I Like Another Man, Not the Male Lead - Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Caesar Prince spoke irritably.

“…Lady Regfield. Why do you always trouble me like this?”

“I’m sorry. But there was no other way to meet you.”

Caesar Prince let out a sigh. I don’t know how many times he’s sighed already. His eyes looked at me with an expression of utter exasperation.

“I’ll say it again, I do not like you, my lady. I’m being sincere.”

Caesar Prince spoke in a cold and rigid tone. Ah, now I understand why the novel described Reina crying and wailing every time she came back from meeting Caesar Prince.

But honestly, I feel the same way.

You weren’t my pick in this novel. Besides, I had no desire to get entangled with Caesar Prince and ruin the Regfield Family.

So I quickly recited the lines I had prepared.

“I feel the same way now, Your Highness. I’m truly sorry for everything up until now.”

“No matter how much you say that… what?”

“I said that I also no longer like Caesar Prince, Your Highness. And that I was sorry for everything until now. I won’t cause you any more trouble like this in the future.”

Caesar Prince stared at me with a dumbfounded expression.

“That’s what I came here to say.”

“….”

“If it’s not an official occasion, we probably won’t see each other anymore. I’m truly sorry and grateful for everything until now.”

I waited briefly, thinking Caesar Prince might say something, but he was just staring at me blankly. He must have been surprised. After waiting a moment, I spoke.

“It would be rude to take up any more of Your Highness’s time, so I’ll take my leave now. I pray that only good fortune will follow Your Highness’s path. I hope we’ll meet again under better circumstances.”

I left the room, leaving behind Caesar Prince who couldn’t say a word even as I stood up. My steps felt so light. I felt like I could fly.

Ah, what a relief. This is how you clean up the past.

Let’s never get entangled again.

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After Reina left, Caesar Prince remained alone in the empty room.

Reina had driven the point home several times to Caesar Prince, who was too flustered to say anything. That they would never be privately involved again, that she would never bother Caesar Prince again. That she was sorry.

Was he dazed because something he had desperately wanted had actually happened in reality?

Caesar Prince stared at his palm.

Caesar Prince pinched his cheek.

“Ow.”

It was reality after all. Caesar Prince chuckled and ran his hand through his hair. Then he muttered.

“I wonder what kind of scheme this is.”

He couldn’t imagine Reina not liking Caesar Prince. It had been a full eight years. Because of Reina, Caesar Prince had to endure all kinds of harassment from the senior knights. His status as a prince was completely useless within the Knight Order.

And then there was the look in Rochester Regfield’s eyes when he looked at Caesar Prince.

Rochester Regfield was practically the idol of the current generation of knights.

His exceptional swordsmanship talent, rumored to have been blessed by God with the destiny of the sword from birth, led him to reach the level of Sword Master at the mere age of 13. A perfected sword at an age when others were just beginning to grasp one. Young knights had no choice but to chase after Rochester Regfield’s name the moment they picked up a sword.

Caesar was the same way.

Caesar also admired Rochester and respected his swordsmanship.

It was Reina who had ruined the relationship between Rochester and Caesar.

“How many days will this last?”

Maybe she was doing this to attract attention. Even Caesar, who had endured all kinds of harassment for 8 years and wasn’t easily shaken by most things, found this somewhat refreshing.

Caesar was certain.

This was either an elaborate strategy to get Caesar’s attention, or it was a lie.

Reina would return within a few days and drive Caesar crazy again. Just like she always did.

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After successfully declaring to Caesar “I don’t like you anymore,” I returned straight home. Although I had absorbed Reina’s memories, it wasn’t complete. It seemed like only a small amount of memories were provided, just enough for me to adapt to this place. I lacked detailed information about Reina.

Who she was close to.

And what her hobbies were, what she usually did in her daily life.

You know the saying – know your enemy and know yourself to achieve victory.

For a successful possession life, I needed to explore Reina. Was there nothing else besides her obsession with Caesar?

So I called for a maid. No one would know Reina better than her personal maid.

“Could you bring me all the letters I received while I was sick?”

“Miss… from now on?”

“Yes. Invitations and such. Private letters too.”

If she had been that sick, close friends would have sent letters.

It didn’t take long to check the letters the maid brought. Only 5 letters?

One was news about new product launches from the Fashion House, one was a festival announcement from the Imperial Palace, and the remaining three were just general invitations.

Why are her relationships so sparse?

“Aren’t there any letters from friends?”

I asked the maid in confusion. The maid made a sad expression. The corners of her mouth trembled. Why, what, why is she acting like that?

The maid spoke as if upset.

“This is the first time you’ve mentioned friends since you cut contact with them because of Caesar Prince, Miss. Do you miss your friends?”

I understood the truth behind Reina’s narrow social circle.

No way, she really went all-in on just Caesar alone.

There’s no need to investigate further. Actually, this is fortunate for me. I can just start a new life.

“…I’m thinking of making new friends.”

“Miss…”

“Eating delicious food with friends and going out to have fun.”

The maid covered her mouth with a moved expression.

“Miss…!!”

“And meeting other men too.”

At that part, the maid burst into tears.

No way, could this really be happening?

I awkwardly patted the maid’s shoulder.

“Mm. You’ve been through a lot of emotional hardship all this time.”

“Sniff. No! No, I haven’t. You’ve been through much more emotional hardship, Miss! Waaah… You wrote 100 letters to Caesar Prince, but never received a single reply.”

100 letters.

So there was a reason for these frail arms. There was no time for flesh to accumulate because of all that letter writing.

“I, I just… I hope you can exchange letters with your friends like before and live happily. And meet a good man too.”

“I’m going to try to do that from now on. So please help me a lot.”

“Waaaah… Yes, yes. Miss…”

“Where would be a good place to make good friends?”

I casually held out the invitation in front of the maid. From the novels I’ve read, the network among maids is amazing. It seemed our house maid was like that too. The maid rattled off all the information she knew.

“From what I’ve heard, Jenny who lives next door, and Rosenia who lives across the street too. And… anyway, I heard that all the young ladies living in this area will be attending this.”

What the maid pointed to with her finger was the new collection launch show invitation from the Fashion House. She was saying that many noble young ladies would attend, so there would be many candidates for my friends.

Let me see. It’s in two days?

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The day of the launch show.

I wore the latest dress and latest hairstyle that the maid recommended. My appearance confirmed in the mirror was enough to make me gasp. To think I had the beauty to pull off a dress with fluttering ribbons so well. Indeed, I’m blessed.

With a refreshed heart, I opened the door to the Fashion House.

Just as the maid said, young ladies my age were bustling about. The young ladies who were already sitting in groups turned their heads to stare at me.

“Oh my. Who is that.”

“Goodness, isn’t that Reina Regfield?”

“She’s never come to a place like this before! She’s always been chasing after Caesar Prince…”

“Shh! She’ll hear you!”

Uh, I can hear everything.

But I’m not affected at all. It’s not like I did any of that stuff anyway.

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