“The young lady of Diollus Duchy is entering the hall!”

The door to the imperial ballroom, where the debutante ball (*the young ladies of noble families’ debut stage in the social world) was in full swing, was opened.

The dazzling lights pouring down the ornate chandeliers, the windows adorned with gold and jewels, the luxurious tapestries…

Everyone’s eyes gathered on me as I proudly entered the luxurious venue.

“Oh, my…”

“What? Who is that?”

As expected, everyone was surprised.

“The Diollus Duchy has two young ladies. Which of the two are they talking about?”

“Look over there. Lillia Diollus is already here, so they must be talking about Rubetria Diollus.”

“No, I think the servant has made a mistake. Rubetria Diollus is an incredibly fat red-haired girl.”

“But that is a red-haired girl, isn’t it?”

“That beautiful person?”

“Is that Rubetria Diollus?”

I could hear voices whispering from all over the place from the people who could not recognize me.

As soon as I smiled at the noble boys who were looking at me while blushing blatantly, they immediately started arguing with each other, asking if I was smiling at them.

Oh, it feels great.

I took a deep breath and looked further into the ballroom, at the people whose expressions soon changed the moment they recognized me.

‘Their faces in particular are a spectacle.’

Lillia Diollus and her group opened their eyes so wide it wouldn’t be strange if the eyeballs fell as they were.

Ricky Diollus, with his mouth wide open as if in amazement, among his few cold-hearted friends who were blushing stupidly at me.

Even Lisbeth, the fifth princess, looked at me with curious eyes and greeted me by raising the wine glass she was holding…

These eyes stared at me stiffly as if time had stopped… I really like them.

This is the life of a celeb (*short for celebrity)!

“Li-Lillia. Is that really Rubetria?”

“C-come on… That’s impossible, right?”

“No way.”

Lillia and her group whispered on and on.

Click, click, click.

I was the first to walk deliberately towards them. The sound of high heels, which I couldn’t even think of wearing when I was fat because I was afraid of spraining my feet, sounded pleasing to my ears.

“Hello, Lillia.”

Standing in front of the trembling Lillia, I smiled as brightly as possible.

‘You’re annoyed, aren’t you? You must be very upset, right?’

The ugly duckling of the duchy, who had been tormented freely by everyone, has returned with a complete metamorphosis.

I raised my chin arrogantly with a proud heart, spread the fan I was holding, covered my mouth, and smiled with only my eyes.

“A-are you really Princess Rubette?”

“That’s right, Lady Pelkan. I am Rubetria. Was the last time I saw you last year? What did you say again when I bought macarons at the dessert shop?”

The daughter of Count Pelkan, who was standing next to Lillia, blushed in anger as she vaguely remembered what happened last year.

“Oh my, the princess is at the dessert shop every time I see her. She eats so many sweets, enough to make one’s cheeks burst, no wonder she gets fat.”

She was a girl who dared to criticize me, the daughter of the Duke, so rudely behind my back, because of her relationship with Lillia.

The timid Rubette couldn’t even say a word at the time…

‘But I am different.’

I, who have now occupied Rubette’s body, was a woman who have lived my entire life splendidly.

Everyone envied my life, and because I had never been ignored by anyone, I was rather arrogant.

“It’s been so long that I can’t remember. It’s nice to see you again after such a long time. Let’s have a cup of tea next time.”

“Oh, that… yes. Of course. Th-thank you.”

As I generously covered up Lady Pelkan’s rude remarks, she blushed in shame and nodded.

The girls, who were only fifteen or sixteen at the most, immediately admired my dignified appearance that had changed 180 degrees.

“Pr-Princess Rubette. By the way, the dress you’re wearing right now…”

“Oh, so you recognize it. Madame Becky made this dress for me when I said I was going to have a late debut.”

“Pardon? Really?”

“O-oh my God…”

The noble girls were startled with envy, and Lillia, who was in the middle of them, froze in shock. I managed to swallow a laugh at Lillia’s expression.

The black evening dress I’m wearing right now is handmade by Madame Becky, a famous tailor in the Islands.

Her high-profile tailor’s dresses, which are made according to her beliefs, could only be worn by the imperial court ladies after waiting a full year.

‘I know how much you wanted to wear Becky’s dress.’

Lillia, who knew this fact, had also tried to order several times in vain.

How frustrated she must be when someone like me ‘daringly’ wears such a dress.

“I notice you’ve gotten much…skinnier, Rubette.”

“Well, I’m not sure. Rather than being skinnier, should I say that I’m now in a slightly healthier state? It’s all thanks to you, so thanks.”

It’s precisely because I’ve been trying so hard not to suffer from you and your mother for the rest of my life.

“No need to thank me. Haha… You look… You look much better, yes…”

At my clever greeting, Lillia’s corners of lips trembled and barely made a smile.

Just in time, a voice now familiar to me echoed in my head.

It was the voice of ‘Wishit’, Rubette’s guardian spirit, the one who started all of this, and who has now become my affectionate friend.

At the answer I returned to my mind, Wishit chuckled in satisfaction.

“But Rubette, you haven’t been able to find a partner, have you? Don’t tell me you came alone to your once-in-a-lifetime debutante ball?”

As expected. It’s not Lillia if she just accepts getting bullied.

Wearing a full, relaxed smile, she asked while shrugging her shoulders, as if she was joking.

At just the right time, someone approached Lillia’s side. This handsome man with impressive stature, dark brown hair, and blue eyes is the heir of Reiger Duchy, Kedrick Reiger.

He was the man Rubette had been following since she was an 8-year-old child with missing front teeth.

“Oh my, Young Duke Kedrick. How have you been?”

“…Uh, yes, it’s been a while.”

Kedrick also stared at my change as if possessed.

Lillia, who had already taken the arm of her eye-catching partner Kedrick, gently pressed her cheek to his shoulder.

“You can’t come to a place like this alone. Why didn’t you ask Ricky to be your partner?”

Ricky Diollus, Lillia’s twin brother. And my uncle.

No, why would I go with that jerk?

I burst out laughing as if the idea was ridiculous, and then folded the fan I had opened.

“Ricky? Please. Don’t you think he’s unworthy to stand next to me?”

“Wh-what? What did you say just now?”

“Lillia. Thanks for your concern, but I didn’t come alone. Because of my partner’s position, we couldn’t come to the venue together, so we decided to come separately.”

“What do you mean you couldn’t come together?”

Young Lady Pelkan who was listening quickly asked.

“Ah, according to the imperial etiquette, the party organizer is not allowed to enter from the hall entrance where guests come and go.”

“The party organizer?”

“What?”

There was a curious light on the faces of the girls who each tilted their heads.

Lillia, who had been brooding over my words, narrowed her eyes and muttered.

“Are you talking about the organizer of the debutante ball? Then it’s…”

“His Highness, Crown Prince Lark van Rashmagh Descarde!”

At the same time, the servant loudly announced the appearance of someone.

Then, the splendid door opposite the entrance of the noble guests opened.

In principle, this door is only for the organizers of parties held in the imperial court, in other words, members of the imperial family of the Descarde Empire.

Lillia’s face was contemplative.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

“I see the little sun of the empire!”

As soon as the crown prince of this country, the most influential figure in the current Descarde Empire, Lark van Rashmagh Descarde, entered, he waved his hand to the nobles who greeted him in a rush, then turned his head to find someone.

Lark, who found me soon after, smiled brightly and began to approach me.

Like the miracle of Moses, the nobles who blocked Lark opened the way, and he came and stood in front of me.

All the noble girls, who saw the crown prince’s face closely, which was usually hard to see, looked at Lark in fascination.

‘Of course you have to be at this level to be recognized as the man of that body.’

A strong-looking face under neatly combed silver hair. His sharp eyes were overflowing with elegance, and his high nose bridge and lip line were as if they were deliberately carved.

The handsome man, as if painted, was smiling while looking straight at me with his golden eyes.

The gaze acting as if looking at his lovely lover is truly outstanding!

‘The perfect sense, perfect timing, perfect acting skills. My perfect business partner as well.’

“I see Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

“Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

The noble girls and Kedrick, who had been silently appreciating Lark’s beauty, bowed their heads in bewilderment to him.

I was the only one standing there with my head stiffly raised. It was very rude, but Lark smiled sweetly and extended his hand to me, as if he didn’t care.

“I’m sorry to let you enter alone despite being your partner.”

“It’s okay. Sometimes we have to be understanding.”

Putting my hand on top of the outstretched hand, I grumbled out of my lips and said.

Everyone was shocked when Lark smiled and kissed the back of my hand.

‘Aah…’

Lillia, who had tormented me to the point of death my whole life.

The noble girls who mocked me cheekily with Lillia on their back.

Kedrickk Reiger, who played with my poor innocence.

Besides that, the rest of the people who chewed, tasted, and enjoyed my sufferings, the ugly duckling of Diollus Duchy…

They were all looking at me at this moment, with eyes full of jealousy, envy, or desire.

‘I’m telling you…’

The main character here was me, no one else.

As of today, I am the celeb of the Descarde Empire!

Rubetria Diollus!

I, who became a beautiful swan at last, smiled brightly at the stunned idiots.

‘This feels great!’

Juliet Karenina, the hottest celebrity.

Born to a Korean mother and a British father.

She made her grand debut as a Hollywood child actress at the age of six with her beauty worthy of the title of ‘Global Beauty’.

Since then, through various work activities, she has grown into a powerful actress, giving her the honor of winning three awards for Best Actress in drama, movie, and musical at the Golden Globe Awards, respectively.

In addition, she used her unique sense and fashion sense to successfully launch her personal brand at the age of 21.

The very existence of ‘Juliet Karenina’ is the value of the brand.

The sales of Blanc de Juliet, which were soaring higher with each passing day, eventually established her as a multi-billion-dollar entrepreneur with the annual sales, and at the age of 24, she was named one of the ‘World’s 10 Most Influential Rich People’ announced by the New York Times.

[When someone wants to talk about the perfect life, raise your head and look at Juliet Karenina. —The movie , directed by John Edgerton]

[Is there anything in the world that doesn’t go the way she wants? —Claire Collins, the exclusive promotional model for ]

Her life, which received attention, jealousy, love, and envy from people around the world, was perfect from the moment she was born, and she did not have a single failure.

It was truly a life that was surprisingly well suited to the words ‘on a solid road’.

…until just yesterday.

“What the…”

No, wait a moment. Nice words. Kind words.

My mother taught me to be careful with my actions from the moment I started living under the spotlight.

“Mom, I’m sorry.”

But I can’t. This is a situation where you can’t survive without swearing.

I looked into the mirror and rubbed my plump cheeks one way or another.

“Oh, she’s a cute pig.”

…What am I saying?

No matter how closely you looked at it, the face in the mirror looked more like a premium pig that was well-fed and fattened to be consumed rather than a cute pet pig.

Gorgeous red hair, subtle golden eyes, and vibrant milky skin gave a very aristocratic elegance, but that was all.

Along with the flappy, droopy skin that covered the necklines and emphasized the double chin, she had a flat, broad face that boasted terribly weak facial features.

Even though the figure was wearing an A-line dress, which is quite wide, it was still hard to breathe because it was tight at the back and stomach.

The surprising fact was that the person in the mirror looked like a middle school student at best. No, even more surprising than that…

“Calm down, Juliet.”

This fat lady was none other than me, Juliet Karenina.

“She looks less than 160 cm tall, and she weighs 80 kilos? No, I think it’s close to 90.”

I muttered as I gripped my belly, which was swollen like Mount Nam, and then released it.

[Mount Nam: A symbolic mountain located at the heart of Seoul]

Whether it was 80, 90, or 100, I had never weighed that much, so it was difficult to accurately estimate.

“I’m not sure, but this body is extremely obese. Not only because it doesn’t look good, but because diet is essential for health. It won’t be strange if I have a heart attack tomorrow because of high blood pressure.”

I advised the young lady in the mirror with a bitter expression, like a doctor who just diagnoses a complete stranger.

Still, my heart did not calm down.

What on earth is happening?

“How could this be…”

I grabbed the corner of the expensive-looking mirror and cried. The horror was indescribable.

“…me?”

It was exactly eight hours ago that I woke up in this desperate situation.

***

So I was in Korea before I opened my eyes to this body.

“I want to show you my life as a human being, Juliet Karenina, not just as Juliet Karenina as an actress on the screen.”

Gosh, my last retirement announcement was really awesome.

After the announcement of my retirement, which shocked many of my fans around the world, I turned into a small daily YouTuber in my mother’s country.

YouTubers are popular these days.

[Juliet TV, reached 10 million subscribers in one month]

[Juliet Karenina, how long will her influence last?]

[World-class celebrity, Juliet Karenina… 200 million followers on SNS]

[Juliet Karenina, 2 billion won per SNS ad? The ‘trend’ still hasn’t cooled down]

The second act of my life, where I achieved 100 million views for each video I uploaded and made 10 million subscribers in a month, was just about to begin in Korea.

Even that day, I was busy reading the comments of ‘Rubette_pig’ among the thousands of comments that started running as soon as I posted an SNS post.

Rubette_pig :You’re really pretty. I envy you so much. A completely different life from mine.

Rubette_pig :A pretty face, a slim body, and people around you who love you. I’m jealous. I’m like a pig today.

Rubette_pig: I want to live like you for just one day.

I, who was doubtful whether Rubette_pig was a fan or not from the strange ID, thought that they seemed to be a bit of a mentally precarious person.

The last comment I saw from them was also very worrying.

Rubette_pig: I decided to die today, Juliet.

“Oh, my lady! You’re awake!”

And when I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was a young girl dozing off by the bedside.

Since I’ve been in the ranks of celebrity from a very young age, I had a history of suffering from various rumors, death threats, and life-threatening threats that ordinary people could not even imagine.

So, at first, I was like, ‘Is this a kidnapping…’ and tried to calm down.

“What do you want?”

Before I asked, I was pretty sure it should be money.

So, the question was exactly how much would they ask for.

“…Pardon?”

However, after confirming that I was awake, the girl who had brought a white-bearded old man looked at me like she was looking at a madman instead of telling me the purpose of the kidnapping.

It was the same with the old man, who had been sweating all the time. The old man, the doctor, after asking me a few questions, made an absurd diagnosis and said.

[T/N: I swear the literal word is “councilor”, but it’s soooo weird I just had to change it to doctor after a few chapters]

“It looks like you lost your memory in shock.”

As if it wasn’t enough to kidnap a person who had been sleeping well, they even treated me like an amnesiac… At first, I was embarrassed for him to think that he was even doing such a play to extort money.

But after a few conversations with the girl, I was convinced. This is not an ordinary kidnapping, it’s a slightly unrealistic situation.

“So my name is… Rubette? Not Juliet Karenina?”

“My lady…”

“Mirror. Can I look in the mirror? No, I will see for myself.”

At first glance, I noticed that my fingers were fat like swollen fishcakes, but I tried not to believe it until I looked in the mirror with my own eyes.

Something that only happens in movies, something that could never happen to me who was quietly living in the 21st century.

“Oh shit…!”

But the reality was cold. This wasn’t a dream, I fell asleep and woke up as an unknown girl.

This girl fell into a pond for some reason, lost consciousness, and has just woken up.

The problem was more than that.

If the fat girl and I, who lived on Earth, had swapped bodies—although that was also extremely unrealistic—it might have been more acceptable to some extent.

Well, fantasy movies featuring people who suddenly change bodies have always been the subject of all ages.

But…

“Descarde, you say?”

“Yes, my lady. You are from the family of Duke Diollus, one of the four dukes of the Descarde Empire, the only daughter of Duke Diollus VIII—His Excellency Leonard Diollus—Princess Rubetria Diollus.”

Rebecca, the girl, no, the maid who takes care of this body, had already repeated the same words twenty times, but there was no sign of annoyance.

It seems Rebecca thinks that this fat lady of hers has really lost her memory, and at first glance she seemed to feel sorry for her.

In fact, I was in a situation where I deserve sympathy.

Because this place…

Didn’t seem like the Earth!

The moment I was old enough, I studied history hard because I didn’t want to hear that I was empty-headed while living as a celebrity in the spotlight.

The Descarde Empire? I don’t know…

At least, it was an unknown country that had never existed throughout the history of the West from the past I knew to the present.

“So you don’t know Korea…?”

“Korea?”

“UK, USA, everything?”

“Huh?”

Even primitive tribes living in sheltered regions cannot be unaware of places like England and America.

It wasn’t difficult to admit that this was not the world I knew, since the fact that I had entered another person’s body was just as unrealistic.

Of course, admitting and accepting the shock are two different things.

I sat blankly on the bed for a very long time, hoping ‘this is just a nightmare’, while Rebecca patiently stood by my side.

“If she’s awake, then she’s awake. Why do we have to show our faces in her room?”

“Hey, Lilia. We still have to show up. If we don’t go, we’ll get nagged.”

And the ‘first’ uninvited guests I met appeared when I could no longer deny that this was a reality, not a dream.

“Who did you think would be interested if there was a suicide commotion? What a mess.”

I think they’re about 13 or 14 years old? The beautiful girl with blonde hair and golden eyes picked a fight as soon as she came in.

“You woke up, after all. If I were you, I’d rather die than live as a chubby fat kid.”

A boy of the same age said, dragged a chair, and sat down as if it were his own room.

The two children, who showed clear hostility, looked alike. You can tell even without introducing them as siblings.

As I stared blankly at them, Rebecca whispered quietly in my ear.

“Princess Lillia Diollus and Prince Ricky Diollus, the children of the former Duke Diollus VII and the old madam. All of you were born and raised like siblings, but they are my lady’s aunt and uncle. Do you remember them?”

What kind of bullshit— I shook my head as I listened to Rebecca’s last question asking if I remembered them.

Roughly looking at the atmosphere, the relationship between the siblings and I…

I don’t know, but the relationship seemed to be the worst. If we had a good relationship, there was no way they would say such a thing to someone who had almost died.

“Oho, sweets.”

Ricky, the boy who was sitting proudly with his legs crossed, took a cookie from the table, put it in his mouth, and pretended to vomit.

“How could you have been eating this before jumping into the pond? That’s why you gain weight.”

[T/N: I’m not sure if this is what this sentence implies, but where I came from, there’s a saying that if you bathe right after a meal, you will get fat faster.]

“Rubette, did you jump into the pond yesterday because Kedrick wanted you to get out of my sight because it was disgusting to see your face?”

Lillia asked with a smirk as if she was having fun.

I couldn’t understand why they were so hostile, but one thing was certain.

‘This girl has been harassed and teased to death.’

Considering the level of ridicule, it seems that it was not even a light prank level. If it had been tolerable, she wouldn’t have thrown herself into the pond with the intention of dying.

The moment when my compassion for the unknown owner of this body is about to bloom.

Ricky came over with a chuckle.

“Ouch!”

Then he sat down next to me and stretched out his hand to pinch my belly.

‘This madman. What the hell is this?’

The prank with quite a lot of power was painful enough to bring tears to my eyes, and the feeling was dirtier than the pain.

I, Juliet Karenina, swear, had never been treated like this before in my life.

Envy and jealousy towards the famous me were common, but I was not sad that some people harbored those kinds of feelings towards me, who was so perfect.

But what is this? After being treated like this, I couldn’t even win mentally by saying, ‘It is because I’m so good’.

“Ouh, it’s disgusting. It’s so greasy. Is this what Kedrick was talking about?”

“Hahaha… Oh, you idiot. Don’t make me laugh.”

The young demons were busy laughing and mocking the person in front of them.

Rebecca was just biting her lips with a sad expression on her face as she saw me being bullied. She said she was a maid, and didn’t seem to be in a position to help.

“Hey, where the hell is your neck? Let’s see, shall we find our lost Rubette’s neck?”

Ricky, who had been giggling, reached out his hand this time towards my chin.

Takk!

But before he could reach me, I immediately slapped his hand away. Ricky’s eyes widened.

“What are you doing?”

It was too early to be surprised.

Slap!

As I swung my hand towards Ricky’s cheek, his fragile-looking head was gracefully bent.

“Oof!”

“C-crazy…”

Rebecca covered her mouth in surprise, and Lillia flinched in shock.

It might have been itchy if I had slapped him with my original thin hand, but the cheek that was beaten by this thick hand would hurt quite a bit. In the meantime, I thought it was a sham.

Ricky, who was trembling, slowly grabbed his cheek and turned his bent head to look at me.

“You, you, you…”

“It’s very unpleasant. If you do this one more time, I will report you for molestation.”

“Wh-what?”

“Where the hell did you learn to put your hands on a lady’s body? You don’t look so young that it is impossible that you haven’t learned that contact without consent is a crime.”

Ricky’s eyes fluttered in embarrassment at my reaction. He quickly got up and, unable to contain his anger, trembled and pointed at me.

“H-how dare this wench put her hand on my face? Y-y-you… You think my mother’s gonna stay put when she finds out?”

“Haa…”

I said he looks young, but he really is a kid. I can’t believe he’s saying that he’s going to tell his mom!

My fighting power that had risen to the top of my head decreased as if cold water had been poured over it.

What the hell am I doing with these kids?

“Yeah, feel free to tell her. But, I won’t let you brother and sister go twice if you do this again. I’ll show you that life is real, so be prepared.”

“W-what is this pig saying?!”

“Ri-Ricky, let’s just get out of here. The doctor said that she’s out of her mind. Let’s just tell Mother as soon as we get back.”

“H-hmph! You are dead! You’ll see!”

Lillia stopped the excited Ricky and left my room.

Silence settled in the room after a whirlwind.

Meanwhile, Rebecca was still looking at me with her mouth shut.

“M-my lady…”

Judging from her reaction, the series of situations of me slapping Ricky on the cheek and causing a commotion didn’t seem like something the owner of this body would do.

Feeling exhausted for a moment, I lay flat on my back and told Rebecca.

“Will you please leave? This is such a stupid dream, I need to wake up quickly. Let me take a nap to sober up.”

Rebecca nodded her head hesitantly and left, and I forced myself to close my eyes and go to sleep.

This situation right now seems so real… Still, I hope it will be a dream, earnestly wishing for it.

***

Have I slept for 6 hours?

I was in despair as I alternately looked out the darkened window and in the mirror. Even after I woke up, my strange appearance remained.

“This is absurd, seriously…”

My reflection in the mirror was just an ugly, dull little girl. There was no glamorous celebrity Juliet Karenina anywhere.

It was at that moment when I was moved to tears at the bewildered and complicated heart.

Suddenly, something black and squishy-looking popped out of my head.

“Oh, shit!”

Surprised, I screamed and stood still.

At first glance, it looked like a black mass of filth from a garbage dump, but it was completely separated from my head and gradually took shape.

“Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Please…”

Stepping back in surprise, I felt more like fainting.

Eventually, the “it” with all its shape…

‘What the hell is that?!’

A person? No, it looked like a person, but it was not.

Dark, sticky-looking skin and muscular body. The place where the eyeballs should have been was empty, the nose was all two holes, and the white tongue protruding from the ripped mouth fluttered.

It looked like a terrifying alien from a movie somewhere.

“G-go away! Don’t come closer!”

“Wait a minute. Calm down. Don’t get excited, Juliet Karenina.”

The alien followed me in an instant as I ran away frantically.

“Oh, how can I calm down!? Look at what you look like!”

“Aha.”

Soon the alien, who stood still, snapped his fingers-like-thing once. At the same time, something magical happened.

‘I-it changed?’

The alien turned into a strange man I had never seen before in an instant.

With brown hair and blue eyes, in the form of a boy about the same age as this body.

“Is this better? It’s the face of Kedrick Reiger, whom Rubette likes the most.”

“…”

I began to take a calm, deep breath, in the most unbelievable and unrealistic situation I had encountered.

Is it because of the alien’s appearance that has become human? My heart, which was beating with excitement, calmed down slowly.

I felt like it wouldn’t be strange if one more alien appeared because I had already been through some absurd situations.

“Huu…”

I said calmly.

“I don’t know if that face is this body’s owner’s taste, but…”

“…”

“…It’s not my taste.”

“…What?”

People here only speak Korean, so I described it more specifically for him to understand.

“I mean, uh, like… More mature? Strong body? I like it that way.”

“Aha.”

In the midst of this, the alien, who exclaimed dazedly at my words expressing my firm taste, snapped his fingers again.

He changed into the form of a certain young man as I had ordered this time.

He had pretty silver hair and golden eyes, a handsome man who’d look strong once he took off his shirt.

“Oh, my God…”

Surprised that the alien was so handsome, I forgot the seriousness of the situation and looked at his face as if possessed.

The alien smirked as if he was satisfied with my reaction.

“He’s famous for being the most handsome guy in this empire. Prince Lark van Rashmagh Descarde.”

“…Yes. This face is definitely my cup of tea.”

“Thank you.”

You have to admit that you have to admit. I nodded obediently to the smiling alien.

And then.

“You.”

I suddenly approached him and grabbed him by the collar as if I was afraid that he’d run away.

“…”

“Before, obviously, you called my real name ‘Juliet Karenina’. Do you know why I am trapped in this dreamlike reality now?”

The alien, who was staring down at me with a handsome face, soon replied with a strange look.

“…That’s right.”