—For some unknown reason, she had been reincarnated.
And she had lived exactly the same life as before.
Most likely, the fireworks had triggered her memories.
On the night of the ball when her engagement was broken.
After leaving the grand hall, the first thing that had come into her view had been the brilliant fireworks.
The death of her first love, the death of her parents, being taken in by the ducal family, and becoming engaged to the Crown Prince—
All of it had happened exactly the same as in her previous life.
(If only I had regained my memories earlier… I might have been able to save Paul and my parents…)
That thought filled her with unbearable sadness and regret.
Even after the day she regained her memories, events continued to unfold exactly as they had in her previous life. That was when she became certain that this truly was her second life.
(Why… have I reincarnated as myself?)
Everything about it was a mystery.
About six years from now—
When Sieghardt would be seventeen and Leah sixteen.
Her engagement would be broken, and she would leave the country.
Knowing this, Leah decided not to take any action that would change the future regarding him.
She would accept the fate that awaited her.
Having her engagement broken had been painful.
Because she had begun to see Sieghardt as her future partner.
As they spent time together, she had grown increasingly concerned about him.
He resembled Paul, whom she had loved so dearly. It was impossible not to be conscious of it.
But even if they looked alike, they were different people.
Originally, the reason he had chosen Leah was simply because meeting other noble ladies was troublesome.
If Sieghardt himself chose another woman and wished to marry her instead…
…then that was fine.
(Marrying the person he truly loves would make him happiest.)
Leah decided not to try to prevent the broken engagement and instead to live her days just as she had in her previous life.
Her memories were quite vague. Even if she followed the same path, each day still felt somewhat fresh.
She couldn’t spend all her time drowning in gloomy thoughts.
(Let’s think of something positive…!)
Becoming an adventurer had been fun.
She had been able to act freely, and her world had expanded.
After the engagement was broken, Leah had been captured by slave traders, but she had been rescued.
After that, she traveled to many different places and eventually discovered a monster that did not exist in this country.
And then she was killed.
(That’s not a good thing at all! I absolutely have to avoid that death…!)
If she remembered correctly, the monster she had contracted with had crushed her heart.
But strangely, she couldn’t recall the monster’s name or appearance.
Even though it was something so important. Leah cursed her own unclear memories.
If she remembered everything in perfect detail, she might not have been able to enjoy living the same life again.
There were advantages and disadvantages.
(I want to meet that monster again…)
She remembered the feelings clearly—that it had been very cute, and that she had cherished it deeply.
However, she absolutely did not want to be killed again, so if they met this time, she would have to make sure that didn’t happen!
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One day, when her tutor suddenly fell ill and her lesson was canceled, Leah decided to secretly go into the city.
“Irma, I have a favor to ask.”
Irma was Leah’s personal maid.
Leah asked her to make sure no one would notice that she had left the mansion while she was gone.
“Eh!? You’re planning to go to the city alone!? That’s not allowed!”
“It’ll be fine. I’ll disguise myself.”
“So that’s why you asked me to buy simple clothes the other day?”
“That’s right. I’ll return before it gets dark. So please make sure no one notices that I left.”
“But—”
“Please, Irma.”
Leah looked up at Irma with pleading eyes.
“You’re the only one I can trust to ask.”
Irma was the maid who had helped tidy Leah’s appearance at the inn before Leah came to this mansion, and she had stayed by her side ever since.
She was nine years older than Leah and very dependable.
If it was Irma, she would surely handle things skillfully and make sure no one noticed that Leah had slipped out of the mansion.
