episode_0344

Lulu Valentine.

A magician from the Valentine Baronetcy.

The Valentine Baronetcy, a branch of the Plandearen Earldom, wielded greater power than ordinary baronets.

This was not solely due to bloodline; the Valentine Baronetcy, which branched off from the main line over a century ago, gained significant recognition from the academy for its unique magical talent.

Therefore, Valentine holds a reputation and authority closer to that of a magician or scholar than a noble. Not lacking in lineage, it perfectly aligns with the Naifrantz tradition that values both bloodline and talent.

The deeper the bloodline from the founding patriarch, the redder their hair and eyes. As expected, they skillfully wield fire mana, and possess a deep understanding of magic in general.

Money, power, honor, connections. In the Valentine family, all of it exists for the sake of magic. Parents and siblings essentially serve as excellent magic tutors, and everyone in the family receives elite education from birth, achieving magnificent magical feats.

Lulu Valentine also possessed innate talent. From a young age, she made a name for herself in the Naifrantz magical world, establishing herself as a magician.

She was particularly proficient in practical magic, possessing unparalleled power in large-scale offensive magic, quickly rising to become the Commander of the Court Magician Corps.

Commander of the 1st Court Magician Corps. If the Knights were the shield, the Court Magician Corps was Naifrantz’s sharpest sword. A powerful figure who filled the battlefield with red flames, her red hair billowing in the wind.

Obtaining the title of “Grand Magician” was not difficult. She was a representative figure who had a firm grasp of the practical side of the two branches of magic, “practical application” and “theory.”

However, as is the case with most geniuses, Lulu’s personality was not very pleasant. She had a bad mouth, couldn’t do anything besides magic, enjoyed nothing, and naturally, was terrible at getting along with people.

Due to her sociopathic tendencies, where she couldn’t properly understand people’s feelings, she naturally had no experience with romance. Men who approached her, charmed by her beauty and skill, mostly ran away after seeing her true nature.

And, as Nari knows, Lulu had a very bad habit. She was incredibly promiscuous.

Despite being greatly respected for her abilities, she lacked companionship. Unknowing of love, Lulu used her body to fill that loneliness.

The reason is simple. She had a complex about her extremely immature appearance, believing that her disastrous relationships stemmed from her body.

She thought people avoided her because of her childish body. And she was right. She believed she could use her body, as a ‘woman’ of little value, however she wished.

Lulu used that body to quickly gather the support of the male members. She thought it was incredibly cost-effective in her own way.

Indiscriminately using her body, her love grew further away, leaving only monstrous lust behind.

Luckily, she met her savior, Nari, learned about love, and changed her ways. However, she always harbored regrets she found difficult to share.

When Nari’s other wives proudly recounted memories of their first experiences, Lulu could only remain silent. She thought of herself as someone whose soiled body was graciously taken in by an angel like Nari.

“…!!”

Losing consciousness within Yog Sothos’s door, and awakening as a child, she first sobbed uncontrollably. The heart of a girl who has known love is fragile.

She was grateful and apologetic to those who helped her, especially to Princess Narita. The regret of not being able to repay her karmic debts before death was immense.

And after those intense emotions subsided, Lulu made a firm resolution.

This life, she would offer herself with a clean and pure body.

. . .

WHOOSH—!

Lulu became an even greater genius than before. Her young body, full of talent, contained the practical experience and theories of her past life. She was a complete being from birth.

“There’s nothing more to teach! Leave!”

Caressing his wife’s body, particularly her large breasts, on the sofa, Baron Valentine declared. Lulu discovered another reason for her past life’s unrefined behavior: heredity.

“Mmm… attach money and servants— uugh— to me…”

Would a grown adult want to do that in front of their young child? Having once experienced the unification of lust and suffering, this scene was utterly unpleasant for her.

“I’m fine. I don’t need anything.”

Lulu left the family alone. She had a place to rely on. She immediately went to the Court Magician Corps to seek them out, and slowly began her training.

Magicians mustn’t neglect their bodies. That’s something old men do who sit at desks and fight with words.

Magic is fundamentally activated through the flow of mana. Since this mana flow occurs within the body, a minimum level of physical training is necessary.

She ran around the royal palace early in the morning, didn’t skip calisthenics and stretching, and whenever she had time, she smoothly circulated mana through breathing exercises.

However, her body size was not much different from her past life, making her adaptation too quick. She wondered whether she should be happy or unhappy about this.

“Hmm! A talented and young recruit, yet she doesn’t shun rigorous training! Excellent!”

There was also a magic tutor she hadn’t seen in a long time. The former commander of the Court Magician Corps, who had always scolded Lulu for relying only on her talent and being lazy.

“Th-thank you…”

“Don’t lose that mindset! A sharp sword must be kept from dulling!”

Someone who had been so irritating in her past life felt like she had a meticulous trainer this time, making her feel secure. The path to her goal felt a little easier.

One day, while continuing her magical training, Lulu heard rumors of a black-haired elf.

Since such a person didn’t exist in her past life, she was even more interested. Considering the timeframe, it was around the time Princess Narita would be born. Therefore, nothing must alter the future.

Closely linked to the 1st Queen Leah Flora Naifrantz, a talented elf magician, long-lived due to being an elf…who wields dark mana… an adventurer with a beautiful body and ‘mind’…

The closer she got to the source of the rumors, the more detailed the descriptions became, even mentioning that she was curious and had a good appetite.

Feeling a strange sense of unease, Lulu sought out the black-haired elf and met her soon after.

“…Ah.”

“…Ah.”

She knew as soon as she saw her. It was Nyx.

“Lu… Lulu…!! Waaaaaah—”

“Oh my—”

Nyx sobbed into Lulu’s arms, saying how lonely and sad the past 500 years had been. Despite the smell of grease from her body and the meat broth on her mouth, Lulu decided not to make a fuss about it.

They shared their joy of reunion briefly and then gathered their thoughts.

“Then, Nyx also…”

“Lulu, you too…!”

They both had regressed. Unlike Eve’s story of having no one remember, this was slightly different. They realized something was strange. They thought of Nari’s other wives.

“Nari has just been born…”

“The others should be born soon…!”

Once is coincidence, but twice is fate. The probability of them also returning to the past was high.

Their next destination was quickly decided.

“The royal palace should be fine. This time, Leah has become a considerable figure, and Nari’s position won’t be shaken.”

“It was said nothing would happen until she turned ten… so we don’t need to worry about that side.”

“Yeah. First, the place we need to go is…”

“The Hinata Duchy. Let’s start by joining Yuri, our most reliable ally.”

Of course, they wouldn’t leave immediately. According to Nyx’s advice, drastically distorting causality wasn’t good. They should follow their past lives as closely as possible, but gradually make changes in preparation to overturn major events.

Lulu continued her magical training. Often wandering within the royal palace as a member of the Court Magician Corps, she saw Princess Narita.

‘Lo… Lolita Princess… no, a shota…?‘

Even as a child, Nari’s beauty was different. Just swinging a small wooden sword haphazardly, Lulu was captivated by her fluttering black hair and upright brown eyes.

‘I… I shouldn’t be doing this…’

Small things are small things… Seeing young Nari, Lulu kept getting bad ideas. Nari as a reliable, cool, and beautiful adult was great, but cute Nari had a unique charm.

The fact that she could only watch Nari grow up was frustrating.

Even that feeling became a driving force in her life. She had a clear motive, a reliable mentor, and colleagues working with her. Lulu grew rapidly (though her body stayed the same) and became Commander of the Court Magician Corps slightly faster than in her previous life.

Following Nyx’s advice, she also added her opinion to the Magician Corps’ movements.

“Naifrantz is currently peaceful. However, that doesn’t mean we should stay within the castle walls. Let’s expand the scope of our actions beyond the kingdom and solidify our honor.”

The former commander watched and nodded approvingly. Now that Lulu knew love and understood human hearts, she had fellow companions even without using her body.

“Is it finally time…!”

“It’s my first time in real combat, so I’m a little scared… but with the Commander, I can do it!”

“Hey, are you confessing right now?”

“Oh, I, I… that’s not it… I’m sorry, Commander Valentine!”

Being respected by her fellow members as a human being was an unexpected joy. Lulu’s only goal was to offer Nari her purity.

That made her even happier.

“Hee hee, you all look great. First, let’s decide on the Southern dispatch team.”

“Me! Me!”

“I’ll go!”

With enthusiastic responses, Lulu and Nyx began to carefully review the Hinata Duchy protection operation.