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“What are you thinking about, baby?”

“Huh? Oh.. It’s nothing, Mom..”

Catlena looks slightly embarrassed by Rosebetta’s sudden question.

Looking at that sight, Rosebetta remained silent for a moment, then lightly stroked her ‘daughter’s’ head with her hand and spoke to her affectionately.

“I’m going to be late. Get ready. Can you get dressed by yourself now?”

“Ah.. Yes, of course, Mom. I.. am not a child anymore.”

“Haha. Yeah, yeah. Our youngest daughter is all grown up now.”

Rosetta speaks softly as a mother

Seeing her like this, Katlena unconsciously began to feel a little bit sad.

Although, I couldn’t show it right now…

‘It would be better to say thank you a little later.’

As she thought about that, Katlena felt like she was about to shed tears.

Before her eyes, Rosebetta took off the pajamas she was wearing without hesitation to change clothes.

At the same time, her elegant figure is revealed, making it hard to believe that she has given birth to two children.

A slim waist and elastic lower body.

And the breasts that are visible through the thin underwear are so large and beautiful that even other women would envy them.

As she watched this, Katlena’s serious mood suddenly disappeared, and she began to feel a sense of loss she had never expected.

‘Well… It’s… okay… Anyway, I’ll grow to an average level in a few years… Even if I’m not as good as my mother.’

While comforting herself like that, and remembering the saying that if you gain something automatically, you also lose something, Katlena began to change into clothes that felt strangely uncomfortable due to the changes in her body shape… no, the deterioration.

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Catlena heads to the restaurant, holding Rosetta’s hand tightly.

Aside from her current physical condition, there were some awkward parts considering her original age of 21, but honestly, she felt more comfortable doing it this way, even if it was out of fear.

In any case, based on her time, she was on her way to face the sister who had killed her just minutes before.

Of course, at this point, there was no reason for her older sister to harm her, but it was natural that she still felt a vivid fear, to the point where she could feel it on her skin, due to the trauma that remained deep in her heart.

As she was walking down the hallway, the door to the restaurant finally came into view.

“Open it.”

“Okay.”

As soon as Rosebetta’s majestic words fell, the two maids opened the door.

Immediately after that, Katlena’s eyes caught a glimpse of a scene she hadn’t seen in quite some time since her childhood.

A scene came to mind where the whole family was gathered together and eating a meal.

“Welcome, Madam. And our lovely princess.”

“Come on in, little brother.”

Her father, Duke Radu Constantino Dragona, and her second older sister, Princess Senel Polena Dragona, warmly welcome her as they sit at the table.

And. Among them, the person who silently drank a glass of water and bowed to his mother…

‘Elios… Elios Northhellat Dragona, my sister.’

Katlena’s older sister, who would later behead herself.

A beautiful yet cold-looking woman with blood-red eyes and silver-white hair.

Although Elios was still 18 years old, she still looked like a beautiful girl, but she still seemed to be a girl.

However, in Katlena’s eyes, it seemed as if she could see the sharp sensation that was faintly flowing out of Elios’ body even at this moment.

‘I didn’t know much because I was so immature when I was young, but even then, he was definitely not an ordinary person. Well, that’s why he led the army three years later and won consecutive victories.’

In Katlena’s memory, her eldest sister was a commander of an army at the age of 21 who captured an enemy castle, and went on to write countless legends on the battlefield.

At the time, I didn’t even know what it meant, but thinking back now, it was clear that my older sister had already been building up her own achievements while being mindful of her own position.

While I was laughing and chatting with my friends at the academy when I was 12, my older sister was already preparing.

To solidify her position as the eldest daughter and designated successor to the dukedom.

The battle achievements that the eldest sister had shown were so great that even Katlena could not dare look at them, and because of this, there was considerable opposition from those around her to designating Katlena as her successor.

‘Because she was that kind of older sister… it was only natural that I would feel upset when I was named as the successor. And it was even more so when you consider what happened after that.’

The achievements and support base he built up were on a different level.

Even the lineage according to strict standards.

Objectively speaking, in that situation, the very nomination of Katlena was quite a stretch.

And this difference in ability was so great that even Katlena, sitting here with her 21-year-old mentality, could not even dare to confront it.

Katlena also grew up hearing that she was an excellent student at the academy, but that was all.

He was nothing compared to the current Elios, who was the president of the Academy student council and was known as a genius while never losing his top ranking.

The gap will be even wider when compared to the overwhelming achievements that will follow one after another.

Even if she knew the future, the difference was not something Katlena could overcome, and she had no intention of doing so.

‘First of all, confronting my eldest sister is definitely a death route. However, if I just sit there blankly, my father, who is on bad terms with my sister, and those people… will definitely try to make me the successor somehow.’

Fortunately, even though they weren’t talking, the two were still eating together in the same place, so their relationship didn’t seem to be at its worst at this point.

However, since the atmosphere between them is still so uncomfortable that it can be seen even now, if we just leave the subsequent events alone, everything will go as planned.

And the result was obvious: the death of Katlena, and the death of the man.

‘Okay… If I’m going to die from stuffing it in my mouth and not being able to eat it anyway, then I’ll just give it all away. I’ll throw the title, the land, and even that damn fiancé to you, and I’ll go find my happiness with that man in this life. If I’m going to do it, it might as well be a good idea to aim for a job as an imperial civil servant.’

So Katlena made up her mind to do her best and turn everything that came her way towards her sister.

Leaving aside her doctor and considering what’s behind it, it’s definitely not an easy choice, but it’s a necessary one for a peaceful life.

Additionally, setting modest goals that fit one’s capabilities was a bonus.

In order to create an ending where she survives without giving in to this terrifying older sister, who is still quietly slicing a steak with blood dripping down its sides and her red eyes flashing right in front of Katlena.

‘Then, first of all, I should wait for the opportunity and call in that guy… Zeros. He’s probably wiping the floor without knowing anything right now.’

The man who protected her until the last moment.

Katlena carefully began to eat her portion of food, hoping to see him again as soon as possible.

There was no need to rush things right away.

Anyway, for the next two years, the guy will probably live his life mopping the floor without any attention.

‘Two years later, after that incident, you went through a process of catching the eye of your older sister and came under my wing… but now, there’s no need to go through that annoying process, right? You’ve been conflicted about that all along, so I’ll make sure that you don’t have to worry about that this time. I’m saying that you can become a man who doesn’t care about other people and only looks at me.’

In order to hold on to the one person she could not give up even if she gave up everything else, Katlena spent a week meticulously planning.

A plan that would proceed so naturally and smoothly that no one could object.

And of course, it was accomplished just as she had expected, very simply and successfully.