I, The Female Lead, Ruined The Original - Chapter 1
Translator and Editor: Hue and Tea
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Chapter 1
The piercing sunlight stung Serianna’s closed eyes.
“Ugh….”
Feeling her mouth parched, Serianna slowly lifted her eyelids.
Blink, blink.
She blinked lazily, and through the chiffon curtains, bright sunlight streamed in.
She must have dozed off…
“Oh, it was the grand reception yesterday.”
Last night.
The highly successful gala, hosted by Serianna, the leading candidate for the crown prince’s future bride and the most popular figure in high society, Elard Lady Serianna, in her own name, was truly a grand success.
Above all, the performance of her friends from the Transmigrators’ Club was outstanding.
With the skill of a childcare drama heroine, the music from the continent’s top quartet and the finest selection of liquors created an electrifying atmosphere. The presence of a fake noblewoman who had conquered high society with Serianna also elevated the event’s status.
And then, the unexpected guest…
“It was because I was curious about Miss Lea from the start.”
Even just looking at the lower half of his masked face, you could tell he was extraordinary.
With jet-black hair that was the culmination of a lifetime search, he spoke in a surprisingly human way.
A faint smile played on his lips.
“I did say that if I take a step, you must take one step back.”
“I told you. I’ve never learned to dance properly.”
“That’s why I’m offering to teach you. It’s a chance you won’t get elsewhere.”
In the VIP garden specially opened for Serianna at the hotel, they danced together.
But then her foot twisted, and in a classic move, she stumbled and fell onto his chest…
“My angel.”
The man’s large hand, which had cradled her cheek, had the heat of someone witnessing the world’s wonders in his crimson eyes.
His hand delved into her hair, and their faces drew impossibly close…
“Huh? Did that really happen?”
Fingers intertwined with hers, the knots in his fingers, broad shoulders filling her vision, his breath brushing her ear…
“No way.”
Breaking away from the ensuing flashback, Serianna’s eyes snapped open.
What met her gaze was an unfamiliar ceiling. And when she turned her head…
The handsome man from yesterday was sleeping soundly by her side.
A quick glance revealed the same attire she had worn.
All of this could only mean one thing…
“Oops.”
This was a disaster.
Despite tirelessly shaping the original story with her Transmigrator friends all this time…
She had never intended to change the male lead when she came here…!
The moment Serianna remembered her past life was when she was ten years old.
As a young lady in training under the grace of Duke Elard, she was polishing her ladylike manners. But it happened on the day when the girl who had always been diligent in her studies decided to enjoy some fun in the lake for the first time in her life. Her foot slipped, and she fell into the water.
She was quickly rescued, and there were no visible injuries. Healing priests channeled their divine power, ensuring that her minor injuries healed quickly.
However, for some reason, Elard’s beloved songbird remained unconscious for several days.
It was on a day when the lady of the Duke’s house was shedding tears, watching over the girl’s bed.
“Wow, that’s incredible.”
The words that came from Serianna’s lips, as she blinked her eyes open, surprised everyone.
“Reincarnation really is a trick…”
From that day on, Serianna’s physical and mental attitude underwent a significant transformation.
In mathematics, she exhibited incredible improvement in her skills. She would systematically refute her science home tutor with the phrase “pseudo-science,” and during etiquette classes, she remained consistent with the expression of a fox living in a plateau.
Occasionally, she muttered phrases like “cursed original work” or “if you’re going to possess me…”
Despite visits from doctors and healing mages, no one could find the cause of her strange behavior.
Instead, the senior priests of the temple prayed fervently for several days, but the girl was not possessed by any evil spirits.
Amidst this chaos, after a full year had passed.
The Duke’s family reluctantly came to the conclusion that their songbird had entered her ‘adolescence.’
“Your Highness, I greet you. May Oroth’s blessings be upon the little sun of Nephelcia.”
After a year, Serianna left her home and headed to the palace. Elard’s songbird was originally a companion to the first prince, Favellian, and often frequented the palace.
“Yes, Lady. It’s been a long time. Please, take a seat.”
A quaint tea table was set up in the palace courtyard. Serianna, having offered her greetings according to the royal etiquette, sat down at the table, abiding by the prince’s formal approval, who was two years her senior.
“It’s wonderful to see you’ve recovered. Lady Serianna, you’ve grown even more beautiful.”
“Your Highness has certainly become even more dignified.”
Ha-ha, ho-ho. Serianna’s cheeks were about to go numb from smiling.
‘Good grief, this etiquette is truly annoying. Can they just send me home already…’
She had spent the whole morning getting ready for the palace’s entrance after a year. Corsets, dresses, shoes, and makeup on an eleven-year-old body…
For Serianna, who now remembered her past life, everything was endlessly troublesome.
Among them, the most perplexing thing was…
‘He’s supposed to be my future husband.’
With a sharp gaze, Serianna scrutinized the boy in front of her.
‘Blond hair is typical for a prince, but I doubt he’ll become my type as he grows older…’
In her past life, Serianna had a preference for cool-toned individuals. Black or silver hair over blond.
However, she couldn’t find any trace of her ideal type in the First Prince.
‘How in the world do you go from an arranged marriage to a lovey-dovey couple with someone like him?’
So, Serianna had realized that she had been transmigrated into a novel while remembering her past life.
Marrying the prince in front of her and becoming the heroine who shared love day and night, that was the role.
The novel Serianna transmigrated into, “The Secret Life of the Prince and Princess,” was a 19+ rated novel that topped the charts with reviews like ‘Nothing but steamy scenes.’ It didn’t have even twenty chapters, so proper storytelling and world-building were lacking.
In her past life, Serianna had only glanced once to see if ‘Nothing but steamy scenes’ was indeed accurate.
So…
“Can I really believe that I’ll end up like that with him in the future?”
She couldn’t believe it.
Since elementary school in her past life, Serianna had boasted of having pine tree-like tastes.
Men with black or silver hair.
Cool intellectuals over hot hunks.
Lean muscles over bulging biceps.
And so on.
But the boy in front of her was far from Serianna’s ideal type, even as he matured.
So why did it have to be in a book like this? Even if she’s the heroine?
“…So, this year, to celebrate the twelfth birthday of the noble lady, we’ll hold a picnic at Eneit Palace to enjoy the occasion to the fullest. The royal family will lend us the palace, so how about inviting noble children of the same age?”
“It is the honor of Elard.”
In truth, she wanted to say that it was no honor at all, but Serianna smiled nonetheless.
She couldn’t casually ruin their relationship.
That was how it was.
The problem wasn’t that she was destined to marry someone with completely opposite tastes.
After all, she would become the Crown Princess, and wasn’t compatibility the key?
Her tastes were, in fact, all in fiction and manga, all in superficialities. But maybe her taste would change once they started living together?
I mean, I’m going to be hot and heavy with my future husband.
Above all, Serianna, born and raised as Elard’s lady-in-waiting, knew very well what was expected of her.
The real problem was…
“Lady. Have you read the book ‘Water Frozen by Magic Knows Everything?’ It’s the latest work by your governess, Lady Fravel.”
“Oh, yes. Lady Fravel has always been very interested in water. It was quite intriguing.”
To write a 500-page thesis on pseudoscience… Serianna sensed Favellian’s annoyance.
‘I’ve been nothing but humble and obedient until now…’
The problem was that Serianna, with the memories of a modern adult, was not confident that she could get along well with a boy.
Since she was going to marry him anyway, she had to maintain a good relationship.
As her pupils rolled, Serianna spoke cautiously.
“But to me, the taste of thawed water isn’t significantly different, so I think Lady Fravel and I have a difference of opinion…”
Favellian’s face froze at my comment.
He seemed uncomfortable with my point.
‘Ah, I see.’
Serianna clapped her hands together to smooth things over.
“There was, but… well, water frozen by magic is something else altogether…! Lady Fravel is truly a gem of the Empire.”
“Is that so? Lady, you have an excellent governess.”
That governess had stopped speaking to him after a huge fight a year ago…
‘Am I really going to have to marry this guy…’
The tea parties continued diligently every two months.
Before remembering her past life, she had been excited at the thought of meeting the prince, but now, it was just a waste of time.
‘Boy, please send me home. We won’t become friends by just talking like this.
They say you need a conversation of body and body to become close. Just talking like this won’t make us close…’
But Favellian, oblivious to Serianna’s feelings, continued the tea parties where only she talked.
So, several months passed, and it was Serianna’s twelfth birthday.
The birthday celebration of Lady Elard, held at the palace on the outskirts of the royal city, was truly impressive.
The palace’s chefs had been brought in to showcase dishes that catered to children’s tastes in a buffet style, and in the center of the garden stood a five-tier cake crafted by the kingdom’s finest pastry chef.
Everyone in the royal court had been talking about the possibility of Lady Elard becoming the Crown Prince’s partner.
“Oh my, are those fireworks magical? I heard they sent mages all the way from the Tower!”
“Is the cake not melting because of magic?”
“His Highness, the First Prince, has not only Lady Elard as a companion, but it seems he has joined the birthday celebration as well. It’s a first, isn’t it?”
“Indeed, even His Highness the Fourth Prince is here. He’s still quite young, you know.”
“Last year, there was talk that the Fifth Prince suddenly appeared.”
The Fifth Prince was a year older than Favellian but had been belatedly acknowledged as an imperial child. His very existence was scandalous, but Serianna found it uninteresting.
“They say he received some peculiar treasure during his baptism. What use could that possibly have?”
After all, he was going to become an imperial prince like Favellian.
“If the Fifth Prince were my friend, would he have asked me what kind of cake I liked? He’s not even a true blond…”
Serianna grumbled, blaming the original work, as she picked at her cake. The girl’s cold eyes observed the young nobles frolicking in the garden.
Since this was a gathering of all the young nobles of Nefercia, she wondered if there were any talents better than Favellian…
“…No, I can’t afford to be pushed aside for the future Crown Prince!”
Sigh, she was becoming more and more desperate.
As the boring birthday party continued only for the protagonist, a tantalizing smell of frying oil wafted through the garden.
“Oh my. It seems like fried chicken is being served.”
“Even the royal kitchen is different.”
“The smell is just so appetizing.”
The girls couldn’t resist the seductive aroma and sniffed around.
It wasn’t any different for Serianna.
“No, what’s this?”
Fried chicken. Yes, it was chicken.
Chicken that had never come out of the renowned Elard family’s kitchen.
Remembering her past life and feeling a pleasant excitement for the first time, Serianna awaited the arrival of the golden fried chicken.
“…Chicken and beer.”
At the murmuring from beside her, Serianna froze.
Chi- what?
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