Everyone Said They Were My Lover in a Dream

Dream

Buzzing, buzzing.

At the scene of the entrance ceremony at Lichten Academy.

It is a chaotic scene where numerous people are mixed together and moving about.

I was standing in the middle of that massive crowd.

Looking around, I saw noble ladies gathering in groups and taking photos through magic mirrors, as well as new students taking pictures with their parents.

Located in the center of the continent, the prestigious Lichten Academy was a top educational institution that everyone, regardless of being from the Empire or the Republic, coveted admission to. It was considered a great honor even for the nobility.

That’s why even the highest-ranking nobles couldn’t take a decent photo and were frustrated.

On the other hand, I didn’t have anyone to take a photo with or anyone to take a photo of me.

Five years ago, I fell into the world of the novel “Eclipse,” where I currently reside.

I was reincarnated as a character from the novel.

Viscount Grangnol’s third son, Vercus Grangnol, the secretary.

He appeared in the early episodes of the academy and died a meaningless death as a villain character.

I can’t describe how desperate I felt when I first found out about that.

I came to this world that I had dreamed of.

But as an incompetent villain character with no abilities, high status, or anything else? And to die quickly too?

No, that can’t be.

That’s not allowed.

For the past five years, I’ve tried everything to survive.

I wielded a sword day and night to improve my swordsmanship.

I formed contracts with spirits non-stop to awaken my magic.

But all my efforts were meaningless.

Vercus Grangnol.

This useless character didn’t know how to do anything!

He was just a powerless villain who died meaninglessly in order to elevate the protagonist in the early episodes!

I can’t let it continue like this.

I won’t argue with the protagonist like a secretary and I won’t be hostile towards them, but if I’m weak like this, I won’t survive the various crises that will come from the academies in the future.

However, no matter what means I use, this disposable villain character couldn’t become strong at all.

As if I have to die for the sake of the protagonist.

In the end, after all means failed, I thought of the last resort.

Take it away.

The fate and events that the protagonist should have obtained.

I’ll take them all away.

After all, this is the novel I’ve possessed.

Then, am I not the protagonist?

There’s no need for the protagonist to solve everything.

Shall I do it?

Protagonist. Just relax in the corner.

This hyung will do everything.

Even if they are called hidden pieces in the novel, they all exist in the academy.

It wasn’t something I, who didn’t even enter the academy, could obtain.

In the end, what I could do was to take away the protagonist’s events from the day of the academy entrance ceremony, which is the starting point of the main story.

And that’s why I’m standing here in the middle of the academy square.

The event that the protagonist first encountered on the day of the academy entrance ceremony, which is the starting point of the main story.

It was the moment when the protagonist, who was running in a hurry, collided with the new student, the saint, who was standing in the middle of this square.

The saint, who is also a crucial figure in the school, forms a friendly relationship with the protagonist through this event and plays a significant role in the protagonist’s growth by continuously helping them.

I’m sorry, but that Saintess.

I have to steal her.

I stood in the middle of the square waiting for the Saintess for a long time.

I stood there for so long that people passing by would glance at me with a puzzled look.

It’s embarrassing, but I can endure it.

It’s all for survival!

I endured for about two hours.

And then, I spotted a woman running towards me from a distance, giving off the vibe of a clergyman.

Unlike other freshmen, she was wearing the sacred attire of the Holy Kingdom instead of a regular school uniform.

I’m sure.

It’s Saintess Artoria, who receives special treatment even within the Lichten Academy!

With a strong belief that she will pass by this place and collide with me, I stood tall.

The distance between the Saintess and me started to get closer.

Good.

Just a little more.

Just a little more and…!

The Saintess, who had been running so hard, looked at my face… and stopped right in front of me.

…Huh? What?

Does this mean I’m done for?

This can’t be happening?

Shouldn’t the Holy Maiden collide with me so that she knows my name and existence and can continue to receive her help?

Of course, there is a possibility that the Holy Maiden may not come here, may not collide with me, or may not be involved with me. It was a plan full of loopholes, but seeing it fail like this made me feel so miserable.

Ah, this is not working.

If this fails too, I’m done for.

“Secretary-nim. Finally…finally, I get to meet you…hehehe.”

At that moment, the Holy Maiden spoke.

“I’m so glad to see you again….”

She fixed her gaze on my face and smiled widely.

* * *

“Uh…so according to the Holy Maiden’s words…I was an angel?”

“Yes, yes!”

The Holy Maiden vigorously nodded her head up and down.

What nonsense is this?

The Holy Maiden and I entered a café located in a nearby alley.

Even though it was an academy where noble people gather and fly around, the Holy Maiden is a person with tremendous power and influence.

All the attention around us gathered, and we had no choice but to change seats.

That’s why we ended up in this secluded café.

I never even thought that the Holy Maiden would know about my existence.

The Holy Maiden knew about me, or rather, about the person named Secretary Granquil.

She said that the reason she ran like that in the square was to find me in the first place.

[Eclipse] Something that never happened in the original work.

I asked the Saint why she sought me, wondering if it was because of the butterfly effect caused by the events that unfolded in this world.

“Because Secretary-nim and I were angels serving Deus-nim in the heavens!”

She said something that sounded completely absurd.

“So, originally, we weren’t humans. We were Seraphim, the closest angels to Deus-nim, serving Deus-nim right by his side! By the way, Secretary-nim and I were in a romantic relationship. Our bond was so strong that Deus-nim himself blessed us.”

Blushing, the Saint began pouring out her story with excitement.

“But one day, I made a mistake! I ate the forbidden fruit in the garden that Deus-nim entrusted us to tend to! Even though Deus-nim said we could do anything we wanted, he explicitly told us not to eat that fruit!”

Wait, this sounds like a story I’ve heard before. Could the garden be called Eden?

“I should have just stopped there, but I foolishly believed that eating that fruit would open my eyes! I was really stupid… So, I offered the fruit to Secretary-nim too!”

This is that story, isn’t it!

“Secretary-nim said she absolutely wouldn’t eat it, but in the end, she did because of me. Ah… Why was I so foolish? Anyway, because of that incident, Deus-nim got angry.”

Well, if you eat a fruit that you were specifically told not to eat in a garden entrusted to you, of course, someone would get angry.

“We received punishment, our memories were erased, and we became humans, falling to this earth. Haoooo… I’m really sorry.”

No need to apologize. I don’t know this story. It wasn’t in the original work either.

After the Saint finished her explanation, I asked her again, dumbfounded.

“Um… So according to what you’re saying, I was an angel?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Well… It’s a very hard story to believe. How did you… Saint, how did you find out? You said your memories were erased.”

If your memories were erased, wouldn’t the story not make sense?

“To be honest, I didn’t know until yesterday! But last night! In my dream, I saw all the memories from my angel days!”

A Dream?

You saw it in a dream?

Just a mere dream, right?

“I didn’t even know of your existence, but I came to know you there! You are the love of my life and my companion!”

Um… It’s good that I caught the attention of the saint, but there’s something strange about this.

And who exactly is this “낭군님”?

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A luxurious residence located within the Lichten Academy

“No way!”

The woman lying on the bed suddenly sat up.

“…A dream?”

With a bewildered expression, the woman got up from the bed.

Creak.

“Ah, where are you going, miss!”

Dodging the first floor maid, the woman, who had hastily put on only a robe, left the building to assess the situation.

Looking around the alleyways and observing the passersby, the woman realized that she was in the middle of the Lichten Academy.

“Have I… returned? To the past before he sacrificed himself for me, no, before I even met him?”

She leaned against the wall.

“If that’s the case, then I have been given another chance. Maybe I can be with you…

The illegitimate daughter of the Republic’s President, Sofia, clenched her fist tightly.

“This time… this time will be different. This time, for sure….”