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<Best> [Golden Family’s Siblings’ Obsession]
What the heck is this?!
<Best> [Please Help the Evil Beggar ㅠ]
Hehe, author-nim, where do you live? Author-nim? Could you please answer?
Auth. Or. Nim! ! ! ! !༼ง=ಠ益ಠ=༽ง
<Best> [Huffy's House Is the Most Perfect House]
????? What? Is this a dream????
<Best> [Please Help the Evil Beggar ㅠ]
No, you crazy female lead, what in the world are you doing!!!!!!
<Best> [DumpThatCrapCar]
I thought it was a comfortable trash can, but it turns out to be a junkyard.
Wow, I really got hit on the back of the head, and it's so annoying and frustrating. Ahh, this is ridiculous!
Among the characters, it seems Lovely is the only one who’s not a junk car, haha. Hey, you might as well be the protagonist instead, haha. Such a frustrating, stifling novel, haha.
When I came back to my senses, I was lying on my bedroom bed.
“Heh heh, heh heh heh!”
Even though I worked like a dog and supported behind the scenes… all I got back was cold betrayal.
“Life… why is it only me who has to go through this!”
This time, it seemed I had gone back to an even younger age. Even my own yelling sounded incredibly youthful.
When Ena came after hearing my scream, I asked her the year; she said it was 214.
The only silver lining was that I hadn't yet been engaged to Pedro - the man controlled by his lower body.
"I'm not getting married. Never."
"Suddenly?"
"I won't do it! Aaah!"
My abrupt declaration of lifelong bachelorhood delighted only my family. Apart from them, I felt so miserable I might as well die.
Is there truly no way to prevent destruction?
I had truly tried my utmost. In this life, in the previous one, and the one before that. I had done everything in my power to make the world a better place.
One of those was supporting the ability user… but what more could I do here? I had no confidence.
‘If only I knew what happened, I could try to stop it somehow.’
Despite pouring in so much money, I couldn’t even see a single hair of an ability user. So I had no idea what they did on the final day.
“Even though I poured in so much money… you can’t even grant one of my wishes? You useless brats!”
If I fail to stop it again, will I have to repeat this time over and over? The first regression was at age 15. This regression is at 11. So what age will it be next time?
What if I keep repeating regressions and go back to before I was born? Would I be able to be born safely?
“…I’m scared.”
Aside from the futility, the thought that I might have to keep repeating this endlessly terrified me.
I wish I hadn’t regressed. If only I had died suddenly on the day of destruction, knowing nothing like everyone else…
‘That might have been better…’
I couldn’t hide my gloom. Though my family worried, I was too drained to come out of my room. They watched over me with concern in their eyes.
“Sweetheart, what’s wrong? Did someone bully you? Should I go scold them?”
“Sis, get up and play with me, okay?”
“I don’t know what’s wrong, but if bright and thoughtful you are so heartbroken, it must be serious. Lovie, stay as long as you need to heal. Whenever you need family support, just call. No matter how busy, we’ll come.”
My family came every day to check on me. Their love and care eventually lifted me back up.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be. It’s normal to have worries at a young age.”
Hehe, my mother smiled and hugged me warmly. Though my mind was already adult, before my mother I could only be a child, and I clung to her affectionately.
“Shall we postpone the family trip this time?”
My mother asked cautiously while holding me. We usually traveled around this time every year, but since I had just regained consciousness after regressing, she seemed to consider postponing.
I shook my head.
“No. Let’s go. On the trip.”
Though it might be a time that repeats again for me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for my family. I didn’t want to waste that precious, brief time on fear instead of showering them with love.
***
‘Come to think of it, I met him on this trip.’
Pedro, that guy. Looking back now, he was really nothing special. His face was somewhat average, not handsome enough to be a god of beauty.
The reason I fell for him so helplessly was because I felt indebted to him for saving my life.
‘My memories of that time are vague. Something really scary must have happened.’
Was I being chased by something? In the fragmentary memories, Pedro was holding my hand and running away. For someone like me, raised protected like a fragile flower surrounded by family, it was definitely a terrifying experience.
Pedro was my age, but where did he get such courage? He never abandoned me and dragged me along till the end, so how could I not fall for him?
To my young self, he was like a prince from a fairy tale.
‘Then why did he act mean afterward?’
Does he think all girls are the same? I couldn’t understand. It was easier to think he was just a lunatic acting as he pleased.
*Sigh.*
Would I meet him again on this trip? Anyway, I had no intention of getting involved with him, and though I knew he was dangerous, I had no desire to snoop around.
I just planned to stay close to my family and enjoy a comfortable, safe trip.
That was what I thought back then.
***
“Hohoho, hello there!”
Despite my resolution, as soon as we arrived at the lodging, the Saxen family was waiting, as if expecting us.
Although the place we traveled to was near the Saxen territory forest, it wasn’t part of the domain and was a bit distant from the lord’s castle. There was no reason for them to randomly show up.
So naturally, we all felt unpleasant and uncomfortable. We couldn’t help but wonder what they wanted.
‘Really, nothing’s changed.’
No, since this is the past, it means they were the same in the future too. This applied not only to the Saxen countess but also to Pedro.
That little brat's face was full of spite... He was cute as a sulky child, but knowing how rotten he was inside, I didn't feel any liking for him at all.
Perhaps because he was treated like a prince in his territory, he glared at my older brothers, who were much taller than him, with jealous eyes.
"So, this young lady is the Countess's daughter."
Whether she didn't know and was just clinging to us despite our obvious discomfort, or if she was just being brazen, the Marchioness took an interest in me.
A boy and a girl of the same age. Her son wasn't bad-looking, so she probably thought he might be able to attract my attention.
Well, I actually fell for it in my previous regression... So her plan wasn't entirely absurd.
As soon as I received her gaze, I deliberately hid behind my mother's skirt.
I would have usually greeted her cheerfully, but since I hid without hiding my discomfort, my family seemed quite taken aback.
"Oh, my... She's so cute when she's shy."
"Madam. I apologize, but we have just arrived and are quite tired."
At the same time as my mother subtly issued a dismissal, my family gathered around me, hiding me from their greedy gazes.
Perhaps because the entire family didn't hide their discomfort, it was difficult for the Marchioness to be brazen, and her face turned red.
"...My apologies. It's just that there aren't any children around our son's age in this area, so I was just happy to see you."
It was a ridiculous thing to say. Weren't the commoner children in the Saxen territory the same age? Since they were a family that valued social status, it was obvious that they didn't even consider commoners to be the same as humans.
"I hope our children can have a pleasant time together while you are here."
We barely managed to send off the Marchioness, who was clinging to her regrets until the very end. I was already tired and wondered if we had come for nothing, but then I shook my head.
'What can they do if I don't engage with them? I'll just stick to my brothers and not let go. What can they do then?'
I repeat, there was a time when I thought like that too.
***
I didn't know because it wasn't in my memories, but the Marchioness was really persistent. She came to bother me every day.
"Young Lady, would you like to go pick flowers with our young master? There's a beautiful flower garden nearby."
"No, thank you."
Save me, brother! I quickly ran and clung to my second older brother, who was nearby. Anyone would give up if someone was this shy, but I was almost starting to respect her for her relentless persistence.
'That kid is funny too.'
His own mother was throwing away her pride trying to get him to befriend me, but the kid she was trying to push me onto had a sullen look on his face, as if saying, "Who are you?" He seemed to dislike me for taking away his mother's attention...
'I don't need that attention either.'
Sigh. My parents were also troubled by the Saxen family's constant visits, but there was nothing they could do.
Although they were close to neutral, Saxen was also on the Emperor's side.
It could become politically difficult if they didn't get along and kept their distance despite being in the same faction. I could only sigh.
Perhaps the Marchioness thought it would be difficult to win me over on her own, so now the Marquis himself came to visit.
And this time, it was a bit effective.
"Hunting?"
"Yes. There's a herd of rare white deer in this forest. They are very good at hiding and running away, so it's difficult to find them, but if you succeed in hunting one, you can get really good leather."
The Marquis said that as he lifted the jacket he was wearing. Inside the jacket was a vest made of deer leather that was closer to ivory than white.
Whether it was because it was well-maintained or because it was good leather as he said, it had a glossy sheen.
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