Summary
I was cursed for the sin of coveting a sacred relic—
a curse that doomed me to die and return, over and over again.
To break this cycle, I must save my sworn enemy, Leandros.
But persuading a man who despises me is no simple task.
So I decided to speak honestly.
“Your Highness, I am caught in a cycle of regression. Whenever I turn twenty, I die suddenly—no matter the cause. Then I return to the day of my eighteenth birthday.”
“Is that so. Regrettably, I cannot be of help, so let us pretend I never heard it.”
“Yet every time you die, I also die—and the regression begins anew.”
“Your jest is rather cruel.”
Naturally, he did not believe me.
So I resolved to prove it.
“Would you like to confirm it for yourself?”
I lifted his wine glass, clinked it against the empty air, and said:
“Cheers.”
The moment I drank, searing pain struck me.
I coughed up not wine but a flood of red liquid.
Through my dimming vision, I caught sight of his shocked expression—
and I smiled.
The way to move an upright man is guilt.
But… perhaps it worked too well?
“My lady may be mischievous and teasing at times, but that is only outwardly. In truth, you are a good-hearted person.”
“I would like us to be more than acquaintances. Let us be special friends—only then can we truly act for one another.”
“I once heard that children can see a person’s true heart. Perhaps it is true.”
The way he looked at me… it was utterly different now.
Did this man not hate me…?
Cover Illustration: O.ne
Title Design: Dossi
