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It was a story from my childhood.

A father who is strict but kind to his daughters, a mother who scolds him, and an older sister who has already distinguished herself at a young age and is making a name for herself in the social world.

Born late, she was born as the youngest daughter of the Count Nobilitas family and lived in a family environment where she had no shortage of love, all to herself. Her gentle personality was formed because of the influence of her family.

Perhaps that’s why she was popular with children of her age from aristocratic families. Because of her background as the youngest daughter of the influential family Nobilitas, there were few people who could treat her carelessly, but there were many cases where children were influenced by her kind personality. Even if they were children from noble families, they were children aged around ten at most.

She grew up with love from her family and attention from people around her, and she blossomed beautifully.

Until that incident.

That day, as always, she visited the Lithuanian estate with her father with her lovely smile on her face. In his youth, her father was a comrade who went through the battlefield with the Count of Lithuania and was a close friend. Half on official business, half on his way to meet an old friend, he took his daughter with him.

The reason was simple. Count Nobilitas wanted to show off to his friends about his youngest daughter, who didn’t hurt even if he put it on his eyes. Coincidentally, the Count of Lithuania had a boy around her age, so he came along to introduce him to her.

She, who always preferred meeting new friends, held on to her father’s hand and headed to the estate with a pounding heart. Still, when I close my eyes to the emotions of that time, I remember it like it was yesterday.

It was foolish.

She truly thought so.

Following her father, she met the Count of Lithuania, saluted him, and then was led into the drawing room. I remember that it was a consideration for adults to socialize with adults and for children to mingle with children.

How much time has passed?

As I waited with my fingers anxiously waiting, I was able to meet a boy with impressive blonde hair and red eyes.

Eyes as red as bright red jewels and golden hair that sparkles in the sun. Even though he is a young child, his eyes, nose, and mouth are very detailed.

Her heart pounding with emotions different from the excitement of meeting a new friend, she smiled brightly and greeted him. I wasn’t aware of my feelings at the time because I was young, but now that I’m an adult, I know for sure that it’s unpleasant.

But it was already in the past, and it was a day that left me with a wound that could not be washed away.

If you had noticed that the smile hanging from your mouth was twisted, would the outcome have been a little different?

That’s how she met what could be called the worst relationship in her short life.

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Lily Roseus Nobilitas’ mornings were among the fastest in the academy. I always woke up before the sun rose and after lightly washing my face, I went straight to the training room. When I arrived at the training room, I started my training routine. It started with physical strength training, followed by sweating and ended with magical power training.

After completing morning training like this, he quickly returned to his room and washed his body before people came. It wasn’t that she avoided people, but the glances she gave her while sweating like this were not very pleasant.

Her breasts, which were much larger than others, always caused her great stress in this way. Childhood trauma was also the worst result of her unusual development, so it was natural for Lily to resent her large breasts.

Lily, who was drying her hair with a magic tool that produced hot air, suddenly remembered the dream she had this morning and gritted her teeth. Unfortunately, she remembered her first meeting with Gilbert Lionheart, whom she hated so much.

It was Gilbert who did not hesitate to touch Lily’s breasts, which had begun to swell from childhood, and spew out vulgar remarks.

Even after ten years, she still could not forget those excessive words and actions.

In those young days, Lily was tormented by Gilbert throughout her stay at the Lithuanian estate, and eventually burst into tears and was hugged by her father.

I remember that the Count of Lithuania, who heard of the verbal abuse that bordered on abuse inflicted on Lily, was so angry that he put his son Gilbert on his cheek and repeatedly apologized to her and her father.

But her heart had already been broken, and no matter how many times they met after that, Gilbert did not change. On the contrary, he was angry at her for being slapped by the Lithuanian Count and tormented her even more.

She ended up having nightmares about Gilbert every time she slept, and for a while she was afraid to leave her room. It was because Gilbert’s sneer that came to mind when I closed my eyes and the sharp, knife-like words that poured out of his mouth rang in my ears.

If her older sister hadn’t taken the initiative to reach out to her, Lily might not have been where she is today. Maybe he could still have locked himself in the room.

Anyway, there was one thing Lily promised herself that day when she held her sister’s hand and overcame the trauma. That was exactly what he wanted to do to get revenge on Gilbert, who had hurt his heart so deeply.

I engraved it deep in my heart that I would allow them to be hurt and suffer in the same way.

Since Gilbert was also a noble, she would come to Demeia Academy to prove her blue blood, and her plan was to make him pay the price there.

It was probably from then on that I started training to cut bones with the goal of becoming my older sister. Lily willingly accepted the arduous training with the desire to get revenge on him, making him incapable of recovery.

As time passed, I finally met Gilbert, whom I had never forgotten even in my dreams, at the Demeia Academy entrance ceremony.

His golden hair and ruby-red eyes did not change. When I saw my slightly tanned skin and the tall height I had grown into, I felt like the fear I had back then was coming back, and I was nervous.

I vowed that I would definitely break it and destroy it. Her trauma could not be escaped unless she threw Gilbert into the abyss with her own hands.

When she saw that Gilbert had applied to become a commander in the entrance mock contest, she took the same command and did everything in her power to destroy Gilbert.

He was even confident that with the effort he had made so far, he would be able to sort out Gilbert, who was reputed to be a bastard, without difficulty.

However, contrary to expectations, Lily was unable to use much strength and was helplessly defeated by Gilbert. We lost in strategy, and even more miserably in tactics. It was he, not Gilbert, who was literally shattered.

Lily was so angry and upset about that. It was a huge shock to her, who had never neglected her training. Gilbert, who was spread throughout social circles, was truly a scumbag.

He was very reckless and was a brat who never trained himself. It was normal for dirty scandals to follow, and there were rumors that were secretly spread that he even messed with wealthy women.

However, Lily, who trained for ten years, could not defeat Gilbert. Just like when I was young, I was helpless and couldn’t do anything. Naturally, Lily couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Everyday life was out of control because it felt like all the effort he had made was being denied.

However, Lily was not the youngest daughter of the count who had been delicate ten years ago. She had a purpose: to destroy Gilbert, and that purpose became the motivation for what could happen.

About a week after the entrance mock competition ended, Lily gathered herself together and began training with a stronger mindset than before.

She had talent and effort to match it.

I was whipped by a mind that had become lax over the past ten years.

But where on earth did he disappear?

After drying her hair, Lily tidied up her magic tools and thought about Gilbert, who had been missing for a week. At some point, he started not showing up to class at all, and even after a week, he still hasn’t been seen.

The story that he was expelled from the academy for being mean to an employee of the academy began to spread almost like a rumor among students. One time, I asked my professor, Professor Brianna, about Gilbert’s whereabouts, but I only received the answer that I didn’t need to know.

For Lily, it was a welcome event for Gilbert to be expelled from school and go to the bottom of her life, but she was not satisfied with that. Her trauma was the kind that only went away when she woke up with her own hands. Being expelled from school after giving them a sense of defeat only caused another trauma.

After somehow calming down her rumbling stomach, Lily left the dormitory and headed toward the academy’s main building. Since she didn’t know Gilbert’s current whereabouts, all she could do was listen to his lectures.

Today, I arrived at the main building, ignoring the male gazes that were still pouring in. Today’s lecture was on the use of giant weapons, which she was particularly interested in. The lecture, based on Professor Alexander’s rich experience, was never boring and there was a lot to learn.

Lily, who was thinking about the lecture, suddenly realized that the eyes of the cadets gathered in the main hall were turning towards the door. She also looked towards where the cadets were looking, wondering if there was an incident that would suddenly attract all eyes at once.

And there he was, the one she had been looking for so long.

Eyes as red as bright red jewels and golden hair that sparkles in the morning sunlight.

The clothes were dirty with dirt, as if they had been through a full-blown war, and the sleeves were stained red and looked like blood.

He was walking, overwhelming the crowd with a stride that was neither fast nor slow.

Gilbert Lionheart has been rumored for a week.

It was his appearance.

Lily silently clenched her hands.