Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Since ch 1 had a lot of mistakes,the decision to re -release it was made . Many thanks to Yserieh for editing this .
The birds flew into the window as if they were bringing in the morning . Amelie opened her eyes to the wooden pillars on her bed .
“Oh, I cannot get used to this…”
Amelie sat up and turned her head to the window . The morning sun shone through the forest beyond the window that was unfamiliar .
Her original name is Lee Soo-yeon . She was an ordinary person in her twenties, who went to work in Seoul . As usual she had gone to sleep only to not wake up in her studio in a gray building, but in a hut in this forest .
‘If you think again …’
Before being transported here, it was a normal day that was no different from another day . She had worked, worked and worked . Soo-yeon went to lay in bed as soon as she left work from the exhaustion . She had read a novel to relax .
It was a fantasy novel about a woman’s revenge . The protagonist, Rene Dellaheim, had a younger sister . The Delaheim family were a very peaceful rural Count estate and her sister was a concubine of the Emperor . They were a family without much power, even though her sister lived in the Imperial Palace . One day, however, the Emperor kills her sister and destroys her family and estate . With Renee being only one surviving, she uses her special swordsmanship to hide her identity in order to enter the Imperial House and seeks an opportunity to get vengeance .
Then Rene learns how her sister had lived so poorly that she then becomes a leader of the rebel, realizing the reality of the country, while taking revenge for her sister . That part was the climax of the novel, the Rebel leader and the Emperor in the final battle . The Emperor and the Swordmaster were not easy opponents for one another . After a fierce fight, Rene kills the Emperor .
‘Hurray! That’s it!’
She did not know how long she had been waiting . She read the novel only to lay her eyes on this scene . She held the cell phone with both hands and savored the climax .
‘Now the protagonist will walk only the flower path!’
But the story did not flow as she expected . Suddenly the reverse came out!
In fact, a [Catastrophe] was sealed in Emperor’s body and, as soon as Rene killed the Emperor, the seal was broken . As the [Catastrophe] spread, the world began to perish . The rain did not come down, the grain dried up, and the ground split and shook . In the city, hundreds of people were killed on the day of the plague . The corpses contaminated the water and the black worms covered the blue sky . It was indeed the end…
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‘I get angry when I think about it again . ’
Soo-yeon clenched her fist tightly . A soft plaid blanket rustled . Renee was not wrong . She wanted to avenge her family and in the process she only woke up to the bigger goal of saving the world . It was a very natural act to kill her enemies and the tyrant who was ruining the country . But all the hardships led to destruction .
It was a cruel way to do it .
‘Do you know how it feels when you read a novel while pouring time and money only to read this ending? Uh!’
Soo-yeon was deeply frustrated and struck her cellphone . If this was going to be the case, the Emperor should not have been developed as the final boss! The story ends in the scene where disaster spreads…
“I’m frustrated . ”
She took short breaths and threw a tantrum . She threw her cell phone in the corner and laid down in bed . Then she closed her eyes and muttered, “If I could, I would have done this better . ”
A voice whispered in her ear . [Then why don’t you do it . ]
‘Someone’s voice in a home where I live alone?’
Then she was surprised to see that she had come into this body .
The name of this body is Amelie Bourbon . She was the sister of the heroine, Rene’s trauma, and the trigger character in the novel . She was a concubine of the Emperor, the tyrant, but she was neglected and murdered brutally .
The woman who dies from the beginning! A woman who does not even appear in the story except for background!
“Just because I didn’t like the novel, I had to do this?!” Soo-yeon shouted to the air . She didn’t know how many times she shouted, but the feelings of anger and frustration did not decrease .
‘Why don’t you just let the world recent drama viewers do it? Why does it have anything to do with me?!’
Soo-yeon smiled at Amelie’s body . It had already been two weeks since then . She originally tried to use a number of ways to get back to her body . But there was no use .
“I’m done for . I’m really done for!”
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Amelie’s life was miserable by itself . The Tyrant Emperor hunts to the forest of Fidelia and meets Amelie, who lived alone in the forest, by chance . He falls in love at first sight .
He takes her to the Imperial Palace . However, after coming to the Imperial Palace, the Emperor leaves Amelie . Because his interest in her ends, Delahime’s Count asks him to send Amelie back home, but Emperor refuses even that . Amelie then becomes miserable and depressed . She even gets mocked and ignored by maids working at the Palace .
Eventually she dies in the hands of the Emperor, the Count instigates the rebellion . All the Delahime forces are executed and the knights of the Emperor kill the citizens, even the young .
‘I’m scared…’
Soo-yeon could not stand all of this . It was detailed how Amelie lived in the Imperial Palace for a very long time and died . It was a means to justify the heroine’s revenge .
Soo-yeon cried out with the quilt over her . ‘I don’t want to die, I don’t want to go to the Imperial Palace and be harassed . If I don’t do something, I’ll be dead soon!’
After crying for a few days, Soo-Yeon started to have more realistic worries .
“What should I do next?” According to the original story, the Emperor will visit her before the winter passes . And, then she will have to go to the Imperial palace . There were two actions she could take .
First, change the future using the knowledge of the original, and second, to run away without looking back .
Suoo-Yeon’s choice was, of course, the second one . She didn’t even need to think twice . She only considered the option of running away .
There was a year before the story of the actual novel starts .
All of the information she gained from the novel was not likely to be of any help after a year anyway . There is no guarantee that the future will flow as novel originated .
Moreover, Soo-yeon was scared of the Emperor . This reason was the biggest . The Emperor was a capricious and cruel person . Killing slaves by hunting them or doing sadistic acts against them . If she chose only the worst things she could say… ‘A dull person like myself could only get my throat cut if I went to the Imperial Palace . ’
“I want to live . I have to run away!”
The death flags for Amelie were scattered everywhere and she had to flee quickly before she met the emperor in the forest . It was fortunate that Soo-yeon had all of Amelie’s memories .
Amelie Bourbon was a witch . A witch is a female person who naturally wields magic . They could use special magic power which they received .
The Witch’s magic is passed down to a girl only through mother’s side .
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Since witches were reclusive, it is extremely rare to know about them . An average person thinks that witches are those who use strange, ancient laws only known to them . It didn’t help twenty years ago, since there was a witch hunting movement through the empire, witches hid their identity even more thoroughly .
Nevertheless, she embraced that she was a witch .
‘I do not have any other technical skills to help me survive in any case . ’
On the surface, there was a demand for witches to be persecuted, but under the table, their magic and fortune were in demand .
A priest or doctor were high nosed, expensive, and did not take care of the commoners . The commoners naturally had to depend on the witches . Especially for the womanly care,people sought for witches more diligently then doctors .
‘I think with this ability, I can settle down anywhere I go, so I am going to leave the forest of Fidelia . ’
But it took time to work on the actual execution of the plan . Amelie’s memories never truly helped her, because she had never been out of the woods and had no idea of the world outside the forest . It was too dangerous to take a trip with only herself without preparation .
While looking for a place to settle, she would need some money, food, and medicines . She would need to know how the world works .
So, for two weeks, Soo-yeon made the preparations . She found out something she could sell at home, sold it out, and then bought food .
And she learned magic . Amelie was a witch, but because she was an idiot she did not know how to use her strength . It was best to learn control so that it does not cause damage to the surroundings .
Fortunately, there were magic books left by her Grandma, who was also a Witch, scattered throughout the house . The books were well organized by the difficult level, so she practiced while reading the books .
At first, she only wanted to know what would a book be like learning, but she was able to use magic more efficiently . For Soo-yeon the contents of the book were as easy as ‘raise your hand to hold the object’ . While studying, she realized she could do what she wanted to just by reading about them .
To witches, magic is as natural as moving their legs .
Because she did not have a lot of time, she learned only the most basic spells . Telekinesis of things without touching, shapeshifting into animals, and medicine making magic . During this time, Amelie’s memory and magic became more a part of her . She naturally accepted that she was now Amelie Bourbon .
And today was the long-awaited departure day .
The Sun was bright and Amelie woke up slowly, made her bed and started housework . She packed her bags last night, and it was easy to get rid of the house . Amelie, who had a habit of a worrywart, was restless about that one thing .
“I don’t know if there’s a reason to even worry about this,” She muttered .
Because the house was now empty as it was new . If one did not know, one might think it was a house from which someone was about to move into or from .
She finished the housework then prepared a meal . A family of deer came into the garden . They walked slowly towards Amelie . She had seen it a few times, but it still filled her with a nature-friendly feeling . It was still strange to her .
Amelia looked at them and sat down at the table . She prepared soft white bread with crisp, juicy sausages, a salad from the garden, and a piece of chicken . It is a lot of food for breakfast, but she would eat the leftovers in the evening .
She put a lot of fresh butter on the bread, then took a big bite . The soft bread crumbled in her mouth, mixed with the taste of salty butter .
‘Delicious!’
It is a different flavor from artificial butter made from vegetable oil bought from a store . The sausage was also very delicious, which she bought directly from the nearby farmhouse . She rinsed her oily mouth by drinking the tea that had refreshing aroma . Soon it was only a matter of time to clean the empty dishes and pack the leftovers .
While enjoying the meal, Amelie reflected on her anxieties .
‘Do I have to tell my family that I’m leaving?’
She knew that the Emperor is approaching Fidelia soon . According to Amelie’s calculation, the emperor would be very close by now . But she obviously had a family and she couldn’t leave without saying a word . She knew better on how much Amelie meant to Renee, the main character .
She had no family when she was a child in her old life . She did not know who her originally parents were . The police had found that the little girl, lost on the streets, and sent her to a facility after failing to find her parents . Staff of the facility were friendly and helpful . She grew up very well there .
That’s why, throughout the novel, Rene’s deep love with her family touched her .
She used to sympathize with her . ‘Yes, lets go to talk a little bit . Show yourself, and show them that now you can live alone so they will be relieved . ’
It would be better to speak face to face than to send a letter saying that she was traveling . Amelie stuffed the rest of her bread into her mouth .
It is time to leave now .