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point of view focused on Karina's previous life
in a bar there was a special large table occupied by six people of various races
hero, prince, Archmage, representative of the dragon race, saintess and an archer sitting drunk..
'Karin...hic..give me another glass...hic..
'mooo... Shirley that's enough.. later you will make a fuss again..
'hahaha
Shirley said that in a drunken tone and Karina yelled at her while the others just laughed happily at the situation
'its alright.. give her a break.. because she just finished fighting in the front line in the task of killing the demon king..
'ye..yes..
the prince Julian held Karina's shoulder gently to calm her while Karina just blushed and suddenly
'Karin!.. I'm sowwy! hic..
'ugh..
Shirley stood up and squeezed Karina's cheek hard followed by Karina with an annoyed but loving expression
Karina is used to Shirley's strong behavior of spoiling her..even though her age does not match her behavior, Shirley loves her friend very much
'darling..let's get married after all this..hic..I want to rest and live happily ever after with you..
Shirley removed her arms from Karin and began to hug Prince Julian with full of affection
'of course..
"......"
Karina was shocked and was silent for a moment when she heard that.. she had guessed that she had no room in Prince Julian's heart at all
Karina had actually been in love with the prince for a long time when she met him, the prince was very kind to her even though all the royal family objected to Karina's presence in the hero party
so she wanted to convey her feelings of love to the prince but failed when she saw the fact that Shirley the hero as well as her close friend also fell in love with the prince and the prince also loved her
Karina tries to hold back her overflowing feelings and forget him but it's hard for her because she likes handsome men.. but that doesn't mean she falls in love with them and prince julian is the one Karina loves with all her heart and first in her heart
so Karina is determined to defend Shirley's relationship with Prince Julian even if it costs her heart that will be hurt
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in the middle of the night after spending time together for the last time.. they all went home but Shirley and Prince Julian went back together to plan for tomorrow leaving only Karina alone on the lonely road
Karina walked alone and began to look down while shedding tears and closed her mouth as hard as she could so that no one would hear or see her that night.
'hic..hic..damn it..it's hurt so much..
Karina continued to cry for some time to calm her heart while holding her chest
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in the morning
at that time many citizens of the empire were seen rushing to enter the palace
many people sat watching the hero and the prince about to get married with a happy feeling.. these two couples looked compatible and as if they were destined to be together and everyone was happy with that except for a woman who stood from afar
Karina..
Karina stood in a tall tree to see her friend who was about to marry the idol of her heart that day
Karina saw Shirley wearing a white dress with Prince Julian wearing a white uniform as they started to kiss each other which caused Karina at that time to look at the scene with sad eyes.
'it seems we are not destined to be together my love..
"whoosh..
Karina said that while playing with her hair while the wind was blowing at that time
Karina saw everyone having fun followed by her friend Shirley who was smiling widely.. and suddenly Shirley turned to Karina and started calling her
'Karin!!
Shirley shouted while waving her hand at Karina and Karina started using teleportation magic to go there
'whoong!
'Karin! Thank you for everything.. without you helping me.. of course I wouldn't be able to survive everything and stand here right now
'yeah..you too Shirley..
Shirley hugged Karina tightly while Karina stroked Shirley's head gently
'be happy and enjoy for now.. i have other business at the moment..
'What business do you want to do that makes you unable to attend your friend's wedding?
'hahaha..it's urgent.. so I must go now..
Karina put on a forced smile and tried to run away because she was afraid that her feelings would be revealed there
'hmm I can't force you either right.. so don't forget to visit me when I have children you know!
'yes.. so be happy...
'whoosh..
"wait!
Karina forced to use teleportation magic to avoid their continued conversation and that could reveal her feelings there
' mooo...she's been so weird these past few weeks.. is she sick?
Shirley made a questioning expression at that moment as the people around her began to crowd around her to build a connection with her
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whoosh
while far away in the empire, Karina was seen teleporting to a forest rarely visited by people
Karina stood for a while and suddenly the rain began to fall slowly until it became heavy
'hic...hic..
she started crying as hard as she could at that time
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Karina opened her eyes slowly after remembering her sad past
'tch identity check again..what a pain in ass..
Akira said that annoyed because the news reached the Great Dragon Empire causing their journey to be delayed plus the hot weather made him even more annoyed about the situation
Karina started turning towards Akira while thinking something
'what? Is there anything wrong with what I said earlier?
Akira got more irritated by Karina's gaze which made him uncomfortable
'nothing..
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after some time in line for the identity check finally it was Akira's turn
'Dispel!
The castle wizard casts a spell canceler and several guards carefully inspect Akira's belongings and body.. while Akira just sweats coldly while a suspicious Karina watches
'pass! next person!
one of the guards said that out loud as he let Akira out of the gate followed by Akira who let out a sigh of relief
'sigh.. what a relief..
the reason why Akira's identity was not revealed by the palace magician when the magic canceler was cast.. because what Akira used was not magic but the power of the system that originated from the beginning of Akira's transfer from his world to this world
and the strength of this system is still a mystery according to Akira so he might find out in the future as well
Akira wiped his sweat and followed Karina out of the gate
'why are you in a cold sweat when you're not the one who committed the crime, right?
'idiot..that not what I mean it to be.. it's hot weather right now..
'hmmm is that so?
they walked out while discussing something at that time
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