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"It would be an honorable position for a commoner."
That was indeed the case.
There were plenty of people who wanted to become Kadin's mistress right away.
But Ayla wasn't one of them.
Ayla looked straight at Kadin and said,
"No. I can't do that, Kadin."
"What?"
Kadin frowned.
He couldn't understand why Ayla kept refusing this great opportunity.
Having lost everything and become penniless, how dare she reject his offer?
For the sake of his fiancée, who was having trouble accepting the situation, Ayla continued slowly.
"As you know, we'll break off our engagement sooner or later. Then you'll soon be engaged to another woman."
"……."
"Considering the relationship between me and your Noble house, it's obvious that the other party will be Rosia."
"That's..."
"She has grown up struggling, having been deprived of everything because of me. I don't want to cause any more harm to Rosia."
Only then did Kadin, who had grasped her thoughts, open and close his mouth.
Ayla was telling him to break up with him, thinking about Rosia's situation.
'Even though she doesn't want to break up with me.'
Kadin felt his heart sink.
"But Rosia isn't your blood-related sister anyway, so there's no need to worry about her-"
"No. It's right for us to end it here. I need to understand my place now."
Ayla shook her head with a sad face.
"It's really sad, but I've become someone who can no longer be with you."
"But Ayla..."
"Then I'll be going. I think it'll be harder if I keep listening to you."
Ayla turned around without hesitation.
Ignoring all of Kadin's attempts to stop her.
'This is perfect, isn't it?'
Ayla thought as she slowly moved away from him.
She made a suitable excuse so as not to incur resentment while rejecting Kadin's offer.
Even if he tried to hold her back again, she could just give the same reason.
'Well, the Marquess Reit Noble house will be upset that they were publicly dumped by a commoner. I just need to find someone to protect me before that happens.'
Besides, she knew how frustrating it was to have something to say but not be able to.
Hoping that Kadin's mood would be as bad as possible, she quickened her pace.
Ayla was completely unaware, but there was someone watching them from afar as they talked.
It was Rosia and Cedric, who had visited the academy to take the transfer exam.
Cedric frowned, thinking about Ayla's expression he had seen a little while ago.
Seeing that her expression was dark as she turned away, it was obvious that they had had a serious conversation.
'Did that bastard already tell Ayla to break off the engagement?'
Cedric knew how much Ayla liked her fiancé.
That's why Cedric was very concerned about her condition.
'She must have been very hurt.'
The Ayla he knew was usually proud, like a typical noble Young Lady.
How shocking would it be for her to suddenly have her status changed overnight, be kicked out of her house, and be abandoned by her fiancé?
'When I think about it, Ayla must have been flustered too. Suddenly being told that she wasn't the Duke's Princess Consort.'
The usually rational child had even suggested redoing the paternity test.
Should he go and find Ayla now?
'That proud girl... with such a sad expression.'
He was very angry at Kadin, who must have said harsh things to her.
But the person next to him interrupted his thoughts.
"Brother, what are you thinking about so much?"
Rosia looked up at him with innocent eyes.
"It's nothing, Rosia."
He couldn't possibly show that he was worried about Ayla in front of his new sister.
Cedric gritted his teeth, making an effort to ignore Ayla.
Ayla went straight into her room after declaring the breakup to Kadin.
The bomb she had thrown would cause chaos for a while, not only in the Marquis Reit Noble house but also in the Duke Blanche Noble house.
This was because she, who had become a commoner, had committed the discourtesy of declaring a breakup to the Marquess's son.
'No matter how politely I said it, they'll be offended by the fact that a commoner asked for a breakup first. Rosia, who will have to be newly engaged to Kadin, will also be in trouble.'
Imagining the two people in distress made her smile involuntarily.
'The Duke's Noble house must be in an uproar right now, right?'
Calios would surely have given her various tasks under the pretext of strengthening Rosia's position.
And Rosia, who didn't know anything, would have messed everything up.
'Well, I don't care what happens to the Noble house.'
Ayla decided to stop thinking about the Blanche Noble house now.
They would be people who had nothing to do with her in the future.
Instead, she decided to focus on the things she had to take care of in the future.
'First, I need to meet Felix, who entered the academy as a commoner.'
Although he was said to be a commoner, he wasn't actually a commoner.
In the original story, where secrets of birth came out like eating rice, it would later be revealed that he was also from a noble Noble house.
Of course, he, who was skilled in swordsmanship, would live well on his own even if left alone.
'But if he graduates from the academy as a commoner and succeeds, it will take too long and be too difficult.'
Ayla decided to help him find his place quickly and receive various help in return.
Soon after, she stared blankly at the luggage she had brought.
Although she had thrown away everything she had received from the Noble house, she had carefully packed the ingredients to make the Temporary Cure.
The reason she couldn't use Magic was because she was suffering from Mana insensitivity, which was known to the world as an incurable disease.
'But I know the cure.'
In order to make the perfect Cure, it had to be revealed that Felix was the lost child of Duke Argenta.
This was because there was a crucial ingredient to make the perfect Cure there.
'However, I can still make a fake Cure that has a similar effect.'
When she opened her bag, neatly arranged herbs came into view by type.
'The Cure I'm going to make now has a minimal and short-term effect, but...'
Ayla skillfully prepared the ingredients and put them one by one into the pot.
Then she lit the pot on fire.
Soon, the liquid boiled like lava due to the blue flames, and thin steam began to spread into the air.
Ayla smiled contentedly as she watched the Magical potion being made.
'Still, it will be quite helpful in persuading Felix.'
The Ayla in the original story and she were the same person.
There was no reason why she couldn't make what the Ayla in the original story had made.
'Let's concentrate as much as possible because I can't afford to fail.'
Ayla held her breath and poured all her attention into making the Magical potion.
Not even a few days after Ayla left the Duke Blanche Noble house, a letter arrived from the Marquis Reit Noble house.
Seeing that, Gerard frowned as if he had a headache.
He had been suffering from severe headaches lately.
'It's probably because of that news.'
Because of what happened recently, all the people in the Duke Blanche Noble house were in an emergency situation.
This was because Ayla, who had become a commoner, had committed the discourtesy of publicly declaring a breakup, shaming the other Noble house.
Gerard was already very afraid of what the letter would contain.
'What if the Marquis Reit Noble house harbors resentment and harms Ayla?'
Even though Ayla had been revealed to be a fake daughter, he couldn't easily abandon the years they had spent together.
Worried, Gerard took the letter directly to Calios.
"A letter has been sent from the Marquis Reit Noble house."
The Duke, who was looking at the documents, raised his head with a displeased expression.
"Don't tell me it's because of what happened last time."
Gerard only shrugged his shoulders instead of answering.
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