I tiredly got up from a comfortable bed and suddenly remembered the events from yesterday. I knocked out Margaret and took out the beasts myself, then I left her there using a protective barrier.
I wonder why the third love candidate didn't show up?
I left the thought and allowed Sasha to personally tend me. She has a habit of making me look extremely pretty while I have the tendency to remove the make up and wear my glasses once I'm outside.
I feel bad after she puts in so much effort, but I can't help it. This is a matter of life and death for me, "My lady, someone wishes to see you," another maid informs me as I raise a brow. Who in the world would wish to see me? A side character like me? Besides, I don't remember making any friends with anyone.
Just as I walk out the door, Margaret stood before me with her kind smile, "It's been a while Lady Vanilla. Would you like to have lunch with me?" she ask.
If I had food in my mouth, the cause of my death would probably be from choking due to shock.
Why is she suddenly inviting me out? I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but for now, let's accept her offer, "It would be my pleasure. Where shall we go?" I ask.
"There's this place that I always go to. Shall we go?" Seeing her excited face, I was eager to find out what kind of place it was to get her excited, but it was honestly a let down when it was just a small cafe. As a daughter of the duke, she sure has a simple taste. Just as what you would expect from the heroine.
We hopped inside her grand carriage, leading us in front of the cafe. Then, she ordered enough for at least five people to eat, but that was no problem because I'm technically a five person merged in one body.
More importantly, she's quite loved, isn't she? Look at her spending her money like it's nothing. Just thinking about it somewhat makes me sad. Compared to her, my parents don't share their wealth with me, but thanks to the businesses I opened up in secret, I'm as rich as my parents.
I don't plan on sharing this wealth to my stupid family who doesn't even take a moment to help me or even give me a portion of their attention. They only favor my older sister anyway since she has a fiancé who is from the family of the duke, and is also Margaret's cousin.
When we arrived at the local cafe, we ordered a ton of sweets and a cup of herbal tea causing me to drool in happiness. I can never not love sweets, "Thank y-" before I could finish my sentence, the second love candidate happened to be here as well.
Seeing how he appeared here, I wanted to sigh so loudly that the whole world can hear me. How could I forget? Margaret loved to come to this cafe, and she happens to meet Keith, who is supposed to be buying sweets for his mother. Ever since then, Keith and Margaret would always run into each other here.
"It's good to see you here, my beautiful fairy. Are you with your friend?" Keith asked while keeping his eyes locked with hers.
Look at him go. Fine, do what you guys want. I'm just going to keep eating here.
For a long moment, I was enjoying the sweets to my hearts content considering how the payment will go under Margaret but my time in heaven didn't last any longer when Margaret and Keith were side by side, ready to go somewhere, "Would you like to come with us at the forest?" she cheered happily.
Seeing her smile, I didn't want to disappoint her expectation so I decided to join them even if I was third wheeling. But that wasn't my only reason... I noticed Keith glaring at me as an indication to leave them alone, but him doing that pissed me off so I happily tagged along.
However, even with my presence around, they were ahead of me next to each other. Or rather, Keith attempted to lose me so he can have alone time with her. With him trying so hard to lose sight of me and constantly looking back at me, I gave him a smirk before stopping my tracks and flicked him off, "Asshole," I commented before going back the other way.
However, the side of my eye caught a person who had a purely black hair and glistening red eyes. I knew instantly who it was, so I hurried to their direction and safely made it.
Even with my arrival, the third love candidate said nothing while Keith glared at me, "Margaret, it seems like you're here again," Kian says.
They met each other before?! Am I seriously forgetting how this story went?
"No wait that can't be... What's going on?" I talk to myself and before I knew it, the two love candidates were glaring at each other.
They quarreled for some time before three high leveled beast appeared. It was a blue tiger with a red crystal implanted on it's forehead, "Margaret!" Keith pushed me out of the way and carried the female protagonist like a princess and fled, "What a love struck fool" Kian sighs.
Shut up. You'll soon end up being like him too.
"Are you okay?" He offered his hand to help me get up as my heart beat unwillingly. What the hell is going on? Why is my favorite character, who is supposed to be heartless towards women, helping me?
"I'm oka-" I was just about to reply to his question, but he quickly pulled his hand away and waved his hand, "I'm sure you can handle these beasts by yourself," then he disappeared.
What....
Are they seriously leaving a helpless woman alone in the woods with these beasts?!
Ugh, they're just a bunch of jerks who are good-for-nothing. They don't have a sense of justice at all. Why did I even get excited? Seriously, what a waste of looks.
All they have is power and looks but they have the most nastiest personality! "Fine then! I'm just a pitiful side character!"
This is stupid. The only difference in my previous life and this one is that I'm rich here and I'm poor there" I frown sadly at myself while slowly taking a few steps back. The beast didn't look too friendly, so that was a bad sign.
"Don't be mean kitty," I smiled nervously, but they attacked me all at once, so I used lightning strike to each of them. As expected, it was quite effective since they were laying dead on the floor.
Thanks to the teaching of my master, I am able to survive in situations like these. Seriously, what would've happened if I didn't learn magic?
Just as I was thinking about how unlucky my existence was, a beautiful spectral dragon appeared right before me. It's body glimmer of orange from the bottom then slowly shifts to yellow, purple to pink and red. I felt as if I was seeing a once in a life time being.
But that appearance...
IS THAT THE FUCKING ANCIENT DRAGON? Why is it here? He's supposed to appear later in the story and Kian was the one who was supposed to kill this beautiful monster, so why the hell am I standing here?!?!
No, it's useless to think about that. He's here and my life is on the line... But how can Kian kill such a beautiful thing.
This is so sad in my case. I mean, I was supposed to die from the punishment the crown prince inflicted upon me not from the special ancient dragon. This change is too big!
"What a pitiful human that dares to stand before my holy presence," the spectral dragon speaks the language in my old life, instead of the current language of this kingdom, causing me to gasp in shock.
"How do you know English?!" I asked.
"How DO YOU know English? This is a forgotten language hundreds of millennial ago."
"This is amazing. Since its come to this, please spare my life. I really don't wanna fight you."
"You have mistaken me. Anyone who stands my way does not live to tell the tale. Especially if you know the language that I speak of," the ancient dragon says, swinging his large tail at me, but I dodged it just in time.
"You fucking asshole," I cursed in English as he flinched, then I attacked him with a shower of ice shards but it didn't harm his body as I thought he would so I continued on attacking.
We threw multiple attacks to each other equally until I lost my momentum, causing me to be thrown back and my arm piercing through a broken tree branch, "Ouch!" I wince in pain.
I HATE PAIN THE MOST!
"You really make me go this far," I said, standing up and summoning a huge magic circle. It was big enough to cover his body and mine as light from the sky pierced through his heart, but no blood came out since it was his spiritual heart that I pierced, "there, now you won't be able to use your power," i tell him proudly.
"What?! How can that be?! How can a mere lady like you know how to use a forbidden magic? impossible," the spectral dragon shrink in size. Unfortunately, the magic took a toll on my body as I fell on the ground and my sight becoming blurry.
"Ah goddammit. Hey, Mr. Dragon," I started, coughing up blood, "come here."
He refused at first, but when I gave him a desperate look, he unwillingly came closer as I held onto his hand, "I'll give you back your magic power. So please, don't hurt anyone without a proper reason, okay?" I smiled at him before I completely blacked out.