My Fiancé Fell in Love with My Older Sister. After Locking Myself in My Room for Five Days, 500 Years Had Passed. - Chapter 19

“─…?? ……….??”

I stepped back one step.

Clack—I closed the door to the room.

Then, I opened it again.

And then, oh my☆

I should see the hallway of the Frenzel Ducal House, just like always─

“……It’s not!!”

I shouted without thinking.

I can’t see it!

The hallway!! It’s not there!!

Only stairs!! Nothing but stairs!!

(Why…!?!?)

I held my head in my hands.

Not giving up, I kept opening and closing the door over and over, but the view in front of me didn’t change.

Below me, there was a long staircase.

At the end of it, there was a door─

I wondered what could be beyond it.

(A teleport? Or is this… a dream?)

Like a lucid dream?

Did I maybe fall asleep while working too hard on the presentation papers?

If that’s the case, that’s bad!!

The deadline is getting closer every second─

When I panicked and stumbled, my injured ankle screamed, “Don’t forget me!!” with all its strength.

“Owwww!!”

I let out an unladylike cry, not fitting for a noble lady.

Then, I slowly sank down where I was.

(…It hurts. That means… this is real!!)

Just in case, I pinched my cheek.

It hurt.

I opened and closed my hands and feet.

No strange feeling.

……Which means.

“Wait. This is real?”

Sitting on the carpet, I gave a twisted smile.

Right then.

Creaaak—a sound.

The sound of wood creaking.

“…!?!?”

I gasped.

Startled, I turned toward the sound.

At the bottom of the stairs.

In front of the door where no one was before, there was now a young man.

He wore a white cloak, and his light blond hair—close to white—was tied back and hung in front.

His eyes were golden.

He also looked very surprised.

He was standing still, eyes wide open.

“─”

How long did we stare at each other?

I was the first to come out of the shock.

Or rather, I slowly started to understand.

Anyway, this is not the Frenzel Ducal House.

If that’s true, then I’m an uninvited guest here.

I didn’t know who he was. I didn’t even know where I was…!!

For now, I decided to say I wasn’t dangerous.

I held my palms forward and shouted without thinking.

“Um!! I!! I’m not suspicious!!”

“…………”

He looked like he had gasped from surprise.

Then—

“Huh?”

The man spoke in a surprised voice.

When I heard it, my confused brain came to a realization.

(……Well, of course. No suspicious person would say, ‘I’m suspicious~~!’ on their own!!)

If someone suddenly said that, of course the reply would be, “Huh?”

What am I even doing!?

(I need to earn his trust somehow…!!)

Anyway, I have to make him understand that I’m not suspicious.

If not, I might end up in jail at worst.

(……Actually, why is my room connected to some strange place!!)

Is this some kind of teleport magic or something!?

My eyes darted around quickly.

(It’s okay, calm down. If it gets bad, I’ll just use my special magic—my unique skill—to escape!)

Yes, I have a secret weapon.

As long as I have this unique skill, I can escape anywhere, anytime.

Thinking that far, I put my hand to my forehead.

(…I sound just like a criminal, don’t I!?)

In my head, I imagined myself yelling, “It’s not what it looks like!” as I got dragged away by guards.

……Anyway, I had to say something.

Yes. First, a greeting.

Then, introduce myself!!

(If he knows I’m from the Frenzel family─)

That should prove who I am!!

It felt like a revelation (Why didn’t I think of that at the start?).

But before I could open my mouth—

The wooden door at the bottom of the stairs opened again, and another person appeared.

He had dark blue hair and wore a light blue cloak.

When he saw me panicking, his eyes went wide and he shouted—

“The sealed door… opened……!?!”

His voice cracked in shock.