“Then isn’t it natural that she stays here from now on?”

“Don’t beat around the bush, Your Highness. She is still a child who has not yet come of age. The decision regarding my daughter’s marriage lies with my husband.”

“But has the Duke not come, and the Duchess has?”

“That, that’s…….”

Her husband, Jillian, knows that Mariella is a reincarnator. And he had succeeded in convincing her that their daughter would face death because of the ‘prophecy.’

But he was a character belonging to this other world. She couldn’t reveal that Elleon was the protagonist. Although no one had laid down such a rule, reducing variables was crucial.

“Yes, Duchess. Elicia is here. But she will not be returning to the Duke’s estate.”

“What do you mean? Surely the two of them…….”

Mariella’s voice trembled, suspecting her daughter’s deviation.

“No.”

“Phew.”

Mariella breathed a sigh of relief, her sound audible.

The sight of the protagonist and my daughter getting into an accident was something I could never allow, even if dirt got in my eyes.

But the words that followed from Elleon almost made her faint.

“Actually, your daughter has given her consent.”

“What? Consent!”

Before the fuming Mariella, Elleon calmly spoke his piece.

“But we have not crossed the line. Marriage is important in life to me. My bride will not engage in a disgraceful act.”

“How outrageous! Where is there greater disgrace than a daughter, who has just debuted, staying by Your Highness’s side without her parents’ consent? Do you think we will obediently approve of Your Highness and Elicia’s marriage if you behave like this?”

“Please give us your blessing.”

Elleon bowed his head to Mariella.

“I want a happy start with Lady Elicia, blessed by her parents.”

Ah, how could Elleon be such a stereotypical character?

He seemed exactly like a desirable prospective soninlaw.

That made Mariella all the more frustrated. As if the sky was deceiving her. She had to refuse this feeling of love, all because of the ridiculous reason that it wasn’t possible in the original work.

Just when Mariella was struggling in front of the unyielding Elleon,

Knock, knock.

With the sound of knocking, the door opened, and Elicia entered. Seeing her daughter in a dress she had never seen before, Mariella’s face contorted. She had washed and changed clothes in this house.

Elicia walked in modestly and sat beside Elleon. Seeing this, Mariella’s face hardened.

“Mother.”

“Do you remember that I’m your mother?”

For the first time, Elicia flinched at Mariella’s cold tone.

“Let’s go home.”

“……I’m sorry.”

Elicia looked at the teacup on the low table, avoiding her gaze.

“I’m not going back. I want to be here.”

“Elicia!”

Mariella raised her voice.
Elysia hunched her shoulders and clung to Elleon, and almost at the same time, he raised his arm to block in front of Elysia as if he would protect her.

Mariella, seeing this, felt dizzy and leaned on her hand.

“Wait. Let me talk to Elysia alone.”

Elleon looked at Elysia. His expression was a bit tense, but when Elysia nodded her head, Elleon moved aside.

Thud.

Even after he left and the door closed, Mariella didn’t open her mouth right away. She approached the door carefully, slightly opened it to check if there was any sign of people outside, and then returned to her place.

“What are you trying to do?”

Mariella was worried. Her voice was lowered as if whispering, worrying that the conversation would leak out.

“If something goes wrong… you’ll die.”

“I won’t die.”

“What are you talking about?”

“We can change the original.”

At Elysia’s words, Mariella felt like fainting.

“You don’t know. The original cannot be changed. Didn’t I tell you? The original here does not change.”

The possessors have made the original of a weapon and proclaimed themselves priests.

The transcripts left by the five primary possessors and Oder were meant to share the original they each remembered. It has now publicly become known as the ‘Prophecy,’ a great book with a predetermined future.

It became the faith of the Constance Empire people over time, and in Hadyunsha, fake priests held prayer meetings every day.

[Destiny cannot be changed.] [Do you want to know the given mission and God’s will? Pray.]

The protagonists of this world cannot resist the original, overruled by the will of God.

[You were born to suffer because there is use and mission as a tool bestowed by Him.] [Believe. If you walk on the path set, you will be led to the side of God Oder.]

Everyone here lives today for an unchanging tomorrow.

“Mariella. You’re strange.”

After confessing that she’s a possessor, the daughter doesn’t call her mother unless it’s necessary.

“You tried to change the original. You wanted to disguise Elysia as dead and escape abroad.”

Elysia said coldly.

“Your words and actions are inconsistent. They don’t match.”

“That’s….”

“Is there some other secret?”

At Elysia’s words, Mariella couldn’t answer easily.

What should she say?

Where should she start explaining?

What can she say now that Elysia will understand Mariella’s words?

…Will she believe?

Before her unresolved worries ended, Elysia opened her mouth first.

“It doesn’t matter if I don’t hear the answer. I’m sorry, but I’m not your daughter.”

“Eh, Elysia.”

“I can’t do as you say like a soulless puppet. I have my own emotions. I’m sorry for taking over your daughter’s body.”

At Elysia’s words, Mariella was frustrated.

“Elleon is a great prince. Both his family and person are flawless. It’s a good thing to become related by marriage to a duke’s family.”

Elysia hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

“I love Elleon.”

“What?”

“I feel like I can live in this world with this feeling.”

Elysia blushed.

“I haven’t told Elleon yet. So it’s awkward to say it out loud…”

“Eh, Elysia.”

“You don’t have to allow it. Announce my death as originally planned. Then I’ll live here as ‘Lona.’ It seems better. I don’t have Elysia’s memories anyway.”

Elysia spoke without hesitation as if she had thought for a long time.

“I want to live anew rather than pretending to be Elysia.”

A shadow crossed her face for a moment.

“If … I can’t escape the original and I’m in danger, I’ll accept it. It would be the price for my choice.”

“You’ll regret it.”