Chapter 1

List of Characters

Eliza Cardia

Born on the 9th of the 16th month, Year 606 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

The protagonist of this story. Reincarnated as the daughter of the Cardia Viscount, a villain character in a Western fantasy-style otome game she played in her previous life, but her life takes an unexpected turn.

Owe Cardia

Born in the Year 579 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar, died at 29

Eliza's father and the former lord of the Cardia territory. A madman who reduced his domain to poverty.

Count Teresia / Siegmund Teresia

Born on February 22, Year 539 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

An elderly count who came from the capital to serve as Eliza's guardian. A noble without a fief.

Camille Novak

6-9 years older than Eliza, born in autumn

A young boy who serves Eliza. He has traveled abroad with his father, a great merchant. For some reason, he calls Eliza "Tsar".

Rasivok

A wolf dragon that Eliza takes care of.

Lady Gaulton / Keri Sackwill Gaulton

Initially in her early 30s

A wet nurse hired by Count Teresia for Eliza. Born in the Grünfeld region and holds unique views on women.

Lady Maleshant / Regine Florence Maleshant

Initially in her late 20s

A governess hired by Count Teresia for Eliza.

Gunter Pavel

20 years older than Eliza

A young soldier in the Cardia domain army. He teaches Eliza sword and spear techniques. He used to be a bandit and has a very foul mouth.

Duke Lietelgau / Radian Teresia Lietelgau

The elder brother of Count Teresia and the head of the Teresia family. The Chancellor of the Arcsia Kingdom.

High Priest Faris

A high-ranking priest who is an acquaintance of Count Teresia.

Elise Schurstock

Born in the Year 603 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

A frail young girl staying in the Cardia domain for convalescence. The daughter of the Schurstock baron.

Berwey Mussel

Born in the Year 588 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

The secretary of Count Teresia.

Maya

Elise's personal maid.

Elise Chershtka / Ratka

Slightly older than Eliza

A child that Eliza is protecting.

Claudia Laurenzorel

Born on December 7, Year 596 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

A young girl staying in the Cardia domain as Eliza's playmate. Born into the Laurenzorel family and is skilled in martial arts. She has an extremely poor memory for names.

Mordon Margrave

Born in the Year 590 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

A young margrave ruling the Mordon Margravate. A handsome young man with silver hair. He has a son the same age as Eliza and is very fond of children.

Lady Ortensia

A wet nurse hired by Count Teresia for Eliza. She has an elusive personality.

Paulo Leffsky

A young soldier and squire in the Cardia domain army. He is also a squire in the cavalry. He is fast on his feet and fearless.

Elgnaud Einshvalk

Born in the Year 588 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

A knight serving as the captain of the first squad of the Ygphena Castle Knights. The third son of the Einshvalk Margravate. He is about the same age as Gunter or slightly younger.

Einshvalk Margravate

A middle-aged knight who commands the Ygphena Castle and the Ygphena Castle Knights.

Vormarf

The eldest son of the Einshvalk Margravate and the commander of the Ygphena Castle Knights.

Wiegraf

The second son of the Einshvalk Margravate and a strategist for the Ygphena Castle Knights. He resembles his mother and is slender.

Theomel Tylit

15-20 years older than Eliza

A young chieftain of the Sil race. He leads the Sil warriors.

Tira

The same age as Eliza

A young girl of the Sil race. She is known for her caring nature and is chosen as Elise's playmate.

Reka

The same age as Eliza

A young boy who has become a new settler in the domain. He is chosen as Elise's playmate.

Aslan

The same age as Eliza

A young boy of the Sil race. He is unable to become a warrior due to his father not being from the tribe, which is a source of his insecurity. He becomes Elise's playmate and later joins the Cardia domain army.

Oskar Teresia

The grandson of Count Teresia's sister. He becomes a knight in the Cardia domain.

Rogesia Viscount

The lord of the Rogesia Viscountate in the Grünfeld region. He dotes on his only daughter, Feyria.

Feyria Rogesia

Born in the Year 600 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

The only daughter of the Rogesia Viscount. She is engaged to the son of the Ougrene Viscount.

Ougrene Viscount

The lord of the Ougrene Viscountate in the north. A relative of the Nordstel Margravate. He requests Eliza to resolve the engagement issue with the Rogesia family through the church.

Cornelius Fleche

Born in the Year 599 of the Holy Arcsia Calendar

The third son of the Fleche Count family. He is a childhood friend of Feyria Rogesia and her fiancé.

Dypharias

A female terrorist from the Alphena Western Church who has infiltrated Arcsia. She possesses a mysterious power to control monsters.

Melchior

15 years older than Eliza

A man who bears a striking resemblance to Owe Cardia. He claims the surname Nordstel.

Nordstel Margravate

A grand margrave who leads the northern nobility.

Alfred Tyur Arcsia

The same age as Eliza

The second prince and crown prince of the Arcsia Kingdom. One of the target characters in the otome game.

Zephyr Mordon

The same age as Eliza

The eldest son of the Mordon Margravate and Eliza's friend. He resembles his father.

Lucius Mordon

One year younger than Eliza

The second son of the Mordon Margravate.

Siegfried Laurenzorel

The same age as Eliza

The eldest son of the Laurenzorel family and a close aide to Alfred. One of the target characters in the otome game.

Eric Tyur Dovadaen

The same age as Eliza

The second son of the Duke of Dovadaen and a close aide to Alfred. Born to a concubine but treated as a legitimate son. One of the target characters in the otome game.

Grays Tyur Dovadaen

The same age as Eliza

The legitimate son of the Duke of Dovadaen and a close aide to Alfred. One of the target characters in the otome game.

Vanita

A one-legged boy. A citizen of the fallen nation Nazrik, he became a slave of Lindal and is one of the children captured in Ygphena.

Mehli

A small, thin girl. One of the children captured in Ygphena.

Vedvoka

A female wolf dragon that became the mate of Rasivok.

Emilia Yuriel de la Lindal

The Grand Duchess of the Lindal Union. The heroine of the otome game.

Reicher Zastin

The daughter of the Zastin Duke family. She is one year younger than Eliza.

Julia Teresia

The daughter of the Teresia Duke family and the granddaughter of Duke Lietelgau. She is one year younger than Eliza.

Glossary

Arcsia Kingdom

The country where Eliza lives. A large nation that controls the western half of the northern part of the continent. In her previous life, it was the setting of an otome game. It is bordered by the sea to the north and east, and most of its eastern and southern borders are natural fortresses along mountain ranges.

Capital

The largest city in Arcsia, where the royal palace is located, and the capital.

Ygphena Region

Refers to the southeastern part of the Arcsia Kingdom, south of the southern end of the Black Mountains, near the eastern border.

- Cardia Viscountate

The domain where Eliza lives, located south of the Black Mountains. It is an inland border area facing the Ygphena Margravate, stretching east to west. The western part is hilly, and the eastern part is a lake region, with villages concentrated on the western side. The climate is mild, but winters are harsh.

- Direct Administration Area: Located at the westernmost part of the Cardia Viscountate. It includes the Golden Hill Manor, where the lord resides, and facilities for the domain army, wheat fields, small forests, ponds, and streams.

- Cyril Village: A village in the Cardia domain near the foot of the Black Mountains, the farthest from the direct administration area, facing the Sera River.

- Claria Village: The most prosperous village in the Cardia domain, spreading along the southern edge of the direct administration area.

- Nether Village: A village in the southernmost part of the Cardia domain, spread within a forest.

- Pioneer Village: A village being developed by new settlers, located in the center of the Cardia domain.

- Ygphena Margravate

The domain on the eastern side of the Cardia Viscountate, bordering the country. It has the Ygphena Castle for border defense.

- Ygphena Castle Knights: A knight order stationed for border defense.

- Ygphena Castle Defense Corps: A corps composed of the people of the Ygphena Margravate. Unlike the domain army, their job is solely border defense.

- Monster Forest: A deep, ancient forest in the Ygphena Margravate, inhabited by monsters and magical beasts. It is a remnant of the ancient Alphena Great Forest, and entry by humans is prohibited.

- Junaus Margravate

The largest domain in Arcsia, located south of the Ygphena Margravate, bordering the southern and eastern borders. It is the most important defense area and has a knight order.

- Galbiate Viscountate

A subordinate domain of the Junaus Margravate, located south of the Cardia Viscountate. The Galbiate family, the lords, are a branch of the Junaus family.

Fleche Region

Refers to the southern border of Arcsia, west of the Red Mountains.

- Fleche Countate

A domain west of the Junaus Margravate, bordering the southern border. It has many subordinate domains and its own social circle, and its capital is said to be more vibrant than the capital. It has a knight order.

- Luktfeld Countate

A domain north of the Fleche Countate, bordering the southern border. It is famous for training war horses and has a cavalry.

Grünfeld Region

The inner region between the Arcsia capital and the Fleche region.

The nobles of this region are known for considering it shameful to make women work.

- Hensnade Viscountate

A domain southwest of the Cardia domain, known for its livestock farming.

Ugaria Region

Refers to the northern part of Arcsia, from west of the White Mountains to the Bay of Rain.

It is known for its thriving archaeological research and the preservation of many ancient customs.

Foschvali Region

A region further north of the Ugaria region, almost identical to the Ugaria region.

- Mordon Margravate

A domain at the northernmost end of the Foschvali region, along the coast. It is a remote border area that takes a month to reach by carriage from the capital, but it is a source of rare resources and has considerable power as a domain.

Zelereltzervichia

An independent margravate located at the southeastern end of the Arcsia Kingdom. It was integrated into Arcsia about fifty years ago after converting to the Al-Ksha Church, which was originally a vassal state of Arcsia.

North

A vast border region in the north of Arcsia, between the Black Mountains and the White Mountains, known as a barren and infertile land of tundra. Historically, it has been neglected, leading to a unique culture.

- Nordstel Margravate

The domain of the margravate family that originally ruled the entire north. It has no significant resources but a thriving financial industry.

- Ougrene Viscountate

A small domain in the western part of the north.

Holy Al-Ksha Law Kingdom

The religious state that preceded the Arcsia Kingdom. It was formed by countries that adopted the Al-Ksha Church as their state religion. It was established about a thousand years ago and became the Arcsia Kingdom about six hundred years ago. The first king was Ahar, the founder of the Al-Ksha Church.

Al-Ksha Church

The state religion of Arcsia and the largest denomination of the Ksha religion. It is a monotheistic religion. The founder, Ahar, is the first king of the Holy Al-Ksha Law Kingdom. It possesses the Holy Law Code, said to be left by Ksha-Fema, and serves as its guardian.

Eastern Nations

The countries east of the Arcsia Kingdom.

Denzel Principality

A neighboring country of Arcsia, considered a potential enemy. It was originally the western principality of the Lindal Kingdom.

- Great Plain: A plain that stretches along the border with Arcsia.

- Remnant Hills: A region at the eastern end of the Great Plain, with several castles on steep hills.

- Teve River: A major river that runs from the North Sea through the Bandisia Great Plateau and the Remnant Hills.

Plantes Principality

A neighboring country of Arcsia, located south of the Denzel Principality. It borders the Junaus Margravate. It was originally the southern principality of the Lindal Kingdom. It is the homeland of the current Arcsia queen.

Jograth Principality

A country located southeast of the Denzel Principality. It was originally the eastern principality of the Lindal Kingdom.

Perimgran Principality

A country located east of the Plantes Principality. It was originally the northern principality of the Lindal Kingdom. It is known for its high shipbuilding and navigation skills, which have attracted attention in the northern part of the continent due to its maritime trade with southern countries.

Lindal Kingdom

A country that once dominated the northeastern part of the northern part of the continent. It is now a small city-state with only its capital.

Lindal Union Principality

A revitalized state formed by the union of the Denzel, Plantes, Jograth, and Perimgran principalities.

Alphena Western Church

A small church of the Lev religion, known as a dangerous terrorist organization that opposes Arcsia.

Altrass

A national state of the Altrass people that existed in the region east of the Black Mountains, including the Bandisia Great Plateau and its surrounding plains. It is now a fallen nation, and its territory has been incorporated into the Denzel Principality, but internal unrest caused by the Altrass people continues.

- Remesh: A city between the Bandisia Great Plateau and the sea, the