Vyon Mireille's POV:

 

Since I was a child, I, Vyon Mireille, never once believed in miraculous phenomena. But everything I was supposed to not believe changed because of a specific individual. 

It was that after I met a man named Zenovis Izel.

Today, I went to my little sister's place. It's my weekly routine to visit my cute little sister to have a sisterly talk about a lot of stuff.

"Onee-sama, I think you should tell Izel-san before it's too late."

In front of me, there stood the figure of my little sister, Shea Mireille. An adorable girl with straight silver-black hair, blue eyes, and a seemingly cute chest in a fancy high school girls' uniform.

Our parents did a good job raising an angel. I can't help but want to hug her forever in my arms! And as a daughter of a wealthy family, her status as a young lady suits her very well. 

Her sparking elegance and ladylike manners can't be compared to mine, who was raised and received education in a cut-above environment. 

As your big sis, I'm very proud of you! 

Currently, at my little sister's villa, I'm consulting my little sister about how I should approach Izel-kun. How should I say this… oh right, is this what people call love consultation or something like that? 

I was found out by my own little sister struggling with my one-sided feelings for Izel-kun. He doesn't show any signs of feeling the same for me, or more like he's been distant lately. 

Am I not really attractive? I was trying my best to appeal in front of him! My pride as a woman will not last if this continues. 

"You're right. But… don't you think… Izel-kun hates me? I might be just getting in his way."

"What are you talking about, onee-sama? Are you really that dense? He doesn't hate you. He is avoiding you because he is being conscious of you! And, of course, as a matter of fact, he likes you!"

Is… is that really the case? I guess… I might be just being overly nervous about the possibility of him rejecting me. 

Zenovis Izel is the name of the man that I like. He is my co-worker in the same company. He had been working alongside me for two years now. We've been together for so long that I became so conscious around him. Since after I started to notice his existence, I began developing feelings for him. 

What's so good about him? There are too many! At first, I thought he was just like that man who only lusts over a woman's body, but later I found that he is very kind and gentle. 

He is also a timid and quiet type of man, that characteristic of his brings his manly charms. His black glossy hair and sharp jet-black eyes are perfectly matched, and he has a pretty built body too!

Though he doesn't show much emotion. Every day, he goes out and greets everyone with his emotionless face. It's like that whenever he is in front of anyone.

But well... one day, I found him smiling in his apartment room like how an average person should be. It's so dazzling and a refreshing look that I can't see from anyone else but him.

I got captivated by his happy face at that time. Ultimately, his face is engraved in my brain and makes my cheeks red whenever I think of him.

"…"

Kyaaaaa~♪ (/ω＼)

 …R-Really… even now, I feel like my face is turning beet red… Just thinking about him makes my heart flutter… *badum*

"…"

My little sister suddenly looked at me with a worried face.

"Onee-sama… are you okay…? Your face suddenly turns red… did you perhaps catch a cold?"

"U-Un. I'm fine, thank you for worrying about me. Also, you're right, and I must be just overthinking things… I will do my best to win Izel-kun's heart. Thank you."

I became excited because of my confidence after consulting with my little sister. My little sister is someone I can always rely on, and so I'm happy that I have an angel as my sister.

My little sister then put a relieved posture that was enough to prompt me to hug her.

"I'm glad I was able to help you, Onee-sama. I'll be happy if you rely on me every now and then, you know?"

"I'll do that."

The real reason I asked my litter sister for some advice is, yes, because she had a boyfriend, after all. This is more than the reason why our parents put her into an all-girls high school so she won't be swayed by some lowly beasts. 

But our parents gave up on that idea, and they didn't want to restrict my little sister's freedom and youth, so they just let it go and supported her. She's at that age, after all. Even for me, I will respect my little sister's wishes and give her my utmost support.

Come to think of it. My sister is the first one to have a boyfriend. I-I can't help but pity my own self after thinking about it… Why am I the only one here without a boyfriend? How could it happen...? 

Izel-kun... don't you ever try away from me!

 

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The next day after I consulted with my litter sister…

Today is Friday. Tomorrow, I will have to attend Aunt Sara Mireille's funeral.

She is the older sister of my father. She died from Atrial Fibrillation¹An abnormal heartbeat because of her high blood pressure.

She was like my second mother to me when I was still a child. I remember when I was just a little girl, I spent every weekend at her house when my mother was too tired to take care of me, and when she had free time, she played with me and taught me many things. 

She even bought me all the cute clothes and toys that I liked when I had my birthday, and every time my birthday came around, I would still remember all the good times I had at her place. 

She's also the only one that knows my deepest secret. No one else aside from Aunt Sara knows the truth about me. 

Not even my family knows about this secret. My secret about the fact that I am a 'Reincarnated' person.

Yes, just as I said, I am a Reincarnated Person. To be exact, I died once and was revived. This is the timeline where I am living my second life. 

And it all started after I finished college in my past life...

After graduating from college, I sought employment first to secure a living to at least support myself on my own. I wanted to provide for myself without relying on my parent's money. 

At that time, I entered a video game company as a video game concept artist, which led to my current career. 

In my first year on the job working in the video game industry, I happened to witness an unexplainable event.  

It is the end of the world.

The day that the event happened is perfectly engraved in me. It was Sunday at that time, 10:40 AM in the middle of the day. 

I was at my villa, planning to watch TV on a news channel. I was waiting for the news to go live. The news report is about the issue of the sudden appearance of a black hole near our solar system a day ago back then.

I was never interested in those kinds of stuff, but I thought I should watch it since it was the first time I heard about a topic about black holes aired on news tv.

I picked up the tv remote from the table and turned on the wide-screen tv in front of me. The next moment, the tv is on the news channel saying that the live news is about to start.

But before the news could even start its broadcast, everything in my sight began to stretch for a second, including myself, then it stopped. Following a massive earthquake, the things around me started to crumble. 

The sight of buildings outside can be seen, crumbling one after another. It's like a domino of building falling against each other. And the once beautiful scenery of the outside is on fire.

The sudden event left my mind in chaos. My villa is also about to fall down because of an unknown force. I was barely hanging on, and my body got severely injured to the point of being torn apart.

I couldn't process anything happening. It just left my eyes wide open from the instantaneous event, and all of it happened to me without notice. 

My life flashes before my eyes. I could only stare at the atrocious sight of the world being crippled mercilessly in front of me.

But I haven't died yet that time. I witnessed the sun being stretched as if it was being compressed. I couldn't help but leave my eyes wide open at the sight of the sun slowly disappearing. 

After the sun totally disappeared, the world became a scene of pure darkness.

I thought I was about to finally see my end... Until I saw something phenomenal. 

A black human figure emerged from where the sun was positioned before it disappeared. A magnificent pitch-black human figure, illuminated by a bright white light, gracefully tracing its body's shape. 

It's no doubt that the thing that appeared in front of my eyes is no other than the creator itself. I could only be reminded of a single thought by that time. 

"It's the God."

Then after witnessing the majestic scene, the world started to crumble again. I was happy at that time that I could at least see the divine presence of the creator before dying. 

And finally, I slowly lost consciousness.

The next moment, I found myself wearing my birthday dress. Yes, that scene is none other than my birthday in Aunt Sara's mansion. 

I then realized that I had 'reincarnated' and been given another life.

Everything is normal, and I followed everything that happened in my past life. Until then, on my 16th birthday, my aunt found out about my secret. 

It was that time that I accidentally screamed things that shouldn't be said while sleeping. My aunt came over and heard everything. I thought my aunt would not believe me, but she did. 

I explained things to her. It made sense to her, like what happened to me in my past life. Though I didn't regret it until now because I confirmed that she is someone I can trust the most.

Now that I remember… I should be dead right now. I should have died a year ago… But for some reason, the black hole news and the black human figure didn't appear in this timeline. It's the only difference between the past and this current time. 

Wait… no, there's one more abnormality. It's Izel-kun. 

Izel-kun shouldn't have appeared in this timeline. When I entered the same company that I used to work for in my past life this time, Izel-kun appeared after me in the very same team. 

I'm sure that he didn't exist back in my past life. And yet, for some reason, his existence is present today. 

That's why I started to follow him and live in the same apartment building. I abandoned my villa for that reason. After working for almost two years together, I confirmed there was nothing wrong with him.

In fact, I started to fall in love with him because of his normalcy. I even ran a background check and confirmed that his family tree is regular. 

His existence might be the reason why everything changed around me. No, it was because of him that my fate was turnabout. 

It was then I decided that he was a 'special' person. I swore to myself to protect Izel-kun for the rest of my life, even if it was just me in the shadow.

That I said, I haven't discarded my investigation about the black hole news and that black human figure. I will keep researching until I find the answers to my questions. 

I might encounter things along the way, so…

For now, I will take a break from overthinking. It will be bad for my health if I become too stressed.

The sun is still up, and it's still the middle of the day. I should probably do something… 

Oh right! Should I invite Izel-kun for lunch? We haven't talked recently because of work. It might be a good change of pace.

 

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Aunt Sara's funeral just ended. It's still the middle of the day. Together with my little sister, Shea, we are currently riding on a chauffeur-driven silver-black SUV owned by our father. 

We are heading towards my little sister's villa to meet up with our relatives since it's the nearest place for us sisters to drop down.

Right now, I can feel my body shaking back and forth because of the stop-and-go motion that the car makes.

"Onee-sama, you look pale... Are you okay? You must be having car sick, right? Since we are talking about you, you have been suffering from motion sickness since we were little."

Ugh, she's right. I'm not really good at riding cars. I feel sick and end up vomiting sometimes. And I haven't brought any medicine with me, so I will have to endure this for a bit longer. 

"Un. I-I'm fine. Thank you for worrying about me, Shea. We are almost near our destination, so I will have to bear with it until we make it there."

Shea grabbed my shoulders and gave me a sincere caring face. 

It's just... so cute.

"Onee-sama, I don't think you should push yourself, but if you say so, then I'll listen."

Kya~♪ I couldn't help but giggle at the sight of Shea acting so cool. 

My little sister cares too much about me. This might be the medicine for my motion sickness that I'm looking for.

While we were conversing, the SUV that we were riding came to a stop. An unknown black van suddenly appeared in our front and blocked our way. 

Two more white vans followed next to it, altogether leaving us no way on the front.

"Chauffeur-san, what's wrong? We can take a detour, you know?"

My little sister reached out and urged the driver to take a detour as the road in the front was blocked entirely by three mysterious vans. 

"Those vans..."

I don't feel good about this. I hope this is not what I think it is. 

But before our driver can even make a move, a single gunshot can be heard from the white van on the left. Then it suddenly moved to block our rear path, leaving us no escape.

Three men emerged from the black van. They are wearing black suits and balaclavas on their heads, just like those terrorists in the movies. 

They are also carrying firearms with them. I pulled my sister and put her head down for safety. Our driver is also putting his head down.

"Shea, stay still for now. Here, cover your head with this."

My sister seems to be doing something with her phone. I also pulled out my phone and hurriedly sent a message to our parents. 

Our parents are gone overseas for business matters, so they can't come to us, but I have to let them know otherwise. They are the only ones who can mobilize our private army on standby, and all I have to do is buy us time.

And fortunately, the SUV that we are riding is bulletproof. 

In accordance with our father's instruction, our safety should be on top priority all the time, and we are riding this SUV for that fair reason. 

This SUV can withstand up to .950 caliber bullets. So, we just have to hold out and buy some time for help to come.

My little sister, Shea, raised and tilted her head with an innocent look.

"Onee-sama, do you know who those people are?"

"No, I don't know them."

"O-Oh...?"

If anything, it must be a ransom kidnapping since our parents are wealthy. But I can't tell my sister about something complicated like that. If we get captured right here, the kidnappers might demand money from our parents to release us, but it will not be easy. They might end up killing us or probably something even worse.

"!!!"

Suddenly, the tallest man holding a rifle in his hand is walking towards our SUV. He then took out the megaphone from the other man and started talking.

"Come out of the car now, pretty boy. I will count to 60 seconds. If you don't, we will shower you with a barrage of bullets!"

"Driver-san...?"

Huh? Why do they need our driver? Wait, did our driver just pass out!? Why of all times!? I'm sure our driver ran through the background check held by our parents! 

"There's no way that our driver is somehow connected with those guys."

Right now, I can't think of anything at the moment. 

But you know, I'm confident about the specs of this SUV, and I'm not going to do anything but wait for the help for us to come.

We continued to ignore the demands of the man in the black and kept waiting.

"..."

Looking annoyed, the man shouted and mercilessly gave an order to his men.

"Kill him! Shoot that Izel bastard to death! I guess you will die even if you don't even come to us now! Ora!! Regret sticking your nose into someone's business!"

"Huh? Izel-kun...?"

Wait… did I just hear that guy right? Did he just say Izel? Why is Izel-kun's name suddenly appearing now? Does that mean Izel-kun has something to do with those guys…? 

More importantly, five men emerged from the two white vans and two more from the black van. They started to surround us in a circular motion while locking their aims on us.

"Shea! Cover your ears with the pillows tight!"

"Nhn!"

The next moment, we found our SUV being hit by a barrage of bullets from all sides. The shock was so strong that it made me crouch down. The loud sounds of a series of shots hitting our car can be heard, and it's so loud that I have to cover Shea's ears and mine with the neck pillows. 

The barrage lasted for two minutes, and our SUV is still in good condition. I looked down at the sight of my little sister, silent and crouched down.

"Shea, are you okay!? Don't move for now! Cover your head with the neck pillows!"

I saw the man silently talking to himself, and one of the men started to bring out a seemingly heavy weaponry weapon.

"Tch. Bulletproof huh? To think someone like you is protected with something like this… Let's see if you can hold out against this!!"

Oh no… I don't feel good about this… no more, please!! 

The two men from our rear started to move the heavy weapon and began to aim at us. But before the tall man can give out the order to shoot, a military vehicle with our family's crest can be seen from a far distance.

A police siren can be heard. The men in balaclavas turned their heads to look around and panicked. 

I felt relieved at last. We've managed to hold ourselves down. 

"Haaahh... We did it."

I exhaled momentarily and calmed down.

"Shit! Don't you think we're done, bastard!! I will hunt you to the ends of the Earth!!"

The group started to pack their weapons and withdraw from the scene in a hurry.

Our driver is still sleeping, and my sister can be seen slowly rising from her position.

I can still feel the shock from the bullets... 

Ugh, I might pass out at any moment.

"Onee-sama!!"

Shea suddenly jumped and hugged me tight, and the tears started flowing out of her eyes. 

I patted her head to calm her down. She must be really terrified, huh? The innocent angel that I adored experienced something terrible... 

I'll make them pay. The thought of making the men in black suffer in hell has been set on my mind. 

"It's alright now. Everything will be fine."

I comforted my little sister as I kept glancing at the military-looking vehicles advancing toward our position.

The black military vehicle in the front that leads the others arrived sooner at the scene, and we got out of the car and left the driver behind. 

This is not the police but our family's private army. A convoy of armored military trucks with a letter M crest on the side door lined up on the road in front of us. 

"How should I say this... it's too absurd."

Honestly, I didn't expect our parents to send our whole private army for us, and they came faster than I expected.  

Realizing that it's my parents I'm talking about, I can't help but be used to this scene.

A woman wearing a small plain black short-skirt cheongsam²A Chinese dress uniform descended from the military truck painted in black in front of us. 

Her uniform emphasizes her bountiful chest, body curves, and long legs. She also wears long black gloves that cover her forearms, a black sword belt, and a chunli³A common Chinese hairstyle hairstyle that exudes cuteness.

"Lady Vyon-sama!! Lady Shea-sama!! Are you okay!?! Are you not hurt anywhere!? Medic!!!"

"..."

If I remember correctly, she is Mi Xie Chen, a Chinese professional hitman hired by our father. My mom used to call her Mii-chan, who currently works as my mom's maid. 

I kept pondering how can she have a body like that despite having more qualities than being just a beautiful woman...

Her linguistic skills are formidable too. She studied 19 languages, and her Japanese is the most fluent out of the rest. What's more, her combat skills are out of this world. 

She once confronted a prominent terrorist group alone in the past under my father's orders. It is a battle that lasted less than half a day. No, it's more like a one-sided slaughter.

Isn't she just too perfect...? Compared to me...

This is just depressing...

We are currently being checked up by the medic team for possible injuries. After that, Mii-chan came over and questioned us about our situation.

"Lady Vyon-sama, are you sure about this? You can just send me to take Izel-sama with me by force if necessary. It's dangerous for you to come alone."

I can't let her meet Izel-kun... Who knows what development will happen if I let her meet him. He is mine alone, and I can't tell her that.

"Sorry, but I have to do it myself. There's also something that I want to ask Izel-kun."

"Well, if you insist then, Lady Vyon-sama. But I will accompany you in the shadows. Your mother will scold me if she finds out that I left you on your own."

There are too many questions that I want to ask Izel-kun as well. But for now, I have to protect him from the unknown people trying to reach out to him. They might be going to his place anytime soon, so I have to hurry and take him with me. 

I am currently waiting inside an SUV similar to the one we used earlier, along with Mii-chan as my driver. 

I was about to get out of the SUV, but then I saw the figure of Izel-kun descending from his car carrying a bag of something. 

Taking this chance, I hurriedly went out, ran towards the stairs of the apartment building where Izel-kun was going, and left Mii-chan alone inside the vehicle.

"Izel-kun... Izel-kun! Please slow down!"

I'm running out of breath. *Panting* 

I grabbed the railing on my side to support my exhausted body. My body feels so heavy... 

I haven't taken a rest since this afternoon, and a lot of things happened that my physical fatigue accumulated to the point I'm feeling dizzy.

"Haaah... Haaah..."

Izel-kun looked at me with his usual emotionless face, placed his bags on the floor, and came towards me.

"What is it Mireille-san? You don't have to scream my name so loudly... More importantly, are you okay? You should have at least sent me a message if you want to meet with me, you know?"

I just wish that he could at least show some obvious concern...

Anyway, there's no time for that. 

I have to get out Izel-kun from this place. They might be coming here anytime soon. 

Ugh… I feel exhausted, but this is for Izel-kun's sake. I have to protect him no matter what!

"Izel-kun, please come with me! I will explain everything later, so please come with me for now!"

I held his hand tight and pleaded with him to come with me. I know I'm being desperate, but I don't know what I'll do if something happens to Izel-kun.

"Hey, can you calm down for a bit, will you? I'm not going anywhere."

Realizing what I was doing now, I felt like my cheeks were turning red, and I moved my head to the side out of embarrassment. And as always, Izel-kun shows no emotion at all. 

Just why doesn't he show me his usual smile when he is at home...? I want to see him blush once too...

"Un. S-Sorry... but we do not have much time left."

Izel-kun stared at me like I was a rare animal. No way… do I smell bad? I forgot about changing clothes since I kept thinking about Izel-kun the whole time. 

But it seems like he finally gave in.

"I got it. I got it, alright? So, will you explain to me while we're walking? Oh wait, let me put this bag in my room."

Izel-kun picked up the bags on the floor and went toward his room. After placing his load, he wore a jacket that suited him. He then walked ahead and urged me to start explaining. 

But where should I start… oh, I need to ask him first about those people, and I shouldn't probably mention that we got into a crossfire.

"This afternoon, an unknown group of people is trying to reach out to you. I heard a man in that group saying your name, so I wonder if you have a connection with those people."

I kept calm to not show weirdness or concerning motions in front of Izel-kun. 

Hmm? Is Izel-kun listening…? 

"Mireille-san!!"

"Kya~"

Nhn… H-Huh?

The next moment, Izel-kun suddenly forcefully pulled me to his right side. I was thrown away and sat on the spot. 

I can also see the figure of Mii-chan running fast toward me. My back hurts so much from the shock after being thrown. 

When I turned my head back to look back at Izel-kun. I saw something gruesome.

"What… happened…?"

Izel-kun is nowhere to be found. My eyes are wide open at the sight of the pool of blood on the floor. 

I found a severed arm and two legs lying beside the pool of blood. A grotesque picture and the sudden event that happened in an instant left me speechless.

"N-No… w-way…"

"Lady Vyon-sama!!! Get away from there!!!"

 

I couldn't move. I don't know what to say. My body was trembling, and I couldn't process anything that had happened. 

 

My tears started to flow out of my eyes.

 

It feels like the same back then.

 

The feeling of my heart trembling at the sight of the world being destroyed. 

 

Right now, that feeling is so intense. 

 

It's as if the world is going to fall down once again.

 

"...W-What... j-just happened...?"