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Chapter 1

Prologue

Before me stands a boy, downy and small, with a youthful air.

He exudes the aura of a young master from a wealthy family, his plump cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, and his sapphire blue eyes sparkle like sunlit ripples on a lake.

Indeed, he is already quite adorable as he is, but he is destined to become the most handsome man on the continent when he grows up.

However, it is not only his appearance that is extraordinary.

This child can become anything.

Anything he truly desires.

Because he is, after all, the protagonist of this world.

"Ah, good morning, Belinda."

Leo, utterly nervous and craning his neck like a meerkat as he greets me, is exceedingly cute as always.

Towards Leo, who will only become cuter tomorrow than he is today, I offered the most benevolent smile I could muster.

'Yes, it seems our Leo slept well last night.'

...is what I wanted to say.

"Hmph, judging by that lazy look on your face, you must have slept very soundly last night."

My mouth, of its own accord, spat out a sarcastic remark.

The boy became dejected, like a puppy with drooping ears.

Seeing this, my heart burned with anguish, but I steeled myself and pointed to the door with my folding fan.

Leo fidgeted with his hands clasped in front of him, glancing at me with his large eyes, before finally trudging out of the room.

Click.

Only after the door closed and I was alone did the aristocratic stiffness drain from my back.

I gnawed on the end of my fan, and finally, unable to contain my frustration, I dove onto the bed and kicked my feet in the air.

Damn Belinda!

"Why can't I say I like him when I like him!"

As I screamed, a System window flickered into my view.

Synchronization in progress.

It has already been a month since I entered this game.

Yet, today as well, I relentlessly hurled harsh words at the protagonist.

Which meant that, if things continued this way, my Death ending would be firmly sealed, and the genre would be changed from a healing game to a killing game.