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[Episode 68] How to enjoy a hunting competition (2)

‘…Let’s calm down. The problem is that I keep getting emotional when I’m in front of that person. No matter how many times I see that face, I can’t get used to it.’

Fiona calmed down her emotions by pinching her forearm secretly.

It was a big deal because just looking at that face reminded me of things from the past and made me feel as if my entire body’s organs were being twisted. Moreover, the sight of him hugging the ‘princess’ was so intense that he couldn’t bear it without biting his lips.

‘…What on earth are you thinking, being so friendly? Is that why you struggle in front of others? ‘A crazy person who can’t even give love to his children in the first place and doesn’t even know them!’

Wow-

In the end, Fiona cooled down by biting her teeth hard. Fiona tried to maintain her sanity by swearing at Vivian in her mind, saying that that person was wrong, that person was bad.

Really, if I didn’t do this, I would have strangled Vivian right away, Fiona laughed and sighed. Fiona, who had finally cooled down, raised her head and looked at Vivian and Princess Titania walking in front of her.

It was really nice to see them walking hand in hand.

Looking at that friendly face, Fiona remembered her past.

‘Learning magic from Vivian, the Mirror Witch, is something that would never have happened in the first place. Because you are his child, you are being taught by me. Otherwise, I would have killed him already.’

‘What a scum. What the hell do you know how to do? If you don’t even know how to do this, there’s no reason for me to teach you, right? I thought I would be useful because I have the talent to see fairies, but don’t you think being a witch is easy?’

‘If you hadn’t taken after your mother, I wouldn’t have hated you so much. After all, the other woman next to the man I love is your mother. ‘It’s because of the bitch who disturbs me even in death!’

‘I didn’t want to kill him either. That was a mistake. But what can you do? The person I love is already dead, and you are the only one who carries on his blood. I won’t kill you, but I won’t love you either. Because your other half belongs to the woman I hate. ‘Just thank me for not killing you.’

…The more I thought about it, the more I got a headache.

It had already healed without a single wound, but just recalling the memory of that time felt like the place where I had been hit was starting to tingle with pain. Fiona winced from the pain of being whipped all over her body.

‘As expected, was it too early to come see that woman? I should have controlled my emotions a little more…’

But I still had to check. What on earth was that woman thinking when she took the ‘princess’ to the cabin? Originally, the princess would be chased into the fog by a hunter instigated by the ‘Second Queen’.

And after wandering through the fog, the princess finds a hut and meets ‘Brownie’, a house elf living there. That was the story the princess originally experienced.

That’s why Fiona couldn’t understand. Why did Vivian come into the forest with the princess? What were you thinking of having a picnic in the forest together? Why aren’t they instigating the hunters?

The current situation was so different from what she had experienced that Fiona could not help but fall into deep doubt. Therefore, I had no choice but to put on the mask of ‘Princess Fiona’ again and approach Vivian.

To properly check on Vivian. If Vivian was to put the princess ‘directly’ into that thick fog, Fiona could be sure. That person is an unchanging piece of human trash.

Therefore, Fiona had no choice but to stick close to Vivian and Titania to keep an eye on her. I forced a smile, forced myself to follow along, and began to monitor Vivian.

To find out why Vivian has changed.

And, he really didn’t want the ‘princess’ to end up like him.

Fiona raised her head once again and looked at the two ‘mother and daughter’ walking affectionately holding hands. Fiona, who unconsciously clenched and opened one of her hands, looked blankly at Titania, who was smiling brightly and bitterly.

Is this really the same woman who raised me? No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t look the same. Only the face is the same. The way she smiled and the way she behaved were all different from that woman.

You’ve never smiled so brightly at me.

They didn’t treat me that kindly.

To me it’s like that…

…What on earth is it that makes that woman so nice to you?

What is the difference between ‘Titania’ and ‘I’?

It’s the same ‘princess’.

You grew up under a ‘stepmother’ like me.

You grew up under Vivian, just like me.

What on earth is the difference between you and me?

What on earth?

*

“Princess Titania. You like egg tarts, right? I brought you some really delicious egg tarts. Would you like to try it?”

“…..no, I do not want.”

“Hmm… I see. Then I have to eat it all. ah-”

“ah…!”

Princess Fiona stuffing a small egg tart into her mouth. Titania looks at this with a shocked expression. And I am looking at the two people with an expression of bewilderment.

‘How did this happen…’

Although Princess Fiona clearly refused to follow, Princess Fiona almost forced herself to come out and follow Titania. I thought she would give up if I rode a horse, so I tried to ride, but Princess Fiona followed us on horseback, wondering where she had gotten it from.

I followed him this far, so there was no way I could refuse him. In the end, I gave up and allowed him to follow me, and this is what happened now. So we gathered at the place recommended by Mrs. Serena, sat on the mat, and started enjoying a picnic.

I looked at Princess Fiona, who had even brought food, and asked, ‘When on earth did you prepare such food?’ Then Princess Fiona smiled bitterly and replied, ‘Because I can’t eat food prepared by other people.’ I felt like there was an unknown story behind that bitter smile, so I couldn’t ask any more than that.

Princess Fiona giggled and started teasing Titania. When Titania refused Princess Fiona’s favor, Princess Fiona ate all those egg tarts by herself without actually giving her a single one. Titania was just looking at that in complete shock.

“I said I would definitely give it to you, right? “Are you the one who rejected it?”

“Hey, profit…!”

“Ah~ It’s delicious~ It’s my first time going out on an outing like this and it’s fun~”

Princess Fiona lies down on the mat, saying she is now full. Anyone who sees it will think it’s the main room of their house. Titania had been busy shaking since a while ago, as if she didn’t like Princess Fiona. He follows me to the picnic without permission, doesn’t even give me egg tarts, and even makes fun of me.

Titania’s face turned bright red with anger and she looked at me with a tearful expression, saying she couldn’t take it any longer. Although he didn’t say it out loud, he had an expression that demanded that she be kicked out immediately. It was so cute that I couldn’t help but laugh.

‘If Titania had a real sister, wouldn’t it be like this?’

A relationship that is frustrating because they can’t eat each other. Aren’t they just sisters? Princess Fiona, who was lying down on the floor, took out a book from the basket. And he even hums as if he’s in a good mood.

Titania huffed and glared at Princess Fiona, saying this wasn’t the picnic she expected. At a moment when it seemed like the fight would never end, Titania saw the book Princess Fiona was reading and her eyes widened.

“That book…”

“Ah… it’s my favorite book. “It’s a novel, but it’s quite interesting.”

Titania, who was looking at Princess Fiona’s book, wondered where her angry expression from earlier had gone, and slowly approached her side. Then, he just rolled his eyes for a while, as if he was interested in the book but didn’t want to approach Princess Fiona, and eventually asked Princess Fiona.

“That book… I read it too… Did Princess Fiona read it too?”

Do you want to talk about your favorite book together?

Perhaps the book that Princess Fiona took out was one that Titania had also read, and Titania was busy glancing at the book she was holding. However, Princess Fiona’s reaction was a little different.

“yes? “Do you know what book this is?”

“Of course! therefore…!”

When Princess Fiona asked in confusion, Titania nodded shyly. I wondered what kind of book it was that made Titania react like that, and sure enough…

“It’s about Yeong-ae and Yeong-sik falling in love and running away from their family! “I also remember the scene where Sue’s virginity was stolen from her first kiss!”

“…oh my god. “Did you know that this book was for adults?”

…When the words “adult book” came out of Princess Fiona’s mouth, I felt dizzy and wiped my face and washed my face dry. Is it true that books like that are popular among young ladies? Why is Princess Fiona here reading an adult book?

“…More than that, should Princess Fiona come all the way here and read adult books?”

“I’m an adult so it’s okay? This is my favorite book? More than that, Her Majesty the Queen? Don’t get me wrong, what’s going on? Could it be that you knew that the princess was reading books like this, but you neglected them?”

Princess Fiona glared at me strongly, as if I was absurd. Those eyes are like, ‘What on earth must a ten-year-old child be doing to read books like this already? The look in their eyes was like, ‘Are you crazy for letting this happen?’

“…no. This is a book that Lady Serena’s daughter, Viola, recommended to the princess. This gives me a headache too. “The princess must have entered puberty after reading that book and keeps avoiding me.”

“Well, that’s Mom…!”

Titania, whose face was as red as a ripe apple, was unable to continue speaking. Then, in the end, he closed his mouth and turned his head to turn his back on me. Princess Fiona’s expression as she looked at that scene was not only absurd but one that was close to astonishment.

“W-what is it? two people?”

“Well, it’s a mother who is sad about her daughter entering puberty.”

“what…”

Princess Fiona, who frowned as if she didn’t understand this situation, eventually sighed and walked over to Titania’s side and took out another book from the basket.

“This is not for adults, so you can read it. Since this is a book I recommend, it will definitely suit Princess Titania’s tastes. Would you like to have a conversation with me after you finish reading? “Actually, there are still a lot of egg tarts left.”

Titania nodded slightly, took the book that Princess Fiona gave her, and began to read. Is it because we discovered hobbies that fit each other? They had hated it just a little while ago, but now they leaned against each other and started reading the book.

When it suddenly became quiet, my eyes started to close. Perhaps because we were in the shade, a cool autumn breeze blew and the sun was warm, so it was perfect weather for a nap. But what happens if you sleep in a place like this…

As I blinked my sleepy eyes, Titania walked over and covered me with a blanket. Did I mistakenly think I was asleep? I had no choice but to slowly close my eyes as the magical power of the blanket warmly covered my body.

As I strained my eyes to keep from falling asleep and looked at Titania, I could see through my narrowed eyes that Titania and Princess Fiona seemed to be getting along quite well. If there was something Titania didn’t know while reading the book, Princess Fiona calmly explained it to her, even though it was annoying.

Looking at them having so much fun-

I fell asleep without realizing it.

*

When they woke up after a quick nap, Princesses Titania and Fiona were still busy reading books. They had read so much that a tower of three or four books was piled up next to Princesses Titania and Fiona. Do we have similar hobbies?

I slowly stretched and got up. Perhaps not much time had passed yet, and the sun was still high in the sky. Thinking that I could now slowly enter the fog, I called Princess Fiona.

“Princess Fiona.”

“Yes, Her Majesty the Queen.”

“I’d like to talk alone with Titania for a moment, but if you go back first…”

When I asked her to go back alone, Princess Fiona frowned. Then he lowered his head and sighed, then raised his head again and glared at me.

“…Alone?”

“…? okay. “We have something to talk about with our ‘family’.”

“Family… family…”

Thinking over the word family, Princess Fiona turned her head and looked at Titania. Sometimes, at times like this, I had no idea what Princess Fiona was thinking.

What on earth is it that I don’t like this time that makes me do this? I also sighed out of frustration. The moment I opened my mouth to speak again-

“Are you planning on sending Princess Titania into the fog?”

“…? what?”

For a moment, I felt like my heart was sinking. How do you know I’m going into the fog with Titania? Did he just stab me? In the first place, is this something that will come out just because you stabbed it?

When I saw Princess Fiona’s distorted expression, I remembered what I had heard from her again.

“…Please don’t tell disgusting jokes. I know your inner thoughts, right? “Aren’t you the one who is happiest now that that child is gone?”

“…what?”

“The child who resembled ‘that woman’ you hated disappeared right before your eyes, right? If that’s not something to be happy about, then what is? Oh, did you say ‘I hate you’ to that child because you wanted it to be like this? It’s really dense-”

ah. I see

“Your Majesty, I need to know.”

Princess Fiona slowly approached me. He glared at me sitting on the floor and growled. I don’t know exactly why Princess Fiona was so sharp with me, but this much was certain.

“What do you plan on sending Princess Titania into the fog?”

Princess Fiona was truly worried about Titania.

I’m really worried that something will happen to ‘Vivian’.