If given the chance to change the past—that was a question I'd asked myself countless times.
But hearing it from the Emperor caught me off guard, and I felt my entire life flash before my eyes. Not as Vanitas Astrea. I didn't have all of his memories, after all, but as Chae Eun-woo.
There were so many things I would have liked to change in my previous life. Yet, if I really thought about it, every choice, every regret, and every coincidence had led me here—to this moment.
Me, becoming Vanitas Astrea….
It was absurd. Even now, I could hardly wrap my head around it. And yet, here I was, living in this game's world I once only played from behind a screen.
"...."
Eun-ah….
Time seemed to stretch, but I kept my gaze fixed on the Emperor who was expecting my answer.
"My answer would be no, Your Majesty," I said at last.
A hush fell over the hall.
The Emperor's expression remained inscrutable, though I caught the faintest tinge of curiosity in his eyes.
