My Fiancé Fell in Love with My Older Sister. After Locking Myself in My Room for Five Days, 500 Years Had Passed. - Chapter 24

“The First Great Magic War…”

Such a big war… happened while I didn’t even know?

It’s hard to believe that five hundred years passed while I stayed inside my room.

If someone told me that this was all a made-up story, and that this place is actually the country of Tsobellar… I would probably believe that more.

(Yes, maybe his story is a lie. Maybe five hundred years didn’t pass, and they are just lying…)

It’s dangerous to believe everything when I don’t understand anything.

I have to find proof to know where I really am—

Just when I thought that, there was a knock at the door.

Several government officials entered the room, holding old books in their hands.

They gently placed the books on the table.

The book covers were faded from the sun, and looked like they had burn marks.

On the cover it said—

“This is the History Book of Tsobellar. Only true facts are written here. No guesses or opinions are included.”

The History Book of Tsobellar.

The letters were worn out. It looked like it was written a very long time ago.

Prince Lian opened the book and pointed to a page.

He touched it while still wearing white gloves, which means it must be a very important book.

Looking at the book, Prince Lian said:

“Year 370 of the Holy Calendar, September 11. Count Aaron Spender rises in rebellion. This is the start of the First Great Magic War—right here.”

“Aaron Spender…”

“You know him?”

At those words, I nodded.

He was a calm man, not very noticeable in social circles.

He had one daughter. She was also a quiet girl who didn’t appear in society much.

(He… started a rebellion?)

I can’t really picture it.

It sounds like a bad joke that five hundred years passed just because I stayed in my room for five days, but there are no contradictions in his story.

Even if he was trying to trick me, the story is very detailed, like it’s real.

“I will continue. I won’t explain everything right now because it might be too confusing, but—after that, the side led by Aaron Spender won the First Great Magic War. They built a new royal family, but it only lasted for one generation. That’s because my family started another revolution.”

Prince Lian turned a few pages and pointed again.

“My family created special magic, in addition to the five main types of magic—light magic and dark magic. We are the first users of special magic. The king at that time tried to use our magic and caused us great suffering… so we stood up against him. That was the Second Great Magic War. It happened around four hundred years ago.”

“And… since then, that royal family has continued until now?”

Prince Lian nodded at my question.

Considering his position, that must have been a very rude question for me to ask.

But I was confused.

Two big magic wars happened in the last five hundred years, and the royal family changed…?

If this was a lie, why would he lie about something so big?

It’s such a grand story. Would he really gain anything by making me believe it?

Maybe… it’s not a lie, but something that really happened—

That vague feeling in my heart started to become certainty.

At the same time, I felt a chill running from the tips of my feet.

If this really is a world five hundred years in the future…

Can I return to the world I came from?

“And I have been studying the door to the sealed room for many years. I am a prince, but I’m the second son, so I have some freedom.”

Prince Lian raised his face from the book and spoke to me.

He smiled softly, maybe to help me feel more relaxed.

But the more he smiled, the more my face became stiff.

“I was interested in magic studies since I was a child. The door to your room—excuse me, Lady Felicia’s room—was sealed with a kind of magic that no one had been able to undo until now.”

“…I only stayed in the room for five days. I don’t remember using any magic. Why did that become five hundred years…?”

My voice was weak and shaky.

It felt like all my fear and anxiety came out in that one question.

(If this really is a world five hundred years in the future…)

What am I supposed to do now?