Dorothea was waiting next to the temple beside the grand plaza. Priests were bustling around, assisting Dorothea’s preparations.

Dorothea looked at her reflection in the mirror.

‘Perfect.’

Rather than before, she was now full of vitality, and her appearance was more beautiful. The reversed skin was smooth and flawless, as if it had never happened.

There was no need for magical tools like illusionary magic anymore; she had fully recovered. It was all thanks to the ‘medicine’ brought by her teacher, Gabe Jenaid.

She didn’t know what kind of medicine it was. However, as Dorothea had no choice, she had to swallow the unknown liquid.

But surprisingly, as soon as she swallowed it, new skin emerged all over her body, and all the sores completely disappeared.

What was even more astonishing was that even old scars, like the ones on her side from childhood injuries, had disappeared along with them.

The effect of the medicine was amazing.

As soon as she took it, vitality surged throughout her body, and she could live more energetically than before.
If there is a problem, it’s that the dependency on that medicine has become excessively strong.

‘But it’s already irreversible.’

Without taking the medicine, daily life would be impossible.

“Anyway… people only remember the protagonist.”

A priest helping with Dorothea’s preparations chuckled and asked.

“Pardon? What did you say?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

The priest, taken aback by Dorothea’s gentle smile, nodded in confusion and resumed the preparations.

Even if Elodie Ferdia rejected the altar leadership, which Dorothea took over, no one would remember that fact later on.

In the end, the one who took charge would become the protagonist.

‘I am a direct descendant of the four major families and the heir of the powerful Angelos family.’

Unlike anyone who hadn’t awakened their abilities.

By standing in front of the public and imprinting just once, she could cleanly wash away the disgrace of the past.

“It’s all done, sister. The sincerity suits you so well.”

“Thank you, Priest.”

Dorothea rose from her seat with a affectionate smile. She felt the priest looking at her kindly.

With the return of vitality, she could manage her image even better.

‘Successfully finishing the offering is also a requirement from my teacher, Gabe.’

Eventually, when Dorothea came outside and revealed herself to the public, cheers erupted like a volcano.

The opening of the foundation festival announcing the offering to Ishtar had begun.

Although it was said to be a splendid event that people from abroad would come to see, I didn’t feel particularly excited. After all, it was an event I attended every year.

‘How boring.’

Although the sacred light that filled the grand plaza along with the prayers of the main altar, as evidence that Ishtar’s favor lingered, was spectacular, the excitement was short-lived.

“When will it end? I’m getting annoyed.”

It was Charlotte who, as if she had expressed the thoughts of my heart to the outside, spoke them out loud.

“But Miss… the First and Second Princes keep looking at you.”

“Just ignore them.”

When Charlotte, who glanced behind, asked, I grabbed her cheek and turned her to face forward.

Even without her saying, I could feel the heated gaze of the princes sitting higher than me.

“Didn’t you say the First Prince doesn’t like you anymore?”

“He did.”

“Then did you really switch to the Second Prince? Wasn’t that knight’s words true?!”

Suddenly, when Charlotte jumped up and started to accelerate, I felt the gaze of the people around us.

Especially in such a solemn event, making a disturbance drew the displeased looks of the Ishtar priests.

I calmed Charlotte down, grabbing her cheek and turning her front again.

Even without knowing, let alone the child.

Without providing a detailed explanation, I whispered to calm Charlotte down.

“I didn’t switch. The Second Prince is just pestering me annoyingly.”

“Then why did you go on a date?”

“There were circumstances.”

Children don’t need to know.

Without providing a detailed explanation, Charlotte pouted her lips again.
In the meantime, the offering was progressing steadily. After the main altar finished the prayer led by the high priest, the next step was to ascend the elevated stairs and offer flowers at the altar, receiving the blessing of the deity. Dorothea made her entrance, receiving cheers from the people.

“Strange. That woman, I thought she would come and show off.”

Despite Charlotte’s remarks, Dorothea didn’t approach me to pick a fight this time. It was puzzling since Dorothea, like clockwork, always came to pick a fight with me.

Anyway, it was a relief that I didn’t have to deal with the troublesome task of dealing with Dorothea.

Dorothea, dressed in the sanctity of the temple, looked more lively than usual. Was it because she was just smiling, or did her face look healthier than usual?

Dorothea gathered the flowers created by the World Tree in her hands and began to ascend the stairs.

It was when she had climbed halfway up the stairs.

“…!”