Chapter 33

※This time, it is not a story but a supplement to the story.

※I apologize for making it a bit complicated.

※The story will continue next time, so it's fine to skip this part and move on without reading it.

※Feel free to skip the long section at the beginning and go straight to the summary of the "Final Chapter" timeline at the bottom.

★【First Time World】

- Meruk, who has memories from his previous life, is born (an orphan, parents unknown).

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- Meruk is adopted by the Schrengen Baron family and receives education.

- Through his education, he learns the names of the country and high-ranking nobles, realizing that this world is from the otome game "The Night Clears When the Flowers Bloom."

- He also realizes that he is the game's "Heroine."

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- Meruk is selected as a "Special Student" and enrolls in the Royal Academy.

- Using his knowledge from the otome game, he makes contact with the six target characters.

- His goal is not to create a reverse harem but to resolve each of their "troubles."

- In doing so, he pursues the Leonhardt route.

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- In the summer of Meruk Schrengen's second year, the Leonhardt route and the Good End route are confirmed.

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- Serious bullying of Meruk begins around the middle of the first semester of his second year.

- However, even before that, there had been some harassment, though not as severe.

- He was disliked for being a "commoner," a "former orphan," and the top student in his grade.

- Additionally, his close interactions with high-ranking noble heirs, including the prince, lowered his reputation among others.

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- Due to various schemes or misunderstandings, Angelina leads the bullying of Meruk (a case of wrongful accusation).

※In the first world, Angelina's personality and character are the same.

※However, due to her education as a princess, her coldness is more pronounced.

※Moreover, although she is excellent, her inherent temperament and the role of a princess or crown princess do not fully align, so she is not at her full potential.

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- In the Leonhardt route, the other targets' affection levels are higher than Meruk expected.

- Shulk, seen as a "bratty kid," supports Meruk and is hostile towards Angelina.

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- The in-game "Judgment" takes place at the graduation party, but as a precaution, Meruk arranges for the judgment to occur a week before the party.

- Angelina, the crown prince's fiancée, has her engagement broken off.

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- Afterward, Angelina takes a leave of absence from the academy and goes into seclusion and recovery at her family's mansion in the capital.

※The Duke acknowledges that he could not dissuade the foster daughters, including Misha, and accepts the engagement's cancellation.

※Concerned that Angelina might become a target of public criticism during the heightened popularity of the Alstroemia royal family, he quickly had her step down.

(As the royal family understood the need to introduce Alstroemia blood, they judged that persisting would not change the situation.)

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- Strong hostility from Leonhardt and others, who remained quiet in Meruk's presence, leads to a proposal to the Steizen family for severe punishment of Angelina.

※There were marriage proposals that amounted to harassment (e.g., an elderly man or a disreputable man's second wife).

※However, the Duke's family could not accept such a punishment just because Meruk, a descendant of the former royal family, remained silent, as the infidelity started on Leonhardt's side.

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- A discussion between the Duke and Carlos.

- The Duke, who received education and is excellent, does not want to demean Angelina by marrying her off just to satisfy the prince and others.

- As a compromise, Carlos suggests that she marry into the Northern Border Baron family, where the territory is in a difficult situation.

- As a result, Angelina marries the Baltsline Border Baron and leaves the academy to move to the border.

※Carlos also believes that a scenario where Angelina becomes a second wife to an ugly old man is unacceptable.

※While he is angry about the bullying (misunderstanding) of Meruk, his anger is more rooted in disappointment with her original evaluation.

※He acknowledges Angelina's talent as a "sister" and has no intention of demeaning her as a woman.

※However, he evaluated Ash more favorably based on his youth and talent rather than a thorough investigation of his character.

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- Meruk reaches the happy ending part of the game.

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- Data loss, or rather, "some failure," leads to Meruk being entrapped in the noble society and becoming embroiled in scandal.

(Due to the malice of the noble society and her lack of accurate self-assessment, she falls into a trap and is easily entrapped.)

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- Leonhardt, Neil, and Shulk propose a time reversal spell to return to the past.

(If any of the three are on Meruk's side, this proposal will be made.)

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- Meruk recognizes the time reversal spell as one of the game elements.

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- Reset. The time reversal begins.

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★【Time Looping】

- Various patterns are tried, but a "satisfactory" ending is not reached.

- If someone remembers, it's easy to suggest "time reversal," leading to repeated loops.

- As Neil and Shulk's research on magic progresses, they discover the "pitfalls" of the time reversal spell.

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- It is decided not to loop Meruk's memory.

- Despite this, the loops continue without success.

- Gradually, everyone becomes exhausted.

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- Shulk alone retains his memory, while everyone else agrees to let go of theirs.

- Shulk, who had a complex about his younger self, never intended to let go of his memory.

- After repeated "failures," he lost his sense of omnipotence and began to develop a more humble personality.

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- Shulk's memory-retaining loop begins.

- He loops more times than he later tells Neil.

- During this time, he discovers his research-oriented nature and shifts his focus to studying magic, neglecting Meruk and Angelina's issues.

- By distancing himself from romantic entanglements and avoiding forced failures, he begins to understand Angelina's situation more clearly.

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- Shulk, tormented by guilt, resolves to end this situation.

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★【The Previous Time World】

- A world where only Shulk retains the memory of the previous time.

- To accurately understand the situation, Shulk tries to maintain a state close to the "First World" and observes it.

- Everyone moves as they did in the "First World," and Angelina's engagement is broken off.

- Similarly, Meruk fails to adapt to the noble society and fails.

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- Shulk realizes that without any intervention, Meruk and others are destined to fail.

- He understands that those who are destined to fail are the ones who resort to the time reversal spell.

※Those who can succeed on their own or are already successful have no need to reverse time.

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- He judges that the consequences of reversing time are greater because they were originally destined to fail.

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- Understanding this, Shulk actively intervenes to save his former comrades, love interests, and Angelina.

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【Neil and Shulk's Dialogue】※When Shulk, who is in the magic tower, meets them.

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★【The Current Time World with Protagonist Angelina】

【Preventing Leonhardt and Angelina's Engagement】※When Angelina is 13 years old.

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【Angelina and Ash's Engagement】※When Angelina is 15 (before turning 16).

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【Meruk Completes the Encounter Event with Leonhardt】※On Angelina's first day of enrollment.

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【Neil Contacts Carlos at the Academy】※After Angelina's enrollment, once Carlos's stance towards Meruk is confirmed.

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【Carlos Tries to Avoid Angelina】※When Angelina is in her first year.

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【Carlos Contacts Sandica and Makes a Proposal】※Around the second semester of the first year.

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【Meruk Receives Bold Approaches from Leonhardt】※After the second semester of the first year.

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【Sandica Tries to Woo Meruk】※After the second semester of the first year.

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【Shulk Rejects the Encounter Event with Meruk】※Around the third semester of the first year.

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【Angelina Hears Carlos's Proposal】※When she enters her second year.

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【Carlos's Proposal is Presented to the Royal Family】※In the first semester of the second year.

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【Angelina Receives a Letter from Viscount Milanetta】※In the first semester of the second year.

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【Meruk Realizes This World is Not an Otome Game and Meets Angelina】※In the first semester of the second year.

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【Meruk Participates in the Princess Education】※In the first semester of the second year.

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【Dennis Learns About the Festival in the Milanetta Territory】※Around the end of the first semester of the second year.

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★【The Festival in the Milanetta Territory】

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【Fried Apologizes to Angelina】※In the late third semester of the second year, a week before the third-year graduation party.

This is the second installment of the "In-Game Explanation" series.

The author doesn't understand the timeline? Ha, no way. Ha.

※I have made minor adjustments to the timeline and content of the Sandica chapter.