Reborn To Be Yours Their Lives Before

Penelope

:mumbles: Raymond Murphy...

Raymond

:confused: What?

Penelope

This is not what I thought you'd give me in exchange for that small crystal.

Raymond

I could get you a few more properties, but the paperwork will take some.

Raymond

Just tell me whatever you want, and I'll get it.

Penelope

Penelope had asked him to pay the price for burdening her with his soul.

But she definitely didn't expect an entire mansion.

Penelope

Raymond

<She's smaller than I thought...>

Both of them were curious as to what the other's life consisted of in their situation.

Penelope

Who were you in your last life?

Raymond

Well, I was about to ask the same, so ladies first.

They both walk inside the mansion and look around the whole place.

It was rather dusty since nobody used it, but it was expected by Raymond since he didn't allow anybody around that mansion since he bought it.

Penelope

I asked you first though.

Raymond

I'll give you a hint then. I was the best.

Raymond

Not only that, but I still am the best.

Penelope

:sarcastically claps: Great hint!

Penelope

:sighs: I was a knight.

Raymond

!!!

Penelope

What?

Raymond

A knight? What was your name? <Is this Baynard's reincarnation!?>

Penelope

I was Sir Philipe Xavier, Vice Commander of the White Cavalry Regiments in the kingdom of Mellanoha.

Raymond

Raymond

Would you bow if I told you who I was?

Penelope

Penelope

Depending on who you were, I'd kill you if you were an enemy.

Raymond

Raymond

The most noble lady after the empress, Imperial Princess Raven Van Mellanoha.

Raymond was alert from this point onwards. He wasn't sure if his soul was bound to hers by a coincidence or if it was another one of Baynard's schemes at that time.

Penelope

Oh...

Penelope

:bursts out in laughter:

Raymond

Huh? What?

Raymond

What? Why are you laughing?

Penelope

It's just— :wipes away tears of laughter: It's just that you're still how I remember.

Penelope

Just a man now.

Raymond

I believe in leaving behind old chapters since we know what happened then.

Penelope

Would you like to know how I came to find you?

Raymond

Penelope

When I remembered my life as Philipe, I thought I was hallucinating or had gone crazy.

Raymond

<Understandable. Any child would think so at first.>

Penelope

I eventually came to terms with it being actual memories.

Penelope

I could never play sports much or do anything physically exhausting.

Penelope

It was as if I was naturally carrying another person on my back all the time.

Raymond

Wait wait wait— So you're implying that—

Penelope

Your soul crystal broke a long time ago and was manually bounded to my soul by someone.

Raymond

I tried to remember and research as much as I could.

Raymond

I think it was the mage tower's Archmages and Sorcerer. However, I'm not too sure why they turned my soul into a crystal and then crushed it with yours.

Penelope

The last thing I remember is fighting with Baynard almost half dead and then losing consciousness while the Sorceror yelled at him.

Raymond

Hmm...

Raymond

Maybe if we could find someone with enough pure mana to get in here.

Penelope

What?

Raymond

This mansion is a 'rift' between worlds but it is old and untouched after it was repaired a few centuries ago.

Penelope

How did you find that out when you had no soul and completely impure mana around you?

Raymond

:chuckles: Let's call it a 'secret' for now.

Penelope

I tried to find you mainly to warn you.

Raymond

About what?

Penelope

The more we are surrounded by impure mana, the more we lose the memories of our past lives.

Penelope

My mother had comparatively pure mana, and staying around her kept most of the memories intact, but she passed away two years ago.

Raymond

Oh— I'm sorry.

Penelope

It's alright now.

Penelope

First, focus on finding out who has this pure mana around you.

Raymond

Raymond

Hey.

Penelope

Yeah?

Raymond

Weren't you a knight with a mana ranking?

Raymond

Mage Knight perhaps?

Penelope

:smiles: Mastermage, actually.