(Rose’s POV)

What should I do to save my life?

If a supporting character in a romance or fantasy novel finds out about their destiny, it is an inevitable concern.

A villain or supporting role is merely a tool to make the main character stand out. A romance fantasy novel is made up of three elements: “The Good Defeats Evil, The Main Character’s Plot Armour and Cliché.”

Therefore, there is no use in trying to avoid fate. It is fortunate that the action does not lead to headwinds.

('t/n headwinds refer to opposing forward motion.)

Having read novels all day, I knew it all too well.

That’s why I’m not sad, even though I possessed the body of a supporting female character, who loses her life just before the female lead appears.

Rather, I thought it was a good thing. I wouldn’t have any regrets in life once I fulfil my role in this novel. I’ll do a lot of sightseeing before I get caught up with the plot and just live in a comfortable mind.

By the way,

“Let’s break up.”

A bouquet of bright yellow roses was pushed right in front of me. Tears welled up in his blue eyes like glass beads. I alternately looked at the bouquet of flowers and the man who shoved it at me.

“What did you just say…?”

“I’ve just realized that you’re way too perfect for me. Please find someone better than me.”

I was being told by the obsessive sub-male lead to break up with him, who is famous for never letting his prey escape once caught.

Wait, hold on.

You’re supposed to kill me.

Belial Le Serenity.

The sub-male lead and the villain of the novel \, which became a hot topic as soon as it was published.

He is the owner of the “Silver Hair Office”, which symbolizes the noble bloodline. An arrogant man who believes that everything is under his feet.

And as always, bad boys like Belial, who were attractive both in appearance and character, contributed greatly to the popularity of the novel .

“… Are you being serious now?”

“Yes, I’m very serious, Dear Rose.”

In the beginning, Belial’s popularity was overwhelmingly higher than the Duke, who is the male lead of this novel, that’s why I always supported him. Whenever I opened the comment window, there were hundreds of comments that said, ‘Belial, you are my number one-pick’ and ‘Why isn’t Belial the male protagonist?’.

Perhaps the writer was also conscious of it. That’s why whenever Belial appeared, he devoted his soul to the description of his appearance.

His silver hair that glistens from his waist is as smooth as silk, and his features are so harmonious that even the goddess of beauty covets him. His eyes were so blue, it was as if you were looking at the winter sea.

There were dozens of other descriptions, but that’s the limit of my memory from the novel.

If the Duke was a handsome man with black hair and red eyes, Belial was a cold, handsome man with silver hair and blue eyes.

However, towards the second half of the novel, the number of anti-fans increased as the past acts of madness and the desire to possess the female lead were revealed.

Belial’s actions were so cruel that even Satan would stick his tongue out. Both of the main characters tried to kill Belial for the safety of their love, but,

Belial was the strongest in the world. There was no one who could defeat him in regard to swordsmanship.

In the end, the female and male characters had to gather those who had a grudge against Belial and attack him all together.

It was true that even the final boss meets his end.

Belial, who seemed to be calm no matter what, ended up having his head severed by the Duke.

All the readers cheered saying, “Finally a refreshing scene came out.” but that was only for a short time.

Belial didn’t take his eyes off the heroine until the moment when his head was cut off. In a sweet voice like a confession of love, he whispered.

‘I’ll wait for you in the underworld, my love.’

Even enthusiastic fans, who were already used to Belial’s arrogance, felt defeated by his madness.

By the way,

That Belial, the very same Belial who didn’t let go of the heroine until his very last breath.

“You are as quiet as a flower in the field, as dazzling as the sun in the sky, as graceful as a deer playing in the mountains.”

Is saying all of this to me.

I got goosebumps all over my body, are you caving in now? Even those fans who liked you before, when you were making a fuss, will turn into anti-fans if they see the way you are acting right now. Since everyone fell for your trashy appearance before.

I scratched the back of my hand.

“Compared to other men, I… I’m a very insignificant person.”

Tears streamed down Belial’s cheeks once more.

So why are you crying? You never shed a single tear in the original novel. What do you mean you’re an insignificant person? Aren’t you the one who thinks that everything is beneath you?

Now, I had chills as well as goosebumps.

“At first, I thought I could control it. But it gets harder and harder. How can someone be as pure as you…?”

A pure person? An innocent person like me? Do you want to kill me? It’s OK, because that’s what I want.

Thinking about it, I stretched out my hand.

“Belial.”

Belial bit his lips and turned his head away.

“Please let me go.”

“………”

Your words contradict your actions.  As soon as we held hands, Belial looked as if he had been waiting for it.

“Why do you want to break up all of a sudden?”

“………”

Belial didn’t say anything. I never thought that this would be easy to say.

I had no choice but to ask, even though I knew the answer was unclear.

“Do you hate me?”

“No.”

Belial answered right away. Wow, that’s scary.

Even though he acts like a pushover in front of me, the fact that Belial is cold and handsome, doesn’t change the fact that he used to be the most arrogant villain in this novel.

Once, I saw him talking to someone other than me, and it was terrifying to watch how cold his expression was.

Imagine yourself standing in an empty field where the blizzard blows. That’s how cruel he is.

“I would still love you even if you put a sword through my heart.”

... Correct. You’re really brutal, even when I’m right in front of you. Why on earth would I want to put a sword in your heart? My heart is not as black as that.

How can a man who doesn’t have the courage to kill himself, kill other people? There were a lot of things to talk about, but now it doesn’t matter.

“Then the reason is…”

“I’ve already told you why. It’s because I love you.”

Belial loosened his hand, which had completely covered the back of my hand, gradually let go.

“It was true that if you really loved someone, you would want that person to be happy.”

Instead of tears, regrets fell from his eyes. Then he immediately got up.

“I’ll just leave. Because I can no longer control my emotions.”

“Belial…!”

“Tomorrow, I will send you a farewell gift. Please accept that much. This is my last act of sincerity.”

“No, that’s not important…!”

“Bye.”

Belial left the café after his sudden goodbye. The escort knights standing near the entrance followed him like a shadow.

After I was left alone, I was completely lost.

What the hell is going on here? I still don’t know exactly why, but….

“I got dumped, right?”

Where did the obsessive sub-male go? What the hell is going on?

My mind became as white as a blank sheet of paper as I tried to decipher everything. Since I’m going to die soon anyway, I treated Belial well. Of course, I’m not as good as Belial, but I did my best.

“Miss Rose!”

Then someone called my name. It was Mira, my hand made. She said she’d be waiting outside until the date was over.

Mira ran faster, with her hair tied up high. As she arrived in front of me, Mira took a couple of deep breaths and asked with an excited look.

“What’s going on? I saw the Duke Serenity leaving with his face covered.”

Mira, who knew nothing, asked me innocently. When I couldn’t answer easily, Mira covered her mouth with both hands.

“I guess…! Did the Duke propose to you?! Oh, my!”

Mira, a romance novel enthusiast, was on the verge of dancing.

“I wonder what it feels like. The atmosphere is extraordinary. It was not enough to book  the entire café that you like, that’s why he also bought a bunch of roses for you!”

“…….”

“But why did he prepare yellow roses? Yellow roses are not good in flower language. If possible, he should have prepared red roses which are the same colour as our lady’s hair. The Duke is good, but his taste is kind of lacking in some areas.”.

I carefully called out Mira’s name.

“… Mira.”

“But marriage is going to be tough from now on. Your Mother even said that the Duke has a good face and his family is overwhelmingly better than yours, but he’s cruel. But isn’t that more romantic? If there’s an obstacle, it burns more.”

Mira put her hands together and looked up at the ceiling.

“Oh, I’m so happy. I’m going crazy because I’m happy to live with the two of you. Am I this happy because I’ve always cheered for your love along with the other maids? At the wedding, we will…”

I can’t hear it any more. Before Mira could finish her words, I said it directly and to the point.

“I was dumped.”

Mira suddenly froze, just like me.

“What?”

“I got dumped.”

‘I was in the car.’ Oh, people here don’t know English. I’ll take it back. The bouquet of roses on the table taught me that the current situation is not a dream.

('T/N and P/R : “I was in the car” is just a random thought of our FL since she’s originally from modern generation, he-he.)

When I reached out and embraced the bouquet, a strong scent hit my nose. As I stroked the smooth petals with my fingers.

My name is Rose Fall.

I am Belial’s first love and a supporting character who was killed while trying to escape him.

“That’s nonsense! You two should get married and live happily ever after!”

“Yes, yes.”

“I have already decided on the congratulatory song that I’ll sing when you guys get married! How could this happen?!”

I patted Mira on the back and looked at the distant mountain.

According to the original story, Rose was supposed to be the one to give the break-up speech.. And instead of giving me a congratulatory song, the maids would have to come to my funeral and drop white chrysanthemum flowers one by one on top of the coffin before burying it in the ground.

Mira buried her face in her palms.

“What kind of calamity is this, really…?!”

“I know.”

I really have no idea what kind of a bolt from the blue this is. As I twirled my hair with my fingers, I noticed how long and luxurious it was. I looked at my hair in my hands once again and took a deep breath.

(T/N: “A bolt from the blue” is a figurative speech for an unfortunate event that occurs unexpectedly.)

Rose Fall was a woman with thin, wavy, red hair and clear emerald green eyes. The way the tails of my eyes slanted up like a cat’s really fascinated me.

If the female lead is a beauty reminiscent of a purple flower, then Rose is described as a woman reminiscent of a red rose, as her name suggests.

Her beauty resembled the flower so much that when she stood in a field of roses, it was difficult to tell whether she was a human or a flower..Unfortunately, she caught the attention of Belial who made her life miserable and led her to death.

“Madam, look, it’s the Serenity family’s crest…!”

“We’re almost there. Calm down.”

We saw James, the personal butler of Belial. He informed his master about the arrival of Rose Fall, who was hidden behind the carriage’s curtain.

James was initially Bellial’s faithful supporter, but he will soon be disappointed by the sudden change in his master’s behaviour. Later on, he will realize that Rose is not fit to become the next mistress of the House of Serenity.

Which is why he told the original heroine that Belial’s ex-fiancee died in an accident. But the heroine felt something strange about it, that’s why she investigated the death of Rose and succeeded in destroying the powerful Duke Belial.

Belial hid his twisted personality and was considered to be the perfect bachelor in the social circles. Even the aristocrats and the Royal family looked up to him, that’s just how perfect his image is.

Who is the mistress? Of course the female lead who received the main character’s plot armor, who was meticulous as Belial. With just one clue from James, she manages to uncover the cause of Rose’s death and exposes the evidence to the public. The revelation which fully damages the name of the Serenity family.

When the heroine revealed that the Duke murdered his fiancée, Belial was severely criticized by the general public. Consequently, he became blacklisted from social gatherings.

In a way, the events that followed were a series of misfortunes. Rose, who couldn’t even lay a finger on Belial while she was alive, became the most lethal weapon that was used on him after she died.

As expected, the world inside the novel was only generous to the main character. That is when my expression became sentimental.

“I have no face to meet the Lord! He was the only person in the family who supported the young lady’s love!”

I looked at Mira with tired eyes, she wouldn’t stop crying. But if she continues to do so, she would definitely become exhausted.

“… By the way, what do you mean?….. About my father supporting our love…”

“Didn’t you know? The Madam and Young Master are opposed to your relationship with the Duke. But the Lord was different. He said he could tell how happy you both are with a single glance. At the time, the Young Master was furious and…!.”

– Huh!

Suddenly, the carriage rattled which made the windows open, as I struggled to close it back.

“What’s going on?”

The coachman shouted as he tried to calm down the startled horses.

“A man suddenly fell from the tree!”

“… From the tree?”

My eyes narrowed involuntarily. As the dust settled, a person suddenly appeared right in front of me. His face was barely visible due to the hood over his head, but I noticed a quiver placed behind his shoulder.

He is the only person who shoots arrows among the main characters in the original book. Speak of the devil. I clicked my tongue and went out of the carriage.

“Brother.”

‘Beryl Fall’, Rose Fall’s older brother and one of the main characters recruited to defeat Belial. As he took off his robe, his orange hair reminiscent of the sunset, shone brightly, but not in a vivid red color like Rose. The coachman was astonished.

“Young Master?”

The coachman immediately stood up and bowed his head.

“I’m sorry.”

“How dare I not recognize you!”

“Don’t apologize. It’s natural that you don’t recognize him.”

“My Lady…!”

Is it normal for a nobleman to just jump off a tree? Does he really want to be scolded again by our Mother? As I spoke in a sarcastic tone, Mira grabbed my arm as if telling me not to speak. But I continued to speak anyway, without hesitation.

“Why? Did I say something wrong? What kind of nobleman would jump off a tree?”

“That’s true, but….”

I hate to admit it, but I really love his curly hair that resembles a sheep’s wool. His hair wasn’t the only thing that stood out. I also admire his delicate jawline and green eyes. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the person in front of me is the embodiment of the spirit of fire that had descended. However,

“What are you doing out this late?”

The fact that he is my older brother was the main reason I didn’t fall in love with him. No matter how handsome he was, an older brother is still an older brother. Whenever people admire him for being so good looking, I want to contradict it. Because people didn’t know how utterly annoying he is.

I tiredly looked at Mira, and she immediately pulled out her pocket watch from her pouch and checked the time. The hour needle was now pointing at the number 6. It’s really late.

“It isn’t that late yet.”

But my brother didn’t move.

“You went out with that kid again.”

“…Then why are you here? Did you wait for me? Just like last time?”

“Why would I be waiting for someone like you? You’re so delusional, I was about to go home from my Archery practice in the forest, and I saw our carriage, that’s why I blocked it.”

Archery practice? I agreed to it right away, since Beryl plays a decisive role in punishing Belial to put him in a dead end. A sharpshooter like him, wouldn’t neglect practice. No matter how busy he is Beryl, never skipped his training.

“I keep telling you that I don’t like him.”

“… Why do you hate him so much?”

If I were to die, it would be understandable for him to hate him, but I’m still alive. I couldn’t understand why he just suddenly screamed at my face.

“Don’t you remember?! The first time he came to our house!”

“… When we first met?”

“Yes, that’s correct!”

I tried to recall my memory from back then. Around this time last year, Belial came to our house with a load of gifts in his arms, saying that he wanted to say hello to my parents. I already knew that I had a really good poker face. However, my parents couldn’t control their facial expressions at that time.

They knew that their daughter had a lover, but they didn’t expect him to be a great and influential person. My brother was the only one who was not awed by him. As soon as he met Belial he said:l

‘Well, young man, you still lack a lot.’

‘It’s alright. I am aware that I’m rather lacking.’

‘No, you’re a very precious person. First, I will teach you how to become a good match for my sister. Don’t come back until then.’

‘When will that be?’

‘A decade later?’

‘You seem to be against us.’

‘No. I’m just telling you this because I’m afraid that this child might cause trouble for the Duke. Even with dirt in my eyes, I would still be able to educate you properly. So please wait ten years.’

(PR/N They are Implying that even if they blind him he’ll be able to still teach him)

To say such a thing in front of the head of the Serenity family. I don’t know if I should call it brave or ignorant, but the fact that my brother is astonishingly stupid hasn’t changed. Though, Belial wasn’t easy either.

‘It breaks my heart to hear that you are against us. One moment please, my knights will soon bring the dirt.’

I tried to put some dirt in my brother’s eyes without changing my facial expression. In the end, my brother had to hide behind my back after losing face.

Maybe he deserves to hold a grudge. After all, he was humiliated in front of his parents. It’s not that I don’t quite understand my brother’s feelings either. However…

“What is this bouquet of flowers? You haven’t been proposed to, have you?”

He’s too extreme. My older brother got into the carriage, scanned the surroundings, and snatched the bouquet of roses. He shook the bouquet in his hands wildly.. Rose petals fluttered everywhere.

“Why don’t you wake up from that guy? Also, Mother said that she doesn’t want you to get married yet.”

“………”

“How can you be so unlucky? He only gave you a bouquet of flowers? That man thinks the world belongs to him. Why? Is it because he’s rich and handsome?”

Belial’s antics are way over the top, because for him the world is not enough and he wants to have the whole universe under his feet. That’s why \ took first place after receiving an overwhelming amount of votes for its popularity.The thought just crossed my mind.

“Go back to that child and tell him that next time, even if he puts stones in my eyes, we still won’t accept him.”

“… You don’t have to worry about that.”

My brother’s face brightened immediately.

“Why? Did you refuse? Yes, that’s good. It’s still too early for you to get married!”

Judging by his reaction, there is a high probability that my brother will play drums and lyre, like what Mira did before I threw a fastball at her.

“I was dumped.”

” My Lady…!”

Mira started to sniffle again. On the other hand, my older brother tilted his head to the side not understanding the situation.

“Tea? You said you were drinking black tea or herbal tea?”

(T/N the Hangul for this part is “차” as per korean dictionary this pertains for 2 diff meanings. The first one is ” Tea (차 1)” and the second is ” Car (차 2)” since our FL is a modern person she always uses the word “Car” to imply that she was dumped. That’s why her brother misheard it as Tea since it has the same Noun in hangul.)

Wow, that’s no fun. Then I said with a straight face.

“That’s not it, we said goodbye.”

“What? Goodbye?”

He nodded his head vigorously. As if saying, that’s cool. I finally got rid of the guy I didn’t like. I was still embarrassed because it turned out different from the original story, but on the other hand, I was relieved. At least I won’t be bothered by my brother anymore in the future.

“I’ll talk to our parents myself….”

Thud. Then the bouquet of flowers fell on the floor. My older brother stomped on the bunch of flowers with his booted feet and shouted at it.

“How dare you break up with my sister?!”

He made a fuss when we started dating and now he’s still making a fuss after we broke up. Was he also this much of a nutcase in the original novel? I’m really at a loss for words.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

“Rose Fall. My dear daughter.”

That night, an emergency meeting was held at the Fall family mansion.

Right now, I am considered to be the child of the family, but I’m still an adult.

Conscientiously, the expression “child” is not appropriate to use. Anyway, as an adult in this new country, I always get ready to sleep by 11 o’clock.

“You’re finally here.”

With Mira’s guidance, I entered the drawing room. The whole room was dark. There was only one candle on the table glimmering softly. I closed the door silently. Two soft sofas were placed in the middle of the room.

Seated on the left sofa were  Primrose Fall, Rose’s mother and the mistress of the Viscount Fall, and her husband and Charles Fall, the head of the Fall family. I asked, slightly as I walked down at the edge of my foot.

“Mother, what’s wrong?”

But no answer came. My mother was pensive as she looked at the burning candle, while Father was busy watching her.

My brother shook his head and smiled at the strange atmosphere. Seated at the sofa on the opposite side, he pounded on the seat next to him.

“Come here. If you sit down, the meeting will begin.”

“Ah.”

I quietly sat next to my brother. However, contrary to my brother’s words, the meeting did not begin.

My mother continued to stare at the candles and the flower petals. If the candle had been living and not inanimate, it would have died from fear. My mother’s eyes were terrifying.

(Rose’s POV)

My mother was the only one who had black hair and black eyes in our family. She was a wonderful Lady who always kept her hair tied up without leaving a single strand out.

How long are we going to wait? Then, my brother suddenly raised his hand and asked.

“Mother. I’m getting frustrated because it’s dark. Can I bring a few more candles?”

I immediately shook my head.

“No, Brother. It would only ruin the atmosphere.”

“But I feel stuffy. I need to see what I’m doing, whether I’m having a meeting or not.”

“I can’t see my brother’s face, so I feel more liberated.”

“This.”

As we were having a meaningless quarrel, my mother finally spoke.

“As expected of my daughter. You know it well.”

Ugh As my brother made a sound of pain, he immediately straightened his back. I also did the same. The opening of my mother’s mouth meant that the meeting had begun.

What the hell happened that led us to have this meeting? No. Actually, I can guess what the problem is.

“Rose.”

My mother’s black pearl-like eyes turned to me without a single flutter.

“Do you have anything to say to me?”

“………”

Hearing these words scare me, even before and after I possessed this body. Even if I did nothing wrong, just hearing these words makes me cringe and feel guilty. A thousand thoughts ran through my head, I nodded. As if pretending to be as obedient and meek as possible.

“Belial said goodbye to me.”

“Okay. I’ve already heard from Beryl earlier today.”

Seriously, that kid. I was going to tell them when the atmosphere in the house was suitable. As I glanced at the person beside me, Beryl, mouthed th “What?” I thought of hitting his mouth with my hand, but then again, I don’t want to be contaminated.

“What a man he is.”

My mother spread her fan, which was the same color as her hair.

“To break our expectations and say goodbye instead of proposing. Should I call this good luck or bad luck?”

“Of course, it’s a misfortune… Ouch!”

At my mother’s word’s, my brother attempted to get up and accidentally hit his knee on the table. My older brother leaned in a little, as if trying to keep his poker face on.

“Well, of course it’s misfortune.”

I couldn’t help but shudder at the sound of his voice. I clicked my tongue.

I can sympathize how painful that must have been. I’ve once hit my knee on a table while spacing out. That’s why I feel sorry for him. I think? My poor pathetic brother.

Though, it’s more fun thinking about how much that must’ve hurt. He’s on the verge of crying. I can see the tears in the corners of his eyes.

“Of course, if he had proposed to her, I would have been pissed off as well. But it’s a different matter when he’s the one who ended their relationship. I simply cannot let that go!”

“I’m the one who was dumped. Why are you making such a fuss about it?”

Despite my question, my brother continued to voice out his opinion.

“The one who should have led the breakup is Rose, not that boy!”

“Ah, son. The Duke of Serenity also had something…”

“Why do you always consider his situation? Don’t you think we should do something about this?!

“That’s not it…”

My father tried to cover up for Belial, but he failed. So  he just kept his mouth shut. This is a big deal since this little squirt keeps asserting his dominance over our father.

My brother put his hand on his chest.

“Mother! If you give me the knights right now, I will definitely kill him… !”

On the other hand, my mother managed to cut off my brother with just one phrase.

“Rather, it is you who will die.”

“Mother! “

This is the author’s fault. Why didn’t I notice these unique characters in the original story? When I first saw Primrose, I thought that it was my first time encountering such a character, it made me very confused. Telling somebody that they’re going to die is really bold. I looked at my mother with tired eyes.

“My dear, you won’t even be able to bite Belial.”

“Isn’t that a bit too harsh?!”

“What’s harsh about it? I’m just telling the truth.”

Argh. My brother got angry and hit his knee on the edge of the table once again. I sat there and looked at my brother, who’s holding his knee with moistened eyes. That’s what you get for betraying me. I’ll definitely tease you for the next ten years. Then, my mother gently waved the fan in a very elegant way.

“But I agree with you to some extent. The fact that my only daughter got dumped by him is just so upsetting.”

“… Are you going to give me a bottle and some medicine, mother?!”

(TN/N: It means that he is asking for some solution to the issue. In this context, he’s asking for some Knights to defeat Belial.)

“Shh. Baby, you have to listen to what other people have to say.”

My mother was definitely right from start to finish.  I nodded my head to agree with her statement. And then, my mother smiled and called my name.

“Rose, the pride of our family and the only rose in the world.”

My brother groaned.

“What rose? More like a pumpkin flower….”

(TN/N: Pumpkin flower is a figure of speech which means an Ugly woman.)

I stomped on my brother’s foot firmly. My brother then had to grab his other foot this time. Then my father immediately looked at my brother, with a warning gaze.

“This is really…!”

My brother looked at me, but I didn’t really care. I kept my gaze towards my mother. Suddenly, she made eye contact with me and asked.

“What did he say to you when he asked you to break-up?”

What did he say? I shrugged.

“I didn’t get any answers.”

I was so surprised to receive a breakup notice from the certified obsessive man of this story, that’s why I didn’t notice it until now. Mother then covered her mouth with a fan.

“Then it means that the zealot unilaterally revealed his position and ran away.”

“It’s kind of like that.”

A small laugh rang out, after I agreed with her.

“It’s so funny even when I say it. That the Duke of Serenity, who was never afraid to face hundreds of thousands of troops, is running away because of my daughter.”

“……….”

“Did you not realize that the Duke of Serenity is weak against you?”

What’s the point of him being weak to me? Since I’ve already been dumped, the original story will get twisted. If I don’t die, then the heroine won’t be able to defeat Belial later on..

I just realized the situation that I’m in again. What kind of life should I lead now??

Should I just live my life, while comforting myself that there’s no fine dust in this world?

Then suddenly, my mother grabbed my shoulder.

“I’ll give you a carriage. Go and see him tomorrow.”

My eyes widened.

“What?”

“Well it’s not polite of him to just say what he wants and then leave right away. That’s considered very disrespectful to anyone, even if you ask other people. That’s why you need to visit him and tell him your side as well.”

“Even if you say that…”

I hesitated and my words trailed off What if I go to his mansion tomorrow and hold on to the hem of his robe? Though, it seems that Belial has already made up his mind to break up with me. There is nothing worse than clinging on to a lover who already has his mind made up.

However, if I go and visit him tomorrow to pour out everything that I wanted to say, Belial definitely won’t sit still.

“Rose?”

Before I met him, Belial was known as a madman who would punish anyone that disobeyed him. It’s not like my mother hates him for no reason, that’s why I’m now questioning her motives. Aside from that Belial is acting like a harmless golden retriever… What happened to his true nature?

And if I did what she asked me to do, I would definitely be killed, with a swing of his sword.

Then that will be the end of my boring life, just like what I wish for. I nodded my head resolutely.

“Okay. I’ll go.”

After I gave my answer, my brother immediately stood up.

“Mom! Why are you sending her?! Wouldn’t it be better to send me instead?! I’ll make sure to make him regret it!”

But this time Mother was relentless.

“How many times do I have to tell you that your head will definitely be cut off? Let Rose do it herself.”

“I don’t think she can do it…?! Then, let me go with her and I’ll just sit inside the carriage and be a lookout.!”

“Beryl.”

“I will never allow it! Even if you throw dust in my eyes!”

(TN/N: Throw dust in (one’s) eyes is an idiom that means to mislead or deceive someone by introducing distracting thoughts.)

Then, I asked the maid who came into the room to change the candle.

“Bring me one flowerpot here.”

“Have you been tainted by that child too?!”

My brother screamed back and forth inside the room.

“You really are just deceiving me! I won’t allow you to go there!”

… What the hell are you going to do about it? I covered my ears and took a deep breath.

“I know that you can do well, brother. But please, trust me this time.”

My brother’s spirit calmed down, but his face was more serious now more than ever.

“You…”

“I will just finalize our breakup and leave. You don’t have to worry so much.”

My mother also followed suit.

“Rose is also a decent adult. I’m sure she can do that much.”

I nodded my head with a blank face.

“I have never been happy once ever since I met you, so let’s not meet ever again. That’s what I’ll say to him.”

“Okay, that’s fine, my daughter.”

“….. Well, if that’s the case then, I can’t help if you say it like that. Then good luck for tomorrow then.”

That’s cruel…! My father shuddered as he got caught up between us.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(Rose’s POV)

Sometimes I wonder if it’s okay to continue living like this?

I fall asleep at night and wake up during the day without anyone telling me to do so. At mealtime, I eat the food on the table. Afterwards, take a bath and get dressed up before I go out. After I finish my work for the day, I just lie in bed and read books.

It is something that everyone naturally does if they are born as human beings. But after a while, these normal things start to feel kind of boring. That’s how I feel right now.

“My Lady, shall we start dressing up?”

I don’t feel anything when I see the people that I live with. It’s just ‘Oh, this is my friend’ and ‘Oh, this is my family’. If the other person knew how I felt, he or she would be upset, but I just couldn’t help it.

It wasn’t that I didn’t try hard. I try to be happy when people are happy and get angry when they are angry. It was a spur of the moment. After that moment, the world felt achromatic again.

“What kind of dress would you like to wear for today?”

I don’t want to think about anything. I don’t want to say anything. I don’t want to do anything. I just stared blankly in front of the mirror. Mira, who was combing my hair, made a worried sound.

“You’re at it again. Please forgive me for being rude.”

Mira put down the comb and grabbed my shoulder firmly. As she shook me violently without a care.

“My Lady!”

My neatly combed hair fluttered to and fro. Wow, it’s like being on a ride. This is kinda fun, so I ordered..

“Shake me a little harder.”

“Lady!!!”

What do people live for? What’s the reason why people should keep on living? I’m so bored of living that I’m going crazy. Mira then grabbed my forehead as she looked at my disheveled hair.

“I really like you, but I don’t understand why you’re being like this.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No, you don’t have to apologize….”

Mira shrugged and pointed her finger towards the dressing room.

“Please choose a dress to wear, My Lady.”

Even though I’m not a big fan of shopping, the dressing room was full of all kinds of dresses and accessories. I asked her while standing in front of the dressing room.

“What day is it today?”

“It’s the 7th.”

I nodded and counted the dresses on the hanger one by one. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven….

I skipped past the seventh dress and chose the eighth dress.