— In the dining room already.

"Good morning, Daddy Kirei!" My current father's name makes me feel cursed. Although he will never understand.

"How did you sleep, Ai? My little angel..." - "How are you, Aichi? Today I prepared your favorite meal."

"Good! Thanks for caring about me!" She says, expressing an angelic smile.

Unconsciously, the parents reaffirmed how in love they were with Ai.

"However, dear... Why do you have so many dark circles?"

"I had a nightmare... But then I was able to sleep well!" She says, chewing her first bites.

"Oh, dear... Well, I'm glad to hear that... If you have any other problems, just come to our room or talk to Envy."

"Yes!"

"On the other hand, dear... Today I have to go talk about the new policies with the field overseers, so..." Ai would stop paying attention to her parents' conversation.

I must move forward quickly... That's why I try to make the most of my time immersed in magical training and my projects. The reason for this arose about a month ago.

— Some time ago, near Ai's room.

Ai could hear her parents talking quietly in the hallway.

"What!?"

"That's what the doctor told me... My uterus was too weak and after Ai was born, I couldn't get pregnant anymore."

"No... This can't be happening!" Sounds of things being thrown to the ground can be heard.

"Darling... I really don't know what we're going to do."

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At this point, anyone would understand the situation. Right now, the house needs a lord, not a lady. Someone who knows swordsmanship or magic and can defend the house. But instead, a girl without magical power was born. And to top it off, she made her mother infertile.

But I didn't empathize for long, because...

"No problem, let's kill her now and I'll have a child with a maid, then we'll say the boy is ours."

"Kirei! Are you going to cheat on me!?"

Ai was stunned. What was wrong? The infidelity or the murder? What is going on in that woman's mind? And what's going on in everyone's brains here? The maids, I see them. Ai would think, looking through the slightly open door.

They're listening but they don't even seem surprised, as if declaring that this is a correct solution. Luckily Envy is sleeping with me, if not she would probably react...

Ai closes the door and returns to her bed.

I'll have to face reality and escape from this situation as soon as possible.

— Returning to reality.

After that, my mother found herself unable to get pregnant again and now I'm the only heir. This discouraged my family when I was a year old and they despised me for a while, but luckily they didn't kill me. After they realized they couldn't do anything, they dedicated themselves to trying to raise me in the best way.

However...

— Magase, two years old. "Playing" with a book

Whispers can be heard.

"""Is she the cursed child?"""

"""Shhhh... She'll hear you. The lady said if you make her angry, you'll be cursed and won't be able to have children."""

"""Eeek!"""

— Magase, two years old. "Sleeping" with a book

"""And if we kill her, will we get a reward?"""

"""Hahahaha, what are you talking about? Are you going to kill the next heir? She might be cursed but it will be even worse if you not only lose the chance to have children but also get kicked out of the house."""

"""It's a joke, but doesn't the lady always say that one day they'll have to poison her?"""

"""Yes, but she's scared of her..."""

— Returning again to reality.

Voices can be heard in the background.

These situations used to happen often. To think that my mother spread those rumors... For a child, this would undoubtedly be fatal. I simply pretended not to hear anything and continued "playing."

"Ai..."

I have to move forward quickly. The clothes in this world are rough and make my breasts itch, the food is tasteless, and I have to clean myself with water after using the bathroom. Besides that, the streets give off a foul smell and no one says anything. This dream world is too realistic.

"Ai! Daughter!"

Damn. I got lost in thought.

"W-what's happening, Mom?"

"I asked if you're going to eat the egg."

"Do you want it, Mom? Here!" Ai extends her hands with the plate so her mother can reach it with the fork while she furrows her left brow.

"Awww, thank you my dear little daughter."

"You're welcome!" My egg...

Ai lamented internally while pretending to smile.