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ORIGINAL AUTHOR/S: Son Chyuni & 손츄니

‘Why am I here?’

The carriage went smoothly, and despite that, my expression was grave.

Fluttering dress, lace gloves, blue satin shoes, everything was unfamiliar, but that’s obvious. I wasn’t a person from this world. I was in a book.

I possessed the character of a wife whose death during childbirth inflicted trauma upon the male lead.

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I was an ordinary person. Growing up in a single-parent family, I had a hard time, but I turned out decent. I was a child brimming with optimism and confidence. Ever since I was young, I worked various part-time jobs and was independent enough to pay tuition. And even though I worked all night, I never let go of my studies and got accepted to a scholarship.

I saw the ray of the light coming at the end of the hard road I paved for myself, passing exams and entering a big company. But the happiness didn’t last long.

For the first time in my life, I bought neat clothes to wear at the company by shedding off some money from my tight living expenses. I never even wore the beige shoes I bought and kept them in the shoebox, afraid of ruining it. I only took them out to show my mom.

But I don’t know if my mom even heard me.

“Mom, you told me to make money quickly, so I got a job.”

My mom was very sick. She raised me alone after being kicked out of her family for giving birth to the child of someone her parents didn’t approve of. She said that Dad left us behind and ran away, but my sick mom also had little to do with me. Every night, she curses him out and drinks, even praying that for her own death.

Maybe God listened because as soon as I entered college, she had a stroke and couldn’t move again. The day she collapsed, the doctor said it would be hard for her to recover, but listening to the doctor’s words, I thought it was a relief that I was already an adult.

Taking care of her was not easy, but my tears were all shed for my mother, so after that, there was nothing left. I lived a busy life that never gave me time to be sad.

In the midst of my busy life, the novel ‘If I Tame a Warrior’ appeared.

AD

It was the beginning of the day when I accidentally pressed on a link in my cell phone while fiddling with it before going to sleep. It was the story of a princess, who possessed a character in a book and fell in love with the male protagonist who was in despair. It had this overarching theme of overcoming hardship and striving for happiness.

However, there was one particular thing to this novel that caught my attention—the male protagonist’s dead wife.

Before meeting the princess, the male protagonist Asellus had a childhood friend named Avril. The two married at a young age when Asellus’s parents died abruptly and that was the beginning of his tragedy. Later, Asellus became the first wizard of the continent, a powerful archmage that awakens humanity’s potential magic power for the first time. On the other hand, Avril’s body did not develop resistance towards mana. It was a condition where the body gradually weakens whenever magic is within a certain distance of the patient.

Before Asellus’s awakening, she didn’t even know the existence of magic, so she was clueless about her maladjustment to magic. She never knew how deadly the situation could be.

No one knew why Avril was sick when in actuality, her body gradually withered due to Asellus’s magical power. Asellus’s baby was also conceived in her body and it was a child full of magical power. Her constitution caused her difficult childbirth, resulting in both the baby’s and the mother’s deaths.

Later on, Asellus learns of Avril’s condition, but by then, she was already dead. Out of despair, he meets Islet the Wise and becomes a wizard.

Because of that, he grew into a warrior by defeating the sea monsters that have plagued the kingdom for a long time. However, he couldn’t handle the overflowing mana in him and slowly spiraled down to insanity. That was when the story began.

The female lead, the princess, appears and helps him. She had a high affinity for mana, and so fully absorbed Asellus’s overflowing mana. Asellus fell in love with the princess at first sight, but he was still in despair over the guilt he would have to bear towards his deceased wife.

He was afraid.

But, the female lead saw right through him and went through all kinds of hardships with the male lead. In the end, the two had a happy ending.

Up to this point, it was nothing but an ordinary romance novel. My main problem with it was that the author continuously compared Avril, who was deceased, with the princess. The dead wife was not so bad, but the author persistently emphasized that Asellus’s heroine was the princess, not Avril, and every time she did that, I was overwhelmed with discomfort.

“What did Avril do to you?”

I stayed up all night and read through the novel thoroughly. I wonder why I was concerned about Avril. There was no mention of her even until the end, where she acted as the deceased supporting role that strengthens the love between the male and female leads. Even the readers who praise the love between the male and female leads feel sorry for Avril.

“What is this!” I was furious. This was why Asellus and Avril should have been divorced early, the tragic fate awaiting Avril and her unborn child would not have happened and there would have been no ‘dead Avril’ who served as an obstacle to the main characters’ love life.

I couldn’t sleep because my anger never cooled down, so I left a comment on the serial site for the first time, Poor Avril.

As soon as I posted that, I heard the notifications ring.

Are you Avril?

Lol immersion…

Don’t vomit, let’s just read.

“Ha… what have I done.” Since then, I completely forgot all about the novel. How many days have passed since the day I posted the comment? I heard the notification ring from my phone. A new reply was posted in the comment I posted.

‘What else are you going to say?’

Even though I hesitated, I checked, hoping that someone might have sympathized with me—and someone did. ’I agree with you. I felt like possessing Avril to save her.’ I immediately pressed the like button on the reply. At that moment, my eyes completely blurred and then I woke up to the sight of a carriage’s interior.

“I never thought I’d wake up in a carriage on my way to my marriage as soon as I arrived into this world.” I was on my way to marrying Asellus, who lost his parents in an avalanche. Sulking—I looked at the window while cupping my chin. “I wouldn’t have commented if I knew it would turn out like this.”

‘I guess one comment can literally change your life.’

‘I guess one comment can literally change your life.’

Fortunately, it wasn’t long after the beginning of the book that the main story came to life. I wrote down useful information in my notebook just in case I forgot.

Now Asellus has lost his parents just like my parents.

First of all, comfort him.

Avoid the first night as an excuse for being young.

Keep each room open.

A sea monster is expected to appear later when Asellus is revered as a warrior.

Must find the great sage who awakened Asellus!

‘And, what else was there—’ I searched through my memories as hard as I could, but I didn’t remember much more.

Not because my memory was bad, but because ‘Tame the Warrior’ is a romance-fantasy. The unfortunate male protagonist’s past passed by quickly, and the romance with the female protagonist, the princess of Cortella, took over immediately. Therefore, I knew only very little of Asellus’s past.

I turned a page over and renumbered it.

The Austell Estate is located in a faraway land where the soil is rough and the accident happened at Mount Yatelia near the mansion. The soil was so rough that an avalanche would kill all of the male lead’s family

Avril’s body is weak, so health care is essential!

Keep a friendly relationship with the male lead.

As I wrote the last sentence, I frowned. I knew too little about Avril. The close relationship between their two mothers is so tight-knit to the point where they are willing to form an engagement between their two children.

There was also the northern Austell estate where male lead resided and the South where Avril’s family resided.

The Rovtree estate of Wealth is far from Austell estate, to the point where reaching the Austell estate takes a full month through carriage, so they wouldn’t have met very often.

‘Maybe they just remembered each other’s faces.’ I had no choice but to guess so.

I looked at the scenery outside the window that turned desolate as time went by. There was a  chill in the carriage, signaling their nearing arrival at the north. After a whole month, the end of the damn wagon trip was finally approaching. At the end of this trip, there was only one thing to remember.

“Do not conceive Asellus’s child.”

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AD

The wagon ran quick and entered the Austell estate. The huge Yachtria mountain covered in snow all year round could be seen from outside the window. ‘If I had a camera, I would have taken a picture.’ I felt like I was facing the Himalayas that I’ve only ever seen on the internet. I was fixated on the sight of the overwhelming mountain range.

“Wow—” It was more thrilling than I thought to face a scene that I never imagined I would see in my life.

My body, which had been exhausted from the long wagon trip, was instantly rejuvenated. As I was looking at the mountain for a long time, the carriage started shaking as it entered a dirt road. The Austell Estate was large, but the climate and terrain were rugged. It was due to the fact that Austell was placed directly on Mount Yachtria.

Yachtria was said to be named after the cannibal god that eats people. It was famous for its height and size, making climbing extremely difficult.

As a result, even the border-facing empire could not target LeTella, the nation that faces the mountains above and the sea below. It was a flamboyant kingdom.

‘The place where Asellus meets the Great Sage was also the Yachtria Mountains.’

Before forgetting, I wrote (Great sage) next to number 4, but the shaking of the carriage caused a line to be drawn out of the notebook. After I stared at the protruding line for a moment, I closed my notebook.

Just in time, the carriage also stopped. The driver escorting me carefully knocked on the window and spoke to me, “My Lady.”

I slightly opened the window and looked at him. The cold eyes of the knight turned slightly downward. “I was unable to find a proper town for you to rest in, so we have to camp.”

“Alright.” I smiled and closed the window again, minimizing the number of interactions I have with other people. I didn’t know anything about Avril’s original character, so I might have come off as suspicious. If I got caught, it would’ve been a headache.

I hugged the blanket and curled up. “How much longer will it take to get to the mansion?” A sigh flowed out of my mouth, realizing that after entering the estate, the carriage still had to keep going for three to four more days before finally reaching the Austell mansion.

I minimized the time I spent resting in order to reach the Austell Mansion quickly, but it wasn’t easy to accelerate on the frozen ground.

“…….I really can’t handle such a journey again.”

I wanted to soak in a tub of hot water right away and curl up in a cozy bed.

Although the Rovtee Estate made sure to prepare everything required for this trip, a month-long trip would still be uncomfortable for anyone.

Anyways, it will be over soon.

I held my chin while staring at the black brick mansion towering over the snowy field.

“This is the Austell mansion.”

Against the backdrop of a pure white snowy mountain, the black mansion stood out from afar.

At the forefront of the mansion, fringed with golden ice crystals, the symbol of the family fluttered.

The symbol of the Austell family was a golden ice crystal.

It was a tough and rare pattern that was hard to find even if you searched the entire kingdom and explored every corner of the continent.

There was a reason why the author set it that way.

The heroine of \ is blessed with magic resistance.

Unlike Avril, her affinity with magic was strong.

In addition, she was able to communicate with fairies, spirits and elves.

That was how she was able to immediately discover the curse that was placed on the Austell Estate.

It was revealed later in the book to be a curse that the great sage, the mentor of the male lead, placed a long time ago.

Due to the curse of the great sage, the Austell Estate, once a land of abundance, was coated in ice.

It became a wasteland.

However, the female protagonist persuades the great sage, for Asellus, to clear the curse on the Austell estate.

Since then, there has been a golden snowfall across all of the Austell Estate.

The golden snow was warm like sunshine.

A happy ending that satisfies everyone.

It was also why I wanted to remain his friend.

I was planning to take good care of Asellus to save the world and then allow him to connect with the princess.

After that, I was thinking of somehow finding a way back to my original world.

I have someone I need to take care of.

While rechecking the plan, I subconsciously pinched my forearms. Immediately I frowned.

“……Of course, it’s not a dream.”

The harsh breeze of the snowy mountains hitting my cheeks whilst I gazed at the vast scenery that spread endlessly in front of me.

The driver slowed down and began to stand on guard, claiming that being attacked by a pack of wolves was common.

I finally reached the Austell mansion.

Awaiting the arrival of the new bride, Austell’s servants were lined up at the entrance of the mansion.

A boy with dazzling blonde hair, who didn’t match the black mansion in the snowy field behind them, stood there.

Asellus’ age bordered between a boy and an adult, at the peak of adolescence.

After waiting a long time outside, my cheeks and the tips of my ears were dyed red.

Asellus approached the carriage.

His eyes were dark and sullen.

‘That’s too bad’

The carriage stopped whilst I lost my train of thought. It was just the beginning.

I took a deep breath to remain as calm as possible.

Although they were childhood friends, the two were also aristocrats.

In addition, in the novel, Asellus was a cold-hearted person who never had a deep conversation with others.

So, I would have to keep an appropriate distance.

‘I thought he would knock like the other knights.’

Habitually, I was waiting for someone to knock on the door, but the door suddenly opened.

Even before I came to my senses, Asellus leaned over and hugged me.

He had the scent of chrysanthemums on his body.

As I inhaled, Asellus hugged my waist tightly.

Almost instantly, my body stiffened like a plank of wood.

“Oh, why is your body so stiff?’

Whilst thinking it was strange, a soft voice came from above.

“……Vrill, are you here to comfort me?”

I didn’t know how to answer.

Instead of speaking, I nodded slowly.

Then Asellus laughed with his eyes closed.

“I am glad.”

It was a gentle laugh. But his eyes were not smiling. They were stone cold.

Is there something I don’t know?

I carefully observed the situation.

Meanwhile, Asellus reached out to me.

“Come here. Your things have been moved to the room.”

I gently grabbed his hand and got out of the carriage.

I have to accept that ever since I transmigrated into the novel, the plot will begin to change.

I took Asellus’ hand and walked to the mansion.

Every time I took a step, the servants of that house bowed down and greeted me.

If anything was strange, it was the reaction of the servants.

‘Are they too scared?’

Is there any reason why?

Or is it because of the disparity in status with the nobility?

Just before entering the mansion, leaving my curiosity behind, Asellus stopped.

I also stopped following him.