Baby Princess Through Status Window
Chapter 18's
“Siervy.”
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Mind: Why don't you answer? Maybe you don't want me to call you that? No, our beautiful Siervian wouldn't think that way. I know it, if it's a different nickname ...
Ah, Siervian's ears did not deceive him. His father actually called him by that nickname.
It sounded awkward on his tongue and it didn't seem like an affectionate nickname at all. Still, it was very different from how the Empress had said it pretentiously before. Siervian wondered why.
“Ya.”
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Kindness: +100
Kindness: +100
Kindness: +100
In any case, the Emperor called out to her, so she replied calmly as she clutched her dress skirt awkwardly.
Come to think of it, Siervian remembered that Ellie would be fixing her wardrobe today.
"Lower. Bring what has been prepared.”
Siervian just stood there, not knowing what to do, but when he heard his father's sudden command, his eyes widened.
The treasurer appeared as if he had been waiting all this time and placed many snacks on the table in front of where they were sitting.
“Eat first before going.”
As his father pointed towards the chair, Siervian returned to his chair as if he was possessed. It was still a large and very tall chair for him.
Whimpering as he reached out, he suddenly found himself lifted into the air.
"Well…"
“...It looks like you are struggling. Don't be afraid.”
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Kindness: +100
When he was brought to the chair back then, he could finally see the table. The snack looked different from what he had seen in the Emperor's private garden last time.
"Is that a cake?"
A savory but not too stinging fragrance flowed into his nose.
Pumpkin pie is shiny because of the caramel sugar on it. And there was a glass of milk next to it that was slightly darker than usual. Is that soy milk?
He wished he would eat the macarons again today, so when he looked at the table, he was gobsmacked.
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Mind: I told them to prioritize nutrition because you're still a child. You don't like it?
"I don't think you like any of this."
Siervian realized that his father's inner thoughts were similar to Ellie's. That must be why the snacks that were once full of sugar changed.
The emperor observed Siervian's little face as he gaped at the table, then he frowned.
“Eh. I don't deny anything.”
It was not that he hated something, it was just that he had never tried it before. He took a fork that was a bit too heavy for his small hand.
“Then, which is your favorite of all this?”
"I haven't tied it up yet."
“……”
Siervian's hand wriggled slightly as she stared back at him with a questioning look.
He actually doesn't know the name of any other food except the pie. Maybe it was a different kind of bread, so should he just eat it? But which one should he choose? Everything was in large portions so he didn't think he could eat more than one.
“Which one do you eat? I'll cut it into little pieces for you."
"Umm, there's too much."
What he meant was that there was too much in front of him. However, the Emperor interpreted this differently and immediately bewitched the mana.
"Well…"
Immediately after, each snack had been dismembered and each was placed in front of him. It was exactly the size that a child could bite.
"From now on, I'll make sure you can eat whatever you want."
It's so good to hear. Would Ellie also be able to eat as much as she wanted without worrying about it?
“Even macawon?”
"Yes." Yeah."
As he slept, he had a dream about macarons that he could not eat at that time. Her favorite was a slightly bitter chocolate flavor on the outside, so she would definitely ask if she could eat it later.
“Siervy.”
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Mind: It's all my fault.
Siervian had thought hard about what to eat first, then he looked up.
The unusual sadness from the status window was the first thing he saw. His father called out to him by that nickname again, and he deliberately looked into his eyes as he replied.
“Ya.”
[Erveldote Alderuan]
Kindness: +100
With a deep look, Alderuan looked back at his daughter, then he raised his hand carefully. His big hand stroked his hair very gently, then let go again.
"Eat a lot."
It was so warm.
* * *
After sending Siervian back to the Princess Palace, Alderuan called Hex to his office. He wanted to hear about the investigation he had ordered directly to be carried out.
"It's not just the feeling that he's too skinny."
Alderuan felt tremendous anger—to anyone but himself. How could he be so stupid as to not realize all this was happening?
He could not say anything to forgive his actions. Siervian was still afraid of him whenever he tried to talk to him.
'Even after all this, she didn't cry. It's harder to see it that way.'
Back then, he wanted to see for himself if he was fine, so he would visit him more than once a week. Sometimes, he called her for dinner as an excuse, but she often ran away after just seeing the food at the table.
These were all the deeds of the previous servants who raised Siervian.
'Siervian was not only scolded for eating a lot, but she was also brainwashed for fear of me.'
Ellie, the new butler in charge of Siervian, is only a temporary measure, but it seems that Siervian is quite attached to her.
Alderuan thought that he must be an accomplice, so he would get rid of him as well. However, the maid surprisingly showed how sincere she was in taking care of the Princess.
“He recognized who treated him sincerely. Siervian is very smart because he looks like me.’
'I should have looked into it by then. It's strange that he had to say that.'
He could not even guess how long Siervian had been suffering. He swore that he would take better care of her from now on.
"Your Majesty."
"Do you know that?"
It was truly ominous how the flag with the insignia of the Princess Palace appeared in the midst of this incident.
It is still unclear what was planned with the rest of the food. However, in any situation, it is suspicious to see the Princess flag in such a place.
What kind of dirty scheme is being planned to counter the Siervian?
“The flag we found is the original flag of Princess Palace.”
“At that time there was a accomplice.”
"It seems to have been done by the butler before."
But there is no way to confirm this firmly.
Sarah, the previous butler, was imprisoned in a dungeon for neglecting her duties even when the Princess was sick. Not long after, he was found dead. At first glance, it seemed like he was taking his own life.
“It's suspicious. A maid named Ahim, who was found with the flag, also committed suicide.”
"Isn't that the easiest way to get rid of evidence?"
People who plan against the Siervians are smart. And they did it right under his nose.
“The problem is a suspect who clearly does not have a clear motive,” Alderuan added.
The first person she thought of was the Empress, Cybelle Erveldote, the only descendant of the Dukedom of the Empire.
After a long war, they conducted a political marriage in order to stabilize the country.
This marriage was a series of transactions, to the point that the Crown Prince was conceived through a miraculous pregnancy and not a natural pregnancy.
“...Do you suspect that person?”
And Alderuan remembered Siervian's mother, his only love. Unlike the Crown Prince, Siervian was conceived lovingly between the couple.
She never thought that the Empress would value Siervian as her own biological daughter because she was born by a royal concubine, but Alderuan thought that the Empress was at least doing the best she could.
"But why Your Majesty ..."
“……”
And that's the problem. For anyone who could see, the Empress obviously had no reason to provoke the Emperor by ignoring the Princess openly.
The Crown Prince, who is a descendant of the Empress, has been designated as the successor to the throne.
Although she was conceived through magic, Alderuan loved Damian just as much as he loved Siervian—sama and without discrimination. He didn't mind because they were both his children.
“What should we do, Mister?”
“Let's continue the investigation for now. Look into the book carefully, especially the flow of money.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
“And upgrade the Princess' guard knights. Make sure he can walk around freely in the Imperial Palace. ”
The moment Alderuan gave this order, the shadow of his daughter turned blue when he saw those knights suddenly flashed through his mind.
“...But tell the guards not to be seen.”
“For Princesses not to see them?”
"Yes. Siervian is shy to anyone but me, so tell them to be careful. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Well, in Hex's eyes, it seemed like the Princess was relying more on the butler.
But Hex is a wise Chancellor, so he doesn't say this out loud. After being by the Emperor's side for a long time, he knew that the Emperor spoke freely whenever he thought of the Princess.
'In retrospect, the Princess is also not shy in front of me, right?'
The secret meeting between the Emperor and the Chancellor of the country ended when they had different thoughts.
* * *
“How about this, Princess?”
“Ooohh, very cute.”
Siervian thinks that Ellie might be hiding some kind of magical ability. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to turn the closet around.
Ellie explores the closet eagerly, determined to dispel the stigma that Siervian had to wear the same outfit multiple times.
"Our daughter is so beautiful that you will look good in every way, but you look much better in bright clothes."
“Oke.”
Siervian nodded as well because he didn't think this was wrong.
At this time, Siervian was eating biscuits that quickly filled his stomach. They are not sweet, but they are savory and strangely addictive.
‘Healthy snack, but great..!’
Ellie says that these biscuits are made from grains grown through mana-containing water. It was an extremely precious snack, so he was overwhelmed by it at first. But after seeing all the cabinets lined with plenty of food, he ate with a light heart.
"Do you want more milk, Your Majesty?"
“It's okay. I have to make a woom for dinner.”
“Our daughter has a good memory. Oh, our beautiful daughter.”
[ Elli ]
Favorability: 10,010
One day, the treasurer of the Princess Palace had been punished.
It is the duty of the treasurer to handle the budget of the Princess Palace allocated by the Empress. However, he says that Sarah has deceived him.
"It's a clumsy disguise, but there's no way to deny it."
The Emperor was obviously suspicious of the Empress. However, no convincing evidence can be found.
Siervian himself would not have suspected the Empress had it not been for the status window that let her know her inner thoughts.
"Sorry, this is all I can do for you, Princess."
Siervian had no idea what Ellie was thinking, but they made eye contact as she said this. Maybe the waiter thought that Siervian didn't know what was going on around him.
“Nuh-eh. Everything is fun because Eri is here.”
[ Elli ]
Favorites: + 50
Siervian replied with a big smile on his lips.
Many things will be different from his previous life from now on.
* * *
When her father said that he would keep her from everything— by himself, Siervian accepted it calmly and thought that he would keep an eye on everything from a considerable distance.
He did not think that it meant that he would eat every meal with her now.