NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1
The sunlight stung her closed eyes.
“
Mmm…
”
Feeling her mouth dry, Selleana slowly lifted her eyelids.
Blink, blink.
She slowly blinked and saw the bright sunlight breaking through the chiffon curtains. How did she fall asleep…
Ah, it was the victory banquet yesterday.
It was last night. The masquerade banquet held in the name of Lady Selleana Elard, a leading candidate for the crown princess and the most popular figure in society, was truly a great success.
The performance of the Transmigrators Club was outstanding. Thanks to the resourcefulness of the female lead, the music of the continent’s top quartet and top-notch liquor lined up, and the presence of the fake lady of ducal who dominated the society along with Selleana raised the level of the banquet. And the finishing touch is…
“I came here in the first place because I was curious about Miss Lea.”
Just by looking under the mask, the man who was her ideal type arrived. He has cool-tone black hair that she has been looking for her whole life, and he talks like a human being, not like the men in the novel.
“If I take a step, you have to take a step back.”
“I told you before. I never learned how to dance properly.”
“That’s why I said I’d let you know. It’s an opportunity that others can’t get.”
They danced together in the VIP garden at the hotel, which was opened exclusively for Selleana. Then she lost her footing and fell, classically, on his chest…
“My angel.”
The man’s large hand cupped her cheek. His red eyes filled with heat as if he were seeing the wonders of the world. His hands went into her hair, and their faces became even closer…
Gasp! That’s what happened?
The bulging fingers that were caught between her fingers, the bare shoulders that filled her vision, the breath that passed by her ears…
No way.
Selleana opened her eyes, interrupting the series of flashbacks. What came into her view was an unfamiliar ceiling. And when she turned her head… The handsome man from yesterday sleeping soundly next to her. Even if she took a quick glance at the state of her clothes under the blanket, all of this pointed to…
Fuck.
She’s doomed.
So far, she has been playing around with the original work with her transmigration friends. She had no intention of changing the male lead now…!
* * *
The first time Selleana remembered her past life was when she was ten years old. On the day when the girl, who had been honing her skills as the daughter of Duke Elard, enjoyed swimming in the lake for the first time in her life, her foot slipped, and she fell into the water.
She was immediately rescued, and there were no apparent injuries. The priests poured out their divine power, and her internal injuries recovered quickly. But for some reason, Elard’s beloved lark didn’t wake up for several days.
It was one day when the nanny and the duchess guarded her bed with tears.
“Wow, awesome.”
The words that came out of Selleana’s mouth, with her eyes sparkling, shocked everyone.
“As expected, isekaied by a truck…”
From that day on, Selleana’s attitude and mindset changed significantly. She showed great improvement in math skills. She even refuted her science tutor with the term ‘pseudoscience.’ During the etiquette lessons, she consistently had expressions like a fox living in the highlands. Occasionally, she muttered phrases like ‘damn original work’ and ‘if you’re going to reincarnate me…’
She went to the doctors and healers, but no one could find the cause of her strange behavior. High-ranking priests from the great temple prayed for days, but evil spirits didn’t possess the girl.
When a full year had passed in that uproar, the duke’s family came to the conclusion that their lark had entered ‘puberty.’
“Greetings to the First Prince. May Orot’s blessings reach the little sun of the empire.”
The place where Selleana left her home after a year was the imperial palace. Elard’s lark originally came and went to the imperial palace as the companion to the first prince, Pavellian.
“Yes, Lady. It’s been so long. Have a seat.”
A cute tea table was set up in the back garden of the imperial palace. Selleana, who bowed in accordance with imperial etiquette, sat down in a dignified manner with the first prince, who was two years older than her.
“I’m so glad to hear that you’re healthy. Lady has become even more beautiful.”
“Your Highness has also become more dignified.”
Haha, hoho.
Selleana’s cheeks were almost numb as she smiled.
Healthy my foot. I really hate manners. Just send me home already…
How much was she dressed up from the morning as she was entering the imperial palace for the first time in a year? Wearing a corset, dress, shoes, and make up with her eleven years old body… Everything was very painful for Selleana, who remembered her previous life.
The most embarrassing of all…
They say he’s my future husband.
Selleana looked at the boy across from her with narrow eyes.
It’s the rule that the prince has blond hair, but I don’t think he will become my taste as he gets older…
Selleana, who vividly remembered her past life, liked cool tones. Rather than blond hair, she liked black or silver hair. However, Selleana couldn’t find a trace of her ideal type in the first prince.
How can I become a lovebird couple with a child like this?
As Selleana remembered her past life, she also realized that she had reincarnated in the novel. She’s the heroine who will marry the prince in front of her and make love day and night.
<The Secret Life of the Crown Prince Couple>, in which Selleana was reincarnated, was a 19+ novel ranked first in the spiciness, with a review saying, ‘There’s nothing but hot scenes.’ The proper narrative and setting were unknown since there were less than twenty chapters. Therefore…
Will I be in that relationship with this person in the future?
It was beyond belief.
Selleana has had an unwavering taste since she was an elementary school student in her past life. Man who has black or silver hair; cold handsome guy rather than a warm handsome guy; brain type rather than physical type; fine muscles rather than bulking muscles; etc. However, the future in which the boy in front of her would grow up was far from the ideal type of Selleana.
But why in a book like this? Even though she’s the female lead?
“…So, this year, I’m thinking of having your 12th birthday at the imperial level to celebrate your recovery. I will lend you Enet Palace, so how about inviting nobles your age to enjoy a picnic?”
“It’s an honor for Elard.”
Actually, she wanted to say that it wasn’t an honor at all and was just a nuisance, but Selleana smiled anyway. Because she couldn’t ruin this relationship carelessly.
It was set like that. The problem wasn’t that she was destined to marry someone who was the exact opposite of her taste. She will be the crown princess anyway, so isn’t it a good thing?
Her preferences existed only in lines… so they only existed in novels and comics, not in reality. If they get closer and live together, wouldn’t her preferences change? She’s going to have a hot relationship with her future husband.
Above all, she knew very well what Selleana, who was born and raised as the Lady of Elard, carried on her shoulders. But the real problem is…
“Lady, have you read the book <Magically Frozen Water Knows Everything>? It’s a new work by your tutor, Sir Herabel.”
“Ah, yes. Sir Herabel is very interested in the use of water. It was interesting.”
Writing a 500-page thesis on pseudoscience, can you believe it…? Selleana looked at Pavellian.
Of course, up until now, I’ve only obediently said yes and nodded…
The problem was that Selleana, with her memories intact as an adult in the modern world, wasn’t sure if she would be able to get along with this boy. If she’s going to marry him anyway, she’ll have to keep things amicable.
Selleana, who was rolling her eyes, opened her mouth carefully. “But the taste of frozen and melted water isn’t much different for me. So I have a different opinion with Sir Herabel…”
Pavellian’s face hardened at once. He seemed displeased by her words.
Ah, as expected.
Selleana clapped her hand and settled the situation. “That might be the case… but maybe the water frozen with magic is different…! After all, Sir Herabel is a jewel of the empire.”
“Right? Lady has a good tutor.”
That tutor quit a year ago after a huge fight…
Do I really have no choice but to marry this person?
The tea party was held regularly once every two months. Before she remembered her past life, she was excited at the thought of meeting the prince, but now it was just a waste of time.
Boy, please send me home. You and I aren’t in a relationship to get close just because we spend time together.
They can get close only when they have a body-to-body conversation. There was no way they could become friends just by talking like this… However, the tea party continued over and over again, with Pavellian saying what he wanted to say and not knowing what Selleana was thinking.
A few months later, it was Selleana’s twelfth birthday. Lady Elard’s birthday party held at the imperial palace was truly amazing. Chefs from the imperial palace came out and presented dishes suited to the children’s tastes in a buffet style. In the middle of the garden, a five-tier cake made by the imperial’s best pastry chef showed off its dignity. It was all to show that the imperial family had Elard’s lark in mind to become Pavellian’s mate.
“Oh my god, those flames are magic, right? I can’t believe a wizard was sent from the Magic Tower!”
“I guess they used magic to keep the cake from melting!”
“The first prince has friends other than Lady, but this is the first time I have seen him attend someone’s birthday banquet.”
So what? He doesn’t even know whether I like cream cake or chocolate cake.
Selleana smiled, only moving her lips without revealing her true feelings. “Are all the other imperial families coming too…
Ah,
maybe not all of them?”
“
Ahaha,
Lady, of course they’re all coming.”
“That’s right. After all, the fourth prince is still young.”
There’s a story about the fifth prince who suddenly appeared last year.
The fifth prince was one year older than Pavellian and was the emperor’s illegitimate son who was registered late. His very existence was considered disgraceful, so it was kept quiet, but Selleana wasn’t interested in it.
At his baptism, he seemed to have been kept in check because he picked out some unusual treasures. What good does that do?
The one who succeeded the throne was going to be Pavellian anyway.
If the fifth prince had been my friend, would he have asked me what kind of cake I like? They said he wasn’t even blond, maybe because he was illegitimate…
Selleana gnawed at her cake while resenting the original story. Her cold eyes scanned the children playing in the garden. Since this is a gathering place for all the nobles of her age, she wondered if there would be a better talent than Pavellian…
…No. It would take someone extraordinary to replace the future successor!
She was becoming more and more hopeless. As her birthday party continued, which was boring for the day’s protagonist, a damp smell of oil wafted into the garden.
“Oh my. I think fried chicken came out.”
“As expected, the imperial kitchen is different.”
“The smell is really savory.”
The girls couldn’t resist sniffing at the fascinating smell. Selleana’s situation wasn’t different.
Wait, isn’t this?
Fried chicken. In other words, chicken. A dish not even being served in the kitchen of the prestigious Elard family. Recalling her past life and feeling a pleasant flutter for the first time, Selleana waited for the arrival of the golden fried chicken.
“…Chicken and beer.”
Frozen by the murmuring next to her, Selleana was stunned.
Chi— what?