair. But what is he doing here?â
Redenâs eyebrows subtly narrowed at my call.
âAhm, did I make a mistake?â
I tried to figure out how RenĂ©e Blair in the novel called Reden Blair. But after being sick for a week, my head didnât function well.
In the end, nothing came to mindâŠ
Iâve never used the word brother in my life. So my delivery was quite awkward.
It was so awkward that all my facial muscles were trembling.
âOh, how stupid of me. Now that I think about it, RenĂ©e may have never called him brother in the original story.â
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
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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Based on RenĂ©e Blairâs personality, she was not the type of person that would readily apologize for her wrong-doings.
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
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.
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.
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
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?
In the novel, Redenâs character was written as a person who had completely given up on RenĂ©e. Perhaps it was because he was tired of RenĂ©eâs repeated misdeeds. Even when she died, he didnât shed a single tear on his face.
âBut just now, he stayed by my sideâŠâ
Over the past decade, I felt lost because I had never received love from my family, even more so the people around me, due to my piled up debt.
âIs it out of common courtesy between family members that Reden stayed by my side?â
âOr is it friendship?â
âUhm.. Did he want to be closer to me as a friend? It would be really nice if that was the case. If by any chance I show him that RenĂ©e has finally changed, would he show a drop of emotion?
(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.
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.
âLetâs slap the maid on the cheek!â
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.