《I Was Discovered by the Villain》 Chapter 1 - Selena Selena Evan was an indifferent person by nature. To the extent that she was calm, even when they inherited her runaway mother¡¯s debt and was tied up as a debtor, and she found something to work for instead of being discouraged. What was it like when she was told that she couldn¡¯t take any more lessons because they didn¡¯t have money? She sold the books she had read without any agitation to the junk store. Even at her coming-of-age ceremony, where she went over without a cake, and just she decorated the room by cutting gardenia flowers from the field instead of being sad, even if the children of the common people threw clothes at her feet for her to sew, and instead of getting angry, she would just sit silently and work. When she heard of her mother¡¯s obituary, or when her father suddenly collapsed, she never felt sad. She just made a sign of the cross and prayed quietly. Seeing her, her father lamented that he was guilty of making her mature at a very young age, and the nanny said, ¡®Miss Selena may be a cold-blooded person who can¡¯t feel emotions¡¯, and her little twin brother, Celestine, admired Selena. ¡®How can you be so calm?¡¯ ¡®I cry when I¡¯m angry. How the hell do you put up with it?¡¯ ¡®How can I be like you?¡¯ When Celestine asked such a question, Selena always smiled and stroked his head. But she didn¡¯t answer. No, she couldn¡¯t answer. What¡¯s the reason she¡¯s naturally calm? Why is she so indifferent? Why don¡¯t she express her feelings? The answer was simple. She¡¯s been an adult since she was born. To be exact, this was the world in the book she read. * * * Her original name is Seo Eun-ha, originally 26 years old. She is an unlucky kendo player who was judged unable to recover after being injured in a game and abandoned by the association. The day she was completely expelled from the association, she poured alcohol into her head that she couldn¡¯t even drink. She would rather die, she devoted her whole life to kendo, and so she cried so much that for her, there¡¯s no reason to live anymore. Crossing the crosswalk like that, suddenly¡­ thump! After that, she opened her eyes and she was there. She was just a newborn baby. At first I thought this was reincarnation. Doesn¡¯t they say that there are people who are sometimes born with memories of their previous life? She thought she would be one of those unusual cases. Can someone immediately notice that they came into the novel they read the day before their death? But as soon as she discerned the sound, she realized that she was in the romance fantasy novel she had read, [The Song of the Moon]. The name of the country, the names of the emperor and the prince, the rumors of aristocrats she heard from time to time, the name of the festivals every season, and the name of her family¡¯s surname and her twin brother¡¯s. The result of this combination of information left her in frustration. Celestine Evan, her only little brother. This is because he was the subordinate of Ignis, the villain in the novel, and a supporting character who was killed while trying to kill the male lead. *** Celestine in the novel begins to fall into the wrong path after he is discharged from the army. Celestine, who was forced to work as a mercenary to make money for his sick father and his twin sister¡¯s depression, was caught in the eyes of the villain, Prince Ignis. And immediately becomes his right arm. Celestine¡¯s sword skills were outstanding, just like his father, Simon Evan. About three years after that¡¯s all. Celestine, who tries to assassinate the male lead, the hidden son of the Emperor, is caught and killed by him. Is that it? No, the whole family is killed by the linkage system. ¡®Of all things, why?¡¯ She was discouraged. If she¡¯s going to be reincarnated, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s good to be the heroine¡¯s friend or servant or villain? If she had possessed the villain himself, sge would have had to do anything but evil, but now the case was different. Selena didn¡¯t do anything bad, but her younger brother, Celestine, was bewitched by the villain prince to do bad things. He was not easy to persuade and lead others, so she was desperate and frustrated again. However, there was hope left. She was in just a baby when she realized that this world was in a novel. Celestine in the novel couldn¡¯t stand the poverty of the poor family and took Ignis¡¯ hand. Then shouldn¡¯t she just eliminate the cause of the act? Of course she didn¡¯t have the knack to make a lot of money. She was not good enough at counting to create a trend in which each day tilts differently. So there was only one option. To let him know that there are more important things in the world than money. For example, love, faith, conscience. If he live with this moral code in mind, he might not fall for Ignis¡¯ temptation. No, she was sure he wouldn¡¯t let it go. Because the nature of Celestine she read was never evil. There is about 10 years left until Celestine became evil. During this long time, she decided to educate Celestine. * * * And now, 18 years old. She sat in her study clutching a letter. ¡°Ha, haha¡­¡± Selena smiles after a long time indeed. It was a dizzy laugh as if she were out of her mind. No, she could¡¯ve been a real madman. Because the contents of the letter she was reading were so shocking. [Dear Noona1.] The sender of the letter was Celestine. [Didn¡¯t you always say? Love is everything in life.] Celestine was a reserve soldier who was about to join the army. [So, my sister, I¡¯m leaving with Rose.] And tomorrow morning was his enlistment date. [Please don¡¯t look for me.] ¡°Haha¡­ You crazy bastard¡­¡± It seems that Celestine has grown too well. Selena¡¯s empty laughter filled the empty room. Footnotes: [1] Noona: a korean honorific used to address an older sister by guys. Chapter 1.2 In another 3 years or so, Celestine who tried to assassinate the male protagonist, the emperor¡¯s hidden son, was caught and killed by him. Was that the end of it? No, everyone in his family was jointly executed and buried. ¡®Why¡­..¡¯ she thought feeling discouraged. If she was going to be transmigrated, couldn¡¯t she be a friend of the female protagonist, a henchman or even a villain! If she had transmigrated as the villain, she would have had to do nothing but be evil, but now the case was different. Selena didn¡¯t do any bad things by herself, but her brother Celestine was beguiled by the villainous prince. It was not easy to persuade and lead others, so she was feeling desperate and frustrated. However, there was a ray of hope left. And it was the fact that she realized that this world was from a novel in her infancy itself. In the novel, Celestine could not endure the poverty of his family and took Ignis¡¯ hand. If it was so, then shouldn¡¯t she eliminate the cause itself? Of course she didn¡¯t have the talent to make a lot of money. She was also not good enough at accounting to accumulate a little bit of money every day. So there was only one option left. To let him know that there are many things, that are more important than money in the world. Things like love, good faith and conscience. If he lived with these moral values in his heart, he will not be tempted by Ignis. In fact, she was sure he wouldn¡¯t go over to Ignis, because from what she read Celestine by his very nature was never evil. There are still more than 10 years left for Celestine to blacken. During this lengthy time, she decided to educate Celestine. *** And now, she was 18 years old. She sat in her study, clutching a letter. ¡°Ha, ha,ha¡­¡± Selena laughed after a long time. It was an out of control laughter, as if she had gone mad. No it sounded as if she was really insane. As she read it, the content of the missive was shocking just as it was. The sender of the letter was Celestine. ¡®Dear sister, didn¡¯t you always say that Love was everything?¡¯ Celestine was to enlist in the army ¡®So, I¡¯m leaving with Rose, my lover¡¯ And his enlistment date was tomorrow morning ¡®Please don¡¯t look for me.¡¯ ¡°Ha, ha, ha, you crazy bastard. It looks like I thought you too well¡± Selena¡¯s empty laugh filled the air. Chapter 2.1 The next day, Selena slowly stepped out of the gate,early in the morning,. She mixed in with the crowd as she continued at her slow pace. Her eyes were hollow, as if she had lost her soul and her mouth was stiff and seemed as if it could not even let out a breath. She had been like this ever since she found Celestine¡¯s letter last night. Things had to be like this. Celestine running away is an immature act that would sentence everyone in the family to death. According to the imperial law, men aged 18 years or older must enlist. If someone broke this, not only the person involved, all the family members are subject to immediate execution. ¡°You son of a bitch¡± Selena ground her teeth. She had raised Celestine even better than she had thought. Abandoning his family for love. What kind of drama was this? Selena mentally shot angry arrows at her twin brother and let out a harsh breath. There were three ways in which this situation could be remedied. First, was to pay a fine of 300,000 gold coins. The annual expenditure of the capital itself was 1.2 million gold coins, making the fine absurd and horrendously high. In addition it was too big a fine, to be paid by the poor Evans family. It would have been possible if her mother hadn¡¯t gambled away her pension, Selena imagined hazily as she frowned. Second, another male relative enlisted in their place instead. After her mother¡¯s debt, her mother¡¯s maiden house split with them. To an extent that they spat on them when they met each other on the streets, in spite of their relationship. In this situation, if they knew that Celestine had run away, they would be the first people to take up arms and report him. Third, immediate family, her father re-enlists. Although this method was the most commonly used¡­. Selena swept her face with her dry palms with an unpleasant expression. Her father, Simon Evans was a dementia patient. It had happened 5 years ago. Even though an Imperial doctor was called to treat the disease, it was still in vain and now he had become so seriously ill that he couldn¡¯t even recognize Selena most of the time. How can such a father re-enlist? It was ridiculous and impossible. There was no other way left. To be more precise, this situation couldn¡¯t be overcome with the methods known to the public. ¡°Think carefully¡± Selena mumbled as she took a deep breath. She can¡¯t die like this. Even though it was not a prosperous life it didn¡¯t lack anything. This was the first time she had the love of a family in both her lives. She could neither give up this life nor the happiness she got from her family. In the distance, she could see the training ground of the 3rd division of the Imperial Knights and all the people milling around it. Selena turned towards it and took a quick step. Selena and Celestine were twins who resembled each other quite closely. From the face to the body, the way of speaking, the tone everything was the same. When they were kids even her father said that it was difficult to tell them apart. Others found it even more difficult to tell them apart. Selena straightened her shoulders and bolstered her steps as she walked There was a clatter of shoes as the line at the reception desk shrank rapidly. Selena, whose turn it was next stood stiffly in front of the assistant who was checking the papers. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Selena took a deep breath. Her shoulder length hair made her feel awkward, but she couldn¡¯t back down. ¡°Celestine Evans,¡± she looked at the ID she brought she laid it on the table. ¡°I am the eldest of the Evans family.¡± Selena became Celestine just like that. *** After more than 200 years of war on the continent, the country that was victorious was the Hilton Kingdom. The Hilton Kingdom became the Patus Empire and Knox de Hilton became Knox le Patus, calling himself the first emperor. The Patus Empire was able to become a powerful imperial power because it was founded after a long war, but that power was not long lasting. This was because the Crown Prince, who was to inherit the throne, was weak, the nobles were not loyal enough to support him and there were many rebellious forces dreaming of reviving the fallen kingdom. In order for the prince to ascend the throne, he needed a strong force. And that force was an army that could move only under the jurisdiction of the emperor. In order to achieve that, the compulsory conscription was mandated. Though the nobles protested fiercely the emperor carried out his will by executing all those who opposed it. As a result, the second emperor, Gross le Patus, was able to maintain his imperial power because of the conscripted army. So, the compulsory conscription continued, even though now it was more than 100 years later. Chapter 2.2 ¡°0 defectors and 0 wounded people. A total of 116 volunteers of the 3rd unit were admitted without any problems.¡± Rewan Gauer said adjusting his glasses that had fallen to the tip of his nose. As he was busy turning over the bunch of heavy papers that he was holding, he took out a few and handed them over to the person sitting from him. ¡°I thought that this thing is nothing but a waste of time¡­ But there are some people who stand out¡­¡± That person was Ignis Von Patus, the prince of the Patus Empire, who received the official documents. He consciously combed through a few documents. From time to time, extraordinarily talented people appeared among the trainees. The talented people were mostly aristocrats, but their status in the society meant nothing when it came to this, so they were normally forced to join the Imperial Knights by the Empire. How many talents has he gotten that way! The Patus Empire has never missed these opportunities. That was why Ignis was there personally to select talented people with his own eyes. ¡°Are there not even five!¡± Looking fed up; He threw down the papers and raised his gaze. ¡°I can¡¯t help it. The aristocrats pay money and refuse to let their children enlist, so most of them are commoners. Well, we¡¯ll have to wait and see. Because anyone can become a good knight after training.¡± His bookkeeper, Rewan, replied with a shrug. ¡°How about the evaluation screening?¡± ¡°It is underway now. Let¡¯s go see it¡± ¡°Sure¡± saying so Ignis lifted himself up and stood lightly, the movement brought attention to the shimmering silver hair and his smooth and white skin. Rewan could feel the chillingly cold aura from the man walking by his side. ¡°Letio¡­. Is he a commoner?¡± ¡°Because there is no surname, he should be a commoner.¡± ¡°His place of birth is not written.¡± ¡°Look at the notes. He has written that he doesn¡¯t know. Well, maybe he is from a slum.¡± Ignis nodded. ¡°The eldest son of Viscount Kazen, the eldest son of Baron Eparos, the eldest son of Viscount Tyro, the eldest son¡­. they are all the same. ¡°The high nobility pay the fine and refuse to enlist. What can I do?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to raise the fine, I think.¡± ¡°Do you know how much you will be cursed for that? Do you intend to live long?¡± Ignis laughed at Rewan¡¯s remarks and Rewan continued ¡°But they¡¯re still struggling. I think you¡¯d better take a good look.¡± Even then Ignis did not take his eyes off the documents in his hands, ¡°By the way.¡± He paused as he tilted his head, ¡°Evans?¡± Rewan clicked his tongue when he saw Ignis narrowing his eyebrows. ¡°Up until 15 years ago, he was the commander of the 2nd division of the Imperial Knights.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Ignis grumbled as he raised his head ¡°He suddenly retired. Though they tried to get him back many rimes, they failed. He disappointed the Emperor by doing so, remember?¡± ¡°His eldest son, Celestine Evans enlisted.¡± ¡°Are you saying that Evans¡¯ eldest son enlisted?¡± Ignis asked again, becoming happy. ¡°Yes this Celestine Evans must have taught by Simon Evans. Then his sword skills must be exceptional.¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to it.¡± Ignis¡¯ lips twitched upwards, relaxing a little. He was someone who was yet to receive the title of a prince. This was because he needed to be recognized by the emperor. Which could only be done, by increasing his power base. ¡®I need to add one more person to my people¡¯ Ignis thought, suppressing his impatience. ¡°They¡¯re all over there.¡± Ignis looked towards the place that Rewan pointed to. There were about a hundred soldiers who were taking the test of cutting down logs. ¡°Do you know how he looks like?¡± ¡°He is the fifth person in row three. Please look carefully at the documents.¡± ¡°Then you mark it. You make it so hard to recognize¡­.¡± ¡°There he is!¡± Rewan cut off Ignis¡¯ as he pointed at the person. Ignis narrowed his eyes, but soon turned towards where he was pointing, taking a quick glance as if he was already familiar with them. ¡°¡­.That¡­¡± Ignis frowned again as soon as he saw Celestine. Because he looked quite different from what he had imagined. Shouldn¡¯t a good soldier have broad shoulders, a large torso and thick forearms? But the Celestine that he saw in front of him was¡­ ¡°He¡¯s skinny.¡± He was about half the size of his forearms; he was so thin that both his wrists could be held in one hand. ¡°Can he even lift a sword with a body?!¡± Rewan massaged his forehead and said ¡°You don¡¯t know. Evans wasn¡¯t big built either.¡± Ignis doesn¡¯t know but he hopes that he could become a part of his people. ¡°Yeah, yeah¡­ so that is Evans¡¯ son huh? I didn¡¯t know.¡± Simon Evans was a hero among the knights for his legendary long-sword skills that was said to be capable of defeating dragons. Evans¡¯ son must also surely be excellent and have his father¡¯s skill. Ignis held hope in his heart and was calm by the time he heard. ¡°It¡¯s Evans¡¯ turn¡­¡± Chapter 3.1 At Rewan¡¯s words, Ignis focused once more. Celestine slowly lifted his sword. His form looked unusual. He raised the sword slowly and swung to the side of the log instead of cutting the log¡­! It was a total disaster. The sword fell from Celestine¡¯s hand with a clang and he looked like he could not carry the heavy sword and had almost dislodged his arm trying to do so. He gave out a sound of pain and didn¡¯t even think of picking up the dropped sword. Rewan¡¯s face crumpled ¡°I would¡¯ve preferred it if at least one person excelled in this class.¡± He clicked his tongue in anger as he said so. Ignis closed his eyes for a moment. It meant that he was not a person of interest. ¡°Let¡¯s go see something else. There is nothing more to see here.¡± Ignis, who had still not taken his eyes off Celestine, nodded slowly and fell in line with Rewan¡¯s footsteps as he left. In a few seconds, he turned his head and looked at Celestine smiling brightly. He had a sudden thought that Celestine missed the target and dropped the sword on purpose. ¡®Did he do it deliberately?¡¯ Ignis thought as he walked away *** Her goal was to live quietly Selena laughed sheepishly as she picked up the fallen sword. Countless eyes were staring at her back. ¡°Next!¡± The overseer exclaimed as he snatched the sword from Selena¡¯s hand. Selena winced and took a step backwards, having an expression as if she couldn¡¯t help it. Her steps were followed by the jeering eyes. Those eyes were filled with ridicule and mockery. Some of them were surprised to hear the name ¡®Celestine Evans¡¯ as they watched him. Many of them were deeply curious about his skills; since he was the son Simon Evans who was called ¡®the Dragon Slayer¡¯. But the skills that he displayed were very poor. It was as if he had never held the sword before. Was he really Simon Evans¡¯ son? The overseers quickly diverted the interest of the soldiers that was aimed at her. Selena on feeling the mocking gazes moving away breathed a sigh of relief. And then he sat down on the sand floor and wiped off the cold sweat. That was not a knight exam that was a mess. She was ordered to run laps around the training grounds as a punishment for her poor performance. Selena did not regret her action of missing the target when swinging her sword. It was clear that things would¡¯ve been the same as in the novel if she hadn¡¯t. ¡®Is he gone?¡¯ Selena thought as she quietly turned her head and took a look at the place where Prince Ignis had been standing. Fortunately Ignis was not standing there anymore. She breathed another sigh of relief as she held her chest. Before taking the test, Selena had found Ignis standing in the distance when she looked around. Of course she knew this because of the cheat that reading the novel had provided her with. However, she could immediately recognize him as Prince Ignis. This was because his external appearance was just as how it was described in the book. He was best described as someone who was like dawn. Selena was quite impressed by his red eyes and silvery hair and the intimidating aura that surrounded him. Even though he had stood quite far away, his piercing gaze could still be felt. It was like a sun shining through the cloudy sky. She had gotten scared. Such eyes can only belong to ¡®the villain.¡¯ Going by what happened in the book, Celestine had stood out for his exemplary sword skills after enlisting, but had left without being promoted. Then he had become a mercenary, which had fallen right in with Ignis¡¯ plans. By backing Celestine into a corner, Ignis planned to emerge as his savior. As a result, Celestine fell right in Ignis¡¯ trap and became his right arm. Celestine, who did all sorts of dirty work after that, will be killed by the male protagonist in three years. Thereby, a befitting end to the man who served as the villain¡¯s right hand according to everyone. Selena swallowed the spit that had gathered in her mouth again. That was why showing off her sword skills right now was like committing suicide, which will lead to her being grabbed by him. So Selena had deliberately botched up her sword examination, to avoid catching Ignis¡¯ eyes and fortunately the idea worked. Ignis left and she became ¡®a bloke who had nothing worthwhile to see¡¯ to everyone around her. ¡°Thank God¡± Selena murmured ¡°that I am established as useless in everyone¡¯s eyes¡± Embarrassment was fleeting anyway. It would be best in all ways to avoid people¡¯s attention at all costs. So that she could avoid Ignis¡¯ attention and there was also the fact that nobody will notice that she was a woman instead. It seemed best to live a quiet life like this and then get discharged after completing the mandatory training. And have nothing whatsoever to do with Ignis. As long as she maintained this, there will be no problems for her in the future. She affirmed to herself once more. ¡®I will surely and absolutely live like a dead rat. So please let me live quietly.¡¯ She prayed earnestly. Chapter 3.2 ¡°Next!¡± At the sharp command the soldier at her back grunted and walked to the front. ¡°Well, why did you do that?¡± someone murmured near Selena¡¯s ear. Selena gave a noncommittal chuckle as she said ¡°I couldn¡¯t hold the sword properly for a few seconds.¡± Selena squatted on the ground and dropped her chin on her knees after hugging both her legs. The trainee soldiers were a mess. She knew that they couldn¡¯t help it as most of them were commoners. Quite a few of them couldn¡¯t hold the sword properly, some couldn¡¯t correctly aim the sword and others dropped the sword just like Selena. She couldn¡¯t wait to see if she¡¯s going to be able to come out unscathed till the end. Selena looked at the instructors who looked overworked and expressed her condolences in her heart. Selena, when she was Seo Eun-ha was a prodigy among prodigies to wield the bokken since she took her first step into kendo. As soon as she started college, she was chosen as the national representative and went on to compete in the world championships. Since she was reborn as the daughter of Simon Evans, the hero of the empire, how could she be anything less? The combination of her innate talent and her ability to learn made her a swordswoman without compare. In fact she could affirm that there was no one in this empire who can compete with her and win. However, Selena had no intention of showing off her skills. Of course, it was not just about avoiding Ignis¡¯ attention; she just wanted to live quietly. Not being ousted as a woman, not get involved in dangerous things.. Although things would have been entirely different of money was at stake, but the salary provided for this job was very little. In this world, being a knight was such an underpaid profession, unless you were an Imperial Knight. But a regular knight would earn almost the same amount as a seamstress. Of course there was a drawback of working day and night without rest, but it would be way better to be a knight and not take the risk. ¡®Anyway, now I¡¯m a soldier, so I¡¯ll have to endure until I get paid and discharged.¡¯ Selena thought, swallowing her saliva that had accumulated in her mouth. ¡°Celestine Evans¡­¡± Selena raise her head quickly when she heard the voice. There was an instructor going through a pile of documents, standing in front of her. Selena cleared her throat and tried answering with the lowest voice she was capable of producing when she hear him say ¡°I don¡¯t think you will be good at handling swords, so you will be training as an archer instead. So please go and report over there.¡± ¡°¡­Archer?¡± But if it was archery she didn¡¯t know anything about it. Selena looked up. ¡°But I¡¯ve never shot with a bow. I have never even held one.¡± ¡°Your opinion is not important enough to be considered¡± This place also had an elitist culture. Selena frowned and looked down: ¡°But I want to be a swordsman. I don¡¯t want to be an archer instead.¡± But the instructor did not back down ¡°Yes? You may not want to but you have to. But we will give you the opportunity to practice often¡± ¡°No, No. I only want to train with the sword!¡± Selena replied ¡°Do you mean that you want to improve your skills in both swordsmanship and archery? All right. After finishing your archery practice you can participate in the swordsmanship practice later.¡± ¡°Oh. In fact I am very excited that you have to attitude to learn like this¡± The instructor quickly left after this out pouring of words. Selena stared at the instructors back with dismay ¡°The instructors here have a shitty attitude too.¡± She mumbled. But she didn¡¯t try going after him and try explaining things. Because she knew that it would be of no use whatsoever. It was cumbersome to refute anyway. And if she did do that they will just say that she only knew to complain and didn¡¯t know to do anything else. She¡¯ll just have to put up with it till the mandatory training was over. *** After showing how it was done, the instructor took a step back and handed over the bow and arrow to Selena, ¡°Shoot like how I showed you to.¡± Selena lifted the bow. It felt awkward and unfamiliar. ¡°Please shoot, Mister Evans.¡± The instructor said after approaching her stealthily. Selena shrank her shoulder in surprise. ¡°The arrow is there. Please shoot at the target¡± Selena frowned even more in this uncomfortable situation. ¡°I am touching a bow and arrow for the first time today, Sir.¡± ¡°Your attitude towards learning is very good¡± These guys were all crazy. Selena clenched her fist. Remembering what she had seen in the archery field in the past, Selena notched an arrow on the bow and pulled the string taut. ¡°There is too much tension in the soldiers. Relax a bit¡± She released the tension just like he said. ¡°No, you relaxed too much¡± She stiffened her shoulders again. ¡°It¡¯s too stiff¡± ¡®What do you mean¡­¡¯ Selena swallowed the swear words that came to her lips. ¡°Open your legs a bit more¡­ Good. And aim towards the target and shoot¡± Selena focused her mind and followed the instructions. Her forearms trembled. ¡®It is so difficult to pull the bowstring.¡¯ Selena thought as she focused on the target and pointed at the bull¡¯s-eye. ¡®Whizz!¡¯ The arrow flew away with a twang in the air. But it didn¡¯t fly towards the bull¡¯s-eye. It just flew away high into the sky and far away. Chapter 4.1 Selena stared blankly at the arrow. ¡°I obviously just aimed and shot at the bull¡¯s-eye¡­.¡± She murmured. It seems that she had no talent whatsoever in archery. Well that was okay. As they say, a genius in one field can be a hopeless mess in another. Selena gave a jerk and lowered her bow, as she said: ¡°I think that I need to practice a lot. I will practice more thoroughly from tomorrow.¡± The instructor shook his head and said, ¡°Before that,¡± he pointed his hand towards the place where the arrow had flown, ¡°Pick it up.¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± ¡°Pick it up.¡± ¡®God damn it¡¯ Selena rubbed her forehead ¡°You have to be back in five minutes and continue practicing!¡± Selena found this to be greatly humiliating. She bit her teeth and broke into a run. *** ¡°Even if you shoot, do you have to shoot so far away¡­?¡± Selena scowled as she scratched her back, as she dug out the arrows. Somehow, she felt that things have been twisted since the first day. And it was very troublesome to go to two classes every day. She was not actually scared of getting married or going to a matchmaker¡¯s meeting. Though she did not have much experience with dating in her previous life, she was still able to hold her own for a long time. However¡­ If she grabbed attention in any way¡­. She didn¡¯t like it. Nor was it a situation that she wanted to imagine. If she made a single mistake and it was found out that she was a woman¡­ Selena patted her chest down and saw that it was still flat. No matter how identical she was to Celestine, she couldn¡¯t avoid having the skeletal structure of her gender. She was a woman in military uniform. Though no one looked closely at her right now, no one can predict what could happen in the future. She should avoid being noticeable as much as possible. It was essential that no one ever found out that she wasn¡¯t her brother. ¡®It just meant that the basic average should be maintained.¡¯ Selena gave a long sigh, ¡®Celestine, just come back. I will give you a concussion.¡¯ ¡°Where did the arrow go again?¡± She was sure that it had fallen at the back of the training field, where the grass grew lushly. Finding an arrow in such a place was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Selena looked around nervously, ruffling her hair. Just then, not so far away there was a glint of an arrowhead. She walked quickly towards it. ¡°I couldn¡¯t find it because of where I was standing¡­¡± But she couldn¡¯t finish her statement. Because, Ignis was standing right in front of the place, where the arrow was stuck. Selena could only blink without saying anything. Because he was the last person she wanted to encounter. ¡°You¡­.¡± The man narrowed his eyes. He seemed to be observing Selena¡¯s face, ¡°Celestine Evans, right?¡± Ignis, the person she never ever wanted to face, was standing right in front of her. ¡®Why?¡­..Why?¡­ Didn¡¯t I make a pledge just an hour ago to never face him?¡¯ Selena thought with frustration. Didn¡¯t she keep an eye out so that she would never meet this man and stand out in his eyes? But what was this situation. This was a classic example of when things can go wrong, they will definitely go wrong. She thought that perhaps her horoscope today had the worst fortune. ¡°Sir Celestine Evans. That is your name correct?¡± Ignis smiled as he held his hand out for a handshake, as if he cared whether he got her name correct or not. Selena shuddered as she quickly nodded. It was awkward. She was reminded of the etiquette rule which said that you should never make eye contact without permission, when you face a member of the Imperial family. Even in this situation, the fact that she was worried about etiquette made her give out a self-deprecating laugh. ¡°Yes, I am honored to meet you, your majesty.¡± Selena shook Ignis¡¯ hand ¡°How do you know me?¡± Ignis asked in a surprised tone. Selena flinched and quickly let go of his hand ¡°Uh¡­.. Three years ago, I saw you for the first time from a distance, when you returned victoriously from the battle with the Penoc Kingdom.¡± Of course, it was all a lie. Selena silently rolled her eyes and said ¡°Your majesty¡¯s appearance was so outstanding when you entered in the parade. How could I forget it?¡± It can be said that everything that came out of her mouth was to overcome this situation as fast as possible. Selena gulped, suppressing her nervousness. ¡°Haha, though you don¡¯t look like it, you¡¯re really good at making jokes. Raise your head.¡± ¡°¡­Yes? Even if I look up, I don¡¯t think that I should look at your majesty¡¯s face.¡± Though Selena was reluctant to do so, she could not help but raise her head. And squarely met Ignis¡¯ eyes in front of her. Ignis, when seen up close, had a much more striking appearance than she had imagined. His large, red eyes with long lashes were sharp but moist at the same time and the raised nose was smooth enough to draw a curved line over it. His red lips that contrasted with his white skin felt seductive along with his fluffy silver hair all of the combined so beautifully together and made him look perfect.