Synopsis

Executed at dawn in front of cheering crowds. That was how Celia’s life ended in the otome game Flower of the Holy Knights — the same game she woke up in after a tragic accident.

But instead of waiting for her guaranteed death in Chapter 3, the new Celia does something the original script never predicted: she runs away.

Stealing a horse, ditching her engagement to the arrogant prince, and changing her name, she flees to a sleepy border town. There, she uses her one real skill (baking, learned from a past life as a stressed-out culinary student) to open a tiny bakery called The Poisoned Apple. Her new dream? Bake bread, avoid plot flags, and die of old age, boring and safe.

For two months, it works. Her croissants gain a local following. No heroes. No executioners. No magic swords.

Then he shows up.

A tall, silver-haired man with tired red eyes, who buys one black loaf every day at closing time. He never speaks. He never pays with anything but ancient gold coins. And one night, when bandits attack the shop, he disintegrates them with a flick of his wrist.

“You’re the Demon Lord,” Celia whispers, flour on her face.

He looks at her, deadpan. “You’re the villainess who was supposed to start a war. I came because your sourdough is better than my royal chef’s.”

But here's the twist Celia doesn't see coming — she was never the villainess.

The game lied. The "heroes" are corrupt. And the real villain? He’s been eating her cinnamon rolls every afternoon, wearing a prince's smile and a ring that steals memories.

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