Sici kept thanking God for granting her some rationality to check the system before making a huge mistake.
She couldn't afford to make any wrong turns.
Another door knock is made before a maid opens the door, she had short brown hair with jasmine like eyes.
Her name was Layla, the same maid that serves her differently than the others which Sici likes about her along with her appearance.
She spoke softly keeping her head low, "Pardon me m'lady. You have a guest. Your audience has been requested."
"Who is it?" She asks nonchalantly.
"Your fiance m'lady, third prince Eren Briar."
Sici starts coughing hearing those two words in one sentence, "Uhm.."
She tries her best to hold her expression, "Where is he now?"
"In the guest room. Should I bring his highness here?"
"No, I will go. You can leave now."
Layla bows one last time before taking her leave.
Sici failed to understand the situation even more so than before.
"Eren and Milena were never engaged when I was playing it. How is he now my fiance?" She said out loud, unable to grasp it.
The main love interest suggested for Auree was the third prince of the empire, Eren Briar. Melina was seen as a villainess from Auree's perspective who had somehow bewitched the third prince and kept interfering with Auree's advances towards the prince.
It was also the hardest ending to achieve, that's why she was tempted to win Eren as the first love interest. Moreover, there was a special achievement for earning the hardest ending first than other ones.
And now, she was hearing Eren is Melina's fiance. She never even read it on the descriptions of the characters, she wouldn't forget such a detail if she did. What was she supposed to do now? How was she supposed to act around him?
"Melina," she called out expecting no response. That's just like Melina, at least the one Sici had come to accept by now. One, who doesn't help even though she's the one who demanding it.
"Is silence the only thing she knows?"
*Ting!*
[ New Mission ]
She blankly stares at it, "I don't think I agreed to do to extra work." She gets no response, the screen doesn't change either.
Out of patience, she tried tapping the screen. To her surprise, it works and views the new mission.
[ Break Up With The Prince ]
"Uh, What the fuck.."
If death wasn't an issue here, she could have been able to treat the situation with amusement but what to do, this was a game that turned into her reality now.
She had no time to waste since he was already here and waiting. Might as well see what business he had with her to drop by unannounced.
As she started taking her steps out of the room, another sound was heard from the system.
[ Caution Requested From The User ]
[ The Choices You Make From This Point Will Have Consequences ]
[ Please Choose Wisely ]
She looked at it and rolled her eyes, "Like I said, not even a walking and talking fish is enough to surprise me anymore."
....
Awkward silence fills the room as Sici and Eren take their seat after greeting each other formally.
"The recovery memories don't include anything about their moments together. How am I supposed to behave here? Moreover that weird mission she gave me with no context whatsoever," her head started to hurt from all that thinking.
"Character profile please," she thought since she got a little time to review details about him as the maids arrange the table with delicacies that she never knew were included as snacks.
[ Name : Eren Briar (Male) ]
[ Age : 25y ]
[ Relation : Childhood Friend & Fiance ]
[ Likes : Locked by Host ]
[ Dislikes : Locked by Host ]
[ Hair : Blonde, Straight, Short ]
[ Eyes : Blood Red ]
[ Height : 6'2 ]
[ Weight : 81kg ]
[ Illusion : Unknown ]
[ Biography : Locked ]
Eren kept glaring at Sici, "You mind if we have some privacy?"
Sici replied, "Leave the room and wait to be called upon."
The maids silently obeyed.
"Since when did you start being openly kind towards them?" He started to feel suspicious about her.
"Okay fuck. Hey, system, help me out here damnit," she silently screamed, taking a sip of the tea, ignoring his suspicion.
*Ting!*
A white text box appears before her.
(1) Cut To The chase, Your Highness
(2) What's Wrong With Treating The Servants Kindly?
(3) (Remain Silent)
Without any complains, she chose the first option to cut the conversation short, her body moved differently as if she wasn't in control when the chosen words came out of her mouth.
Eren didn't like the tone she suddenly used. Brushing it off as if it didn't effect him, he took out some letters from his pocket, slamming it hard on the table.
"What's the meaning of all this?" He asked, anger was visible in his voice.
Her eyes take a quick glance at it before slowly going up towards him.
Sici makes a guess as no text box pops out for her, "Whatever is written."
"And you better speak up about it," he said ruffling his hair, holding back.
"Let me read it and have a discussion with Melina, if you want opinions so much," she thought.
The box reappears with new choices.
(1) Didn't Know You Forgot How To Read.
(2) There's Nothing To Say, Leave If You Have Nothing Important To Say.
If this wasn't her reality right now, she would have tried to see how both choices changed the storyline.
Her body instantly stands up as she choses an option.
No expression visible on her face as she coldly replies, "There's nothing to say, leave if you have nothing important to say."
The body moves on It's own, going towards the doors to leave.
"Really?" He says, "You're planning to end it all like this?"
Sici replies affirmatively, wanting to run away from this heavy feeling growing in her that isn't definitely her own, "Yes!"
He stands up, picking up the letters and tearing it into small pieces, "Then there's no need for me to oblige you."
Eren approaches her, standing by the doors half opened, "I am not breaking this engagement, try your best or your worst to make me."
She looks back at the spot where the pieces of papers were supposed to be, only to find ashes.
"Did I fuck up?"
*Ting!*
[ Points Deducted For Failing To Convince Him ]
[ Points Remaining : -30 ]
Sici smacks her head, "HUH? What did I even do??"
"Exactly, you didn't even try," Melina replies.
"Fuck you," she hurries back to her room, repeating it between her breaths to get some frustration off of her head.