Sez, who was the princess in the Imperial House of Rowayne of the Den Helder Empire, was killed by her brother, Rayton, who caused the coup. Rayton was discriminated against in the empire for the prophecy that the monster whose hair is black as night and eyes as red as blood will end the whole world, and he had the same appearance as the monster of the prophecy.

Though her head was cut by his sword and lost the chance to escape the empire, somehow she was magically sent back to the past. When she had a second chance to change her fate, she decided to become friendly with Rayton to survive.


Sez lost herself in a wave of thoughts on the way to the banquet hall. What if Bern and Lilien were here? What about Yulia or her mother? Nobles usually gathered at those kinds of events, so there was no guarantee that they wouldn’t be there. 


Lisette told Sez to keep her debut a secret until the day came, as if she thought they would try to hinder it. Sez also overheard Madam Pauline saying that she was told to keep quiet about their dance lessons.


Sez was a little scared. She was afraid of being humiliated in front of everyone and being laughed at too. So, she kept hold of Rayton's hand tightly. Rayton, of course, seemed to be all right. He was quieter than usual, and strangely, he didn't even glance at Sez, but overall, he was the same as usual. 


By the time they reached the banquet hall, there was a cold sweat running down Sez’s forehead. 


Sez stopped and called out to Rayton. Rayton just looked at her instead of answering. 


Chapter 38 - Chapter 038