The world went completely dark. In the darkness, I thought, “This isn’t possession, it’s regression.” Not a meaningless dream, nor a dream shown by the Holy Grail, but memories I once had. I had a clue why I hadn’t remembered this before. “The Holy Grail that breaks curses.” The Holy Grail broke my curse, and that’s why my memories returned. As the curses inside me gradually melted away, memories filled the spaces left behind. All around were fragments of memories cut like film strips. The film unfurled before my eyes. With each step I took in front of it, some scenes came one by one into my mind. “Erilot. Name this child Erilot. Tell her mother that she is sorry, truly sorry.” A hand on my newborn shoulder. From where the hand touched, a chain-like pattern spread out. I was cursed the moment I was born. Unable to manifest my blessing. “It’s you. You put paralysis in Balzac’s water.” “No, I didn’t! I just gave him my water because he said he was thirsty!” “Enough. I was foolish to drink water given by that guy.” The falling out with Balzac and Joshua was all a misunderstanding. The day before the match, Balzac took paralysis poison. Even though he knew his condition was poor, he went to the match and Geoffrey’s sword pierced his shoulder. The twins thought the paralysis poison was in the water I gave to Balzac. I was wronged, truly wronged... “Someone must have put paralysis in my water.” [Soon I’ll come to you. Happy birthday, Erilot.] A letter my father sent me on the day he died. He probably thought that now that he was gone, he could freely express his feelings and protect the children of the second generation. But the letter never reached me. The enemy troops invaded before the letter could be sent. The moment they faced the enemy, my father’s curse manifested. My father died stabbed by countless swords. “You were the one who revealed Marquis Debussy’s location.” “I—I’m the estate administrator...! I never imagined they’d disguise themselves!” “Fool... What kind of administrator asks their direct relatives for the positions of their retainers?” I think I tried hard to win my grandfather’s favor. I was tricked by disguised spies and exposed Marquis Debussy’s location. Because of that, Marquis Debussy died, and every day my grandfather stared out the window with a pale face. All these scenes turned into letters and flew toward me. A whirlwind of letters swirled around me. They passed me by and formed sentences. Sentences formed paragraphs, paragraphs formed a novel. That novel flew into a giant screen and settled. —was uploaded under that title to a novel site. Suddenly, the scene changed. A computer screen in Yoo Hyemin’s room turned on, showing the novel site. A red aura gathered and swallowed the letters. Sparks crackled, and the words in the window changed. The changed title was At that moment, I—Yoo Hyemin—entered the room. “Why is the computer on? Didn’t Seeun turn it off?” Yoo Hyemin sat down and clicked the novel. “That was my blessing.” was a novel born from my blessing. This world is not inside the novel... Suddenly, I opened my eyes. My chest ached as if struck by a hammer. My strength drained, and I even got a headache. I looked toward the voices. “They’re not Hilda and Greta.” It was Heidi and Betty. “I’m under Daymond’s jurisdiction.” “Heidi, how long was I unconscious?” “Half a year... Half a year!” Heidi and Betty burst into tears. The door opened and people rushed into the room. “There was movement?!” Balzac was the first to run in. Balzac’s eyes twisted when he saw me awake. Joshua covered his eyes with one hand, his expression unfamiliar. The last person to arrive was... He stared at me wildly. He was so emaciated and rough I barely recognized him. He slowly approached and sat beside the bed. “For the first time, I prayed to God.” “If I don’t take you away, I’ll do anything... anything.” His face twisted painfully as he held my hand, and then tears started falling. There were many servants and soldiers in the room; he cried because he was worried about me. The moment I woke here, I recalled the sloppy letter my father sent before dying in my first life. [Soon I’ll come to you. Happy birthday, Erilot.] My father died the same day he sent that letter. What must he have been thinking as he died? The twins approached me. “I won’t call you a baby anymore. I won’t do anything you dislike.” “I always regretted calling you a bastard.” Why did I hate you so much in my first life? In the end, at the last moment of my first life, it was you who held me. “I love you, brothers.” “I love you so much.” My family looked at me. “Dad, brothers, Enzo, Heidi, Betty, Michelan, they all love me... I’m glad to be back.” After news of my recovery spread, many gifts arrived. The Factory maids, Dione and Liantin. Dione received lots of herbs that restore energy. [I’m so happy you woke safely. I’m waiting for the day ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ you get healthy and we meet again. —Wishing you a speedy recovery, Dione] The letter was soaked with how happy she was that I woke. Liantin sent a teddy bear. [Since you don’t have the bunny doll you carried around in the Factory anymore, here’s a substitute, weakling. —Liantin, who placed 5th in the intermediate training room] She wrote casually but the letter’s corner was wet. “She’s a real tsundere.” Then I looked with tired eyes at another tsundere character, Han Jihyeok. “Who’s crying! Something got in my eye!” “Fine, fine. But I don’t have a bunny doll.” “It was hard enough to save you from that explosion, geez.” He said there were several mysterious explosions in the shrine after I collapsed. “That’s the Holy Grail.” I heard that relics explode when their power runs out. Fortunately, people evacuated safely before the explosion, and only the building collapsed. “There was someone with the blessing.” “I know, cousin Blizen.” “Right, your cousin.” One of the two kids in the senior training room among the three-year-olds. “They say you were consumed by bad energy before that explosion?” Not consumed by bad energy, but the effect of the curse breaking. “How strong was that curse?” Sighing, I suddenly stood up. “I’ve taken care of it.” A voice outside the door. Startled, I looked to see Michelan and Conrad standing by the door. “I found it when investigating the collapsed shrine. Luckily, I found it first and brought it all back without missing a single piece.” Conrad’s eyes were different. Usually kind eyes, now they looked like they could see through me. “That’s the Conrad others see.” “I heard rumors about a blessing stone...” Conrad closed his eyes tightly and sighed deeply. Michelan and Conrad entered. Michelan clicked the door shut. “I will tell you my secret.” Conrad took a rattling pouch from his chest and handed it to me. Opening the thick pouch, I found the blessing stone inside. When Conrad held the blessing stone, it vibrated and emitted light. The light pointed at... I stared at Conrad in surprise. “It’s my blessing. .” “Isn’t Conrad a commoner...?” “My mother was a noble. She ran away with my father, who was a commoner administrator, and gave birth to us.” That explained why Conrad became head of the Information Guild. “Then will you tell me the lady’s secret now?” “From the circumstances, I know this is the ‘material’ left by the previous generation in the lab. I risked my life to steal it from the family estate.” “I spoke with Michelan. They gave you orders even Michelan couldn’t understand?” I met Han Jihyeok’s eyes. He smiled sadly and shook his head, “It’s over.” “Yes, from now on, I need a loyal ally.” Not someone who guesses they’re on my side, but someone who truly serves only me. “Erilot. Erilot who has regressed.” “You thought this was a possession novel? It’s a regression story.” I told them everything. Their mouths dropped open. “So you’re a regressor...” “Miss, you endured such pain...” “So I’m not just a novel character...” Their reactions varied. The three men nodded. “Who cursed you... I wonder.” “I don’t know. Not all memories have returned.” I can’t remember who cursed me or how I ended up dying. “Looks like the curse isn’t fully broken yet.” Or maybe it’s a regression penalty. “One thing I do know. It’s someone in Astra’s direct lineage.” Everything that destroyed my first life happened at the Factory. “There will be many things to figure out... It’s confusing.” There is a clear task. Make my father a duke. So no enemy can interfere in my life anymore. The people in Daymond’s jurisdiction looked at the doctor and healer who treated me with trembling eyes. The doctor and healer exchanged looks, then nodded simultaneously. “You’re fully recovered.” “You are fully healed.” The lingering headache after waking was completely gone. No pain when I stretch in the morning. The managers raised both arms at the same time. “Now the general will work... sob.” “No more hellish overtime starting today.” It seemed they had a hard time while pushing the development hard, especially with my father absent. The men would now leave work on time, and I would begin working. The day after the full recovery diagnosis, I began packing. The twins followed me anxiously as I packed. “Eril, are you really going to the Factory?” There is too much to do. My father came to stop me dozens of times, saying it was okay to rest, but I said firmly, “Why aren’t you working?” “If mom doesn’t work, how will we raise the baby?” “......I was just about to go.” On the day the managers immediately sent my father back to work, I looked at him with eyes full of sweetness. Five days after full recovery. I boarded the carriage headed for the Factory.
