Ferdinand's mind was obvious.
'It must have been bad enough to have Odette taken away from you, but it must have been even worse to find out that you had control over your household taken away from you. I want you to experience what it feels like to have your mother taken away from you, too.'
Ferdinand must have been furious once again with his mother when he heard the news that Odette had contracted tuberculosis.
At that time, even the maid and the housekeeper, whom he had believed to be his people, rebelled against his orders and took his mother's side, so he felt like she had taken away his authority.
Ferdinand would consider it 'appropriate revenge' to take away his mother's opportunity to attend the salon.
'Because he's an egomaniac who believes that if she hurts his feelings, his mother's lifelong wish should be ruined to be fair.'
That doesn't mean Odette felt sorry for her mother.
The Empress invited Countess Albrecht because she was worried about John's tyranny.
Because of her desperate maternal love to obtain Odette's purification even by pleasing the Countess.
There is no room for sympathy since mother sat there thinking only of raising her own status, knowing full well her earnest desire.
'Well, a mother's maternal love never goes beyond her own child, so I guess she can't sympathize with the Empress's feelings.'
The reason why the mother dotes on Ferdinand is because Ferdinand is the son who raised her status.
The feeling of betrayal and emptiness must be indescribable when such a son breaks one's lifelong wish.
'We need to drive a wedge into the gap between the two.'
The moment Odette finished thinking, Maleah broke the silence and spoke.
“My lady, by the way, there is something I must report to you. Master Ferdinand has entrusted the management of the mansion’s property to Madame Becker.”
"So?"
“Isn’t that strange? The property management right is naturally in the hands of the mistress of the mansion, and when she’s away, it’s usually the butler or housekeeper who takes care of it. What’s the point of the madam’s maid taking care of it? I’ve never heard of such a case.”
“How did Mrs. Becker react?”
“I think she was surprised too... I don’t know. Mrs. Becker is a guest brought by the madam. She will definitely be aware of the madam’s feelings, so isn’t it possible that the young master has left open the possibility of reconciliation with the madam?”
Maleah now brought a warm towel and dried Odette's body.
'I'm sure everyone is thinking that.'
Even Ferdinand would think so. He would just want to kill his mother's spirit, not completely destroy her.
Odette guessed he thought of it as his own way of finding a way to reconcile.
'If Mrs. Becker had been of a character who knew her subject, she might have really been the channel of reconciliation.'
How could a woman who stole her master's husband have any sense of control? Besides, Odette planned to provoke Mrs. Becker hard in the future.
Forget about the fountain and the theme and install it to her heart's content.
After Odette finished bathing and got into her pajamas, there were less than ten minutes left until midnight.
'The stamina and mental debuffs will be applied immediately at midnight, so it would be better to send Maleah out now.'
Odette had some idea about the health debuff that came with using the necklace.
If you think about how in <Redemption> a black screen and the narration was saying [A day has disappeared], you probably fall asleep for 24 hours.
On the other hand, the mental debuff was completely unknown territory, since she had never received a mental debuff in the game.
The necklace was an item that was used at most twice throughout the entire <Sion Route>. This means that it was not used more than twice a day.
As much as she didn't know, Odette wanted to spend as much time as possible alone in her room during the 24-hour debuff.
“I guess I should go to bed now. Maleah, you go.”
“Miss... Th, over there, the master left this for me. He said it was medicine for tuberculosis, so I had to make sure to get an injection...”
Maleah absentmindedly took out a syringe containing green liquid and said to Odette, 'It was Mengele.'
“I, I can’t help it. The young master said that he would check carefully to see if I had been getting your injections every day after the period of the national foundation was over. He said he would even check for injection marks, so there’s nothing I can do.”
'You can't even come into my room for fear of catching tuberculosis, and yet you're so meticulous about this, you little brat.'
Maleah didn't know what it was, but she seemed to have sensed from Ferdinand's attitude that it wasn't a pill for tuberculosis. And that it wasn't going to be a good medicine for Odette.
'Even if I have a weakness, I don't like being hated by Ferdinand.'
In the first place, it was not Maleah who was afraid of Odette, but rather, she was afraid that Ferdinand would kill her.
'I really can't trust this kid. She'll never follow my orders first.'
"Here."
As Odette held out her arm, Malea injected her with a relieved expression.
It's an expensive skin medicine anyway, so there's no reason she can't give it to her. Odette asked Maleah, who was concentrating on giving the injection.
“Then you will go to Her Majesty the Empress’s salon in place of my mother. Did you keep the list I gave you then?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, Miss.”
“Would you like to get some peony tea leaves when you come back from the salon? If you tell Her Majesty the Empress’s maid, she will definitely give them to you.”
“I will, Miss.”
As soon as Maleah left, the room became quiet. Five minutes left until midnight.
Odette blew out the candle in the candlestick and lay down on the bed.
She looked back at the past she had changed. So far, everything has gone smoothly without any major mistakes.
Of the events that will unfold in the future, there is now only one left that must be prevented for the sake of her relationship with the male protagonist.
'The <Penrir Prison Incident> that occurred on the last day of the founding of the country.'
<The Fenrir Prison Incident> was an incident related to the fourth male protagonist, Karl.
The Fenrir clan that Karl belongs to, and the Fenrir Kingdom where they originally lived, were originally located in the tundra region beyond the northern border of the empire.
A powerful nation that rivaled the empire, despite its small population and impoverished location.
Although they were quite prosperous, a great disaster struck the kingdom and everyone died, with only four members of the Fenrir clan surviving to this day.
Among those four, the three who were living in the imperial camp, except for Karl, all died on the last day of the founding of the empire.
That incident was the <Penril Prison Incident>.
Odette became Karl's sworn enemy because of this incident. Of course, Odette had no idea at the time.
In her previous life, the <Crown Prince's Reckless Incident> was so serious that the <Fenrir Prison Incident> did not receive much attention at the time.
The fourth male protagonist, Karl wasn't even a transcendent being at this point.
So the world forgot that event very easily, but Karl, of course, never forgot it.
'Besides, right after the prison incident, he was taken to our mansion and subjected to a vivisection.'
The Count demanded that Karl be handed over as a slave if he wanted to be purified in the palace. Of course, he added the lie that Odette wanted it.
“If it weren’t for you, there would still be hope for our clan.”
Odette will never forget it. The expression on the face of the withered boy tied up like a dog in the annex garden, his hands tied together, and the tears of blood streaming from his red eyes.
The moment Karl was glaring at her while gritting his teeth.
“I will kill you with my own hands. No matter how noble your position is. No matter what.”
Karl eventually kept his oath.
After that, he awakened as a transcendent being and cut off Odette's head with an axe.
Ding, ding, ding.
At that moment, the grandfather clock in the mansion struck twelve. It was midnight.
She was so deep in thought that it seemed like she wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but she fell into a sleep as if it were a lie.
As if she was forcibly sucked into a dream by some transcendent force.
'It must have been bad enough to have Odette taken away from you, but it must have been even worse to find out that you had control over your household taken away from you. I want you to experience what it feels like to have your mother taken away from you, too.'
Ferdinand must have been furious once again with his mother when he heard the news that Odette had contracted tuberculosis.
At that time, even the maid and the housekeeper, whom he had believed to be his people, rebelled against his orders and took his mother's side, so he felt like she had taken away his authority.
Ferdinand would consider it 'appropriate revenge' to take away his mother's opportunity to attend the salon.
'Because he's an egomaniac who believes that if she hurts his feelings, his mother's lifelong wish should be ruined to be fair.'
That doesn't mean Odette felt sorry for her mother.
The Empress invited Countess Albrecht because she was worried about John's tyranny.
Because of her desperate maternal love to obtain Odette's purification even by pleasing the Countess.
There is no room for sympathy since mother sat there thinking only of raising her own status, knowing full well her earnest desire.
'Well, a mother's maternal love never goes beyond her own child, so I guess she can't sympathize with the Empress's feelings.'
The reason why the mother dotes on Ferdinand is because Ferdinand is the son who raised her status.
The feeling of betrayal and emptiness must be indescribable when such a son breaks one's lifelong wish.
'We need to drive a wedge into the gap between the two.'
The moment Odette finished thinking, Maleah broke the silence and spoke.
“My lady, by the way, there is something I must report to you. Master Ferdinand has entrusted the management of the mansion’s property to Madame Becker.”
"So?"
“Isn’t that strange? The property management right is naturally in the hands of the mistress of the mansion, and when she’s away, it’s usually the butler or housekeeper who takes care of it. What’s the point of the madam’s maid taking care of it? I’ve never heard of such a case.”
“How did Mrs. Becker react?”
“I think she was surprised too... I don’t know. Mrs. Becker is a guest brought by the madam. She will definitely be aware of the madam’s feelings, so isn’t it possible that the young master has left open the possibility of reconciliation with the madam?”
Maleah now brought a warm towel and dried Odette's body.
'I'm sure everyone is thinking that.'
Even Ferdinand would think so. He would just want to kill his mother's spirit, not completely destroy her.
Odette guessed he thought of it as his own way of finding a way to reconcile.
'If Mrs. Becker had been of a character who knew her subject, she might have really been the channel of reconciliation.'
How could a woman who stole her master's husband have any sense of control? Besides, Odette planned to provoke Mrs. Becker hard in the future.
Forget about the fountain and the theme and install it to her heart's content.
After Odette finished bathing and got into her pajamas, there were less than ten minutes left until midnight.
'The stamina and mental debuffs will be applied immediately at midnight, so it would be better to send Maleah out now.'
Odette had some idea about the health debuff that came with using the necklace.
If you think about how in <Redemption> a black screen and the narration was saying [A day has disappeared], you probably fall asleep for 24 hours.
On the other hand, the mental debuff was completely unknown territory, since she had never received a mental debuff in the game.
The necklace was an item that was used at most twice throughout the entire <Sion Route>. This means that it was not used more than twice a day.
As much as she didn't know, Odette wanted to spend as much time as possible alone in her room during the 24-hour debuff.
“I guess I should go to bed now. Maleah, you go.”
“Miss... Th, over there, the master left this for me. He said it was medicine for tuberculosis, so I had to make sure to get an injection...”
Maleah absentmindedly took out a syringe containing green liquid and said to Odette, 'It was Mengele.'
“I, I can’t help it. The young master said that he would check carefully to see if I had been getting your injections every day after the period of the national foundation was over. He said he would even check for injection marks, so there’s nothing I can do.”
'You can't even come into my room for fear of catching tuberculosis, and yet you're so meticulous about this, you little brat.'
Maleah didn't know what it was, but she seemed to have sensed from Ferdinand's attitude that it wasn't a pill for tuberculosis. And that it wasn't going to be a good medicine for Odette.
'Even if I have a weakness, I don't like being hated by Ferdinand.'
In the first place, it was not Maleah who was afraid of Odette, but rather, she was afraid that Ferdinand would kill her.
'I really can't trust this kid. She'll never follow my orders first.'
"Here."
As Odette held out her arm, Malea injected her with a relieved expression.
It's an expensive skin medicine anyway, so there's no reason she can't give it to her. Odette asked Maleah, who was concentrating on giving the injection.
“Then you will go to Her Majesty the Empress’s salon in place of my mother. Did you keep the list I gave you then?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, Miss.”
“Would you like to get some peony tea leaves when you come back from the salon? If you tell Her Majesty the Empress’s maid, she will definitely give them to you.”
“I will, Miss.”
As soon as Maleah left, the room became quiet. Five minutes left until midnight.
Odette blew out the candle in the candlestick and lay down on the bed.
She looked back at the past she had changed. So far, everything has gone smoothly without any major mistakes.
Of the events that will unfold in the future, there is now only one left that must be prevented for the sake of her relationship with the male protagonist.
'The <Penrir Prison Incident> that occurred on the last day of the founding of the country.'
<The Fenrir Prison Incident> was an incident related to the fourth male protagonist, Karl.
The Fenrir clan that Karl belongs to, and the Fenrir Kingdom where they originally lived, were originally located in the tundra region beyond the northern border of the empire.
A powerful nation that rivaled the empire, despite its small population and impoverished location.
Although they were quite prosperous, a great disaster struck the kingdom and everyone died, with only four members of the Fenrir clan surviving to this day.
Among those four, the three who were living in the imperial camp, except for Karl, all died on the last day of the founding of the empire.
That incident was the <Penril Prison Incident>.
Odette became Karl's sworn enemy because of this incident. Of course, Odette had no idea at the time.
In her previous life, the <Crown Prince's Reckless Incident> was so serious that the <Fenrir Prison Incident> did not receive much attention at the time.
The fourth male protagonist, Karl wasn't even a transcendent being at this point.
So the world forgot that event very easily, but Karl, of course, never forgot it.
'Besides, right after the prison incident, he was taken to our mansion and subjected to a vivisection.'
The Count demanded that Karl be handed over as a slave if he wanted to be purified in the palace. Of course, he added the lie that Odette wanted it.
“If it weren’t for you, there would still be hope for our clan.”
Odette will never forget it. The expression on the face of the withered boy tied up like a dog in the annex garden, his hands tied together, and the tears of blood streaming from his red eyes.
The moment Karl was glaring at her while gritting his teeth.
“I will kill you with my own hands. No matter how noble your position is. No matter what.”
Karl eventually kept his oath.
After that, he awakened as a transcendent being and cut off Odette's head with an axe.
Ding, ding, ding.
At that moment, the grandfather clock in the mansion struck twelve. It was midnight.
She was so deep in thought that it seemed like she wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but she fell into a sleep as if it were a lie.
As if she was forcibly sucked into a dream by some transcendent force.
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