THE REBORN LADY IS LOVED BY HER FOSTER BROTHER: THE SCARIEST VILLAIN - CHAPTER 146

 

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Chapter 146: On the Day Father and Mother Met.

Battling the usual sensation of being sucked in, Ortansia prayed desperately.

‘Please, take me to the day Mama and Father met...!’

They had met before Ortansia was born.

It was her first time going that far back in time, so the dizzying, churning sensation refused to fade.

‘Ugh, this is really rough…’

Clamping her eyes shut, she endured it relentlessly... until she was abruptly flung out.

‘Ugh!’

Ortansia's body landed with a thud on the ground.

“Ouch, ouch…”

[ Sia, are you alright!? ]

“Yeah, I'm... I'm okay. Um, where is this...?”

Somehow managing to stand up and lift her face... Ortansia was stunned.

She found herself standing in a back alley densely packed with buildings.

The building directly in front of her was a slightly old-fashioned tavern.

“This place…”

[ Sia, do you know it? ]

“Yes…”

Though shaken, Ortansia nodded.

She certainly knew this place.

Because this was where…

She had lived here with her mother until her mother passed away…

When Ortansia was born, her mother had already been living and working at this tavern.

Until her mother passed away and she went to the orphanage, Ortansia had lived here too.

It felt less nostalgic than strange.

Ortansia had gone to the orphanage when she was very young, and she'd never had the chance to visit this place again as an adult.

‘I see. This is where Mama and Father met…’

Surely this timeline was before Ortansia was born.

The day Duke Vérité and Bernadette, the tavern singer, would meet.

‘I will change their meeting…’

Just the thought made her body tremble. But she had finally made it this far. Now was no time for cowardice.

Looking up, the setting sun dyed the sky a deep crimson.

Once the sun sets, the tavern will open for business, and the night's stage will begin.

Before then, she must make some preparations.

“Come on, Tyrol. There's a back entrance over here!”

[ Right! ]

Putting her sentimentality aside for the moment, Ortansia dashed off.

‘Wow, there are so many customers...’

Gazing at the floor teeming with patrons, Ortansia let out a gasp of wonder.

The tavern, now open for business, was packed with customers. Ortansia currently stood on the landing leading up to the attic.

This space, cluttered with barrels and wooden crates piled haphazardly, was off-limits to patrons and offered a view overlooking the entire floor.

‘I used to watch mama work from here too, back in the day…’

She remembered watching her mother sing on stage while sipping the juice the tavern staff had brought her.

She almost drifted into those past memories, but Ortansia hurriedly snapped herself out of it.

‘No, no, I didn't come here to reminisce. I came to save Father!’

Tonight, Father would likely rescue Mother from Ducasse's advances, and the two would have their fateful meeting.

Ortansia's mission was to alter that encounter.

‘If Ducas bothers mother, I just need to deal with him before Father does. ...I wonder if they're already here?’

Eyes like saucers, Ortansia scanned the faces of every patron in the tavern.

She spotted her target immediately.

‘There! It's Ducasse...!’

A man with a spiteful grin and eyes as venomous as a snake's.

He looked younger than when she'd seen him through 《Time interference》 before, but she recognised him clearly as Ducasse.

“...Tyrol. Can you see Ducas over there?”

[ Can see him. Definitely the man who had a row with Sia's father before. ]

“Don't lose sight of him. Keep your eyes on him for a while.”

[ Leave it to me! ]

Leaving Ducas under Tirol's watch, Ortensia now searched for her father.

 ‘Where could Father be?’

There was no doubt he would come here tonight.

Feeling a touch of impatience, Ortansia searched desperately for her father.

Then, the tavern door swung open and a new customer entered.

“This tavern, you see! The singer here is truly magnificent…”

“Oh? That sounds promising.”

Hearing that familiar voice, Ortansia's body twitched in response.

Immediately, she caught sight of the newcomer.

‘Father...!’

He blended into the surroundings, dressed far more plainly than usual, but she recognised him instantly.

That was Ortansia's father.

Seeing her father looking younger than he did in the present time, Ortansia's heart grew warm.

‘So this is what Father looked like when he was young…’

His face was expressive, fitting well with the tavern's bustling atmosphere.

Yet, this younger version of her father seemed just a little bit like Gérard.

‘Of course. They are father and son, after all.’

An expressive, talkative father and an impassive, taciturn brother.

She didn't usually think they resembled each other much, but seeing the younger version of father like this, there were indeed many similarities.

‘Father and big brother do resemble each other. As for me…’

Is there any part of me that resembles either of them?

Considering what she needed to do next, it would actually be preferable if they weren't related by blood. Still, she couldn't help but feel a pang of loneliness.

Is the person with them an attendant?

Without hesitation, the two of them sat down at an empty table and seemed to be engaged in casual conversation.

‘Father and Ducasse are together. Now we just need Mama to arrive…’

The floor was already nearly full.

The songstress's performance should begin shortly.

Just as Ortansia had anticipated, the songstress's entrance was announced.

“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience. We now welcome the songstress Bernadette!”

‘Mama...!’

Ortansia's heart thumped loudly.

Immediately, a woman appeared, crossing the floor.

Her hair was rich and wavy, her dress distinct in style from the court nobles'.

Her stride was so spirited that no one could help but be captivated by her presence.

‘Mama, it's Mama...!’

It was her mother, exactly as Ortansia remembered her.

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