Even though I have the ability to turn back time, there are moments when I hesitate to use it.
If I had made a重大なミス, then it would obviously be right to use my powers. After all, preventing someone from getting seriously hurt or saving someone who should be dead is always a profitable deal.
I could also use my powers to be a perfect human. I could turn back time, study perfectly for exams, and maintain excellent grades, or shoot my gun with hundred percent accuracy in any situation.
And I have actually done just that. On the battlefield, I’ve avoided a single bullet and collapsed the entire front line, and I already knew all the most important military secrets of the Empire. It would be impossible to perfectly replicate warship designs or maps, but at least I had enough knowledge to explain how certain parts were significant.
However, it was 정말더럽게어려웠다 to clear up the misunderstandings that had been placed upon me.
Right, since there are no limits to my abilities, maybe I could just persuade them while continuously turning back time. Thinking about the numerous time travelers I had seen in my previous life, complaining like this might sound like a privileged problem to them.
But… but…
“…”
Despite everything, I found myself facing a three-way standoff again today without turning back time.
Alice said she wouldn’t meddle in my love life anymore. It seemed she had accurately read that I was genuinely annoyed. And as promised, even during lunch today, Alice didn’t bother to talk to me or give me advice.
Claire trusts me. If I said something like that and ended up dating Leo, Claire would be seriously hurt, but there’s no need to worry. I have no intention of dating a guy.
Moreover, there’s common sense I had from my previous life. While I might appear to be a slightly developed teenage girl in her mid-teens, the contents inside were just that of an old man. No matter how I look at it, talking about such things with a teenager… felt uncomfortable.
Charlotte decided not to meddle after following Alice’s lead, but when our eyes met as we left the classroom, she clenched her fists.
In the past, I had wondered why streamers used to hate that malicious bridal reality show so much, and it turns out I get it now.
*
We went to the same bakery as yesterday. The bakery owner brightened up upon seeing me.
Looks like I’ll need to buy a bunch of bread again today. After all, I’ll need to drive away the other kids to have a conversation.
“…So.”
As soon as I sat down, I opened my mouth.
“Today, you said that you would start eating first, but could I hear a little reason behind that?”
“Ah—well…”
Before Leo could even open his mouth, Sophia shot her hand up. It looked like a child wanting to present something during class.
“Sophia.”
Seeing Leo nod, I spoke to Sophia.
“I don’t know why the Crown Princess gave up on you yesterday.”
“…”
I looked towards Leo. He was already burying his face in his hands. Fortunately, the part of his face visible next to his hands wasn’t bright red.
“I don’t think you need to do that.”
“…Though the premise is a little strange,” I continued because I knew she wouldn’t care what I said anyway.
“Is there a reason I can’t give up on Leo?”
“Well, of course, love is something to be fought for.”
Sophia said with a determined expression on her face.
…What is this?
Did she secretly read romance novels while sneaking around in the convent during childhood? It wouldn’t be too surprising, I guess.
“If there is a way to fight for love, then there must also be a way to give up.”
“I can’t accept that!”
Sophia quickly replied to me.
“Winning like that—”
“Winning?”
I have no idea how this normally dense person could pick out that word so well at a time like this.
“Hey, Leo.”
I said to Leo with a serious expression.
“Could you wait outside the bakery for a moment while we two talk?”
After saying that, I remembered how chilly it was outside and added, “It won’t take long.”
“…”
Leo made a slightly bewildered expression at my words, but he soon nodded and got up from his seat.
Thank goodness. He was the type to treat girls like a gentleman. If Leo had a personality like Jake, he would have been grinning slyly and stayed in his seat.
Watching Leo leave, I pulled the chair next to Sophia and settled in close.
The scent of flowers wafted through the air.
Given how she was acting about ‘winning,’ it looked like she had put some perfume on to come meet Leo. What a surprising move for someone from the church. I wonder if it’s okay to be this proactive about relationships.
“Uh, um?”
As I squeezed into the seat beside her, Sophia seemed a bit flustered.
“It might be a little uncomfortable, but let’s have a quick chat like this. It’s a conversation that can’t get out to others.”
Sophia nodded with what looked like a hint of fear on her face.
“Sophia, you like Leo, right?”
“…”
She almost reflexively looked like she was going to say no, but after a moment’s hesitation, she eventually nodded.
“…Yes.”
“I’m not interested in why you like Leo or where you’re attracted to him. It’s not something I should get involved in. I’m not particularly interested in other people’s love stories.”
While Jake and Roti tried to get them together—
—I think the effect was a bit too intense. They got too close, and if they took one more step, the genre of their story might switch. Mostly in a ‘19+’ sense.
So it was uncomfortable for me. Since I had lived a life without a girlfriend, watching two couples stick together wasn’t exactly soothing.
I couldn’t care less about whether Leo gets a girlfriend or not. If it were to be Sophia, then… I would have 100% thought she would have a different agenda if she were like the Sophia from the original story, but at least this Sophia didn’t show that side.
Most likely, she was drawn in by Leo’s looks.
“But I’ll say it again, I’ve never particularly liked Leo. I think of him as a friend. If he were in danger, I might help him, and if there’s something politically necessary, I can use my position as Crown Princess willingly. But that’s not because Leo is my type; it’s because he’s a ‘friend.’”
I looked Sophia straight in the eye as I said this.
“Ah, ah. Eek.”
Since we were so close, Sophia looked like she didn’t know how to react.
Well, I can’t blame her. I did that on purpose, after all.
That said, it wasn’t like we were close enough for our bodies to touch.
“Alice, Claire, Mia, and Rena could also receive similar political support from me. However, in those cases, it’s not because I think of them as my relationship partners, either.”
“Is that so?”
“Right.”
After saying that, I pulled the chair back slightly.
“Of course, I think the same about Charlotte, but since she’s a princess of a nation, that’s different. Plus, she’s someone who will become the queen of that nation in the future. No matter how much of a princess I am, once Charlotte becomes queen, I won’t have a position where I can ‘help’ her.”
“…”
It seemed Sophia was momentarily lost in thought.
“And you, Sophia Bianchi.”
When I called her name, Sophia blinked.
“Perhaps you might also receive that ‘friendship type’ support. I could help a small knight family a bit.”
“…”
At my words, Sophia’s expression changed slightly.
I already knew Sophia’s identity, and she knew the truth as well.
However, the only target for help in my statement was the ‘small knight family.’
I have no intention of helping the Papal State, but I’d be willing to assist Sophia as an individual.
Even if Sophia’s way of thinking might be a bit simple, I believe she understood what I was saying.
“But if you keep spreading rumors that are not true and make my feelings worse, you might just drop off my friend list.”
“Ah.”
Upon hearing my words, Sophia turned pale.
Yeah, I know she’s been enjoying her school life, but there are still responsibilities to uphold.
If she’s a spy sent from the Papal State, she must carry out a spy’s duties.
And the highest priority of that mission is getting close to me, Sylvia Fanggriffon.
Seeing Sophia turn pale, I felt satisfaction knowing my words had hit their mark.
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