Endless Repetition is Boring, I’m Tired of It.

“Happy twenty-eighth birthday, Lancel Dante! Why the long face on such a good day?”

Clap, clap, clap!

“Happy eighteenth birthday, Lancel Dante! Why the long face on such a good day?”

Clap, clap, clap!

With the applause, Lancel Dante traveled back ten years once again.

The first time he experienced this phenomenon, he thought, ‘Is this what they call regression?’

He wasn’t particularly shaken.

Like any human suddenly transmigrated from 21st-century modern society, he was ready to accept regression as just another addition to the list.

But from the second time onward, things were a little different.

“Happy birthday, Lancel Dante! Why the long face on such a good day?”

The third time.

“Why the long face on such a good day?”

The fourth time.

“Why the long face?”

The fifth time.

“Long face?”

The sixth time.

“?”

It was then that Lancel realized.

‘This isn’t regression. This is a prison.’

A prison.

Waking up at eighteen.

Returning again at twenty-eight.

A life spent spinning in a ten-year corridor.

Literally a prison of time.

‘How many times has it been now?’

Honestly, he’d lost count.

The last time he counted was the tenth cycle, so he only remembered that it was definitely over double digits.

—What did you do for over 100 years?

If someone asked him that, he wouldn’t have much to say. Lancel hadn’t lived a particularly remarkable life.

“Lancel, now that you’re an adult, you will work for the empire.”

The Dante family was a traditional knightly family.

Children born here, whether daughters or sons, received a knighthood upon their coming-of-age ceremony.

“Now, tell me. What is a knight’s duty?”

“To eliminate criminals and Demon beasts lurking in every corner of the empire, and to eradicate rampant rebels and Heretics.”

21st-century concepts like career exploration were completely irrelevant.

1.

Be recognized as an excellent knight.

2.

Have children and raise them to be excellent knights.

Only that was the supreme task and calling of the people of this family.

Knight.

They were like people who lived with only that one word etched into their minds.

“Lancel, you have outstanding talent, so you will surely become a great knight. You must become someone who brings no shame to the family name.”

“Yes, Father.”

Lancel lived as a loyal knight for exactly three cycles.

There wasn’t much else to do, and being a knight suited him quite well. In the end, he even spread the fame of the ‘Knight of Dawn’ throughout the continent.

From the 4th to the 8th cycle, he honestly lived carelessly. He loafed around like a bum, only occasionally earning his keep.

In the 9th cycle, he lived a wandering life. He mainly traveled around fishing villages and farming villages, lending his strength where a sword was needed and earning travel expenses.

From the 10th cycle onward, he kept a writer he had met in a previous cycle by his side. It was to write a travelogue of the continent called ‘Islands and Seas.’

Why did he do that? Because the seafood from this region was incredibly delicious. He wondered if he did it because he had nothing else to do.

And from the cycles after that.

‘I don’t know. Let’s just live carelessly.’

Lancel lived exactly as he pleased.

But he must have gone too far.

“La, La, Lancel, Dante… Do you know what you’ve done!”

It was at a party in a duchy where fear and shock had swept through.

The faces of the frozen nobles had long lost their color.

“Yes. I couldn’t stand it and killed him.”

Blood dripped from Lancel Dante’s blade.

“You madman! The one you harmed was the sixth Imperial Prince of this empire! This is treason!”

“I know very well. His tone was so disgusting that my hand just went to my sword.”

“Dis, disgusting?”

Lancel silently looked down at the dead man.

The floor of the party venue was turning red. For some reason, a laugh suddenly escaped him.

“But isn’t it quite encouraging?”

“What?”

“The fact that even a member of the great empire’s royalty can be killed with just one swing of a sword.”

“Hmph….”

“They said he had a bloodline blessed by the gods, but in the end, he was just a mere creature collapsing while spilling bright red blood, Your Highness.”

“…You’re quite the madman, Lancel Dante!”

“I’m glad you see it that way.”

“Seize him! He’s a traitor who harmed the Imperial Prince!”

Lancel was subdued without any resistance.

“Easy, easy. I’m not going anywhere.”

“You foolish bastard, don’t think you’ll die peacefully! You’ll be burned at the stake! You’ll be tied to the pyre and burned alive!”

“Oh. That’s a bit…”

He regretted it too late, but it was already done.

Lancel, with his whole body bound, was immediately escorted to Rodniss in the Imperial Capital.

‘Come to think of it, is this my first time going to Rodniss?’

He was born in the countryside.

He traveled in the countryside.

It was the first time he, who had only lived on the outskirts, was going to the capital.

He thought he would go someday, but he never imagined it would be like this.

‘It’s as disgustingly big as I heard.’

The problem occurred the moment he passed through the entrance of Rodniss.

“…?”

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Fallen Noble Lady Simulation

—Imperial Calendar 822, July 1st. Weather: Clear.

—Emergency Event! ‘Traitor Lancel Dante.’

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‘What is this?’

Lancel was dumbfounded by the words that appeared before his eyes. It was the first time he had seen this phenomenon since he opened his eyes in this world. Yes. Even recalling the past 100 years, this was the first time.

‘Fallen Noble Lady Simulation?’

What is it?

It sounds familiar.

“Treason. Royal Family Murder. Insulting the Imperial Family. Insulting the Court. Blasphemy. According to the above charges, Lancel Dante will be executed by burning at the stake! All the citizens of this Imperial Capital will witness your death! Tremble in fear, Lancel Dante! You will surely suffer in hell!”

Even when receiving the death sentence.

“Bring up the criminal!”

Even when hanging at the top of the execution platform.

‘What was it?’

Lancel’s mind was full of other thoughts.

He felt like he was about to remember.

“Light the fire!”

A spark was thrown onto the pyre piled with firewood.

The flames soared up at once, carried by the vapor.

As a dizzying sensation of pain covered his toes and began to scorch his skin, lightning flashed in Lancel’s mind.

“Ah.”

He knew.

The identity of the déjà vu.

‘The romance fantasy game my sister made!’

—How is it? Is it fun?

—Well, it’s okay…

It was an indie game made by his own sister.

The name of that game, which he vaguely glossed over because he felt sorry to harshly criticize it, was ‘Fallen Noble Lady Simulation.’ The same thing that appeared before his eyes as he entered the Imperial Capital…

‘Huh.’

The world setting.

Place names.

The names of the characters.

The unnecessarily complicated game system and background settings.

The memories of that romance fantasy game, which he had only finished by watching the basic ending out of courtesy at the time, gradually began to revive.

It was the moment when everything he had seen and heard in this world was being applied one by one.

He trembled with shock.

The burning pain all over his body was almost forgotten.

If he had known this would happen, should he have come to the Imperial Capital a little earlier?

Whoosh!

With one last question in his mind, Lancel turned to ashes.

‘But wasn’t the protagonist of this game… a girl?’

That’s right.

The protagonist in the game.

The fallen noble lady of a count’s family.

The woman who would charm the Imperial Prince and become the Empress.

The absolute point of divergence that would determine the destruction and peace of this great empire.

That woman’s name was.

[Fallen Noble Lady Simulation]

-The third week of February for 21-year-old Marigold has passed!-

Charm 35 -> 36 up!

Morality 42 -> 43 up!

Elegance 21 -> 29 up!

Sensitivity 33 -> 38 up!

Sexiness 12.

Magic Power 3.

Strength 26.

Stamina 11 -> 10 down.

Faith 65 -> 54 down.

Condition 37 -> 25 down.

Karma 0. (Penalties occur from 50 points or higher)

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Ranked 32nd in court etiquette class.

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Received praise for cleaning the mansion of a wealthy man. Salary increased to 8 copper coins.

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Broke a bottle while working as a server. 3 copper coins were deducted. Was scolded severely. Condition slightly decreases.

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Was begged for alms by a beggar on the street. Had no choice but to give 1 copper coin and leave. Condition slightly decreases.

Met Guard Captain Altman. Favorability increased!

Guard Captain Altman introduced me to the swordsmanship academy. Can attend the swordsmanship academy from next week.

Royal Family Murderer Lancel Dante, vanished as dew on the execution ground!

TIP: Condition is too low. How about going on a picnic to refresh yourself? (Consumes 1 silver coin)

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[Playtime 10 years 0 days]

—Marigold has turned 25 years old.

—No marriage prospects.

—No achievements.

[Normal Ending 17. Cheerful Maid Marigold]

—The ending has been added to ‘Memory Album.’

—Would you like to restart the game?