Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 44

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 44

“Even though you put forward a proxy, you’re showing too much leniency. If you continue to allow the Vladijef young lady to point her sword at royalty, Her Majesty the Empress will worry as well.”

The prince, who had been acting like a stubborn general, hesitated.

“Right. You’re correct, sister. I can’t cause Her Majesty the Empress to worry over such matters.”

Just then.

With perfect timing, a priest came to announce the start of the blessing ceremony.

The prince reluctantly left the ceremonial hall while grumbling irritably.

“Tch, such weaklings. To think these people will support the empire in the future. The empire’s future is worrying.”

【Ha, who’s he to talk? To think such a guy will become emperor. The empire is doomed.】

It was so absurd that even a hollow laugh escaped.

The time spent wondering if there was some way to win over someone like that felt wasted.

Not only that.

‘Recruiting someone from the royal family is a failure. In the end, I’ll have to deal with the prince too.’

If that was the case, she had to prevent the future where the prince becomes emperor.

As Winter began to rack her brain busily, a carefree voice was heard from beside her.

“So cooool.”

When she glanced over, Tiya couldn’t take her eyes off the princess who was quietly following behind the prince.

Like shooting stars pouring down, Tiya’s eyes sparkled.

Winter looked back and forth between the princess disappearing beyond the door and Tiya.

Then she crossed her arms and tapped her forearm with her finger as if gauging something.

The moment that gesture finally stopped.

【Let’s try it.】

“Huh? Try what?”

【You said you wanted to make friends. If you’re going to socialize anyway, you should play in big waters.】

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“I pray that this year too, the princess’s path ahead will be filled with God’s blessings.”

With the blessing complete, the bonnet was removed from Anaël’s head and a gorgeously woven flower crown was placed upon it.

“Thank you.”

The princess who had finished the blessing ceremony lightly nodded her head. Even in that brief nod, propriety and elegance were evident.

Afterwards, unlike the other children who had finished their blessing ceremonies, the princess was guided to the confessional room.

Unlike ordinary eight-year-old children who only received blessings, royalty had to confess their sins to God to cleanse the impurities accumulated over the past year.

“This is the place, Your Highness. When your confession is finished, you may come out at any time.”

Guided to the room prepared exclusively for nobles where confession and prayer took place, Anaël quietly nodded toward the priest.

The priest showed respect to the young royal and then turned away.

Anaël patiently waited until the priest completely disappeared beyond the corridor.

Finally confirming that no one was around the sacred chamber, she closed the door and sat on the marble chair under the gaze of the enormous divine statue.

Anaël solemnly clasped her hands together in front of the statue and closed her eyes.

And the moment she opened her mouth, which had been tightly shut even when receiving the flower crown at the blessing ceremony.

“Ahhhhh, I shouldn’t have interfered after all!”

A half-sobbing outburst erupted.

The hands that had been clasped for prayer were now covering her face. In that state, Anaël kept muttering endlessly.

“Why did I do that? Ugh, when I think again of how the atmosphere turned cold the moment I opened my mouth…”

Everyone must have thought I was being presumptuous. Oh no, what should I do? What if my reputation gets ruined because of today and people think badly of me?

‘Eek! Then I’ll never get married and die alone without any friends! My name will be preserved in the royal genealogy as ‘the first princess to die in solitude.’ Future generations will mock me forever. Ugh, I really shouldn’t have interfered.’

Completely unrealistic delusions swept through her mind.

After suffering like that for a while, Anaël finally managed to pull herself together.

“I should go back now.”

If she had endured this long, the children who participated in the blessing ceremony would have already left the temple.

Resolving not to encounter the noble children she met today even by chance for the next year, she opened the door to the sacred chamber.

“Ugh, my stomach hurts.”

“Your stomach? Your Highness, does your stomach hurt?”

“Kyaa!”

Startled by the pure white face that suddenly appeared in her vision, Anaël screamed.

A girl with jet-black hair and sunset-colored eyes jumped up in place, startled by her scream.

Then she asked with a worried expression.

“If it hurts a lot, shall I call a priest?”

“No, no! There’s no need!”

She immediately regretted the words as soon as she blurted them out hastily.

Oh, I think I spoke too commandingly. What if she thinks I’m arrogant?

But since it’s stress-related, even if a priest treats it, it’ll probably hurt again soon anyway.

Her conflicted feelings were clearly visible on her face.

Normally, she would have hidden her eyes under the brim of her bonnet and escaped from people’s gazes.

But today, because she was wearing a flower crown, her eyes were completely exposed with nowhere to hide.

Anaël’s pink eyes shook anxiously.

As her anxiety kicked in, it felt like a hedgehog was rolling around in her stomach with its spines raised.

The terrible stomach pain left Anaël half out of her mind.

“I see. Then instead of calling a priest, I’ll teach you a folk remedy from the North!”

Then the other person turned Anaël around, went back into the sacred chamber, and made her sit on the chair.

After warming her hands by blowing warm breath into her cupped palms, she suddenly reached toward the princess’s stomach.

“Granny’s~ hands are~ healing hands!”

Hands like pebbles warmed by sunlight gently rubbed her stomach.

Startled, Anaël couldn’t even think to push those hands away and only moved her lips slightly.

“Baby’s~ tummy~ is an~ ouchie tummy!”

The simple song lyrics repeated over and over again.

Then, amazingly, her stomach really seemed to feel a bit better.

Anaël, who had been breaking out in cold sweat, finally looked at the other person properly.

Unlike her warm hands, her black hair had a calm, sharp gleam like matte metal.

But those eyes alone looked sweet and warm as if they held honey.

‘She was definitely called Astiya… I think.’

Anaël, whose tension had eased, asked hesitantly.

“Where did you learn… something like this?”

“I learned it from my grandmother!”

Rustle. A genealogy of nobles unfolded in the princess’s mind.

House of Duke Vladijef. A prestigious great noble family that rules the vast lands of the North.

If this child’s grandmother is…

The northern sovereign who drinks children’s blood?

‘Eek!’

The strongest of the northern law of the jungle, where historically fratricide between parents killing children and children killing parents frequently occurred?!

‘Eeek!’

The war hero who decades ago pacified the empire’s long war with overwhelming military force!?

‘Eeeek! Oh, but this is respectable, so maybe I don’t need to be scared…?’

“Are you okay? Your complexion suddenly turned pale.”

Oh, I’m not okay.

Her stomach felt like it was tightening again.

Anaël’s complexion became even more haggard, and her gaze wandered here and there before unconsciously settling on Tiya’s flower crown.

“Palantio…”

“Huh? How did you know?”

“Um, I happened to see it in a field guide….”

Tiya’s delighted gaze turned toward the princess’s flower crown.

She hadn’t noticed from afar, but the princess’s colorful flower crown didn’t contain only flowers.

There were grass leaves and berries, and even some that had been pulled up by the roots and tangled together.

Her interest was drawn to the unusual form of the crown.

“What’s this?”

“It’s thousand-year grass. The roots have an effect of soothing coughs….”

“Then what about this?”

“F-frost leaves. If you eat them raw, they help reduce fever.”

As Anaël’s explanations continued, Tiya’s expression became strange.

So if she wasn’t mistaken—

“They’re all… medicinal herbs that are effective against the North’s epidemic!”

Tiya, who had been furrowing her brow as if searching her memory, exclaimed with great delight.

Feeling as if her true intentions had been discovered, Anaël’s face flushed bright red.

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