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I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Narmore, who was munching on a croffle, tilted his head.

“Nar Coin?”

“……”

I was momentarily speechless.

It seemed like the name “Nar Coin” hadn’t been decided yet.

“Ah, I just came up with the name on my own. It’s what I proposed to the Duke Rossild. The thing that Nar oppa is currently planning.”

“You even know what I proposed?”

“Yes.”

“……How do you know that?”

“Why? Is there a reason I shouldn’t know?”

“Because I specifically asked Duke Rossild to keep it a secret.”

I could see Narmore clenching his teeth.

He seemed a bit angry that his secret had been leaked.

Although there was a slight misunderstanding, this was unavoidable.

‘Since it’s come to this, let’s brag a little.’

It was time for a bit of appropriate boasting to make Narmore completely on my side.

“I am the Princess of Bilotian, and I’m quite capable, more than you think. You don’t think I went to see you without knowing anything about what happened between you and Duke Rossild, or what you proposed, do you?”

Hmm, if I casually eat a piece of croffle at this timing, it would complete the picture.

‘Something like wine instead of croffle?’

But I was only seven years old and couldn’t drink wine.

So instead of wine, I tried to imitate elegance with a croffle.

But as they say, you should live according to your nature. I put too much force on the fork, and the croffle pieces crumbled down.

Embarrassed, I quickly continued speaking.

“I saw your potential. I believe there are few people as talented as you.”

“……Do you really think so?”

“Of course.”

“How can you be so sure?”

Because I read it in the novel!

I couldn’t say that.

‘No, what am I supposed to do when you look at me with those sparkling eyes while pretending to be indifferent? What kind of compliment will satisfy you?’

He pretended to be indifferent on the outside, but this oppa clearly wanted praise.

It was a bit burdensome, but I felt a strange sense of determination.

A determination like, I’ll definitely satisfy you!

“You went to Rossild with your idea even after being repeatedly rejected. I also heard you suffered a lot when you were kicked out the last time. I believe that someone who is that desperate and tenacious can achieve anything.”

“……”

“I have a good eye for spotting tenacious people.”

I smiled brightly and showed him the Mark of Narvidal.

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“……Ah.”

Honestly, Narmore had forgotten.

Isabel was so sunny and warm that he had forgotten that she was living with a terminal illness.

Looking at the hourglass engraved on her wrist, he finally realized that Isabel was terminally ill.

He felt his mind clearing up.

‘That’s why she came to me, a person of such high status, and is trying so desperately to persuade me.’

In fact, he had felt something was strange from the moment Isabel first visited him.

Although her face was covered in soot, it couldn’t hide her noble aura.

Unlike Michael, whose noble aura was completely hidden.

Isabel herself thought she lacked elegance, but Narmore didn’t think so.

Isabel had a certain aura, something invisible.

A kind of dignity hidden behind her cute and lovely appearance.

There were no words to accurately describe it, but Narmore simply thought of it as ‘Isabel-like’.

‘There really was a person like that.’

Someone who is warmer than anyone else despite living with a terminal illness.

Someone who is more sincere about life than anyone else.

And therefore, someone who can be more desperate than anyone else.

Someone who puts down her status as a princess and treats people as equals.

‘It’s too unrealistic.’

She was a completely different type of person from the people Narmore had encountered.

It felt so unrealistic that she seemed like a fictional character.

“I don’t really understand why you’re trying so hard to help me.”

Isabel, who had been exposed to the media several times and thus grew up observing the reactions of countless people, was quick-witted.

She immediately sensed Narmore’s feelings.

‘I’ve already done all the rational and logical persuasion. I need to approach this differently.’

So she said,

“I want to make Duke Rossild’s nose bleed.”

“……Huh?”

“Wouldn’t it be a sight to see the sapling that Rossild kicked out grow into a huge tree and cast a shadow over them someday?”

Thinking about Rossild made her blood boil.

Although she decided not to think about her anger towards Reina, Isabel was still human.

She couldn’t just see someone who showed such hostility towards her in a positive light.

“……If that’s the reason.”

Narmore grinned.

He looked at Isabel for a while.

‘She’s human.’

He had only thought she was unrealistic.

She seemed like a fictional character, but it seemed he was mistaken.

Looking at her now, the current Isabel was just a 7-year-old princess.

Her face was slightly red, and her cheeks were puffed up.

She seemed to be furious when she thought about Rossild.

‘……Cute.’

Narmore was sure.

He had never seen such a cute creature in his life.

This was his first time seeing one.

He learned something new.

‘Even if she’s that smart and elegant, cute is cute.’

No value could overshadow cuteness.

That was certain today.

‘And the way she can’t give up on the croffle and keeps munching on it is like a squirrel.’

Narmore also put a piece of croffle in his mouth.

Narmore, who was serious about sugar and bread, once again tasted heaven.

“Alright, Your Highness.”

Narmore began to speak formally.

It was a small signal.

A signal that this was no longer just a casual meeting.

“What would you like me to do?”

“Since we only live once, please live your life to the fullest. I’d appreciate it if you could make a lot of money for me.”

Narmore was a character who grew well on his own as long as he was guided in the right direction.

He was currently sealed, but Narmore was originally a tremendous money-grubber.

He had the qualities to become a tycoon who raked in money.

Therefore, Isabel didn’t want to interfere too much. She thought it would be enough to just support him so that he could thrive on his own.

“Since we only live once, I was planning to live as leisurely as possible.”

Actually, that was because his passion had been broken by Rossild. Originally, he had intended to live as Isabel had said.

The extinguished embers began to burn again.

“I’ll try my best. I’ll make sure you don’t regret sponsoring me, Your Highness.”

“Thank you!”

Isabel shouted ‘Yes!’ inwardly.

She was truly happy.

The guaranteed soaring rocket was on the launch pad.

‘A return of 12,345,670,000 percent!’

Actually, the numbers were meaningless.

She just thought of a randomly large number.

Being a science major to the core, she became even happier when she thought of specific numbers.

Narmore, seeing this, fell into a severe delusion.

‘Why is she so happy because of someone like me?’

That expression was genuine. It was a genuine expression that couldn’t be faked or acted out.

It felt like the bright and cheerful energy emanating from Isabel was illuminating the entire place.

Narmore himself felt better, influenced by that energy.

It was as if the room was filled with the scent of flowers, and he felt dazed as if he had drunk alcohol.

Isabel had that kind of power.

‘She looks like she’s in her early teens, but…… Your Highness is only 7 years old.’

He made up his mind.

‘I can’t just rely on a 7-year-old.’

What he had proposed to Duke Rossild wasn’t enough.

He couldn’t just receive help from a 7-year-old princess.

‘I need to make money.’

In the original story, Narmore was a bit laid-back. Narmore’s heart, which had been like that, became a little more desperate.

‘A lot of f***ing money.’

Narmore awakened earlier than in the original story.

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A few days passed after Narmore accepted my sponsorship.

I spotted a very welcome face.

Bbyong bbyong━━━

There’s no other honey badger in the world that makes such a cute sound except for Kim Beolkkul.

“Kim Beolkkul! Where have you been all this time?”

Actually, I liked the name ‘Honey’ better, but since Honey liked the name ‘Kim Beolkkul’ more, I just called him ‘Kim Beolkkul’.

Honey’s tail started spinning like a windmill.

‘Huh?’

Even though I didn’t cast the interpretation magic, magic letters appeared above Honey’s head.

『Went on a romantic adventure.』

“Adventure?”

Honey stood up on two legs with a proud expression, putting his paws on his waist.

『Isabel’s joy = money』

『Isabel = money-grubber』

Just looking at the letters, it seemed like he was insulting me, but that wasn’t the case. This was like an error in the interpretation magic.

Honey wasn’t actually ‘speaking’.

Since it was expressing Honey’s thoughts and emotions in a ‘language’ that humans could understand, it was often expressed in such a direct way.

……I can believe that, right?

『Romantic Kim Beolkkul went on an adventure.』

『An adventure for the money-grubber.』

Somehow, it felt like the interpretation magic had evolved a bit.

Anyway, Honey didn’t have any bad intentions.

Honey, whose tail was so strong that his whole body was shaking, ran up to me and started coughing.

“Why, why are you doing that?”

He looked like he was in pain on the outside, but the 『♩♪』 sign above his head didn’t disappear.

Cough! Cough!

『Joy to the money-grubber.』

Cough! Cough!

Honey vomited something out.

“Huh?”

What Honey vomited out were gold bars.

“Wh, what is this?”

『Gold, come out! Ta-da!』

『Money-grubber. Joy?』

Honey looked at me with sparkling eyes.

He seemed to want me to dance with joy.

I felt pressured to dance for some reason.

“But……”

I was truly shocked. Because there was a mark on the gold bars.

“Ho, how did you get this?”

Cold sweat started running down my back.

‘Th, this is bad!’


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(🇰🇷)I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit

🇰🇷)I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit

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Status: Ongoing Author: Released: 2021 Native Language: Korean
Isabel, a terminally ill orphan in modern-day Korea, unexpectedly finds herself reincarnated as Princess Isabel in the world of the novel "After the Terminally Ill Villainess Dies". While she still carries the curse of the "Mark of Narvidal" and is destined to die at 21, Isabel embraces her new life with joy, determined to make the most of her remaining time. However, being born a girl in the Bilotian Empire, where strength is paramount, is a curse. Despite facing prejudice and initial coldness from her father, Emperor Ron, Isabel's precociousness and surprising strength win over her nanny and the Emperor's aide, Sir Viaton. Her innate magical talent, revealed through her "Innate Chant" and keen observation skills, attracts the attention of Karin, the future final villain of the novel, who becomes her magic teacher. Isabel navigates the complexities of palace life, charming her stoic father, forging an unlikely friendship with her playful but clueless brother, Michael, and winning over the stern Chief Attendant Dailtha. She uses her knowledge from her past life to excel in magic and even creates groundbreaking theories, inadvertently impacting the future of magic engineering. Despite her terminal illness, Isabel focuses on spreading happiness and leaving a positive impact on the world. She befriends a honey badger, later revealed to be the transformed male lead Arun, and rescues a talented young girl, Yuri, from the clutches of the jealous and manipulative Reina, daughter of Duke Rossild. As Isabel grows, she faces the challenges of her limited time, the complexities of palace politics, and the looming threat of the final villain, all while spreading kindness and warmth like sunshine. Her journey is a testament to the power of embracing life, even in the face of death, and the impact of even small acts of kindness.

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