Do you ever wake up one day and find yourself sitting on a pile of debt?

Have you ever spent your fresh twenties just working to pay off that debt? I have.

I died in an instant to pay off all my debts and live a new life, and after I died, I possessed a villain in a novel.

Furthermore, I might look pitiful like that. But it was simply bad luck.

However…

Unexpected Mission

‘Anastasia Solen’s weakness is being hot!

Spray her with her hot water!’

Accept/Reject

Every time a translucent window opened which was only visible to me, I felt sorry for myself.

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My death was in vain.

When my debt of ten years was finally settled, I called my parents.

While on the phone talking, they were pouring out all kinds of swear words.

I was so distracted by the sound of my phone that I was hit by a car without even knowing it was coming in my direction.

I felt the sensation of a broken body and slowed breathing.

At the end of my blurred vision, I could see.

I’m dead.

But somehow, that wasn’t the end.

The darkened view suddenly brightened, and I felt as if someone were pulling me out of the water.

‘What?’

Before I could figure out the situation, my palm hit something.

“Ahh!”

“Oh, my hand!”

The feeling of my body breaking disappeared, and only a sharp pain remained in my hands.

I grabbed my palm right away. It throbbed as if I had been whipped.

What the hell!

Someone fell in front of me like that.

I was speechless to the point that I fell down after my palm had hit the person.

‘People would think I hit you!’

I closed my mouth when I saw the colour of the fallen person’s hair.

It was silver hair that’s only seen in movies, and in addition, her clothes were not considered normal.

‘Wait, come to think of it, why am I here?’

I was hit by a car just a few seconds ago. Where the hell am I…?

“Lady Blair, what are you doing?”

A low and serious voice was heard during my confusion.

As I turned my head, I saw a blonde man and a man in a formal uniform.

‘Wow… crazy. His eyes are red.’

His natural red coloured eyes that didn’t look like a contact lens made me speechless again.

The man approached the fallen girl at once.

“Anastasia, are you alright?”

“I’m all right, sir. Never mind.”

Anastasia? Sir?

A word that was out of the blue and somewhat familiar.

I knew without looking in the mirror that I had a stupid look on my face.

What the hell is this? Is it a dream?

Nothing could explain this situation except a dream.

Then the man that was addressed as ‘sir’ looked back at me with cold, dull, dark red eyes.

It’s been several years of my social life being thrown around here and there. It was not difficult to find out that the man’s eyes resembled a person who looked at me like an insect.

I see. That man hates me.

‘No, why are you here? Who are you?’

The man opened his mouth

“I won’t say too much. Stop making a fuss and go back.”

Thanks to the man who said it was my fault, I was filled with resentment.

No… she slapped my palm!

I knew it was rude to say this at the beginning, but I looked at the woman nervously because of my resentment, but it disappeared like snow when I saw the girl’s red cheeks that were about to burst.

‘Why… Why is that woman’s face so swollen?’

My throbbing palms, the fallen woman, and her puffy cheeks.

Piecing them together could be interpreted in two ways.

My own palm slapped that woman’s cheek.

Or…that woman… was beaten or…

A shock came as if someone had hit the back of my head.

‘To hit a woman in the first place…!’

It was truly shocking. Finally, my legs began to shake.

What should I do? Foremost, I need to apologize…

“There…”

“Lady Blair.”

But before my apology could even come out, the blonde man intervened.

“Can’t you hear me? Go back.”

Unlike a while ago, this time it sounded like a threat as if he was going to do something if I didn’t go back.

Naturally, I was terrified of him, so I turned around and walked away.

A large and colourful garden opened up for the first time. Thanks to that, I couldn’t understand this situation any better.

Where am I, and who are they? I must have fallen on the road, so why am I here?

Even as I took steps, my toes and heels hurt. As soon as I looked down unintentionally, my face crumpled.

It was because I could see my body wearing a fancy dress and uncomfortable heels.

I looked at my unusually stiff-looking hand, and touched my face with that hand. Plus my hair.

Then there were things that flashed through my head like lightning.

Anastasia. Your Excellency. Lady Blair.

After a few reflections, I realized that those were not the first words I had ever heard. That…

It was like something I’ve heard or seen in a novel I once read.

“Ah, maybe.”

While muttering nonsense, I gently pulled the hair behind my back. I didn’t have black hair. It was a light coral that reflected in the sun and looked exceptionally splendid.

A colour that others call coral.

At that moment, whether the strength in my legs was gone or I was unaccustomed to the shoes, I fell over.

I heard some shouting from behind, but that didn’t matter now. As if I had fallen, I jumped up and grabbed the hem of my long skirt and walked back at a quick pace.

I saw a woman and a man with surprised eyes. If I’m not wrong, those two…

As soon as I approached them both, I opened my mouth without holding my breath.

“Anastasia? Anastasia Solen?”

“Ye-yes?”

“And you, Aiden Burwars?”

“…Burwars.”

“Oh my God!”

As soon as I heard the man’s answer, I screamed and jumped.

Because…

A situation that could only be seen in a novel has happened to me!

The most important thing is that I’m possessed by a novel!

Since they kept calling me Lady Blair, I think I possessed a villain called the great madwoman of the kingdom of Maconia…

I don’t care! I’m going to have to get along with the heroine from now on.

Can’t I stay?

The heroine is none other than Anastasia Solen, who is now in front of me. Reflecting on that, I stopped spinning and looked at her.

She was as beautiful as described in the novel, even though her hair was slightly tangled since she was spinning with me.

Especially her clear golden eyes.

She looked at me with a confused look.

No, no.

My heart was strangely full. A feeling of excitement

I couldn’t help but hug her. I could feel Anastasia’s stiff body in my arms.

Normally, she would have left right away, but I hope she would let it slide today.

‘I heard that luck comes after a lot of hard work.’

But then I didn’t know. It wasn’t just a happy thing to possess a villain.

It was the next day when I found out why Blair had behaved so badly that she was called the most insane woman of all time.

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A soft touch that rubs against my skin, this softness that I’ve never experienced before, and the refreshing scent which doesn’t have that damp smell.

Oh, it’s so nice, so good that my brain is about to melt.

It was enough for me to happily accept the fact that I would need to wake up soon , since it’s morning already. But for a moment an odd question ran through my head.

‘How come there is a bed in my house?’

As soon as the thought kicked in, I immediately opened my eyes and got up with a soft bounce.

‘This is…’

A room larger than my studio, a spacious bed in the middle, a splendid chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and other colorful furniture.

The room looks kind of familiar, but no matter how much I look at it, this was not my room, and then the events of yesterday came into my mind like a dream.

Meeting Anastasia and jumping around together.

After that, I barely met the butler of the mansion and returned home.

‘Oh right. Yesterday I was transmigrated inside a novel.’

As I blankly looked around the room I muttered lightly.

Soon, I finally relaxed my body and lay down on the bed which seemed like I would not fall even if I rolled three times.

‘Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve had a relaxing morning.’

There has never been a time that I could relax in the morning due to my piling debt. Even if I was very sleepy, I needed to get up and go to work at the alarm which rang in my ears.

But now I don’t have to.

Why?

Because I’m now possessed inside a novel!

I cheered quietly and threw a pillow into the air. It fell right away and hit me in the face, but I didn’t care.

Actually, I can’t remember the title of the novel. There were too many novels that I’ve read before, and I was not the type to remember the titles of each one.

Not only that, I don’t remember the content of the story . I was always reading it before going to bed and it was blurry like a dream, probably because I always fell asleep.

What I can only remember is that the female lead’s name is Anastasia and that there are a lot of male lead candidates in this novel.

And that Renée Blair, whom I possessed, is an indescribably old character.

‘Renee Blair.’

The female opponent with all kinds of negative modifiers/ attributes, such as the best asshole in the Konia Kingdom, a rare crazy bitch,who viciously harassed anyone, whether it was the heroine, the Duke, or my brother.

If she doesn’t like something, the original Renee would immediately slap that person off, and it’s a basic thing to always say swear words. And if she goes to a place with a lot of people like a banquet, she would always make a scene….

‘As expected this character is really out of her mind.’

Renee Blair, who is a crazy woman, dies in vain one day in a banquet hall.

“What was the cause of death again?”

‘Did she slap someone on the cheek?’

I can’t remember who she hit because she had hit so many people.

Anyways, her fate is nothing other than death, so I desperately need to change it as long as I possess the body of Renee Blair, or I will always have to be wary of the death that will come in the future.

But I can’t do that.

‘Considering the future death felt trivial,as Renée Blair is one of the most wealthy people in the Konia Kingdom!”

To the extent that, whatever she does, nobody can stop her, because she has a crazy hefty amount of money, so even if she goes crazy, no one can touch her.

Even the King of Konia kept a close eye on Renée Blair, because of her fortune.

I can’t believe it! I really have a lot of money. Just imagining it makes me so excited that my head stands out.

In my previous life, I had to suffer a lot because of debt, but this life has a great fortune. God must have taken a pity on me.

“Then, what am I going to do from now on?”

I let out a sigh and fell into happy thoughts. The first thing that I needed to do right now was to stop being vicious.

Stop beating the maid, and stop attending a banquet that I’m not invited to.

And….

While I was making those plans, I suddenly remembered Anastasia whom I met yesterday.

Shiny long silver hair that was dazzling in the sun, and golden eyes that looked like they were covered with honey.

A quiet, cautious attitude and a face that looked even more pitiful because of her swollen cheeks.

The female lead, Anastasia, was strangely affectionate and my most favorite character.

‘That’s why I wanted to be close to Anastasia no matter what…’

Even if I couldn’t get close to her, all I wanted was for her to see me in a different light, not as a vicious villain.

“Then…”

Okay, then I’ll stop being a villain right away.

‘If I’ll become nice to everyone, who knows? Maybe one of the male lead candidates would recognize this common villain, once I change my personality.’

It was that time, while I was hitting on one of the pillows by myself.

A quiet, brief knock was heard.

I jumped out of bed and looked at the large door.

It was morning and the maid seemed to have finally arrived. For a short time, I pondered whether to use polite words to change their impression of me or not, and in the end I chose the latter.

“Hmmmm, come in!”

I was a little nervous. As soon as I decided to stop being a villain, and now I am going to meet someone who knows Renee Blair.

Soon after, the door rattled open and a maid came in. It was a young lady with black hair neatly tied up.

As if determined not to show her face, she stood in front of me with her head bowed and gaited/ trod.

‘Well, what?’

As I was contemplating on how to approach her, I noticed that the girl was shaking. It was a sight that one could predict what Renée Blair was to her.

‘No matter how good I am, my bad impression won’t change that easily.’

At that moment, the sound of a big chime kept ringing and a long beep sound echoed faintly from outside. It sounded like a bell.

At that moment, I simply disregarded that ringing sound and went to look back at the maid in front of me.

Ping.

Today’s Mission

‘Let’s slap the servant girl on the cheek.’

Accept / Reject

An insane translucent window appeared right in front of my face.

‘What the hell is this?’

I completely forgot that I was about to speak to the maid who came in, and stared blankly at the translucent window in front of me.

It was written in strange characters, but I could read it without much difficulty, no, as if it were my native language.

‘The maid’s cheek… Wait, does it mean that I need to slap it?’

Even if I rubbed my eyes or blinked multiple times, the translucent window wouldn’t disappear. As I glanced through it, I noticed the maid still bowed her head and wouldn’t move at all.

I couldn’t help it, I should ask her about it.

I coughed to get her attention.

“Ahem!”

A husky sound rang out from my throat, something that would only come from someone who had smoked cigarettes for decades.

‘Oh my, that’s so embarrassing… !’

Still, I need to get the child’s attention so that she can raise her head….

But the maid is really determined not to raise her head. As I tried to look down to see what might be interesting on the floor.

“Gasp!”

In the end, I think I raised my head too much as if I was going to vomit blood, but it didn’t matter, since I finally managed to get the maid’s attention.

Immediately, I pointed to the translucent window floating in the air as if asking what this was.

But no matter how much I pointed, the maid alternated between the tip of my pointing finger and my face with trembling eyes.

I narrowed my eyebrows wondering if this window could only be seen by me.

Then the maid made a shocked face.

Bang!

She suddenly knelt out of nowhere as if someone had pushed her from behind. It wasn’t just that, she didn’t stop there, but she also banged her head on the floor.

I was so surprised that I couldn’t say anything and just looked at her, and a trembling voice came out of the maid’s lips.

“Sorry, I’m really sorry. Miss! I was not good enough to understand what you’re trying to say! Please forgive me!”

I felt so embarrassed about what happened, I vaguely looked at her and hurriedly got up from the bed. As I grabbed the maid’s arm and pulled her up.

“What are you asking for forgiveness for? Get up now! Please stop what you’re doing, come on!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry. Miss! Please calm down please…”

“I’m not angry! It’s okay, just get up!”

“I’m sorry, miss! Please calm down…”

“I don’t know what you’re saying, I’m not even angry!”

She kept repeating the same thing like a parrot, so I shouted out in frustration. The maid then flinched and began to stop her crazy actions little by little.

That’s when I realized that I became angry as well.

But, what did she mean that I’m angry? But no matter what I said she still trembled and she completely laid flat on the floor.

Let’s calm down.

My heart feels so stuffy as if I ate something that blocked my airway.

It would really be impossible to change my reputation just by shouting and raging like this.

So I tried to calm myself down and smiled affectionately, as if I hadn’t shouted at all. But before I can do that the maid immediately covers her face with both her hands.

It looked like she was crying without fail, so I had no choice but to stare at her without saying anything.

Soothing a crying person is always difficult.

“Miss, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I cried.”

Hearing the maid’s sudden apology, my frustrated heart became more clogged.

“No… Why are you crying…? Because you’re scared of me?”

Changing the impression of the people around me seemed a very difficult task to achieve. So I sighed and asked her directly, but unexpectedly, the maid lowered her hands and shook her head from side to side.

“Then why are you crying?”

“… It’s that.. That..”

“What is it?”

The woman wiggled her hands and looked at me, barely answering.

“As I thought about it… My lady… As soon as you woke up, you didn’t hit me… It was the first time that it happened…”

“…….”

“It’s just I couldn’t believe it…”

As I watched her mumble carefully in a sobbing voice, I realized something.

Ah.

‘There’s really a long way to go…’

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A soft touch that rubs against my skin, this softness that I’ve never experienced before, and the refreshing scent which doesn’t have that damp smell.

Oh, it’s so nice, so good that my brain is about to melt.

It was enough for me to happily accept the fact that I would need to wake up soon , since it’s morning already. But for a moment an odd question ran through my head.

‘How come there is a bed in my house?’

As soon as the thought kicked in, I immediately opened my eyes and got up with a soft bounce.

‘This is…’

A room larger than my studio, a spacious bed in the middle, a splendid chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and other colorful furniture.

The room looks kind of familiar, but no matter how much I look at it, this was not my room, and then the events of yesterday came into my mind like a dream.

Meeting Anastasia and jumping around together.

After that, I barely met the butler of the mansion and returned home.

‘Oh right. Yesterday I was transmigrated inside a novel.’

As I blankly looked around the room I muttered lightly.

Soon, I finally relaxed my body and lay down on the bed which seemed like I would not fall even if I rolled three times.

‘Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve had a relaxing morning.’

There has never been a time that I could relax in the morning due to my piling debt. Even if I was very sleepy, I needed to get up and go to work at the alarm which rang in my ears.

But now I don’t have to.

Why?

Because I’m now possessed inside a novel!

I cheered quietly and threw a pillow into the air. It fell right away and hit me in the face, but I didn’t care.

Actually, I can’t remember the title of the novel. There were too many novels that I’ve read before, and I was not the type to remember the titles of each one.

Not only that, I don’t remember the content of the story . I was always reading it before going to bed and it was blurry like a dream, probably because I always fell asleep.

What I can only remember is that the female lead’s name is Anastasia and that there are a lot of male lead candidates in this novel.

And that Renée Blair, whom I possessed, is an indescribably old character.

‘Renee Blair.’

The female opponent with all kinds of negative modifiers/ attributes, such as the best asshole in the Konia Kingdom, a rare crazy bitch,who viciously harassed anyone, whether it was the heroine, the Duke, or my brother.

If she doesn’t like something, the original Renee would immediately slap that person off, and it’s a basic thing to always say swear words. And if she goes to a place with a lot of people like a banquet, she would always make a scene….

‘As expected this character is really out of her mind.’

Renee Blair, who is a crazy woman, dies in vain one day in a banquet hall.

“What was the cause of death again?”

‘Did she slap someone on the cheek?’

I can’t remember who she hit because she had hit so many people.

Anyways, her fate is nothing other than death, so I desperately need to change it as long as I possess the body of Renee Blair, or I will always have to be wary of the death that will come in the future.

But I can’t do that.

‘Considering the future death felt trivial,as Renée Blair is one of the most wealthy people in the Konia Kingdom!”

To the extent that, whatever she does, nobody can stop her, because she has a crazy hefty amount of money, so even if she goes crazy, no one can touch her.

Even the King of Konia kept a close eye on Renée Blair, because of her fortune.

I can’t believe it! I really have a lot of money. Just imagining it makes me so excited that my head stands out.

In my previous life, I had to suffer a lot because of debt, but this life has a great fortune. God must have taken a pity on me.

“Then, what am I going to do from now on?”

I let out a sigh and fell into happy thoughts. The first thing that I needed to do right now was to stop being vicious.

Stop beating the maid, and stop attending a banquet that I’m not invited to.

And….

While I was making those plans, I suddenly remembered Anastasia whom I met yesterday.

Shiny long silver hair that was dazzling in the sun, and golden eyes that looked like they were covered with honey.

A quiet, cautious attitude and a face that looked even more pitiful because of her swollen cheeks.

The female lead, Anastasia, was strangely affectionate and my most favorite character.

‘That’s why I wanted to be close to Anastasia no matter what…’

Even if I couldn’t get close to her, all I wanted was for her to see me in a different light, not as a vicious villain.

“Then…”

Okay, then I’ll stop being a villain right away.

‘If I’ll become nice to everyone, who knows? Maybe one of the male lead candidates would recognize this common villain, once I change my personality.’

It was that time, while I was hitting on one of the pillows by myself.

A quiet, brief knock was heard.

I jumped out of bed and looked at the large door.

It was morning and the maid seemed to have finally arrived. For a short time, I pondered whether to use polite words to change their impression of me or not, and in the end I chose the latter.

“Hmmmm, come in!”

I was a little nervous. As soon as I decided to stop being a villain, and now I am going to meet someone who knows Renee Blair.

Soon after, the door rattled open and a maid came in. It was a young lady with black hair neatly tied up.

As if determined not to show her face, she stood in front of me with her head bowed and gaited/ trod.

‘Well, what?’

As I was contemplating on how to approach her, I noticed that the girl was shaking. It was a sight that one could predict what Renée Blair was to her.

‘No matter how good I am, my bad impression won’t change that easily.’

At that moment, the sound of a big chime kept ringing and a long beep sound echoed faintly from outside. It sounded like a bell.

At that moment, I simply disregarded that ringing sound and went to look back at the maid in front of me.

Ping.

Today’s Mission

‘Let’s slap the servant girl on the cheek.’

Accept / Reject

An insane translucent window appeared right in front of my face.

‘What the hell is this?’

I completely forgot that I was about to speak to the maid who came in, and stared blankly at the translucent window in front of me.

It was written in strange characters, but I could read it without much difficulty, no, as if it were my native language.

‘The maid’s cheek… Wait, does it mean that I need to slap it?’

Even if I rubbed my eyes or blinked multiple times, the translucent window wouldn’t disappear. As I glanced through it, I noticed the maid still bowed her head and wouldn’t move at all.

I couldn’t help it, I should ask her about it.

I coughed to get her attention.

“Ahem!”

A husky sound rang out from my throat, something that would only come from someone who had smoked cigarettes for decades.

‘Oh my, that’s so embarrassing… !’

Still, I need to get the child’s attention so that she can raise her head….

But the maid is really determined not to raise her head. As I tried to look down to see what might be interesting on the floor.

“Gasp!”

In the end, I think I raised my head too much as if I was going to vomit blood, but it didn’t matter, since I finally managed to get the maid’s attention.

Immediately, I pointed to the translucent window floating in the air as if asking what this was.

But no matter how much I pointed, the maid alternated between the tip of my pointing finger and my face with trembling eyes.

I narrowed my eyebrows wondering if this window could only be seen by me.

Then the maid made a shocked face.

Bang!

She suddenly knelt out of nowhere as if someone had pushed her from behind. It wasn’t just that, she didn’t stop there, but she also banged her head on the floor.

I was so surprised that I couldn’t say anything and just looked at her, and a trembling voice came out of the maid’s lips.

“Sorry, I’m really sorry. Miss! I was not good enough to understand what you’re trying to say! Please forgive me!”

I felt so embarrassed about what happened, I vaguely looked at her and hurriedly got up from the bed. As I grabbed the maid’s arm and pulled her up.

“What are you asking for forgiveness for? Get up now! Please stop what you’re doing, come on!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry. Miss! Please calm down please…”

“I’m not angry! It’s okay, just get up!”

“I’m sorry, miss! Please calm down…”

“I don’t know what you’re saying, I’m not even angry!”

She kept repeating the same thing like a parrot, so I shouted out in frustration. The maid then flinched and began to stop her crazy actions little by little.

That’s when I realized that I became angry as well.

But, what did she mean that I’m angry? But no matter what I said she still trembled and she completely laid flat on the floor.

Let’s calm down.

My heart feels so stuffy as if I ate something that blocked my airway.

It would really be impossible to change my reputation just by shouting and raging like this.

So I tried to calm myself down and smiled affectionately, as if I hadn’t shouted at all. But before I can do that the maid immediately covers her face with both her hands.

It looked like she was crying without fail, so I had no choice but to stare at her without saying anything.

Soothing a crying person is always difficult.

“Miss, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I cried.”

Hearing the maid’s sudden apology, my frustrated heart became more clogged.

“No… Why are you crying…? Because you’re scared of me?”

Changing the impression of the people around me seemed a very difficult task to achieve. So I sighed and asked her directly, but unexpectedly, the maid lowered her hands and shook her head from side to side.

“Then why are you crying?”

“… It’s that.. That..”

“What is it?”

The woman wiggled her hands and looked at me, barely answering.

“As I thought about it… My lady… As soon as you woke up, you didn’t hit me… It was the first time that it happened…”

“…….”

“It’s just I couldn’t believe it…”

As I watched her mumble carefully in a sobbing voice, I realized something.

Ah.

‘There’s really a long way to go…’

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(Renée’s POV)

‘This….. I really need to do something about this.’

The maid cried as if she was moved that she didn’t receive a beating from me.

I feel really sorry for her, but….

‘This is my chance.’

This is the perfect opportunity for me to change their bad perception of Renée Blair that has built up over the years.

‘If I comfort her well, wouldn’t she assume that I’ve become a nice person?’

I’m a bit worried.

Still, I took advantage of the situation and comforted her gently while the maid cried in an awkward manner.

And then…

Everything went smoothly after that.

The maid, who felt that I’ve become kinder and gentler than my usual self, generously helped me prepare my morning routine.

Renée Blair is definitely evil. How could she torment such an innocent person?

Anyway, there’s still hope. All I did was pretend to comfort the maid with a gentle hug, and that brought her guard down. It’s just a matter of time before I’d be able to get along well with everybody else.

However….

As I glanced up into the air, I rolled my eyes.

Today’s Mission

‘Hit the servant girl on the cheek.’

Accept / Reject

I stared at the translucent window with anxious eyes and sat down on the bed.

I sent out the maid a long time ago, so I was all alone in this spacious bedroom.

Thanks to this, I carefully reached for the translucent without having to worry about someone seeing me and thinking that I was acting strange.

Soon after, I felt something cold on my fingertips.

“Oh My God.”

To my surprise, I was able to touch the translucent window shaped like a rectangle that was floating in the air.

It’s cool to the touch like glass. I unwittingly rubbed the surface.

The translucent window is undoubtedly real.

‘It seems that I’m the only one who can see and touch it.’

The maid passed through this translucent window before, and I was certain that it was invisible to her.

But, how come it’s only visible to me?

“Wait, it can’t be?”

Is it possible that this is the reason for Renée Blair’s vicious behaviour?

The window literally said the word ‘Mission’ on it.

What if this unknown thing is what caused Renée Blair to commit evil deeds? Does this mean that I need to continue her act to accomplish the mission written on this window?

‘Hmm…. No, I think I can choose not to do this. There’s a ‘Reject’ button, after all.

Since there’s no way to ignore it, then maybe I’ll just reject it. It’s not like I took pleasure in tormenting other people.

‘And most of all, there is no guarantee that this task window even existed before I possessed Renée’s body… And nothing was mentioned about this in the original story, right?

I brushed off my endless worry and slowly raised my hand.

I’m not sure what will happen, but my decision will not change. I knew that the only way for me to make this window disappear is for me to choose to either Accept or Reject.

The words in ‘Today’s Mission’ implied that this would be a daily task. That means it’s not only invisible to others but troublesome as well. But…

When I clicked ‘Reject’ in a tense state, the task window immediately disappeared.

“Uh-huh, good thing it’s gone. If it keeps popping in front of me while I’m walking it would bother me a lot. I might even collapse from nervousness.”

A sense of relief came rushing in. But this was not the time to dwell. I need to appease and be kind to everyone as soon as possible to change my stereotypical villain persona.

While thinking of going back to square one and pondering on what to do next, I heard something beside my ear.

Ting. Ting.

It was the same sound that I heard earlier.

I kind of knew it at the back of my head. For some reason it made my spine shiver.

Please please please, I hope that I’m just hallucinating. I really hope it’s not what I think it is!

I cried out desperately inside my head, and then I took a deep breath, then slightly turned my neck and looked into the air.

Second Mission Of The Day

‘Reden Blair is out of the house! Tear off the garden’s document file inside the Oval Office.

Let’s go.’

Accept / Reject

Aaaah, why is it popping up again?

I’ve barely recovered from the dizziness I felt from turning my head. Once again, I slowly stretched out my hand to touch the task window.

And what did it say? Second mission? I’m reluctant to trust that my eyes are correct in seeing these new words on the task window right now.

“Does it mean that it won’t disappear until I accept a mission…?”

I felt goosebumps from the thoughtless words that I just said. I came to my senses and read the task written on the window. There’s a name specified in the instructions.

Reden Blair.

Unless my memory is wrong, Reden Blair is Renée Blair’s older brother.

‘And one of the male lead candidates…’

I still struggle to remember the entirety of the contents of the novel. I shook my head, frowned, and finally looked at the task window with utter vigilance as if I was about to encounter possible danger.

One thing is for sure. All the missions would definitely be something horrible.

‘Then that means all of the evil things Renée Blair did was because of these unknown missions?’

First of all, I had no intention of going to Reden Blair’s office and doing such nonsensical things. Without having to think twice, I pressed the rejection button. And the window disappeared without a trace, once again.

I continued to stare into the nothingness without pulling off my hand that had recently pressed the reject button.

I prepared my posture in case the task window popped out again. Once it shows up, I’ll immediately press the reject button with no hesitation, without even reading its contents.

As expected, there was another ringing sound as if I was going to have a neurosis soon, so I immediately stretched out my finger.

However, things were different from before.

The Last Mission

‘Are you sure that you want to say no?’

Yes / No

Instead of disappearing, a new window popped up immediately after I pressed the last task window without reading. Moreover, the statement in this window feels a bit ominous.

‘Wait , what? Why is this coming up again?’

I felt sick all of a sudden. I was afraid because it sounded like a warning that something would happen if I refused for the third time.

However, this might be an absolute clarification that the mission was an evil task and meant to scare me.

Again, without hesitation, I clicked ‘Yes’ to the last option.

The window completely disappeared.

“Finally!”

I could finally stretch my body with a light heart. I jumped out of bed and started humming without realizing it. Maybe because I felt relieved.

‘When am I going to see Anastasia? Should I go and look for her today?’

While I had such a carefree thought.

Ting. Ting.

I heard the same notification sound penetrate into my ears once again. My body immediately hardened involuntarily.

‘Wait, I thought that would be the last mission? What is it this time?’

When I looked into the air, I was greeted by the same task window that I’d become accustomed to after seeing it a few times.

However there is a difference…. It’s a little bit bigger and a bit redder than the usual pink window. And it’s giving me a warning.

I sensed that something was odd, so I read the text slowly with trembling eyes.

You Will Be Given A Penalty For Rejecting All Of Today’s Missions

– Penalty: Fever-

– Time: One week (6 days 23 hours 59 minutes)-

– Missions do not occur while receiving a penalty-

“…….What? Penalty?”

Just as I was rereading the same thing over and over like an idiot, a sudden headache hit my head.

It wasn’t just that.

My skin got hot and my body trembled as if I was getting a fever all over. And suddenly it was cold.

“What’s wrong with me all of a sudden?”

I grinded my teeth while I muttered and looked down at my trembling hands. And my hands were shaking mercilessly.

‘Ugh! Why is this happening? What’s wrong with me? Am I really getting a penalty?’

As if everything just stopped functioning, the thoughts that were running through my mind became dull. Blood rushed through my head, and it felt like my eyes were about to pop out. Even my bones were throbbing as if I had been beaten up.

“It hurts…”

My vision was distorted as if it were being sucked into one place like a tornado. I suddenly became sad because I didn’t know where it all started.

At that moment, I leaned over and collapsed helplessly on the bed. A red task window was glimmering in my sight.

‘This is why I’m sick.’

I tried to reach out for the task window without thinking about what to do next, but I couldn’t move even the slightest bit.

I just realized how funny this situation is. I felt like I was hit and run over by an unknown ruler of this novel.

“It’s a relief that I have a bed, though.”

Because if it wasn’t for the bed, I would have collapsed on the floor.

At the end of my mumbling, I passed out.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(3rd PERSON POV)

Anastasia Solen.

Unlike usual, she was lost in her thoughts wearing a serious expression while doing her work inside the royal palace.

The hand that was holding a pen towards the paper didn’t move an inch. At first glance, she appeared to be enthralled by something. No, right now, she’s definitely stunned.

However, the look that she had right now was like a work of art.

And there’s someone who was looking at her picturesque posture.

It was Aiden Burwars, her colleague sitting at the other desk. He was staring at her for a bit and then affixed his gaze back on the documents.

As he started talking.

“Ana, your hands aren’t moving. ”

“You just saw me move right now.”

He was startled by her statement.

Aiden clicked his tongue and pushed the completed documents aside. He looked at her again.

Despite his remarks, Anastasia still had a distracted expression on her face.

Her golden eyes that were out of focus seemed a bit strange. She had been that way for a while, which is why he’s been blatantly worried about her.

“What are you so worried about that you’ve looked so troubled all day?”

“Don’t worry, we can get this all done by the end of today.”

“That’s not what I meant. What are you so worried about?”

The way he spoke to her just now was very unusual. He was always hesitant but friendly towards her. It was the same for Anastasia.

“……”

Anastasia remained silent as if she had not heard him. Aiden shrugged and fiddled with his pen on the other hand.

“You don’t want to tell me either?”

Only then did Anastasia’s gaze reach Aiden.

Aiden motioned for her to speak without avoiding her gaze. If anyone had seen this friendly behavior, they would have doubted their eyes in surprise.

Haa, she sighed.

When Aiden noticed that the first thing that came out of her mouth was a deep sigh, he immediately stopped fiddling with his pen.

But the first word that came out of her mouth disgruntled him.