Chapter 38 - Anastasia POV
Princess Anastasia eyes locked on a little girl with light brown skin.
At first, she was only interested in the little girl's ability in swordsmanship but that was refuted by the girl who could make a contract with a spirit entity.
The royal family party, which was her debut to appear in public, was stopped after the appearance of a monster figure that began to attack.
Princess Anastasia didn't care about this royal family party because she was not tied to the political position that was fighting over the heir of the previous King, namely her father who was still healthy and working hard non-stop on the front lines of the kingdom's conflict.
Princess Anastasia's view of the little girl named Lily was a flower that was difficult to approach because of her aura that was difficult to threaten with her sharp red eyes. However, seeing the closeness of her mother as Lily's pet and her first communication filled with heartbeats that produced a rhythm full of love, Princess Anastasia couldn't help but be attracted to Lily.
After the first meeting and first conversation with Lily, Princess Anastasia understood why the little girl was able to make her mother turn into an obedient pet.
When Lily went around spreading curses, Princess Anastasia just smiled and saw the villain who openly cursed someone who had bullied her. As Princess Anastasia lay weakly on the bed in the room filled with the pungent smell of medicine, she believed that every action would have its reward.
The five noble families who had received the curse from Lily had given Princess Anastasia a gift of extraordinary entertainment. In the novel story that she read to fill her free time when she was trapped sick in a remote place, Princess Anastasia liked the story of a villain who fought for justice even though she was seen as a public enemy.
Seeing Lily who played the role of a villain who looked elegant and full of confidence, her calm heart began to beat faster again, and began to observe Lily's body from a distance.
Princess Anastasia did not have the courage to approach her before her debut was introduced by the royal family after being absent from the royal party and her name was rarely mentioned as one of the Princesses of the Aurora Kingdom.
Standing between the pillars of the Royal Palace and hiding from other people's eye contact, Princess Anastasia looked like a stalker who was interested in the little girl with light brown skin.
"Princess Anastasia, if you are curious about that little girl. Why don't you greet her and invite her to your party table?" suggested one of her Maids who attended the royal family party.
"I-It's not as easy as you think!" Princess Anastasia grumbled as she turned to her maid who seemed to not understand the anxiety of a girl who had just experienced her first love.
"If I remember correctly, didn't Princess Anastasia strongly reject the proposal and postpone the same-sex marriage plan from Queen Victoria? Why now seem hesitant to get the attention of the little girl who managed to make you fall in love? Starting to look regretful now?" said her maid in a flat tone while observing Princess Anastasia's facial expression.
Stabb…
Stabb…
Princess Anastasia felt as if the feelings of her fragile little heart were stabbed by the bitter reality.
"Stop that, I regret to admit it but that little girl has great potential to be useful to our Kingdom. I-It doesn't mean that I want to marry her to keep her in this kingdom!" exclaimed Princess Anastasia as she gripped her hands tightly up with flames blazing in her eyes.
"That probably won't happen after our Crown Prince did something embarrassing at the previous noble party."
Ctasss...
Princess Anastasia's gaze darkened when she remembered her mother's words explaining the failure of the political marriage between Marquess Rommel's family and the royal family.
"Hey, if I kill the Crown Prince, can I still be saved from the death penalty that killed my brother?" asked Princess Anastasia with a dark expression on her face and a gripping smile as if planning something.
"Princess Anastasia, it seems you have to think again because your father is rearranging the position of the Crown Prince who can compete to be his heir after abdicating. For the trash that has tarnished the royal family, the Queen has given special attention to torturing her child with a smile. You could say that it is the harshest discipline I have ever seen during my career as a Maid serving in the Royal Palace."
"Kukuku… Good Mama… it seems you have to discipline all your children to not make the same mistake," Princess Anastasia's smile widened again and showed her attitude as an innocent and friendly Princess.
"Ugh, until when do I have to work taking care of a Mother and Daughter who can be two-faced like this?" her personal Maid muttered in a small voice.
"Did you say something?"
"Nothing, Princess Anastasia."
The conversation from the hidden stalker made her see Lily who was having a serious conversation with one of the little children from the faction that held an important part in the finances and treasures of the kingdom.
"That little child, is he threatening Lily with something?" Princess Anastasia's gaze was fixed on the little child's facial expression with a sly look at Lily.
"Threatening Lily-sama? That is a brave action after seeing her fighting ability that was able to make the spirit of the heavenly holy dragon of the Aurora Goddess Shrine kneel before her spirit which was only a butterfly."
"That's true, but for some reason… I can feel a bad feeling coming from that little child."
Like a bad feeling that came true, the royal family party that had been attended by the noble family guests turned into a disaster when they saw a small battle between a child and a little girl.
The fight that occurred after Lily approached the little child who threw the wine bottle and luxury glass made Lily face the little child who was difficult to get away from her influence who took care of the royal finances and the royal treasury.
"Hey, if that little child has a dispute with the Marquess Rommel family. I wonder what will happen to the noble faction that sides with us?" asked Princess Anastasia with worry clearly depicted in her eyes.
Baaammm...
Kaboom...
The bad feeling felt by Princess Anastasia happened.
The loud explosion sound came from Lily who hit the little child until his body hit the wall of the Royal Palace. Several soldiers who were guarding the Royal Palace immediately rushed to secure the situation.
However...
The disaster did not stop there.
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From the vomit that should have come out of blood after hitting the wall of the Royal Palace hard, a thick and disgusting black liquid came out of the little boy's mouth.
The disgusting body grew bigger and made Princess Anastasia almost vomit because she remembered her illness which was the same as that disgusting lump.
Her intelligent and genius brain understood this situation clearly.
"I see, it seems like my illness doesn't come from revenge but from someone in the kingdom who wants to get rid of me to make decisions for the royal family," Princess Anastasia muttered when she realized the small evidence.
The illness and the appearance of the disgusting monster were not a coincidence, Princess Anastasia realized this and knew the common thread of someone trying to manipulate the royal family from inside.
"It seems, I owe you a lot this time, Lily-chan," said Princess Anastasia while watching Lily's small fight using her magical energy from a distance.
Her maid who looked relaxed could only speak, "Should we evacuate, Princess Anastasia?"
Princess Anastasia shook her head.
"No need, let's see what other abilities Lily is hiding," Princess Anastasia replied with a calm smile and seemed to not care about the panic happening around her.
"I don't understand why you don't panic like a normal girl, Princess Anastasia."
"You're not panicking either, are you? You're not even interested in looking at the instructions from the other Maids and are focused on looking at Lily like that."
"I'm just curious about one thing, why did she steal a magic staff from one of the holy women of the Aurora Shrine to launch a magic attack?"
"That's not stealing but borrowing… please differentiate your words that allude to a little girl who makes me feel uncomfortable when she's close to other girls."
"…"
Princess Anastasia's maid bowed her body in apology.
"Please forgive my rudeness, Princess Anastasia. I can't tell the difference between stealing and borrowing. After I took a closer look, the holy woman of the Aurora Shrine didn't seem to mind seeing her magic staff used by Lily-sama."
"Next time, watch your words before you speak."
"I understand, Princess Anastasia."
As the battle between Lily and the sin-eating slime reaches its next phase, Lily chases after the sin-eating slime that is trying to escape.
Princess Anastasia does not want to miss this opportunity to see Lily's true power who seems to be able to use magic spells in addition to her great ability in swordsmanship.
"Can you prepare a carriage during this chaos?" Princess Anastasia asked.
"That's impossible."
That answer had destroyed Princess Anastasia's interest in witnessing Lily's power with her own eyes.
When the time had passed so long, the panic had almost subsided after the monsters had left, Princess Anastasia saw the twin sister of the Marquess Rommel family and the little girl who became the young Saintess of the Aurora Goddess Shrine walking together.
"Hmm… what are they doing?" Princess Anastasia muttered curiously.
Baaammm!!
At that moment, Princess Anastasia saw the extraordinary teleportation magic of the twin sister of Marquess Rommel.
"Ah! Why didn't they invite me? Quickly prepare a carriage or horse to chase Lily!" Princess Anastasia shouted to her maid.
"Didn't I tell you it was impossible, at least wait until the situation becomes conducive."
"Damn it!" Princess Anastasia cursed in a cute tone.