Reborn as the Duke's Daughter

07 To Change or Not to Change

"And today's dinner is the Young Miss's favorite food," Caroline announces with a gentle smile on her face.

She lifts one of the domes that cover the food, revealing a warm plate of spaghetti with huge meatballs with a good helping of melted cheese on top.

Oh, wow! I've never had that kind of spaghetti in my previous life before.

The best I've had was that instant spaghetti a co-worker had cooked during lunchtime at work. She had asked me to eat with them and even if I refused, she insisted, anyway.

I think it was from their home country somewhere in the Philippines? I'm not sure.

But that co-worker of mine became my only friend back then. But then when she went back to her home country and I was alone again.

The spaghetti we ate together...it wasn't much, really.

It was instant, it was unhealthy, and it was not enough for the two of us.

However, it was the one and only pasta I've ever eaten in my previous life. Plus, I shared it with a friend.

And now, I'm about to eat the most delicious-looking spaghetti and the most generous serving with a family who loves me!

Anyway, even though my talk with Dad had eased a little of my worries, I'm still a little wary of the changes I'm trying to start.

I know I've been thinking about changing the story in this life based on my knowledge from the game I played in my past life.

But...I never thought if it will be a good move. Or if there will be consequences once I start changing things.

I mean, I already changed but given the nature of things, I doubt changing myself changed much of the plot. That's because my family is already doting on me despite my trashy attitude.

Still, I don't know if big changes, like not letting my brothers become the male leads, will be well-received in this world.

I mean, I'm not even sure if this is the real world or not.

Is this really a real world where people are alive? For all I know, this world could be a game and I was reincarnated as one of the NPCs who just gained some sentience or something.

If it's the latter, if I make steps to change the story of the game, will the computer, system, or whatever it is that runs this world reset everything?

Or is this a real REAL world? Where I can do anything and not worry about resets?

You know what I mean?

I played that one videogame called Undertelltale and I've watched that show called Free Dude before, so I'm not sure if the same thing applies here.

I'm just so confused, I don't know who I can ask for help who can help make things clearer for me.

I know that Dad and my brothers will always have my back here. But the problem is, I don't know if they'll believe me if I told them about my past life and admit that they're in a game.

Ugh, come to think of it, I haven't thought about telling them or anyone here about my real situation.

Hmm...am I really going to tell them that I am a reincarnator or...?

"....ffy?"

"Raffy!!"

"Rafflesia!"

I flinch in my seat and look up from the plate of spaghetti. I blink when I see Dad, my brothers, and Caroline look at me with concern.

"What's wrong, Raffy? Are the maids stabbing you in the back again?" Nerium angrily slams his fists on the table, making my glass of water wobble.

"Just tell me their names and I'll handle it for you, Raffy," Wolfsbane murmurs in a menacing tone. I can hear the faint yet familiar click of him opening his Hellfire sword as well.

Oh boy.

"If something is troubling my little girl..." Dad murmurs and when I glance at him, it looks like he's talking to his plate of spaghetti.

However, when he looks up and stares something above my head as if the source of my troubles is standing behind me, I wish he should have continued piercing his spaghetti with that deadly look in his eyes.

"Just say the word, cupcake, and your brothers and I will handle whatever it is that's troubling you. No matter how impossible it may sound," his voice drops along with the temperature in the living room.

I shiver and sigh as I watch my dad and older brothers emit a bloodthirsty aura. I know it won't take much for them to attack and eliminate anything that 'troubles' me.

Oh, wait, maybe I can tell Caroline--

I glance at Caroline and saw that she's just smiling pleasantly. However, there's no hiding that killing aura from around her as well.

Oh boy, this family is hopeless.

I have a feeling that if I tell them I'm a reincarnator and am troubled with the future of our household, I think they'll either devote themselves to a life of isolation or they'll kill the heroine.

I mean, I don't want the heroine to be with my brothers, but that doesn't mean that she should be killed.

Ugh.

That's it, I'm not telling these guys my secret. I'll just have to do my best and keep the fact that I was reborn to myself.

Besides, even I'M not sure yet if this place is real or a game. And if I already confirmed which type of world Asturias falls, I still won't tell them, anyway.

As for the future, well...I guess experimenting and setting some trial and error scenarios regarding the changes that will come to pass is all I can do for now.

I want to see if I can trigger a world reset, if this place is really a game and if there's a computer running this show, or not.

But boy, I wish this isn't a game and my family aren't just AI-controlled NPCs. That'd be sad.

Though...they look and act pretty life-like to me.

However, it makes sense that I need to step back a bit and see what this world and new life of mine is really capable of.

I shall keep an alert eye on anything and everything that's happening around me. Take notes if the story is going according to the plot of the story and gradually increase the changes I'm going to do in this place.

With that out of the way, I can slowly but surely plot the small changes first then proceed to the bigger ones. I can do all that and then enjoy the doting presence of my family along the way.

I may not be able to tell them that I reincarnated, I at least owe them another explanation and a proper apology regarding one important thing.