Lady Edita - Chapter 1

01 Twisted Destiny

I sat back on the bed and ate the soup in front of me, feeling like my whole body was still soaked in water. Now that everything was in a hurry, all I could do was put food into my mouth. And it tasted surprisingly good.

I would like to praise the nameless soup that is sour and savory, but I will postpone that opportunity until later. Now I'm busy watching this middle-aged woman who is watching me with sad eyes.

The name of this woman, who identified herself as my nanny to a man named Edit a was Marie.

"Have you forgotten my name? Why is this? Call me Madame Marie. That's what you always called me."

I hadn't forgotten. I didn't know from the beginning. I didn't know anything about the world of this woman who had an accident in which she fell into an artificial pond and was in a coma for a while. I just opened my eyes and found myself here, and people called me 'Lady Edita'.

The bed was too soft, and the white clothes I was wearing were creamy and soft. Even if I didn't think about it deeply, I could see that it was expensive. The bed, surrounded by a crimson canopy, was also luxurious, and each pillar in the room was a different color. In addition, the upper part of the wall was carved with delicate stone carvings, and the splendor was almost painful.

The most fantastic thing was this soup, as I mentioned earlier

"You can't eat so much."

"This is really delicious. Would you like a bite?"

"Why are you suddenly respectful again? Lady, are you really okay?"

Madame Marie was constantly chasing me with her gentle expression, soft speech, and sharp eyes. Her nagging made me feel like a stallion spinning a track. In the end, I handed her a plate and spoon and burped without realizing it. I won't mention how Madame Marie looked at the roaring sound of digestion in my throat.

Madame Marie let the maids out of the room and sat down with a serious face.

"Lady, what's your name?"

"Why are you suddenly asking such a thing? Oh, no, why do you ask?"

"Don't talk around, just answer."

"...Edita."

As soon as I opened my eyes, I shook my head and wondered. Edita!

"What's your family's last name?"

"Uh, that's it..."

"Don't you remember?"

"...Yes."

"To what extent?"

"...Uh...me?"

When I hesitated, Madame Marie grabbed the back of her neck.

Shortly after I opened my eyes, the doctor left, but I was terrified and kept my mouth shut. Therefore, the doctor said, "She was in a lot of shock and became reticent, but her health is not very good, so shr will recover soon."

So Madame Marie didn't think that Edita had forgotten everything, even if she had behaved a little strangely when she woke up. I could see that she was still confused by this situation. I said, 'No, I don't remember anything,' so I kept quiet.

Convinced that Lady Edita had forgotten a few things in shock, but that she couldn't remember anything at all, Madame Marie's head seemed to explode. But she tried to find her composure like a seasoned middle-aged woman.

"You have been in a coma for a while, so you may lose your memory for a while. Rest assured, the memories will come back soon. But for the time being, I can't tell anyone that Lady has lost her memory."

Madame Marie pressed her face close to me and whispered. I was also intrigued by the situation as if we were having a secret operation meeting, so I lowered my voice as much as possible.

"Why can't you tell me? If I lose my memory, shouldn't I call a doctor who knows my brain well?"

"You remember this part very clearly. You chose only the really important ones and forgot about them."

Madame Marie sighed deeply.

"Keep that in mind. Lady Edita has a lot of enemies here. If you lose your memory in this situation, the beasts that are aiming for Lady will immediately raise their claws and rush at you. I'll help you, so keep it in mind, keep it in mind. You didn't lose your memory."

My mind went blank. It's not enough to fall into a world you've never seen and hear a nagging voice from an aunt you've seen for the first time. The owner of this body has 'many enemies'? Are there 'beasts of prey that prey on the lady'? I was going crazy.

People said that the luxurious environment was strange. Is this the house of a Grand Duke who is engulfed in the dark struggle of power? Is Edita the Young lady who holds the secret of the house? All kinds of brilliant and ominous Imaginations popped out of my head.

Madam Marie comforted me as I was visibly sullen.

"Don't be too scared. You know, I am. As there are many beasts of prey, there are many shields beside the lady. The lady is a noble person. Also, the lady..."

Madame Marie, who was giving me the bottle and medicine, couldn't finish her words and bit her lower lip. She seemed to hesitate and told me to wait for a moment, and walked out of the room.

This situation was ridiculous. Even though I didn't do anything, I was tired. As soon as Madame Marie left, I lay flat on the bed and sighed at the beautiful ceiling with a picture of angels playing.

Lady, noble, blah. It all sounded like someone else's story, and it was actually someone else's story. It was all addressed to Lady Edita. But now, I couldn't help but be worried because I was talking and moving, and eating soup with Lady Edita's body.

What happened? Why did I, an ordinary citizen of the Republic of Korea, find myself in such a ridiculous situation? I rolled my eyes and thought about the situation before I came here.

I... I ordered chicken for a late-night snack and fell asleep.

An ordinary maiden had gone to sleep after an ordinary evening. This lady named Edita fell into the pond. What the hell did I do wrong that caused me to go through this? Could it be that this lady is now in the body of an ordinary commoner maiden and is confused like me? I hope you have tasted the chicken I left last night. Just as I ate your soup and saw the new world.

It was clear that this situation was not a dream. As soon as I woke up, I pinched my cheek and slammed my forehead against the wall, so Madame Marie realized early on that I was in a strange state and hurriedly called the doctor.

I couldn't help it. Now I've calmed down a bit after eating soup, but when I first opened my eyes, I thought I had been kidnapped. However, the reality was even bleaker than the abduction. Blue-eyed, reddish-brown, yellow-eyed, and green-eyed people wore European-style clothes and shouted at me all at once. "Edita!" They cried out. Ah, what a bizarre sight!

I did not simply fall into a foreign country or move into the past. This was a country from another world that I had never encountered since I was born. If it wasn't for the soup, I might have gone crazy

I got up cautiously and approached the window. Under the window on the second floor, I could see the artificial pond where Edita had fallen into. If I fall into that place again, I wonder if I can go back. That's always the way it is when you watch movies...

I quietly opened the door and went out. Madame Marie, sensing that I was in a strange state, had chased the maids early to prevent the story from leaking out, and there was no one in the hallway.

I walked out onto the carpet on the floor of the hallway, muffled my footsteps without shoes. Even as I sneaked out, I was mesmerized by the beauty of the building's walls and pillars, and I kept looking around.

The marble walls were dazzled by the waves of the waves, and each pillar was framed with glittering gold. When I got tired of this romantic splendor, nameless masterpieces and stucco decorations on the ceiling would appear in full swing.

However, the moment I saw the big door outside, the view ended. Near the overwhelmingly large gate, maids were coming and going. No matter how much Madame Marie chased her, there could be no shortage of maids in the place where the noble Lady Edita, who had fallen into the pond and dramatically survived, was located. They were a little far away and were under strict surveillance.

I quickly approached the window on the first floor and hid behind a curtain. Then, after looking at the surroundings, I boldly opened the window and slipped through it. Just when I was satisfied, I felt my body lean forward.

"Ugh! Oops!"

There was a flower bed right under the window, so I lost my footing. My body plummeted to the floor. However, I was not in a position to complain of pain. I managed to cover my mouth from screaming and crawled toward the artificial pond. Meanwhile, Lady Edita's snow white clothes were stained with ugly stains. Even her hair was loose, and I was making her look like a beggar. But it didn't matter. If I can go back to my original place in this way, it will be good for me and good for Edita.

Finally, I reached the edge of the artificial pond. The water, which looked a little murky because it didn't flow, seemed deeper than I thought. I was scared to jump off, so I pressed one hand to my chest and took a deep breath.

If you do three, you jump right away. Now, one, two...

"I think the lady likes water too much."

Suddenly, I heard someone's voice behind me. I was startled and looked back, but I struggled and lost my footing. My body fell into the pond in the distance.

"Kyaaaa..."

Originally, I intended to enter the pond, but I couldn't help but scream at this sudden development. At that moment, someone's body temperature firmly supported me behind me. Then the hand of the same body temperature covered my screaming mouth.

"Lady!"

It was a stern voice that was completely different from the sarcastic tone I had just heard. My eyes also widened.

"If you keep doing this, no one will believe you anymore that the Lady lost her footing and fell into the pond."

As I approached, the gray eyes that looked bigger warned me. I nodded in fear, and his hand was removed from my mouth.

He straightened me up, who was at a loss for what to do. Normally, when I watch movies, the woman betrays the man and screams again...

"Don't yell at me."

I don't know who this man is, but he is very quick-witted. Seeing that he is respectful, it seems that he is one of the people who knows about the existence of 'Lady Edita'.

Naturally, my eyes scanned the man up and down. He was tall and slender, and his face and facial features were smooth to match his body shape. The tight-fitting outfit he is wearing now is embroidered with floral patterns on the jacket and vest, which makes his impression even more harmful. Besides...

He's wearing half stockings! White half-'stockings!'

The green tight shorts and long socks that reached below the knee accentuated his legs.

What was particularly impressive was the fact that his hair was gray. The sunlight-exposed parts sometimes appeared light gray.

He looks soft, but I thought he was a very determined man. After all, people don't know it just by looking at the surface. This man would never have dreamed that I was inside Lady Edita.

"I just stumbled while looking at the pond."

I made excuses with a lack of confidence. Again, he didn't believe it at all. He even seemed to be criticizing me with his facial expressions. As if he had nothing more to say, he sighed and held out his hand.

"Let's go back to your room."

I took his hand and he hugged me in a flash.

"Well, what are you doing?"

"How long have you been awake, and you are trying to walk on your own legs? It must have been a lot of trouble to get here."

"It wasn't much trouble. I went down the stairs and climbed over the window by myself...!"

"...Do you mean it? It must have been a lot of work."

The man accentuated 'awesome'. I quickly covered my mouth with my hand, but before I had time to pick up the mistakes I had already spat out, I became a victim of the man's sneer. Even if I didn't see him, I could see his expression.

"I'll take you to your room."

He said once more firmly.

I was no longer in the mood to respond. And honestly, I didn't hate this man's warm embrace. I didn't say anything about it because I was comfortable, but as can be inferred from the description above, he was quite handsome.

I can't disclose it exactly, but in my short and long life of twenty years, man was like an endangered animal. In other words, it is a mother womb solo. It is a sad fact. I had a hard time because of the gap between reality and my soul. There was a reason why I soothed myself with a late-night snack every night.

So now, the firm chest that rises and falls up and down in front of my eyes, and the thick vest that covers it, make me feel the urge to put my hand up slightly instead of running away from the arms of an outsider. But I couldn't do it without someone else's permission, so I just swallowed hard. In the first place, the noble Lady Edita wouldn't do this. I also had to consider her position, as I was borrowing from her for a while.

When the man carried me back into the building, the maids shook their heads, saying, "Oh my." The man didn't care and climbed the stairs and opened the door from which I had escaped. As soon as I opened the door, a black object popped out from inside.

"Lady!"

It was Madame Marie. I felt a little sorry for her as if the world had collapsed and been rebuilt.

"Now, how are you?"

"Why are you doing this? Did you hear me in vain? How can you leave the room alone without saying...!"

She excitedly spat out and belatedly recognized the man holding me. The sight of her face turning white in an instant was spectacular.

"Sir Stefano, why are you here?"

"The lady is taking a walk in the garden, so I have brought her here."

"But why...?"

One of Madam Marie's eyebrows was raised. Why are you holding me? My heart was so tight that I looked up at the man. At the same time, the man put me on the floor. It happened so unexpectedly that I couldn't stay centered. It was he who held me back.

"As you can see, I have come here out of necessity because of this situation."

"Hmmm... hmm..."

He had brought me all the way here, but Madam Marie couldn't thank him, and she was just coughing. I couldn't help but say to him.

"Thank you for taking me."

Unexpectedly, the man looked surprised.

"Sir Stefano had better go back now. Didn't you come to see Your Majesty?"

Madame Marie said in a quick tone. But... Your Majesty? What are you talking about?

"I see. Take good care of yourself, Lady Edita."

The man bowed to me and disappeared. But I had just heard a strange word from Madame Marie's mouth, and I was in a daze.

Madame Marie slammed the door shut and filled me up.

"What are these clothes? Please change your clothes quickly."

As soon as I changed my clothes under her care, she spat out a disgruntled word.

"Sir Stefano is also very deceitful. How could a man from a prosperous knightly family spy on the Lady's palace?"

"...Madame Marie, what do you mean by what you said earlier?"

"Sir Stefano. Oh, you don't know Lady, do you? What kind of person is he..."

"Not that, but 'Your Majesty'? Palace?"

Madame Marie's face became serious at my words.

"It was because of this that I had just left. I thought about how I could explain it better to the lady, but I thought it would be better to just tell you the truth and honestly, so I came back empty-handed."

She took me to bed, forced me to lie down, and covered me with a blanket up to my neck. Then she pulled a chair and sat down, and even grabbed my hand. It's as I thought. "Now I can talk. Listen carefully," and my dry saliva went down.

You may be embarrassed because you have lost your memory. But you have to keep that in mind from now on."

Madame Marie's grip tightened as she held me.

"Lady is the only daughter of His Majesty Paul Lutensbach, Emperor of the Ludenbach Empire."

"Huh... What?"

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