PT | Chapter 1.3

The boy his father had brought into the household the day before he woke up.

Having encountered him immediately in so many loops, Aubrey couldn’t stand the sight of the pathetic child. Lennock hadn’t done anything, but his very presence annoyed Aubrey. So, as always, he took it out on the boy.

“Oh my, young master!”

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Ignoring the maid’s gasp, Aubrey kicked Lennock and spat on the floor.

“Don’t skulk around in front of me in the morning. You’re bad luck.”

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You’re not even my father’s real child.

In Aubrey’s memories, Lennock left the marquis’s estate at twenty and never returned. That was the extent of their connection.

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The boy, sprawled on the floor, looked up at Aubrey. His messy hair barely covered the sharp glint in his eyes. Annoyed by his glare, Aubrey ground his teeth.

“You little punk…”

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“Young master, please don’t! What if the master finds out?”

Aubrey knew his father better than anyone. He was an exceptional man when he favored you, but once you fell out of his good graces, not even being his child could save you. And yet, the insect-like Lennock wasn’t worth any concern. He’d leave eventually.

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“If you don’t want to get hit, stay out of my way.”

With those words, the best consideration he could muster, Aubrey turned on his heel. As he walked away, he resolved to live differently this time—no more stupid decisions leading to death.

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And he succeeded. He lived past twenty and even survived another five years. Until he witnessed the end of the world.

While stationed in Sellanto, the continent’s center, during a sudden war, he watched snowfall pile atop the rain-soaked ground. A blizzard raged, reducing visibility to nothing.

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“What the hell is going on?”

Assigned to a safe post thanks to his father’s influence, Aubrey received no critical information. He figured the war would end if he just stayed put. Dreaming of his warm bathtub at home, he was jolted by a blood-curdling scream.

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“AAAAAHHH!”

The spine-chilling cry froze him in place. He didn’t know what was happening but felt something profound had begun.

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More screams followed as a scorching heat licked the back of his neck. The freezing cold had been his only concern moments ago—what was this now?

Aubrey turned and saw blue flames consuming everything. The searing heat melted his body before he could even scream.

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He didn’t understand what had happened, but when he returned to the past, he was paralyzed with fear. He spent many loops trembling in terror until, in his eighth life, he understood the truth.

A being that had defied the realm of gods 400 years ago.

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The great sin had awakened, slaughtering humanity and turning the continent into a sea of fire.

And that resurrected great sin was none other than Lennock.

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–

“Of course, I’m not in a good mood.”

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“What are you doing all alone?”

Hearing a voice from right beside him, Aubrey looked up to see a handsome man with silver hair and crimson eyes.

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It was Amon. One of the few people at the academy who treated Aubrey casually. Not only was he strikingly good-looking, but his mild temperament also gave him a solid reputation.

On the other hand, Aubrey, despite his good looks, was notorious for his prickly personality. After class, he was left alone in the empty classroom, having been too lost in reminiscing about the past to notice the lesson had ended. No one bothered to tell him, leaving him behind. While Aubrey didn’t like people meddling in his business, being so thoroughly ignored still stung a bit.

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Clicking his tongue in mild annoyance, Aubrey grabbed the book in front of him and exited the classroom.

“What’s this? You’re not going to answer my question? That’s harsh.”

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Amon’s cheery comment was accompanied by a picture-perfect smile as he casually walked alongside Aubrey. That guy always wore that kind of expression, no matter where he was, but it never did anything to raise Aubrey’s opinion of him.

Swinging the book in his hand side to side as if telling Amon to stop pestering him, Aubrey glanced at the window in the hallway. Reflected there was a man who carried the weariness of life, complete with deep fatigue and chronic gloom. At least he had a handsome face—otherwise, someone might’ve slapped him and told him to stop whining. Muttering this thought to himself, Aubrey sighed.

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“Life’s just not fun.”

“Is it because of your fiancée?”

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“…”

Fiancée. Engagement.

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Now that Amon mentioned it, there was one in this life, wasn’t there? Recently, his father had gotten into horseback riding and introduced Aubrey to the daughter of the riding club’s chairman. They’d met once for tea, and before Aubrey knew it, rumors of their engagement had spread. The other party must’ve been quite taken aback as well, Aubrey mused.

“I don’t hold on to people who leave me.”

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“I like that cool side of you, but this time, I think you might need to handle things more carefully…”

Amon trailed off, glancing at Aubrey with a suspicious look.

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Something I don’t know about? Aubrey narrowed his eyes at Amon.

“What is it?”

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“I just have a feeling this isn’t going to be as easily resolved as before.”

“What feeling? Didn’t they approach me unilaterally this time too?”

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“Sure. Up until now, they’ve all come after your amazing younger brother. Most of them gave up in the end. But this time, it doesn’t feel like it’ll go that way.”

At Amon’s words, Aubrey narrowed one eye.

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For a moment, an image of the woman rumored to be his fiancée flashed in his mind. He hadn’t paid her much attention, so her face was hazy, but he vaguely remembered her smiling a lot.

“Well, it’s not like anything serious is going to happen…”

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Despite his nonchalant words, Aubrey knew better.

Whenever he had an ominous feeling, something always ended up happening.

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In front of Aubrey, a woman buried her face in her hands and silently wept. The tears, which had started the moment Aubrey entered the headmaster’s office, showed no signs of stopping, leaving the gathered teachers from all grades and the headmaster himself in an awkward situation.

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In the middle of this chaotic atmosphere, Aubrey was the only one who remained calm, though he made an effort to at least feign an awkward expression. After all, being too indifferent might come off as strange.

At that moment, the headmaster cautiously attempted to mediate.

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“Miss Madeleine, rather than just crying, shouldn’t you express your thoughts clearly to Aubrey here?”

At the headmaster’s words, the dormitory supervisor for female students stiffened her expression immediately.

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“Headmaster, if you rush her like this, she’ll be even less able to say anything. You know how fragile Miss Madeleine is.”

“Ah-hem, I just thought it would be better if the matter were resolved smoothly and quickly…”

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“In that case, you should wait a bit longer until Miss Madeleine calms down.”

Faced with continued criticism, the headmaster turned his head and repeatedly cleared his throat.

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The increasingly suffocating atmosphere in the office was giving Aubrey a fair amount of frustration and stress. He wanted nothing more than to storm out of the room, but he knew he couldn’t do that. If he didn’t resolve this problem properly here, it would only come back to bite him later. With a long sigh, he composed himself.

He already had a good idea why he’d been summoned to the headmaster’s office in the first place.

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Although he pretended not to care about the rumors that his fiancée and younger brother were getting close, the truth was that he had looked into it. From what he’d found, it wasn’t anything serious—just a brief encounter and a short conversation in the rose garden.

Still, given that the rose garden was famous for producing 85% of the academy’s couples, even such a minor exchange was enough to spark endless gossip. For Aubrey, the best course of action was to wrap this up quickly and conclusively.

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With that in mind, Aubrey thought to himself, If the other party agrees with me, this will be perfect.

Just then, the woman who had been sobbing into her handkerchief enough to soak half of it started to lower her shoulders. As she slowly raised her head, Aubrey addressed her.

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“Let’s consider this whole situation a misunderstanding and a result of accidental mistakes.”

“……”

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In this overwhelmingly awkward situation where it was hard to say anything, Aubrey’s tone was bright and lighthearted—almost to the point of seeming flippant. Yet, it did serve to change the mood, and everyone in the office turned to look at him with expressions that said, What on earth is he talking about? That included Madeleine.

She, who had been hiding her face in her handkerchief all this time, looked up at Aubrey with a hardened expression. It wasn’t until Aubrey saw her face that he remembered who Madeleine was. He flashed a friendly smile.

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