Actually, I was the Real One

ed the corner of her lips and pondered.

But it was then.

“If you’ve returned, you should’ve come to me first.
What are you doing here?”

“…?”

What should Keira do if a complete stranger approaches her, pretending to know her?

If it were Keira from the past, she would have dealt with it heartlessly.
But things were a little different now.
Keira was quite flustered.

‘Did I forget another person I talked to again?’

She looked at the man and tried to recall if she’d met him before.
Blond hair with his bangs half swept up.
Clear blue eyes.
In addition, he had fair skin that made him seem to glow. 

‘I wouldn’t forget a person with such a conspicuous appearance…’

And there were more than one or two strange things about him. 

His unusual appearance aside, Keira would never forget someone who confidently spoke so informally to her.

And what he just said to her…

“If you’ve returned…”

Keira has never left the capital since she was born. 

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Joseph moved to stand in front of Keira, providing distance between her and the man.

Joseph: “She hasn’t left the capital recently.
I think you’re mistaken.
Please mind your manners.”

Erez: “No, no, not the capital… Anyway, it’s none of your concern.
I need to talk to this Lady.”

It was a rare, obstinate attitude.
Keira gaped in wonder.

‘Wow, I’ve never seen anyone treat me like this except the Grand Duke.’

Even before Cosette showed up.

Joseph, too, seemed nonplussed.

But it wasn’t just Keira and Joseph who were baffled.

The man seemed even more embarrassed when Keira didn’t recognize him.

Erez: “Hey, don’t you remember? Well, wasn’t that what it looked like back then? The contract, the contract.
The contract you made with me before you came back.”

Keira: “…What?”

The more he spoke, the more it sounded like gibberish.
Keira’s brows furrowed.

A man approached Keira, who had already caught the attention of the people in the party, and even made a fuss, so it was inevitable to attract attention from the crowd further.

The man scratched his head in embarrassment, noticing that people were whispering and looking their way.

He then mouthed something to her.

‘Regressor.’

“…!”

Keira was so taken aback that her hands went limp.
The fan she was holding almost fell to the ground, but she managed to grab it again.

The man who saw it whistled and said.

“You have good reflex.
You don’t remember that time, so let’s go outside and talk.”

Joseph: “Wait.”

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It was Joseph who responded before her.
He looked between Keira’s startled face and the uninvited guest.

Joseph: “This is the Lady of the Parvis family.
Please mind your manners.”

“Uh..”

The stranger didn’t hide his irritation.
But nevertheless, he changed his attitude obediently.

I don’t know if you heeded Joseph’s warning or you just didn’t want to fight.

“I’d like to hear something from you, isn’t that right, my Lady? Now, will you stop this knight?”

Keira: “Sir Joseph, I’ll be out on the terrace with this man for a moment, so please wait.
It won’t take long..
No, on second thought, it might.”

It seemed that the man had the clue of going back in time, so a lengthy conversation would probably be necessary.

Joseph: “I’ll be waiting here, then.”

Keira: “No, you don’t have to…”

At any rate, this dutiful knight would wait for her here.
Normally, she would have dragged him to sit there, but things were different now.

I can’t wait to hear the secret from that man.

Keira walked past the man and said. 

Keira: “Let’s go to the terrace.
We can’t talk here.”

“Of course, my lady.”

People around them looked at the young man and the esteemed Lady entering the terrace, obviously curious about what was happening.

‘Come to think of it, there are rumors that Her Ladyship started socializing because she wants to get married.’

‘The Shore family… They’re nothing compared to the Grand Duke’s family.’

However, there could be no room for such trivial matters.

She went straight to the terrace without looking back.
She then locked the terrace door and asked.

Keira: “Did you just say ‘regressor’?”