Chirping.
Even if no one woke me up, my eyes opened on their own. "Good morning, baby." I caress my bumpy tummy.
Every day, I feel more than my baby is growing well inside. Often I'm surprised how calm my baby is inside the tummy – which only kicks me every once in a while when I call out to him. Isn't that adorable?
Outside, I hear birds chirping, cool wind, and sunny sky.
It was a perfect morning.
Wash up, change clothes, get dressed up, have a simple breakfast with no one annoying in my bedroom.
There was no blockage in this series of events like water flowing.
Maybe because I took away the things from Hayden, my strawberry juice became sweeter.
I put down the glass of juice I had finished and mutter when looked out of the window. “Nice morning. Do you feel it, Merri?”
"Of course, milady."
Yesterday afternoon, Merri and Laura finished moving all the treasures from the vault to the underground
Her boiling rage was slowly seething when, she felt a small kick from inside her stomach, which seemed to remind her that the human in front of her isn't worth anything.Fuschia takes a deep breath. The pounding of her heart gradually subsided. 'Thank you, baby.'"I'm sure you have those secrets that I don't know of," Fuschia's tone was imbued with a faint sneer."Like a secret that you're playing with fire with the musical actors and some of the other boys."Albertus gasped. “What-what are you talking about?”“Oh Albertus, come on! I know you forced some of those young men to have sex with you. Hmm, what will happen to you if His Majesty the King finds out that a butler in his palace is a sinner?”“That- that... that... how?”Fuschia rolled her eyes. "Aren't you tired of asking me 'how' all this time?"Albertus was more shaken than before. So far he has managed to hide his night activities n
I waited a little longer for the carriage to pick us up, then walked out leisurely. Behind me, there was Mr. Louise and his assistant who walked back and forth while carrying four large suitcases headed for the carriage trunk that had just arrived.Merri and I gave each other a thumbs up.The sunset was slowly setting and painting the sky red. It was quiet and silent outside after finishing unloading the luggage. I wave at Mr. Louise and his assistant.I saw flocks of birds flying in droves as the horses started kicking and drive the carriage away. Birds are migrating.Birds that cross the continent every year visit the capital to rest their tired bodies on the roof of houses, trees, or some just landed on the streets of the capital to peck some food on the ground. It was because there were few people when this street is usually crowded with pedestrians.As this place is usually crowded, carriage drivers are more afraid of pedestrians who dominate
At my rebuke, everyone paused.Hayden winced at my words, closing his lower lip. He doubted his ears as this is the first time I raise my voice at him. Maybe this is a surprise for him. And I feel somehow refreshed a little bit.He created me as a generous and patient wife, so I will give it all back to him.I explained calmly to them, who seemed a little calm.“I heard that Albertus stole the salary of the servants, so why are you blaming them who have been victims, Your Highness? How can I lift my head if the people who work under me don't get the welfare they deserve?”I turned my head toward the man with brown hair. “Mr. Head of Household affair, I want to make up for the shortfall in wages with my own money.”Everyone gasp.“Pa-pardon, Your Highness?”“Laura, prepare some money to make up for the lack of wages for the employees in my palace who have fallen victim to Albertus. Then
The palace was still shaken by the news of Albertus' escape. Whether it's from the servants, official officers, or even members of the nobility who have business in the royal palace, in every conversation they had, Albertus' name was always tucked away.Almost all the palace servants blasphemed Albertus for betraying the trust of the Crown Princess – who generously returned the servants' wages with her own money. Even though they knew that it was Hayden who was actually spending the money, they still complimented me. Well, I thank you for that.But that different from the view of the nobles, for them I looked dumber than I already was. Many of them mocked me for having been tricked by someone from a lower caste, and they also said that I had tarnished the honor of a noble. Even debates about my legitimacy as the Crown Princess have sprung up. They told me that I wasn't ready to be Crown Princess yet, so they started to work out small steps to push their daughters
“Yes, Your Highness. As of today, the financial support and sponsorship that you provided to the four orphanages, has been revoked.” Said Laura."Good. It must have been bad news for them, but it was the best way. Then, what about my letter to Lady Bellrose and Lady Almaren?”“That too I have sent, Your Highness.”"Good job, Laura. You're getting closer to the final mission in your quest for repentance."Laura looked at Fuschia who was leaning on the backrest of her bed, with a deep gaze. “Yes, Your Highness. Thanks to your benevolence, this subject is able to restore the honor of a noble, hmm no, the honor of the human being.”Fuschia giggled. “You learned so much don't you?”"Yes." Laura still stayed where she was looking at Fuschia.Lately, she often found her eyes always fixed on Fuschia. Observing every movement Fuschia made became a new hobby for her. She knew that Fuschia wa
“I want… an empty building within the grounds of your residence, Madame. Can you give it to me?”Madame Luxor could not hide her surprise. If it was a house, Madame Luxor could have given it to Fuschia for free. And according to her, even a Crown Princess can buy a house, but why...“May I ask, why are you particularly interested in one of my buildings inside my residence, Your Highness?” Madame Luxor asked cautiously as to not want to offend Fuschia with her suspicions.Even though she is Fuschia, her benefactor, but as the head of the family, she needed to be careful with such things. That is the basis of being the head of the family. She had just devised a plan to restore her son's position, so it was very risky if the property of the Luxor Family was given to an outsider who had nothing to do with Luxor. The vassals and relatives of the Luxor Family would definitely fuss over it and urge it in many ways.She had to be ca
The sound of Hayden's approach echoed in the room. Tak! Tak!Laura clears her jaw. In her eyes, Hayden was someone unreachable, as she was just a daughter of the Count who had no influence. They are like the sky and the ground that are far apart.Laura heard a lot of praise being called out for him. His dreamy appearance and gentlemanly demeanor contradicted the force he exuded when he led an army against the monsters on the frontier. His achievement as a knight who was able to exterminate many monsters in order to protect the kingdom was the most exalted thing. Many ladies were infatuated with his charms, and Laura was also one of those who admired the Crown Prince, even without her father's instructions.She thought, if she could be with Hayden, she could be free from her father's shackles. That's why she tried so hard to get Hayden's attention at all costs, even his father told her to do it. So she thought she was on the right track as a woman.But tha
“Lady Sarah Lawrenttio – ah, wrong, Lady Sarah Lanchaster, are you content by playing the foster daughter of a Count?” there's a hint of sarcasm in the intonation.The low-pitched voice along with the cold tone penetrated Sarah's ear. She lifted her head up. Hayden stood with one arm leaning on a window and looked down at her with that fierce look.Hayden had no intention of elevating Count Lanchaster's status. He only wants his wealth whenever possible. But Sarah instead surprised him by becoming his foster daughter at the big annual event held by the royal family. It would be troublesome for him the next time he appointed Sarah as his consort.Thinking about the events that happened that night, his blood boils.“Your Highness Hayden, my dear, are you still mad about that? How long are you going to avoid me?”For a moment, they could only hear the sound of the wind as there is no reply whatsoever from Hayden.S
Tuyul is nowhere to be found.No matter how hard Mbayul and I searched for him, we could only conclude that Tuyul had left us. It's hard to accept that reality, especially when we don't say goodbye to each other.Mbayul and the other wandering fairies are still with us. They worked for me as a royal CCTV. They were the right creatures for the job because few could see them, even though many wizards had appeared now.Then, when Pasha was three years old, I learned Tuyul's last story."Mom, do you still remember Uncle Tuyul?"One night, Pasha asked about it.Pasha has excellent verbal skills at an early age, and he can already form complex sentences well, making it easier for us to converse. He also remembered some things about his childhood, when he was one year old.He even remembered the house in the middle of the forest that we once lived in in the Haddad Kingdom, and he also remembered our battle with the monsters. Therefore, it is not surprising that later those memories returned
It had not been six months since Dylan had served as the new king of Drachentia Kingdom, and he already held the title of 'Drachentia's golden wolf.' In that short time, he was feared by the kingdoms around Drachentia. Mainly because of his achievements in eradicating all the monsters and the remaining alchemist in Drachentia.Not only that, but he also paralyzed the illegal trade that occurred in Drachentia's sea. Without mercy. And it turns out that his actions have spread to shake the economic stability of other kingdoms in the vicinity, which have outsmarted Drachentia in terms of trade at sea.Then today was a big meeting with the diplomacy of the allied kingdoms, who were present for fear that Dylan would prey on their kingdom. As many people know that Drachentia is an archipelago kingdom, I think they are afraid that their kingdom will become one of Dylan's new islands.'But he's not that ruthless tho.' I smiled proudly at Dylan sitting beside me with a sinister expression.As
My second marriage ceremony.As Dylan requested, before the king's coronation ceremony, we had a wedding ceremony.Of course, a lot needs to be prepared for a royal family wedding, but since we want it to be done as soon as possible, the preparations are quite simple. After all, we want to be crowned husband and wife soon. So we don't think much about banquets and so on.I'm wearing a white wedding dress that looks as divine as the diamond sprinkles on top of it. When the sun's rays fall on me, my dress will twinkle.Why can there be such a beautiful wedding dress ready in such a short time? The answer is because of the enthusiasm of Laura and Mr. Andre, who had prepared the dress long ago, even when they didn't know when I could wear it. Likewise, with Dylan's wedding tuxedo.“Milady-oops, your majesty, you look so beautiful. You are like a goddess!”"Isn't she more like an angel because of her white dress?""Well, our lady can do both. Hohohoho~” Merri and the others had fun dressin
The day of Crown Prince Hayden's trial has finally arrived. The sky was a dull gray, and people flocked to the High Court to witness the historic trial in an uneasy mood. Their minds were in turmoil.Dylan and I sat on the witness stand. I could feel all eyes on us. I heard the whispers of the people behind us as they were the seats of the nobles."I'm here. Don't be nervous." Dylan whispered. Pulling up the nervousness I didn't realize ate up my consciousness.Even though I heard that Madame Luxor and Laura were trying to get a lot of news written in the newspapers in our favor, that doesn't mean everyone would necessarily believe all that. Especially the nobles who might be aiming for royal power through the royal family.More so when they heard their next king was a formerly enslaved person and a victim of alchemist experiments—not forgetting that I would also be their queen."Phew."The supreme judges entered the courtroom. I know one of the high judges who sit in the highest seat
After that great battle, I slept like the dead for two days. I pushed myself too much, so that's how it turned out.Meanwhile, Laura and Madame Luxor mobilized a lot of news media in the form of newspapers to write down everything that had happened overnight—starting from the reason for the rebellion led by the Luxor Family with the help of the Mountravven Family troops to my surprising appearance.Madame Luxor quickly prepared everything related to the news as she owned information guilds. So she has planted several reporters on the scene to capture everything that happened since the beginning of the battle.And as professional reporters they are, reporters get a lot of 'astonishing' pictures, which are then pasted in their newspaper headlines.From the picture of Hayden leading the monster army, then the picture of me using water magic, and the picture of the dragon in the sky that blessed Dylan and me. Of course, the last picture was the one that seemed the most implausible, except
I don't know what just happened. What I do know is that Dylan suddenly had Hayden's sword in his hand, and from that sword came a superpower(?) of a giant rolling circle that sliced through the monsters with a single numbness. Then because of that power, Dylan's energy seemed to be sucked in and made him fall limply into my arms.I panicked because I thought Dylan was about to die, but he was only limp for a moment. Because after that, we and some of the 'healthy' soldiers explored the temple.Of course, at the time, I also didn't know why people looked at us with amazement as they said that we received blessings from the dragon that stroked our heads with its feet.I don't even know anything about the dragon in the sky. But I think it might be Lord Drachen.Anyway, I met someone I almost forgot on the way to the temple."I'LL KILL YOU!" Sarah was about to jump at me with a vengeance, but her body was already being held back by the soldiers who followed us."It's all over, Sarah," I
"Where are you going, sir bastard?"Without hesitation, Merri engulfed Raymon's body with her smoldering blue flames.“AAAAAAHHHHH!” Raymon writhed in pain while screaming hysterically; then, his body was kicked by the grande monster.Merri smirked as she looked down at Raymon, who was flipping like a dying fish.Merri thought, 'Look, how easy it is to crush that bastard. If I were stronger since long ago, then Milady and my life wouldn't be this messed up.'"Merri?! What are you doing here?" Fuschia approached Merri, looking happy at the top of a tree.“Milady! I did it! I burn that bastard!”“Gre- great job, girl. But don't push yourself as you're still recovering, Merri."“Of course! Hahahaha, this is fun. What about you, milady? Uh? Your head is bleeding!” Merri almost jumped from her position to get closer to the flying Fuschia.That made Fuschia flustered. But then Fuschia calmed Merri down. “Calm down. I already drank that potion.”"Ah! The magic medicine, of course!”Fuschia s
Fuschia stared at the man in front of Madame Luxor warily. "Commander Hugh?"She recognized the man before as The Knight Commander of Drachentia, Hugh Connor of the Count Connor Family.Dylan frowned wryly then spoke in a low voice, "I should have made sure you died in my hands."The knight commander Hugh bowed his head as he faced Fuschia. He didn't raise his head as he spoke.“I… had time to come to the Crestine Hall. There I met Lady Laura and the survivors. Then I… learned the truth from her. So please, allow me to atone for my sin of stupidity, Your Highness.”Fuschia knew Hugh Connor as a knight loyal to the kingdom. His loyalty is shown by a devotion to the leader. He is known as the 'hunting dog' of the late king who has bitten many nobles or rebels who threaten the power of the late king.Like Hayden and Raymon, he was trained by the late king and the late general commander in swordsmanship. That was why the sword styles of the three were almost the same. So he has a good rel
“FUCHIA!”It was Dylan's voice. He emerged from behind the soldiers."Dylan!" Fuschia immediately raised her legs to shorten the distance between the two.The two of them ran at each other with their arms wide open.Amid a battle between monsters and humans that seemed like it would never end, Dylan and Fuschia hugged each other tightly.The whirlwind of their minds and the erratic beating of their heart were relieved by the familiar scent they breathed in on each other. The tight hug they shared at that time seemed to convey all the tiredness in their hearts and minds.Then, along with a brief kiss they shared, each of them killed the charging monster. Fuschia separates the head of the monster charging at Dylan with her ice saw, while Dylan rips the neck of the monster charging at Fuschia with his sword.Never before seen a romantic and horror moment happen in one frame. So many soldiers thought so and accidentally witnessed the scene.“What's wrong with your sword? Why are they so d