Everything Was a Mistake Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Translator: nevermoorian

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There is a potion called the moria Siltarae.

The liquid nad after mo Ria, a scholar who established the concept of mory, had an amazing effect of organizing mory just by drinking it.

It brings back fading mories and organizes them in the right order. Therefore, it was a potion equivalent to holy water for those with mory-related diseases.

Because it’s a famous magic potion, I also knew its existence since childhood.

I once thought about obtaining one because I was reincarnated in a book’s world. Nevertheless, I gave up the idea of getting the potion for number of reasons.

First, I was not sure if the function of the potion would be applied to the mory of my previous life. The past life story was considered crazy here, too.

Second, I can’t bring back mories that I don’t have at all—such as the unread part of a book—and it didn’t seem to be of much help to rember the details of a love story.

And third, the most crucial reason is that the potion is too expensive.

As the second daughter of a Marquis, my personal fortune is quite huge, but I had to give up half of my assets to get a moria Siltarae.

The potion was really bitter.

I would rather be Nocton’s dog than pay the money for that thing.

Thinking that way, I forgot about the potion, but under the present circumstances I had no choice.

“Are you sure you’re alright? My lady? It’s presumptous of to say, but the price of the potion is really….”

“Just get it for , it’s alright. And please keep it a secret from my parents. Alroy, too.”

“But little lady….”

The old butler, Duvel, drew the words with a dubious look.

But if you do not know the reason, it was a request for too much money.

Even if it’s not the Marquisate’s property but my own personal, it’s still from the family of his master. It is normal for a servant to stop his master from buying a potion by shaking off half of her assets.

Because that’s what I expected, I brought up the reason I had prepared in advance.

“Only you know this, Duvel. Actually, I drank a little at the ballroom last ti. Aaron took there and went to work. I didn’t know he’d co back.”

“What? Then don’t tell ….”

“That’s right, I think I made a mistake, but I can’t rember.”

A sigh cane out from the depths of the lungs. Needless to say, this was a serious matter.

“It wouldn’t have been a big deal. The little lady was fine when I greeted you.”

“It’s … I fell asleep in the carriage. But when I woke up, Aaron’s face was blue and I couldn’t rember anything. I need to know what’s going on in order to handle it, but I can’t even ask the person involved.”

It was easy to make Aaron as an excuse.

The old butler was a supporter of the youngest lady of the mansion and the white knight together for a smooth marriage.

“Please, Duvel. If my parents found out, I would be in a lot of trouble. I don’t even know what I did before I got married. Keep it a secret. Can you do that?”

I held Duvel’s hand, whose face was shaking, and said with an earnest look.

I’ve seen him since I was a baby, and he was very weak with and Alroy.

Monts later, Duvel nodded with a grim expression and left the room.

The next ti Valrose’s loyal butler shows up, he’ll sohow obtain the mories Siltarae.

Solving my pitiful expression, I let out a sigh once more.

“Oh, that’s a waste of money.”

But now that I’ve heard it from Alice, it’s what I have to do.

I buried myself on the couch and looked out the window.

In the blue-drenched sky, the dense clouds were crawling slowly.

It was late at night, and Alice’s words about Nocton Edgar were too shocking to hear.

How co Alice’s dreams know so much about Nocton? Since when she can do it and what else did she knows?

It would have been the sa for anyone, not just . Although I was aware that I was born in a novel, but if the main character is a villain, it’s shocking enough to change the genre.

I didn’t entirely believe Alice. However, Nocton’s impression is not entirely the sa as before.

I’ve been agonizing over what’s going on, but I got no results. In the end, I had to search my mory properly for a possible answer.

Perhaps the worst thing that would happen is that it costs a lot of money and no outco.

But I’m sure it ans sothing to try.

I had many things to do.

It wasn’t about moria Siltarae, but I had to go visit Alice again … and Nocton, too.

I felt heavy with fatigue.

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“Nocton.”

On the rainy day, Nocton was in his study as usual.

The fireplace was lit with firewood, and sotis the fire flared up like a star.

On the couch made of buffalo-leather, Nocton was reading a thick book in an upright posture with no disarray. Although he might have heard it, it was only until the end of the book that Nocton approached .

“Hello, Valrose.”

“Why didn’t you co to my birthday party? You told you’d co.”

“Well, I don’t rember saying that.”

“But I’m sure—!”

“I told you I’d think about it. I didn’t say I was going, Valrose.”

Yeah, I knew you’d say that.

I knew from the ti I asked if he would co on my birthday, from the mont he answered that he would think about it, or before I actually gave him an invitation.

I must be a fool if I didn’t know.

Because this wasn’t the first ti it’s happening.

The fire spread through my heart even though I was expecting it, so I stared at him with all my might.

“Nothing happened. You can’t co to the party, you can’t contact back … there’s nothing special happened, right?”

“Special … if it were yesterday, there was nothing special about it other than your birthday.”

“Yes. I thought so.”

“You know why.”

“Of course, it’s not surprising. I must look very strange to you.”

It’s the sa every year that you didn’t co to my birthday anyway, and you never invited to your birthday.

It wasn’t because I didn’t rember the last year that I did the sa thing every year.

It was a year ago, but it might be different this year

I thought we were a little closer, I felt a little friendlier, but when I asked him more, he widened the distance.

Yeah, it’s not that hard to figure out.

Because the way he called was still revealing his distance.

“Valrose?”

Yeah, that’s the good-natured Valrose.

Even the person who I t two or three tis calls Roa, but Nocton calls with my last na.

I don’t know if he’s trying to distance himself, or thinking that the one he’s dealing with is the second daughter of Marquis Valrose, not Roa.

The heat in my eyes gave strength to glare at Nocton.

“Not just that. When you need a partner in a ballroom where you’re supposed to attend, unless it’s ti to look good in the face of friendly relations, not even once! When I say I need a partner, I’m not even interested asking soone else for a partner!”

Nocton Edgar looked at with a rare, rather absent-minded expression.

My pride was hurt and I never cried, and that must be embarrassing of .

Whether it was laughing or crying, I always thought I’d turn the face inside out with an ugly look, but there was an unexpected human aspect.

And I’m annoyed.

“If I didn’t co to the Edgar’s mansion, we won’t have to run into each other. I knew it’s too late, Nocton, but you’ve never co to my house before.”

“…”

“I thought you were a friend.”

“So … what do you want to say?”

“I don’t want you to say anything. It’s just….”

As the tears began to fall, I rubbed my eyes roughly with the back of my hand.

“Fuck you.”

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Crash!

I must have fallen asleep.

The sudden sound of thunder caused to stir up my body.

I swept my swollen chest and looked out of the window.

As in the dream, the rain poured down like a waterfall, the yellow lights flashed through the raindrops, and soon a loud thunderbolt followed.

The weather was the sa as that day.

Maybe that’s why I had a dream about it.

It was not pleasant to think of sothing I had forgotten. It’s not a big deal now, but I was very angry at the ti.

That’s because it’s the end of the delusion that Nocton considers special.

There were many tis when I wished and expected.

Now. I don’t expect anything from him.

I sighed and found myself still buried on the couch.

I’m in this position? Who’s seen it? I didn’t want to pay much attention to other people’s eyes, but my parents were so noble that I would hear another scolding if the story went on.

Fortunately, nothing was very unusual except for the slightly distorted appearance.

However, I felt stiff because my body is weak.

With a long sigh, I stretched around and cleaned up my ssy outfit.

Then, there was a knock.

Co to think of it, it’s lunchti, the ti when Sadie, my personal maid, usually co.

“Co in, Sadie.”

I spoke without a thought, looking out the window and heard the door open.

Crash! It thundered again.

The rainy season is almost over, but it’s raucous, I got worried about my parents who went outside again today.

They won’t get struck by lightning, right?

It was an useless concern, and the thought of it raises my anxiety.

Well, it’s not like I’m the one with all the escorts or anything. It’s not gonna hurt to get so rain if there’s no storm, but the emotions won over the reasoning.

“Sadie, when did the two say they would be back?”

“I’m sorry, but it’s not Sadie.”

Surprised by the voice from behind, I turned my head away. The low sound was certainly not the voice of my personal maid, yet it was a familiar voice.

“Hello, Valrose. You don’t hate to see , do you?”

Why did I realize now, if it was Sadie who really ca in, she wouldn’t be waiting for my response without saying anything.

It used to be a stunning familiar face, but has beco surprisingly unfamiliar lately.

I had no choice but to stare at a face I had never seen before in the Marquis Valrose’s residence.

Next to the door, Nocton Edgar stood smiling.