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Zeros cautiously steps forward at the mention of the princess’s summons.

However, as he walked down the hallway, a feeling of anticipation began to rise in his mind, which had previously been merely anxious.

‘No, if you think about it, it’s not all bad. Maybe you don’t have to wait two years just mopping the floor.’

Although there is a certain future, it is a period of two years where you do things like sweeping floors, sweeping with a broom, and even occasionally receiving combat training.

The fact that I had to live a life that was practically no different from serving in the military once more was definitely extremely tiresome.

Last week, I was transferred to a fantasy world.

Considering that it felt similar to the first week he spent in the training camp when he was Lee Kang-seok, that says it all.

So now, I pray that what has come down to me is not a rotten rope but a golden rope.

Zeros began to feel anticipation about the actions of the ‘princess’ who called herself.

‘But if we look at the original, the person who called me was the White Princess… Princess Elios, right? Of course it would be, because it was two years later, but the person who first recognized Zeros’ ability and recruited him was Princess Elios.’

Zeros felt quite intrigued by the thought that he might be able to see Princess Elios in person right now.

Although they lived in the same castle, the places that Zeros, as a servant, could go were naturally limited.

As a result, he hadn’t seen even a shadow of the princesses’ faces for the past week, and the only high-ranking person he had encountered was Serif in front of him.

So, with the anticipation of seeing in real life the person he had only seen in texts, he finally arrived at the door that was presumed to be the princess’s room.

and..

-Knock knock knock-

“Yes, come in.”

A woman’s voice is heard from inside.

Zeros began to feel his tension and anticipation grow even more as he heard a voice that was much more refined than he had thought, but at the same time, seemed a bit too young.

And then, the door slowly opens in front of him.

Immediately after, his eyes caught sight of a rather plain-looking place where the princess was staying.

A room with furniture that feels old-fashioned but isn’t flashy.

It was a place that was well suited to the expression frugality, but even Zeros had already anticipated the appearance of the room to some extent.

The fact that the Duke of Dragona was quite frugal was a story that was often mentioned in the original work.

However, there was a being there that exceeded Zeros’ expectations.

A crucial difference that makes you feel like the situation in the room doesn’t really matter.

That… no, the moment he saw that person, Zeros began to feel dazed for a moment, as if he had been hit in the head with a hammer.

‘Ah.. no.. no no no, what.. what is it? What happened? This person.. this woman, why me? ”

I thought Elios would be waiting, and I was also looking forward to Zeros.

However, the person sitting in front of him was completely different from what he had expected.

A young girl with black hair and red eyes, not the 18-year-old Elios with silver hair and red eyes.

She looked to be around the same age as Zeros, only 9 years old, and had a beautiful face that would surely make her grow into a considerable beauty.

However, regardless of whether the person in front of him was pretty or not, Zeros suddenly began to feel a strong desire to leave this room.

Even though it was their first meeting, Zeros could immediately tell who the young princess who had called him was.

Her name is…

“Princess Katlena Sophia Dragona. Be polite.”

Zeros, who was absent-minded in response to Serif’s words, knelt down and paid his respects.

However, his mind was still spinning with complicated thoughts about the current situation.

Although Katlena is the master that Zeros in the original risked his life to protect, the meeting between Katlena and Zeros took place much later in the story.

Now, before the events of two years later, Katlena is still unaware of the existence of a person called Zeros.

In that respect, the fact that Katlena had specifically brought him here was enough to cause great confusion for Zeros.

‘It’s strange. This can’t be happening… Could it be that there’s something different about this world compared to the original I know? Or is it just that some characters are similar and I’ve been dropped into a completely different world…’

From Zero’s perspective, he felt like he had stepped on a landmine while he was walking down a familiar path, and all sorts of thoughts began to naturally come to his mind.

At that time, the person who summoned Zeros while looking at him and was the third princess of this country.

Princess Katlena Sophia Dragona opened her mouth in a voice that seemed to contain the dignity characteristic of a nobleman.

“Is this child Zero?”

“Yes, that’s right, my lady. This is the Zeros Raymond you were looking for.”

“I see… indeed.”

With those words, the princess had a smile on her lips for some reason.

Then she looked at Serif with an expression of interest and asked.

“I heard that you do odd jobs like cleaning the floors. Is that right?”

“Yes, that’s right, but…”

Serif answers Katlena’s question with a questioning tone.

Looking at her like that, the princess said with a smile that seemed even happier for some reason.

“That’s great, then I’ll take this child from now on.”

“Yes?”

“!???”

Princess Catlena says something unexpected.

At this, Serif let out a word with deep doubt, but Katlena responded with a clear voice.

“I’ll take it. There are a lot of people cleaning the floor anyway, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“That’s true, but… why this kind of person? If you need someone, I can find someone for you.”

“No, it’s okay. I’ll do this one. Oh, and I already told my mom, so you don’t have to tell her separately.”

“Ah..um..well, then..okay.”

Looking at the princess, it seems like she has already sorted out the situation.

Serif answered awkwardly and didn’t say anything more.

Although Serif manages the servants of this palace, her job is only administrative.

The actual ownership of them lay with the Duke’s family, and it was up to them how to use them.

If you’re someone who’s not even in charge of important work, but just cleaning the floor, which anyone can do, then there’s no room to raise any formal issues.

However, apart from that fact, Serif could not easily understand Katlena’s actions of wanting to own such a child.

‘What on earth is going on? Why would a young princess, of all people, suddenly make such a decision?’

Serif starts to feel a little confused along with those questions.

But at that moment, the shock that Zeros, the person involved in this incident, felt far surpassed that of Serif.

A chill runs down my spine and my heart starts racing.

To be honest, if the opponent wasn’t a princess, Zeros’s body was shaking with such shock that he would have wanted to swear at her right away.

‘What the hell.. What the hell is this? I haven’t done anything until now, right? All I did was clean the floor? Then why is this fucking shit happening out of the blue?’

For Zeros, who knew what would happen in the future, being involved with Princess Katlena was like a train to hell that could shorten his life by 12 years… or maybe even less.

Princess Katlena, who grew up receiving only praise from those around her since childhood, was immature and vain, and was unable to properly understand the situations around her. Eventually, she met her death on good terms with Zeros.

Whether you look at his personality or his future actions, he was truly the worst master for Zeros.

So I decided to never get involved with her again in the future, and to do that, I made a plan based on my knowledge of the original work and tried to put it into action.

However, the current situation has completely destroyed Zeros’ plan before it even starts.

Of course, as a servant… and as a servant who was an orphan with no parents, Zeros had no right to dare disobey the orders of the princess of this country.

If she wants to make him her own, she is in a position where she cannot say anything and has no choice but to let it happen.

Of course, there is a choice to just throw it away and leave since I am an employee anyway… but honestly, for a 9-year-old kid with no education to make such a decision was like saying I will just go out on the street and die.

Ultimately, this meant that at this point he had virtually no choice.

‘Ha… what the heck… what kind of life starts off like this?’

Zeros, who was lamenting his fate inwardly, could not even figure out how things would unfold in the future.

Meanwhile, looking at this boy who is very nervous and doesn’t know what to do about the current situation,

She..

A deep smile began to appear on Princess Katlena’s lips.

And at the same time, a memory appeared in her head.

Memories that brought her regret and despair.

That was the memory of the boy in front of me, the very moment he died trying to protect himself.

‘I won’t miss you this time. I won’t let you get caught up in useless things like I did in my previous life.’

With that determination,

Memories and determination from that moment a week ago began to surface again in Princess Katlena’s mind.