A third-year high school student. He was a perfectly normal boy. He had good friends and average grades. However, accidents always struck unexpectedly. On an ordinary day, he was hit by a car on his way home from school. It happened on a snowy night, while he was crossing a crosswalk with a broken traffic light. His whole body froze in fear, and he couldn't avoid the accident.
Kwaang-
The whole world tilted sideways, and soon cold snow met my face. I felt like my body was being torn apart. Red blood stained the white snow crimson. My mind began to fade, and I closed my eyes.
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Blink
Dazzling sunlight, a soft bed, a beautiful room, white and gold curtains... Wait, my curtains are navy... Is this a hospital?
Squeak
"miss..?"
The large door opened and a woman came in. … Wearing a maid’s uniform…? In her hands was a tray with a wet towel and a cup of water on it. The woman’s eyes widened in surprise at seeing me, then she dropped the tray. And a young lady? I’m a man…?
"Oh my... my goodness..."
Chaengrangㅡ
The tray and water glass shattered into pieces with a loud crash. The woman ran out of the room, sobbing, leaving me stranded in the room. "Why were you surprised by me?" Ignoring the throbbing pain in my body, I sat up.
“Ugh… It hurts… Just a moment… Why is my voice like this…?”
I briefly questioned my thin, clear voice, but the door opened again, and several women in maid outfits and a man who looked like a doctor entered. The man, who looked like a doctor, slowly approached me, his face a mixture of emotion and confusion. Maid outfits? Isn't this a hospital?
“Oh my god… This is… Miss, are you okay?”
“Miss…?”
I asked back, bewildered, and the man, who seemed like a doctor, seemed startled and dumbfounded. Then, as if trying to understand the situation, he frowned and seemed to ponder it.
“I… don’t you remember anything..?”
"Uh... maybe... yo..?"
What am I supposed to remember…? The women in maid outfits next to me whispered with worried faces, and the man who looked like a doctor frowned even more, worrying even more.
"Um..."
Kwaang-
As I was about to open my mouth, the door swung open again, and a man who seemed to have come in a hurry was standing in front of the door, sobbing.
"Yeonhwa..."
Wow… He’s handsome… Even with his messy brown hair, he’s still cool. Even I, a man, would fall for him. But who is Yeonhwa… The man quickly approached me, hugged me, and cried. I don’t know why, but he looked so sad.
"Ugh... Hey, Yeonhwa... I... I really... Hehe... I thought I wouldn't be able to see you again... Hmph..."
"Uh... who are you..."
I lowered my head to see what was happening, and long brown hair fell down to my shoulders. Fluttering... brown... long hair...? What's going on... my hair...
"Yeonhwa...hey..?"
The man, with a shocked expression, released his hold on me. He seemed quite shocked. He bit his lower lip hard enough to draw blood. Who could he possibly be, crying, grieving, and in pain at the sight of me?
"I... Your Majesty... Perhaps... the young lady has lost her memory... She was in so much pain that it was shock..."
“What is that…”
The man's face contorted, perhaps because he wanted to cry or was angry. But soon he turned away and smiled faintly.are you okay…He said so.
"yes..?"
"It's okay... I... no, we'll help you remember each one..."
"Us"? Are you referring to these men and women, like doctors, rather than this man? Then, one of the women in a maid outfit approached me, knelt down, and took my hand. Then she burst into tears.
"Miss… I too… will try to help you regain your memories… I am… your nanny..."
Nanny...? Oh, I just wish someone could explain this situation to me in simple terms... Uh...? Outside the window, I could see the design of a flag planted on a tall fence. A flag with a blue background and a white leopard with blue eyes...
“Leos…?”
“Miss…! Do you recognize that flag?”
"yes…."
Wait a minute, you really want me to go to Leos..? The Leos family is a family that appears in a novel... ? The Leos family appears in a novel called [The Emperor's Flower]. [The Emperor's Flower] is a hit online novel that begins with the male protagonist, an emperor, meeting the female protagonist, a commoner who is dying. As always, there are obstacles and many bad people, but they overcome hardships and succeed in love. And this family is included among those bad people. The infamous evil man, Hong Ji-soo, who received a lot of criticism. And he had a younger sister... It only appeared briefly, but it was a scene where Hong Ji-soo was reminiscing about her younger sister who died from an incurable disease... I think? She was a sick child... Her name was... Hong Yeon-hwa... Oh, wait a minute, didn't you call me Yeon-hwa?
“…Hong Ji-soo….”
I called his name, hoping my guess was wrong.Yeah, Yeonhwa…Oh, damn it, your name is Hong Ji-soo. Why are you answering? Please don't answer... Don't move your mouth...! The man named Hong Ji-soo laughed, tears streaming down his face, as if it were a miracle that I called his name.
"Yeonhwa…"
“Fortunately, it seems like you remember a few things, Miss… If this continues, your memories may return soon.”
“Yeah… that’s fortunate…”
"In order for the young lady's memory to return quickly, please make sure she meets the people she was close to often."
"...Jayce, give the kids a letter. Tell them all to come to my living room tomorrow. Oh, and one more thing. Yeonhwa happened."
Hong Ji-soo closed her eyes, red from crying, and worried, then called out to Jaycee. Soon, a woman appeared and listened to Hong Ji-soo.As the master wishesHe muttered and disappeared like light again. Wow, that's cool.
Oh, wait a minute. So now I'm... in a novel...?
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Ugh... Normal fanfics are difficult...
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