“Aah… Surely not.”

Liz shook her head, trying hard to dispel the ominous thought.

‘I should have brought a book or something.’

There was nothing to do but think as she sat still, and those thoughts soon led to complaints and regrets.

Why was she born in this book world without even a mobile phone? She couldn’t do anything.

She hadn’t brought much money, thinking she would go back quickly.

Liz rummaged through her pocket to count how much money she had.

“Five gold coins. Ten silver coins. Twenty copper coins.”

Once her entire fortune was determined, vague imaginations became more vivid.

If her face doesn’t change from this point on, if she has to live with this face forever, Liz would have to use this money as capital to do something.

The amount was far too small to start a business, so she had to work first.

Quietly, she wondered if there was a concept of parttime work in this world? She had some experience serving in her previous life, so maybe she could utilize that experience here?

She saw a restaurant earlier that seemed like it would soon need a new employee; what if she took that position?

As she thought about it, she became more and more dismayed.

Born as a noble and now thinking about a parttime job?

“Oh dear, my fate!”

Liz bowed her head in despair.

But the color of her hair that flowed down was… red. Her eyes? Her face?

Liz pulled a hand mirror from her handbag to look at her face.

“This… can’t be…”

It was her original face. She had returned to her own face. She could go home now.

Yay!

Her body, which had been worn out and unable to move even a finger just a moment ago, suddenly felt incredibly light.

Liz jumped around as if the ground had turned into a trampoline.

At that moment,

“What’s so good, Miss? Let us share in your joy.”

A creepy and sinister voice, followed by the dull footsteps of about three men, was heard from behind.

Liz’s body, which had been lively and flexible, stiffened.

Feeling as if the blood was draining from her whole body,

Liz slowly… very slowly turned around.

(This is a time separator.)

One, two, three.

All three of them looked eerie and disgusting.

Among them, the man standing in the center, who had a long scar on his cheek, gave the most vicious impression.

He looked Liz up and down with lustful eyes and said,

“Wow, a pretty Miss, huh?”

“…….”

“It’s not safe for a pretty Miss to be in such a secluded place late at night. Why? Have nowhere to go?”

The man licked his lips and took a step towards Liz. The other men followed slowly.

Liz felt her heart drop.

To her eyes, they looked like a pack of hungry hyenas cornering their prey, and their very presence was threatening, even without drawing a weapon.

Liz took a cautious step back and said,

“Don’t… don’t come any closer.”

“Why? What have we done? We just saw you looking lonely and thought we’d keep you company, that’s all.”

The man in the middle spoke playfully, and the two behind him added with a snicker,

“Hey, boss, are you really just going to talk? Aren’t you?”

“Of course, of course, our boss is not like that. He won’t eat alone; he’ll share with us, right? Or shall we eat together?”

Liz seemed to know what they meant by “eating” and what they planned to do next.

In the present society where such things happened frequently, there was no reason why it wouldn’t happen in this society without identification or developed media. If they committed the crime and fled, that would be the end of it.

“Let me taste it first.”

The man licked his upper lip and approached Liz.

Liz barely managed to pull herself together and thought,

‘I have to run away.’

But contrary to her thoughts, her feet wouldn’t move.

Fear had her bound tightly.

Liz spoke in a trembling voice,

“I…
“What do you regret?”

“Why…… because I…….”

“Could it be,”

The man said, twisting his lips into a smile.

“Wanting to say something like you’re a noble?”

‘Ah… how did he know? That’s exactly what I was going to say.’

Liz realized something was wrong.

“We don’t care about that. So what if you’re a noble? Aren’t nobles women? Heh.”

The man looked at his two followers and said with a mocking voice.

“Hey, did you hear that? This young lady is a noble.”

“Oh my, how scary. I’m almost peeing my pants.”

“I wonder what it feels like to be with a noble lady, hehe.”

As the followers chuckled and continued to taste the situation, the leader approached Liz until he was right in front of her nose, then said with a grotesque face.

“And you know, miss, it’s even better if you’re a noble.”

“…….”

“Are you not going to open that mouth of yours? It would be a stain on your family. Hahaha.”

The man bent over laughing again, and the other men joined in.

“It’s good in many ways. If you behave, I’ll let you off with one.”

The man said as if being generous.

At that moment, Liz saw a slight gap between the man and his gang. And through that gap, she could see the path she had come by.