Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

Philip, a man with considerable ambition.

Unlike Paul, who had no interest in the nobility, he harbored ambitions to reclaim power despite living on the frontier.

To achieve this goal, he even went so far as to have Alice seduce me, trying to completely pull me into his camp.

Such typical aristocratic manners.

So I'm sorry.

Philip, and Soros.

You should all just die.

Of course, you did not commit any wrongdoing.

From a man's perspective, I actually admire Phyllis quite a bit.

Ambitious and patient.

If everything goes as he envisions, and Alice and I become a couple, then with my power, perhaps we can truly reclaim our rights.

But that's why.

Philip had no choice but to die.

I remember it very clearly, the night Alice turned ten.

Alice came to my room.

If Alice hadn't rejected me that night because she was too shy.

Then I will change my name to Rudius Boreas Grerat.

This means marrying into the family.

Since he was marrying into the family, he naturally could no longer marry Silphie and Loki.

I will step into the realm of the nobility.

But this is not what I want.

If Phyllis and Salos had not died during the transfer, Alice would still have been bound by her noble duties and would not have been free.

Do not……

Perhaps this would be better for Alice?

But if that happened, Alice and I would never be able to be together.

I apologize for saying this, but in my heart, Silphie and Lokishi are more important than Alice.

Therefore, I cannot abandon Silphie and Loki for Alice.

The best outcome would be for Roya to disappear completely.

It's not troublesome.

If I do nothing, it will naturally turn out this way.

But what would Alice think if she knew what I had done?

I do not know.

This is a question that has been troubling me from the very beginning.

I can't make up my mind yet.

I am waiting for the right opportunity, an opportunity that will allow me to make up my mind.

16. Alice

While I was agonizing over whether or not to kill Philip.

The interview is over.

As was the established course of history, Philip had Thomas take me to see Alice.

I took a deep breath and stood up from the sofa.

……

How did Alice die?

It was my arrogance, stubbornness, and disregard for others that killed them.

I am confident in my abilities and am ready to challenge the entire Atofi Territory on my own.

But the immortal demon king and his forces are more terrifying than I imagined.

At that time, I had already mastered unconventional powers such as gravity magic and electric shock magic, so I became careless.

Alice shielded me from a fatal blow.

to be frank.

Before that, I couldn't understand that guy's thinking at all.

What the hell?

After taking my virginity, he turned and left, looking very nonchalant.

Then, while I was busy saving Loki's life, it appeared in front of me, making a racket that was incredibly annoying.

Even after I rejected them outright, they still followed me around.

They even hit me.

Actions that are completely illogical.

I can't think of a second explanation other than that of an apostle of God and man.

Later I understood.

Alice is an idiot.

I've always tried to understand idiots using the logic of normal people, but I'm an idiot myself.

There was once a sincere love placed before me.

But I didn't cherish it, and only regretted it when I lost it.

Nothing in this world is more painful than this.

If God could give me another chance.

I will say three words to that girl.

I am sorry.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Alice's perspective.

A new tutor is coming today.

How annoying.

I've said it so many times, I don't want to learn magic, arithmetic, or literacy.

It's inexplicable; it feels completely useless.

Swordsmanship is more interesting.

The father said that the tutor who came today was rather special.

It's what we call a genius.

what……

It’s such a headache.

In my opinion, so-called geniuses are just arrogant idiots.

Even if I agree to let him stay, he'll obediently leave in two days at most, without me having to say a word.

That’s what I thought.

In the end, out of respect for his father, he decided to meet with him.

……

In the reception room.

I met the so-called tutor.

"……what?"

I thought I was seeing things.

She was a head shorter than me, with a frail and delicate build, and soft facial features.

Most importantly, the way he looked at me was strange, like he felt a little apologetic, and also... like he wanted to say something.

In short, it's infuriating to look at.

"He's even younger than me! How can they let someone like that teach me?! Are you kidding me?!"

I said with great dissatisfaction.

"It has nothing to do with age; there is no order of precedence in learning, and those who are accomplished come first."

The guy spoke in a flat tone.

"You dare talk back to me?"

“Just stating the facts.”

"Huh? You're too arrogant. Do you even know who I am?"

"Alice Boreas Greirat, my cousin."

"Hall? What's that?"

He was speaking in a language I couldn't understand at all.