I became the male lead's mother

01. Regression

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Phha-

I started coughing for a long time, clutching my throat, feeling like the breath that had been holding me back was going to burst.

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Cough cough

I must have done it so hard that my throat felt like it was going to burst and tears started to fall.

My coughing stopped and I covered my head and muttered.

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I couldn't die....... I couldn't die.......

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Go back to the Grand Duke!

The moment I raised my head again, I couldn't help but be astonished. The familiar scenery. My familiar bedroom. And the familiar old girl reflected in the mirror.

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M......what is it

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This is....... the place where I was locked up 6 years ago.......

To be precise, it was a place I had come to for a convalescent treatment. It was six years ago. My parents and older brother, sensing something strange after I entered the body of Park Ji-eun, who had committed countless atrocities, locked me away here, saying I needed to rest.

Thanks to that, I became a perfect Park Ji-eun here for three years and was semi-forcibly kicked out. The reason was very simple: I was left with nothing left.

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Phew

I rang the bell

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Did you call?

Not long after, Byul opened the door and came in. Byul, too, had an old look on her face.

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Yeah, I should read today's newspaper.

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Poem...a newspaper?

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okay

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Yes, I understand.

After a while, Byeol-i handed me the Imperial Newspaper.

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thank you

I looked at the newspaper Byeol-i had handed me, thanking him. It read: February 17th, 911 Imperial Calendar.

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Hahaha...hahaha...hahaha

As soon as I saw the date, I couldn't help but laugh in amazement. Six years. Six years since the day Taehyung killed me, from the last newspaper I saw. Exactly six years had passed.

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That's ridiculous.......

It was truly absurd. Even a return to the ice age... It was absurd and unbelievable, but it really happened. In this reality, it really happened.

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Miss... Are you okay?

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As expected... if you don't have magic or divine power... they say there will be major side effects later on.

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Hey, Moonbyul!

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I'm sorry... but Miss...

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Don't hit your bones. They hurt.

In this world, people are born with magical and divine powers. However, occasionally, someone like me is born with neither magical nor divine powers. They say it's a truly rare occurrence.

Park Ji-eun, the owner of this body, has overcome a probability that may only occur once in a thousand years...

However, it's not so much that it interferes with one's life. It's not common for ordinary people to use magical and divine powers. For swordsmen, magicians, and priests, magical and divine powers are the source of their power.

The inspector uses an aura based on magical power. The wizard also uses magical power, but the aura core differs from that of the inspector. The priest uses divine power to exert his power.

Magic tools and magic potions

However, most of the items are made with magical tools, so you can use them without using magical or divine power, but they are quite expensive.

While magic stones are plentiful, crafting magical tools is complex and there aren't many magic stone crafters. Making magic potions is also difficult, so only a very small number of people can create them. Furthermore, because of the serious side effects of improper preparation, only those who passed the exam and received certification could create magic potions.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Park Ji-eun was skilled at carving magic stones and crafting magical tools, and she earned her magic potion certification with the highest honors. Naturally, I also remember her, and since my profession was related to potions, I was practically a master craftsman at the doctoral level in that field.

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Did you sleep comfortably?

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I thought you'd scream loudly saying it was uncomfortable

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Hmm..... not bad

Compared to the studio apartments I lived in in South Korea, this place was like a top-class hotel.

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Really..... After suffering a serious head injury, you really changed as a person........

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It seems like an angel has entered the young lady's body.

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Angel... if that's true, please don't leave.

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Hey! Moonbyul!!

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It's a farm

I guess I won't have much time left to joke around with you like this... My heart is starting to get complicated. Only after it's passed do I realize how precious this time was... I want revenge on those who have so cruelly trampled upon my time.

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'Revenge... Yes, I dream of revenge. To those fucking council members who made it impossible for me to enjoy this time again, and to you who gave me poison...'

For revenge, I need to use the Grand Duke... So, I need to use Taehyung...

Even I thought it was selfish, but I had no choice. I had to survive, after all. And since this method would also help him, wouldn't it be a win-win situation?

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'I need to make him a proposal...'

And I thought deeply, trying to find a reason why he had no choice but to hold my hand.

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'As expected... you put your family before yourself.'

In the original and his past life, his first priority was his family. I didn't see him in his past life, but in the original, he died in Dong-hyun's place.

I remember that around this time, he was secretly searching for his dead sister's son. That son was Kim Dong-hyun, the protagonist of this novel. It was an unforgettable event, deeply etched in my mind.

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'In my last life... I used this as an excuse...'

No matter how much I thought about it, I felt so guilty, like I'd only done terrible things to Taehyung. I vowed to myself not to go down the path of a villain, but to him, I must have seemed even more villainous than the villains themselves.

Of course, there was a story, but when you look at all the other villains, there's no villain without a story. I, like all the other villains, had a story. I didn't want to make excuses or justify it.

That doesn't make the fact that I did something terrible to him go away.

If I recall correctly, Taehyung will be looking for Donghyun in early September. So, seven months from now, he'll be looking for Donghyun. I'll use that to my advantage and find Donghyun first.

Since I'm well aware of Dong-Hyeon's story, both in his past life and in the original, finding him won't be difficult. By sheer coincidence, Dong-Hyeon is currently in Char, a port city located at the southernmost tip of the Sier Empire, where I am.

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In this life, I want to save both you and me.

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Please use me

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'I plan to use you too.'

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It's a star

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yes

After finishing my thoughts, I closed the newspaper and said to Byul-i

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I need to buy supplies to make magic tools and ingredients to make magic potions.

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Would you like me to prepare you for going out?

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Yeah, please