Chapter 5: Chapter 5

Meeting Rachel Cassius, the mother of the second main character, was something I definitely didn't expect in this life.

Thinking about what I was going to do next, I didn't pay much attention to what was happening around me for the rest of the evening.

After the crumpled welcome ceremony was over, we were put back to our rooms, but I couldn't sleep a wink even at night.

It seemed that I wouldn't even have a day off for the next three years. I should do everything I could to save this country and myself from two threats.

The only thought that warmed me with all this was the hope that I would be able to achieve a bright future for myself through my efforts.

To live a carefree life for the rest of my life and not think about problems, I was willing to roll up my sleeves and do my best to do it now.

So I decided to put Rachel Cassius on the right path.

But what could I do about it?

So that her son wouldn't grow up to be a crazy psychopath, I definitely had to work on her personality so that it wouldn't be a problem in the future.

But considering the scene I saw in the garden not so long ago, it would be quite difficult...

Aggressiveness and lack of anger control might have been present in all family members from birth.

Since Rachel's character and life were not reflected in the novel in any way other than her abuse of her son as a child, I didn't know much about her.

From Robert's memories, I knew only the smallest bits of her life.

The current Duke Cassius and Rachel's father was a very powerful man who was feared by the entire empire. And Rachel, being his only daughter, was very much like him in both appearance and character.

In a few years, Rachel would have to get married for political reasons to an aristocrat, whom she absolutely does not love.

They will have a son, Robert, a year later, but their family union would not last long. Rachel, who had been so contemptuous and indifferent to her husband from the very beginning, would eventually kill him after a couple of years of marriage.

Robert, who accidentally caught this, would have a psychological trauma that would only further aggravate his condition.

In the end, it was Robert who would kill her, and that would be the end of her life.

It could be said that our fates were similar, because of such a sudden death. Although, if in my case, it was due to a series of unfair circumstances, then it was... It had a very direct bearing on this outcome.

In the novel, Rachel was described as a cold and unfeeling woman who was incapable of love.

Therefore, it wasn't surprising at all why things turned out this way. It must have been hard for Robert to accept that his own mother despised his existence. And in the end, he took his revenge on her radically.

In order to avoid repeating the scenario from the novel, I had to at least try to plant the seeds of sympathy in her heart.

But would I succeed?

At the very least, I should have tried.

After all, the entire kingdom's future depends on my actions now.

And for such a good cause, I saw no difficulty in forming a friendship with an heiress from a cursed family.

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At that time, I didn't think at all that I might regret it in the future.

The next day, the first freshman classes were held at the academy, but I hardly focused on them.

When I'd finished my six lessons, I left our classroom as if I'd been forced out of prison. Then, I decided to go straight to find Rachel.

After all, I considered saving the state a much more important task than studying.

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Having decided to attend all the classes just for show, I didn't feel much remorse, especially since all this knowledge was absolutely not useful to me in my future carefree life.

After searching the entire building, where she wasn't found, I decided to take a look at the garden where yesterday's incident had taken place. I had a vague hope in this regard, and surprisingly it was justified.

I noticed a dark crown under one of the huge apple trees. She was probably asleep, because she didn't react to the sound of leaves breaking under my feet.

As I carefully approached, I could see her face so clearly for the first time.

Rachel Cassius was indeed very beautiful. Her features resembled a graceful statue, and her skin was as white as porcelain. Her jet-black hair fell just below her shoulders, and her long bangs fell over her face, covering most of her forehead.

It was becoming obvious that the rumors about the inhuman beauty of the Cassius family were true.

Rachel was undeniably attractive, and if it wasn't for her blood-red eyes and her background, she might have led a much better life than she did now.

In the dream, she looked innocent, just like a child, and I even let my guard down for a while.

However, it only took a couple of seconds for my little idyll of admiring her to end, and the scarlet irises pierced me.

"What are you doing?"

The cold, emotionless voice made me lose my temper at first.

She stood up, and I recoiled, choosing my words as I did so.

"Hi, my name is Leriana. I'm also a first-year student... I don't have any friends yet... I saw you here, and I thought you might not be busy..."

"Maybe you'd like to be my friend?" There was silence in response. "Rachel…"

"Get out."

A simple and unambiguous answer, which I secretly expected, but hoped for the best until the last moment.

After saying that, Rachel turned around and left.

I exhaled.

Perhaps it was only now that I realized how difficult it would be to win her over.

And the first attempt was definitely a failure.

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After the first time I tried to talk to her, Rachel just left, and I went back to my dorm room feeling a little upset.

I didn't know what I could do to make her pay attention to me.

After all, Rachel didn't even show a shred of affection for her own son. Needless to say, how realistic was it to make friends with her...?

Sighing, I was walking past the greenhouse when I suddenly heard a splash of water nearby.

Curious, I headed in that direction, only to find that the sound was coming from the lake.

Someone's head was visible on the water's surface, and desperate cries for help were coming out; Someone was drowning!

Horrified, I turned around and saw that no one was around, and it would be too long to call for help.

Knowing that human life was at stake, I couldn't take any chances; I had to act immediately; At that moment, throwing off my bag, my body instinctively plunged into the water.

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