My Fiancé Fell in Love with My Older Sister. After Locking Myself in My Room for Five Days, 500 Years Had Passed. - Chapter 28

After having lunch with Prince Lian, I was given permission to walk freely around the castle.

For my safety, I was assigned royal guards, but I think they were also meant to watch me.

To them, I’m a mysterious person who suddenly appeared from five hundred years ago.

To begin with, someone from five hundred years ago showing up is such an unbelievable idea. Many people must still be unsure whether to believe it or not.

To be honest, even I had some doubts.

But when I went down to the town with him and had lunch—then I understood.

The people here are all living in the world five hundred years later.

No one talks about Tsobellar.

Everyone naturally talks about this country, Lumos.

Advanced technology, new buildings.

Changed land shapes, different maps.

Seeing all that, I had no choice but to believe it.

(This really is the world five hundred years in the future…)

With Prince Lian’s permission, I walked around the castle.

Once I started walking… I understood.

The structure is completely different.

Of course it is. It’s been five hundred years.

And besides, this is not the place where Tsobellar Castle used to be.

The royal capital has changed location since the time of Tsobellar.

Even if it’s the same land, it feels like a completely different country.

(Five hundred years… huh)

I thought again about how long that time really is.

It’s such a long time it makes my head spin.

I still can’t really feel it deep down, but this must be real.

As I walked through the corridor, I stopped and went near a window.

Outside the window, I could see a large tower, the base of one of the ministries.

It seems to be called a Ministry Tower.

Each ministry built its own tower surrounding the royal castle, and in times of emergency, they can be used as military bases too.

Between the towers, only royalty can use light magic to create barriers, and only those with permission can come into the castle.

The Tower of Lament—(that’s what they call it, I just learned that)—where I was, is near the old Tsobellar Castle, so it’s far from here, naturally.

I heard Prince Lian traveled there with some royal guards from a young age.

Pii-hyororo…

From outside the window, I heard the soft sound of birds singing.

Leaning my back against the window, I sighed again.

Staring at the red carpet at my feet, I slowly organized my thoughts.

[1. How can I go back to five hundred years ago? (Actually, how did I travel through time in the first place?)]

(This is the most important one…)

And the other things I’m curious about:

[2. What is the relationship between Arnold Abercrombie and my older sister? If my sister asked Arnold to use the charm magic, then what was Arnold’s goal?

3. Why did the sealed room in the Tower of Lament—known as the “room that won’t open” for five hundred years—suddenly open?

4. If the “destined person” system is a lie, then the whole myth of Tsobellar’s founding will fall apart. Who spread that lie, and why?

5. The undoing of Prince Lian’s charm magic.]

Items 4 and 5 don’t really involve me directly, so I feel bad for Prince Lian, but I’ll put those aside for now.

The real problems are 1 to 3.

Since 1 and 3 are connected, I’ll combine them—so I guess this is what I’m left with:

The relationship between my sister and Arnold.

And the reason why I traveled through time.

I need to solve those two mysteries.

(My special magic is “presence concealment.” It’s not a time-related ability.)

Then maybe it wasn’t me, but something in the room?

Or maybe someone else cast a spell on me and also set something in the room…?

Even if I think about it, I don’t even have clues to work with.

I’m just guessing without anything solid.

(Ugh… I can’t relax)

I do feel like I have to return to five hundred years ago as soon as possible.

I feel that way, but if you asked me whether I want to return to House Frenzel… my answer would be no.

But this era is not the one I’m supposed to live in.

I have to return to where I came from.

That’s how I vaguely feel.

That there’s no place for me in this world—

As I kept thinking like that, someone walked toward me.

A tall person, wearing a white cloak over their shoulders.

With that confident way of walking, I had a good idea of who it was.

Probably royalty—

The royal guards behind me all knelt down at the same time.

Because of that, he must’ve noticed me too.

Bright golden hair, slightly long bangs.

His hair looks smooth and straight—I’m jealous.

And those calm eyes staring at me were… purple.

He stopped in front of me and asked,

“Are you the guest from five hundred years ago?”

His voice was calm and much deeper than Prince Lian’s.

Probably Prince Lian’s brother—he looked older, so he must be the older one.

…In other words, the Crown Prince.

Nervously, I gave a noble lady’s bow.

“…Yes, that’s correct. I am Felicia Frenzel, daughter of the Duke of House Frenzel, who held a ducal title under the Tsobellar dynasty.”