I Would Like To Live A Different Life If I Could Go Back In Time - Episode 40

It’s her.

The red-haired woman, Lady Vera Venegict, stood before me.

The woman who set me up.

Hateful, hateful.

Instantly suppressing the surging magical power, they perform a bow.

The young ladies behind are the four daughters of nobility: Clara Brenst, the Duchess; Colleen Rain, the Countess; and Amelia Heisen, the Viscountess, along with their attendants.

“Are you Lady Yuria Osborn, the Count’s daughter?”

“Yes. Is there something you need?”

As if representing, Miss Amelia asked while fanning herself.

“Could you please stop trying to seduce Prince Randolph?”

“I am not tempting anyone.”

Miss Clara also interrupts, seemingly a bit irritated.

“Oh? You didn’t notice? His Highness is always concerned about you. The attendants are using every trick in the book to get you to meet him.”

“Even if Your Highness is concerned, I have no interest in Prince Randolph, and as you can see, I am already engaged. I believe it is a misunderstanding on the part of the Benedicts.”

“Fiancé? The chief royal court magician, huh?”

Miss Vera asked, sounding suspicious yet seeking confirmation.

“Yes. You were also present at the recent palace raid incident, weren’t you? I was quite impressed by Lady Yuria fighting at that time. I directly asked the Count to become my fiancée.”

Vera is still frowning, but Professor Giannino wraps his arms around my waist, hugs me tightly, presses his cheek against mine, and then turns his gaze towards Vera.

The young ladies let out a gasp.

“!! How indecent! In a place like this!”

“As you can see, I’m just taking care of my fiancé.”

Even if it’s His Highness, I have no intention of handing her over. Prince Randolph, you should seriously start looking for a fiancée soon.

It’s because Your Highness keeps wandering around aimlessly that Yuria is being troubled like this, you know?

At the place where Professor Giannino directed his gaze, Prince Randolph was standing.

We all simultaneously pay our respects to His Highness.

“Ah, make it easier for me.”

With a single word from His Highness, everyone returned to normal.

“Why are the ladies Vera surrounding Miss Yuria and Giannino?”

“Th-that’s… I just told you because His Highness is concerned about Yuria-san.”

“You all know that Lady Yuria is an exceptional magician, right? If she hadn’t created the barrier back then, we all might have died. Shouldn’t we be grateful to her?”

“That’s not true! I have high magical power too! If it weren’t for her at that time, I would have protected His Highness!”

Vera desperately confronts His Highness, but the faces of the other four are pale.

It seems that only those who were present at that time, except for Miss Clara, understand.

“Besides, it’s because His Highness Randolph won’t decide on a fiancé no matter how long it takes that things have come to this!”

Prince Randolph responds to the young ladies’ words without changing his expression.

“…I see. I wanted Lady Yuria to be my fiancée, but she didn’t become one due to her illness. Even now, I still wish for it. That’s why I don’t have a fiancée.”

“That’s not fair! But, Lady Yuria is already engaged!”

“Ah, yeah. But I heard it’s not officially decided yet. As for me… not yet.”

When His Highness Randolph said that, the four of them glared at me fiercely, gripping their fans tightly.

“…I won’t.”

The magic power of Lady Amelia Heisen, the Count’s daughter, was suddenly released from her body, and I immediately braced myself.

“Amelia?”

The three people next to her and the followers behind her seemed to sense something unusual as well, stepping back a bit and directing their gazes towards her.

“I won’t allow it!! I will become the queen!!”

The moment she said that, she began to grip the jewel around her neck tightly, as if lost in thought, and started channeling her magical power into it.

The young ladies surrounding her are unable to understand the situation and are frozen in place.

“Yuria! It’s dangerous! You have to escape, just you!”

Prince Randolph shouts and tries to step in front of me.

“Your Highness! Please fall back! The attendants will protect you while retreating!!”

As Professor Giannino shouted that, he tried to restrain Miss Amelia, but her magical power was being absorbed by the stone and showed no signs of stopping.

The young ladies surrounding him, perhaps having reached the limit of their fear at the teacher’s voice, scream and flee to the hall.