"Ahhh… so this is the end of my second life? Perhaps I committed some great sin in my previous life, and this is the punishment I'm receiving."
My name is Umi. This is the name my parents in the modern era gave me. (But my real name is Valkyrie Variana Verus, and my nickname is Riana.)
Everyone knows that "Umi" means ocean. But I don't know why my mother gave me that name. Being the only child of my parents, I never lacked love or care. However, perhaps the Creator had other plans for me.
If I consider my first life, I would be about 15 years old. But in this modern era, I am only ten—and because of a rare disease, this life has come to an end.
After being born in this modern world, I tried my best to gain knowledge. In that sense, I could have lived a very beautiful life. Maybe when I grew up, I would have had a family. A lovely son or daughter. But ahhh… everything vanished in the blink of an eye. Just like ten years ago, when the Creator took everything away from me.
Tell me… do I truly deserve nothing? I have only one question for the Creator—if I committed any crime in my past life, then why am I being punished for it again and again?
I couldn't even say goodbye to my parents one last time. Maybe after hearing the news of my death, my mother will cry endlessly. I've never seen my father express much, but will he ever be able to forget the pain of losing his only child? I don't know.
In this short life of mine, I have no more desires or hopes. But if I were given a second chance… would my life have been like this? Could I have saved my father, Helias Verus? Could I truly have become the next king?
Perhaps there was a chance—either I would have become the next ruler, or my father would have. But maybe my father never saw that possibility in me. That's why he didn't hesitate even once to sacrifice himself.
Anyway… where is this noise coming from? And where… am I?
As Riana opened her eyes, she realized she had returned to her previous time. She rushed out of the room and saw that some kind of ceremony was taking place in the distance, and the sounds were drifting toward her.
Who am I? And where is this?
Fear began to consume her. After all, she had just tasted death in her second life—so where had the Creator brought her now?
Looking at her body, Riana was stunned. She had never seen anything like this before. The upper part of her chest seemed… swollen. Out of curiosity, she pressed it slightly—and it didn't take her long to realize…
She had entered the body of a woman.
"Ahhh—don't tell me… I'm a woman? No, no… this is unacceptable! How did I become a girl?!"
In panic, she pressed her chest a few more times.
"You bastard! What are you doing right now? How dare you?! You touched my chest? I'm going to kill you!"
At that moment, Riana felt like she was about to faint.
"Who…? Whose body is this? And where are you speaking from? I—I'm sorry, but can you tell me first where I am and how I got here?"