Baby Princess’ Survival Diary - Chapter 25

I stepped back a little due to the unexpected intense reaction.

 

The screaming being was terrifying. This was an instinctive reaction.

 

After seeing me crouching back, Driane approached me. It was a complicated expression.

 

The expression changed like this and that, and the last expression seemed to be sorry.

 

Driane hesitated and spoke to me.

 

[I’m sorry, baby. I got emotional for a moment—]

 

Driane’s voice became softer than before.

 

The body that had shrunk was straightened out.

 

“Whath’sh…wrong?” (What’s…wrong?)

 

Driane seemed to hesitate a little. But soon it opened its mouth.

 

[The black jewel is probably a mana stone. Mana stones are just stones without demons, but if there are demons, the story is different. It’s the same as the holy stone.]

 

Driane sat back on the balcony railing and continued to talk.

 

[A mana stone can contain souls. It seems that the real princess’s soul, which was supposed to be in the princess’s body, was in it.]

 

“Then… Then… Ish shhe thrapped thhere?” (Then… Then… Is she trapped there?)

 

[Yeah. In the past, it seems that the soul was transferred to Ignia’s Relic—. She’s still in the magic stone now. Holy relics that are not filled with divine power are just things.]

 

My eyes trembled. I don’t know how it would feel if I were to be trapped with my soul, but it seemed very frustrating and difficult.

 

[If you’re stuck in a mana stone, it’s going to be pretty tough. It is a stone with repulsive power, and it must have lost its divine power.]

 

“W, whath tho do?” (W, what to do?)

 

[First of all—the soul can’t be returned to the original princess body until the demons are dealt with. Just as our contract is difficult to break, so is the contract with demons.]

 

“Thhen?” (Then?)

 

[We’ll have to remove the earring containing the soul and turn it to move the soul to the holy stone. It would be best to let them stay until they return to their original bodies. But I won’t hand over the earrings easily.]

 

“Wiww ith be hard for my fathher?” (Will it be hard for my father?)

 

[Isn’t there a reason? The reason why the Duke will take away the earrings that Young Lady likes.]

 

“And Driane wiww shecrethwy thawe away thhe shouwsh?” (And Driane will secretly take away the souls?)

 

[Uhm… Currently, with the power of the baby, that method is a bit dangerous. We should discuss this with the Duke. Even if the Princess is pitiful, isn’t the baby’s safety the first priority?]

 

“Ung…” (Yes…)

 

Driane led me to my father, stating that Driane had finally chosen not to separate from me.

 

I couldn’t get the thought of the real Princess Enotis out of my head all the way to my father.

 

I want to rescue him quickly, but my body is still too small.

 

“Fathher.” (Father.)

 

I went to my father and hugged him to soothe my disappointed heart a little.

 

My father sat me down at the desk instead of stroking my hair as usual.

 

“Something must have happened.”

 

“Driane…”

 

As soon as my father heard those words, he sent the people out of the room.

 

Everyone left the room with a happy expression. Because of that, there were often people who brought sweets to me.

 

“What about Driane?”

 

“The reaw Princess Enothish… Mighth be puth in thhe mana stone.” (The real Princess Enotis… Might be put in the mana stone.)

 

My father put down the documents he was looking at and called Driane.

 

Driane soon appeared.

 

“No way.”

 

[It’s true.]

 

“Ha…”

 

My father got up and held me and sat me on the sofa. He served cookies and juice and he offered Driane tea.

 

It was a sign that the story was getting longer.

 

The smell of cookies came up and I couldn’t stand it, so I bit the cookie.

 

“I thought the last case of sealing a soul in a mana stone was reported 500 years ago.”

 

[It is not unreasonable to say that there are more mana stones that overflow in the Demon World.]

 

“How to free the soul?”

 

[We have to touch the earring first.]

 

“Earring?”

 

[He made earrings from mana stone.]

 

“This crazy—”

 

My father and Driane looked at me at the same time. When I opened my eyes wide and tilted my head, my father apologized to me.

 

I don’t know what the word ‘crazy’ meant, but it seemed like a bad word.

 

“Driane, how do you go alone?”

 

[The burden is too heavy for the baby.]

 

“If Lione is close to you, it’ll definitely be okay, right?”

 

[If it’s the current baby, she can endure it.]

 

My father asked the same question over and over again.

 

Driane kept nodding.

 

There were times when the silence was a little longer but sighed and repeated the same answer.

 

Suddenly, I raised my hand and asked because I was curious.

 

“Buth…” (But…)

 

When I opened my mouth, both my father and Driane looked at me.

 

“The Princeshsh— wiww sthay in the howy stone unthiw shhe rethurnsh tho her originaw body, righth?” (The princess— will stay in the holy stone until she returns to her original body, right?)

 

[Yeah.]

 

“Ith mushth be shuffocathing…” (It must be suffocating…)

 

[If the holy stone is regularly filled with divine power, the soul will be restored to some extent with that divine power. Then you can walk around or talk.]

 

“Then we have to get the holy stone first.”

 

[If possible, something that can be used as an accessory, like a ring would be better.]

 

“Accessory?”

 

[Baby should keep it. That way, the baby can fill in the divine power naturally without any burden.]

 

“Are you sure it won’t be too much of a problem for Lione?”

 

[Yes. But when it comes to taking the souls, it takes a lot of divine power. At that time, it will be a little heavy even for a baby.]

 

“…”

 

My father’s expression hardened.

 

“Do we…have to save her?”

 

I was surprised by what my father said and looked at my father.

 

Driane nodded calmly.

 

[If we can’t take the divine power and even pull the soul to use it, it will disappear. There’s no point in looking at it. We have to stop it.]

 

My father sighed and nodded his head as if he understand.

 

Driane continued to speak.

 

[We need to find a way to get closer to the earrings. The more I fall apart from Baby, the more she has to drain the divine powers. We should bring the soul as close to Baby as possible. A little bit of divine power should be left in the earring so that the evil one doesn’t notice.]

 

“Is there a need to make them not notice? If it’s still a burden on Lione’s body, I’d like to reduce the use of her divine power to a minimum.”

 

My father spoke with a worried expression on his face. If I had been a little bit older, this wouldn’t have happened.

 

[It gets annoying if the demons wake up. Now that they have become a princess, it will be easy to find sacrifices, and when a certain amount of sacrifices accumulates, demons will also wake up. The only thing that can deal with demons is baby, but I can’t make baby fight right now.]

 

“Then I’ll have to make the earrings come here by itself.”

 

“Buth how?” (But how?)

 

“I think we should hold a party.”

 

*****

 

Iville said as he covered the sleeping Lione with a blanket.

 

“Why didn’t you consider telling Lione a little more?”

 

[Because I cursed without realizing it]

 

“Don’t put any burden on Lione’s body as much as possible.”

 

[I will do that.]

 

After a while, Driane sighed and said.

 

[I’m sorry. I should have noticed the last time it came.]

 

Driane sighed once again.

 

It was too much for Lione’s age to keep the two divine beasts comfortable.

 

Driane was also in trouble because Nadia suddenly forced the contract.

 

Nadia couldn’t control taking the divine power from the contractor, and Lione was still young and couldn’t control her divine power, so Driane’s troubles deepened.

 

In the end, Driane chose to take only the minimum necessary to maintain the divine power had taken from her.

 

As a result, there are more things Driane can’t see.

 

However, it was a real mistake to not recognize the mana stone. So there’s nothing to say.

 

“You shouldn’t be sorry to me.”

 

Iville replied in a dry voice.

 

He felt powerless as much as Driane.

 

He was angry that the only person who could deal with the demons was his five-year-old daughter.

 

He would not have met her if it hadn’t been for her divine power, but he kept wondering what Lione would have been like if she had been a normal daughter who was normally held in his arms without divine power.

 

“Are you sure it will be resolved at a level that Lione can withstand?”

 

[Yes. I will move with as little divine power as possible.]

 

The two of them sighed deeply.

 

*****

 

The Duke’s mansion was restless. Shane said this is the first time the Duke has held a party for no particular reason.

 

He said that many people will come to the banquet because he is a Duke of Biherville, who doesn’t hold banquets well even on days like birthdays.

 

Therefore, the expressions of the people preparing for the banquet were more serious.

 

“Lady, what do you think about this dress?”

 

“I like it…”

 

The cause of a random party at an unexpected time was to introduce myself.

 

I’ve been really busy these past few days because I suddenly became the main character of a party.

 

First of all, the etiquette teacher was invited. Because Shane had limits in teaching me.

 

The teacher of etiquette was the Viscountess.

 

The Viscountess, who said that she had raised many noble children, was kind but strict, and she was a good teacher who taught them well one by one.

 

“Buth I still liwe Shane thhe best.” (But I still like Shane the best.)

 

“I’m glad you said so.”

 

Shane seemed a little disappointed, but when he heard me, he quickly smiled brightly.

 

******

 

My daily routine suddenly changed a lot. I practiced dancing in the morning and learned etiquette in the afternoon.

 

The main thing was greetings and tone at parties that had not yet been learned.

 

Late in the afternoon, I studied with Shane, and before I went to bed, I practiced how to handle divine powers with Driane.

 

[If you’re tired, you have to tell me anytime. Okay?]

 

“Ung.” (Yes.)

 

I wasn’t as tired as I thought.

 

It was also because I had a lot of breaks in between, but most of all, it was so fun to learn something new.

 

I didn’t get tired because it was fun to learn.

 

“I’m oway. Ith’sh fun.” (I’m okay. It’s fun.)

 

[Baby is a good student in many ways]

 

Driane said happily. Nadia was wagging its tail today.

 

Nadia must have been very shocked that Nadia was only sleeping while I was being kidnapped.

 

So, whenever they had time, Nadia worked hard with Driane, to train to increase their senses.

 

It felt a little calmer.

 

However, it was heartbreaking that Nadia seemed so upset.

 

So, what I always do once a day these days is hug Nadia.

 

It felt good to see my heart feel at ease when I was hugging the big Nadia.

 

It was also good to see Nadia’s tail swaying.

 

“Wiww I be abwe tho endure ith weww?” (Will I be able to endure it well?)

 

[Of course. Baby doesn’t have to worry. It’s enough now.]

 

“Reawwy?” (Really?)

 

[Yeah.]

 

[Right. In a short period of time, this is amazing!]

 

I was a little relieved by what Driane and Nadia said.

 

“Whoo…”

 

I took a deep breath.

 

Tomorrow is the party day.