“I'm sorry... But we need to break up.”
This phrase, thrown out without any regret, literally turned my whole life upside down.
Before this, we had been dating for four years, and I sincerely thought everything was fine. Until one day... My best friend accidentally caught my girlfriend cheating. This happened literally the day before our anniversary. As it turned out, all this time she had just been lying to me.
To say I was shocked would be an understatement.
She didn't even show any remorse towards me.
“...it's really not you,” my now ex-girlfriend reluctantly justified herself, “We just aren't right for each other.”
After these words, she left, leaving me alone in the cafe in complete bewilderment. Not knowing what to do, I stared blankly at one spot, trying to process what had happened.
A burning pain in my chest. The only feeling I had right now.
She invited me to the cafe to talk, and I was still hoping we might reconcile... How stupid. I wanted to tear my hair out at my own naivety. How could I have not noticed all these signs for so many years?
I really am a fool.
“At the very least, you could have told me directly, instead of lying to my face!”
Sadness and resentment overwhelmed me, and to get rid of them, I decided to drown my sorrow in alcohol. Even though I knew that drinking was absolutely forbidden for me. Due to my poor tolerance for alcohol, I could easily pass out after the first glass.
But at that moment, I didn't care. I didn't care even if I got drunk and died afterwards.
To hell with it! I will never date anyone again!
That's what I decided, finishing my second bottle of dry red wine. What's the point of these relationships if they only leave emptiness and disappointment? I'd rather be alone for the rest of my days.
Never. I will never trust anyone again in my life!
I didn't know how many hours had passed since I had my first glass, but it was already late. I put my head on the table and started to fall asleep. The waiter shook my shoulder, trying to wake me up, but all his attempts were in vain.
“Miss, our establishment is already closing...”
Everything around me turned into a fog.
My last thought was that I would definitely get revenge on that bitch. Tomorrow I'll go to her work and cause a scene. Or maybe even find her new girlfriend... Anyway, she won't get rid of me that easily!
I was so angry that I was ready to do anything to regain my lost dignity. I won't let her just wipe her feet on me like that.
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But I didn't know that “tomorrow” would never come for me.
I got so drunk that I eventually passed out. And when I came to... The world around me had changed drastically. More precisely, this world had become completely different.
In my past life, I was a person who loved reading web novels.
This was my main escape in everyday life. Reading until the night sky gave way to a bright morning was a common thing, and staying cooped up in my room during weekends was perfectly ordinary.
I was also into cooking and sometimes did social activities, but if I had to name my favorite hobby, it would undoubtedly be web novels.
I read novels of various genres, from romance to horror. “Darker than Black” was one of the novels I read in my previous life. First of all, I was interested in the concept of this novel. Although it was a fantasy novel with an emphasis on action, the main character was a girl. Moreover, it had an R-19 age restriction.
At first, I didn't understand why. The cover seemed quite harmless to me...
The novel was set in a medieval empire — revolving around the heroine's struggle against the main villainess. The story centered on the imperial family. Politics, bloodshed, revenge, and other things that would appeal to lovers of court intrigues.
The Second Princess, Jerica de Ronan, was the main heroine of the novel. A Captain of the Imperial Army who fought against injustice and strove to lead her country to a better future. In other words, everything like a knight in shining armor, but in a female form.
Kaena de Ronan, the Crown Princess and main villainess, was her complete opposite. She was the embodiment of greed and stopped at nothing to achieve her goals.
Once, the imperial family had driven her away and made her an outcast, and now the girl was ready to do anything to avenge her suffering. Kaena intended to bring the entire empire to ruin. Jerica, in turn, tried by all means to stop her.
During this internecine conflict, many innocent people suffered. Almost every chapter described scenes of violence and gore.
Crown Princess Kaena was the most disgusting character I had ever known. She was completely insane. Even through the screen, I felt terrified when I read the chapters written from her perspective.
However, that didn't change the fact that this was also one of the most gripping stories I had ever read.
In just two days, I read all the chapters that were freely available.
Due to a lack of money, I couldn't pay for the subscription and finish the novel. So, to find out the content of the last chapters, I had to spend an evening on the internet.
Fortunately, on one forum, I was finally able to find the long-awaited spoilers. It turned out that the main wish of most readers, including mine, had come true. The villainess, Kaena de Ronan, was dead!
This happened almost at the very end.
In the penultimate episode, the main heroine and the villainess clashed in their final duel. The Crown Princess, a sword master, was no easy opponent. After a brutal battle, Jerica finally managed to defeat her older sister. The Crown Princess died in agony, and after that, peace finally reigned in the Empire.
Perhaps, for a novel of this genre, this was the best possible climax. I was glad that Kaena ultimately received retribution for all her deeds. This was exactly how she should have died. Humiliated and completely helpless.
At least, that was the original plot.
Because it so happened that I transmigrated into this novel.
I became Camilla de Walte, a nameless character with no storyline, appearing only a couple of times in the background.
I was born into a ducal family where my father and older brother hate me fiercely. All because my mother died giving me life.
However, I didn't care about that. After all, I was the only one who knew what would happen to this country in the future.
Soon, due to the actions of the main villainess, the empire would be plunged into chaos. Many commoners and aristocrats would simply die in this bloody massacre. And the duke's youngest daughter was just one more corpse in that common pile.
Now, finding myself in this crazy world, I pursued only one goal — to live until the end of the plot, which, fortunately, was supposed to be over in just a year. As soon as the main villainess died, peace and prosperity would come to the empire, and I could live without fear for my future.
Okay. I just need to hold on for one year.