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CHAPTER 134 - To continue these peaceful days.
“What's the matter, Ortansia? Why such a troubled look?”
“Wha—!?”
At dinner, when her Father pointed this out, Ortansia let out a strange groan. She thought she was acting normal, but apparently her father had seen through her.
“D-Did I really look that strange...?”
“No? You look lovely as always. But you seemed troubled by something.”
At those kind words, Ortansia felt a crushing tightness in her chest.
...There was no way she could confess the truth.
She couldn't possibly say, “I dreamt of your funeral father”.
Ortansia forced a smile and rattled off plausible excuses.
“Ehehe, actually... a friend recommended this interesting classical novel, but the content is so difficult to understand”
“Oh dear... Everyone goes through that. I believe Annabel knows a lot about that field. If you get stuck, you should ask her.”
“Yes, Father.”
Whether he was convinced by her explanation or not, her Father didn't press further.
Ortansia was so relieved that she didn't notice that her Brother, Gérard, who had been silently listening to her conversation with Father, was now fixing a probing gaze upon her.
“...Hey.”
After dinner, as Ortansia was heading back to her room, she was called from behind.
Turning around, sure enough, it was Gérard.
"Big Brother, what's wrong?"
“Come with me.”
“Huh?”
Still confused, Ortansia followed her brother's striding back. Gérard headed for the ducal residence's garden.
Seeing the beautiful flowers blooming there, Ortensia's expression softened.
“The Shangri-La flowers are blooming beautifully again today.”
These flowers were planted by Gérard for Ortansia when she first arrived at the estate.
Every time she saw them, she remembered his clumsy thoughtfulness back then, her tense emotions would soften. As she gazed blankly at the Shangri-La flowers, she felt Gerard's gaze from above. When she looked up, his beautiful eyes were fixed on her.
“...You've been acting a bit strange lately.”
She was startled when that was the very first thing he said.
“Oh.. really...?”
“Did something happen?”
Faced with his very direct question, Ortansia’s heart wavered.
‘Brother... you're worried about me’
She felt an urge to cry at the realization. Ortansia met Gérard's gaze directly and began to speak.
“...Brother. I'm incredibly happy right now.”
Perhaps not expecting that answer, Gerard blinked, looking slightly surprised.
“The demon lord is gone, I was able to save Prince Victor, Father and you are both by my side... I couldn't be happier.”
The peace she hadn't found in her first life. It was here now.
Then what about Brother?
“What makes you happy, Brother? What does happiness mean to you”
When she asked that, Gérard looked away. His gaze was fixed on the beautifully shining stars in the night sky.
"That's rather a philosophical question."
“Ehehe, I might just try being the founder of the Ortensia school again.”
As she giggled, Gérard reached his hand towards her. Slowly and gently, he stroked Ortensia head.
"...I don't really understand what happiness is."
Gérard said this quietly. He was someone who had a cold heart due to the harsh circumstances of his childhood. Even now, the ice covering his heart hadn't completely melted. That's why he probably didn't know what "happiness" meant for him either.
‘Big Brother…’
As Ortansia found herself on the verge of tears, Gérard continued.
"But... I think it would be nice if this present peace could go on.”
Those words seemed like a ray of light to Ortansia. Just as Ortensia wished to be with her father and brother, perhaps Gérard too found this time together comforting.
‘Surely that will lead to my Big Brother's happiness.’
Precisely because he had such a painful past, Ortansia wished for him to be happier than anyone else.
‘If Father were to pass away, my brother's happiness might be shattered. His heart could freeze over once more, never to melt again’
When she thought about it that way, she couldn't help but feel terrified.
That was precisely why Ortansia steeled her resolve.
‘It's all right, Big Brother. I'll protect your happiness.’
For his happiness, Ortansia could do anything. ...Even change the future and protect their father.
"...I feel the same way."
Murmuring this, Ortansia leant her head against Gérard's hand.
"Big brother, if there's anything I can do, please tell me."
“What’s come over you all of a sudden?”
“For instance, if there’s someone you’ve taken an interest in, do tell me in secret! I’ll do my best to support you and make it go smoothly!”
“How did you jump to that conclusion?”
“I just want to help you find happiness, Brother!”
When she said this with such enthusiasm, Gérard looked slightly exasperated. Then his hand pressed down on her head repeatedly, squashing it, an affectionate but slightly annoyed gesture.
"Worry about yourself first."
"Aha, you don't believe in my matchmaking abilities, do you!? True, I've got no experience, but I'll be a proper Cupid for you!"
"Don't want it, don't need it."
"Ugh, you're just being stubborn. Don't blame me when you regret it later!"
"Enough, go to sleep already."
"She didn't know if he was embarrassed or simply tired of the conversation, but Gérard grasped Ortansia’s hand and turned his back. Watching him as he began walking towards the manor, Ortansia smiled gently.
‘Just wait, big brother. I'll keep Father safe.’
Nothing more would be stolen from Gérard. So these tranquil days could continue.
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CHAPTER 135 - Time Interference.
‘Right then, I'm going to try using Time Interference!’
The next day, to motivate herself, Ortansia declared this.
Of course, if anyone heard her say such a thing, they might stop her, so only Ortansia and Tyrol were present at that moment.
[ Sia, are you sure? What if you get sent to some strange place by mistake? ]
“Hmm, I don’t know… but I’m going to do it.”
If she backed out because it seemed dangerous, she wouldn't be able to protect her father.
You need to be prepared to jump in, knowing that there may be some risk involved.
“Tyrol, wait here…”
[ No way! I'm coming too! You're too careless, Sia! ]
Though Tyrol had been curling his tail anxiously, the moment he felt he might be left behind, he leapt into Ortansia's arms.
“Hehe, thank you.”
While her resolve was strong, the truth was she felt rather nervous. Knowing Tyrol would come with her gave her heart courage.
Ortansia held Tyrol in her arms so that they wouldn't get separated, and prayed strongly.
‘Please I need to know why Father died… Let me go to the future!’
Concentrating hard, she felt her body become weightless. More than that, the abrupt feeling of levitation sent Hortensia into a panic.
“Eh? Is this okay... Kyaah!”
The moment she felt as though she were being sucked away somewhere, Hortensia's body was yanked about in every direction.
‘Ugh, I feel sick…’
It was as if she'd been thrust into the middle of a tornado. The sheer nausea made it impossible to keep her eyes open.
Just as she was about to despair over how long this sensation would last—
“Hyah!”
Suddenly released, Ortensia's body was flung into the air. She slammed hard onto the floor and groaned.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch... What happened...?”
Tentatively opening her eyes, she found herself in a lavishly decorated corridor.
Seeing a window nearby, Ortensia peered outside.
"Is this...the royal palace?!"
The view outside the window looked familiar. It seemed she was on a fairly high floor of the palace.
“Hmm, it doesn't look much different from the present... Could I have travelled to the past or future?”
“Ugh, my head's spinning…”
Tyrol didn't seem to have recovered from the earlier ordeal yet. As Ortansia gently stroked Tyrol's back soothingly, the sound of footsteps approaching with a tap-tap reached her ears.
‘Oh no!’
She tried to hide somewhere, but it was already too late. From around the corner, she spotted an unfamiliar man walking towards them.
‘Oh dear, how am I going to explain this... If they accuse me of trespassing and throw me out…’
The palace itself is vast and open to visitors, but access becomes strictly limited the higher you go.
Judging by the view she'd glimpsed from the window earlier, this was likely a strictly restricted area.
Even as the daughter of one of the Four Great Dukes, she couldn't expect to be excused for wandering about without permission.
‘Ah, um, I...’
Ortansia desperately tried to offer an excuse—
‘...Eh?’
To her astonishment, the man passed right by without saying a word to her.
He hadn't let her off... surely not.
‘He didn't even spare me a glance.’
"He wasn't deliberately ignoring her. By all accounts, he genuinely hadn't noticed
Ortansia was there.
‘Wait, does this mean I'm... people can't see me?’
…”Time interference, as the name suggests, is the power to interfere with the past or future. Used skilfully, it could rewrite potential disasters in the future or the events that sparked them.”
The goddess had said it was the “power to interfere with the past or future”, but she hadn't said it was the “power to travel to the past or future”.
It was mere conjecture, but perhaps it wasn't her entire body that had leapt into the past or future; perhaps only Ortansia's spirit had transcended time.
‘But I can still interfere, right…?’
Ortansia tentatively reached out towards a nearby window.
"Tentatively, Ortansia reached out to the window nearby. She attempted to open it, but—
‘Too heavy...! I can't open it...!’
"The window that should have opened smoothly now refused to move, as though it were locked in place. Still, it wasn't completely immovable.
'Grrrrngh...'
As she let out a rather unladylike grunt and pushed hard, the window shifted. Only a crack wide enough for a finger, but it had opened.
'Hah, hah... I see how it works now.'
She vaguely understood now. The current Ortansia was likely in a Spirit form transcending time.
Her form was invisible to those around her, and her presence couldn't be sensed.
But that made interfering with the world from her side difficult; even opening a window consumed an enormous amount of effort... or so it seemed.
‘But I have to do it! To save Father!’
She didn't know which point in time she was in now, but there must be some significance to her being sent here after wishing to 'save Father.'
Just as Ortansia began walking, trying to get a grasp of the situation—
“You...! How dare you say such a thing?!”
A shout echoed from a nearby room, making Ortansia jump in surprise.
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