After browsing around New Moon Palace, the duchess kindly escorted them back to her family mansion, which she inherited after her husband's death. The manor itself was stunning with intricate Persian architecture and exotic flower beds blooming everywhere. Once escorted through the door, a line of maids and butlers greeted them along with three eye-catching figures that stood in front of a staircase.
"So happy to see you return back home, my grace." The first to greet the duchess was a regal and handsome looking man with shiny pale blonde hair that he tucked behind his left ear. Kneeling down on one knee, he softly kissed the back of the duchess’s hand.
"I already ordered the staff to arrange a place in the Spring Pavillion for you and your guests, my grace." Speaking next was a stern but also attractive man with dark blue hair that reminded Maria of the night sky and silver eyes that glittered like the moon.
 
Inside of a large room decorated with luxurious items and furniture that spoke of the room belonging to someone of high status, a woman whose appearance was shrouded in the shadows sat on the couch. Kneeling before the woman was a familiar purple-haired woman who went by the name Lady Poison. Replacing her usual scowl was a trembling smile, shoulders quivering from the intensity of the woman's glare that was aimed at her."Last time when I called you here, I asked for only one simple request, dispose of Archduchess Scarlet, and eliminate the House of Scarlet. Did you ever wonder the cause of asking such a task from you?" The woman's voice was calm and firm; not a hint of anger could be detected but that only made the other woman on the ground tremble worse."No, your majesty, I only wanted to get the
Hearing a voice softly call out to her, amethyst eyes slowly revealed themselves, catching sight of a blurry figure crouched down beside her. Once her vision was clear enough, the sleeping beauty arose and reached out towards the round furry object lying on her lap. "Milky, wake up," she softly called out to the furry object as Maria jolted when she saw the object reveal two large eyes."Ah, is nap time over already?" it asked in a cute high-pitched, sleepy voice."It talks?!" Maria was not expecting the round fur creature lying in the princess’s lap to talk. The cute creature was covered in an ombre of icy-blue, lavender, and pure-white soft and fuzzy feathers."May I ask what you are doing here?" The melodic voice drew Maria's attention away from the bi
Hearing someone call out the princess's name, they soon saw an elf maid with peach colored hair blowing in the wind, rushing towards their direction. "Princess, this is where you've been!" Stopping to catch her breath, the maid placed a hand over her beating heart, happy to see that the princess was well and unharmed.A second later she realized that the princess was not alone, taking notice of the children. "Umm, princess, who are these people?" The maid kindly stepped closer to the princess, bending down her head to whisper into her ear.Opening her mouth, Luna was ready to respond only to have the school bell cut off what she was about to say. The maid standing by her side hastily grabbed the princess's wrist. "Princess, you can not be late. A tardy mustn't ruin your perfect attendance!" After saying this, the
The day before the camping trip, Countess Rosendrey could be seen hastily pulling out every article of clothing in Maria's dresser or closet and piling them on top of the mountain of clothes already in her suitcase. 'S-She's overdoing it!' Maria didn't know how to put a stop to her mother's madness; luckily Shirone tried to lend a hand by speaking reason to the countess."My Lady, the ojou-sama will only be gone for a week. The number of clothes you're packing exceeds that length. I urge you to please put some back." The neko white-haired maid tried to explain calmly to the countess, who childishly refused to listen."No way! My darling Maria will be away from her mommy for a whole week! I must make sure she has everything she'll need
The next day, the students were harshly awakened from their peaceful dreams when a blaring alarm rang throughout the lodge. Maria was so startled that she got tangled in her blanket and clumsily fell out of her bed. The only person who was not startled was Mai, sleeping like a log and unaware of her friend’s turmoil. 'I envy you, Mai.' Maria shot the blonde a half-hearted glare before walking up to the bed where the blonde was sleeping and shouted,"Look, someone is about to take the last piece of meat!" Right on cue Mai's eyes shot open, leaping from out of her bed."Don't you dare touch my meat!" growled Mai, fire burning in her eyes with the intent of defending her precious meat. Seeing this, Maria could
Once the group's breakfast was finished, they were to call over Ms. Riddle, who would ask about which of their materials they incorporated into their breakfast. She would then sample their meal; if it was good, the reward was smiling stickers, which she plastered to their cheeks."Not bad, and if I'm honest, one the best breakfasts I've sampled today~!" complimented Ms. Riddle after sampling the breakfast cooked by Maria's group, which consisted of flavorful fruit juice made from berries and oranges, crispy, well-cooked bacon, a fluffy yellow omelet divided into eight portions, and sponge pancakes drizzled with either honey or maple syrup.Now that their meal had been checked and graded, the group made their way to the Dining Hall to finally have breakfast. In the midst of breakfast, Maria noticed that a large num
After a few rounds of searching, Maria and Luna finally settled on a magical plant for their research paper. The name of the plant was Euryale, and strangely, Luna only had limited knowledge about it. Nodding her head towards this, Maria suggested that the two should head to the library and search for more information that would help them with their research paper.Luna agreed with Maria's suggestion, and the two girls set off towards the library, only to stumble upon another pair along the way. 'Tch, of all the people I could've run into, why these two?!' groaned Maria, mentally counting herself as unlucky. The figures standing before her were crown-prince Alan and Eira, who were partnered together for this activity."If it isn't the
Scoffing at his sister's words, Alan turned on his heels and left with Eira trailing behind him, but not before throwing one last glare at Maria. Feeling a bit childish, Maria pulled down the lid of her left eye and blew a raspberry at their receding backs."Let's go to the library so that we can get started on the assignment,"suggested the princess, surprising Maria when she felt the other girl reach out and grasp hands with her, taking the lead by walking them towards the library's location. Along the way, Maria felt a little flutter in her heart; staring down at their conjoined hands, a sprout of happiness bloomed in her heart."Thank you for sticking up for me, Luna~!" Maria was grateful for the princess's courage, knowing that it was not easy on the poor girl when it came to confronting that half-brother of hers. U
The girl occupying the female lead’s seat held extraordinary beauty with violet ombre hair styled in a complicated hairdo and skin fair and smooth like a doll. The mystery girl's face was shaped into an adorable oval with flawless features. Her coquettish silver eyes gave off a feel of loftiness mixed with innocence.'A peerless beauty has made her arrival, but why... does this girl feel somewhat familiar? No, better question! Who is this girl?!'"So I see the rumors regarding Duke Lancaster's daughter are true." Having finished her dance with Michael, Isis rejoined the group, eyes staring at the dazzling young girl who seemed close with the heroine's future suitors."There's a rumor go
Maria saw how Isis was still following the path the story set for her and recalled a crucial point in the story. 'Everything begins at this banquet.' Maria began recalling the intro of A Fairytale Romance.'Today will be the heroine's first time attending the banquet, which the academy hosts for new and returning students. Unable to blend in with the other daughters of high society, the heroine somehow wandered into the garden where she tripped and fell. A cliche set-up as the person she fell on top of was Alan, the male lead.'Maria remembered this was how the author wrote the female and male lead’s first meeting. In the
Walking into the dazzling lit ballroom, a now twelve-year-old Maria calmly took in the view that she, over the years, had grown used to seeing. She held the hand of her brother, Micheal. The young heir of House Rosendrey had grown into a splendid and handsome young man, standing taller and broader now that he was a high school student.However, Micheal's gentle smile directed towards his little sister had earned him many infatuated shy smiles from his female peers, not that he noticed.Micheal wasn't the only one who had changed; Maria did as well. No longer a chubby-faced elementary student, she had undergone somewhat of a growth spurt.Her round face now showed a bit of maturity wi
Earlier, right when Luna and Maria escaped with the captives and encountered an orc, Suzy cursed when she saw that the two girls were losing the battle. Deciding to trust herself, Suzy, when no one was looking, ran off. Not realizing the stupidity of her actions as she did not know the cave’s layout, she firmly believed that her decision was correct.'I'm way smarter than those little idiots! I'll get myself to safety!'Suzy regretted listening to the two young girls, blindly running until she found herself surrounded by goblins. 'No! Not again!' Suzy paled, recalling the day when the Murky Mountain residents attacked the city and kidnapped her.
Right after the goblin muttered these words, the door to his chambers was thrown open. A series of footsteps marched inside the room. "Hello~! Sorry for barging in unannounced, but you have someone that I need. So kindly step aside, and you just may avoid bloodshed!" Evelyn spoke in a merry tune. Feeling a hand tap her shoulder, she saw her lieutenant, the attractive stoic woman standing at her side, signal for her to move towards their right. Chained to a lame attempt at a makeshift bed, that was barely standing and draped with dirty rags, were four women, all weeping. Their clothes were ripped in many sections; their bodies were covered in cuts and bruises. Instantly there was a shif
The heart-wrenching sight of the sobbing woman drowned Maria's heart in sorrow. Walking over to the woman, she asked, "What is your daughter's name? What does she look like?"Noting the interest and pity laced in Maria’s tone, the woman wasted no time answering these questions. The woman grasped Maria's hands and pleaded. "She has dark brown hair and eyes; the last time I saw her she was wearing brown trousers and a green top! Does this mean you'll find my daughter? Please, rescue her!"Looking into this woman's eyes, Maria thought of her own mother, given to her when she transmigrated to this world, and pondered how her mother would react if she was in this woman's shoes.'Just like a hurricane, she would turn all the regions upside down search
Bracing her feet on the ground, Maria took off and kicked the orc right in his face. The force of her kick caused the orc’s feet to slide back against the dirt and almost toppled over. After regaining its balance, the orc came charging, clutching its club before swinging it down as Maria managed to block it with her arms."Oh no you don't, big guy! I'm not going down that easy!" said Maria as she leaped up and placed her hand on the ground."Earth Pillar!" A green spell circle glowed beneath her feet when a pillar from the ground shot straight towards the orc. The orc could do nothing to stop the attack as he flew straight out of the cave entrance before falling to his doom."As I said, I knew that bonehead would be perfect for a job like this!" Rub
The battle was fierce. Fighting on the forefront were the trolls and orcs, leaving the ambushing to the goblins. "These are Mountain Trolls, so they carry twice the strength of orcs!" yelled Rina, the female elf warrior, gliding gracefully through the battlefield with her sword.The female elf warrior severed the heads of goblins and trolls who came rampaging across the field. A little over three meters tall, body made out of rocks and dirt, a troll was ready to bash Rina with his fist, only for the woman to vanish and appear behind it in the air, severing its head."Mountain Trolls are strong but lack speed and fighting abilities!" The woman stood victorious over the defeated Mountain Troll’s body.Riding majestically into battle, seated upon a {Class-Ro
After rescuing all of the captives, Maria and Luna ran into a problem when one of the captives showed just how little faith she had in the two young girls. "Ha? You girls the same age as my younger sister trying to play hero? Don't overestimate yourself!" The girl spoke to them in an arrogant tone, tossing her dirty brown hair aside."You have courage, I'll give you that, but my Papa has definitely dispatched people to come and rescue me!" Suzy said in utter confidence, knowing just how much her father treasured her as his beloved daughter.'Knowing Papa, he dispatched the best knights available to come and bring me home!' Thinking of the Ritz's family mansion, she imagined the soft comfort of her bed and the sil