#15. Estimating the Distance Between a Man and a Woman (7)

After returning to the West with Eleonore.

Eugenie Roelcelar had received a short leave from the mother of the lady she served, Lady Etie, the Margravine. Lady Etie had told her to take this opportunity to visit her hometown for a little while.

In truth, although she had turned back time, she was the only one in this world who knew the truth—aside from Alenia, Eleonore’s older sister, who had traveled back through time with her.

So to ordinary people who didn’t know the truth—Lady Etie, the Margravine, for instance—Eugenie Roelcelar, her daughter’s maid, was simply a young woman who had only just made her debut, much like her daughter.

In their eyes, Eugenie Roelcelar was still a young lady who must be missing the comfort of her parents’ home.

Naturally, Etie had no choice but to give Eugenie, who had returned to her hometown, some time off to go home and see her parents.

Eugenie had been suddenly informed of her leave. She looked at Eleonore, who held her arms close to her chest and nodded for her to go, and hesitated a little, but…

The truth was, Eugenie missed her parents, too.

In her previous life, after Eleonore’s poisoning, Eugenie had heard Alenia say there was a secret art that could turn back time and had abruptly left home.

Of course, “leaving home” was the polite way to put it; it was really what people called running away. And so, deep in Eugenie’s heart, guilt and longing for her parents had become hopelessly tangled together and settled heavily...