I groaned, waking up from my sleep. The golden canopy greeted me in the dark room, the moon shone brightly outside the window signifying that it was still in the middle of the night. My first expression upon waking up was a huge frown.
Why'd I suddenly think of my past life?
I was in a sleepy daze when I opened my eyes, and somehow my brain just decided to take me on a trip through memory lane.
What for?
It'd be easier if I could have gone with this second life without thinking about it, you know.
My head was racked with the feeling of helplessness. Although I always kept a mask of calm around everyone, my psyche was rattled.&n
I was visiting the temple again today to check the rebuilding progress.With Alistair's support it went smoother than I expected. Even the bastard Emperor really kept his promise and helped to provide more funds and materials. He even sent his aide to assist me.I hated to admit it, but it was definitely helpful, so I couldn't reject it. He's still a jerk though.So here I was, spending my time chatting with Priestess Elena while I sent May and Osiris on an errand."How's the operation of the temple's orphanage going?" I asked Priestess Elena."There are already six new children who came in because several of the older ones became self-reliant a
As soon as I arrived at the palace, Elle threw a ruckus, sobbing about my apparently poor toe. But I was the one who’s embarrassed. I mean, it was just a small injury that I could take care of myself with just a normal treatment, even without the help of magic, potion, or some sort.I might look like this, but I’m pretty good at first aid. When I used to do concerts abroad or went to shoot in rural areas, even if I got hurt or sick, I didn’t have time to go to the hospital.If I get hurt and I’m in pain, I'd be at a disadvantage because I wouldn’t be able to do my job properly. It’d also be burdensome for me and for others So, I have to know, at least, the basics.Anyway, only after the royal healer told her that th
Alistair has been very busy for the past two days. I barely ever saw the strand of his silver hair in the palace. So my days were kinda boring without him around.I spent the whole afternoon at the temple, helping with the rebuilding, teaching the children how to read and write, and even helped Jasper with his little garden. My body felt sore and I was exhausted. But my mind seemed to have a different idea.At nighttime, I laid groaning in bed. I tried to sleep early for the sake of my body, but my mind just won't shut up.I sighed and stared up at the golden canopy of my bed. I was hoping I could go to sleep and be done with it but... I felt even more energized for some reason. My mind was wide awake.
What the fuck! How the hell did I keep bumping into this psycho? Is he my stalker or what?I walked past him, pretending I didn't see him, foolishly hoping that it'd somehow work.He narrowed his eyes as he smirked at me. "Are you ignoring me? Did you just pretend not to see me?""You got the wrong person, sir," I gave him an innocent look.He blinked at me and then... "Pfft..." He suddenly burst into a fit of laughter. "Nice try, princess."I sighed in defeat. It's not like I expect him to fall for my poor attempt at brushing him off. Well, at least I tried.Cursing my unlucky self, I
I'm currently having a hearty dinner with Alistair after not seeing him for four days.He still looked as handsome as ever even with the darken eye bag, courtesy of the lack of sleep. It seemed like that jerk emperor had been overworking Alistair again. What a scumbag.I was munching on my juicy steak when Alistair suddenly dropped the bomb."What!" I jumped in shock, and almost choked on the food in my mouth."Ah, great. Alfons, get her water!" Alistair clicked his tongue as he patted my back and immediately a glass of water was presented to me. "War?!" I screeched in between gulps. "Already?!""Already?"
Three days passed by in a flash and tomorrow was already the day for the soldiers to go to the war. I was in a constant state of distress thinking about the war, but the atmosphere of the capital was not so at all.Everyone said we would just win and come back, and some even laughed and joked about those who were going to war.This time ruled by the scumbag emperor, Frederick Maximillan Astaseulwill probably be recorded in history as a peaceful dynasty for the empire.But outside of the empire, wars of both large and small scale were never ending.In contrast, the empire's prosperity was so great that it could afford to send aid to other kingdoms at war at whim, enabling us to expand some parts of
More than a month has passed since Alistair left. The early summer heat could be felt in the wind that seeped through the window. After having my breakfast, Alfons, the butler of Star Palace informed me that my scumbag father was looking for me.I couldn't hold a tired sigh that left my mouth at the news.Why the hell is he summoning me again? It's already the fifth time he summoned me since Alistair left for the war.Our meeting always ended up with our little banter. Honestly I was wondering how I still had my head intact with the amount of cussing I did to him.But gosh, I just couldn't help it. He's really good at pissing me off. At this rate, I'm worried that I'd end up having a high blood pre
Maria arrived at the southern border today. To start the journey, the envoy is meeting at the outskirts of the capital. Since the empire is so large that it's a place that would take forever to reach on foot, the entire personnel decided to use the gate to cross over.Because of the announcement that they would gather in the outskirts of the capital and depart, they were moving in a carriage in front of the temple. As they went along, more and more people could be seen gathered outside from the window.Looking at the knights standing upright in line, the color contrast was enough to easily distinguish between the White Eagle Knights and the Black Viper Knights. The white and gold colored uniforms of the White Eagle and the black and navy colored uniforms of the Black Viper Knights gave off different feelings.
"My lady, aren't you excited that we'll finally be going back to the capital?" May asked me cheerfully as she put the last luggage on the wagon.It was finally the day of our departure. Everyone seemed to be rejoiced by the fact that they could finally see their loved one back at home. But me, I would have a lot of things to sort out as soon as I was back. So I was restless.I’ve been thinking a lot about this and as a result I barely got any sleep last night."Hoahm… Yeah."I stretched my arms as I yawned while gazing at the beautiful jewel-blue stream in front of me. The water seeping and snaking smoothly past all obstacles. Twigs twirled on its murmuring surface, little messengers from the moun
Once we officially received not only the white flag from Soma’s army, but also the official declaration of surrender bearing the seal of their king, it was only then that we could truly enjoy the celebration.Everyone who’d participated in the war was saying that it felt like a dream, that everything had been one big, happy, continuous dream ever since the day of the miracle. Which naturally brought their attention back to me, and they’d run to express deep gratitude yet again. I’d try to hide behind Alistair or Osiris who usually only chuckled at me, or even Isadore sometimes, but he’d usually thwart my plans and step aside while exclaiming, "It’s all thanks to you, princess!", so I stopped doing that.And now for the last big celebration, aside from our own personnel, we even invited some o
"You put that curse on me?" I asked, now wary of the God. "Are you saying that you're the one who started this whole tragedy slash drama slash misunderstanding?""Not on you directly, but yes, I did," he had an obvious guilty expression plastered on his beautifully majestic face."Gosh, I swear if you're not a God, I'd have choked you to death already," I snarled viciously."It was never my intention to make your life miserable," he replied, ignoring my harsh words."Sure, like I'd believe that," I said mockingly while rolling my eyes at him. "But carry on, my lord."The God let out a deep sigh before he continued. "I used to be an obnoxious God
"Belladonna.""Nana.""Nana."I woke up, startled. I had heard my name being called again and again. I opened my eyes."Lord Arche?" I was about to get up but my head was ringing, I felt dizzy."Are you alright?" Lord Arche asked.I squinted to look at him, because my head hurt. But I propped myself up slowly. "I am fine now.""I'm sorry that you're in pain. I didn't know you would hurt that much when I gave you the blessing earlier," he said.I was about t
"I can't believe we'd get to see this place before we go back to the palace," I told Alistair excitedly as he helped me get down from the horse."You said you want to see this temple, so I thought, why not?" He gave me a cheeky smile which didn’t match his elegant face.Well, anyway, Alistair was completely healed from his injury so we could move on with the schedule.Tomorrow we'd have a celebration party with the soldiers and some of the local lords. Then the day after tomorrow we'd depart to the imperial palace. So we figured if we wanted to see this place, tonight was the best time.At night it was pretty dark and unnoticed, but as Priestess Elena told me, behind the lake, there were signs of a build
"You’re awake," his calm voice really didn’t match the situation right now, so it only triggered my temper to flare up even more."This crazy bastard…" With the rushing anger of wanting to flip this whole shit upside down I wrapped my fingers around his neck and started strangling him. "...is that what you are supposed to say in this situation? Hah… Maybe I should strangle you myself and see if you can finally come to your senses…""Miss Bella, please calm yourself…" Maria tried to pull me from strangling Isadore."What the hell are you saying? Calm my ass! This fucking lunatic really need to be taught a lesson," I snapped at Maria who looked shock at hearing my colorful vocabulary.
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the familiar ceiling of the barracks. For some reason, my subconscious expected to see a sterile white ceiling of a hospital, but instead I came across something that was familiar to my eyes, so I felt a bit taken aback....Wait. I’m sure I saw the barracks burn down?I sat up in a flash. Since I just woke up, I hadn’t yet shaken off a dreamy haze, but I quickly looked around and tried to take in my surroundings.The ceiling itself is familiar because everyone uses the same canopies, but the inside structure of the barracks felt strange. It’s more narrow than the previous tent I used with Alastair.I co
"Bella! Did you not sleep well again today?" Osiris asked me with an obvious concern in his voice.I haven't been able to sleep well recently since I had a lot of things on my mind. Especially after Isadore found out about the secret. So, I couldn't help but be on edge even though he hadn't done anything yet.I also couldn't bring myself to tell Alistair. At least for now, since he seemed to be preoccupied with the war. He barely slept in the barrack and he looked so tired. So I didn't want to burden him even more.What was worse was, the horrifying image of the bloodied soldier whom I saw at Isadore's barrack kept haunting me. Then three days ago, I saw someone literally dying and died right before me with my own two eyes for the first time in my life. He was neither
With his body buried deep on the chair, Isadore put his arm on the table. He played with the chess pieces which were standing there as he looked at it with a bored stare.Tuk, tuk, tuk.But he had only one thought in his mind. The crown prince and his Bella weren't blood related and they seemed to develop a romantic relationship.Honestly even without knowing that fact, Isadore already could guess that there's something fishy about them, especially the crown prince. His eyes, whenever he looked at Bella, it wasn't an expression aimed at his sister, but an eyes that were aimed on his favorite opposite sex.He didn't understand why, but somehow the thought of the two of them being together gave hi