Chapter 5: The Academy
 
5-1 Return
 

 
Finally, the day came for me to enroll at Rosewood Academy.
 
I had been occupied with monster subjugation right up until my enrollment. I was worried that my promise might be broken, but it seems my father had interceded with the king on my behalf.
 
Oddly enough, while the king aims to strengthen royal power by having me, the crown prince’s fiancée, fight, I’m still a member of the ducal family. So currently, this is increasing the influence of the Rosenberg ducal house.
 
My father, always smiling and … Read the rest

4-8 Count Bodger
 

“Next, I want you to go and exterminate the Orcs.”
 
As soon as I returned from slaying the dragon, another extermination order was issued.
 
Orcs are monsters that look like humans with pig heads. In essence, they’re pig-people. Their breeding rate is comparable to that of pigs, and if left unchecked, they multiply rapidly.
 
So this time, it wasn’t related to the Holy Maiden, but simply a local lord’s negligence.
 
I had no intention of complaining about it.
 
Including my previous life, I had rarely left the royal capital, but I … Read the rest

4-7 Doze Territory
 

After exterminating the Lesser Demons that had been troubling Treki Village, I returned to the royal capital only to receive another extermination order.
 
This time, it was to defeat a dragon that had resumed its activities after a hundred years. However, this dragon wasn’t particularly large. It had apparently grown just enough to be able to fly.
 
As usual, the dragon had appeared in a territory on the outskirts of the kingdom. Since it wasn’t a place that would easily benefit the kingdom, dealing with it had been postponed.
 
This dragon also had … Read the rest

4-6 The Village of Treki
 

 
The carriage slowly traverses the mountain pass.
 
I rarely left the royal capital, so the scenery of majestic mountains and forests enveloping the countryside should be novel. However, I grew bored within an hour.
 
No matter how far the carriage traveled, the same scenery continued endlessly. After all, it’s just trees and mountains. Despite minor changes, the view remains largely unchanged.
 
It’s boring.
 
Isabel sits across from me, but being the serious type, she’s not one for small talk. It’s hard to strike up a conversation with her without … Read the rest

４－５ Holy Maiden
 

 
We succeeded in slaying the Serpent. It took quite some time, but as a result, many nobles witnessed our victory. This spells the end for Eleanor. Having lost her sole identity as the Holy Maiden- the saintess, she’ll now enter Rosewood Academy as nothing more than a daughter of a lower-ranking noble family.
 
Once she’s in the academy, I’ll make sure to bully her thoroughly.
 
As I was thinking such thoughts in front of the Serpent’s corpse, I spotted Eleanor herself among the surrounding crowd.
 
She arrived surprisingly early. Perhaps she hurried … Read the rest

4-4 Emma
 

I don’t remember anything before coming to the orphanage.
 
When I became aware, I was already there. According to the director, I was abandoned in front of the orphanage when I was a baby.
 
Well, it doesn’t matter. I’m not interested in parents anyway.
 
More importantly, I loved to move my body. I enjoyed climbing buildings and trees. Running around wasn’t bad either.
 
But I often got scolded.
 
“Emma, stay still,” they’d say.
 
I was scolded by the director and even by Isabel, who came to the orphanage after me.
 
The reason was that it’s dangerous if … Read the rest

4-3 The Serpent
 

 
Lake Elfen, located in the northern part of the kingdom, is a scenic place.
 
Surrounded by mountains and forests, the scenery is beautiful. While it becomes extremely cold in winter, summer is cool, making it an ideal place to escape the heat.
 
Spending summers by Lake Elfen has long been considered a status symbol, and powerful nobles have built vacation homes here. Naturally, our Rosenberg family also owns a large villa.
 
Of course, the villa is adorned with paintings and sculptures, and while not as lavish as the mansion in the royal … Read the rest

4-2 Isabel
 

My mother was a prostitute. I don’t know anything about my father. He was probably one of her clients.
 
I was born and raised in a brothel. There were a few other children in similar circumstances, and we were treated like siblings.
 
Perhaps because of this, I don’t have many memories of being cared for by my mother. She was likely popular as a prostitute. Taking care of children was the job of young girls before they started taking clients.
 
As we grew up, girls became prostitutes and boys became attendants. That’s the kind … Read the rest

Chapter 4: Subjugation
 
4-1 Summer Retreat
 

 
My engagement to Lord Edward was established quickly, about a year earlier than in my previous life.
 
Of course, there’s no problem with it being early.
 
However, despite longing to become his fiancée again, I didn’t feel the joy I had expected. Perhaps it was because of the dogs.
 
Moreover, Lord Edward, whom I had thought so wonderful in my previous life, somehow felt lacking now.
 
He seemed less appealing than even Oscar, Richard, or Louis.
 
Was it because I had lived for over thirty years, … Read the rest

3-4 Louis
 

 
My parents died when I was very young. The last memory I have of my mother is her motionless body holding me in an overturned carriage.
 
With no relatives, I was sent to an orphanage. We had a dog at home, but I don’t know what happened to it.
 
At the orphanage, I had trouble fitting in with others.
 
I was just so sad and wanted to see my mother and our dog.
 
But saying such things made others dislike me.
 
“Everyone’s lost someone, so you should just bear with it, Louis,”
 
an older child once scolded … Read the rest