The Reincarnation of a Princess
Nightmare

"It's morning, let's get up."

Beside my ears, I can feel someone's whisper. It made me sit up spontaneously, to find out who was the one who dared to approach me.

With a half-consciousness, I could see a man sitting right in front of me.

"Leo?"

Although I could not see his face clearly, I realized that the previous voice belonged to Leo.

"Hm, it's morning."

Just as I was about to rub my eyes, in order to neutralize my sight, Leo stopped it.

"Don't poke, I've prepared the cloth and water outside."

Outside said? Uh I'm embarrassed to have to show my new waking face out!

"Leo, I'm lazy to walk!"

I didn't hear Leo's answer. Whether it's from waking up or something, I'm forgetting one thing that feels important enough.

"Let me carry it, hold it."

Ah this is what I forgot. Leo suddenly carried me in bridal style. Can I feel my head that had hit the sixpack stomach, no-no, not this eightpack?

The curiosity made me forget about self-control. The two hands that had been hanging on Leo's neck, down one of them to stroke something that became curious.

With my wiggly finger, I gently slid Leo's belly between the cloths that became his clothes. The man was now wearing a casual t-shirt, which somehow made him look hot.

"Re-ren, what are you doing?"

Leo's voice sounded groaning. Akh, what have I done!

"Sorry Leo, I-I'm just curious."

Leo stopped in place, still holding me. The train door, which was a cloth, was right in front of us. If Leo steps a little, I'm sure we'll be able to get out.

"You said, just curious? After touching me like that?"

The sleep crust that had been blocking my vision now seemed to disappear somewhere, forcing me to look at Leo who was now facing me.

From down here, I can see Leo's reddened face. Although it is a bit dark, I can confirm that it is true.

Was he hooked because of my touch?

[Master, be careful you will be pounced on by the beast]

Exsalia's voice sounded inside my head. Uh, after a long time of not showing up, once he showed up he said something unimportant.

I know that too!

"Le-leo, sorry can you take me to wash my face? My eyes suddenly felt painful."

For now, I choose to act sick. Rather than having to experience the tragedy of husband and wife early in the morning, I would rather lie for good.

Several times I tried to blink my eyes, hoping that the tears from the previous drowsiness vapor could be back anchored.

And it worked, it can be seen from my eyes that are now glazed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you."

Leo came out, and I could feel him running a little bit and taking me to a place where it seemed like water and cloth had been prepared.

Now in front of me, there is a wooden bucket that is full of water that looks fresh and clean.

Leo thrust a cloth at me, "Thank you, Leo."

I took the cloth, and quickly dipped it in water to wash the entire surface of my face

Akh, it tastes so fresh!

Now my vision is back a hundred percent. The light of the morning sun, which poked out among the shade of the trees greeted me first.

"Beautiful."

Well, despite having seen it a few times, I still feel that all these sights are very beautiful.

The morning forest is luminous, with the trees still storing morning dew in between.

Several butterflies were seen flying here and there, along with a bird perched sweetly on one of the branches of a tree that did not look at all silent.

As someone who was born on the island of Borneo, I miss all of this. For a long time, this was all I ever expected.

All the luxuries that have existed so far do not fit me at all. Quiet yourself, and just keep obeying the orders.

I hate being a beautiful bird that can only stay in a cage. I want to be free, and that's why this journey can exist.

"Yes, just like you."

Leo's voice was clearly in my ear. Is beautiful? Just like you? Is this guy trying to tease me?

"Y-yeah, I know that I'm beautiful."

Even though I know it's crisp, but somehow if Leo mentioned it, I felt weird myself.

Don't ask me why it's like this, I don't know either!

Wait, I seem to have forgotten something important.

The exsalia?

[Hm, did the master call me?]

Right, I'm not wrong anymore. What I heard earlier was not a mere delusion, it was Exsalia's voice.

Where the hell have you been? Why just show up now!

[A few days earlier I had moved my consciousness somewhere, to solve a problem]

[I'm sorry, if it has made the master worried]

If I can be honest, I can feel the sound of Exsalia quite limp. It does not sound the same as usual, which seems to have no limits on its keenergika.

Well, I'm pretty happy if you're back.

If you say worry, of course I worry. This little elf was my first friend, someone who introduced me more widely to this world.

Not feeling his voice in a few days made me feel alone. Wanting to look into the room of his domain, it was all impossible without a separate invitation from Exsalia.

You could say, for now if Exsalia disappeared, I don't know where to look.

It seemed that was why he called moving his consciousness, not going for a while.

[Master, I feel that there are some magical creatures approaching]

"Ren, someone's coming."

The incoming voices of Exsalia and Leo simultaneously interrupted me, bringing me back to my world.

What kind?

"You know the numbers, Leo?"

I asked a different question, with the same timing.

[It's kind of a bear, my guess is it's Nightmare Bear]

"Three, with all that leads to us."

Nightmare bear is described as a large, jet-black hairy bear with pointed horns at the end of its head.

In addition to its concrete-like physique, the creature can also use magic through its pointed horns.

As a magical being, they also benefited from being able to use the full extent of natural energy. Because it was against him from a long distance was quite difficult, because the magic he shot would never run out.

If fighting at close range, as ferocious beasts in general, of course they would be even more brutal. Let alone being supported with his extremely powerful physique, this would be an extremely troublesome opponent.

Also, there are three. Looks like they're a couple of families, who we accidentally entered his realm instead. To my knowledge, Nightmare Bear would not be bothered if they did not feel disturbed at all.

Looks like I was taken Leo quite far from the horde, let alone I just realized that now we are in the middle of the forest!

Either I'm stupid, or Leo's stupid. Is it because Leo took me, that I'm trusting? Uh, I think I'm more stupid here.

[Master, please prepare your sword]

"Ren, can you handle one of the three?"

Huh, troublesome!

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You must go to the Elf continent, if you want to know all about the truth.

"MOTHER!"

Olivia jerks. With breath still wheezing, he immediately sat down with a sense of anxiety that suddenly came to haunt him.

Cold sweat seemed to wet her beautiful face, her long black hair looked a little impactful because of it.

"That dream again!"

A dream that shows a person crying because of his birth. Not his mother, because he can see the picture of his mother who was lying limp after giving birth to him.

That person was the man who first held her, even calming her first cry when she had just arrived in the world.

After all that picture, somehow all suddenly dark. And it always changes with a house that burns along with a lot of dead people in it.

Spots of blood everywhere, hundreds of fiery arrows rained down at all times.

His mother got away, and took him away. His last vision ended with a smile from the man that until now Olivia had no idea what his face looked like.

He stood there, blocking all who intended to pursue his mother and his small self.

"Who is he?"

The question was always said, no matter how many times Olivia asked her.

Through many books, even all the lessons about the history and meaning of dreams have been passed. But out of it all, he did not capture the intent of what he had always considered to be a nightmare.

It all seems to be pseudo. Olivia is asked to find a needle in a haystack, with the person who asks for it disappearing without Olivia knowing that it actually has a needle in it.

Right, this is a puzzle left behind by a dead person.

Why not just tell me, Mom!

"Wait a minute, I'll forget it." As if only realizing that someone who accompanied him to sleep last night was gone, Olivia growled.

"May he leave me!"

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"Leo, that boy dares to play games with me."

In a place dominated by white, there was a woman with her light blue hair dangling so long that it went down the floor.

With a strange smile, he looked at the oval-shaped mirror frame that was floating in front of him.

If this is Lauren, then he will be able to directly guess that this place is the domain of Exsalia.

But, it's all wrong.

Rather than being called a domain, this place was already like a world unto itself for that woman.

The mirror frame in front of him is not a reflection of himself, but a picture of a girl who recently attracted his attention.

Seen there, he was in trouble in dealing with a creature that had become one of his toys.

"They've implanted a little bit of my energy, let alone I've put a lot of hate on them."

His smile grew even more, especially when considering this all has been arranged very neatly with no single individual who knows about his intervention.

"I'm sure that supervisor doesn't know anything either."

To him, the figure he meant the supervisor was quite troublesome. Other than him who had a direct relationship with a long-dead world god, the power he possessed was also extremely troublesome for a creature like him.

"And now I've found out where you're going, Exsalia."

The woman chuckled, with a laugh that seemed to know everything. Both of his golden netra clearly reflected the image of a girl with her silver mane fluttering beautifully due to a fight.

"Definitely with all his deceit, he intends to resurrect the god damn thing."

Behind him, suddenly a soft seat appeared. Slowly, the woman began to place her buttocks on top of her.

"It can easily attract Leo using the figure of the girl, it seems I can't underestimate the container he has prepared."

"I'm Deste, I'm not gonna let him do it easy."

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