The feeling of horror was turned into confusion.
The morning sun was already rising. After minutes of fretting alone in the excessively luxurious room, I decided to get out and search for answers to all my questions.
I was about to reach for the doorknob when it turned on its own, scaring me, and the door opened. I came face to face with a woman in a black dress and her hair pinned tightly in a bun.
"Oh, miss. You're already up. Are you feeling sick somewhere?" She looked at me in surprise and bowed down to give me her greetings.
"Umm... Yes...actually..." I stumbled on my words, thinking about what to say in a situation like this one.
Then an idea struck me.
"Did something happen to me yesterday? Like an accident or something."
I was hoping for some accident or any incident where this girl would have possibly lost her memories.
"No, there weren't any." But that hope was shattered into pieces. I panicked, what to do now? If I'm really in some other world and in someone's body, then these people would guess something is wrong after observing the different behaviour! What to do?!
"Shall I help you with your bath?"
The woman, who seems to be a maid, speaks. She didn't seem especially suspicious of me. Not yet, I mean.
She helped me with the bath which I was very uncomfortable with.
As soon as she left the room after helping me put on my clothes, which I was also uncomfortable about, I started to fret about what to do next. I have no time left. The maid said that this girl's father will be calling me for lunch, but before that, I have to do something. Since the man who is calling is her father, he would immediately deduce that something is wrong with me.
All my life, I have read many kinds of Isekai novels. That was also the reason for my calmness in this situation, like I just didn't run out and shout, "I died and came back alive!"
As soon as an idea struck my mind, I ran out of the room. I avoided as many people as possible and tried to look very calm. After searching, I found stairs at the end of that long hallway. Fortunately, not many people were around since it was still quite early in the morning. I stared down the stairs and gulped. 'This is my only chance.'
Thinking that, I moved and deliberately slipped on my step. I felt myself falling and rolling down the stairs. Voices were heard from everywhere, but I couldn't focus on exactly where from, my head was spinning dangerously. Eventually, I lost consciousness.
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I don't recall how I got out of that mess. I was so nervous as soon as I opened my eyes. I half expected to be back in my mother's embrace, but I was still in that same room. The only thing I remember was me trying to act all dumb as if I had actually lost all my memories after that fall.
After a checkup from the doctors, they said that I had injured my head, so it is possible that I lost my memories.
This was the plan, get injured, act as if I lost all memories, and get information.
I talked with that maid from earlier since she was the only one that I got quite familiar with, and asked about the girl I seemed to have possessed.
After listening to her I got to know that this girl, or now me, is Elira Rosenthal. She is the only daughter of the most powerful business family, the Rosenthal Family. Her father is Daniel Rosenthal, the head of the family.
I recall the man who came to visit me when I was injured after that fall. I didn't focus on his face since I was so nervous about proving myself lost. But now that I recall, he didn't seem to be convinced by my pathetic acting.
I just hope he doesn't come at me and put me in jail for possessing his daughter, Elira.
Wait.... Elira? Elira Rosenthal?.....
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!!!
Elira Rosenthal! Daniel Rosenthal! Aren't they the same names as the ones in that novel I just finished before I died?!
They were the villains!!
No way, did I reincarnate in that novel? In that novel of all?! And, a villain?!