Chapter 3

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Immersed in luxury and pleasure, he says that he knows nothing about the affairs of the country and kills his brothers to protect his throne. \n

Duke Sikar executed the previous King because he had neglected the people and the kingdom. After executing the king, Duke Sikar places Gillian on the throne.\n

After seeing what happened to the former King, Gillian was worried that he would lose his position as a King, so when he became King, he captured and imprisoned his sister, Veronia, to get rid of her sister’s son, Kian, the main protagonist in the novel.\n

Veronia is the princess of this kingdom, but before the king commits a crime and he was executed, she fell in love with a fire spirit and she was expelled from the palace. Gillian tries to find out where Kian is by capturing Veronia, who is secretly imprisoned by Duke Sikar, but she never reveals her son’s whereabouts.\n

Gillian didn’t kill Veronia to prepare an excuse to threaten Kian in the future, and he imprisoned her somewhere, but that place doesn’t appear in the novel. The main protagonist, Kian, unaware of this fact, grows up thinking that his mother abandoned him. Gillian, who becomes King, asks Duke Sikar to find and kill Kian, and then Duke Sikar finds and kills Kian, but it turns out that he isn’t the real Kian.\nIn the end, Kian who had grown up killed the cursed Duke Sikar. So, Duke Sikar is a villain who lost his life because of the main protagonist in this novel.\n

However, now he has read my memories and knows that he is destined to die in this novel.\n

“Answer me. You mean this world is a novel?”\n

If I said no, he’ll kill me for lying, and if I said it was true, he’ll kill me because it’s true.\n

I didn’t know what to say, I just feel like my lifespan is drastically reduced because of this.\n

“Are you not going to answer me?”\n

Even in the midst of this, his expression was dull, so I don’t know if he’s angry or not.\n

“After all, no matter what I say, you’ll still believe my memories, not my words!”\n

“As you said, it’s hard to believe this situation, but the world in your memory is a place I’ve never seen before, and I can’t help but believe it. What’s more, you know nothing about me, but you know very well that I believe in memories more than words.”\n

He didn’t let go of my hand and was still reading my memory. With my hand still held by him, I stretched out my other hand and begged him.\n

“Don’t kill me, please.”\n

I had no choice but to beg for my life, because it seemed like he would kill me after reading all my memories.\n

“Please don’t kill me. I don’t want to tell you that this place is fiction. So I tried to run away. Really…”\n

Duke Sikar didn’t listen to me at all. He only glanced at me and said.\n

“You’re so noisy that I can’t concentrate. I need to read your memories, so be quiet!”\n

While reading other people’s memories, he could select and view those memories as if he were opening a file in a computer folder. Now, he will read all the things about this world in my memory, which I still remember until this day. What kind of memory was he looking for to have to be like this?\n

“You work as a kindergarten teacher. A very good teacher and friendly to children. Even though you’ve grown up, your parents still often discriminated and compared you to your brother, and you were rewarded for being kind to the children. Before you came here, you were scammed by your brother.”\n

He reads my painful memories of my family like this! When I saw my memory being read by him, I felt like I was being stripped naked.\n

‘Can’t we stop looking at it now?’\n

Duke Sikar smiled bitterly and let go of my hand.\n

“I got a little bit of information about you. As you remember, this world is a novel, and I’m the villain.”\n

A villain who took over the world and ended tragically in an instant.\n

“And also a villain who suffered a horrific death caused by a young boy.”\n

Duke Sikar looked at me with a creepy smile, and it gave me goosebumps all over my body. No wonder he would threaten me with the sword he always carried at his waist. No, it’s not a threat, it looks like he’s really going to kill me.\n

“In that case, the main protagonist who will kill me, I could kill him first. Then, I’ll also kill you.”\n\n“Don’t kill me, please! I really won’t tell anyone. No, I mean, I’ll live quietly in peace here! I’ll live quietly like a mouse, and I won’t bother you!”\n

“Guess what, am I not going to kill you or am I going to kill you? You know me well, so you’ll know what the answer is.”\n

‘I will kill you. There’s also no point in keeping me alive, and he already knows that this world is a novel, so he won’t let me… Uh, what should I do?’\n

‘How? Can I stop the madman that trying to kill me? I can’t die like this!’\n

At that moment, I remembered that there was an unavoidable curse on Duke Sikar.\n

“That curse! You must remove the curse. If you kill the main protagonist, Kian, you’ll never be able to remove the curse!”\n

Duke Sikar got a curse that would freeze him like an ice by Agathion, the spirit he summoned with all his might before he died fighting against other spirits. Agathion is a spirit that casts a curse on humans, and it can only be used when the spirit destroys their own life, and the curse grows stronger as much as the spirit’s ability.\n

The curse that was engraved on Duke Sikar’s body by that spirit, looked like a curse seed. For example, is it like shingles hidden deep in the body? \n

(N:shingles-a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, especially by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves.)\n\n

A spirit sage with more power than Agathion was able to lift a curse simply by removing the curse seed that was deeply rooted in one’s body. In other words, it’s like the concept of erasing completely. Actually, there was nothing Duke Sikar could find to remove the curse, but now he knew that the only person who could dispel the curse was Kian.\n

“After I persuaded Kian properly, I was able to remove the curse and kill him. So it has nothing to do with you.”\n

“You should be able to convince Kian to do that, right? Kian isn’t a stupid child. He is the main protagonist! Do you think he will easily fall into your scheme?!”\n

“Then, it doesn’t matter, I just need to kill him.”\n

“You, you… sometimes suffer from the curse! The reason you lost the battle with the protagonist was because of that curse! I will help Kian break your curse!”\n

“How do you do it?”\n

“I’m a kindergarten teacher. And I also studied psychology about children. You have no idea how well I handle children from my memories!”\n

“As you said, no matter how well you treat children, will that work for the main protagonist?”\n

“Of course it will work! You don’t know Kian that well! Anyway, I have to help too, right? Wouldn’t that be better than living your whole life with a cursed body? The curse would only get worse, wouldn’t it?”\n

It was an expression of sorrow, but only then did Duke Sikar draw his sword and pointed his sword at my neck.\n

“It’s not bad to hear of your plan either. But you have to convince me. Otherwise, this sword will cut your neck.”\n

I started to explain the plan I had thought up a while ago.\n

“It will take another five years for Kian to fully understand his ability to lift the curse. In the original story, Kian who has grown up, is under your control and finally finds your weakness and kills you, right? But this time, you two can spend some time together.”\n

“Together? How?”\n

“Kian really wanted to feel the love of parents because he thought that he was abandoned by his mother. In the original story, Kian risked his life to protect the marquis family who cared for him. So you should adopt Kian! If you raise Kian well, Kian will think of you as a father. And he won’t kill you!”\n

I didn’t even know I was so good at improvising. I thought it was a pretty reasonable plan, but Duke Sikar just looked at me again with a suspicious face.\n

“Adopt him?”\n

“Yes. Adopt him! If you raise and care for him well, Kian won’t kill you, right?”\n

“But I hate children.”\n

“Well, that’s why you need my help. You don’t know children very well. There’s still no education or information about parenting in this world. However, I have extensive knowledge about it. Of course, you can read my memories and study that, but memories is something different from real life!”\n

I kept insisting that I was quite a useful person, and that I would be needed to break the curse. But Duke Sikar only had a sad expression on his face. \n

Is he going to kill me for not liking the plan?\nBut of course, what I thought wouldn’t be in vain for him.\n

“But why do you keep talking nonsense like that and why don’t you respect me?”\n

“Oh god… I’m five years older than you, and I won’t talk nonsense, but if you offended… I will have more respect for you, my Lord.”\n

“You have to change your habits.”\n

Sriiing!\n

Duke Sikar pulled out his sword again, and I fell to the ground in shock.\n

“Mommy!!!”\n

Soon the sword will cut my neck…\n

I thought it was coming, but luckily it was quiet.\n

“Sister!!”\n

When I looked up, Duke Sikar’s grandmother, Hillis, was coming.\n

“Hey! Hey! This bastard! What are you doing to my sister!”\n

As soon as his grandmother came in, she grabbed Duke Sikar’s hair.\n

“Don’t bully my sister! You bastard!”\n

“Akh… grandmother! It’s me, Sikar! calm down, grandmother… !”\n

(t/n:LOL)\n

“Don’t bully my sister!!!”\n

“Oh, I won’t bother her, so take it easy,  grandmother!”\n

This is it! The way to keep me alive is to stick close to grandma!\nThank you, grandma!\n

Unlike Duke Sikar, grandmother knows about grace. I went and stood behind Grandma Hillis.\n\n“Grandmother… Grandmother. Please save me!”\n

“I won’t let those who bullied my sister go! I will not leave you alone!”\n

Grandma Hillis lost her only sister in a carriage accident when she was young.\nHer sister was often sick, so she had to always protect her from bad kids when they were young.\nHowever, on the day of the carriage accident, his sister protects Grandma Hillis and lost her life instead.\nGrandma Hillis seemed to feel the same affection as a sister towards me, and cared for me, even if for a short time. After all, I live thanks to her.\n

Then, Duke Sikar pulled away his sword that was aimed at me.\n

“Don’t forget that it was my grandmother who saved your life. If you try to escape again, then I will really kill you.”\n

When Duke Sikar, who was looking at me, took his grandmother away, the stiffness in my legs finally disappeared.\n

‘If I want to stay alive, I must always stick close to Grandma.’\n

After that, the maids ran to me, escorted me to my room and laid me on the bed.\n

Duke Sikar has read all my memories. I have no desire at all to run away now.\n

Is it because I’m tired?\n

Then, I fell asleep quickly.\n

*****\n

“Miss… Miss… It’s time to wake up.”\n

How… Who is the Miss…\n

“Miss, please wake up…”\n

I quickly remembered that it was me.\n

In front of me, Mary was standing with a slime, while holding a basin of water for me to wash my face.\n

“Miss, you have to wash your face first.”\n

‘She’s really kind.’\n

Because Duke Sikar judges a person’s personality through their memories, the people who work in this mansion are all kind and loyal.\n\n‘I’ll live a good life.’\n

“Miss, You can definitely sleep well because your bed is comfortable. Your skin looks fresh.”\n

“Huh? I think I didn’t sleep well because of the bed.”\n

“Oh… What should I do? Starting today, I’ll serve you tea to help you sleep better before going to bed.”\n

“Okay. Thanks for thinking about me, Mary.”\n

“You’re welcome, Miss. Now you have to go down and eat. The Duke asked you to have a meal together.”\n

It must be because his grandmother, Duke Sikar invited me to eat with them.\n

Even just looking at the knife Duke Sikar was holding for slicing meat, the atmosphere turned cold, so I sat right next to Grandma.\n\n“Sister. Come here.”\n

“Did you sleep well, Madam? Oh my goodness….”\n

As I sat down, Grandma Hillis looked at me with upset eyes and pouted. \n

“Madam? Sister, why do you call me that?”\n

I looked at Duke Sikar’s eyes and he looked at me fiercely and wrinkled his eyebrows.\n

“Make my grandmother happy. Do you know my grandmother’s name? Call her by her name.”\n

I rubbed my mouth a little, then looked at his grandmother and smiled.\n

“Sorry, Hillis. It was a mistake. So shall we eat now?”\n

“Yes, sister!”\n

Grandma smiled brightly like a child, holding the fork and eating the meat.\n

Considering Grandma Hillis had an accident when she was fifteen, she seemed like a bright little child which made me think she might have returned to her youth.\n

After a tense and frightening meal, I couldn’t tell if the rice had entered my mouth or my nose, and Duke Sikar called me into his study.\n

Feeling that my life was in danger, I looked at Grandma Hillis and begged for help, but Duke Sikar distracted her with her favorite chocolate cake for the time being.\n

So I had no choice but to go with Duke Sikar to his study, while Grandma Hillis ate dessert.\n

I was called into his study and sat on the sofa with drooping shoulders.\n

“I’ve been thinking about your words.”\n

Duke Sikar said nonchalantly, but when I heard it, even the air that came in was got stuck in my throat as I breathed. \n

“I thought it would be a good idea to adopt Kian as you said.”\n

Adopt or not…\n

You won’t let me go anyway, so what does that have to do with me?\n

“Can’t you hear me?”\n

“Isn’t it because of Grandma that you let me live? So now it has nothing to do with me, does it make any difference if I listen to it? ”\n

‘I’m scared.’\n

“I plan to send my grandmother to Lepere temple for treatment. I mean, once Grandma gets treatment at the temple to cure her dementia, I don’t need your help anymore. Then there’s no reason for me to keep you alive, right?”\n

The Great Hall of Lepere was a gathering place for the prominent high priests in this world.\n

In the original story, it was impossible to cure his grandmother’s dementia because her grandmother died early, but now it’s possible to try treatment.\nSo, if his grandmother’s dementia can be cured… Except for Kian, it’s said that Duke Sikar doesn’t need me anymore.\n

I felt goosebumps all over my back, then I stopped snorting at him and became very polite.\n

‘I have to change my attitude to survive!’\n

“Alright? So it was like that. Then I can help you raise Kian well when you adopt him. Can I be Kian’s tutor?”\n

“You don’t have to be a tutor.”\n

“Then? What would you like me to do?”\n

Duke Sikar looked at me with lively expression.\n

Why is he looking at me like that?\n

“Marry me.”\n

“What? Did I hear it wrong?”\n

I said while looking at him with a completely ridiculous face.\n

“Suddenly?”\n

Sriiing!\n

Duke Sikar said while pointing his sword under my chin.\n

“Choose it. Will you marry me or will you die?”\n

I didn’t know I would get a marriage proposal like this?\n

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figcaption>” Choose. Will you marry me or will you die?” </figcaption></figure>\n<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nIf you want to support me, you can buy me a coffee\n

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