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Chapter Two
How can a human eat this?
Between the crusty bread that was difficult to chew, a single wilted cucumber.
A strangely colored piece of butter that was clearly about to spoil.
This carelessly prepared breakfast tasted absolutely terrible.
“I wasn't even hoping for a steak, but this is too much.”
I want to eat noodles or triangle kimbap at least...
Not this old cold food!
After I forced myself to satisfy my hunger and go to the bathroom, the iced bath water was naturally prepared.
I dipped my hand slightly into the old bathtub and shivered.
“It's so cold!”
If this was the Fraser family, even the pony wouldn't wash his body with such ice water.
At this point, I felt something strange.
“Was Tullia really poor?”
I understood that the Marquis Fraser, Tullia's father, was a petty man and did not send child support to his daughter.
But for now, Tullia was staying in the Grand Duke's castle.
'Should there at least be a budget to maintain a minimum level of dignity?'
Even if she wasn't living a luxurious life, it didn't make sense for the Grand Duke's legitimate granddaughter to live a life more like a beggar.
I had a strong feeling that something was wrong. This was just a hunch for Inna, who grew up eating leftovers at home from a young age.
No, even when I first started out as a kuriku, I never lived this miserable.
Even though Kuriko was in the status of an illegitimate child he was looked down upon due to his mixed slave blood.
“Ah, it's cold...”
Even though I had only washed my face, my body was shaking like an aspen tree.
I buried myself under the blanket and waited for my body temperature to return, then apparently passed out.
'What?'
When I opened my eyes to a small presence, I saw the back of the maid quickly running out the door.
“Excuse me...”
Even though I called out in my sleep, the maid did not look back and closed the door forcefully!
A situation similar to isolating a plague patient.
Anyone could see that she was clearly avoiding Tullia, who was clearly the master.
Maybe I could understand when Tullia was picking out maids without connections to sell, but right now she was just a poor young woman who didn't even know what such things were.
In other words, this was absolutely disrespectful to Tullia.
Whether it's freezing to death, starving to death, or dying of neglect.
I had no intention of choosing any of these three. I, who was fast asleep under the blanket, immediately jumped up.
“Don't underestimate my N years of secret baking experience.”
Thanks to playing for a very long time, I knew very well who was in charge of the internal household affairs of the Grand Duchy of Fraser, which rivaled the current Imperial Family.
Just as I made a move to go look for him.
“…?!”
I was so frightened that I froze in place. I didn't have a choice.
"What is this?"
The transparent status window began to float in the air.
[System: status window]
Tulia Fraser (15 years old)
-Owned coins: 1000
Statistics
-Personality: -10
-Beauty: 8
-Capacity: -10
-Wealth: -9
-Luck: -10
Overall rating: F-
My eyes widened.
Was I dreaming while standing? I stared blankly for a moment.
I was struck with a strange feeling of déjà vu.
“I've seen this screen somewhere before.”
The memory that was blurry like ink mixed with water suddenly became clear.
“Could this be the secret bread…?”
Suddenly, my eyes widened. I remembered late.
This was the interface screen I played until I died.
Simply put, the status window.
Why did this appear before my eyes? Was I seeing something? A subconscious thought came to me.
“Could it be like in the game, where I'm supposed to raise Tullia instead of Kuriko…”
This cannot be…
“…!”
Suddenly, full-color text appeared before my eyes like a megaphone.
[System: The main quest has been activated!]
Main content: Clearing karma
You are trash!
You don't have money, you're out of luck, and everyone hates you!
(Except one person) No one likes you!
Goal: Reach Rank A before the “real person” appears!
On failure: death
The strong word “death” caught my attention.
I quickly regained consciousness and read the text floating in the air again.
Goal: Reach Rank A before the “real person” appears!
A rank? Before the real one appears?
Suddenly something happened.
“Could it be Kuriko…?”
He must be referring to Kuriko, the heroine of the original novel.
And so it goes with original content as well.
The story begins when Kuriko joins this family.
In other words, I need to reach A-Rank and survive before Kuriko shows up…
Isn't the difficulty too harsh?
She looked at the status window again with desperate eyes.
[System: status window]
Tulia Fraser (15 years old)
-Owned coins: 1000
Statistics
-Personality: -10
-Beauty: 8
-Capacity: -10
-Wealth: -9
-Luck: -10
Overall rating: F-
Is it possible to survive with these shocking statistics? How am I supposed to reach rank A?
Kuriko, the heroine of the original novel, had a much lower difficulty level for development.
Not only were her raw stats better, but her overall rating also started at C, right in the middle.
Unless you were deliberately trying to see a hidden ending, even getting an F- was extremely difficult.
Moreover, to achieve A rank, I would inevitably have to deal with male commanders…
Bang bang!
At that moment the bedroom door opened with a sound that sounded like it would break wood.
“You beggar.”
This man whose face was filled with the desire to fight was none other than Tedric.
I never expected to see him first.
He was Tullia's cousin, and his father, Viscount Lilius, was the younger brother of Tullia's father, the Marquis Fraser.
Viscount Lilius was responsible for the internal affairs of the Grand Duke's castle.
“How did he know that I would look for his father and come here first like this?”
This man, Tedric Fraser, clearly had great animosity towards Tullia.
“Ah, right.”
In 2008, his relationship with Tullia was also very bad.
Tulia was bullying Kuriko, and Tedric would constantly fight with her while protecting Kuriko.
But now there's no Kuriko here, so why would he come and start a fight like this?
Just by looking at his facial expression, this man Tedric Fraser looked like a villain.
When she looked at him calmly, Tedric squinted his eyes, apparently annoyed.
“Why is this beggar looking with her eyes wide open?”
Thanks to Tulia's flowing memories, I can easily predict what this man will say next.
First, criticize Tulia's living situation.
“By the way, your warehouse… no, your castle seems to be collapsing every time I see it.”
Then he criticized Tullia's circumstances.
Well, I guess nothing can be done about it because your grandfather gave you indefinite house arrest.
Finally, a criticism of Tullia's life.
Hey, wait. It is true that your father abandoned you, so what injustice made you make such a mess at the banquet? That's why you can't escape this embarrassing situation. How embarrassing.
“Ah, this bastard.”
Today was the same consistent pattern as always.
Honestly, I didn't know that when I was playing the game. But now that I was Tulia, I couldn't understand her at all.
Why exactly are all the Frasier family members except Tullia depicted as bland supporting characters in?
Are these people acting like angels with Kuriko?
Or does the heroine's power influence these people and turn them into angels?
Even that guy who constantly makes fun of Tullia because she lives in a warehouse instead of a castle?
"Hey! Are you ignoring me? This abandoned beggar has incredible pride!"
When I didn't react, Tedric's voice rose, apparently because he thought he was being ignored.
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