THERE WASN'T ANY MAID TO HELP ME OUT on my bath, and I was glad for that. Especially when my maid-in-waiting in Emilia, and would probably try to kill me. And although I know she isn't the one who will cause my death, I don't like the idea of people trying to kill me at all.So I took a relaxing hot bath, trying not to think of the fact that this was Avy's bathroom, and I was laying down on Avy's bed. When I was done, I dressed in one of my training clothes, not caring if that was improper for a Princess. I also put my long hair on root braids, which is an easier hairstyle to train on.Finished with that, I got out of Avy's chambers and headed out to the private training grounds of her castle. It was easy to get there, taking as I know this castle as I know my own house. To my pleasure, there wasn't anyone there, so I began to train alone.Too caught up in my mind to notice when someone approached me.When I was done running around the grounds for the tenth time, I realized that Rai w
NOTHING LIKE AENEAS, WHEN EVERYBODY KNEW what he felt for Avy. "I... I was just walking around... I didn't mean to bother any of you," she spoke without looking at me in the eyes. "I'm sorry. Please, don't kill me.""Close your eyes, Rebekka," my voice was gentle, and she did as I said. I got closer to her, leaving my weapon on the ground. "Don't worry, I am not going to hurt you. Neither am I going to let any of them harm you, okay?" She nodded, trembling.I petted her hair."Why are you in the trials, Rebekka?"She gulped. "My... My dad made me come. I don't want to be your enemy, please, don't get me wrong. I don't... I don't want anything with the Crown Prince!"That made me giggle. "Neither do I, Rebekka. You don't need to worry about me. I'm also here because they made me come. The Queen and the King, to be precise. Just so their son could torture me," I took a deep breath. "But that's not important now. I'll guide you to sit down, okay? Keep your eyes closed, because I don't h
REBEKKA DIRECTED A DEADLY GAZE AT THE DOGS, and that was so adorable that I chuckled. "And why are they here now? Are they trying to harm you again?""Queen's orders. They hate me. I hate them. So, she decided to punish them by making them take care of my safety until the end of the trials!""We won't!" Sohan exclaimed with his hand in the air."You are the only one we despise," Adonis added with a smirk."Oh, darling," I bowed, mockingly, "I feel so special knowing that I'm the only target of your delightful hatred!" My sarcasm made the girl laugh."How does it feel?" Rebekka asked."What?""How does it feel to see people's death? Don't get me wrong, I always wanted to know," my jaw dropped."No one ever asked me that," I chuckled awkwardly. "But in what sense do you want to know?""I want to know if it feels like a faint dream, if you see from the person's perspective, or if you see as if you were there and it was real? Maybe others also have this curiosity but are too afra
Daisuke's point of view· · ·I WATCHED AS SHE LEFT, SILENTLY, paying attention to how she was walking awkwardly pending more to the right, but with confidence. Damn, I acted too rashly and on impulse when I saw Elodie on the ground. I shouldn't have throwed her on the wall with so much strength like that. Especially when she has just barely recovered from what happened.But by how I saw the situation, I knew she had done something to Elodie, because of how scared she looked. Otherwise, why would she be so scared of the girl, if she hadn't done something? It can't be just because of her cursed eyes, after all, she spends most of her time at the D'Arcy's manor with Rai, so she must have gotten used to Eileithya as well, right?There's no way she's innocent.And what did she meant by that? Does Elodie likes girls as well? Then did her parent made her take part on the trials unwillingly? But she seems so fond of me, am I mistaken?Sigh. "Do you want us to deal with that cursed woma
Rai's point of view· · ·AGAIN, I'VE BEEN FEELING ODD WHEN it came to matters related to Nsomi. I don't know what's happening to me, but I just felt like something had broken inside of me since I learned that she probably has just a few years or even months to live. And when I heard that asshole saying he threw her to a wall, I just got alarmed.She may not know, but I've been around her during this entire month, coming and going just to see if she had gotten better. Although I made Doctor Hov promise he wouldn't tell her anything. But I just couldn't handle the anxiety I was feeling. After all, she could die today for all we know.It's not like I don't hate her anymore, because I do. But every time someone brings up her possible death, I just feel sick. That may be why I impulsively rushed together with the nurse to where Doctor Hov was, to see if it was actually because of her or not.They were in her chambers, which made me even more uneasy. The nurse entered first, but I fro
Thya's point of view ··· IN THE END, DAISUKE'S LITTLE JOKE caused Hov to be mad at me for not being careful. But who would have thought that just throwing me to the wall would cause so many problems? It seems like that assholed is stronger than he looks like, or my body was really weaker than normal. The latter wouldn't be a surprise, once Hov advised me that I wasn't totally healed just yet. "Thya, Thya, Thya," he stared at me after bandaging me all over again. "If you don't act carefully, you will get hurt again, and will have to stay on the bed for another month, immobilized, is that what you want?" I gulped. "No, Hov. I'll try being careful. But in my defense, as I said before, it wasn't my fault, okay? That bastard didn't even say anything, he just came and did this to me," I growled. "Seriously, Hov, I hate him so fucking much. It makes me desperate to see him miserable," a mischievous smirk took over my lips, "and by something that will definitely be my fault!" Hov clicked
I CONFESS IT WAS AMUSING TO SEE THE SHOCK ON their faces when they saw me all dressed elegantly. "What are you scheming?" Adonis hissed, suspiciously."Good morning, for you two," I said calmly and smiling when they refused to look in my eyes. "And I am not scheming anything, do not worry, Prince Adonis," I could see how he flinched to hear that. "Prince Sohan," I said to the other dog, who grinned amusedly."You are acting very strangely today, Princess," Sohan said, caressing his chin. "It's better than your usual arrogant self, though. So, I don't mind." He turned to Adonis, "Let's not judge her without knowing anything, alright? Remember what Dai did last time he judged her with no proof!"Holding the urge to arch my eyebrows and ask what he knew about that, I stayed composed. "So, are you both here to accompany me during my day?"Adonis was staring at me as if another head had grown in my neck. "This is giving me goosebumps, go back to being a terrible human being," ha, he wa
THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND THE GARDEN ENTIRELY changed the second my high-heels touched the grass gracefully. I could feel it, and I also heard lots of feminine dramatic gasps. Sohan had intertwined our arms, probably not trusting me not to fall, and Adonis was right on my other side, cursing non-stop almost whispering.I could tell that there were about fifty girls here, with Daisuke and the Queen. Fifty-one with me. That was a sign that I was an extra, someone who wasn't here to actually participate in the trials but to be humiliated. They couldn't be more wrong.Taking my arm away from Sohan's, I elegantly walked in the Queen's direction, then I bowed. "Your Majesty, it's an honor to be in your presence this morning." Then I turned to where Daisuke was and bowed again. "Your Royal Highness, Crown Prince, it's present to be here as a member of the trials. Although I wasn't in my rightful mind when you insisted that I came, now I understand why. I'll do my best," then I focused my atten
IF I ENDED UP ANSWERING THIS QUESTION wrong, I would anger the Gods' Temple, and that would definitely be terrible for me. "The oracles were once humans, but when the Gods bestowed them their power to see the future of anyone and of the world, they become Saints protected by the Gods Temple!" I'm sure this is right because it was the oracle back in the D'Arcy territory who told me this when I asked him what he was exactly.Rai let out a soft breath of relief behind me. And Daisuke seemed annoyed for me not falling into his trap. "To whom do they answer?" Only to the Gods.But that's not the answer they expect to hear. "To the Gods through the Gods' Temple, and to the rulers of the Kingdom!" Because they need the illusion that they aren't the ones who answer to the Gods' Temple."Last question, what is the Houses ranking in power in the Maximillian Kingdom?" So, he decided to end with an easy question, hm? Or doesn't he expect me to know basic politics?"From top to bottom, in powe
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE BEST THING in this whole situation? The fact that it's all being broadcasted to the entire Kingdom. That's probably why the Queen didn't scream at me and Rai as she probably would in private, and why she tried to brush away the fact that the Crown Prince hurt me.You see, the science here is quite good, and they can broadcast through a kind of water image that allows the people to see what's going on in the Crowned Princess Trials. Hov explained it all to me, so I could make better use of my situation, by bringing the people to my side, even if the people here all hate me. After, they may not be the ones to vote, but their voices are louder, and if they like me, the people here will hesitate to treat me like shit during the evaluations.However, Hov told me that it's only broadcasted during the girls' evaluations, like today.That's why I decided to give a strong impression because all the others have been in the view of people for about five weeks, plus tod
THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND THE GARDEN ENTIRELY changed the second my high-heels touched the grass gracefully. I could feel it, and I also heard lots of feminine dramatic gasps. Sohan had intertwined our arms, probably not trusting me not to fall, and Adonis was right on my other side, cursing non-stop almost whispering.I could tell that there were about fifty girls here, with Daisuke and the Queen. Fifty-one with me. That was a sign that I was an extra, someone who wasn't here to actually participate in the trials but to be humiliated. They couldn't be more wrong.Taking my arm away from Sohan's, I elegantly walked in the Queen's direction, then I bowed. "Your Majesty, it's an honor to be in your presence this morning." Then I turned to where Daisuke was and bowed again. "Your Royal Highness, Crown Prince, it's present to be here as a member of the trials. Although I wasn't in my rightful mind when you insisted that I came, now I understand why. I'll do my best," then I focused my atten
I CONFESS IT WAS AMUSING TO SEE THE SHOCK ON their faces when they saw me all dressed elegantly. "What are you scheming?" Adonis hissed, suspiciously."Good morning, for you two," I said calmly and smiling when they refused to look in my eyes. "And I am not scheming anything, do not worry, Prince Adonis," I could see how he flinched to hear that. "Prince Sohan," I said to the other dog, who grinned amusedly."You are acting very strangely today, Princess," Sohan said, caressing his chin. "It's better than your usual arrogant self, though. So, I don't mind." He turned to Adonis, "Let's not judge her without knowing anything, alright? Remember what Dai did last time he judged her with no proof!"Holding the urge to arch my eyebrows and ask what he knew about that, I stayed composed. "So, are you both here to accompany me during my day?"Adonis was staring at me as if another head had grown in my neck. "This is giving me goosebumps, go back to being a terrible human being," ha, he wa
Thya's point of view ··· IN THE END, DAISUKE'S LITTLE JOKE caused Hov to be mad at me for not being careful. But who would have thought that just throwing me to the wall would cause so many problems? It seems like that assholed is stronger than he looks like, or my body was really weaker than normal. The latter wouldn't be a surprise, once Hov advised me that I wasn't totally healed just yet. "Thya, Thya, Thya," he stared at me after bandaging me all over again. "If you don't act carefully, you will get hurt again, and will have to stay on the bed for another month, immobilized, is that what you want?" I gulped. "No, Hov. I'll try being careful. But in my defense, as I said before, it wasn't my fault, okay? That bastard didn't even say anything, he just came and did this to me," I growled. "Seriously, Hov, I hate him so fucking much. It makes me desperate to see him miserable," a mischievous smirk took over my lips, "and by something that will definitely be my fault!" Hov clicked
Rai's point of view· · ·AGAIN, I'VE BEEN FEELING ODD WHEN it came to matters related to Nsomi. I don't know what's happening to me, but I just felt like something had broken inside of me since I learned that she probably has just a few years or even months to live. And when I heard that asshole saying he threw her to a wall, I just got alarmed.She may not know, but I've been around her during this entire month, coming and going just to see if she had gotten better. Although I made Doctor Hov promise he wouldn't tell her anything. But I just couldn't handle the anxiety I was feeling. After all, she could die today for all we know.It's not like I don't hate her anymore, because I do. But every time someone brings up her possible death, I just feel sick. That may be why I impulsively rushed together with the nurse to where Doctor Hov was, to see if it was actually because of her or not.They were in her chambers, which made me even more uneasy. The nurse entered first, but I fro
Daisuke's point of view· · ·I WATCHED AS SHE LEFT, SILENTLY, paying attention to how she was walking awkwardly pending more to the right, but with confidence. Damn, I acted too rashly and on impulse when I saw Elodie on the ground. I shouldn't have throwed her on the wall with so much strength like that. Especially when she has just barely recovered from what happened.But by how I saw the situation, I knew she had done something to Elodie, because of how scared she looked. Otherwise, why would she be so scared of the girl, if she hadn't done something? It can't be just because of her cursed eyes, after all, she spends most of her time at the D'Arcy's manor with Rai, so she must have gotten used to Eileithya as well, right?There's no way she's innocent.And what did she meant by that? Does Elodie likes girls as well? Then did her parent made her take part on the trials unwillingly? But she seems so fond of me, am I mistaken?Sigh. "Do you want us to deal with that cursed woma
REBEKKA DIRECTED A DEADLY GAZE AT THE DOGS, and that was so adorable that I chuckled. "And why are they here now? Are they trying to harm you again?""Queen's orders. They hate me. I hate them. So, she decided to punish them by making them take care of my safety until the end of the trials!""We won't!" Sohan exclaimed with his hand in the air."You are the only one we despise," Adonis added with a smirk."Oh, darling," I bowed, mockingly, "I feel so special knowing that I'm the only target of your delightful hatred!" My sarcasm made the girl laugh."How does it feel?" Rebekka asked."What?""How does it feel to see people's death? Don't get me wrong, I always wanted to know," my jaw dropped."No one ever asked me that," I chuckled awkwardly. "But in what sense do you want to know?""I want to know if it feels like a faint dream, if you see from the person's perspective, or if you see as if you were there and it was real? Maybe others also have this curiosity but are too afra
NOTHING LIKE AENEAS, WHEN EVERYBODY KNEW what he felt for Avy. "I... I was just walking around... I didn't mean to bother any of you," she spoke without looking at me in the eyes. "I'm sorry. Please, don't kill me.""Close your eyes, Rebekka," my voice was gentle, and she did as I said. I got closer to her, leaving my weapon on the ground. "Don't worry, I am not going to hurt you. Neither am I going to let any of them harm you, okay?" She nodded, trembling.I petted her hair."Why are you in the trials, Rebekka?"She gulped. "My... My dad made me come. I don't want to be your enemy, please, don't get me wrong. I don't... I don't want anything with the Crown Prince!"That made me giggle. "Neither do I, Rebekka. You don't need to worry about me. I'm also here because they made me come. The Queen and the King, to be precise. Just so their son could torture me," I took a deep breath. "But that's not important now. I'll guide you to sit down, okay? Keep your eyes closed, because I don't h