The Lady Wants To Rest - Chapter 18

‘The Introduction of Humanities from the Perspective of the History of the Human Race and the Insight of Philosophy.’

I looked at the textbook that was included in the exam and frowned. Sleepiness arose in me just by looking at the title.

I swallowed my desire to throw the book away and started to read. My eyes widened as I read.

‘…What is this? It’s fun? Why is it fun?’

I flipped through the book.

It was filled with literary content on history, philosophy, and metaphysics.

Its content was something that could never be fun, but it was oddly enjoyable.

I soon realized the reason.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve read a book leisurely.’

My previous life was dominated by veiled strife and schemes, blood, and death.

Yesterday’s ally would stab me in the back today, and such instances occurred not a mere once or twice. Innumerable times, the person who had been smiling so brightly would end up as a cold body by the time I woke up the next day.

How could I leisurely read in such a life!

It was unimaginable.

‘Though one of my wishes in my last life was to read in peace, I wasn’t able to read a single book other than official documents.’

Was that why?

It was enjoyable and relaxing to sit in the library and read this book.

I moved to a sunlit corner with a pile of books.

Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Pure Sciences, Military Arts, and more were the books included in the exam, but they all seemed fun. (Imagine reading your physics textbook for fun.)

‘It’s more fun than billing documents.’

I also brought a sweet drink and mouth-watering pastries with me.

As I fooled around while reading the books, I felt sleepiness sweep over me together with the warm sunlight, so I walked out of the library.

As I was about to enjoy the wind on my skin when a high-pitched voice called out to me.

“Oh my, your Highness, the princess. I was uncertain, but it really is your Highness. It has been a long while since I’ve met you.”

When I turned my gaze, a girl with pink curls was wearing an exaggeratedly welcoming expression.

I looked at her awkwardly and asked.

“Who are you?”

“Wha-?”

“Who are you.”

At my question, the pink-haired girl flushed in embarrassment. It was an expression that implied it was unimaginable for me to not recognize her.

However, no matter how many times I scanned over this body’s memories, I could not remember a pink-haired girl with a fake smile.

“I am the daughter of Marquis Hansen, your Highness.”

At the mention of Marquis Hansen, I looked at her again.

The Hansen Family, as one of the households that held up the West Empire, was spread about far away in the midwestern countryside.

It was a famed aristocratic family not far behind the strength of the Roxanne Grand Duchy, so those who passed by us looked at the girl with rounded eyes.

“I am truly surprised to see the famous Princess Rubia of the Roxanne Grand Duchy in such a place.”

At her words, the corners of my mouth lifted.

‘Ha, look at this.’

The famous.

This was clearly a reference to Rubia’s nickname.

The Roxanne Grand Duchy’s Cowardly Princess

Rubia’s name was notorious not only within the duchy, but throughout the Empire’s entire high society.

The shame of the duchy birthed by a common-born mother. With that, her idiocy and shameful behavior.

It was the same as Rubia being humiliated and taunted by the Empire’s entire high society.

As soon as they knew I was Rubia, I could feel contemptuous gazes from here and there.

“To sit in on the Renault Academy’s entrance exam. Have you come to take the exam alone?”

The pink-haired girl made an expression as if truly surprised. And she continued in a voice that suggested her concern towards me.

“I am astonished by your Highness’s courage, but wouldn’t his Royal Highness, the Grand Duke, be enraged if he was to hear of this?”

She then continued with a more careful tone of voice.

“If one was to be accepted in Renault Academy, their household’s name would become that much famous, but if they failed, who else would be burdened by the failure?”