Chapter 52 (1/2)

52 The Reincarnated Princess’s Dismay

My soul felt like it had been whittled away after the deadly combination of my intervieith father and the intimidation tactics e for books on medicine when another bomb was tossed in my lap

“Huh?”

I froze,I couldn’t form a response My arrip, so I quickly adjusted them before they fell

The beautiful woave me a troubled smile as her eyes met mine Is this a joke? I wondered, but the look on face told me it was a different story She was never the type to joke maliciously anyway

“Is that true?”

Lady Irene von Artmann, the intellectual beauty who served as head of the wizards, nodded as she observedform from behind her monocle

“Yes, princess It was a special case, and I regret not infor you earlier, but it is true As of today, Michael von Diebold is a wizard apprentice”

Her words sent another shock through me

“Michael—”

Lady Irene regarded led for words

But anything I said now after that pause would be misunderstood

I wasn’t surprised to find out Michael could wield ic It turned out the way I expected, so it as a matter of course to me No, it shocked me that he chose to reveal it

After we conferred with Lady Irene regarding theHe must have mentioned it then, but why?

He’s lived his life concealing his powers It ic in this kingdom, that there was a real fear of social rejection and persecution He was so successful at hiding, I naturally assumed he would want to keep it up It was obvious he would want to live a life of peace until he’s exposed

So why did he choose to come out now? I didn’t know

“Michael revealed the truth himself?”

“Indeed” She nodded “A considerable feat”

I asked the questionsto me “Why now? When he kept it hidden all these years?”

Her face creased in delight for so

“This is solely my opinion, however, perhaps he found himself touched by you”

“Ah? By me?”

“Yes His power is…”

The folloords left my eyes wide open

After my conversation with Lady Irene, I dashed out of the library My goal was the greenhouse

The sun was in decline and the sunset shone through the glass doing froe as its backdrop

Lutz and Theo weren’t here since it wasn’t time for them to water the plants, but at end of one side I saw a slender figure

He was stood looking up at the sky absentm

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indedly He seemed a little melancholy to me, but his face in profile revealed none of his eret? Dread towards the future?