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[Episode 75] – My adolescent daughter (1)

These days, whenever I look at Bang Show’s head, I keep getting depressed.

At one point, I felt so sad that tears welled up in my eyes. I tried to smile to forget the overwhelming sadness, but it was no use.

“……”

“…Stop staring.”

“Oh sorry. even I did not know.”

I tried to lower my gaze and look at the documents on the desk. But, what do you do when your gaze keeps falling on you? I also don’t keep watching because I want to see it.

Didn’t they say that all humans are distracted by shiny things? Because in life’s experience, shiny things are often valuable – I remember reading somewhere.

However, stealing my attention was never worth it. It couldn’t be sold anywhere, and it couldn’t be boasted to anyone. Still, the thing that keeps taking my attention is…

I smiled shyly and looked at Bang Show.

“Well, cheer up. Compared to the days when the top of the head was messy and hair only grew on both sides, it looks much neater. Are there any black glasses to block out the sunlight? “I think it would be perfect if you used it.”

“If you keep doing this, I will quit my job as minister.”

“Hehehehehe.”

Bang Show’s scalp is now completely peeled off and seems to shine.

Hair loss has been progressing rapidly since last year, and Bangshaw finally made a big decision yesterday. That is, the huge decision to go bald by shaving off the last remaining hair.

Until yesterday, there was definitely hair left on both sides of Bang Chau’s head, but when I arrived at the office today, I saw that Bang Chau had completely bald head, didn’t he? I smiled bitterly and looked at Bang Chaut’s face. Oh, I’m going crazy.

“Isn’t it amazing that humans are so amazing? All the hair has fallen out, but the beard remains in abundance. It’s hair that grows from the same head. “How can a beard remain and hair on the head…”

“I think it’s time to take out the resignation letter that I kept in my arms.”

“It’s just farming. “Please don’t quit.”

So today, Bang Show became completely bald.

A bald man with only a long beard left behind. I tried to ask him why he didn’t trim his beard, but I couldn’t because it seemed like it was Bang Show’s last bit of pride. Yes, if you don’t have a top, you have to grow a bottom.

If this were the East, passersby would no doubt bow their heads, mistaking Bangsho for a immortal. Isn’t time so cruel? When I first saw Bang Show, half of that shiny scalp was covered with hair…

‘Well… I guess that’s how much time has passed.’

Speaking of time, it wasn’t easy for me either.

Apparently, when I was possessed by this body, I was only 20 years old, but now I am over 50 years old and I am now 26 years old. During that time, I didn’t really change anything.

The only thing that can be said to have changed is the eyes? Lately, I’ve occasionally heard people say that their once sharp eyes have become a little gentler. Is it because I rarely frown like Vivian and smile every day?

Nowadays, whenever I go out in social circles, people I meet for the first time always say, ‘Contrary to the rumors, Her Majesty the Queen has a very gentle appearance.’ of course! How hard I tried!

These days, he receives more and more invitations to parties and tea parties, and he often goes out in social circles with his wife, Serina, to solidify his position. Wouldn’t this be enough to change the negative perception of the ‘old Vivian’?

“Mom… stop making fun of Bang Show…”

“Okay, as you said, I guess I should stop now.”

As I was struggling to hold back the laughter that was leaking out, Titania, who was sitting next to my desk, sighed and looked at me. These days, Titania comes to my office to learn practical skills and learns from me.

I wondered if Titania had already learned this, but Titania’s teacher said that ‘experience’ was important and asked me to watch Vinchot and I work once or twice a week. Is it like work experience?

I rested my chin and looked at Titania next to me, who was trying to understand the documents that Vinchot had handed me. Titania reads it over and over again, tilting her head as if it was still difficult to understand.

‘Still… the one who has changed the most is not me or Bangchot, but Titania.’

The girl who smiled brightly and called me “Mom~ Mom” grew up and became a thirteen-year-old ‘girl’ who called me ‘Mother’. I had grown so much in height that Titania, which used to be around my waist, had now grown to the height of my shoulders. Is a child’s growth this steep and fast?

Titania, feeling my penetrating gaze, raised her head and looked at me.

“…? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I thought my daughter was as pretty as ever.”

“…Even if you say that, I won’t sleep with my mother anymore. You know that it’s time for me to have my own room, right? “Compared to other children of the same age, it is much too late.”

“Yes, yes. I know. By the way, are you used to sleeping alone now?”

“Well, that’s… not yet…”

Titania started sharing a room with me last month. That happened at a tea party hosted by Titania last month.

Titania, who found out that she was the only one among her peers to sleep with her mother at this age, blushed bright red and declared that she would share a separate room with me.

In response to everyone’s sudden declaration, I told them that there was no shame in sleeping with me since you were still young and that you should not worry about what others thought, but Titania seemed different.

Despite my worried advice, Titania insisted on me and said she would share a separate room. Titania left my room and returned to the room she used when she was young, but she still didn’t know how to sleep on her own and was suffering from sleep deprivation every day.

“I told you so. You don’t know how to sleep alone yet. “What is it that a child who can’t sleep unless he cuddles with me suddenly wants to use our own room?”

“Uh, mother…!”

“Do you think I don’t know that you ordered Ellie a huge pillow instead of hugging me? so? Can you fall asleep holding that big pillow? Because I can’t sleep, the area under my eyes is dark. “Do you think sleeping habits are that easy to change?”

Titania’s face turned bright red and her shoulders trembled. Anyway, I sighed as I stroked the dark circles under Titania’s eyes. A princess who is exhausted from not being able to sleep…

“Really, is this the kind of face a princess would make?! Take a look in the mirror! If something goes wrong with your health, who are you going to blame?!”

“Ah, ah, it’s me!”

I stroked the area under Titania’s eyes for a while, but then I got irritated and pulled her cheek. Titania begged me to let go as her cheek felt like it was going to tear, but I tormented her by pulling on her cheek even more.

“Anyway, you have to go to the academy dormitory next year. From then on, it is not too late to develop the habit of sleeping alone. “Sleeping habits aren’t something that can be easily corrected, right?”

“……”

I let go of Titania’s stretched out cheeks and stroked her reddened skin. As soon as the word academy was mentioned, Titania pouted her lips sullenly. I smacked Titania’s pouting lips and looked down at the document again.

These days, whenever we talk about the academy, Titania always pouts.

The reason is, of course…

“…Still don’t want to go to the academy?”

“……”

Because Titania doesn’t want to go to the academy. Anyone would hate it if they left the castle where they had lived their whole lives and went to live abroad for three years.

I also fully understood Titania’s feelings, but the academy was not a place I could avoid.

A place to learn about the social life of nobles, build connections with various nobles, and learn all kinds of knowledge. That was the kingdom’s academy.

In terms of knowledge, Titania was able to teach Titania well in the royal castle, but the part related to personal connections was something that even the royal castle could not help with.

Blood ties, regional ties, and school ties were important in this world as well. No, it was especially important because it was a world like this.

There was only one thing that I felt was really important during my social life with Lady Serena. No matter how much a queen she is, there are walls in social circles that cannot be easily overcome.

That was the academy, Jiyeon.

Even though I was the queen of this country, the thick wall of academic ties built up through personal connections among nobles I had met since childhood was not something I could easily overcome.

“…There’s still time, so think about it carefully. “If you still say you really don’t like it then, I’ll think about it again.”

“……yes.”

After lightly stroking Titania’s head, who nodded, I resumed my work. After the afternoon work was over and I was taking a short break, Titania hesitated and handed me an envelope.

“…? “What is this?”

“It’s… a letter from Viola. “I’m inviting you to a family party…”

“okay?”

I calmly opened the party invitation that Viola had sent to Titania.

Lady Serena’s daughter, Viola, seems to have continued to exchange letters with Titania since the hunting competition held when she was ten years old.

Viola is Lady Serena’s daughter, and Titania’s first friend, so I haven’t interfered much between them until now…

I felt like I needed to interfere a little bit with this.

When I read the party invitation, one of my eyebrows twitched and rose without me realizing it. I had no intention of saying anything about going to the party itself. But the theme of the party…

“…masquerade?”

“…Is it okay if I go?”