episode_0042

After finishing our walk outside, we returned to the palace hall. It was when we went into the royal bedroom and were resting. There was a loud knocking sound on the bedroom door.

“Who is it?”

“Princess Eunryeong, this is Okchun. “I have come to tell you some important news.”

Okchun.

She was one of the maids who followed Sarah around during the day.

“Come in.”

“yes.”

Okchun carefully opened the door and entered the bedroom.

Sera asked Okchun.

“What is important news?”

“Princess Hongryeon will arrive at Sobyeol Palace tomorrow. They say it is scheduled to arrive at 7345667 o’clock.”

Princess Hongryeon was someone I had heard countless stories about. She could be said to be a princess of heaven who was the sister of Sarah in her previous life. I wasn’t sure when it would arrive, but the date finally became clear. It was tomorrow that we could meet Princess Hongryeon.

“7345667 o’clock? Hongryeon is coming then?”

“Yes, it is 23398589 o’clock.”

Of course, the numbers representing the time changed strangely, so I couldn’t tell when it would arrive. In dreams, all numbers tend to change strangely. Sera waved her hand at Okchun.

“Okay, let’s go.”

Okchun said hello and left the bedroom.

Tomorrow, I would be able to see the face of Princess Hongryeon. We saw many things in our past life dreams, but it felt a bit disappointing to wake up like this. I thought I would be satisfied if I woke up after meeting Princess Hongryeon.

“Jinwoo, a person named Hongryeon is coming tomorrow.”

“Do you remember who Hongryeon is? I heard something from people, and a person named Hongryeon said that you and I are sisters.”

“I don’t remember anything. However, when I searched the bedroom while you were away, I did find a letter written in writing. This is a letter from Hongryeon.”

Sarah took out a letter from the bedroom dresser. It was a letter from Princess Hongryeon. I received the letter and read it once. There was no special information, but it was a letter written to check if they had eaten and to wait for them as they would visit Sobyeolgung soon. When Princess Hongryeon wrote down Sarah’s name, she sometimes used the word “younger sister.”

“Younger brother? So, I guess you were Princess Hongryeon’s younger sister in your past life?”

“Okay. The person who was my older sister in my past life was Princess Hongryeon. That person is probably a fairy like me. He’ll be wearing wings.”

A memory came to mind.

There was a time when the people in my dream used the expression ‘fairies’ when calling sisters Eunryeong and Hongryeon.

Princess Hongryeon, like Sarah in her previous life, was said to be the daughter of the Jade Emperor and a fairy.

“I see.”

I nodded.

“I wonder what Princess Hongryeon looks like.”

“Honestly, I’m curious too. Let’s just look at that person and end our past life experience.”

Sarah and I decided to wake up from the dream after seeing Princess Hongryeon. Two days have already passed since we woke up from our dream. The time has come for us to wake up to reality. Our goal was to wait one more day and go see Princess Hongryeon.

It was then.

Sarah spoke to me with a meaningful smile.

“Jinwoo. But can you really be satisfied with just seeing Princess Hongryeon?”

“Then what can we do other than watching? Would you like to go and shake hands in person? Since you are my younger sister, I will accept your handshake.”

“It’s not something as trivial as a handshake… . Think about the story of the fairy and the woodcutter or any legend involving a fairy. Fairy tales have something in common. One thing that fairies who lose their wing clothes have in common is that they lose their power. You won’t be able to fly or use special powers.”

Sarah’s expression was unusual. It was the kind of expression he would make when plotting a dark plan. Although it was sinister, it was so interesting that I couldn’t help but listen to it.

“In the story of the fairy and the woodcutter, the fairy cannot return to heaven because her winged clothes were taken away. I even married a woodcutter I had never met and moved in with him. I’ve thought about this when I read children’s books since kindergarten.”

“What are your thoughts?”

Sarah continued talking while playing with her hair.

“If the wing clothes are stolen, wouldn’t the fairy be magically bound? That’s what I’m thinking. The person who stole the wing suit might be able to treat the fairy like a slave. What’s so disappointing about a beautiful fairy marrying a woodcutter? Maybe she got married because she was forced to listen to the woodcutter.”

“Ho… .”

My childhood friend has had magical thoughts since kindergarten? Being a slave and all that was not an idea that could have come out of a kindergartener’s head. However, the guess about the secret of the fairy tale that Sarah told was quite plausible.

“You’ve been a precocious lady since kindergarten, princess.”

“Surely it doesn’t mean that the lady is a pervert?”

“Stabbed?”

“Hmm.”

Sarah cleared her throat and told me the main point.

“Anyway, Princess Hongryeon is a fairy. Wouldn’t we be able to find out the truth if we took a peek at that person’s wing clothes?”

“I guess so.”

When I asked what he was talking about, he suggested that we steal Princess Hongryeon’s winged clothes. If you take a peek at the wing clothes yourself, you will be able to clearly see what is happening.

Of course, Princess Hongryeon was not the only one wearing a winged outfit.

Serah, who was in front of me right now, was also wearing a winged outfit.

“But you don’t have to steal it, you can just experiment with your own clothes, right? We can check it out right here.”

“… … .”

Is there really a need to mess with Princess Hongryeon in such a complicated way? You could try an experiment with Sarah’s wing clothes.

But Sarah shook her head.

For a rare moment, Sarah’s cheeks turned red.

“Absolutely not.”

“Why is it not possible?”

“If you are magically bound, you become a slave. Did you know what kind of prank I was going to play and entrusted you with the wing suit? Absolutely not.”

“Keuhm.”

Although it was a radical situation to use a childhood friend as a slave.

I couldn’t tell Sarah, who was embarrassed, to hand over the wing clothes.

“Let’s experiment with Princess Hongryeon instead of me. It’s a dream anyway.”

“Good.”

Sarah and I clapped our hands.

Our hands met in the air! He made a sound.

It couldn’t have been a bold plan to steal a fairy’s wing clothes in person. But it wasn’t like stealing directly from reality, this was in a dream. The people walking around were like NPCs, so we didn’t have to worry about what happened afterward no matter what we did. Who’s going to say anything if you steal something in the game?

The genre of dreams has changed into GTA.

*

Our plan was this. When Princess Hongryeon arrived at the palace, there would come a time when she was taking a bath or falling asleep. All I had to do was take advantage of that moment and steal the wing clothes and run away. I was invisible to the people in the dream, so they could easily steal the wingsuit.

Sarah also told me about her plans in case of emergency.

“If there is no gap, let’s just run together and take off our clothes.”

“Are you serious?”

“I’m serious. Anyway, the wing coat is like a coat, so you’ll be wearing it underneath.”

“It won’t matter as long as you wear something inside. Let’s do it.”

If there was no gap, we planned to rush in and take off Princess Hongryeon’s wings. After that, all we had to do was look at Princess Hongryeon’s reaction and force her to wake up from the dream. Sarah grabbed me and went up to the sky and fell.

The plan was thorough.

As time passed, we heard that Princess Hongryeon had arrived at the palace where we were.

The palace maid told the news to Sarah, who was resting in the palace.

“Princess Hongryeon is expected to arrive soon.”

“Okay. I’ll leave right away.”

Sarah and I immediately went out to the large yard in front of the palace.

The palace gate opened and Princess Hongryeon’s group entered the yard.

━━Quick!

There were quite a few people coming inside. There were several servants carrying the palanquin, soldiers guarding the area, and maids following behind. Princess Hongryeon was riding in a palanquin with colorful patterns on it.

“We have arrived at the Little Villa Palace! “Princess Hongryeon!”

The servants slowly lowered the palanquin to the ground while shouting in loud voices.

The door of the palanquin opened and Princess Hongryeon came down into the yard.

We got to see her, whom we had only heard about through rumors.

“Oh.”

It was a black-haired fairy who seemed to be around the same age as us. The moment she got off the palanquin, hair as fine as ebony flowed down like a waterfall. Her appearance was as beautiful as an oriental painting.

Princess Hongryeon was wearing a gorgeous winged outfit, just like Sarah in her previous life.

Those clothes were our target.

“It’s been a while, Eunryeong.”

Princess Hongryeon lightly waved her hand towards Sera. A soft voice flowed from between Princess Hongryeon’s lips. Sarah, who was next to me, calmly accepted my greeting even after hearing her previous life’s name.

“It’s been a while, Hongryeon.”

“I missed my little brother. “What have you been doing alone in the villa all this time?”

“I just carried on as usual.”

“So you’re saying it was like usual?”

“Yes.”

The sisters’ conversation seemed to proceed naturally. All we had to do was wait for the moment when Princess Hongryeon entered the building and reveal a gap. It was when I was waiting for the moment to steal the wing suit. I heard something completely unexpected from Princess Hongryeon.

“Are you really carrying on as usual?”

“That’s right.”

“Then who is the boy next to you?”

The boy next to me.

Princess Hongryeon called me.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

At that moment we were confused.

Princess Hongryeon was looking at me precisely.

“There’s a boy there. “A kid wearing a strange blue suit.”

By the strange blue clothes, I was referring to the jeans I was wearing. No matter what you think, it was right to call me.

It was a strange thing. Originally, in this dream of my past life, I was treated as someone who did not exist. So far, the only person who recognized me or was able to have a normal conversation with me was Sarah. But now one more person who recognized me appeared.

“Wow.”

The plan went wrong.

If Princess Hongryeon could see me, I couldn’t steal the wing clothes.

Sarah asked me urgently.

“How did this happen? Why can that woman see you? Didn’t you say it was a bug or something?”

“It must be a bug.”

I quickly assessed the situation.

Princess Hongryeon was the granddaughter of the Jade Emperor. Because she inherited the lineage of a god, it was said that Princess Hongryeon was also a goddess. He was a high-ranking god on a different level from the people I had encountered in my dreams so far. Could it be that they are so extraordinary that they can move normally even in other people’s dreams?

If you think this is a game, Princess Scarlet over there was an abnormally excellent artificial intelligence. It was possible to go beyond the level of an NPC and think like a player. So much so that you can recognize bugs yourself.

“Isn’t it because she’s the granddaughter of the Jade Emperor? Since he is a high-ranking god, he moves normally even in other people’s dreams.”

“Oh my god… .”

I remembered the warning I had read in Hwayeon Bodhisattva’s magic book. It was a warning that if you have a past life experience in an overly sacred space, it may be difficult to wake up from your dream.

Now I realize what that means.

It was a warning phrase about encountering God in a dream.

A high-ranking god would be able to act as he pleases even in other people’s dreams.

It was right then.

Princess Hongryeon, who was staring at us, opened her mouth.

“aha… “Now I know how things work.”

This was when we were assessing the situation.

Princess Hongryeon also used her brain to figure out the situation.

“This was your dream.”

“… … !”

“I can tell just by looking at it. You lost your memory, right? “I guess you were reincarnated when you were dreaming?”

“How do you do that? !”

Something unbelievable happened.

Princess Hongryeon knew Serah’s identity without even telling her. We could have realized that it was a dream because we said so. However, I also noticed the secret that Sera had lost her memory and was reincarnated.

I had no choice but to interpret it as the power of God.

“Did you abandon your sister and go down to this world alone? It’s disappointing. I can’t believe I’m alone and flirting with a cute-looking boy… .」

Princess Hongryeon’s soft voice became faint.

The smile disappeared from Princess Hongryeon’s face.

“This is a bit scandalous.”

The cold, subdued voice of a fairy rang out.