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Are there also B-grade movies in this world? Where on earth did you learn that, Roeni? I sighed while looking at myself in the mirror.
 
I understand the chests popping out when crossing your arms. But sitting on the desk with an explicit dress, crossing your legs, pretending to be drunk, blowing hot air into someone’s ear, etc…
 
Every time I heard about her embarrassing behavior through Lily, my face felt hot.
 
“I can understand why Diart is disgusted. Who would like it when someone they had no interest in keeps making advances?”
 
When I realized the absurdity of Roeni’s seduction, I abandoned the plan. I had been a normal person before the possession, and I couldn’t bring myself to put a steel plate on my face¹used idiomatically to describe a person who is acting shamelessly or brazenly, even when they are engaged in unpleasant or embarrassing activities.
 
“Should I just be honest?”
 
This curse, which was even embarrassing to say aloud, was passed down through generations in the Wheaton family, so it was only right for Diart to help me lift the curse, both as human decency and in terms of conscience.
 
“No way. That guy won’t do what I ask.”
 
I bet my life that it wouldn’t work at all.
 
“The best thing to do is to get closer to Diart…”
 
In the current situation where my favorability has hit rock bottom, if not gone through the floor, it might sound absurd, but I truly wasn’t Roeni.
 
The real Roeni made Diart sick with her passionate stalking, but if I wasn’t cursed, I didn’t want to get involved with that bastard.
 
So, if I can handle this situation well, could it lead to a situation where he might willingly give me at least one finger when I’m desperate? Until divorce, I had to somehow maintain contact with Diart without cheating, and for that, it’s advantageous to maintain a friendly relationship.
 
Moreover, not only the curse, but also building a friendship with him will be a big help for living in this world in the future.
 
Diart was a madman who went as far as destroying the country to have Adelia, the princess, in a love triangle. And after he ascended the throne, he wiped out my family, the Duchy Feischer.
 
So if I don’t resolve this relationship now, I don’t know what kind of trouble he’ll cause me later.
 
“But why did he exterminate the Feischer family?”
 
If it was just because of Roeni, he would have exterminated her at the time of her death. But judging from what happened long afterward, there seemed to be another reason, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t remember. I should have read it more carefully if I knew I would be in this position.
 
Yeah, I need to find out about that reason as well.
 
First of all, I have to go to the capital city tomorrow morning. Since Roeni and Diart’s relationship went wrong from the very beginning, the first thing I should do to rearrange the relationship is to untie that wrongly buttoned button. What is it, you ask?
 
A divorce, of course.

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Is spring really that nice? Seasons are fleeting, and so are yours.
 
‘Go to hell, you guys.’
 
I cynically muttered while glancing at the lovey-dovey couples strolling around.
 
Instead of experiencing love or even having a wedding, I ended up getting divorced even before that. Yet, to see those couples cling to each other like it’s so great… It’s truly something.
 
“Must be nice.”
 
Resting my elbow on the table and propping up my chin, I let out a sigh. I turned my head as I waved my hand to brush away the fluttering cherry blossom petals dancing before my eyes.
 
“You sit too.”
 
“…Me?”
 
Lily, who was standing next to me, widened her eyes.
 
“How dare I, as a maid, sit next to the mistress…”
 
“I can’t finish all this by myself.”
 
I pointed at the assortment of cakes, cookies, pies, and more that were fully arranged in front of me. I vented my frustration by ordering every item on the café’s menu, and even with two tables combined, there wasn’t enough space.
 
“Hurry.”
 
Pressured, Lily hesitated for a moment before finally sitting down in front of me. She seemed flustered in this unfamiliar situation, her eyes darting around. I pushed a strawberry cream pie toward her.
 
She must not have had a proper meal since she followed me straight out to the capital as soon as I woke up this morning, without properly having a meal and barely even eating breakfast.
 
Sure enough, Lily’s eyes shimmered as she looked down at the pie. She nodded as if to ask, ‘Can I really eat it?’ and cautiously moved her fork. When she put a corner of the pie in her mouth, a delighted expression appeared on her face.
 
“It’s so delicious!”
 
“Right?”
 
She was adorable. I couldn’t help but smile at Lily’s petite, maltese-like appearance. Is this what having a little sister feels like?
 
As I watched Lily swiftly move her fork, I turned my gaze away.
 
“Lily.”
 
“Yes?”
 
Lily, who had just taken a bite of chocolate mousse, looked up. I pointed my finger at the old building in the distance.
 
“How much do you think that building costs?”
 
Lily, upon seeing the building I was pointing at, raised an eyebrow. I could sense the reason and silently chuckled.
 
“That building… Isn’t it too old?”
 
“That’s true, but it has character.”
 
“It looks like it could collapse any moment. I think 10,000 gold should be enough for that.”
 
‘10,000 gold is around 1 billion, right?’
 
As I searched for historical books in the Eastern library, I came across some books on economics, so I had a rough idea of the currency value in this world.
 
“It’s cheaper than I thought?”
 
“They cut the price a lot. It’s hard to believe there’s a leaning building like that in the capital.”
 
Lily, that building’s price will skyrocket soon. Why? Because the female leads like this street. So, after the Duke ascends the throne, he’ll demolish all the unsightly things in this street one by one and build it anew. All for Adelia.
 
It was truly an insane and irrational behavior driven by obsession.
 
I couldn’t help but resent Diart for such actions, but at the same time, I pitied Adelia. She remained humble and modest, even when Diart offered her jewels and dresses.
 
I’m mortgaged to some asshole for the rest of my life, when I’m supposed to be living in luxury and throwing money around!
 
I gulped down my ice-cold lemonade, remembering how I used to beat my chest with my fist every time I saw him.
 
‘Now that I’ve actually seen the male lead, I feel even more sorry for our Adelia!’
 
There’s no chance the male lead will become the crown prince now, right? No, if that were to happen, I can’t even predict what the crazed Diart might do. I shouldn’t mess with the original story. I sighed and put down my empty glass.
 
“You’re going to buy that building?”
 
“Yup.”
 
I replied briskly. I’m going to buy not only that building, but also the one next to it and the small abandoned park over there. I’m planning to sell them all when Diart messes up this street and make a solid profit.
 
After that, I’ll move to another country. A peaceful and warm country, completely unrelated to the original work, especially never crossing paths with that bastard Diart again, and live happily. And unlike Adelia, I’ll have tons of money to spend.
 
Of course, I have to lift the curse before that. Damn it.
 
“After eating just this, I’m heading straight there.”
 
Thinking about the curse, I nervously put a piece of cake with gold flakes into my mouth. Ah, it’s sweet. This is truly the taste of wealth.
 
I was happily smiling one moment and then froze with a shocked expression the next.
 
Clang!
 
“Eek! Madam!”
 
Startled, Lily dropped her fork and stood up abruptly. I turned my gaze away from the bewildered Lily and looked at the waiter and, behind him, a couple who were staring at me with wide eyes, their jaws dropping.
 
Then, scanning them one by one, I looked at the couple who looked surprised and stared at me from behind the frozen waiter.
 
And then, I slowly swept my damp cheek with my hand, looking down at my soaked dress from head to toe.
 
“I-I’m sorry, madam.”
 
Suddenly, I looked down at the lowered head of the waiter, who couldn’t grasp the situation of what had just happened.
 
“Are you okay, madam?”
 
Lily, who had run up beside me without my notice, took out a handkerchief and began wiping my face and head.
 
“Goodness, what do I do with this?”
 
While Lily and the waiter were at a loss, a couple who had been standing nearby passed by.
 
Only then did I understand what had happened.
 
So, because that couple collided with the waiter who was passing by my side, he ended up spilling all the iced tea he was holding. And they just left without a word of apology and sat down as if nothing had happened, right?
 
It felt like the springs of my temper were stretched to the breaking point. I quietly pushed away Lily hand and the waiter’s hands who were busy wiping my wet dress.
 
There are separate parties at fault here, but it made me even angrier when stern people act as if apologizing is beneath them.
 
“Madam?”
 
“Ma-Madam?”
 
I stood up from my seat, clutching the dress on which the iced tea was slowly dripping with one hand, and took a step. I could feel the gaze of the people around me gathering, but right now, I was too enraged for it to show.
 
When I stood in front of them, the young couple looked at me with puzzled expressions. When they saw that I had no visible signs of anger, their shoulders visibly relaxed, as if they had realized that they had nothing to do with this situation.
 
“Excuse me.”
 
I forced a strained smile, lifting the corners of my mouth.
 
“How could you just leave after making a person look like this.”
 
“Pardon?”
 
“You should apologize.”
 
“What do you mean by that?”
 
The couple frowned in response.
 
“Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?”
 
“You bumped into the waiter, and that’s why I ended up like this.”
 
“Oh, why is that our fault?”
 
The woman stood up and retorted, while the man, with a menacing expression, also got to his feet. I raised an eyebrow at the imposing figure of the man.
 
Huh, did they think I’d back down if they glare at me like that?