The Reincarnation Of The Poor Princess
Ninety Nine (99)

"If you voluntarily say who you are, then your torment will be lessened."

King Shavir's office became an interrogation place that was watched by several important people. The suspect being interrogated is a prisoner who escaped from the Magic Prison.

Of course, what the king said was just a lie. That was one trick to lure the suspect into dismantling his plan.

"I don't have to be polite, do I?" Unexpectedly, the dark red-haired man stared directly at King Shavir bravely without fear. He laughed for a moment. "I'm Zhil Reed, chief of the Reds."

'Reed... means the same thing as "red", right?' stella thought deeply, momentarily feeling astonished. 'A unique price.'

[While your grandfather was "Whitey".]

'uh? That's right!'

Replies from Thev make Stella not out of thought. Is their clan determined from which tribe they come from? The White clan is "Whitey", while the Red tribe is "Reed". Could the Yellow clan be "Yellowy"?

Stella brushed aside everything she thought. He could think in vain when he was in such an important situation.

'Focus, Stella. It's currently pen―'

"I destroyed you for revenge. Ahaha!"

Zhil called out his heart and laughed loudly. The look of her hateful red eyes flashed before all of them.

"It's a shame you're still alive. You dirty blood!!"

King Shavir's forehead shriveled when he heard it. It gives off an intimidating aura. "What do you mean?" tanyanya cold.

Zhil simply laughed out loud in response, while Stella somehow felt familiar with the situation. It was as if it had once been suppressed with an intimidating aura like this. Suddenly his head hurt as if stabbed something.

Deg.

"That's great if you know your position. I never thought of you as my daughter either."

Deg.

"I've never considered you a "father". So, we're even."

Patss―!

"Haahh―! Haah, hahh!!"

Stella suddenly felt a tightness in her chest. Cold sweat splashed on his body. King Shavir and the others immediately approached the pale-looking Stella.

"Stella!!"

Blurry Stella's view. His head was very dizzy as if it was about to break. Plus there were so many pieces of memories appearing in his mind. Everything mixed into one.

'It hurts!!'

"Stella!" King Shavir called his daughter in a panic. He then carried the little girl. "Come to the doctor!"

Creed who stood guard outside the room immediately replied firmly, "Okay, Your Majesty!"

Everyone was panicking with what had just happened, but Leonard quickly responded and immediately restrained Zhil with his magic so that the man would not run away.

"Hey, take good care of my granddaughter" Leonard told King Shavir, who was met with a nod. "Let me take care of this thing."

Zhil was upset when equated with inanimate objects. He can only grieve on the spot.

"I'm coming with you."

Zayden volunteered and approved Leonard. They immediately focused on their own affairs. 

...―――...

Time passed by quickly, now the night sky was circling the universe. The star sprinkles looked like diamonds on the horizon.

The interrogation went well. King Shavir finally found out the reason behind the Red chief targeting his family for an assault. On one hand, he was relieved to find the cause of the attack three years ago. But on the other hand, a feeling of fear crept in his heart.

Stella did not wake up from her stupor.

"It's midnight, Your Majesty." Creed glanced anxiously at the king who was still faithful to sit with Princess Stella. "You better take a break too."

"I don't want to."

"Tomorrow Your Majesty can also come here again, so let's rest first. You must be fresh and healthy to meet the Princess."

Finally, with dozens of logical persuasions Creed uttered, King Shavir left his daughter's room feeling heavy. The door was closed, leaving darkness in the room. A moment of silence.

"Stella's." Then came the voice of a man who called out the name of the princess softly. He hid on the balcony before finally appearing. "They're gone" he explained, observing the surroundings, making sure the trail of people's footsteps had moved away from the room.

Hearing that, the little girl lying on the bed opened her eyes slowly. That pair of bright red eyes had no emotions at all. Stella, who had regained consciousness a few hours ago, got up from her bed and walked slowly towards her study table.

He sat down on a bench, took an inked pen and a piece of paper, then started writing on the blank paper.

"Oh, are we going to start now?" The man, Esther, stood behind Stella, reading one sentence at a time in the letter. He then smiled. "I'm glad your memory's back."

"Me too" Stella replied briefly, after which folding the letter and putting it in an envelope, then sealing it with a royal seal. He looked at Esther. "Can you give it to Rielle?"

Ester nodded. "of course. But tomorrow."

"I want it now."

"Where can it be. I have to stay here."

Stella looked at the man irritatedly. "No one's letting you stay here. Send me this letter or get out of my life" he threatened.

Esther panics herself hearing Stella's threat. "All right, I'll get you the letter." He took over the letter and pouted. "I still want to be here."

"Later," interrupted Stella, then a moment of silence. The pair of red and blue eyes looked at each other, conveying the contents of each other's hearts through the view. "Later you can be with me again."

"really?" ask Ester enthusiastically.

"Hm. I promise."

Esther smiled for a while and drew closer, then advanced her face and tilted it to the side, kissing the soft cheek for quite a while. Again, Stella got a kiss on her cheek. Unlike his previous attitude, this time he was mediocre.

"Actually just one is not cu―"

"Go," Stella turned away indifferently.

"Good." Esther moved away and headed for the balcony. Before leaving, he waved his hand. "Good night, Stella."

"Night."

After Esther completely disappeared from sight, Stella walked up to her bed, then waved her hand at a glance.

"Niggy."

Swuush!

Nigreous, the shadow demon that Stella possessed, emerged from the darkness. The black shadow that was once not formed now has a human form, although it is still in the form of a shadow.

Stella looked at Niggy for a moment and smiled faintly. "You've developed apparently."

Niggy nodded in response, this clearly indicated that he still could not speak.

"I have one task for you." Stella's red eyes turned sharp. "Supervise all the palaces up to the dungeons. Report to me everything, even the slightest detail."

Niggy nodded again.

"Ah, and for the information of the Red tribal chief my father arrested, find out his motive for attacking me three years ago." Stella plays her fingers. "If you need to use your brainwashing skills. Understood?"

Once enough was felt, Stella waved and the shadow demon disappeared.

"Well, terrible." Thev appeared beside Stella, flapping her black wings. "Remember you're back and you're moving fast."

Stella sat on her bed and put on an expressionless face. "Hm. I can't believe I wasted three years of precious time."

"But―"

"What kind of child would love to know that his mother is dying and that three years of searching for an antidote to poison would be wasted?"

That painful sentence stabbed Stella's heart, when it was her own words. Thev shut up, assented. The little black dragon knew that his master was in a bad mood.

"Bodo very much with a birthday party, I will go to Eternal Flame headquarters tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?"

"Hm," Stella answered briefly. "From tomorrow, I don't have to pretend anymore."

...――― ...

In the morning, Stella passed breakfast.

She locked the door to her room and a paper saying "I want to rest, so don't bother me" was stuck on her bedroom door.

Inside the sun-lit room, the figure of the little girl "replacement of Stella" sat on her bed. Whoever saw it must have thought it was the real Stella.

Elsewhere, Rielle is shocked by the arrival of the commander, as is Leonard who is shocked to see his grandson coming to see her. As he remembered, his granddaughter fainted and was unconscious.

"Stella?" asked the old man in disbelief, approached Stella. "This is really you?"

Stella smiled faintly. "Yes, Grandpa," he replied gently, then took something from within his storage magic. It was a paper that contained a picture of a potion bottle in deep blue. He showed the picture to Leonard. "Is this bottle of potion included in the list of prizes reserved for the winners of the International Guild Tournament?"

Leonard looked at the picture Stella showed, remembered it, then nodded in doubt. "Looks like. I haven't checked the prize list in a long time, but there's definitely."

Stella said firmly, "I want this thing on her gift list. Grandpa must make sure. Gotta."

Leonard was a little overwhelmed being looked at like that. "Good, fine. But you sit down, here."

Stella sat down beside Leonard, Rielle immediately picked up a drink and a snack, while the two chatted.

"Are you healthy?" leonard's question started the conversation, implied worry in his red eyes.

"Yes," Stella replied briefly as she nodded.

"Did your father know you were here?" Seeing Stella shake her head made Leonard sigh. "What's wrong? You must have been looking for me because there was something."

Leonard knew that his granddaughter would not come to him first if there were no urgent matters, just like before.

"My love is back" said Stella, surprising Leonard. "I was angry when I found out there was a false memory Dad gave me."

"But, kid, that's all got to be a reason. Maybe at that time he was confused as to how," said Leonard trying to calm his emotional grandson. "He didn't want to lose you at that moment. That's why he did that. Try to ask why. Yea?"

Stella gritted her teeth. "But because of the sib*lan's false memory, I'm critical!"

Leonard turned in shock. "What?"

"Critical mother, Grandpa!" stella repeated the emotion, feeling a tightness in her chest. "Three years! Three years is precious time to find the cure for Mother's poison. But I laugh in obscurity because of those false memories!"

Eventually Stella vented a tremor in her heart. His red eyes were watery, ready to shed unstoppable tears. Her tiny lips trembled, trying to hold back the cries.

"Now, now I have to start again from the beginning to find the antidote to the poison! I'm so upset and angry!" Stella wiped away the tears streaming down her face violently, but the clear grains did not stop flowing from her eyelids. He sobs slowly. "How's this? Mother..my mother needs my help, hyks...."

"Mother?"

The deg! Instantly Stella stiffened. He recognized the owner of this voice.

"Mother is alive?"

"What does that mean, Stella?"

In the doorway, Stella saw King Shavir and Dhemiel standing pensively, behind the two was a restless-looking Rielle.

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hi, long time no see. Just want to say that maybe ROTPP will soon be over, well maybe? actually, there will be a new conflict again:D #dubuk

Tbc.