The Reincarnation Of The Poor Princess
Three Thirty (33)
In the backyard of Everstell Palace, more precisely in that beautiful flower garden, a gripping silence enveloped the atmosphere around the place.
In front of Stella, King Shavir sat down while drinking a cup of tea, while beside Stella was Dhemiel who was eating some snacks.
Stella did not know since when they had gathered like a harmonious family like today.
Sitting in front of Stella, King Shavir watched the little girl, then his lips uncontrollably raised a question.
"Why are you quiet?"
His gaze led to a few plates of snacks that were on the white table.
"Usually, kids your age love food like that. Take, for example, Dhemiel."
Dhemiel, who heard the king refer to him as one of all the children who loved sweet food, immediately became pouty.
"Don't make me an example" said Dhemiel in a resentful tone, still pouting, even the way he spoke with the full meal in his mouth made the child look adorable.
King Shavir pretended not to hear Dhemiel's words, he turned his gaze towards Stella.
Then, Stella said in a tone not liking something like sweet food, "I don't like food like that."
"Well...."
Hearing Stella's words, King Shavir was slightly stunned. He did not expect that his dislike of sweet foods was contagious to his youngest child.
Dhemiel, who was beside Stella, suddenly stopped her movement eating the snack when she heard Stella's words. Dhemiel looked at Stella in disbelief.
"I didn't think you didn't like sweet food either, like Dad."
Next to Stella's eyebrows raised when she heard Dhemiel's words.
'Did that Shavir not like sweet food, just like me?' his mind in a surprised tone. 'It's really ridiculous.'
"Then what do you like?"
The question from King Shavir shocked Stella. He woke up from his dream. His purple eyes looked at King Shavir with a blank look.
Stella did not expect that the ice man would ask her such a thing. A moment after, something instantly flashed through his mind. Stella suddenly recalled the first page of her new "The Poor Princess" fairy tale when she was in the bookstore. Then, a flash of anger flashed across his purple eyes.
"Are you trying to get close to me now?"
The question suddenly came out of his mouth. His purple eyes sharpened.
King Shavir was silent. Dhemiel. The gripping silence again enveloped the beautiful flower garden.
"I've told you this before, Your Majesty: You don't need to take care of me, because I don't need your attention."
'If you don't show your concern for me, then I won't feel regret when I have to leave this world when the time comes, ' Stella continued in her heart.
Yes, that was the reason why Stella always ignored the people around her. He did not need such attention and affection from the people of this world. When the time came, he would leave this world without feeling regret gnawing at his heart.
If he received all the attention and affection shown by the people around him, wouldn't it be difficult for him to leave this world?
Also, no one is willing to leave the people they care about.
As such, Stella must survive in this world without any care and affection.
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The impromptu tea ceremony held in the flower garden of Everstell Palace was dissolved on the grounds that the king and prince would attend some important meetings. Stella says that it's okay for her if King Shavir and Dhemiel have to leave. In the end, he was left alone in that quiet place.
In that quiet place, Stella sat down while reading a magic book that looked thick. It was the magic book he had bought in the bookstore earlier. There were no snacks on the white table, just a cup of green tea and the fairy tale book "The Poor Princess" was placed there.
"Hm...."
Stella read every page in the magic book seriously, occasionally she would sip the green tea that Suzy had prepared, then go back to reading. After a long time of reading, Stella's mind focused on the recent strangeness of her, then she was determined to find the cause of the oddity through the thick magic book she had in her hands.
"Perhaps, there are some explanations in this book about magic that can change the color of the eyes and hair."
Afterwards, Stella vigorously searched for topics that discussed changing the color of her eyes and hair.
About ten minutes later, on page 231, there are several explanations about changing the color of the eyes and hair. However, it was related to disguise. That is, any magician could try such disguise magic. In fact, the magic could not last more than a day, whereas such magic lingered on Stella's body for many years, so there was no way that explanation was what she was looking for.
After that, with a strong determination, Stella returned to search, until finally her gaze stopped on the 501st page. The explanation of the magic changing the color of the eyes and hair on the page made him curious.
The word "noble witch" made Stella confused as well as curious.
Then, Stella read the next sentence listed in the book.
[This magic changes eye color and hair can be implanted in a person's body, this magic can last for years, even forever.]
"What?"
Stella was rendered speechless. He's dumbfounded. That fact made him lose his mind for a few minutes. After that, Stella finally came back to reality.
"The magic .. can last forever?"
Then his eyes moved quickly, reading the next sentence on how to undo such magic.
[To undo this magic, it can be done by using more powerful magic. When the stronger magic collided with this magic, it could restore the eye and hair color as before, yet it only lasted for a few days.]
Suddenly, the scene that occurred when King Shavir cast his magic on Stella appeared in his head. The incident was exactly as described in the magic book.
Then Stella shook her head while muttering, "No. I can't possibly ask Shavir for help to undo this magic embedded in my body."
No matter the situation, Stella would never ask the ice man for help.
After which, Stella's gaze led to the next sentence that the magic book explained.
[In addition to the above, there is another way, but this is a little dangerous. In order to undo this magic, one had to eat the Red Crystal Fruit that only grew in the Aros Mountains, the highest mountains and was covered in thick snow.]
"Aros Mountains?"
Stella repeated the mountain's name. Eyebrows wrinkling.
"Where is that?"
...―――...
"I don't know how to melt the boy's heart."
Someone's voice rang out, his tone looked gloomy, he was like he was spilling his heart.
"Say, how does that melt the boy's heart?"
Dhemiel, who heard his father's question, immediately shrugged his two small shoulders, making King Shavir cluck. After which, Dhemiel suddenly frowned, feeling strange with the call that King Shavir had pinned on Stella. He also corrected.
"Dad, my sister's name is Stella, and not "the kid". Then you should call him "my son" or "my daughter". Understood?"
Creed, who was standing beside King Shavir, immediately chuckled when he heard the crown prince reprimanding his master.
He said, "What Prince Dhemiel said is true, Your Majesty."
"I'm not asking you to talk."
The cold voice immediately made Creed close his mouth tightly. Later, the sight of King Shavir falls on Dhemiel.
"So, my daughter's already your sister, huh?"
"Oho, of course!" dhemiel replied proudly, then he started to describe what was happening in the capital market. "Did Dad know? At the market, Stella said, "I want to eat that again, Brother. Please buy me another one, ya~?", then I bought her ten skewers of food, and she said thank you to me with a smile! Argh, if only I could record that sweet smile!!"
Hearing Dhemiel, who told him passionately about the events that occurred in the capital's market, instantly made King Shavir's once bad mood worse until it fell to its lowest point.
"Stella looked happy then, I also bought her a fairy tale book, and she smiled at me! Uhh .. His smile is so sweet! Very-so sweet!!"
"Dhemiel, stop telling stories."
"... Yea?"
"Say, stop showing off!"
"...."
Hearing that, Dhemiel immediately ate a snack that was already on the table, pretending never to tell her father.
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TBCS!