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Aoi Takamoto, also known as Elise de Clorance, is the protagonist of her story, a character whose identity is shaped by the memories and experiences of three distinct lives. Her journey begins in her first life as Elise de Clorance, the eldest daughter of a marquis family and a noblewoman of the Britta Empire. In this original existence, she was known for her terrible personality; she was selfish, insolent, and driven by an obsessive love for her fiancé, Crown Prince Linden de Romanoff. Her uncontrollable jealousy and cruel behavior led her to commit unforgivable crimes, plunging the kingdom into chaos and causing the loss of many innocent lives. Ultimately, her actions led to the downfall of her own family, and at the age of twenty-five, she was executed by being burned at the stake by order of her own husband, Prince Linden.
After her execution, Elise was given a second chance at life when she was reincarnated in modern-day Japan as an orphan named Aoi Takamoto. Growing up in poverty, she saw this new life as an opportunity to atone for the sins of her past. With a burning determination to save lives instead of destroying them, she dedicated herself entirely to the study of medicine. Through sheer effort, she became a genius surgeon and the youngest professor at a prestigious medical university, earning nicknames such as the Master Surgeon and the Genius of the Era. Her colleagues often suspected she was a workaholic, as she threw herself into her work to right the wrongs of her previous existence. However, her second life was also tragically cut short when she died at the age of thirty in an airplane crash while on her way to perform a surgery in Germany, having spent her final moments treating other injured passengers.
By a twist of fate, Aoi awoke once more, finding herself back in her original body as a fifteen-year-old Elise de Clorance, before her official engagement to Prince Linden. In this third life, she possesses the complete memories of her tyrannical first life as Elise and the brilliant medical knowledge from her second life as Aoi. This unique perspective shapes her core personality and motivations. The arrogant and spiteful noblewoman is gone, replaced by a young woman who is kind, selfless, and deeply remorseful for her past actions. She is determined to use her advanced medical knowledge to correct the mistakes of her first life, to save the people she once harmed, and to bring about a happier future for her loved ones. A major part of this new path involves freeing Prince Linden from an unwanted marriage and dedicating herself to her true passion of medicine, leading her to strike a deal with the emperor to prove her place is among the sick and wounded, not on the throne.
Her role in the story is that of a pioneer and a healer. She seeks to revolutionize the medieval medical practices of the Britta Empire by introducing her modern surgical knowledge, often performing groundbreaking procedures that seem like miracles to those around her. Over the course of the narrative, she becomes famous and beloved throughout the empire for her medical prowess, earning the affectionate nickname the Lady with the Lamp, a homage to her habit of carrying a lamp while comforting wounded soldiers. Her key relationships are central to her development. She shares a complicated bond with her older brother Lenne, who never indulged her childish behavior in the past and is slow to trust her transformation, though he is deeply proud of her accomplishments. Her relationship with her former fiancé, Prince Linden, is complex; she initially tries to distance herself from him to avoid her past fate, but eventually falls in love with him again for real, and he in turn helps her find a way to continue her medical career even as his empress. She also works to mend fences with Julienne, her former romantic rival, and becomes best friends with Mikhail, a man whose death in her first life was a source of great tragedy.
Throughout her third life, Elise demonstrates significant character development. She goes from a feared and hated figure to a universally beloved leader, her honesty and sincere apologies gradually earning back the trust and respect of her family, the servants, and even her political enemies. Her personality is marked by a strong sense of duty and a chronic hero syndrome, where she feels compelled to save as many lives as possible, often to the point of overworking herself and falling ill due to her naturally fragile constitution. Despite her genius, she has notable flaws, including terrible, illegible handwriting, a lack of skill in knitting, and a strong dislike for milk, while having a fondness for sweets like strawberry cake and macarons, as well as roses. Her most notable abilities are, of course, her extraordinary surgical skills and advanced medical knowledge, which are far beyond the capabilities of any other doctor in her world.
After her execution, Elise was given a second chance at life when she was reincarnated in modern-day Japan as an orphan named Aoi Takamoto. Growing up in poverty, she saw this new life as an opportunity to atone for the sins of her past. With a burning determination to save lives instead of destroying them, she dedicated herself entirely to the study of medicine. Through sheer effort, she became a genius surgeon and the youngest professor at a prestigious medical university, earning nicknames such as the Master Surgeon and the Genius of the Era. Her colleagues often suspected she was a workaholic, as she threw herself into her work to right the wrongs of her previous existence. However, her second life was also tragically cut short when she died at the age of thirty in an airplane crash while on her way to perform a surgery in Germany, having spent her final moments treating other injured passengers.
By a twist of fate, Aoi awoke once more, finding herself back in her original body as a fifteen-year-old Elise de Clorance, before her official engagement to Prince Linden. In this third life, she possesses the complete memories of her tyrannical first life as Elise and the brilliant medical knowledge from her second life as Aoi. This unique perspective shapes her core personality and motivations. The arrogant and spiteful noblewoman is gone, replaced by a young woman who is kind, selfless, and deeply remorseful for her past actions. She is determined to use her advanced medical knowledge to correct the mistakes of her first life, to save the people she once harmed, and to bring about a happier future for her loved ones. A major part of this new path involves freeing Prince Linden from an unwanted marriage and dedicating herself to her true passion of medicine, leading her to strike a deal with the emperor to prove her place is among the sick and wounded, not on the throne.
Her role in the story is that of a pioneer and a healer. She seeks to revolutionize the medieval medical practices of the Britta Empire by introducing her modern surgical knowledge, often performing groundbreaking procedures that seem like miracles to those around her. Over the course of the narrative, she becomes famous and beloved throughout the empire for her medical prowess, earning the affectionate nickname the Lady with the Lamp, a homage to her habit of carrying a lamp while comforting wounded soldiers. Her key relationships are central to her development. She shares a complicated bond with her older brother Lenne, who never indulged her childish behavior in the past and is slow to trust her transformation, though he is deeply proud of her accomplishments. Her relationship with her former fiancé, Prince Linden, is complex; she initially tries to distance herself from him to avoid her past fate, but eventually falls in love with him again for real, and he in turn helps her find a way to continue her medical career even as his empress. She also works to mend fences with Julienne, her former romantic rival, and becomes best friends with Mikhail, a man whose death in her first life was a source of great tragedy.
Throughout her third life, Elise demonstrates significant character development. She goes from a feared and hated figure to a universally beloved leader, her honesty and sincere apologies gradually earning back the trust and respect of her family, the servants, and even her political enemies. Her personality is marked by a strong sense of duty and a chronic hero syndrome, where she feels compelled to save as many lives as possible, often to the point of overworking herself and falling ill due to her naturally fragile constitution. Despite her genius, she has notable flaws, including terrible, illegible handwriting, a lack of skill in knitting, and a strong dislike for milk, while having a fondness for sweets like strawberry cake and macarons, as well as roses. Her most notable abilities are, of course, her extraordinary surgical skills and advanced medical knowledge, which are far beyond the capabilities of any other doctor in her world.