Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 241: A Restless Night
Though Rest had hoped for a peaceful night at the inn, his thoughts kept him restless, making sleep difficult.
After his bath, he returned to his room, switched off the lights, and lay down in bed with nothing in particular to do.
He had entertained the idea that Celestine might visit, but no one came, and before long, he began to drift off.
(Lady Celestine… what was she thinking…?)
Lying in the darkness, he pondered over her words.
Celestine, despite being a noblewoman through and through, was also a deeply sincere person.
When it came to something as serious as marriage, she wouldn’t lie or manipulate.
(So that means… she’s genuinely considering marrying me, right? And she’s even gotten Viola and Primula’s approval… Seriously?)
Whether it was finally sinking in or just hitting him anew, Rest came to terms with the fact that he was now a noble.
Becoming engaged to the Rosemary sisters had already put him in a complicated situation involving multiple marriages. But to think that he would now be part of a political marriage as well—it was surreal.
(This really is another world… The culture shock is unreal…)
Despite his confusion, a part of him couldn’t deny his happiness.
In his previous life, he had spent his days working part-time jobs just to pay for school, all while dealing with a difficult family situation. Dating had never even been an option.
And yet, after being reincarnated into this world, despite all the twists and turns, he had risen to nobility.
He had two beautiful fiancées—Viola and Primula—and now even the perfect noblewoman, Celestine, wanted to marry him.
It almost felt too good to be true, like he was trapped in some kind of dream or fantasy.
(Being summoned to this world… was actually a good thing. No, really. I’m definitely happier here than I was in Japan…)
As he reflected on his fortune, an image of a certain woman’s face came to mind.
(I found happiness in this world… but Shouko, the Dowager Queen, didn’t, did she?)
Frederica Iwood—the Dowager Queen—was once known as Sanada Shouko.
She had longed for her old world so much that she had created an illusory paradise in her mind, clinging to memories of home.
Losing her family and fiancé in this world had left her devastated, and she had likely cursed her fate of being reincarnated here.
(That’s why she ended up being swayed by that strange group of edgelords… The ones trying to destroy this world. What was their name again…? Takfir Kahren?)
Takfir Kahren.
A secret organization separate from the Sage Council, composed of other reincarnators.
According to Shouko, they harbored hatred for the god responsible for their reincarnation and sought revenge by destroying this world.
(I suppose they must have had strong regrets about their past lives… or some deep-seated grudge against this world…)
They were, in a way, failed reincarnators.
In manga and light novels, reincarnated protagonists often thrived in their new lives, seizing second chances and living their dreams.
But reality was different.
Not everyone who was reincarnated became a protagonist. Some—like Takfir Kahren’s members—failed to find happiness.
(Honestly… if I hadn’t met Viola and Primula, I might have ended up the same way—just another person filled with resentment…)
If he hadn’t met them. If they hadn’t fallen for him.
If he hadn’t been born into a good household, if he hadn’t met a priest he could respect.
A single misstep, a minor twist of fate, and he might have ended up hating the world, just like them.
(Now that I think about it… Maybe that’s why Gascoigne from the Sage Council warned me. He was trying to keep me from becoming one of them…)
If Takfir Kahren was truly plotting to destroy this world, then they would inevitably become Rest’s enemies—because now, this world held people he cared about.
It was possible that he would have to face them as foes one day.
“Yawn…”
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, drowsiness crept in.
Without resisting, Rest allowed himself to drift into sleep, surrendering to his dreams.