
'I'm very obviously acting!'
Even Siervian could feel the irony in this situation. Heart's down.
Perhaps it was because the tongue of this young body was sensitive, but its bitter taste seemed to be more pronounced. How could he ignore that and lie?
He's having a hard time.
'It's really hard to say the opposite of my body's feelings.'
He sounded very awkward, but it was something he could not control. But he felt sorry for the doctor because he treated his patients wholeheartedly. It would be a shame for him to be expelled just because of this.
"Is that true, Siervy?"
"Yes." Yeah."
To cover up the awkward acting, Siervian nodded deliberately as he replied.
More than that, he knew that this famous doctor had great skills in his previous life, and he was a straight individual who was not easily swayed by power and ambition.
Although she never had the chance to meet him often because she had a separate palace doctor assigned to her by the Empress.
"God! I guess Your Majesty is already feeling excited.”
Ellie welcomed this little Siervian gesture as she had become extremely depressed ever since Siervian fainted.
“Then it's good. …I'm suspicious of your ability.”
The older brother Siervian, who was next to him, looked suspiciously at the doctor as he said this.
To be honest, this is not a situation to fuss about. Siervian just lay here without any energy as he kept thinking about the past.
He fears the doctor, who is proud of his expertise, may be in trouble. He must have thought that this happened because of him.
[Hanta Mandersang ]
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Mind: How could Your Majesty be so considerate…! I know that, all the rumors are true!
However, a huge misunderstanding could be seen when he used to check the status window.
‘Why do you think like that again.?’.
The palace doctor, who sat closest to her, must have noticed that she did not like the medicine.
But he thought that he drank it for her.
Of course, he was not wrong, but why did he immediately think that all the rumors were true?!
"I understand."
"Yes...?"
Still, Siervian thought her father would notice her flashy acting.
Hearing this blunt answer, Siervian's mind swirled around. But in the end, he did not want the palace healer to be expelled.
[Alderuan Erveldote]
Mind: I am very proud that my daughter took her medicine well. Wasn't he a brilliant example that all the children in the Empire had to follow?
However, misunderstandings grow in not just one person.
Was there really no one who noticed his ridiculous acting?
“Yeah, our daughter, you are very good at taking your medicine..!”
[Damian Erveldote]
Mind: Even if she likes the taste, she definitely hates taking medicine.
And there's another one.
“Keep like this from now on. I'll watch.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The doctor moved away from the princess' side with an expression of gratitude. She was so grateful that it could be seen from her body language and her status window.
"This, Your Majesty."
As the doctor retreated, Ellie approached.
And he carefully stretched out what he held all along.
“Mm. Go ahead and give it to Siervy. ”
Is there more medication he needs to take?
Siervian timidly saw what was in Ellie's hands.
And what Ellie gave her decisively was a bowl of soft chocolate.
“...Brown?”
"Yes. Please eat this, Siervian. No matter how good it is, medicine is still medicine, so I asked them to prepare it.”
"okay."
After bitter medicine, following a good reward.
He carefully scooped up with a spoonful of a piece of chocolate that was as small as a fingernail.
Still with a bitter aftertaste, the sweetness of chocolate immediately surfaced.
"I'm the one who prepared it."
Just then, her brother patted her on the head and repeated the same words.
Ah, did she think that she had not heard it before?
Siervian, who was instantly mesmerized by the sudden sweetness, did not think much of the prince's words.
“Okaay, thank you yes.”
“OK... From now on, I will just show you good things.”
Chocolate is a good thing to look forward to.
Since good is good, Siervian just nodded.
The chocolate is so sweet.
* * *
After busy medicinal preparations—
Lying alone in the dark bedroom, Siervian stared blankly at the bed canopy.
Ellie had been by his side for a long time, but Siervian was now alone. She was still very worried about the little princess who repeatedly said that she was fine.
'What will happen to me in the future?'
People who embrace her warmly definitely have high favorite points.
At first, he only focused on numbers because there was one fact that Siervian tried desperately to close his eyes.
People in previous lives. They must have felt something like this too.
‘Although so, I think I need to prepare it.’
At that time, his father must have loved him so much all this time.
However, it was clear that by the time he was executed, his affection for him had diminished to the point of disappearing.
The situation may change at any time. Siervian realized this painfully.
'I hope it will always be like this, but life will not go my way.'
In the end, nothing is absolute.
The face of Antonio, the witch who once roamed around him, suddenly appeared in his mind.
"It would be better if I knew all the details of what happened."
If that was the case, then he could more comfortably make plans to stay here.
He doesn't know what kind of changes will happen in the future that might ruin this track.
So he was late thinking that he should prepare for it.
He'll do his best. But if something goes wrong, he will be ready to go and go somewhere far away.
"Hiik."
A bit of sadness appeared within him. It was good that it was not enough to make her cry.
Although he prepared like this, he did not want to go — that far, if his father allowed it, he wanted to stay near the Imperial Palace if he was going to expel him.
He is also not interested in marriage. He just wants to stay here.
"I can't cry too hard."
Ellie was standing right outside the room, and she would stop doing what she was supposed to do because she was worried about seeing Siervian like this.
For a few days, everyone could not work well because of him.
'Money is important. At least I know this.’
If he was going to stay outside the palace, the money was important.
The budget in the Princess Palace was actually given again, but it was money that he could not touch.
And flashy jewelry will only be troublesome to use.
"And if items from the palace are found outside, I might be investigated."
All Siervian thought now was to escape. Therefore, it is good to have items that are as common as possible and can be exchanged for money as soon as possible.
The problem here. He does not know exactly what value is given to jewelry.
‘Because it's small, maybe it's okay?’
Not long ago, he took out a small jewel from another room in the Princess Palace. He had been hiding it under his pillow all this time.
It might fall out of place when the waiters are busy moving furniture.
“This... hiic, like this..”.
He fumbled his doll's belly, shaking his little fingers that didn't listen well to him.
There's a small gap there.
"Ah."
Wait no, he should be quiet.
He barely found the gap where his little finger went.
Then, he quickly inserted the jewel into the doll.
"I carry this every day, so they won't be suspicious."
These days, he carried the doll with him even while eating. This was because every time he hugged her, he instantly felt calmer.
Hence, it was the perfect hiding place for his possible escape fund.
“Hiic..”.
For some time, Siervian hid small items little by little inside the belly of the doll.
I hope he doesn't have to use it.
* * *
“Sweetest. It would be better if it ended before the hurricane season.”
Two days later, Ellie expressed her disappointment.
"No, it's okay."
It was busy around the Princess Palace as the interior was redesigned.
All old incompatible furniture is replaced and updated. The park finally looked green.
"If there's more time, it'll be prettier, Princess."
"Yes." Yeah."
However, it took longer to redesign his bedroom. This was what Ellie was worried about because it was the room Siervian used the most.
His worries continue to this day.
[Eylie]
Thought: I hope to be redesigned soon so that the Princess is always comfortable.
Hurricane season has arrived, so labor priorities are being shifted elsewhere.
Some materials were also brought in from outside the empire, so redesigning the bedroom was postponed for now.
“Princess, please see here. Ta-da!”
Instead, Ellie took out a furniture catalog.
While waiting for the storm season to pass, Ellie discusses with the princess and gathers the ideas.
"Gee!"
In comparison, Siervian had only seen a one-time clothing catalog in his previous life.
Even so, he could not touch her and simply peered behind the Empress' shoulder.
‘This seems more interesting than that.’
First, this catalog has rough sketches of furniture.
If he chooses what he likes, the waiter waiting outside will bring a small model of furniture.
"It's like playing with a dollhouse."
Ellie noticed that the princess could not easily choose one, so she brought several models first.
Although small, a cute model furniture figure immediately fell into the hands of Siervian and increased in number.
“We decided to have a closet with carved blue gems, so why do we not match other furniture with it, Princess?”
"Blue!"
Siervian was looking at the small drawer at the time, but she responded to Ellie.
There was a fine blue velvet inlay in the small drawer, which could hardly be pulled out with one's finger.
“Yes, Princess. I think Her Majesty's pretty eyes match this color, so it would be fun.”
Are her eyes really pretty?
Nodding carefully, Siervian puffed her cheeks in embarrassment. He thought that he would definitely smile if he did not do this.
Of course, Ellie caught a wide smile that could not be hidden on that cute face.
'In retrospect, I didn't see the blue decorations in my previous life.'
The blue jewelry cabinet was the only one she had, but there was a misconception that the princess broke it when she was eight.
At the time, Siervian thought that Sarah was leading them to think about this, but it was perhaps the Empress' influence.
'Oh? She hated my ribbon because last time it was blue too.”
He remembered the first time he had gone to see the Empress after returning to the past. Finally, the Empress squeezed the ribbon Ellie had tied to Siervian beautifully.
Blue is the color of the Imperial Family. Therefore, the Empress was also someone who could use the color blue.
Why does he seem to hate her?