Celebrity Lady

As I stared blankly at them, Rebecca whispered quietly in my ear.

“Princess Lillia Diollus and Prince Ricky Diollus, the children of the former Duke Diollus VII and the old madam. All of you were born and raised like siblings, but they are my lady’s aunt and uncle. Do you remember them?”

What kind of bullshit— I shook my head as I listened to Rebecca’s last question asking if I remembered them.

Roughly looking at the atmosphere, the relationship between the siblings and I…

I don’t know, but the relationship seemed to be the worst. If we had a good relationship, there was no way they would say such a thing to someone who had almost died.

“Oho, sweets.”

Ricky, the boy who was sitting proudly with his legs crossed, took a cookie from the table, put it in his mouth, and pretended to vomit.

“How could you have been eating this before jumping into the pond? That’s why you gain weight.”

[T/N: I’m not sure if this is what this sentence implies, but where I came from, there’s a saying that if you bathe right after a meal, you will get fat faster.]

“Rubette, did you jump into the pond yesterday because Kedrick wanted you to get out of my sight because it was disgusting to see your face?”

Lillia asked with a smirk as if she was having fun.

I couldn’t understand why they were so hostile, but one thing was certain.

‘This girl has been harassed and teased to death.’

Considering the level of ridicule, it seems that it was not even a light prank level. If it had been tolerable, she wouldn’t have thrown herself into the pond with the intention of dying.

The moment when my compassion for the unknown owner of this body is about to bloom.

Ricky came over with a chuckle.

“Ouch!”

Then he sat down next to me and stretched out his hand to pinch my belly.

‘This madman. What the hell is this?’

The prank with quite a lot of power was painful enough to bring tears to my eyes, and the feeling was dirtier than the pain.

I, Juliet Karenina, swear, had never been treated like this before in my life.

Envy and jealousy towards the famous me were common, but I was not sad that some people harbored those kinds of feelings towards me, who was so perfect.

But what is this? After being treated like this, I couldn’t even win mentally by saying, ‘It is because I’m so good’.

“Ouh, it’s disgusting. It’s so greasy. Is this what Kedrick was talking about?”

“Hahaha… Oh, you idiot. Don’t make me laugh.”

The young demons were busy laughing and mocking the person in front of them.

Rebecca was just biting her lips with a sad expression on her face as she saw me being bullied. She said she was a maid, and didn’t seem to be in a position to help.

“Hey, where the hell is your neck? Let’s see, shall we find our lost Rubette’s neck?”

Ricky, who had been giggling, reached out his hand this time towards my chin.

Takk!

But before he could reach me, I immediately slapped his hand away. Ricky’s eyes widened.

“What are you doing?”

It was too early to be surprised.

Slap!

As I swung my hand towards Ricky’s cheek, his fragile-looking head was gracefully bent.

“Oof!”

“C-crazy…”

Rebecca covered her mouth in surprise, and Lillia flinched in shock.

It might have been itchy if I had slapped him with my original thin hand, but the cheek that was beaten by this thick hand would hurt quite a bit. In the meantime, I thought it was a sham.

Ricky, who was trembling, slowly grabbed his cheek and turned his bent head to look at me.

“You, you, you…”

“It’s very unpleasant. If you do this one more time, I will report you for molestation.”

“Wh-what?”

“Where the hell did you learn to put your hands on a lady’s body? You don’t look so young that it is impossible that you haven’t learned that contact without consent is a crime.”

Ricky’s eyes fluttered in embarrassment at my reaction. He quickly got up and, unable to contain his anger, trembled and pointed at me.

“H-how dare this wench put her hand on my face? Y-y-you… You think my mother’s gonna stay put when she finds out?”

“Haa…”

I said he looks young, but he really is a kid. I can’t believe he’s saying that he’s going to tell his mom!

My fighting power that had risen to the top of my head decreased as if cold water had been poured over it.

What the hell am I doing with these kids?

“Yeah, feel free to tell her. But, I won’t let you brother and sister go twice if you do this again. I’ll show you that life is real, so be prepared.”

“W-what is this pig saying?!”

“Ri-Ricky, let’s just get out of here. The doctor said that she’s out of her mind. Let’s just tell Mother as soon as we get back.”

“H-hmph! You are dead! You’ll see!”

Lillia stopped the excited Ricky and left my room.

Silence settled in the room after a whirlwind.

Meanwhile, Rebecca was still looking at me with her mouth shut.

“M-my lady…”

Judging from her reaction, the series of situations of me slapping Ricky on the cheek and causing a commotion didn’t seem like something the owner of this body would do.

Feeling exhausted for a moment, I lay flat on my back and told Rebecca.

“Will you please leave? This is such a stupid dream, I need to wake up quickly. Let me take a nap to sober up.”

Rebecca nodded her head hesitantly and left, and I forced myself to close my eyes and go to sleep.

This situation right now seems so real… Still, I hope it will be a dream, earnestly wishing for it.

***

Have I slept for 6 hours?

I was in despair as I alternately looked out the darkened window and in the mirror. Even after I woke up, my strange appearance remained.

“This is absurd, seriously…”

My reflection in the mirror was just an ugly, dull little girl. There was no glamorous celebrity Juliet Karenina anywhere.

It was at that moment when I was moved to tears at the bewildered and complicated heart.

Suddenly, something black and squishy-looking popped out of my head.

“Oh, shit!”

Surprised, I screamed and stood still.

At first glance, it looked like a black mass of filth from a garbage dump, but it was completely separated from my head and gradually took shape.

“Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Please…”

Stepping back in surprise, I felt more like fainting.

Eventually, the “it” with all its shape…

‘What the hell is that?!’

A person? No, it looked like a person, but it was not.

Dark, sticky-looking skin and muscular body. The place where the eyeballs should have been was empty, the nose was all two holes, and the white tongue protruding from the ripped mouth fluttered.

It looked like a terrifying alien from a movie somewhere.

“G-go away! Don’t come closer!”

“Wait a minute. Calm down. Don’t get excited, Juliet Karenina.”

The alien followed me in an instant as I ran away frantically.

“Oh, how can I calm down!? Look at what you look like!”

“Aha.”

Soon the alien, who stood still, snapped his fingers-like-thing once. At the same time, something magical happened.

‘I-it changed?’

The alien turned into a strange man I had never seen before in an instant.

With brown hair and blue eyes, in the form of a boy about the same age as this body.

“Is this better? It’s the face of Kedrick Reiger, whom Rubette likes the most.”

“…”

I began to take a calm, deep breath, in the most unbelievable and unrealistic situation I had encountered.

Is it because of the alien’s appearance that has become human? My heart, which was beating with excitement, calmed down slowly.

I felt like it wouldn’t be strange if one more alien appeared because I had already been through some absurd situations.

“Huu…”

I said calmly.

“I don’t know if that face is this body’s owner’s taste, but…”

“…”

“…It’s not my taste.”

“…What?”

People here only speak Korean, so I described it more specifically for him to understand.

“I mean, uh, like… More mature? Strong body? I like it that way.”

“Aha.”

In the midst of this, the alien, who exclaimed dazedly at my words expressing my firm taste, snapped his fingers again.

He changed into the form of a certain young man as I had ordered this time.

He had pretty silver hair and golden eyes, a handsome man who’d look strong once he took off his shirt.

“Oh, my God…”

Surprised that the alien was so handsome, I forgot the seriousness of the situation and looked at his face as if possessed.

The alien smirked as if he was satisfied with my reaction.

“He’s famous for being the most handsome guy in this empire. Prince Lark van Rashmagh Descarde.”

“…Yes. This face is definitely my cup of tea.”

“Thank you.”

You have to admit that you have to admit. I nodded obediently to the smiling alien.

And then.

“You.”

I suddenly approached him and grabbed him by the collar as if I was afraid that he’d run away.

“…”

“Before, obviously, you called my real name ‘Juliet Karenina’. Do you know why I am trapped in this dreamlike reality now?”

The alien, who was staring down at me with a handsome face, soon replied with a strange look.

“…That’s right.”