I Would Like To Live A Different Life If I Could Go Back In Time - Episode 9

The next day, the tutor arrived.

He is dressed in clothes that look like they belong to a wizard. He seems to be around twenty-five or six years old. With a scruffy beard and messy hair, he gives off an impression of not being very motivated.

If it’s from Professor Paron, I can trust it, right?

“Lady Yuria, is it? I am Giannino Citalisti. I came here on the recommendation of Doctor Paron. The Count asked me to teach you letters, but for now, let’s see how far we can go.”

Giannino Citalisti?? I have a distant memory that he was the next chief magician of the royal palace.

No way, right?

Is Professor Paron’s acquaintance a court magician?

My mind is full of questions. I had almost no contact with him before time was rewound, so I don’t know what kind of person he is.

I turned around, looked at Eme, nodded, and then spoke to the teacher.

“Mr. Giannino, have you heard anything from Mr. Paron?”

“No? I just want you to help me with studying kanji.”

“…I see. I think if I take a test, it will become clear, but I can write. I think I can manage the basics of studying too. I want the teacher to teach me magic rather than writing. But, please don’t tell my father that I can study.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I don’t want to be noticed for being outstanding at the academy. If my father finds out I’m good at studying, he’ll definitely try to make me a candidate for Prince Randolph’s fiancée, even if it’s a long shot. I want to crush any possibility of that happening, even if there’s a slight chance.”

Before time was rewound, Prince Randolph and I were engaged when we were seven years old, and until that time, we had spent our days in harmony.

The first time we met was at the palace tea party.

Champagne gold hair and azure eyes. Many young ladies must have been captivated by his gentle smile.

I was just one of them.

As the second and third tea parties went on, the number of young ladies attending kept decreasing, and in the end, I was the only one left.

“I want to spend my life with you. Would you please become my fiancée?”

When I heard those words from him, I was so happy that I cried.

From there, we were assigned to study in order to become the future king and queen.

We were very busy with studying and manners, but we often made time to have tea together.

……Nostalgic memories, aren’t they?

In reality, it wouldn’t be unusual to have an engagement decided at the tea party when you turn seven, but the prince still doesn’t have any candidates for a fiancée.

I casually checked, but it seems that my father and the others in the mansion have no memories from before time was reversed.

I don’t think you would, Your Highness, but we can’t let our guard down because things are already different from the past.

“Hmm. Well, that’s fine. I’ll report moderately. For now, let’s do a test.”

The teacher handed me a test on the basics of basics, which he must have pulled out from somewhere. Of course, it was so easy that I solved it in no time.

“Hmm. Well then, next.”

Saying that, he then presented a problem from the first-year students of the academy. This one was also very easy for me, you know? Next, I solved the problems for the second and third-year students in order. There were some parts I vaguely remembered since I hadn’t taken a test in years, but I was able to answer everything.

The teacher seems very interesting.

“I can’t believe you say you’ve never learned to read and write. You should be fine even without me teaching you.”

Yuria-sama’s interest lies in magic, doesn’t it? It seems she only has knowledge about it that is taught in other subjects.

Regarding this, it is also my area of expertise, so I can teach it.

However, practical training involves risks. It’s difficult at the Count’s residence, so I would like to practice in the palace’s wizard tower. Is that possible?

“The palace… I-I’m fine.”

I briefly thought that I might run into His Highness, but considering going to the Wizard’s Tower, I can endure it.

Until I entered the academy, I had to go to the palace’s wizard tower every day to learn magic from Professor Giannino.

What I learned in the palace wizard’s tower is that the teacher was the head wizard!

I was surprised.

The past memories were of the next leader… Huh? Who was the leader back then again??

…Well, whatever. It’s okay not to worry about distant memories, right?

At first, I was nervous about running into His Highness, but without encountering him, I was able to take practical and lecture classes in the wizard’s building.

Most magic can be used without incantations.

This is thanks to my dream.

The teacher, who didn’t know anything about that, was very surprised.

“Professor Giannino, thank you very much. I will be starting school tomorrow. It’s a short farewell, but I plan to return, so please take care of me then.”

“I have never seen such an outstanding student like you, Lady Yuria. I promise you will become a royal palace magician in no time. Please do your best in your future academy life.”

Yay! The teacher praised me!

I was in high spirits and about to leave the palace with a light step when someone bumped into me from behind.

The force of it makes me kneel.

“Ouch”

“Miss! Are you alright?”

Emme was surprised and called out to me. Normally, I would be careful and not bump into people.

“Sorry, are you okay?”

The one who extended his hand to me, saying that, was Lord Randolph’s aide, Viscount Mark Carney’s son. The son of the commander of the Third Knight Brigade.

The fact that Mark is here means…

It seems my thinking was correct.

“Mark. Calm down, you must have bumped into the young lady. Miss, are you hurt?”

Saying that, His Highness Randolph extended his hand to me.

I, for a moment, couldn’t move my body out of fear, but without showing it on my face, I steeled myself and stood up before taking His Highness’s hand.

“Y-You’re in the way. Please be careful. Excuse me.”

Of course, Eme knows about my past, so she immediately rushes over and worries about me excessively.

Without even having the leisure to respond to Eme’s voice, I gave a slight bow to the princes and then hurried to the carriage at a brisk pace.

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“Who does he think he is? The prince is worried about him, and this is how he repays him?”

Mark muttered that, and Prince Randolph said to Mark, “Well, you must have been in a hurry.”

Prince Randolph’s gaze followed the young lady who had left without introducing herself.