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Human nature does not change. Even if it does change, it will soon revert back to the original state.

Escort Knight Lane looked at Damian, recalling the thoughts he had felt while meeting so many people.

The sight of a boy covered in blood all over his body, struggling as if this were his last.

His appearance was similar to that of a knight who had been rolling around on the battlefield for too long and had become a demon.

In reality, it was a situation where he had created it solely with his own blood without a single drop of someone else’s blood, so even though the appearance was similar, the content contained within was very different.

‘Why on earth?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I just couldn’t understand it.

If it was a real battle with life on the line or a duel with social prestige at stake, I would have understood to some extent.

It was because I couldn’t understand why that little master, who was so profligate, lazy, and sensitive, was acting so out of control during training.

‘If there was a reason, you told me.’

Princess Elysia.

He suddenly declared that he would give everything for his fiancée, who he had never spoken to before.

‘It wasn’t even like we had a loving relationship, but it seemed like we weren’t even interested in each other. What on earth changed your feelings?’

Did you happen to fall in love with the Grand Duchess?

As is the case with everyone, love can come at any time, so the possibility existed.

‘So maybe he decided to become someone else and pretended to be someone else.’

At first, I was taken aback because he suddenly showed such a different attitude, to the point that I thought someone else had entered the young master’s body.

If you think about it this way, it makes some sense.

However, what I still don’t understand is why he suddenly started doing strange things, like throwing bread at wild monsters, or making a ‘tea’ that leaves you amazed at how he made it…

While I was worrying because I couldn’t even figure out the reason.

Suddenly, a phrase from a romance novel I was reading last night popped into my mind.

[I can turn back time for her.]

This is the scene where the main character goes back to the past for the female protagonist.

Of course, since the term “regression” itself is a completely nonsensical setting, there is absolutely no way that the master would do something like regression.

Assuming that something had regressed, all the actions that were being taken seemed plausible.

‘Oh my, you crazy bastard. What kind of bachelor is this?’

Lorraine shook her head and looked at the master, thinking that she should stop reading romance novels.

Watching him hang on and attack me with a wooden sword and a wooden hammer.

No matter how much I thought about it, I thought I couldn’t figure it out.

‘I don’t know, I wish you would give me the car soon.’

The moment I drank it, I felt a certain sense of euphoria, and I had a feeling that if I continued drinking it, I might be able to step into a new realm.

I had a feeling that if I continued to drink it, something would change.

So, I decided to steal some tea and drink it whenever I had time, and lightly pushed away the young master who was rushing at me.

*****

The next morning, I woke up in bed feeling like my whole body was being stabbed with knives.

‘I’m really going to die…’

The potion only restored my body, but it didn’t take away the pain, so the pain that had built up from yesterday was circulating throughout my body and prickling my nerves.

I felt like rolling on the floor, but I had a lot of work to do, so I held back and swept my hair up.

‘Then shall we go say hello to Elysia?’

When I had lost everything and was in the depths of despair, there was nothing more joyful than meeting the only person who had kept me going.

I smiled brightly, quickly changed my clothes, and headed to Elicia’s office.

As I reached Elicia’s office, cold eyes met my face.

Since he’s not even saying anything, I guess he’s trying to say, ‘You’re not welcome, so get out now.’

Although I hadn’t seen him in a while, I was already used to his gaze, so I ignored him cleanly and waved goodbye.

“Good morning.”

“… … ”

He turned his gaze away from his work, feeling as if he didn’t even feel like reacting.

I looked at Elicia like that and thought about giving her a ride, but I thought it would be better to give it to her after we became closer, so I decided to go with it for today.

‘There’s nothing more burdensome than someone you’re not even close with constantly trying to feed you something.’

I didn’t want to burden him since he was already tired from work, so I waved his hand again and went outside.

I was heading to the training grounds, telling the guy in the photo how much I cared for Elicia.

Lorraine spoke to me with a trembling expression.

“Hmm, it seems like you feel burdened every time you come to see the master… ”

I ignored Lorraine’s words and stretched my body, preparing to return to training.

‘I guess it’ll work out if we keep going.’

When I first started training, I had no idea what I should do, but when I finally got to the point where it seemed obvious what the best choice would be, I could definitely feel his talent.

I was thinking about using the hammer to train again today, remembering the poisonous hammer that hit my hand.

My exclusive maid approached me cautiously and handed me a letter from within the family.

“Thank you.”

“Your Highness.”

When the exclusive maid hears me say thank you, she looks extremely embarrassed, lowers her head, and disappears somewhere.

Whenever I saw surprised reactions from people around me, I thought it was quite funny, then turned my gaze to check the contents of the letter.

‘So, if I may be so kind, I’ll send you a few elixirs from my family.’

By the way, looking at the fact that he says he’ll drink that bitter elixir here and there, it seems like he’s all grown up, is the North having a hard time?, and that his older sister is just waiting for him to come.

It occurred to me that Damien, despite his gangster-like behavior, was actually good to his family.

‘Anyway, I even got a promise to give me the elixir.’

Now all that remains is to grow through training and make a contract with the Sun Spirit.

So I trained from morning till night.

When the moon rose at night, he decided to go meet the sun spirit and rubbed her shoulders vigorously.

*

About a month has passed since that day.

It was a long time if you say it was long, and a short time if you say it was short, but it was enough time for countless things to change.

“… Wow, really, your talent is just crazy.”

I listened to Lorraine’s compliments and hit her with a wooden hammer.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t even touch the hem of my clothes, let alone my body.

Lorraine exclaimed in admiration.

“I’ve seen all kinds of monsters while I was a knight, but among them, I think you’re the only one who stands out.”

That doesn’t really matter.

Talent has meaning only when it is developed, and talent that is not developed will eventually die.

Because of Damian’s lazy nature, he started training much later than others, so he’s only just now starting to plant the seeds.

No matter how outstanding his talent was, it hadn’t even sprouted yet, so the praise that he was talented was nothing more than meaningless praise.

‘But that means there is a possibility.’

Thinking that hope had been created, he tried an irregular attack by striking down with the hammer, but at the same time releasing the hammer from his hand, he attacked with the sword he was holding in his left hand.

“If you give variables like that, the other person will feel a lot of pressure, so it wasn’t a bad choice.”

Lorraine spoke lightly, brushing off my attacks.

“The hammer flew away, so it’s hard to say that it was a good choice since it was an attack that did more harm than good. But is this really possible in just one month? It’s so unfair. ”

Lately, Lorraine has been giving me tea when I listen to her or make her happy, so she’s been dropping all the teas.

I looked at Lorraine, wondering if there was something addictive in her tea.

Lorraine scratched her head with an awkward smile as she spoke to me.

“I was a little nervous… but I’m not exaggerating, I’m serious.”

“Thank you.”

“Then can you just give me a cup of tea? I just think my head hurts a little… ”

As far as I know, the tea I made doesn’t have any effect on treating headaches.

I thought I didn’t understand at all, but since he was my teacher anyway, I decided to give him a ride and shook his wrist.

“Thank you… Thank you… ”

Should I check the ingredients later? I didn’t feel anything when I drank it, but I don’t know why that guy is so crazy.

While thinking about that, I decided to go and see Elysia for a bit and go wash up first.

*

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to say hello to you in the morning because several things happened at the same time and Elysia had to leave to deal with them.

As I reached the office, deciding to at least say goodbye in the evening, I noticed Elicia, who looked in a very bad condition.

In addition to the dark circles that he usually showed being deeper and longer, his face was so pale that it would be correct to describe his skin as sick.

My heart was breaking at the sight of him looking like he was going to get liver disease, so I asked him how he was doing.

“You never get tired.”

All I got back was a cold reply.

I knew that opening one’s heart wasn’t easy, but when I realized that it was harder than I imagined,

Suddenly, I noticed Elicia staring blankly at my hand.

Normally I wouldn’t have been able to figure out what it meant, but maybe it was because Lorraine kept whining for tea.

I had a rough idea of what that line meant, so I spoke with a hopeful mind.

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

At that question, Elicia looked at me with a conflicted expression.

He turned his head and opened his mouth in a voice completely devoid of emotion.

“… Damien. Let me be blunt. I am your fiancé, but I have no intention of being with you. In other words, I have no intention of accepting any effort you make, and furthermore, I will not acknowledge you. ”

I knew it, but hearing it directly took my breath away.

I looked at Elicia, who was looking at me with emotionless eyes, and opened my mouth calmly.

“We’re finally making eye contact. Are you having a hard time because of what happened earlier? I’ll make you some tea soon. ”

“… Are you not going to listen to me?”

I’m listening carefully. I didn’t show it, but I was actually deeply hurt the moment I heard those words.

If we think about it rationally, it would be better for both of us to give up at this point.

He was my savior who saved my life from despair, and I couldn’t easily give up on the feelings that had built up over the past five years of blind love.

‘Besides, I know that rather than pushing me out because they hate me, they are pushing me out for the sake of the North.’

I thought to myself, stupidly, that I couldn’t let this go, and I let out a laugh.

I shook my head inwardly and decided to stop being so greedy.

‘Because all of this is just one-sided love.’

So, I decided to extend my hand just one last time, and if Elessia rejected it, I would let her go cleanly.

“… I know how to warm up the North.”

At my words, Elicia looks at me for the first time with a mixed expression.

I continued to speak calmly, thinking how nice it would have been if people had looked at me like that in normal times.

“I’ll make the North warm, so won’t you look at me properly, just once?”

If you refuse even this, I will give up everything and return to Sundamien’s home, and I will smile awkwardly.

Elicia nodded reluctantly and spoke.

“Okay, if you really make the North warmer… I’ll make sure to face you properly from now on. ”

At those words, I thought of the Sun Spirit, the ‘only’ way to warm up the North, and decided to grab the last chance.