SWNOVELXO Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Caesar lost strength in his body, drooping and floating in the air. I watched the scene in a daze.I wondered how much time had passed.The vibration that shook the earth and the gusts of wind that blew dust into the air had ceased..‘Is it over?’I slowly approach him.The sphere that enveloped him shattered and the wind dispersed without a trace, barely catching him as he fell through the air.“Ugh.”My arm stung on the ground, but the pain was overridden by the need to check.“Your Majesty, are you okay? Get a grip on yourself!”Fortunately, Caesar woke up quickly. He looked around him with squinting eyes.“Not again….”“What do you mean, again? This isn’t the first time this has happened?”“I must be cursed.”“What do you mean, cursed…”Caesar’s gaze turned to the blackened delphinium flower.“Everyone dies because of me. When they’re by my side….”He murmured as if possessed by something, and struggled in my arms.“Let me go.”“However-”“Now.”Until recently, he had a rather childish expression on his face, and before I knew it, his face hardened again.“It’s an order.”Reluctantly, I released my arm that was wrapped around Caesar. He staggered a bit, but he stood upright on both feet.“Does this happen often? What did your doctor say?”“… Noisy.”“You haven’t seen the doctor.”“Don’t go anywhere and talk about it.”“But it’s strange, If you are sick…”“Stop.”Caesar made a grim face.He was only fourteen, but he was the crown prince. And a crown prince who had lost his mother.To the Crown Prince, his mother was not a simple existence. What he lost was an empress who would support him and the power behind him. In short, he lacked power.‘If it turns out that there is something wrong with his body in such a situation, the position of the Crown Prince may be in danger.’I keep my mouth shut.“… I will not speak.”“Good.”“Instead, please answer my question.”“What?”“When did this start happening?”“You….”“It’s because of the vibration.”“Vibration?”Yeah, something was strange from the first vibration I felt.It was deja vu. Even though it couldn’t be, it felt like I had already experienced it somewhere. That would mean that it has something to do with the novel.‘I don’t know what it is, but this is definitely an event. An event that will also become a turning point in the narrative.’So I had to figure out what the hell was going on.“It hasn’t been long. About half a year.”“How many times have you been like this?”“I don’t know, so…”Caesar kept his mouth shut and measured it.“Five times… No, six times so far.”“Do you even remember when? Like the beginning of the month, or the end of the month.”“I’ve never thought about that…”Caesar, who was pondering, nodded.“I have a sword training exam every month on the 15th. I think it was around that time.”Today was the 16th of November, which meant that there was a cycle once a month.‘Once a month… A strange runaway I’ve never seen before.’At that moment, the contents of a novel I had read somewhere flooded my mind like a thunderbolt. [The female protagonist of the novel was the youngest princess of the Dietrich Empire. Having spent her childhood with her lively personality, she suddenly loses everything about her.An unexpected accident killed her older brother, and then her father and then her mother. The Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince of a country all died.And the princess who is left alone is also in danger of losing her life.It was the work of the aristocrats who were looking for opportunities. They intended to take her throne by killing her and drying her royal seed.The princess managed to escape from the Imperial Palace with the help of those around her.After so many years, she finally meets the male protagonist. He is also the son of a fallen aristocrat who is framed, they share a common bond: they have both lost their families.Hiding out on the fringes of the empire, they live happily ever after, with all their identities shed.But their happiness is short-lived.One day, the male protagonist goes on a rampage.The earth rumbles and a gust of wind blows. No one in this world knew what it was. Some called it a curse, some called it a plague.Only the princess knew that it was an awakening. Guiding is the only way to prevent it.It was because the sudden accident in which her brother died was none other than a runaway. He couldn’t find a guide, so he couldn’t stand the rampage and died.And as fate would have it, the female lead was his guide.They believe this to be some kind of revelation, and with their awakened powers, they set out to take revenge together.They kill the head of the aristocratic clique that killed their family and lusted for power.When it’s all over, the princess is crowned emperor, and it’s a happy ending.] I stare, mouth open, unable to say anything.“Hey.”Caesar called out to me, seemingly puzzled by the sudden change in my expression. But I didn’t have time to pay him any mind.In an instant, everything became clear. Like a blow to the head, I realized everything.Floria, the tomboy princess I am serving. She was the princess who was the female lead in the original story.And it was also said that Caesar in front of me was her brother, who died in a rampage.An older brother who dies in a rampage because he can’t find a guide.So Caesar… It was simply a device through which the heroine gained knowledge about awakening and guidance.‘A supporting character being sacrificed like that? This kid who I thought was obviously the male protagonist?’To be discriminated against all his life, and then to end up dead. It was a cruel fate.But there was a bigger problem.“Hey. I asked if you were okay.”I blankly looked down at my hair. Shiny silver hair.‘Yeah, I said it was pretty for some reason. No brown hair, no freckles. Neither Bell nor Marie nor Anna.’When the princess, Floria, escapes from the palace, there is a maid who dies in her place.She wears a veil that hides her face and is surrounded by rebel soldiers who have never seen her face before.She pretends to be a princess in the face of the daughter of the baron, giving the real princess time to escape from the palace.‘Of course, sooner or later they find out that she’s fake and die.’She was a foolishly loyal maid. Beautiful silver hair, light green eyes, and the best friend of the princess.That was me. I was Evelyn Chester.“Ah….”I covered my face with both hands.‘I knew it.’I was always anxious, which is why I was obsessed with figuring out where this world was.The pattern of the possession was obvious. The supporting characters always had to free the main character from the threat of life.“Hey, answer when someone calls you.”Caesar asked in an annoyed tone. Then I lifted my head and looked at Caesar.‘You and I are in the same boat. We were both dead-end supporting characters.’It felt like I wanted to scream. If this was a male protagonist, he’d find a way to get involved and survive.But he’s just a bomb walking.‘What am I going to do, how am I going to survive?’My head was spinning. **** I went home and spent the rest of the day sick.I figured out the novel, and I knew how I would die, so I thought I was in a better position than before…For a moment, I felt extremely stressed, as if I had already seen my own death coming.In the midst of a high fever, I had a dream. A dream of a past life.Laying down in my tiny one-room apartment, I was contemplating what to make for dinner. Should I fry an egg and make rice, pick up a bento box from the convenience store, or order chicken?Chicken… I carefully checked my account balance. Since I had just gotten a part-time job, I could afford a chicken.‘It’s a bit pricey, but it’s not like I’m trying to make a living.’I rationalized to myself and picked up my phone.Bing- the alarm went off. It was an ad from my favorite web novel platform.‘Huh? I’ve seen this before….’The title on the advertisement alert was familiar. It was a romance fantasy novel that I couldn’t read until the end due to lack of money.I clicked the pop-up as if possessed.‘Should I eat chicken or read this?’I couldn’t afford both. The choice was quick. Before I knew it, I had topped up my cash by 20,000 won.And I spent the rest of the night addicted to the novel. “Ugh!”I screamed and jumped up.“Evelyn!”My mother, who had been nursing me by my side, hurriedly approached me.“Are you okay? How do you feel?”But my mother’s voice could not be heard properly.A romance fantasy novel that I saw in a dream, that is, in a previous life, after giving up chicken. That was this world.As if I had just read a novel, the contents of the story poured into my head. Even details that I hadn’t thought of before. [The Crown Prince died without even reaching his fifteenth birthday a few days later.‘Caesar failed to awaken and died a few days before his fifteenth birthday.’“It was unfortunate. He must have missed the opportunity to become the world’s first awakened person.”‘Awakening… If Caesar only awakens…’ 「The death of the Emperor and the Empress, the ran away of the Princess, and furthermore, the collapse of this Empire.」 “The only thing that could stop it all was Caesar Dietrich, and his ascension to the throne.”‘Caesar becomes Emperor, to do that…’“But he didn’t awakening, so now it was all just useless talk.”It all started with his death. After his death, the position of the Crown Prince became vacant, and the aristocratic faction aiming for the position tried to kill the Princess.So the princess ran away, and I died while helping her.] A shiver ran down my spine.“Evelyn!”My mother’s warm hand grabbed my cheek.“Mom.”“Yes, Evelyn. Are you okay? Where does it hurt?”Looking into her worried eyes, I made up my mind.I must live. I couldn’t die like this.To survive, there was only one thing I could do.I had to make Caesar emperor. No one but me who could do it.