Chapter 15

Amidst a mountain of monster corpses, a woman was wiping the blood off her face.

Her long hair was white and beautiful, and her red eyes shone like jewels.

And the pitch-black magic sword at her waist was absorbing the mana and life force from the fallen monsters.

“Your Grace, Duchess Glacia, it seems all the monsters in this area have been dealt with.”

Louise, Glacia’s closest knight, reported. Glacia handed the blood-stained cloth to Louise and spoke in a cold voice.

“Now that the monster problem in the duchy has been resolved, let’s return.”

“Yes!”

At Glacia’s command, the knights following her responded in unison.

Just as they were preparing to leave, a glowing hawk descended and landed lightly on Glacia’s shoulder.

“A hawk…? No, a spirit?”

Even at the sudden appearance of the spirit, Glacia maintained her cold demeanor.

Seeing the letter tied to the spirit’s leg, Glacia smiled faintly.

Her close aide, seeing this, asked.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Your Grace smile. Is it a letter from the late Duke?”

“No, my father wouldn’t send a letter through a spirit.”

Hearing it wasn’t from the late Duke, the other knights grew curious about the sender.

“Then who is it?”

“Who sent the letter?”

“My fiancé.”

At that, the other knights in the room were so shocked they dropped what they were holding.

“That fiancé…”

“Yes, the one you’re all thinking of sent the letter. Not a reply, but he sent it first.”

Everyone present knew Werner. Did they all hate him as the jerk who ignored the young lady?

No, they were actually happy that Werner had sent the letter.

“Finally, your efforts are bearing fruit! Isn’t he the one Your Grace has had a crush on since long ago?”

At that, Glacia’s faint smile disappeared, and she returned to her cold expression.

“Let’s finish the preparations quickly. We have a lot to do when we return.”

She had inherited the position of Duchess at the age of nineteen and had been fulfilling her duties excellently for two years.

But during that time, she rarely smiled. Except in very rare cases.

Glacia, now in a secluded place, looked around and began to read the letter Werner had sent.

[To Her Grace, Duchess Glacia Winterheart.]

[First, I must apologize once again for my past mistakes.]

[Having someone like you as my wife would be the greatest fortune.]

[However, I am not in a situation to take a wife now.]

[Additionally, I have included a gift with this letter.]

Glacia looked at the white ribbon decorated with snowflake patterns. As if it were made just for her, she brushed off the slight snow on the ribbon and continued reading the letter.

[I bought it thinking of your hair color. Well, I bought others too, but this special gift is only for you.]

[I am not yet qualified or ready to be someone’s husband. I hope Your Grace will understand.]

[Your fiancé, Werner Alton.]

“So that’s how it is. He has no intention of becoming a husband…”

Nodding, Glacia returned to where the other knights were and mounted her horse.

“What did your fiancé say?”

“He said he has no intention of becoming someone’s husband yet.”

“Did he reject you?!”

Hearing this, they were ready to tear Werner apart. How dare he run away from a fiancée eight years younger and now talk about breaking the engagement? What a jerk.

“No, this isn’t a rejection.”

“Huh?”

“If he doesn’t want to play the role of a husband, then I can treat him like a wife. So that’s his preference.”

Glacia’s knights felt like something had gone terribly wrong.

“Romance novels often have such plots. The cold Duchess of the North and the orphan sorcerer’s romance.”

“Yes, but wasn’t the Duke male and the sorcerer female in those stories?”

“Exactly. I’ll play the husband, and Lord Werner can play the wife.”

At that, the subordinates quietly prayed for Werner’s soul.

Glacia quietly stroked her magic sword, reminiscing about her childhood with Werner.

“Once I finish my duties, I’ll have to go and meet him.”

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I clearly remember drinking heavily at Camellia’s housewarming party and then falling asleep, but I have no idea where I am now.

I was just trapped in a blank white space with nothing.

“Ah, did I get the Nice Boat ending? Or is this the ‘Let’s Share’ ending?”

Honestly, it’s unfair. I haven’t even properly kissed anyone, let alone slept with them, and now I’m dead just for playing a prank with a gift…

If my name had been Siwoo, wouldn’t it have been fine to play around with women’s hearts? Why was I reincarnated as Werner Alton instead of Siwoo Alton?

“Damn it, why am I already dead? Playing a prank with a gift to lighten the mood isn’t a crime.”

As I cursed the harshness of the world, a strange screen appeared before me.

“What’s this? Ah, is it my life flashing before my eyes? Or the ending credits?”

If it’s the ending credits, I hope they show who took my legs. They keep haunting my dreams, screaming at me to give them back.

On the screen was Werner. But there was a strange sensation telling me that this was my future.

And Werner was handed a baby by a woman and smiled.

“It’s a girl. She’s been through a lot.”

But from this angle, I can’t see the baby’s hair or eye color. Whose daughter is she?

“She looks just like you, so beautiful… Ah…”

The audio was so bad that I could only hear the ‘ㄹ’ sound and nothing else.

“What I just showed you is your future.”

“What the hell? Who are you?!”

Suddenly peeking into someone else’s dream is trashy. You should be ashamed.

“It seems you can’t see me yet. Anyway, what I just showed you is your future.”

“Huh? I have a daughter?”

“Yes, you got along with the women around you and ended up causing trouble. I came to warn you.”

“Then…”

My throat tightened on its own.

“So, you will eventually…”

“Yay! It’s not the Nice Boat ending! It’s not the ‘Let’s Share’ ending either! I’m not getting chopped up like beef!”

“Really… I still can’t believe you’re my reincarnation.”

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Last night’s memory was vivid.

I clearly remember drinking heavily at Camellia’s housewarming party…

Looking out the window, I saw a T-Rex walking around armed with bazookas…

And eventually, I was led by Airi and fell asleep in my bed.

“Ah, and I think I saw my future or something on that strange screen…”

Me getting gender-swapped and having Werner’s child—ah, hell no, that’s terrifying.

I was told that I would eventually cause trouble with one of the women around me and have a daughter.

So who is it? Thinking carefully, there are three women around me.

Airi Res, Camellia Peony, and Glacia Winterheart.

There might be more, but these three are the most likely candidates.

Thinking if there’s any more hint, I realized their names all have the syllable ‘Ah’. Yeah, that should be enough to figure it out.

‘A’iri Res

Camelli’ah’ Peony

Glaci’ah’ Winterheart.

Damn it, why do all their names have ‘Ah’ in them? Their naming sense is all terrible.

“Sigh…”

If I knew who the confirmed ending was with, I’d focus all my time and effort on them.

While worrying about this, someone knocked on my door.

Knock knock knock

Damn it, is it Byung-chul? Knock knock knock, “Hey, it’s Byung-chul here,” right?

“Werner, it’s morning. Wake up.”

Camellia’s voice came through.

Looking outside, it was indeed time to wake up.

Sigh, what’s the point of worrying? Let’s just eat breakfast and forget about these useless worries.

As I turned to tidy up my bedding, a new worry popped up.

“Ah, Master, are you awake?”

Airi… Damn it, why are you coming out of there?

Is popping out of unexpected places a family trait? Is it in your DNA?

“Uh… What’s going on here? This master is having a hard time understanding.”

“Um… I helped you to bed last night when you were drunk, and somehow ended up sleeping with you?”

I’m screwed. No need to think deeply, I’m just screwed.