I'm becoming the Princess?
Chapter 43

After finding Azra, they quickly teleported to the Zeria Palace before anyone could suspect that Zeria was completely invisible inside her palace. Eric held Azra, while Arin continued to hold Zeria, because it seemed that Zeria had been affected by the side effects of her magic.

They arrived very quickly, and fortunately the servants and knights were still unaware of Zeria's passing. Because Zeria himself rarely went out of the room, so they were not at all suspicious if they did not see Zeria wandering around.

Azra's wounds were so severe, they could not ask the cause of her disappearance under such circumstances. So Lucas decides to report to Louise that Azra has been found, and asks the doctor to come.

The news of Azra's discovery made the entire Palace in an uproar. The ten-year-old boy, who had been missing for three days, was found badly wounded and starving. How could anyone do such a vile thing to such a small child? That's what people talk about.

And also because of Azra's problem, many people also said that it was Zeria's actions. Bad rumors spread within a day, some people pity Azra, but most other people instead spread bad rumors about Zeria. ‘Solent Princess Who Tortured Her Subordinate Until Dying’ Like that's a rumor spread within one day.

Luka Azra was immediately handled by the Palace's best doctor, Louise began to ask Eric some questions. Because according to the report given by Lucas, Eric and Arin have found Azra, because if Lucas is honest then the problem will be more complicated.

The matter about Azra's disappearance ended quietly and smoothly, but the bad rumors about Zeria were the opposite. The rumors became very big and unclear, but Zeria did not care about it at all, because if she cared about it it meant that she was as stupid as the people out there.

Four days passed, Luka Azra had improved a little and now Zeria with the others would start asking questions. “Actually, why are you there?” Lucas asked as he sat on the chair and crossed his arms.

An expression filled with fear was seen on Azra's face, she seemed unsure whether she should say it or not, “Nothing, just say it. Because you're the youngest among us, so we won't get angry. Uh, I mean you're the youngest except for Zeria, so” Eric said in a release when talking about age.

“It...” Azra is still unsure, but seeing a sincere face around her made her convince herself and dare to say it. “My parents did it” Azra said as she lowered her head and wiped her blanket.

Lucas and the others were surprised, but not with Zeria, Zeria's reaction was still calm but he was actually surprised, but he did not show it. “APA?!” Lucas suddenly stood up and hit the table next to him hard, “There are indeed parents who could have done that cruel thing to their biological children?! Moreover, you are an only child!” Lucas does not believe what he hears, Azra's parents' behavior is really not imagined. Even their attitude alone was still no better than that of an animal, they were trash.

Zeria was silent to Azra's confession just now, but there came a bad memory of her parents' behavior in a previous life back again. Bad memories that he should not have remembered, are now back. “No brother, the behavior of parents like that, really there is” said Zeria because he himself had experienced it for fourteen years of his life.

“Ha? Cih, it turns out there really is ya?” Lucas sat back in his chair full of anger.

“That, since a long time ago my father did hurt me and punished me severely just because of a small problem. No day without her whipping me” Azra lifted her back and showed me all the wounds she had received long ago. “I don't know what's wrong with her, but it seems she never thought of me as her child” Azra continued while holding back her tears that began to fall.

“If you don't want to continue, then stop. We don't want to force you” Lucas said.

But Azra shook her head and still wanted to continue, “My mother is a very warm and kind person, she never hit me at all. But it turns out that all his attitude used to be a mask.” Azra told him all the things that happened to him at that house, and they all fell silent.

Now they all know the reason why Azra always wears clothes with long sleeves, which is to cover all his wounds. Feeling satisfied to tell a story, Azra immediately cried “But at that time I had thought that I would rather just die, but by hearing your voice coming looking for me scared me of death. I still want to be here, I still don't want to die, I'm so bad huh?” Azra hurt her tears and smiled.

Their visit was only there, because Azra also needed a break. And they also knew why Azra was doing illusions in the house, and there was nothing else they wanted to ask.

Zeria has absolutely no time to think about the puzzle Eric gave, because there are always other problems that come as if preventing him from knowing the truth of the puzzle. And most certainly, the truth must be the key to all the strange events that have been experienced.

With testimony from Azra, the imperial party brought the couple to the palace to be tried without anyone's knowledge. They both received life sentences, as well as two daily whips for their abusive treatment of minors. Their noble titles were revoked and now the two of them were no one.

“It turns out in this world there are also parents like that huh?” thought Zeria while staring at the orange-colored twilight sky from her bedroom window, “And I wish that I had enough of such a bad event, but it turns out that there are also others who…” Zeria went silent while correcting her katan words just now, ”Anything is enough? Me alone?” Thought Zeria felt strange.

“First when I fell, I thought that the fall was only ‘I just’. But it turns out that someone else died with me, and that person was Eric. The teak that Eric gave me, and all the dreams I had, they had something to do. Dream when falling onto a cliff while helping a boy who is my sister in a dream.Wait! What then, I'm not the only one here who experienced that, there must be someone else!” Zeria's face was sweating and Eric arrived.

“Hoo, looking from your expression it looks like you've found something huh?” Eric asked while leaning his body at the entrance of the room.

“Eric?" Thought Zeria realized something again. “I know! Eric! You're my little brother I helped on the edge of a cliff in my dream, right?!”