I didn’t remember how I ended the royal ball and returned home.

The important thing was that my plan to successfully connect Noxia and Rohel completely failed.

‘Isn’t the original novel too twisted?’

The protagonists who were originally supposed to feel fondness for each other became awkward.

Noxia wouldn’t trust Rohel after hearing that, and Rohel had become uncomfortable with her.

‘Is the male lead of the novel changing? Or will it proceed in a different way?’

Ah, I don’t know.

My head was too complicated.

All I wanted was a peaceful life. I was worried about the influence of a changing story due to the original novel’s change.

‘Why did Rohel have such a conversation there in the first place? Why is Noxia trying to find me again? If I’m not at the ball, she would have just assumed I’m not there.’

I blamed them for no reason, but it didn’t make the situation that had already happened disappear.

The water was already spilled, and I had to accept it in some way.

‘Even if I know the original novel, I can’t control all situations.’

This was a part I realized for sure after going through this event.

The relationship between people was so complex and subtle that it went in a completely different direction if just a tiny thing went wrong.

If I had to point it out, my actions that differed from the original novel also had an impact.

If I were the original Tanashia, I would have tried to mingle with people at the ball, but my choice was different.

I had no idea that my small choice would lead Noxia to seek me out.

Not only that, I didn’t know that Noxia, unlike the original, could gather water in one place, and that Rohel would stand in that place.

I could only describe it as having bad luck. But I couldn’t just accept it because my life was at stake.

I knew for sure that a death route would unfold in the future, so I couldn’t just sit and watch.

‘People can’t be trusted.’

I tried to quickly connect Noxia and Rohel to strengthen the relationship between the Brelopf family and the royal family and prevent the war, but I was wrong.

People’s minds could change at any time. I couldn’t know all of their true feelings, so I couldn’t risk my life on such uncertain things.

‘I need something more certain to prevent the war with the Kahlua Empire.’

Not something unknowable like the human mind, but something that I can certainly achieve if I try.

It was a matter of my survival, so I considered it seriously.

At that moment.

Knock knock, along with the sound of knocking outside the door, I heard Jelin’s voice.

“Miss, your tutor has arrived.”

I remembered that today was the day to take lessons from my home tutor, Matella.

I was glad that I was a genius, but now I didn’t have the leisure to care about that.

I thought I had to make an excuse that my body was not feeling well and postpone the class to another day.

“First, guide her inside.”

“Yes, Miss.”

After hearing Jelin’s answer, Matella came in shortly after.

I turned to Matella with a deliberately lifeless expression.

Unlike usual, Matella was holding a full load in both hands. The amount was so much that I could hardly see her face.

“Teacher, what is all this?”

“Oh, these are materials that will help determine your future path.”

“My future?”

“Yes, I heard from the master that you are still considering your future, so I brought them.”

At her words, I remembered the conversation I had with Orland over dinner.

─I think it’s bad to let your talents go to waste, but I don’t intend to ignore your opinion. From now on, seriously consider your future. I will try to accommodate your wishes as much as possible.

─Oh, yes. I’ll make sure to tell you first when I find the answer about that.

Even though I no longer hid the fact that I was a genius, there were various fields in study.

I had to decide the direction to go in order to take classes that suited it.

“Already that…”

I was going to say that it was too early, but it seemed that Matella did not hear my voice because she was busy spreading out the load she brought.

Regardless of my will, the materials Matella brought were spread out one by one.

Medicine, law, research…

Various types of fields appeared.

“You’re not going to explain all of this, are you?”

“It seems that there will not be enough time to explain all of them today. I will continue the rest in the next class.”

“No, what I mean is…”

I was about to say that I was feeling unwell today and it would be difficult to take classes.

There was something that caught my eye then.

It was an unfamiliar name. Magic and engineering, it seemed like an incompatible combination.

Without realizing it, I started reading what was written under Magic Engineering and it was interesting.

There were words that tempted me, who wanted to prevent the war with the Calua Empire that would occur in the future.

I quickly pointed to the part that said Magic Engineering and asked Matella.

“What is this?”