Once in lifetime chance

Have you ever collapsed, woken up, and found yourself hanging upside down with a cloth tie over your eyes, hands, and legs bonded? If not, that's good.

Cause I feel like I am on the verge of dying already, I think I can see an imaginary grandpa wave at me from across the river.

A combo of physical damage and binding + upside down sure is effective in making one want to puke out all the food I have eaten so far.

Anyway, it's HURT!!

My body was still screaming in pain from a sudden attack of crashing into the wall; I felt like several of my bones were broken, with some internal injuries here and there.

Yet, all I do in this situation is just keep my mouth shut, silent like a rat hiding in the corner, after all the culprit is right behind me, even though, I can't see anything due to cloth over my eyes, my senses are screaming at me, sending me a strong signal of danger, is this what murderous intent feel like?

It's terrifying!! Seriously TOO MUCH!!

“How long do you fool plan to keep quiet? I know that you have woke up for some time now"

The blonde girl, the culprit behind this attack, said so in a bad mood with a hint of anger.

“……”

W-what should I say!? Even if I rack my brain to the fullest, I'm too much of a dullard to be capable of suddenly thinking of a good idea in a dangerous situation! Otherwise, why else would I still be broke to this day!?

If I really had such a kind of brain, I would already choose to pursue study and aim for a high-paying job!!

No, wait, luck is also a factor, isn't…after all, I never have a lucky moment either.

Every time I attempt to do something, the situation only gets worse no matter how hard I try.

Only bad luck like the infinity tsunami wave crashed against the slippery mountain non-stop and refused to let anyone climb up beyond a certain point.

“You done with contemplating your answer? I have waited long enough. If you do not wish to talk. I shall just get rid of you.”

“I'm really sorry, please just spare me!!”

It seems when your brain thinking too hard to survive, the body will act first by brute out your mouth.

I'm dead meat scheduled to be transferred to Hell Corp. now.

“So? Mind telling me how did such a pathetic weakling like you.

Could manage to break through the guard outside and maid in the mansion, Came out of my wardrobe?

With such skill, and yet foolishly got knocked out by Wind magic without even being capable of defense or dodging that? Thank to you, My dress along with your junk is scattered around all over the floor.”

The blonde lady sighs, covering her face with luxurious crimson red with a shade of gold fan, eyes narrow glaring a hole at me.

“If you don't answer my questions properly, there will be consequences.”

‘Dying and yet unable to die will be a perfect fit for the like of you’

Ah, she definitely will do exactly as she said…the aura behind her is so intense that it makes one think so.

“I-I umm, I also don't know either how I come here, I was just trying to store my clothes after finished drying'em in the sun, By the time I noticed it, I somehow ended up here! Really! I'm telling you the truth, please believe me!”

The blonde girl still glaring at me, her eyes which were black shone with blue light and looked like some kind of magic was being cast through her eyes.

“You don’t seem to be lying…Nevertheless, No matter what your circumstances are. It’s the fact that you, illegally entered a noble mansion furthermore a lady of house room, normally you would be sent to the torture room or execution ground already.”

The lady, looked toward her wardrobe door that still opened, Inside a whirlpool of azure blue mana created a portal leading to a place she had never seen before.

“A crack in space, an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when there abnormal amount of mana in a specific location that goes berserk and causes space distortion.”

“How the space distorted is up to location it occurred and chance, it might be connected to the otherworld, or even dangerous place like under sea or lava, which can cause a significant amount of damage.”

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*Sigh

‘to think such a situation will occur, I let down my guard way too much.’

“It seems that the jewelry that was sent by Sir Crown Prince was the cause. It was filled to the brim with an enormous amount of mana inside a rigged magic circle engraved on stone, In the letter he said it was due nature of the gemstone that absorbed mana from sunlight and that magic circle was supposed to regulate the mana flow which should prevent an accident from mana overload and that it won't cause any harm…But in reality, it is actually the opposite.”

“It most likely a trap laid out for me, If I were in a location where space tore apart I would have ended up dying right there.”

‘What a Pathetic man’

‘And to think, It was because of my blunder. Just because I’m in a bad mood today and ended up neglecting to inspect the items he sent only to put them inside my wardrobe. Although, it’s a good thing that my whim ended up saving me from this disgusting assassinate method.’

‘If I didn’t put the jewelry inside the wardrobe and choose to open the box it might cause mana overload to trigger right away and then I would have…

I do not even want to think what would happen. But to think he still chooses such mean to eliminate me…despite our positions.’

‘Father won’t bait an eye toward this situation, the only thing he cares about is family’s prestige, to him I’m nothing more than a tool for the sake of household prosperity, unlike my younger sister who he doted on. Those scum…’

With my actions being restricted, I only have a few cards that I can use in this situation….

‘Wait…A card?’

Her head hurriedly moved, toward the direction where that foolish man who was still hanged in the air was with intense gazes.

‘Unknown origin, Not from this place, Don’t have any connection to any noble house, I do not know his capability but he…will be a perfect fit to act as my tool.’

*Cough clearing her throat

‘I can do this, this is a chance given to me by heaven, I mus-no I need to succeed in this plan no matter what.’

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The lady suddenly became quiet after mentioning the term I never heard of before, making me nervous about what would happen to me soon after she finished thinking.

‘Please, not something harmful!’

I prayed inside my mind to whatever it was in this world that could help me.

*Cough hmm hmm

I still can’t see anything, but that makes a voice from behind me, A person who can literally erase my existence from this world surface makes the sound even scarier in this situation.

Human creatures are not built for this kind of scary stuff! Maybe those with masochistic tendencies are fine, but not average in-between type like me!

“Now listen, I will give you two choices, think carefully before picking one.”

“First, You will be sent to an underground jail, enjoy your time there physically, and confess all the information you know, before finally being executed for the crime of breaking into the noble mansion and attempted assassinate me.”

‘This is clearly asking me to die isn’t it!?’

I started to sweat excessively from fear.

“You will experience what it means, what the price for going against noble is. Now onto second choice.”

“Work for me, exclusively. Only follow orders from me and only me alone, I will inform the servants that I picked up commoner from the street because I taken like to you. You will work as my personal butler and attend to all my needs for the rest of your life.”

“Also as for benefits for choose this choice. Your legs, you have a problem with your leg, aren’t you? I can hire a priest to fix it.”

‘M-my leg? I-i can walk again?’

“So, which choice would you pick? Think carefully before deciding, I will listen to your decision after dinner time, so stay there till then.”

The sound of high heels shoes walks toward further place.

Then, the sound of the door being closed confirmed that she indeed left this room.

‘H-how could she…gave me such a life-decision choice then left right after!?’

‘B-but, this…is it true that she can fix my leg? I don’t know if this world priests are all-mighty healers like in some of the fantasy stories in my world.’

This is a chance, should I…just let myself fall into despair once again and then die without being capable of leaving something behind in this world…or would I take this chance to move forward even if it means throw myself into danger?

…Then, my answer is…….