Prologue

Everything was going perfectly.

Even the half-buried house for one person was the size of the bathroom of my previous home.

The fact that I had to work soon was also not an issue.

I've finally escaped from that hellish house and got my freedom. I could live happily from just that one thing.

But...

"I'm pretty sure I told you to live quietly like a mouse without making any fuss, so not even your breathing can be heard."

He opened his mouth.

His glare, filled with hatred, on me seemed as if he was looking at a hideous bug.

"I heard that you acted like a mad dog at the crown prince's ceremonial return banquet."

That icy, deadly glare that looked like it wanted to kick me to death, was familiar to me.

It was the icy gaze I always received at that house.

However, that didn't mean I was fine despite experiencing it a lot.

"What was your reason for acting like that?"

I couldn't breathe right at his aura. My lips started to tremble from fear.

It was then.

A white text box appeared in front of me.

I could see the words being written line by line.

1. How do I know?

2. I didn't have a purpose.

3. (With a pitiful tone of voice) Well...... Um\, that's...... .

'

..... What is this?'

I was going to ask what is was but, as if something was stuck in my throat, I couldn't let out a sound.

He threatened me when I only just stood there, saying nothing.

"You better speak."

I felt his deadly aura to the point it pained my skin. I'll die if I don't give him an answer.

I unconsciously selected number 3 in the white box.

"Well..... Um, that's..... ."

The same words in the box came out of my mouth involuntarily.

'What the. What's this?!'

My jaw dropped, baffled myself by what I just said.

I couldn't imagine what kind of situation I was in right now.

I was in an unfamiliar place when I woke up, and came to face these strangers who all held a deadly atmosphere.

I couldn't think a single thing as I just woke up.

"Well um that's, next."

He didn't seem to like the incomplete answer as he demanded from me the actual answer with a terrifying face.

It was then when the new sentences appeared in the box.

1. I'm sorry. I'll act appropriately next time.

2. A stupid maid was the one to start all this fuss.

3. Those lesser beings treated me lowly. Me\, who is the only daughter of Eckart.

I didn't have time to sit around thinking about what was going on right now.

I quickly picked an answer while considering the mood here.

Even though I know nothing, I must say something in this situation. This reaction was the result of my painful experience back then.

"I'm sor..... ."

"We wouldn't have met each other like this today in the first place if it was something that can be solved with a simple apology."

My line was cut right away.

My heart dropped to the bottom from the piercing tone of voice he used.

I curled my body instinctively. Then he spoke in an icy tone.

"Penelope Eckart."

'Penelope Eckart?'

"We'll withdraw our name 'Eckart' from you for some time."

The line and the name was very familiar.

I raised my head with lightning speed.

Then I could clearly see the face of the man I couldn't see well before.

The man who was some distance away from the bed was not one of the 'people of that house', but rather a foreigner who I 've never seen before.

The blue eyes that reflect the ocean, and the black hair that reminds me of obsidian,

Above him was a long bar that resembled a phone's battery sign, with the white word that sparkled inside it.

'In.... terest....?'

If my eyes are working fine, then the white sparkling words above the man's head definitely said 'interest'.

"Definitely no parties or banquet during that time, and you absolutely are not allowed to leave the room. Think over what you did wrong, and think of what you'd do from now on during... ."

"..... ."

"Where are you looking at?"

The man's emotionless face turned into a frown as if he was displeased with me staring at something else instead of paying attention.

However, I didn't react and only kept on checking the bar above the man's head.

(Interest 0%)

'No way..... .'

I shook my head couple of times without me realizing.

It was truly unbelievable.

Realy, truly.

"The rumors that said you went insane were true."

He glared at me for a moment from my weird actions before turning away from me.

With long and fast steps, he walked through the door as if he didn't want to stay in the same place with me a second more. (Interest 0%) was moving away from me.

'What did I do wrong?'

It was the time I started thinking about what is going on while staring at the back of the leaving figure.

I felt someone's eyes on me with the aura seeming to mock me with a smirk.

I turned my head to see another person with pink hair, standing with his arms crossed in the shadow by the door.

He had the same blue eyes as the person who just left. His face held a smile that seemed to humiliate.

(Interest -10%)

The white word sparked above the boy's figure.

It's even in the negative.

"Stupid brat. Serves you right."

Unlike his pretty face, he said some nasty words and left the room following the previous man.

Thud-! The door slammed shut.

Being the only one in the room, I stayed seated while drawing a blank for a while.

I wasn't thinking right and I still couldn't figure out the situation I was currently in.

Thinking a bit, I realized that the [lace I was in and the two men I just saw were both somewhat familiar to me.

"It's a lie, right.....?"

I could finally speak when I wanted to when I was alone.

But I didn't have time to realize that.

I couldn't believe this. This is not something that happens to me everyday.

"There's no way though."

It couldn't be that scene in the game I was playing before falling asleep. It was replaying like it was real.

And now with me as one of the characters in the game.

"I'm dreaming right now."

There couldn't be any other explanation for this besides that.

But no matter how much I pulled my hair and pinched my cheeks. I still couldn't wake up from this dream.

"N, no..... No, no! No! I say no-!"

Penelope Eckart

She was the villainous of the most popular game for girls these days, and the heroine of the hard mode difficulty.

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