The Reincarnation Of The Poor Princess
The Seventy Six (76)

During a week of staying at Lilith's house, Stella does nothing but eat, play, and sleep. Unhealthy activities he did for a week in a row. Barbiel's teleportation magic, which he said would bring him home after two days had passed, did not work at all. Stella didn't know why it happened, but she was very grateful.

That meant if he wanted to go home, then he would have to return to Evergard manually. If he doesn't want to go home, then he doesn't need to go back.

'Missing forever is okay, right?'

Then the plan, which would be to search for the Red Crystal Fruit in the Aros Mountains, was forced to be delayed because the Nidlock family home was isolated for a while, so Stella could not go out for seven consecutive days.

Lilith tells him that an army of war witches, who come as reinforcements, is preparing a spell to be used, which is, so Count Nidlock and his family and Stella must isolate themselves from the outside world in order to maintain the concentration of the witches who are perfecting the invading spell.

Thus, Stella could not go to the Aros Mountains. The only way that could bring him there was to hitchhike secretly as the invading magician army conducted a search for the Red Crystal Fruit in those snowy mountains.

'Food and clothes are ready. Okay, preparations are done.'

Stella stuffed two thick clothes and some food into a pink bag of rabbit heads Lilith gave her as a gift. He was very confident that he would find the Red Crystal Fruit in a short period of time, so he only prepared items as necessary.

"Is the Princess' preparations ready?"

Lilith walked into Stella's room whose door was not closed while asking, staring at Stella and the pink-furred bag in the princess' hands in turn.

"ah! Why is the food that the Princess brought so little?! Let's add more!"

"No. This is enough."

Stella refused subtly. She did not want to trouble Lilith any more, but Lilith shook her head loudly with a serious face.

"can't. The preparation of the Princess must be perfect! Ha-rus sem-pur-na!"

He emphasized the word "must be perfect" firmly, while Stella could only smile stiffly.

'Indeed lying is the most stifling thing.'

Earlier, Stella told Lilith that she would return to Evergard as an alibi to go to the Aros Mountains. And sure enough, Lilith did not doubt his words and volunteered to help with the preparations for Stella's return. Although Lilith did not suspect him, Stella still did not feel the heart to lie to him.

'Lying for good doesn't matter, right? I'm sorry, Lilith.'

"This is enough."

"Uh, fine if the Princess says so."

"By the way, didn't I ask you before not to call me "Mr Princess" again, Lili?"

"That's...."

Lilith avoided Stella's gaze with a timid face.

"Where might I do that...."

"Ah, then whenever I won't have any friends."

Stella, who put on a sad look, lowered her head dramatically. Somehow she always became more expressive in front of Lilith.

"Maybe forever."

As soon as she said that, Lilith's transparent purple eyes opened wide, while her expression looked guilty.

"No way! Anyone would want to be the Princess' friend!"

"That's anybody, not you, right?"

"I've always wanted to be friends with the Princess!"

"But still calling me with a title?"

"... Because this is the manners of the nobility. I'm sorry, Princess...."

Lilith also lowered her head dramatically, leaving Stella speechless.

'Are we filming now? No!' no!'

Stella threw away her thoughts and put on her bag, then flicked her little hand and changed the subject skillfully.

"Ah, it's time I go home."

"God! The Princess is right!"

Lilith, who lowered her head, immediately looked at the clock and pulled Stella's hand in haste.

"I'll escort the Princess to the front door!" he said, swinging his fist upwards.

"All right."

Stella nodded and the two of them walked towards the front door hand in hand.

Countess Nidlock, who passed by her daughter and Stella, smiled gently and walked up to them.

"Daughter, please take this, please" said the woman, giving her a long object covered in thick cloth. "I'm concerned about the Princess' safety. The border between Evergard and Risteard alone is already dangerous, let alone the border between Evergard and Sora. So, please take this."

"It's...."

Stella picked up the object given by her mother Lilith with a dumbfounded expression. The thing that was now in his hand felt familiar.

'No way.'

"This is a sword. It may not be as strong as the sword used by His Majesty, but this sword is one of our family's legacies."

'Don't say ... if you now pass on your family's sword to me?'

Stella stared in disbelief at the countess that was in front of her.

Can someone be so nice?

"But...."

Stella wanted to refuse and say that she was carrying her own sword, but her words were cut off first by the noble lady in front of her.

"It's okay. It's not a big deal. Let's just say we gave a gift to one of the members of the royal family. After all, we still have a lot like this."

'Do you really have a lot?'

Stella looked at him doubtfully. But Countess Nidlock urged her to accept this sword as a gift, so eventually Stella accepted the woman's gift reluctantly.

"In that case, may you be safe until the destination. I'm sorry that the count couldn't take the Princess."

"Be careful, Princess!"

A pair of mother and son waved at Stella who entered the carriage. Stella returned their wave from the window of the carriage until their figure was nowhere to be seen in her eyes.

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After the princess left, Lilith looked at her mother in bewilderment.

"Lili doesn't know that we have many swords of inheritance" he said, voicing his thoughts.

The countess who heard it gasped and smiled stiffly. A thin sweat was visible on his face.

"Actually .. it's the only sword of our inheritance. But Mother was worried about the Princess' safety, so just in case, Mother gave the sword to her."

Lilith was surprised and looked at her mother in admiration.

"Mother is the only one who can lie to the Princess. Great mom!" his praise clapped his hands, making his mother laugh with pride.

"Hohoho, of course. Mom, right, Lili's mom!"

'Let's get ready for the worst possible, may the Princess be safe on the way home, ' he thought with a smile.

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Meanwhile, in the car.

Stella changed her clothes, who was originally wearing a dress changed to a boy's outfit. She was ashamed to admit it, as she took the clothes from the wardrobe of Lilith's brother. You could say he "steals" the outfit, but Stella turns it into "borrowing".

'I'll return these clothes next time.'

After changing clothes, Stella imagined something in her mind and with a "poof" voice, a black robe the size of her body appeared in her palm.

'Good.'

It was the black robe that Stella kept using her magic. He had no storage space that was easy to carry anywhere, so he learned in magic books about storing things with his magic, and it turned out that activating storage magic was not as difficult as activating teleportation magic.

The sword made by Rielle also she kept using her magic, only she forgot to keep the fairy tale book "The Poor Princess" and the magic book bought by Dhemiel, which she bought, both books are still in her room.

After putting on the robe, Stella opened the carriage door silently and jumped unnoticed by the carriage coachman. The train continued to run leisurely, while Stella landed on the ground unscathed at all.

"Whoops...."

Stella exhaled a sigh of relief, then looked around her. It seemed like he was not far from the Nidlock family residence. Then Stella walked to the right, she remembered that this was the path she had walked with Lilith when she was lost in the Aros Mountains.

'I just need to walk straight. Yes, I remember the direction of this road.'

Thinking like that, Stella convinced herself that she was walking on the right path.

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"Hawahh...."

Stella supported her body on both knees, panting. He breathes greedily. Even if he just walked, he was still tired. Because during his life in this world, he never exercised and only practiced sword.

"Huhhhhhhh .... Damnit. What kind of mischief is this!"

Stella rubbed her sweat running down her face while letting out words of pearl. He was not only exhausted, but also lost!!

'Ah, shit*n. I remember that this was the road I was walking on at the time! But, aaghh, why did the door I saw that day not exist?! It's obvious that I'm lost!'

Grumbling resentfully in her heart, Stella then sat on the rocks partially covered in snow.

A white rectangular board seemed to be visible above his head with the words "Please pick me up".

Now he looks like a poor boy with no purpose.

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TBCS!