After that, time seemed to move by so slowly, yet so quickly. So hectic, yet so peaceful. Nothing out of the ordinary happened, but each and every day felt so precious and colorful, unlike the grey and suffocating world that I also saw with my very own two eyes. However, the pair of eyes I used to view these two …

Afterwards, the holidays passed by in a breeze of moment that it felt unreal to me. I guess it was true that we would feel holidays were so fleeting, but even a week of work or school felt like it lasted an eternity… What is it called? Theory of relativity? Where have I heard of it before? Anyway, after the …

“…And then, now here I am, living a happy and satisfactory life, surprisingly.” Dad ended his flashback narration with those words, and for a short moment, I thought that he was boasting his achievements. However, after knowing his back story and all, I thought he deserved to be proud of what he managed to gain this day. He earned everything, …

~Titus’ Side~ “Hello. Feeding the cats? Can I join?” It happened one day during my usual routine of feeding the stray monster cat I encountered some time ago. I told the cat to stay in secluded areas and it obeyed me. But for some reason, someone seemed to be there. And that someone unexpectedly called out to me. When I …

“I want to quickly grow up, gain my freedom and power soon! Then, I’ll be able to take Firis away from this place and we can go to see the world!” That’s what I kept saying not long after I found out that my real mother was actually Firis, the one who had always been there for me. For all …

I was always alone. The earliest memory I had was when I lived in the small and cramped orphanage. The adults over there called me “Firis”—they said that there was a writing embroidered on the clothes I wore when I was found in the middle of a forest. They said that I was around one-year-old, and that I was glancing …

My name is Icarus Valkyane Hartmann, the current duke of Hartmann family. When my daughter, Lyra, brought along the illegitimate daughter of Baron Sorreil, I have already heard of her circumstances. I didn’t plan on touching this matter too much, but when I saw her conduct, I couldn’t help but relate to her and felt sympathy. Thus, I ended up …

“…up…” “Ly-…ma… ke… up…” “Lyra-sama, wake up!” Who? It’s so noisy…   “Mmn… Five… more… minutes…,” I rolled over on my comfortable bed. Yep, this is heaven. “L-Lyra, uhm, sorry, we also fell asleep…” “Lyr, are you going back to your slumber?” “…?!” After hearing Niina’s voice to wake me up as usual, I thought it’d be fine for me …

Afterwards, I gradually became used to school (once more). The key difference was that, this time, school seemed to be more enjoyable than before. If I constantly had some books to read at school back when I was Reinst, this time—I’m not really carrying any book to read. Even if I were to carry some books around, the time I …

Day 5. The last day of my first week of school! It consisted of Reading, Practical Classes or Adventure. Adventure… actually sounds fun. Back then, I hadn’t had that much opportunity to embark on Adventure classes. After all, Harmonia Academy and my previous self’s school’s educational system were different. Only the students of Basic Level 5 at my previous school …