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When I became a Commoner, They Broke Off Our Engagement! Chapter 7

It's been eight months since I met the fairy Clew. Now my cooking skills have improved, and I can do basic life magic. However, my sewing skills haven't improved at all. Even though I’ve been learning embroidery since childhood as an aristocrat, I’m not good at it. "The commoners don't bother with embroidery, so you don't need to worry about that. However, not being able to sew is a problem. Anna, your biological mother makes a living from sewing, so why are you so clumsy?" Clew remarked. "Wait, how do you know about my real mother? Did you go and see her?" I asked. Clew's expression turned guilty. It seems he had gone to see her without telling me. "I went to scout because you might end up living there someday," Clue confessed. "So, what was it like?" I asked. "The girl there, Annette, has blonde hair and blue eyes, just like the Sennet family. She's capable of everything because she’s had to work hard from a young ...

When I became a Commoner, They Broke Off Our Engagement! Chapter 6

An Encounter- Edmund's Side  I first met Anna du Sennet, my potential fiancée, when I was nine years old. My father said that I could reject the arrangement if I didn't like it after meeting her. Honestly, I did not like girls who cried easily, so I had intended to reject her from the start. Although the Sennet family held the title of marquess, our Lucas family, as a margrave serving the royal family since the founding of the kingdom, held a status virtually equivalent to a marquess, so there was no need to humble ourselves. The Sennet Marquess family was renowned for both their looks and magical abilities, and they seemed to greatly value bloodlines. I had heard that even the lady of the house was a distant relative of his. Perhaps because of this, everyone in the family looked the same, which to be honest, I found creepy. They weren't the only ones with blond hair and blue eyes but their identical features were unsettlingly unnatural in their beauty. I was determined to ...

When I Became a Commoner, They Broke Off Our Engagement! Chapter 5

Sarah, the kitchen maid, teaches me how to cook. She is a little plump woman with chestnut-colored hair like me and kind eyes. This is my first time cooking. I watch excitedly as Sarah makes cookies. Just watching, nothing more. I was amazed by everything I saw for the first time, but Clew was different. As we waited for the cookies in the large oven to bake, Clew spoke up. "This seems wrong, doesn't it? Anna hasn't helped at all, right?" "Come to think of it, you're right. This can't be called my handiwork." When I say this to Sarah, she looks at me wide-eyed in surprise. "Eh? Were you seriously planning to make it?" It seems there was a misunderstanding. It seems Sarah was only told by the chef to make cookies instead of me. I insisted that I really wanted to make them myself for my fiancé. And I also told her that my fiancé doesn't really like sweet things. "I see. Then how about crepes? Crepes can have various flavors depending...

When I Became a Commoner, They Broke Off Our Engagement! Chapter 4

I don't really remember how it came to that. During the party, perhaps because we were close in age, I found myself conversing with Edmond, my fiancé. Normally, I would have found a way to avoid talking to him, but knowing that I wasn't the real daughter of this family somehow made it easier to listen without feeling nervous. "So, are you listening?" "Yes, I am. Your friend received homemade sweets from their fiancé, right?" Being Edmond's friend meant they were undoubtedly nobility. And naturally, so was their fiancé. It seemed highly unlikely that they were truly homemade, but I nodded and said, "That's impressive." "That's right. He boasts about it every time we meet." I had been hearing this story for a while now. Honestly, I wanted to talk about something else. "Hey, I'm tired of hearing the same thing over and over. Just give a response already," Clew said, looking exasperated atop my shoulder. "A resp...