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[Episode 42] – My child’s birthday party (4)

Originally, at parties or balls hosted by the royal family, it was customary for the royal family to perform the first dance. Usually, at these balls, the royal family is accompanied by a ‘fiancée’ whom they have met since childhood…

Alternatively, it is customary to dance with relatives who are not yet married, but today’s ‘Royal’s Seventh Birthday’ was different. The ‘parents’ of a princess or prince dance with their ‘child’ on their seventh birthday.

It is said to be the custom of the ‘royal seventh birthday’.

In other words, I, who completely ignored all such conventions and went up to the dance hall in the center of the party venue with the princess, was no different from declaring this to all the nobles present.

I am the princess’s parent.

Of course, the attention paid to the princess and me as we entered the dance hall was not so kind. In particular, the gaze directed at me felt like a tingling sensation, like being pricked by a needle.

I couldn’t hear the nobles muttering clearly as they looked at me, but I could roughly guess how they would speak while looking at me. maybe…

For the second queen, who is not related by blood to the princess and does not even have a royal family name, to claim herself as the princess’s parent is crossing a line, even if it is not-

On such an important day, instead of following the royal family’s customs, they did something that would normally never happen, such as having a ballroom dance among women in front of everyone –

It was definitely the nagging of old people who were old-fashioned and obvious.

Ignoring all the nonsense that was just a waste of time, I held the princess’s hand and headed to the very center of the dance hall. The princess moved her body shakily, as if she was still feeling burdened by other people’s gazes.

Like an awkward wooden doll with arms and legs moving out at the same time, the princess took stiff steps with a very nervous body and arrived at the very center of the dance hall with me.

Seeing the princess relax by clenching and opening her hands to warm them, which had become cold due to tension, made me burst into laughter without realizing it.

“Titania, don’t be so nervous.”

“Yes, four…!”

Although she spoke bravely and nicely, her actions were anything but. The princess came to the center of the dance hall, but her mind had turned completely white, perhaps because she was nervous, and she hesitated, not knowing what to do.

‘You don’t have to be so nervous…’

Perhaps it was because she had made a mistake in her first greeting earlier, or perhaps she was obsessed with the thought that she should not make any more mistakes, but the princess seemed to be so tired that she would collapse at any moment.

“Titania, hands.”

When I held out my hand to the princess to start dancing, the very nervous princess shook my hand! Caught. And even an awkward and ugly forced smile. He seemed so overly nervous that it felt pity for the viewer.

I held the princess’s cold hand and whispered softly.

“You don’t have to be too nervous. “Let’s just do what we practiced with Fran.”

“Woah, practice…”

As I held the princess’s hand, music began to flow slowly in the party venue. The waltz song that the princess and I had practiced dozens and hundreds of times together gradually spread and announced the beginning of the dance to everyone.

However, even though the music started playing, the princess, who was shaking like a frightened baby rabbit, seemed to have no intention of dancing at all. I held the princess’s hand and slowly began to lead her.

And, in the music, he whispered to the anxious princess in a very low voice so that only the princess could hear. Don’t be too nervous.

“Titania, today is your birthday. It’s your seventh birthday, not anyone’s birthday. “No matter what others say, today is a day for you to be happy and happy.”

At my small whisper, I felt the princess’s hand that was touching mine begin to tremble. The princess began to take steps slowly following my lead, and looked up at me blankly.

I also smiled while looking at the princess.

“So let’s have fun together, dancing is meant to be enjoyed.”

The princess nodded slightly at my words.

The princess’s hands no longer felt trembling. Although he still looked nervous, he didn’t dance as shakily as before. Let’s continue dancing like that…

A smile began to spread across the princess’s face as she walked along the steps led by my hand. As if dancing was really fun, her nervous expression gradually changed into a smile, and the princess began to dance to the song.

One, two, one, two.

The princess who danced to my lead was no longer nervous. The princess, smiling brightly like a brightly blooming flower, began to perfectly dance the dance she had learned from Fran.

Suddenly, seeing the princess dancing happily reminded me of the last time Fran came to visit me. The expressionless Fran made a V with both hands and boasted to me that the princess was finally able to dance like a dance.

I was proud of the growth of the princess who learned to dance from Fran, whom I hated so much, and danced in front of me. At the climax of the song, I put my hands in her armpits, lifted them high into the sky, and spun her around.

“Kyaaa!”

A cheery sound of laughter flowed from the mouth of the princess who was flying high in the sky. I once again grabbed the princess by her waist, lifted her high into the sky, and spun her around.

The princess said happily again.

There was no longer any sight of the princess creaking nervously. Right now, all they see is dancing cheerfully to the music and having fun. The princess was really happy and enjoyed dancing with me.

Of course, so did I.

As we danced happily, the last note of the waltz rang long in the hall. Although it was hardly a cultured waltz, it was just a result of dancing happily together, the reaction from those around us was quite good.

As if they were waiting for the music to end, loud applause rang out around them as soon as the dance ended. Only after hearing loud applause was the princess able to smile and look at the nobles around her.

Nodding-

After giving a dignified greeting to the applauding nobles, the princess held my hand and slowly walked down the dance hall. The princess, as if the heat of dancing still remained in her body, began to walk at a brisk pace, letting out a breath of joy.

And then, the princess, who saw Fran standing in the distance, ran towards Fran at a trotting pace, put both hands on her hips, stretched out her chest, and looked up at Fran.

The princess looked at Fran with a confident expression, as if to say, ‘How did you do really well this time?’, but she was wondering if Fran would finally receive recognition for her dancing…

“At least you weren’t a squid today, princess.”

Fran spoke clearly, as if it was nothing. Be impressed by a compliment saltier than salt! The frowning princess scolds Franc! I screamed.

“Why can’t I just praise you like that?! “I did a good job!!”

“This is the greatest compliment I can give the princess right now.”

Fran’s expression did not change at all and he just evaluated the princess coldly. Well, if that’s Fran, then it’s Fran… I smiled, looking at the smile on Fran’s lips.

Looking at the android that has become a little more human.

*

After that, the princess’s seventh birthday party ended successfully.

The birthday party with the nobles was over, but there was still an after-party left.

me and the princess And Ainsel and Franc.

A small after-party with four people like this.

For the princess who was starving because she hadn’t eaten anything all day, I decided to grab some leftover food from the party venue and gather together in my room to have a small after-party.

The party food was cold, but the princess was so hungry that she hurriedly stuffed it into her mouth without even savoring the taste. After swallowing the food she put in her mouth, the princess sighed as if she was finally going to live.

I looked at him and smiled.

“Are you that hungry?”

“Yes… I haven’t eaten anything since morning… I’m really hungry…”

Perhaps because she was embarrassed at having gorged on her food, the princess gently covered her mouth with both hands and smiled brightly.

I wiped the sauce that was all over the princess’s mouth with a handkerchief, took out the angel hanging from my ear, and held it out to the princess. The princess tilted her head and accepted the angel I held out.

“Heinsel wants to give you a birthday present.”

“really?”

The princess’s eyes sparkled wide when she heard that it was a birthday present.

-The gift I will give you is my ‘alter ego’. If you are too young to wear these mirror earrings, you can use them as a necklace by attaching a string to them.

Following Einsel’s instructions, I hung the gold string I had prepared in advance on the earrings and made them like a necklace. When the necklace made in this way was hung around the princess’s neck, the mirror on her chest sparkled and reflected the angel.

-You can talk to me at any time by tapping the mirror twice. This is all I can give you… I’m sorry. If you don’t like it…

The princess lifted the angel hanging around her neck and looked at the angel, shaking her head. Then, he smiled brightly as if he was really happy and hugged Ainsel tightly.

“no! I really like it! Is it a gift from the friend I first met? And… if we have this, we can talk together at night from now on, right? right? “I always regretted not being able to talk to Ainsel outside of class…”

Heinsel, who burst into tears at the princess’s words, flailed his arms around in the mirror and pretended to hug the princess. The princess, who saw the gesture, also hugged the little angel to her chest and hugged him tightly.

The sight of the princess hugging the small mirror made me smile for some reason, even though it was a touching sight. The princess with Ainsel around her neck looked at Fran this time.

Ainsel also gave her a gift, but Fran glanced at her with a wishful eye, as if asking if she had something to give her, but Fran shook her head as she looked at the princess.

“sorry. “I came here in a hurry, so I don’t have anything to give the princess as a gift.”

“Yes…”

The princess, with her shoulders drooping in disappointment, nodded. Just when Fran was about to give up, saying that there was nothing he could do about it, he took something out of his pocket and held it out to the princess.

The princess tilted her head toward the paper bag in the shape of a letter and accepted something Fran gave her. The princess tilted her head and looked at Fran as if asking what this was.

“This is an invitation from Kirven, a gathering of witches.”

Hearing that it was Kirven’s invitation, I frowned slightly and looked at Fran. No matter how much you say there is nothing to give as a gift, what does it mean to be an ‘Kirven’s invitation’ to the princess?

“Kirven’s invitation? Why would you do that to Titania?”