Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 42

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 42

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In December, before the Holy Festival, the Grand Cathedral blooms as brilliantly as spring.

Under God’s teachings, even the priests who never carelessly handle even a handful of divine power blessed flowers to be given to children so that God’s kiss would remain on each bloom.

Thus, on the day of the Holy Festival when priests were so busy they wouldn’t even notice flower petals stuck in their hair.

“Are you certain this is what was requested?”

The priest who was blessing the prepared flower crown asked with a dubious expression.

The ten high-ranking noble children invited to the blessing ceremony led directly by the Grand Cathedral wanted flowers that symbolized their families, exotic species from distant continents, or special flowers that were difficult to obtain in winter.

That’s why ‘that thing’ stood out even more.

It was too plain and shabby to be mixed among the luxurious and expensive flowers.

“Yes. That’s correct. They requested Palantio.”

Palantio was a common medicinal herb that didn’t even have flowers, had grown wild in The Dominion since ancient times, and was known to be effective for lung diseases.

Why would someone want such a thing for a once-in-a-lifetime blessing ceremony?

The priest looked at the crown owner’s name with curiosity.

[Astiya Vladijef]

Only after seeing the surname Vladijef could he understand.

‘The Royal Court distributed Palantio to the northern regions.’

The young lady born in the North was worried about her homeland where an epidemic was spreading.

‘How admirable of her.’

Hoping that this child’s heart would be rewarded, the priest blessed it with particular care.

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“The priest needs to press divine power firmly into my flower crown.”

【Right. It would be nice if it were a high-ranking priest.】

Winter and Tiya, who had been exchanging words harmoniously, soon looked at each other.

“Still, anyway, with this—”

【It’s as good as having the epidemic cure in hand.】

Finally, Tiya smiled broadly.

Get the Palantio crown blessed and filled with divine power, then send it to Grandmother in the North.

And have Grandmother personally consume it to experience its effects—that was their plan.

‘It’s so crude it can hardly be called a plan.’

A sneer appeared on Winter’s lips.

How could something that relied on luck be called a plan?

However, the time spirit’s prohibition was so powerful that there was no other way.

Since not a single grain of the future truth she knew could be spoken aloud, she had to create situations naturally.

Therefore, this was merely a temporary measure.

Winter was also considering going to the North with Tiya to directly prevent the epidemic.

While making plans for that, she spoke in a low, warning tone.

【Don’t be relieved yet. If the Duke doesn’t take your letter seriously…】

“No, Grandmother will definitely notice.”

Cutting off Winter’s words, Tiya spoke confidently.

“Grandmother would never just ignore what I say.”

In Tiya’s heart, trust and affection for Grandmother had taken deep roots like a great tree.

Even Winter’s concerns couldn’t shake that great tree.

“So rather than worrying about the future, I want to do what I can right now.”

Tiya’s direct gaze turned to the children gathered in small groups.

Though the Prince hadn’t appeared yet, Tiya’s gaze wouldn’t leave the children.

Her eyes sparkled with strange anticipation and curiosity.

Winter, who had been watching this intently, spoke as if dumbfounded.

【You’re thinking about making friends right now.】

Oops.

Tiya flinched and pouted her lips, then muttered while avoiding Winter’s gaze.

“Ah, why not? I might make friends.”

【What naive words.】

Even though they were eight-year-old children, all the kids gathered in this ceremonial hall were children of high-ranking nobles.

Children who had naturally received political education from the central nobility since childhood don’t carelessly make friends.

The fact that none of them rashly approached Tiya was proof of that.

‘Compared to that, this one treats yesterday’s enemy as today’s friend.’

Just as Winter was clicking her tongue and trying to find at least one promising sprout.

The ceremonial hall door opened, and tension and excitement spread among the children.

The first thing visible was blue hair that towered above the children of similar heights.

Tiya straightened her posture.

It was the entrance of the Empire’s only Prince, Karsein Leonark.

The Prince’s gaze, which had been dealing with children flocking to him, turned to Tiya.

As if intrigued, he pushed through the children and came straight to Tiya.

Winter, who finally got to see the Prince’s appearance with her own eyes, felt an ominous feeling.

Though one shouldn’t judge people carelessly by their appearance, his thin lips looked mean and his dark red eyes seemed arrogantly contemptuous of the world.

Tiya introduced herself as Winter had taught her, albeit awkwardly but with proper etiquette.

“I greet Your Highness the Prince. I am Astiya Vladijef.”

A crooked smile appeared on the Prince’s lips. Winter felt that smile was very unsettling—

“Ah, yes. So you’re the noble who became a mage despite being from the North. You came all the way from that backwater to this distant Dominion.”

Her premonition was never wrong.

Setting aside how he knew about Tiya’s mana awakening news that was revealed just four days ago.

【This brat, the way he talks?】

Unlike Winter, Tiya, who didn’t notice the thorns in the Prince’s tone, stepped forward with a bright face and answered.

“Thanks to the gate, it was quite—”

“Ah, don’t come too close. What if you have germs on you?”

【…This is ruined.】

The Prince had an amazing talent for destroying Winter’s ‘reformation’ plan with a single word. The Prince’s malice toward Tiya was that blatant.

Before Tiya could respond, the Prince spoke smugly.

“It’s a joke. A joke. Like a dull Northerner, you don’t even know how to laugh properly. Right?”

Winter was shocked by the Prince’s following words, and Tiya was bewildered.

Toward the Prince who was laughing meanly while trying to get the children’s approval, Tiya muttered innocently.

“It’s not dull, it’s old-fashioned…”

A moment of silence.

The Prince, whose expression had hardened, forced his lips up and laughed.

“Haha. Being a Northerner, you really lack flexibility. That’s what it means. Right?”

“It’s not flexibility…”

【Adaptability.】

“Right, that’s it. Adaptability.”

At Tiya’s words, the children present unconsciously nodded.

The Prince’s face reddened after being embarrassed repeatedly in front of children younger than him.

“How dare! A mere Northerner tells me what to do?!”

“It’s not ‘what to do’ but ‘this and that’…”

To shut up Tiya who only spoke correctly, the Prince took off his glove and threw it at Tiya’s face.

Tiya, who instinctively caught the glove quickly, rolled her eyes around.

Then, blinking her eyes innocently with not a trace of malice to be felt, she asked cheerfully with pure goodwill.

“Did you… drop this?”

“You stupid wench! Why did you catch it! You should have let it hit your face!”

“…?”

“It’s a duel challenge!”

A duel…!

It was a word that made Northerner blood boil with excitement. When Tiya made an expression as if she would accept immediately, Winter could no longer just stand by and watch the situation.

Though ignorant, narrow-minded, and hot-tempered, the opponent was still royalty.

【Tiya. Don’t provoke him any further and just…】

Right at that moment.

“You want to learn a thing or two from me!”

“You, you damn Northerner!”

【What am I going to do with this provocation genius.】

Winter pressed his forehead at innocent Tiya’s single remark.

In the North, a duel wasn’t a fight to determine victory or defeat, but a place for training and exchange.

Therefore, usually the Weak One would challenge the Strong One to a duel to seek learning.

Naturally, the Prince had no way of knowing such culture, and didn’t seem to have any intention of listening either.

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