In the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Altfode, there was a young girl.
She was attending her second semester of her first school year in her new life.
That's right, a new life in a new world.
A world of reincarnation, and not just any world—a world with an RPG theme.
In a corridor after a ceremony, there was a girl.
The girl was the only one who knew the truth of this world.
She was a girl in a black uniform, short stature, hazel-colored eyes with round glasses, orange hair shaped like a zucchini, L-shaped sideburns, and a flat or non-existent chest.
The girl's name was Erselica van Reinfield.
She had just left a room where she and other students were given medals for bravery.
The group that included Rudel and the girls had been attacked by a fleet belonging to a country called the Talis Commonwealth.
The cruise ship where Erselica, Chlust, Frey, and certain servants were, was also attacked.
After the entire crew and students were terrified. Erselica heroically took the lead. The enemy didn't have mobile knights, so defeating them was a piece of cake. Their numbers were so inferior, looking like ants compared to what Rudel's group fought.
Only one ship wasn't attacked—the one Liam was supposed to be on.
After receiving the medal of bravery and honor, Erselica was also granted the title of low-rank knight.
Everyone was surprised by this except her.
The reason was...
(I can't believe everything went so well!)
...Because she knew this would happen.
(The Commonwealth attack event was supposed to happen at the end of the first year.)
(Instead, at this event, the last remnant of the pirate pillars should have appeared.)
Erselica bit her lip with her next thought.
(What's worse, that dirty bastard ruined the plot again!! Who the hell would think of calling the final boss for a simple battle like this!?)
Her lip began to hurt, so she stopped.
(I can't believe that event happened when it had a minuscule chance of occurring!!)
(The weirdest thing is that the pirates were supposed to attack a summer island, but that didn't happen because that dirty bastard defeated all the pirates, so this event was altered for another.)
That's what Erselica believed, but reality and games don't mix like oil and water.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching her.
When she lifted her gaze...
"Who is it?"
...She made a grimace.
"Guhh... Dad, what are you doing here?"
A tall-looking man with muscles despite having a belly was running towards her, crying.
"Ersyyyyyyyyyyy~"
His short orange hair swayed, making his four strange antennae dance.
Meanwhile, his daughter's three antennae stood up in panic due to the man running to hug her.
"Ersyyyyyyyy~"
Her father, Viscount Clavis van Reinfield, demonstrated how much he loved his daughter.
While his daughter...
"Gyahh!! Dad, please stop squeezing me!! Your ridiculous muscles will crush me before your belly does!!"
Couldn't stand his love.
Clavis stopped hugging her to step back a bit while laughing.
"Fefefe, I'm sorry, dear daughter. I'm just excited about this."
Her father gave her an affectionate look with a smile that showed he was proud of his daughter.
"I always tried to make our family rise in rank in my generation; I tried, but I couldn't. But you, my little one, have done what I couldn't do in thirty years."
Clavis wanted to cry again, but he wiped his tears with his hairy arms while his goatee showed happiness with his mouth.
Erselica immediately calmed her father down so he would stop crying as an adult.
"Dad, calm down now, will you? I'm the heir since I have no brothers, but you're still the head. You can have my title since I'm not the next head."
"Never!!!" Her father shouted at her proposal.
"Even if I'm the current head, you are my precious and only daughter! Do you think if your mother were still here, she would have been happy knowing that!"
After hearing that scolding, Erselica's face saddened.
"I-I'm sorry... Mom also wanted to see our family rise in rank."
"She's no longer here. But we are. As long as we live, her memory will be with us."
Both father and daughter became emotional. Clavis then had to say goodbye to his daughter.
"I'm sorry, Ersy. I came because some friends said they wanted to discuss something important with me. When you return for the vacation, I promise we'll go to the forest to hunt the bull deer you like so much!"
Immediately, Erselica responded, "I don't like it! Their meat is very tough and tastes bad even with spices and sauce!"
Clavis laughed heartily and, to sadden her (according to her), said, "Fefefe, you say that, but you sure ate a whole one as a child."
"I did it because there was nothing to eat in the forest! What kind of father decides to spend all our money on weapons we won't use and live in the forest for supposed training?"
He patted his daughter's head before leaving.
In the distance were two men, one with long green hair and another with red hair and a large scar on his face, who called him.
Erselica watched her father depart.
She resumed her thoughts so no one would hear her.
(Now that the end of the year is approaching, that bastard will be part of the main first-year event... this is very bad. If I don't stop him... the worst possible outcome will happen.)
Once again, footsteps approached Erselica.
When she lifted her gaze again, this time she saw a group of servants.
Erselica acted like a normal girl since she was in a very Machiavellian position.
"Master!!" Shouted a young servant, the smallest of all.
His hair was light brown and his eyes scarlet. He had a smile as if he had found what he most yearned for.
During the attack on Erselica's cruise ship, that young servant was almost devoured by a flying monster in the shape of an insectoid seal.
But Erselica used water magic to create a shield—no, multiple shields—to protect the majority.
Because the water was so crystalline, thanks to the high amount of magical power used, due to the effect of items Erselica knew about, she achieved a crushing victory against her enemies.
From that moment, Erselica became an existence similar to a goddess of victory for them. And this young servant, Allen, is one who decided to be her exclusive servant without pay.
The other servants also followed his example.
Erselica gave them a gentle smile and asked, "What's wrong?"
One of them, the tallest, with dark skin and long blonde hair, responded, "Erselica-sama, the item you asked us to bring, we brought it here."
The servants behind were carrying a medium-sized, dirty, and long trunk.
It was an item that Erselica knew about, its exact location, and its use.
This item was originally for Airi at the end of the game when she is declared the incarnation of the new Priestess.
Erselica smiled slightly.
"Please, leave it in that room over there."
The servants obeyed and took the trunk to a room. All except the young servant left.
Erselica asked him what was wrong.
"Is there a problem, Allen?"
The servant, Allen, a non-playable character from the game who only served to give fetch quests, said, "May I ask what is in there, master?"
Erselica, smiling affectionately, responded, "The future of this country. If you stay with me, you will receive happiness."
Allen smiled upon hearing that, while Erselica's mind...
(That's right, the happiness that Rudel will snatch from everyone in a few months. I will secretly support Prince Liam, no longer as an observer, but as a supervisor to ensure that in these months left before Event X. That damned bastard falls into the cold and desolate pit of death!)
...Was only thinking about destroying Rudel once and for all.