In Place of Losing My Memory, I Remembered That I Was the Fiancée of the Capture Target - Chapter 4.1

“——Are you playing the Prince route?”

“Not yet. I’m replaying Patrick’s route again.”

“Huh, why? Do you like Patrick?”

“Hmm… I was just wondering if there is any other route than elopement.”

“Like a friendship ending or something?”

“Yeah, I wonder if it’ll end up like that.”

“But why doesn’t Patrick’s fiancée appear in the game? Even if they don’t get along, it wouldn’t be strange for her to show up, considering she’s such a significant presence.”

“Oh, but Patrick’s fiancée does appear.”

“Really? Where?”

“Not in Patrick’s route, though. She appears in a hidden character’s route.”

“A hidden character? Wasn’t that the dangerous one?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“But why does Patrick’s fiancée show up?”

“That’s because the hidden route–…”

—

“Ah…”

I woke up in the middle of the dream.

…That was… right, it was a conversation with my friend from my past life.

Was I… in the game?

Why did I forget about that conversation until now?

Who exactly is this hidden character they were talking about?

I feel like there was more to that conversation in the dream… but I can’t remember.

—It feels like it was something really important…

“Ah…”

As I tried to get up, a pain shot through my face.

When I touched my forehead, it still felt warm.

Three days ago, at the soirée, Marguerite hit me with her fan, causing me to lose consciousness and collapse.

Although I didn’t stay bedridden for days like when I lost my memory, I woke up the next morning, but with a fever. I’ve been resting at home ever since.

With the summer break starting in a few days, I probably won’t be able to go back to school until the break ends. Besides, even if my fever goes down, my family probably won’t let me go outside with bruises on my face.

I thought I had regained my memory at that time.

But… when I woke up, it seemed like I forgot again.

I remember calling the prince Leo.

—I think I used to call him that.

But what happened between the prince and me… I couldn’t remember.

“Xia.”

Theodore peered in.

“Are you awake?”

“I just woke up. Are you going to the academy?”

“Yeah.”

Theodore sat on the edge of the bed and touched my forehead.

“It’s still warm.”

“But I feel better than yesterday.”

“…Sorry, for leaving you…”

“I told you already. You don’t have to apologize every time.”

Theodore always apologizes whenever he brings up the soirée incident.

If I hadn’t been alone at that time… I wouldn’t have been hit by Marguerite for sure.

But.

“Even if you hadn’t left me alone at that time, Marguerite-sama would have come to me eventually… It was better that it happened in front of everyone.”

If that had happened in a place where no one could see… the fact that the daughter of a duke hit the daughter of a count might have been overlooked.

It seems that what will happen to Marguerite is still undecided.

I think it’s already okay for her to be suspended, but Patrick and the prince are furious about it.

She’s still in the royal palace’s dungeon.

“But Xia got hurt.”

“…It can’t be helped.”

“Because I… left you alone at that time…”

Theodore touched my cheek where the bruise was still visible.

It still looked bruised and swollen.

“…It’ll disappear soon.”

The doctor said it wouldn’t leave any marks.

It’ll probably be gone by the end of the summer break.

“But…”

“I’m really okay now.”

I looked into Teodoro’s eyes and smiled.

“If you don’t hurry, you’ll be late, right?”

“…Then, I’ll go.”

“Take care. Oh, Theo.”

“What is it?”

“Tell Rebecca to come and see me, okay?”

There are a lot of things I want to ask her about.

“Got it.”

Theodore lightly kissed my cheek and left the room.