368 Princess Dorothys Resolve (2/2)
About lunch time, Zero received a guest from the palace. Curious about who it was, the doctor changed places with his parallel mind and exited the mindscape library, much to Mii's relief.
The mysterious royal guest waited for Zero with a huge hooded cloak. Zero sat down and offered the guest some herbal tea but the guest refused. Instead, she removed her hood and stared at Zero resolutely.
”Princess? What are you doing here?”
The princess had tears welled up in her eyes. ”I'm sorry that I took so long to respond to you. I had a lot of thinking to do. First of all, I would like to thank you for telling me what I have always refused to believe. Indeed, Fae King Vivian's ideal lover has always been Queen Rihanna. Even if I were born a fae, there would be no way I could compete with her. Even though she has passed away, there is no way I can compare with Queen Rihanna in King Vivian's eyes.”
Zero nodded. Accepting the truth was always a good start. Now that Princess Dorothy's eyes were clear, he needed to know if she was still keen on pursuing this fruitless love.
”Secondly, I want to apologise for being ignorant about the suffering of the citizens in the capital. My father has always been a fool and I, no better. If I'd known that the citizens were forced to suffer alongside me, I would have ceased my silly attempts at pursuing an unhealthy standard of beauty. After walking around the city for a bit, I finally understand why you said that dieting would only make me uglier. The citizens are only skin and bones, there is no beauty in being unhealthy and one step away from death.”
Satisfied with the princess' answer and apology, Zero smiled kindly and pushed the cup of herbal tea in her direction, waiting for her to drink. It was just a normal calming tea and Zero wanted to make full use of his Tea Lover title's ability to increase fondness and friendship between him and the princess.
”I'm glad that you are very wise and can see where you have erred. I'll be honest with you, I do not know if you can succeed in winning King Vivian's heart. I'm not a god who can re-tie the red string of fate and make two people fall uncontrollably in love with each other. However, as a healer I have some tricks up my sleeve to make you into a great beauty. The choice is up to you but the path to be a great beauty isn't any easier than what you have been doing. If anything, it will be harder,” Zero warned.
With a fire in her eyes, Princess Dorothy nodded. ”I have worked so hard to learn that it was wrong. Now, I'm willing to work even harder not to just look better but to be better as a person. I will confess to King Vivian again when I become a better version of my current self regardless of his response to my confession. Esteemed healer, please teach me the way to become the greatest beauty so that I can make me and my country proud!”
Zero grinned widely. All his previous feelings of anxiety were gone and he gladly accepted Princess Dorothy's resolve.
”Lessons start at nine tomorrow, do not be tardy!”
”Yes ma'am!”