I was stretched out on the bed, sighs leaking out incessantly.
I unconsciously raised my hand and touched my ear.
He just gave me one earring.
Is it because of the power of Carsis?
My ears had been clean for a long time as if they had never been inflamed.
But unlike my cleansed ears, my mind had become even more complicated.
“I’m crazy, I’m crazy.”
I moaned like that just because he licked my ear once.
I flailed around in bed, remembering the way my body had been the night before.
But last night's embarrassment was short-lived, as I suddenly sat up.
“But why did you tell me not to take off my earrings?”
Carsis's reckless actions raised questions I had not thought of before.
Could it be that these earrings hold a secret I don't know about?
I snapped my fingers and remembered the moment when I took off my earrings.
It seemed like nothing special happened.
Just as I was taking off my earrings, the maid came in, and...
Ah.
I, who was carefully reviewing the events of yesterday afternoon, let out a short sigh as if something had occurred to me.
“Come to think of it, when I took off the earring, the maid’s attitude was different than usual.”
Why won't you answer my question all of a sudden?
She just bit the words out loud and suggested we go for a walk together.
There was something strange about the maid's attitude.
'If the reason the maid acted strangely yesterday was because of these earrings...'
I looked at my reflection in the mirror.
Black onyx shone and reflected light on the white skin.
'Then shall we give it a try?'
My worries were short-lived.
It was soon time for the maid to come into the room to make up the bedding.
And just as that thought was about to end, the maid came into the room.
The maid simply carried out her assigned task silently, without even making eye contact with me.
I who had been staring at the maid quietly, opened my lips.
“Hey, what’s your name?”
“...”
But as always, what came back was a familiar scorn.
After that, I asked several questions persistently, but the maid's movements only got faster.
'Then now...'
I quickly took off one of my earrings as if I had expected the maid's reaction.
Then I approached the maid.
“Hey.”
When I tapped the shoulder of the maid who was tidying up the bed sheets, her eyes met mine as she turned her head.
Then the maid's back straightened and her eyes became unfocused.
“What is your name?”
“My name is Sandy.”
The maid answered without a moment's hesitation as if she had never ignored me before.
“Then how old are you?”
“I am 22 years old.”
“Really? Then I’m feeling frustrated, do you want to go for a walk with me?”
"Yes."
As soon as the answer was finished, the maid moved her body and approached the door.
Then, without hesitation, he turned the doorknob.
Click.
“Let’s go for a walk.”
The door slowly opened and closed, unfolding before my eyes in slow motion.
My hands trembled slightly as I looked into the maid's unfocused eyes.
'Oh my God.'
At that moment, Isaac's words about past powers flashed through my mind.
< Then do you know exactly what the powers of the five families are? >
< They say it's power, time, obedience, wisdom, and foresight. No one knows exactly what the power is. It's never been revealed. >
Five powers were passed down through the five ducal families.
Among them, the ability that I possess is.
'Obedience.'
That was the power of the authority I possessed.
And...
'Night of submission.'
A term referring to the night when the House of Jupiter was destroyed.
It was so clear why that day was called the Night of Submission.
'Obedience is the house of Jupiter...'
I who had been repeatedly clenching and unclenching my fist, finally opened my lips.
“Just go out.”
"Yes."
At my command, the maid left the room as if it were a matter of course. Unlike usual, the maid did not even bother to lock the door.
At that fact, I barely managed to overcome the weakness in my legs as soon as the maid left and stood in front of the mirror.
All the things that I had thought were strange flashed before my eyes.
Young Elizabeth, who had gone missing, then returned to the Cretian mansion on her own.
The rebellion she started despite being the Crown Prince's fiancée and the death of her father, Duke Cretian.
All of this points to one answer.
I reached up and took off the other earring that was still in my ear.
Then, my hair color slowly changed from the crown down.
Was it the color I saw in my dream some time ago?
The golden hair that had shone as brightly as the sun gradually began to take on a deep green hue.
'Ah.'
When I came to, my hair was already a vivid shade of dark green as if it had never been blonde before.
And I muttered as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
"I.."
The true identity of the body she possessed was not Elizabeth Cretian.
This body's true identity is.
“Jupiter.”
She was a survivor of the extinct Jupiter family.
“Jupiter...”
A survivor of the extinct Jupiter family.
I, with my head bowed, kept repeating the same words as if I were possessed by something.
As if I was having a hard time accepting the reality I was facing.
But no matter how much I denied it, the answer did not change.
'Then what is my real name?'
Elizabeth was the lost daughter of the Cretian family.
There's no way that the name would be the same as that of a survivor of Jupiter.
There must be a real name for her.
It was when I searched my memories to find a clue to my real name.
The name that Carsis had recited in the past came to my mind.
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I unconsciously raised my hand and touched my ear.
He just gave me one earring.
Is it because of the power of Carsis?
My ears had been clean for a long time as if they had never been inflamed.
But unlike my cleansed ears, my mind had become even more complicated.
“I’m crazy, I’m crazy.”
I moaned like that just because he licked my ear once.
I flailed around in bed, remembering the way my body had been the night before.
But last night's embarrassment was short-lived, as I suddenly sat up.
“But why did you tell me not to take off my earrings?”
Carsis's reckless actions raised questions I had not thought of before.
Could it be that these earrings hold a secret I don't know about?
I snapped my fingers and remembered the moment when I took off my earrings.
It seemed like nothing special happened.
Just as I was taking off my earrings, the maid came in, and...
Ah.
I, who was carefully reviewing the events of yesterday afternoon, let out a short sigh as if something had occurred to me.
“Come to think of it, when I took off the earring, the maid’s attitude was different than usual.”
Why won't you answer my question all of a sudden?
She just bit the words out loud and suggested we go for a walk together.
There was something strange about the maid's attitude.
'If the reason the maid acted strangely yesterday was because of these earrings...'
I looked at my reflection in the mirror.
Black onyx shone and reflected light on the white skin.
'Then shall we give it a try?'
My worries were short-lived.
It was soon time for the maid to come into the room to make up the bedding.
And just as that thought was about to end, the maid came into the room.
The maid simply carried out her assigned task silently, without even making eye contact with me.
I who had been staring at the maid quietly, opened my lips.
“Hey, what’s your name?”
“...”
But as always, what came back was a familiar scorn.
After that, I asked several questions persistently, but the maid's movements only got faster.
'Then now...'
I quickly took off one of my earrings as if I had expected the maid's reaction.
Then I approached the maid.
“Hey.”
When I tapped the shoulder of the maid who was tidying up the bed sheets, her eyes met mine as she turned her head.
Then the maid's back straightened and her eyes became unfocused.
“What is your name?”
“My name is Sandy.”
The maid answered without a moment's hesitation as if she had never ignored me before.
“Then how old are you?”
“I am 22 years old.”
“Really? Then I’m feeling frustrated, do you want to go for a walk with me?”
"Yes."
As soon as the answer was finished, the maid moved her body and approached the door.
Then, without hesitation, he turned the doorknob.
Click.
“Let’s go for a walk.”
The door slowly opened and closed, unfolding before my eyes in slow motion.
My hands trembled slightly as I looked into the maid's unfocused eyes.
'Oh my God.'
At that moment, Isaac's words about past powers flashed through my mind.
< Then do you know exactly what the powers of the five families are? >
< They say it's power, time, obedience, wisdom, and foresight. No one knows exactly what the power is. It's never been revealed. >
Five powers were passed down through the five ducal families.
Among them, the ability that I possess is.
'Obedience.'
That was the power of the authority I possessed.
And...
'Night of submission.'
A term referring to the night when the House of Jupiter was destroyed.
It was so clear why that day was called the Night of Submission.
'Obedience is the house of Jupiter...'
I who had been repeatedly clenching and unclenching my fist, finally opened my lips.
“Just go out.”
"Yes."
At my command, the maid left the room as if it were a matter of course. Unlike usual, the maid did not even bother to lock the door.
At that fact, I barely managed to overcome the weakness in my legs as soon as the maid left and stood in front of the mirror.
All the things that I had thought were strange flashed before my eyes.
Young Elizabeth, who had gone missing, then returned to the Cretian mansion on her own.
The rebellion she started despite being the Crown Prince's fiancée and the death of her father, Duke Cretian.
All of this points to one answer.
I reached up and took off the other earring that was still in my ear.
Then, my hair color slowly changed from the crown down.
Was it the color I saw in my dream some time ago?
The golden hair that had shone as brightly as the sun gradually began to take on a deep green hue.
'Ah.'
When I came to, my hair was already a vivid shade of dark green as if it had never been blonde before.
And I muttered as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
"I.."
The true identity of the body she possessed was not Elizabeth Cretian.
This body's true identity is.
“Jupiter.”
She was a survivor of the extinct Jupiter family.
“Jupiter...”
A survivor of the extinct Jupiter family.
I, with my head bowed, kept repeating the same words as if I were possessed by something.
As if I was having a hard time accepting the reality I was facing.
But no matter how much I denied it, the answer did not change.
'Then what is my real name?'
Elizabeth was the lost daughter of the Cretian family.
There's no way that the name would be the same as that of a survivor of Jupiter.
There must be a real name for her.
It was when I searched my memories to find a clue to my real name.
The name that Carsis had recited in the past came to my mind.
< Bellona >
That night.
Along with the man's red eyes flashing while holding my ankles.
“...Bellona.”
That was the real name of the owner of this body.
A bitter smile appeared on my lips.
However.
“Why did the Duke and Duchess feel so sure that I was Elizabeth?”
From the way the Duke and Duchess treated her, they believed that Bellona was the real Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was missing for only four years.
Although she was said to have been lost when she was five, there was no way she would not have recognized Elizabeth four years later when she was nine years old.
That is to say.
“The Duke and Duchess have faces that are so similar that they could be confused, or...”
She must have used the power of the Jupiter family.
However, when I tried using my power on a maid, it didn't seem to be a power that would last very long.
But how was Bellona able to fool the Duke and Duchess for 16 years, claiming she was Elizabeth?
When I was biting my fingernails in frustration because I couldn't come up with an answer no matter how much I thought about it.
The sound of urgent footsteps was getting closer to my room.
Then, I quickly put the earrings I had taken off back into my earlobe.
Just when my dark green hair was about to turn a brilliant golden color again.
The closed-door suddenly flew open.
The person who stepped into her room was the maid, Sandy.
She looked at me with a mixture of confusion, bewilderment, and relief.
"What's the matter?"
I asked deliberately bluntly.
To deal with Sandy's interrogation naturally.
But Sandy didn't seem to have any such intentions in the first place.
The maid's face, which was so pale that it almost felt like pity, was so pitiful.
“I, that’...”
Sandy's lips moved as if she was about to say something.
“Miss, when I was cleaning, I left something I needed and just went to get it. It was a very short time, you know? So, if you mean you opened the door and suddenly left the room...”
I nodded, noticing what the maid was trying to say.
She must have been afraid of the consequences of breaking the rules Jenna and Carsis had set for her.
“I won’t tell anyone. So don’t worry and just go about your business.”
“Thank you, thank you...!”
Sandy bowed her head so that her forehead almost touched the floor.
Then, without even thinking about finishing cleaning, she hurriedly packed up her things and left the room.
That night.
Along with the man's red eyes flashing while holding my ankles.
“...Bellona.”
That was the real name of the owner of this body.
A bitter smile appeared on my lips.
However.
“Why did the Duke and Duchess feel so sure that I was Elizabeth?”
From the way the Duke and Duchess treated her, they believed that Bellona was the real Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was missing for only four years.
Although she was said to have been lost when she was five, there was no way she would not have recognized Elizabeth four years later when she was nine years old.
That is to say.
“The Duke and Duchess have faces that are so similar that they could be confused, or...”
She must have used the power of the Jupiter family.
However, when I tried using my power on a maid, it didn't seem to be a power that would last very long.
But how was Bellona able to fool the Duke and Duchess for 16 years, claiming she was Elizabeth?
When I was biting my fingernails in frustration because I couldn't come up with an answer no matter how much I thought about it.
The sound of urgent footsteps was getting closer to my room.
Then, I quickly put the earrings I had taken off back into my earlobe.
Just when my dark green hair was about to turn a brilliant golden color again.
The closed-door suddenly flew open.
The person who stepped into her room was the maid, Sandy.
She looked at me with a mixture of confusion, bewilderment, and relief.
"What's the matter?"
I asked deliberately bluntly.
To deal with Sandy's interrogation naturally.
But Sandy didn't seem to have any such intentions in the first place.
The maid's face, which was so pale that it almost felt like pity, was so pitiful.
“I, that’...”
Sandy's lips moved as if she was about to say something.
“Miss, when I was cleaning, I left something I needed and just went to get it. It was a very short time, you know? So, if you mean you opened the door and suddenly left the room...”
I nodded, noticing what the maid was trying to say.
She must have been afraid of the consequences of breaking the rules Jenna and Carsis had set for her.
“I won’t tell anyone. So don’t worry and just go about your business.”
“Thank you, thank you...!”
Sandy bowed her head so that her forehead almost touched the floor.
Then, without even thinking about finishing cleaning, she hurriedly packed up her things and left the room.
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