When My Enemies Began to Regret - Chapter 52 - 18. The Refreshing Protagonist (1)

18. The Refreshing Protagonist

Vasago Guelder. The only powerful woman in this kingdom from the Duke’s family, which only two in this kingdom. However, the reason why she became famous in this kingdom wasn’t only because of her high-ranking family.

“Oh my God…”

Education, culture, and martial arts. Showing her first-class talents in any field, she has been called the kingdom’s treasure since her childhood. Also, God’s blessing was always with her.

“…”

Looking at the deep eyes resembling the world tree, the fresh green silky hair, and the beautiful lips dyed in spring color, it made sense to say that she was the incarnation of Mother Goddess.

She’s beautiful. Fanora felt Vasago was more dazzling than when she entered the Great Hall. Perhaps, most of the people who saw Vasago in this place felt the same way.

“Is this the first time you see Lady Guelder? You can’t take your eyes off her.”

As Fanora was silent, her fiancé, who was by her side, spoke to her. She saw her for the first time in this life, but she got tired of seeing her as an adult before her regression.

“Yes, I’ve never seen her before.”

Fanora answered calmly and then let her emotions go.

“Now I understand why Naverius hates you. Who wants to love you when you’re gloomy and like to blame others?”

She couldn’t kill people in the banquet hall. If she killed someone in the banquet hall…

Vasago Guelder. Fanora still felt a tingling sensation on her cheek from the touch of the wine Vasago poured on her vividly.

“Countess Maquil, I think the debutante’s first song will start soon. May I borrow your goddaughter?”

“If she allows it, you can.”

But at that moment, someone grabbed her hand as she was reminiscing.

“Fanora, I know you’re nervous about your debutante, but let’s get ready.”

“Yes? For what?”

“Hey, no matter how beautiful Vasago is, you shouldn’t lose your soul like this.”

Fanora’s eyes blinked because she hadn’t been concentrating on the conversation so far, so Aloken returned without a word, leaving his cane to the servant. A harp melody slowly filled the venue in line with the sound of Aloken’s shoes hitting the floor.

“Lady Fanora.”

People’s eyes were on the place where the Duke and his fiancée were located. Then, Aloken announced the start of the ball with a more polite attitude than anyone else.

“Please give me the honor of your first dance.”

Held one hand behind his waist and the other in front of her, hoping Fanora to hold it.

When he asked for a dance request in a soft voice, she looked at his face. This man is like a fox. He put his brazenly smiling face in front of her. Fanora reluctantly placed her hand gently over his. It meant she gave permission.

“I will be back, Godmother.”

When he completed the dance request, the surrounding noblemen began to pair up with their partners one by one. Usually, the person with the highest position dances one song first at the ball. Still, it was customary for several people to dance together in the debutante, so many couples would soon fill the hall.

“Did Iva Maquil teach you how to dance?”

“No, I didn’t learn how to dance from Godmother.”

Step, step.

They soon stepped forward toward the center, holding hands. Almost everyone here has also decided on their first dance partner, so the debutante would be completed when they move to the music.

“You look determined to step on my foot.”

But Aloken grunted nervously before it started. Fanora’s parents shunned her, so even if she had been educated hard for several months, the most important thing should be dance, but how could she not get any dance class?

“Don’t worry though. It’s a dance. We will dance a lot in the future, and you will get better. I will teach you.”

Aloken took the basic posture of leading the dance and said that playfully with sarcasm. As he wrapped his arm around Fanora’s waist and stretched his other hand to the side, she moved her body.  And then.

“…!”

Fanora put her five fingers on top of his hand, tilted her upper body stably and upright her lower body. In the basic posture, she spoke quietly, revealing the side of her neck.

“When you can’t take classes, there are two reasons.”

Then a cheerful tune of music began in the hall. It was the Kasius-style round dance, the tradition of the debutante.

“!”

As the dance begins, her dress’s hem, which stretches to the floor, waves gently. One step, and the next step. The gestures between the steps were flexible, and when she took one powerful turn, her dress made a shape as if it were in full bloom like a lotus flower.

“You…”

“What about me?”

Aloken could not help but be surprised at this. Fanora’s dancing skills were ideal. It was difficult for her to match her partner’s breathing, but each of her postures was beautiful enough, just like in the textbook.  The gentle line of her bent waist and her side face didn’t even get messy after many turns.

It had been a long time since I  dressed up and danced like this. In fact,Fanora loved dancing since she was young. She started learning it for Naverius, who likes the ball, but surprisingly,she found dancing suited her aptitude.

Before her regression, she couldn’t find a partner, so she always went around alone. She dreamed that someday I would do a wonderful dance with Naverius on New Year’s Eve. Should I say that my dream came true? However, Fanora didn’t expect her future partner to be Duke Aloken Jalier, not Naverius.

Fanora danced and looked up for a moment at the man who was firmly supporting her. Aloken might be one of the three best grooms of the kingdom.She realized that this man was now silently standing up for his partner. His face shines like a light, so he’s perfect for drawing attention.

Then the tune changed. As the song played at a slower pace, Fanora glanced sideways, slowing down the rhythm of moving her body. Then, it was not difficult to find a gaze directed toward her.

Vasago Guelder. The novel’s protagonist makes up this world and the woman who should have received overwhelming attention from the debutante. She stopped dancing and looked at Aloken and Fanora with a startled face. Actually, that wasn’t the only thing that happened. Most of the people’s attention was focused on them. .

“Hey, Naverius. The lady dancing in the middle… she’s almost become your fiancée, right?”

“…”

“Was Celcius always that pretty?”

Watching Fanora dance with his mouth open, the blond man was furious at his friend’s words.

“Do-Don’t talk nonsense. What’s the prettiest thing about betraying your soon-to-be fiancé and having an affair?”

Naverius drank the drink in his hand and strode to where the noble ladies gathered, saying he would go dancing. Of course, not many nobles gave negative opinions about Fanora.

“So elegant…”

Most of the ones who looked at Fanora with envy were the young ladies who stood in the corner, waiting for a dance request.

“…”

Then the tune began to change once more. Fanora stopped dancing and greeted her partner face to face. Even though I already ruined it like this, will the debutante flow the same way as the midnight novel? After that, she moved to the place where the drink was and looked around. As expected, Vasago appeared nearby as the novel described a few months ago.

“!”

This was an opportunity.

“Hello, Princess Guelder. Congratulations on your debutante.”

Then Vasago fluttered her thin eyelashes and smiled. “Thank you.”

That was their entire conversation. Vasago then walked away with her drink on the table.

At the ball… I shouldn’t kill people… It was an expected result. She blatantly showed that she wasn’t interested in conversation, but if Fanora talked too much, Fanroa would be the only one who got a backlash. She decided to give her some leeway.

Vasago will respond to anyone who’s not entering the salon she went to like that. However, it didn’t mean the world would follow Fanora’s will just because she wanted to be relaxed.

“Lady Fanora Celsius!”

“Lady Fanora! Please dance with me—”

“If there’s no else to dance with you—”

After that, people flocked to Fanora’s side, requesting a dance. By the time she sent them all back with a knack for words, Vasago had already vanished from sight.

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<Vasago accepts Naverius’s offer and invites him to the mansion.

#2. Guelder’s mansion (night)

Vasago and Naverius sat facing each other with a tea table in between.

Vasago: (sipping the tea) I’ve known for a long time that your family is a distant relative of my mother, but if I had known you were such a person with this personality, I would have invited you sooner.

Naverius: …

Vasago: Why don’t you say anything?

Naverius: Ah, i-it’s because you’re so beautiful.

Vasago: Pfft. You escorted me like an adult at the banquet. So you have a clumsy side too.

Naverius: But why don’t you touch the peaches I brought? I had a hard time getting it, but did you hate it?

Vasago: I don’t like it a little bit.

Vasago couldn’t bear to reveal that she almost died from eating that fruit when she was a child.>

Today was the day when the next page of Dangerous Love came to her. This phenomenon has already been repeated for several months, so Fanora began to write the novel as a habit.

“Because the ‘#1’ started in summer… I think the background in this novel is already at the end of the social season?”

One page, two pages. As she wrote down Vasago’s daily life, not her own, in her diary, Fanora accumulated quite a bit of information. However, the time gap between the novel and the reality that once occurred has hardly been narrowed.

“Vasago is always ahead of me.”

To conclude, the current Fanora has just made her debut. And in the novel, it was already the end of summer, which would be a few months later.

Fanora closed the diary and gently swept its cover while muttering quietly. “Then your death should come first.” It was late at night, and no one could hear her voice.

“…”

However, there was still a long way to go. I’m slowly seeing the benefits of this magic.

Fortunately, the midnight novel is a big help for her these days. In the novel, after turning 17, Vasago began to increase her fortune with her unique genius skills to form her own power.

It feels like I’m stealing what Vasago should get. There was no way Fanora would sit still and watch that happen. As expected, stealing her future fortune was the easiest thing in the world.

Fanora made full use of the information, such as how to contact the top, which was learned by looking at Vasago’s information, or how to monopolize the route to supply luxury ingredients cheaply using profits made from monopolizing the aromatics. With such investment, the amount of her money that was only a small allowance for a lady had increased considerably.

I know the future, so there’s no need for me to risk depending on joining hands with Aloken. Now, just for once. If she made a big profit, she could achieve her goal.

It probably won’t be difficult to seize the opportunity. This year, the social world would see the full-fledged appearance of Vasago, which would cause a stir in fashion.

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