episode_0149

day.

Two days.

one week.

As time passed, Yuri’s expression began to brighten.

Especially when I’m with Marian.

“…Ugh, I don’t know.”

Yuri was groaning and frowning. After glaring at the chessboard several times, she slowly stretched out her hand.

slowly. The moment when I turned to Mea’s ear with a movement that seemed to make a sound.

slap. The tail moved quickly and swatted away Yuri’s hand.

“Ouch…!”

Yuri was holding her hand and making a groaning sound, and Mea was perking her ears.

It was now a familiar routine.

Wow. Wow.

“……You eat well.”

Marian muttered soullessly as she watched the magic stones disappearing into Mea’s mouth in an instant.

‘what. ‘Because Mea did a good job.’

In the past, they licked it one by one, but now they eat as many magic stones as if they were candy.

“It’s really amazing.”

As Yuri spoke, he stretched out his hand again. Marian inwardly clicked her tongue at the sight of her smiling with tears in her eyes.

‘Just do it in moderation.’

“Myaaㅡ.”

Yuri’s hand went up to Mea’s head.

“Hehe. Be careful.”

After all, it’s good to see animals. He looked glum a little while ago, but just looking at his sparkling eyes and bright smile, he looks truly happy.

Mea also perked up her ears, as if it wasn’t as bad as she thought.

‘Even so.’

Mea swung her tail as soon as Yuri reached out.

Enough to make a clicking sound.

Even now, the back of Yuri’s hand was red.

‘first. He is the owner of the original work.’

Marian looked at Mea and Yuri alternately with complicated eyes.

Rather, I’m playing a game right now.

“Let’s leave it quickly, right?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

Yuri’s eyes turn to the chessboard. After thinking a few times, Yuri stretched out her hand.

The moment I listened to Baek’s words and moved.

“Checkmate. This is the 7th edition.”

Marian, who moved Black without hesitation, declared.

“Ugh. For some reason, it seemed like this.”

“It’s because I’m not concentrating.”

“No… I was focused… Won’t you let me win at least once?”

Marian smiled slightly at Yuri, who held her head with a bitter smile.

“Hmm. Shall we start by removing all the knights?”

“No… If you do that and lose, really…”

It was a peaceful time.

* * *

Several months have passed since then. There were no infectious diseases or any accidents.

Of course, there are also traces of Sasha.

“I’m sorry, princess.”

Yuri bowed his head.

“No.”

I shook my head. It’s not Yuri’s fault.

There is glass at my house.

The duchy’s defenses have risen.

‘Well, what…’

No matter how stupid you are, there’s no way you wouldn’t know.

But the Leeds area and the River Laz. The huge granary area is so vast that it cannot be described in words.

Considering the damage that would be incurred if the defenses were lax just to catch Sasha, it is right to protect it no matter how much you think about it.

As for the female protagonist, her hair was really like pink cotton candy. The texture is also amazing, so if you touch it while thinking about it.

‘hmm.’

The feeling of gently touching Yuri’s head with my left hand and stroking Mae’s fur with my right hand.

2 It’s a boxel.

“Mya.”

Mea’s thick front paw came up onto my lap. It snuggled into my arms, as if to show off how soft its fur was.

‘hmm.’

No, it feels like I am buried by Mea.

“Myaaaa.”

How am I softer?

It was exactly that kind of crying.

“Mea is the best.”

No matter how soft the glass hair was, as long as it was human, it was not as soft as Mea.

“As expected, Princess Meado’s cuteness… Hmm, there’s nothing I can do about her charisma.”

I think I just heard the word cute.

I looked at Yuri suspiciously. Yuri sat next to me, avoiding eye contact.

‘He’s gotten used to it quite a bit.’

Then, he reaches out his hand and gently strokes Mea’s head.

“Really, you are calm when you are with the princess.”

Mea opened her eyes slightly, looked at Yuri, and then closed her eyes again.

“Mea is always so calm?”

“Be quiet… ? No matter how you look at it, it’s more vicious than gentle… . Huh, oh well.”

Yuri interrupted in a clearly unnatural manner and turned his head.

As if he was watching Mea’s thoughts.

I looked down at Mea in my arms.

“Myaㅡ.”

Innocent and big eyes.

Usually, I understand the meaning just by saying ‘Myaㅡ’, but now I don’t know why. As if trying to hide something.

“Myaya.”

Mea waved her tail gently in front of my eyes.

I inadvertently grabbed the tail. The warm and fluffy feeling of holding it in your hand is amazing.

“Wow.”

Yuri let out an exclamation.

“Why?”

I glanced at Yuri while smoothing Mea’s tail with both hands.

“They told me to never touch the tail…”

“Really?”

I tilted my head. I think I heard that the tail is a sensitive place for animals.

It has a soft yet addictive texture.

Crash.

Suddenly, the door opened without knocking.

When I turned my head, my family was standing there with disapproving faces.

“What’s going on?”

“You don’t want my younger brother or sister to come?”

“No? It’s just that we all came together at this late hour.”

At my words, my father walked up to me.

“Because I want to be the first to congratulate my daughter on her birthday.”

“But why is he here?”

Ceria asked sullenly.

“The room next to me is a glass room.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to move rooms?”

“Why?”

I asked curiously. I wonder what it’s like to be in the room next to mine.

“Did you come to congratulate me too?”

“ㅡYeah, I’d like to go for a walk.”

“Hmm, really?”

I chuckled.

My family is now at the duke castle. And this is the east annex. It’s my building.

It is said that Maria came to the annex where she was staying to the west, that is, to the exact opposite side, for a walk, and then came back in.

“Sister, thank you.”

Maria, who had turned her head at my words, looked at me. Her cheeks turned red and she hugged me tightly.

“It’s my sister’s birthday, of course.”

Even at her age, she was a really cute older sister.

“Marian, happy birthday.”

Dad stroked my head.

“Why are you petting me?”

Maria said pointedly.

“You are my daughter too.”

“…I know.”

When I pressed our cheeks together, Maria burst out laughing.

“Are you going to the party with your dad today?”

“What do you mean, my younger brother is going in with me.”

Maria’s expression hardened.

“My younger brother escorted me on my birthday, so I should also escort him.”

Hmm, maybe that makes sense?

“Marian, I just want to be next to Marian when she goes in.”

Ceria gently squeezed my hand and put her face to it. I felt soft cheeks and soft lips.

“Myaaㅡ.”

From behind, Mea put her feet on my shoulders. How about riding me in? It sounds like that.

Yuri quietly put his hand on my arm.

“Princess, I think it would be nice for a junior to escort a senior.”

-And then he whispered.

‘He’s also a bit of a fox.’

The eyes of the family members, who had been secretly keeping each other in check, turned to Yuri.

Those eyes…

This cat thief!!

Something you might only see in K-dramas. It’s like those sounds are playing in my head.

“Ha…”

Something makes me really tired.

‘I guess it’s because it’s past time to sleep.’

Every year on my birthday, something just passes by. No, it feels like it’s getting worse… ?

“I’m going to sleep.”

I lifted the canopy and climbed into bed. Mea quietly followed me in.

“With my younger brother and sister.”

“With dad.”

“Marian.”

“Princess?”

“It’s noisy, everyone get out of my room.”

I expected it to look droopy like a scolded puppy, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t see it.

‘Yes, I can’t see anything.’

So I entered dreamland.

* * *

“Hmm? Your last name seems to have changed since I saw you last year?”

“Is that possible? There’s no way you can change your last name in a short period of time.”

“ㅡSomething seems to sparkle a little more.”

One by one, the faces of the nobles who crossed the castle gate began to turn tinged with astonishment.

“There’s something strange about that tree?”

“You say it’s strange? Just a tree… huh?”

“The tree… . It’s a gem, isn’t it?”

A treasure made of precious stones so elaborate that one might mistake them for real wood.

“What is that? Something sparklingㅡ.”

Where she pointed, there was a tower shining transparently in the sunlight.

“What… huh?”

“Is it a clock tower? ? Something like glass.”

“That… . Isn’t it a diamond?”

A noble lady looked at her necklace and her tower in turn and spoke indifferently.

“I think that’s right…”

It was a clock tower created by Tyran, a dwarf, using a mixture of crystal and diamonds, and was built to commemorate Marian’s birthday.

1 o’clock is garnet.

2 o’clock is amethyst.

3 o’clock is aquamarine.

4 o’clock is diamond.

5 o’clock is emerald.

It was the most gorgeous clock tower in the world, with all the hours up to 12 made of birthstones and even the hour hands made of black diamonds.

“The weather is really nice.”

“That’s thanks to the weather control magical tool developed by the princess.”

An unusual event occurred in an empire that always enjoyed pleasant weather.

Even if they didn’t say it, most of them guessed the cause.

weakening of the barrier. It is also evidence that the power of the imperial family has weakened.

People who attended Marian’s birthday party were busy chatting. Yet, I continued to admire it. The interior of the Duke’s Castle was unique even for nobles.

In an empire without a princess, there was no girl of higher status than the Arjein sisters.

Marianne Arjein.

Anyone who was noble enough to be invited to her birthday party knew the rumor that the duke and the owner of the house, Maria, were pampering her.

She was a genius who graduated from the Academy early at the age of 16, and her portrait wearing a laurel wreath still remains in the Dukedom’s main building. Moreover, he holds the position of honorary elder of the Magic Tower.

Status is status, wealth is wealth, brains are brains, beauty is beauty.

Truly a royal among royals. Your status, wealth, and beauty of brain. She lacked nothing, so much so that even older ladies bowed their heads politely in front of her.

Most of the nobles present were waiting before the party started in order to catch her eye.

From the interior decoration, the carpet, and the decoration and material of the princess’s dress, they didn’t know which would be the key to starting the conversation, so they kept their eyes on fire so they wouldn’t miss anything.

It was then.

“Princess Marian and her family, friends, pets… are entering!”

Ho Myeong-gwan announced the appearance of the main character.

‘huh? Aside from family and friends… pets…?’

It’s strange that he doesn’t say his name, but the more you go, the more he calls you.

Everyone tilted their heads.

At that moment, a large tiger appeared at the top of the stairs. Princess Marian was riding on top of it. On her left hand is Maria Sogaju and on her right is the Duke of Arjean. Behind her were the maids who followed her and even the Lady of Baron Yuri West, who was lucky enough to receive the princess’s patronage. They were all holding on to the hem of the princess’s skirt.

People unconsciously forgot their words and held their breath as it looked like there was a parade going on.

The sight of the girl riding a pure white tiger was so beautiful and majestic that it seemed as if her whole body was radiating light.

The venue was engulfed in silence.