Her reaction was entirely normal. The sudden appearance of the Crown Prince one day, who was, in fact, not the real Crown Prince, and moreover, that the imposter was a reincarnator trapped in the cycle of regression. On top of that, the fact that this reincarnator was someone lingering in her memories, unbeknownst to her.

If someone were listening, they might have thought of it as an exaggerated novel. Felix, in the beginning, refrained from advising Ibelia not to be too stubborn with Khalif.

But there was no more time to wait for her. At least, since yesterday, Khalif’s gaze had slowly started to die. Even if she didn’t understand, Ibelia had to understand. If her strength alone was insufficient, she had to push her back like this, even if she had to push her back in this way.

“The reason he repeats the regression is solely for you, Ibelia. To keep the promise of making you happy, he has repeatedly killed the Crown Prince who made you suffer, enduring the scenes of bloody carnage like a stubborn beast. So, when he returns to the palace and sees you unable to accept him, he has only experienced despair.”

“……. ”

“I really wished for this one. Ibelia, don’t make the same foolish choices as in your past life.”

Felix spoke without hesitation. There was no trace of consideration for her from anywhere in his words. However, Ibelia couldn’t think of such a straightforward Felix as harsh.

Her heart wriggled. She couldn’t understand a single word of Felix, strangely, his voice was etched into her mind.

There was nothing easy to believe, yet, a sense of guilt, inexplicable to the one he was talking about, arose from the unceasingly swallowed tears. The tears she had endured with a forced smile began to fall. The burden on her heart was too heavy. It was so difficult to endure that she wanted to collapse.

As if reading her mind, Felix’s voice softened a little.

“Khalif will never leave you and run away alone. If he were that kind of person, he wouldn’t have started this terrible repetition in the first place. Becoming a reincarnator might be irreversible, but in the choices given to him in his repeating life, sacrificing for Ibelia wasn’t the only one.”

“……. ”

“So please, snap out of it. And this time, make a choice for Khalif.”

Felix looked at Ibelia with a final, earnest plea. Meeting his gaze directly, Ibelia’s lower lip trembled.

She remained silent for quite some time. Felix knew that it was her effort to try to accept these unbelievable words. So, after waiting silently for a long time, she sighed heavily and moved her lips.

“Please, for now, go back today. My father will arrive soon.”

“Oh, really? That’s a welcome sound amid all the things I’ve heard.”
Felix’s eyebrows raised as he stood up from his seat. Then, he slowly walked away from the bedroom, searching for the hamster roaming the bedroom floor.

“Ask your father. Whether you really went to the Marquis of Carolaine when you were a child.”

“Why…?”

Although Ibelia’s questioning words returned, Felix didn’t respond, reaching out towards the hamster.

The grooming hamster waited, then climbed onto Felix’s palm as if it understood. Only then did Felix straighten his back and gently stroked the hamster’s head as if praising it.

“Your story with Khalif started from there.”

Speaking with gravity, he looked towards the bedside table. On top of it, a pretty vase held cherry blossom branches that Khalif had recently gifted to Ibelia.

How nice it would be if he had given some small hints when he gave her that as a gift.

Felix sighed inwardly, narrowing his eyes. However, there was no sign of such sentiment on his face as he looked at Ibelia.

“It might be good to think about that cherry blossom branch while considering your father’s answer.”

Even with Felix’s subsequent words, Ibelia only furrowed her brow with a face that didn’t understand. But that was as far as the hints he could provide.

“Perhaps that cherry blossom branch might appear more frequently in the moments you can’t remember.”

After delivering the final hint, Felix closed his eyes tightly. Almost simultaneously, a blue light poured out along with his silhouette.

Now, only waiting for her choice remained.