The Youngest Daughter of the Swordsmanship Family Turned Great Mage (32 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 1
“Just why…….”
A cold voice fell over Rogette’s head. Rogette, who had been hanging her head weakly, struggled to lift it at that voice.
Her vision had already turned blurry, so she could not see the face of the man standing before her, but she could easily tell who he was.
Joshua Ernhardt. The First Prince of the Ernhardt Empire. He collapsed to his knees in front of Rogette.
From his eyes, bloodshot with burst capillaries, sorrowful tears poured down.
“Just why did you do it?”
In her twenty years of life, Rogette had never seen a grown man cry like this. Moreover, he was the prince who had always appeared perfect before others.
Cold, and at times cynical.
“What crime did Master and Daniel commit for you to kill them! Why, just why!”
He, who had not cried even when he lost his mother, the former Empress, now wailed like a child.
That stirred something within Rogette’s heart. She barely moved her swollen and torn lips.
“I…….”
But she could not say anything. As he said, it was Rogette who had killed his master, Duke Adrian, and his close friend, Daniel Adrian.
The fact that there was a curse on Rogette’s heart and that her body moved according to Marquis Dallas’s orders because of that curse was not even an excuse.
It had not been her will, but Rogette had certainly killed them.
In the end, Rogette could not say anything. Unable to bear looking at Joshua in agony, she lowered her head deeply.
The cold stone floor was stained with his tear marks. Rogette held her breath and endured his raw, unfiltered anger.
After a while, the man stood up. His face, having suppressed his emotions, was chilling to a dreadful degree.
“Your execution date has been set.”
Perhaps because it was something she had expected, Rogette was not particularly surprised by his words. However, the words that followed inevitably shook her.
“Even if you die, those two will not return, but at least their souls can be honored. If you have even a shred of guilt, atone until the very moment you die.”
Those words once again stirred Rogette’s heart. She bit her lip to suppress the emotions rising in her throat.
She felt like crying, but she did not want to cry in front of him. She was a sinner, and even crying in front of him was not permitted.
The man looked at Rogette with an unreadable expression, then turned his body and walked out. In the prison, where dim moonlight seeped in, only Rogette remained.
Only then did Rogette burst into tears she had been holding back. Fresh tears fell one after another over the tracks that had begun to dry.
“I…….”
The moment ten days ago when she killed Duke Adrian and Daniel was still vividly etched before her eyes.
-Are you not tormented by being used by the Marquis?
Even though he knew Rogette had come to kill him, he could not easily attack her.
-When I look at you, I am reminded of my daughter. It is not too late even now. Go back. You do not belong in something like this.
It was the first time such a thing had happened. Many had died by Rogette’s hand, but all of them either knelt before her and begged or cursed at her.
He was the first to say such words.
Even so, Rogette killed Duke Adrian. The reason she could kill a Swordmaster so easily might have been because he had no will to attack her.
From the moment she killed him, Rogette continuously regretted her life stained with blood.
If only she could go back, she would not have taken the hand of Marquis Dallas…….
‘Go back?’
Rogette gained a lightning-like realization and bit her tongue. She began to draw a magic circle with the blood flowing between her teeth. Her limbs were bound, so she had no choice.
Since the blood did not flow properly, she bit her tongue several times again, and though her consciousness grew faint in the middle, she persevered and completed the magic circle.
A forbidden magic, banned now because no one had ever succeeded. It was a magic found in an ancient book that Marquis Dallas had once forced her to read.
-Memorize the magic circle in case of emergency.
Perhaps the Marquis had intended to use time-reversing magic as a last resort if his plan failed.
‘He probably never imagined it would be used like this.’
And she did not even know if this was truly possible.
Rogette collapsed as she activated the magic circle.
The light that burst from the magic circle wrapped around her body. Looking at the tear tracks that had now grown faint, Rogette made a vow.
If she could return, then this time for sure…….
[This is the timeline separator]When she opened her eyes again, what she saw was a ceiling that felt unfamiliar yet somehow familiar.
Looking at the ceiling, cracked as if it might collapse at any moment, Rogette soon remembered where this was.
It was the orphanage where she had lived before being adopted by the Dallas Family.
‘Did I really come back?’
Rogette, bewildered, examined her body. Short arms and legs, hands as small as maple leaves.
She was just as thin as before, but overall her body had become smaller. At a glance, it was clearly not an adult’s body, but that of a child.
‘Was that really possible?’
Even when she activated the magic circle, she had not been certain it would succeed. So she could not tell whether she had truly turned back time or if this was just a dream.
As Rogette touched her cheek to determine whether this was a dream or reality—
“Rose, are you still sleeping?”
The door slowly opened, and a child entered. Rogette recognized at once the child with reddish-brown hair and green eyes.
“Jane?”
It was Jane, who had cherished her like a real younger sister. Rogette crawled on her knees and hugged Jane.
Jane, in her arms, was warm. The sensation was so vivid it did not feel like a dream.
‘I came back.’
Only then did Rogette burst into tears at the surging emotions.
“Rose? Why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare?”
Rogette shook her head in Jane’s arms.
“No, I’m just happy……. I’m happy to see you again.”
Jane had died about ten years ago for certain reasons. Seeing her again, Rogette was seized by a sense of exhilaration that this time she could set everything right.
‘I will change it.’
Jane’s future, and the future of the Duke Adrian Family.
‘And that man’s future as well.’
But the person she needed to care about first right now was Jane in front of her.
Though thirteen years had passed, Rogette recalled old memories that still felt as vivid as if they had happened yesterday.
A few months before Rogette was adopted by the Dallas Family, Jane had gone out to the village and was accused of being a thief. The cause was the clothes she was wearing.
The villagers had mistaken the dress she bought with money she had honestly earned from delivering milk as stolen.
-You, where did you get that!
-Did you steal it?
To make matters worse, the shop owner who had sold her the dress also forgot that Jane had bought it.
Whether he truly forgot or pretended not to know was unclear, but the owner also accused Jane of being a thief.
-I bought this with my own money!
-How could you possibly!
-I saved money by delivering milk!
Jane insisted on her innocence, but no one believed her. Eventually, they even tried to strip her clothes.
When Jane curled up and resisted, they even began to throw stones at her. How could there be any place to strike on the small body of a mere ten-year-old child?
At that time, Rogette had gone to find Jane, who had not returned even though it was time, and witnessed that scene.
-……!
Rogette knew better than anyone that Jane was not a thief. But she could not step forward in front of the people. She feared that if she did, she would be stoned as well.
So she only watched from a distance, hiding. Even as bright red blood flowed from Jane’s head, she could not shout for them to stop even once.
And Jane, who had bled profusely, died before even receiving a doctor’s examination. Only afterward did Rogette crouch beside her and burst into tears.
Rogette regretted that incident until the day she died.
‘Of course, even if I had stepped forward, nothing would have changed.’
In the worst case, Rogette herself might have been stoned and met the same end.
But still, if she had stepped forward, would something have been different? That thought always held Rogette back.
“Sister, I’m very, very sorry.”
Rogette murmured the apology she had always kept in her heart. Tears fell once more.
“I’m truly sorry.”
Whether it was fortunate or not, Jane did not take her apology seriously.
“What, did you have another dream?”
Rogette nodded her tear-streaked face vigorously up and down. If it was a dream, then it was a dream. All those terrible things had become events that had not yet happened because Rogette had turned back time.
However, just because it was a future that had disappeared did not mean it had never existed. If things continued like this, Jane would once again be accused of theft and die.
‘But I can change it.’
Save Jane. And then escape from Marquis Dallas. That way, she would not be used by him, nor would she kill Duke Adrian.
Rogette first asked Jane for today’s date.
Fortunately, Jane answered without any suspicion. Rather, she looked quite excited. She had been teaching Rogette numbers these days.
“January 5th! You just started learning numbers, so it’s confusing, right? Yesterday was the 4th, so today is the 5th!”
Since she was young, Jane had been very interested in teaching Rogette. Other children looked at her as if she were foolish, saying what use it was for an orphan to learn letters or numbers, but Jane had great ambitions.
She would go to the village and gradually learn letters and numbers from a bookstore owner who was relatively kind to her. Then she passed that knowledge on entirely to Rogette.
The reason Rogette could follow lessons without much difficulty when she first went to the Dallas Family was all thanks to Jane.
“My birthday is coming soon.”
Rogette’s birthday was January 22nd. Since she did not know her exact birth date, she used the day she first came to the orphanage as her birthday.
At Rogette’s muttering, Jane smiled oddly as if she had seized an opportunity.
“Now, Rose. After this birthday, how old will you be?”
That was precisely why they were having this long exchange of questions and answers. But instead of saying that, Rogette roughly guessed her age based on her appearance.
“Six…… years old?”
“Wrong! Six is one less than seven. You’re seven now, so you have to add one.”
“Oh, eight years old.”
So I’m about to turn eight. My body was smaller than I thought.
As Rogette vaguely thought that, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and trembled.
‘Oh no, if I’m eight…….’
Marquis Dallas had definitely come to find her in the spring of the year she turned eight. And Jane had died before Rogette even turned eight.
That meant Jane was destined to die in just a few days. If she had returned at a slightly later date, she might not have been able to save Jane.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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I like it. Even if they are not bad people, is normal for a child to ask, and not just accept stuff that easily like the oldest brother hahaha
I knew the sister would be nice. I felt it even more hc her personality is rather blunt. I hope the baby gets used to her new house soon
Poor director haha finally we have an honest and good director. But the duke’s suspicion has a reason