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Chapter 1
Beatrice Adelhedis, also known as Bice, is the heroine of this world.
If she turns her head to the right, she sees overflowing treasures of gold and jewels.
“Please look over here, my lady!”
On the left, there are lines of admirers cheering endlessly.
“I will give you a life everyone desires.”
A heroine loved by all, officially recognized even by the gods themselves.
But contrary to expectations, the life of Bice, the reincarnated heroine of the novel, was far from perfect.
“The world calls me noble… but do you know something?”
For example, there was the overly smooth-talking male lead standing right in front of her.
“Before you, I am nothing more than a foolish boy in love.”
Alex Desperelato Genovia, the crown prince of the empire—known as the most perfect man under the gaze of the goddess.
“If I could wake up every morning to your lovely smile, I would gladly offer this entire empire.”
Like most romance novels, the original story ended with the two protagonists’ marriage. The same was true for the novel she had reincarnated into, The Life of a Beloved Noble Lady.
“I love you more than anything, Beatrice Adelhedis.”
Just like the original, the male lead, Crown Prince Alex, had fallen in love.
“Will you marry me?”
And finally, they had reached the highlight of the story.
“Before I answer your proposal, may I ask you something, Lord Alex?”
“Oh, my goddess! Ask anything you wish!”
“What color are my eyes?”
“Of course…!”
Alex’s nonstop chatter suddenly stopped.
His amethyst-colored eyes rolled quickly as he tried to recall.
Of course, he knew everything about his lover’s appearance. Her hair was honey-colored, her skin a lovely peach tone, her lips red like cherries…
Alex subtly glanced at Bice’s face. Her eyelashes were so long as she looked down that her eyes were not visible.
After a long silence, Alex finally spoke.
“…Brown?”
“I will take my leave.”
“That was a joke! Of course I know—it was orange, yes orange! Or was it red? Black? Green was definitely not it…”
As his rambling continued, Bice’s expression grew colder and colder. Her steps also grew faster.
Her lovely red lips muttered,
“What nonsense. Marriage, my foot.”
In her light green eyes lingered disappointment, resignation, and anger.
It’s all because of that damned god!
Bice recalled what happened before she reincarnated into this world.
“Huh? Why are you here?”
It turned out she had died due to a god’s mistake. They had mixed up her name or something.
“I’ll reincarnate you into the heroine of the novel you were reading. And I’ll even grant you the blessing of being loved by everyone.”
And the result was… this.
“Haha. I’m doomed.”
In the carriage returning to her estate, Bice laughed like someone who had lost her mind.
“The heroine running away from the male lead’s proposal… is this even allowed?”
She muttered to herself while covering her face.
“I can’t marry a man who doesn’t even know my eye color!”
Her neatly tied hair was tugged between her fingers in frustration.
I thought the original male lead would truly love me!
The male protagonist, Alex, had been her last hope.
Unlike others who showed affection due to the god’s blessing, she believed he would love her sincerely…
“True love was even written in the book!”
Upon hearing her shouting, her maid Sarah also shouted back.
“I truly love you, my lady!”
“What color are my eyes?”
“Of course, purple!”
“You’re just making things up!”
Bice pressed her hand to her forehead.
“Please believe my feelings!”
Sarah protested, but Bice could not trust the words of a maid who simply went along with whatever she said.
And so, Beatrice Adelhedis ruined the original romance route of The Life of a Beloved Noble Lady.
But her life was only beginning.
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Even after refusing the male lead’s proposal, Bice’s daily life did not change.
“I love you, my lady!”
“You’re so beautiful today!”
“Oh my, the air the lady breathed! Huff huff!”
“May I lick your shoes just once?”
She was tormented by all kinds of perverts, and only returned to her room after darkness fell.
Her life was literally “peaceful by day, chaos by night.”
During the day, she was mentally and physically exhausted from harassment.
At night—
“Is this even living?”
Staggering. Her soul completely drained, she collapsed onto her bed.
“Something is definitely wrong.”
Bice reviewed her life.
From the moment she was born, she had been loved for no reason—but at first, it was tolerable affection.
However, as the years passed, the blessing only seemed to grow stronger, until it reached a point where normal life was impossible.
Going outside to shop or eat was impossible due to crowds.
Even at home, she could not rest because people constantly expressed affection without pause.
“Hey. Are you watching, God?”
She muttered toward the ceiling.
“Is this thing you gave me a blessing or a curse?”
At this rate, she might end up like a mythical woman who was so beautiful she destroyed a nation.
Just thinking about it gave her chills.
She adjusted her slightly improper posture, then closed her eyes with her hands clasped.
“Please reduce the strength of this blessing. Then I might even consider marrying that overly sweet crown prince as in the original. This is your world after all, so it matters to you, right?”
After finishing her prayer—which was very serious, though not particularly devout—sleep began to overtake her.
“Please, I’m begging you.”
With that whisper, she drifted off.
That night, she dreamed.
In her dream, she lay on a green hill. A cool wind brushed through the grass with a soft rustling sound.
Then—
—Child.
A pure white light poured down from the sky and spoke.
When you open your eyes, you will meet a turning point that will change your life.
It was the same voice as the god she had met in her previous life.
So wake up quickly.
A soft, playful laugh followed as the wind blew again.
Rustle rustle.
The sound of grass grew louder, more numerous.
When she slowly opened her eyes…
“……!”
Before her was a plump wriggling creature, its glossy body shining.
Rustle rustle rustle—the sound was its wings moving through the grass.
“Kyaaaaaa!”
A scream that could shake the heavens echoed out, but to the creature, it was nothing more than a weak breeze.
“Go away! Go away!”
If it had been an animal, it would have run away, but this wriggler had no such intelligence. It simply rubbed its wings together in joy at meeting love upon waking.
Rustle rustle rustle.
“……!”
Frozen in shock and terror, Bice couldn’t move.
The wriggler kicked off the ground and flew straight toward her face.
“No, don’t—”
Before she could react, it landed between her eyes.
“Eeeek! Mom, help me!”
Whether it was affection or madness, no one could tell—but the insect kept coming.
“Ugh, no! Get away! Please!”
“My lady, what’s going on—KYAA!”
Sarah, who rushed in after hearing the scream, immediately ran away upon seeing it.
“This damned god!”
Even if her prayers had been half-hearted, was this the “new encounter” she was promised?
From this moment on, Bice made a new decision.
“I don’t care about the original story anymore—I’m only going to survive!”
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A tower so tall it seemed to pierce the sky.
“So this is the Magic Tower.”
Leaving the impressed Sarah behind, Bice knocked on the enormous gate.
“Who is it?”
“Beatrice Adelhedis of House Adelhedis.”
“Impersonating nobility is a serious crime. Leave at once.”
The mage replied lazily, assuming a noble lady would never arrive without guards.
“I will provide proof.”
Bice slid a sheet of paper under the door.
