Baby Princess’ Survival Diary - Chapter 42

A boy with silver hair and green eyes. At that time, I didn’t know his identity, but I realized it naturally as time passed.

 

There is only one boy who can use magic, and he has silver hair, which is the color of the imperial family’s line descendants, and green eyes that he inherited from his mother.

 

That there is nothing but the 2nd Prince, Noel Innoten.

 

The boy quickly got off his horse and came closer.

 

People who had been sitting and resting got up from their seats and bowed their heads.

 

“You can rest comfortably.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

People who had been paying attention for a while sat down as the 2nd Prince took his seat and rested comfortably.

 

The silence was brief.

 

“Count Gaiden, Viscount Janen, it’s been a while.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness. It’s been a while.”

 

“It’s an honor to be remembered.”

 

“Of course, I have to remember.”

 

The 2nd Prince, who was having a friendly conversation, approached me and bowed his head slightly.

 

He bowed his head and opened his mouth first.

 

“It’s my first time seeing you. My name is Lione Biherville.”

 

“…Yes, it’s my first time meeting you.”

 

The Prince, who paused a bit, immediately greeted them face to face.

 

I was a little embarrassed to see the Prince, remembering that I followed him by calling him a fairy in the past.

 

Fortunately, interest quickly opened up.

 

Count Gaiden, the delegation leader, and his assistants, Viscount Janen, have deepened the conversation.

 

The discussion was about the future schedule as if the Prince had a lot of traveling experience.

 

Count Gaiden and Viscount Janen, who have already arranged the schedule while waiting for the Prince, didn’t block the answer.

 

Soon after organizing the schedule, the Prince stood up from his seat.

 

“Then I’ll move my luggage.”

 

“I’ll do it!”

 

A knight who was in the 2nd delegation stood up. The prince shook his head and said.

 

“It’s easier for me to organize my luggage, so don’t worry and rest.”

 

When the Prince had said that, the knight hurriedly sat down again.

 

The Prince looked at me for a moment before leaving and then bowed his head.

 

I was surprised, but I didn’t pull back and stayed still. Then the Prince whispered.

 

“Will you not call me fairy anymore now?”

 

******

 

The party set off at once. Others wondered what the Prince whispered to me, but no one asked.

 

The serious look on my face would have played a part.

 

In fact, the reason why the expression was serious was to hide the embarrassment.

 

‘I knew you would remember, but—’ 

 

I never dreamed that he would say it so openly.

 

My neck turned red as I remembered my childhood.

 

I was lucky to be alone in the carriage.

 

– What is this~?

 

The problem was Serina.

 

– Did you hear that~ fairy?

 

“That’s—”

 

Her face and neck turned red as if she was about to explode.

 

– What happened? When did you meet the 2nd Prince?

 

Serina asked, glancing at me with her elbow.

 

It was clear that there was a misunderstanding about the subtle expression on her face.

 

“Actually—”

 

I briefly explained the past in case someone could hear it outside.

 

If I don’t explain it properly, I’m sure I’ll be bothered along the way, so I told the story with a feeling of voluntarily paying taxes.

 

– Hng~

 

Serina’s expression became subtle. It was an expression when she caught the number of cases to be teased by experience.

 

“That’s all!”

 

– That’s all, but he’s whispering?

 

“Really…”

 

– It’s must be true for you, but not for the Prince~

 

“Ung?”

 

– Isn’t he interested in you?

 

I looked at Serina with a pitiful expression on her words.

 

Serina clapped her chest in frustration.

 

– Think about it. Because he’s interested in you, he is whispering and messing around with you.

 

“Why me?”

 

– That’s—!

 

Serina was speechless for a moment, and then immediately shouted.

 

– Because you’re pretty!

 

“There’s no way.”

 

The denial came out immediately.

 

Living in the Duke of Biherville made me a little better, but I was still skinny.

 

After practicing swordsmanship like that, the amount I ate also increased, but strangely, I didn’t gain muscle or fat.

 

My gray hair and eyes were still dull.

 

As I looked at Serina with a look I didn’t understand at all, Serena struck her chest again.

 

“Doesn’t it hurt?”

 

It’s more frustrating.

 

“But—”

 

– What do you mean but! You’re pretty!

 

“Ung. Thank you.”

 

Serina opened her axe’s eyes as if anyone could see my answering empty words.

 

– I can’t live. Don’t tell me she didn’t even know she was pretty.

 

Serina sighed in frustration.

 

– Why do you look in the mirror every day?

 

“What—”

 

– For the mirror. You know the hand mirror Jessie gave you, right?

 

“Ung.”

 

I quickly found a mirror in my bag and listened to the powerful Serina’s words.

 

I still saw my dull face.

 

– Look at the charming gray hair. Pretty or not pretty?

 

“Uhm…”

 

– It’s pretty!

 

“This?”

 

When asked with genuine surprise, Driane sighed. Nadia also shook its head.

 

– I’m betting on my honor, but you’re pretty.

 

“….”

 

I looked at her in surprise when I heard that she would bet her honor.

 

Betting honor on a nobleman was like betting on the family.

 

No matter how close we were, I thought such a lie wouldn’t be good, so I tried to stop her, but Serina was fast.

 

– Seriously. Look. You’re the fairy at first glance, this fool.

 

“Uhm…”

 

I couldn’t agree. It’s true that it’s better than before, but it wasn’t objectively pretty. The pretty ones were Serina or Young Lady Irina.

 

When I disagreed, Serina sighed and surrendered.

 

– Let’s talk about this again later. Someday you’ll just admit it.

 

*****

 

There was a brief debate, but the journey went smoothly.

 

There were no monsters and no bandits because it was still inside the Empire.

 

Knock, knock. 

 

“Yes!”

 

I quickly opened the window at the sound of a knock from outside.

 

“Today, we’re going to move a little more and camp.”

 

“Yeah. Is there anything I can prepare?”

 

“Yes, you don’t have to worry and can take a rest.”

 

I nodded to Sir Adhan’s words and prepared myself.

 

Due to the elves’ rejection of humans, the number of people was kept to a minimum, so not all servants accompanied them.

 

Only a small number of imperial family servants accompanied them to do laundry or cook.

 

So Lena couldn’t come either.

 

Since there was only one person to attend, it was my responsibility to lay a blanket in the middle of the carriage and prepare to sleep.

 

– Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable?

 

“Ung. It’s okay.”

 

Serena and Nadia decided to sleep on the sofa.

 

I was accustomed to a spacious bed, so I chose to sleep on the floor because I thought I would fall off the sofa in a relatively narrow carriage.

 

Well, I used to sleep on the floor in the past.

 

“Oh, it stopped.”

 

I hurriedly finished organizing and got out of the carriage.

 

The knights who arrived in advance set up camp tents, and the attendants were cooking.

 

“Did you come out?”

 

“Yes, Viscount Janen.”

 

“It’s beef stew for dinner tonight. Do you like it?”

 

“Yes, of course. What about you, Viscount?”

 

“I can’t eat without it.”

 

They exchanged jokes and sat down in one of the seats spread out.

 

“Oh my, the tent—!”

 

During the conversation, I quickly turned around at the words of the Viscount.

 

Perhaps because the ground was rough, the built tents were starting to collapse at best.

 

“Please wait for a moment.”

 

“Yes.”

 

The Viscount Janen got up and asked for my understanding.

 

I approached the knights who were fixing something on the ground again.

 

“Princess?”

 

When a knight called me, everyone looked back at me.

 

Sir Adhan approached me.

 

“Is there anything you need?”

 

“No, I thought I could help you.”

 

I looked at Driane resting on the carriage.

 

Driane nodded and flew into the air over my shoulder.

 

“Yes?”

 

“About the ground. I’ll do it.”

 

Seeing Sir Adhan looking at me with a puzzled expression, I smiled and made Driane visible.

 

Only then did Sir Adhan know that I was trying to use my divine power.

 

“Phew, what kind of divine power are you trying to use for something like this? We’ll do it.”

 

“No. Driane is the divine beast of the earth so that we can fix the ground quickly.”

 

When I stretched out my hand and used my divine power, Driane shone a little.

 

Soon the ground moved itself and flattened out.

 

The knights looked back and admired the land that gradually spread out.

 

“Leave this to me in the future. I’ll do it soon!”

 

When I spoke with a bright smile, Sir Adhan, who was also mesmerized and watched the scene, nodded his head slowly.

 

“I will—look forward to your kind cooperation. I can’t help but ask you to make it this simple.”

 

When Sir Adhan nodded, the knights flocked to say thank you.

 

It’s not a big deal, but I blushed a little in embarrassment and quickly returned to the Viscount Janen.

 

It had been a long time since Driane flew over the carriage again.

 

“That’s great. The knights take a very long time to do it.”

 

“It’s not a big deal, but I’m embarrassed—”

 

I was having a conversation with the Viscount Janen, and the Prince suddenly approached us.

 

As I tried to get up from my seat in a hurry, the Prince gestured that it was okay.

 

The Viscount Janen greeted him gently and walked away.

 

It seemed that the Prince was uncomfortable.

 

‘I feel the same way—’

 

He came to see me, so I looked at the Prince without leaving the seat.

 

The Prince sat down next to me and opened his mouth.

 

“It’s been a while, right?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

“I’m sure you’ve just found out about my identity.”

 

“After a while— I found out.”

 

“Then you’ll remember what I said.”

 

A flash of old memories came to mind.

 

「When the time comes, I will formally apologize.」

 

The voice and words of the Prince, who was much younger than now, came to mind. When I found out who the Prince was, I realized what those words meant.

 

The Prince, who was looking at my expression, looked at me and bowed politely.

 

“I’m really sorry that I lied back then.”