The Only Princess
Chapter 8's

The emperor placed the toy on top of my baby box. Toys from sparkling gems. When you touch a blue gem, the toy will spin. It was just like seeing a baby toy in my old world. Merely, the toy here is the luxurious version.

The princes from the next empire had already returned to their habitat two days ago. After torturing me a week full of talent shows in the face-down. Those stupid kids asked me to go on my stomach for 2 hours a day. And, the result was that the baby fat in my stomach disappeared. So too with my sanity. Facing 30 boys almost made me a crazy baby. They're all obviously not good for my dental health.

Every baby needs peace. And they gave me hell. Huh! The emperor should have forbidden his nephews to enter my palace. Or, even from this empire.

Princes came to the empire alone. By relying on the strength of the wind and the land of the owners of that power. There was not a single knight or adult accompanying them. But, they could have arrived safely! I can't accept this at all! The wound they got when they came back from here due to quarreling with each other. In order to get the frontmost place to see me on my stomach.

Argh!!!! I want them to get hurt so they don't have the strength to come here and torture me! I was left physically and mentally. And, all they did was laugh and torture me even more cruelly.

One of the princes even carried a ball that recorded me on my stomach in order to continue to see me even though our bodies were far apart. I want to vomit when I hear the reason. But, the emperor will definitely call the blood-takers saintess again to check if I vomit.

He said the ball was a ball. A ball that works like a camera in my old world. The difference is, this ball can only record. Not taking pictures and recording like the cameras I know.

I lay on my stomach in my baby box. Both my legs are tilted, forming a 50° angle. Both my hands are also tilted upwards. I looked like a cat lamenting its fat body. It looks so awful.

I don't know why it feels so lonely. And, I don't like this much. The princes were busy doing their duty as princes of the second largest empire in the world. So they have to learn very well. In fact, if necessary they should eat a book if it can help them learn well.

Histories. War stratagem. Trading. Philosophies. Astronomy. Governance. Political system. Manners. Swords. General knowledge. All of that should be able to get inside their heads at any cost. Among the five princes, of course Alaric was the busiest. It's just natural, anyway. He will be the future emperor.

Ah, because I am the only princess in this empire. I should definitely study like them too, right? Huh! So annoying! Whereas, in my old world, I was just a lazy girl who only studied when the exam came. 5 Minutes before the exam starts. And, now, I have to study every day of my life?

Not want! I don't want to be an imperial princess! I don't want to spend my whole life in the library and making friends with old books. Letters and numbers in this empire alone I don't know. Where could I possibly read. But, right, children can not read before learning letters. Well, then, it's only natural that I can't read. But I don't want to learn. Especially from the basics. I've known it for 17 years! Maybe a 17-year-old is learning to spell letters.

How embarrassing!

"Ristelku sweetheart!!!"

A blond man with a green bead of eyes violently smashed through my bedroom door. There were 4 other men who did the same. They were definitely the owners of those 25 stupid boys. Now, I know where they got the barbaric opening-door ordinance.

Their father's savage cell must have gone down a lot to his children. The good news is they don't need a DNA test. They were clearly children and real fathers. Just look at their behavior!

Five heads appeared above my head. I stared at them flat.

Goody! After passing 30 half-crazy boys for an entire week. I have to face 5 fully-crazy adult men sometime.

"What wiry?"

I sharpened my eyes when one of them smiled.

"Pardon Uncle Luca for not being able to come during the Ristel festival! Because there's a head that uncle has to split!" He said in a melodious tone.

I stared at that creature named Luca. The tone of the voice that was slashing was clearly not because of the word of the head that should be uncle-sharp". He could have said those horrible words to a 4-month-old baby.

"Uncle Mith was busy beheading the hand of the man who staged the coup!" The man who looked older than the other 4 men spoke up.

I stared at the last man who had not given a reason for his absence at my stomach festival. Well, although it's obvious that it has something to do with beheading or cutting off the head. I wonder whose head he cut off.

"Uncle Dego must cut off the butler who stole!"

As I thought.

Why are the members of the imperial family next door so into beheading? Do they have some kind of obsession with someone else's head?

"Ristel don't be mad at uncle, yeah!"

The five men compactly put on a slashy look with pursed lips. Their lower lips advanced a few centimeters forward.

"You're too old to do this tofu!"

Huh! I wonder how the queen can survive with these crazy men. He must have suffered just as much as I did. Well, at least the number of madmen living with him was only 5. Not 30.

Ah, why, huh? Shouldn't the queen have 5 older brothers and 25 male cousins? What happened to them?? Why are there only 5 crazy people left? Was there some sort of usurpation for the throne that killed 25 other children? Then will my cousins also kill each other for the throne?

But, rather than fighting for the throne, they look more like fighting over me. Haha...

"We've come here to see Ristel on his stomach!"

"Better you guys don't come!"

I squinted both of my eyes. They should have gone if they saw the baby giving an eye look as if it was going to kill them. But, what they did was throw a withering gaze that made me want to vomit.

"Uncle gave the jewel to Ristel! Uncle doesn't know which one Ristel likes. So, uncle bought everything!" Mith put some bags of gems into my baby box.

"Wow, sugar uncle!"

But, I don't need all these gems to know! He brought me too many jewels until my baby box was full of these stupid things. Wouldn't it be better to bring milk? Does he think this baby is eating jewel saris? He thinks I'm a dragon!

"Uncle will stay here for a month!"

"Uncle Dego hope Ristel doesn't mind!"

"Uncle has even brought a mattress to sleep with Ristel!"

I smiled with tears streaming down my cheeks.