So I've reincarnated as Mielle Rosecent!

18. So I've finally Travelled Back in Time! (2)

"–BREAKFAST IS SERVED."  

Right before again, sat a fresh mountain of dishes ready to be eaten. Just like before, I didn't feel good. There was something strange in my stomach. I looked repulsive at the enormous brunch being placed in front of me. How familiar, yet not familiar at the same time. 

Shit. My stomach was growling, but my appetite had already disappeared. How strange, wasn't I complaining about eating something earlier? I swear I could dig in any moment now.

Emma was frowning at me the entire time, huh what is it this time? "My lady, is something wrong with the meal?" She asked me.

"...Huh? Oh no... I was about to start." I laughed it out. I graciously took a bite of the Pork chops and the Toast. Strangely, I didn't eat anything, yet my body felt full. Suddenly words flew through my consciousness. 

G̶e̶t̶ u̶p̶.

Y̶o̶u̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ e̶a̶t̶e̶n̶ a̶l̶r̶e̶a̶d̶y̶. 

A̶r̶i̶a̶.

H̶o̶u̶r̶g̶l̶a̶s̶s̶. 

As if something bolted within me, I slammed the dining table as I got up in realization. No... it can't be... Did the hourglass turn? Already?! B-but I haven't prepared a counter-measure against Aria yet-! 

"-My Lady?!" Emma asked in worry as she rushed to my side, I took her hand out as I said, "-I need to go to my room-! Hurry-!" 

As soon as my sentences finished forming, I left the dining hall and straight up the stairs towards my room. I bolted the doors of my room and rushed to the closet, reaching for the small box underneath a cabinet. 

Inside the box, was the safely kept hourglass. N-no... then how? I stuttered back. Right in my hands were Aria's hourglass that she used canonically to turn back time in the original timeline. I stole this hourglass from her room a couple of weeks ago, while replacing hers with a similar kept hourglass from Father's study. 

Then how? How did I time-travel back? 

Could Aria manipulate time regardless of whichever hourglass it was?

Now that I think about it... it makes sense! During the original time-line, in the pre-reincarnation era of Aria, she had illusioned the ticking of an giant hourglass in front of her while she was being beheaded. She may not need the physical entity of an hourglass to manipulate time. She could just do it. 

Therefore, it didn't matter if Aria had an hourglass or not.  

Damn it! I shut the box close and fell back into the floor.... 

What now?! Aria has now realized her ability to control time... and then... the beginning of the actual novel 'Villainess Reverses the Hourglass' begins now! Then what?! What about me? I still had very limited research on this field... 

...

'Outsider... you are the one responsible for turning time 13 times!' A voice rang inside my head. I clasped my head. What does that even mean? If I could control time like that person I met on the streets said... then why?

Why am I still stuck in a situation like this?

What is the benefit of traveling to the past, if you cannot recall the memories of your incarnations or mistakes? 

How many times have I been in an accursed time loop anyway? Shit. If there was only some kind of clue that would allow me to count the number of times Aria had turned the hourglass... or allow me to retain my memories throughout the reversing.