Chapter 2 (1/2)

I looked around the palace for the first time. I could not find any hope there. Nonetheless, this was the biggest house than any house where I had lived in my past life.

First of all, I started to investigate myself. Because there were not many descriptions about Mirthy in the novel. All that I knew about Mirthy from the novel was that she is a beautiful woman who had purple colored eyes and small feet.

Actually, I was so surprised when I saw myself in the mirror. I saw myself as a doll. I felt like I became prettier as I became five years old. Ante harassed me less lately. Is my prettiness the reason for why she’s harassing me less lately?

My hair was silver with some pink shades on them. They were like a precious silver thread. I could see that I had purple eyes on chubby cheeks. I moved my head and then confirmed it was me. Surprisingly, I was so cute.

There was a room filled with mirrors on every side in the princess’ palace. Those mirrors were old, broken, and rusty but some parts were good as they could be used.

In the mirrors, a tiny, pure child was looking back at me. I felt my heartbeat thump. I realized the meaning of the saying that the beautiful die young.

I think that Ante is not an ordinary person. Even though I had such a beautiful and an adorable face, she still continued to harass me. How couldn’t she feel the need to hug me?

I kept on praising myself over and over again as if still trying to convince myself that this face was completely mine. While I was walking around, I kept poking my cheeks to check that this face was really belonged to me.

I felt my heartbeat.

Although I walked around for such a long time, I was not able to find Ante. She used to leave the palace around this time. I did not know where she went since I was not able to follow her. Anyway, she is not here now.

‘Finally, I will go outside the palace today!’

They say that if you know your enemy and yourself, you can win every battle. I do not want to win every time. I just wish I could win sometimes.

To achieve my win, I had to find out about the geography around here. No one told me about who owned each palace. I clenched my little fist tightly.

‘I know I will not die until I become nineteen years old. Before the time comes, I need to look around!’

However, I was just five years old who was not strong enough to walk around for a long time.

I panted for breath and collapsed besides a pillar. I was in the place one block away from the outside! I was looking at the way to the outside and was about to cry. Right at the moment, I surprisingly heard something moving like there was someone.

‘What!’

My hair felt as if they stood on the ends.

Who in the world comes here? Is it Ante? If it’s her, I would be pinched or hit by her powerful hand!

I shut my eyes tight until the sound of footsteps came near me.

“…… Who is it? Who is in the princess palace here?” the voice asked.

Hiccup.

I started to hiccup and tried to open my eyes slowly.

Hiccup, hiccup.

I was scared. My eyes began to fill with tears. When I opened my eyes, there was a guard who looked quite embarrassed.

“Are you the girl with purple..eyes? No, princess?”

“Hiccup. Waaaaaaaaaaa!”

“No, no. Please don’t cry! Princess! I am sorry! I am really sorry!”

“Waaaaaaaaah!”

Wow, I’ve heard the saying of ‘I am sorry’ for the first time ever.

Because of his saying, I smiled inwardly but I still kept on crying, hiding my happiness in my mind.

No. I was actually really scared. I have never seen anyone else than Ante and the other maids.

Anyway, the guard was embarrassed. I kept crying because I did not want to be blamed for it.

“Hiccup, Waaaaaah.”

“Princess…… Princess.”

“Hiiiccc, Hiccup! Waaaah!”

“Do you want some pies?”

I stopped crying.

“……pies?”

I have never heard the word of pies here before. Were there pies here? Isn’t this the place where you cannot find any dessert?

No, I have seen scenes like a tea party or ball that showed delicious desserts in the novel. I assumed desserts were not in the princess palace.

I glared at the guard. Because of my facial expression, he hurried to give me some pies.

“These are not bad. Well, these are what my wife packed for me to eat for dessert…… She said that they are so sweet because there are raspberries in them. Also, she said that my son really liked them.”

“Yes.”

Oops. I should have said no to him at least one time before saying yes.

I was looking at the pies, like I really wanted it, with my purple eyes filled with tears.

“……. I would get…….. in trouble ……. if I eat something that a strange man gives …… to me.”