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[Episode 100] – Family Gathering (2)

Currently, Titania was not in a very good mood. No, it wasn’t bad, it was unpleasant and annoying. That’s right, I had to call the person who was looking at me and smiling brightly ‘sister’.

To be honest, Titania really hated Veronica. Although she couldn’t explain it accurately because she had never heard an explanation, Titania knew that Veronica was the same person as her.

That’s why I hated Veronica even more. I hated seeing Veronica hating her mother because it seemed like she hated her mother herself. Because their faces were exactly the same, like twins.

‘If it were me, I would never show that kind of attitude towards my mother…’

Moreover, I could not forgive myself for dressing up as Princess Fiona when I was young and causing a wedge between myself and my mother whenever I could. What would have happened if you had been deceived by that alienation?

I really didn’t want to even imagine it. So I never, ever had any intention of allowing that person to interfere with my relationship with my mother. No matter what my mother said, I was planning on kicking that person out…

‘Then, if I grant you a few wishes, will you trust me a little?’

The wishes that that person offered as compensation for forgiveness were very attractive.

There was no doubt that the offer to act as his double and help him sneak out of the royal castle was an offer that would be difficult to refuse. Even if the person who suggested it was the person who created a rift between himself and his mother.

The act of secretly escaping from the royal castle and wandering around the streets or villages while hiding one’s identity was one of the acts that Titania had truly dreamed of. That’s why I said I wanted to go to the masquerade ball no matter how much my mother was against it.

Moreover, the masquerade ball that he managed to attend despite his mother’s opposition was very different from what he had imagined. Even if you wear a mask and make up, many people already recognize you.

Clearly, Titania, who had hoped that no one would recognize her as a princess by hiding her identity, could not hide her disappointment. When young people gathered together and asked him to dance, he felt despair.

‘After the masquerade, I thought I would never have another opportunity like this…’

Titania glanced, rolled her eyes and looked at Veronica.

The sight of him looking at himself with a fan open and a smile gave me a strange feeling, as if the mirror was moving on its own. It was somewhat comfortable to think of them as twins, but even so, they were not my older sister.

‘If that person really helps me, wouldn’t it be possible to date my mother?’

Titania massaged her chin for a moment and lost herself in her imagination.

I heard that there are meaningful festivals held in the capital every season. I heard that there is a spring festival in spring, a shopping festival in summer, a harvest festival in fall, and a snowflake festival in winter.

It’s nice to run away and see things by yourself, but what if you go there with your mother? I wanted to go there at least once, but it was a place I couldn’t easily go to because of my position as a princess.

However, it also meant that as long as I called that person my sister, I would have the opportunity to go to the festival alone with my mother. Watching the festival alone with my mother…

If I went to the spring festival with my mother, it was clear that I would be able to walk around a shopping mall selling a lot of flowers with her. As she passed by, she bought a wreath as a souvenir from a flower vendor, and her mother and herself watched the festival wearing the wreaths. A mother wearing a flower crown must be pretty.

I thought the summer shopping festival would be good too. Since the merchants said they were opening a circus with animals brought in from abroad, it was clear that my mother would also like it. Plus, the night of the festival was even more amazing. I heard that at the end of the day when everyone gathers to sing and dance, people of all ages and genders gather together and dance.

‘Then I will be able to dance with my mother without worrying about what others think.’

How about the fall harvest festival? The most enjoyable festival was definitely the fall harvest festival. The harvest festival is held on a holiday designated by the kingdom. I heard that the royal castle also provided food for the festival, and everyone enjoyed the festival day and night. The commotion of the harvest festival could be heard even in the distant castle.

A simple winter snowflake festival seemed like a good idea. The Snow Festival held on the shore of a large lake in the capital was a festival with more things to see and things to see, such as erecting ice sculptures, than in other seasons. What if you go to a place like that and see it with your mother? Since it is cold, it would be possible to hold hands and walk with my mother.

I want to walk holding hands with my mother while looking at the snow fields. Obviously, since it’s a cold day, even if I cling to my mother, she won’t say anything. It was clear that I could walk around with my mother close to me, using the excuse that it was cold. Because it’s cold, you don’t just hold hands, you even hug each other…

‘What can I do…it’s so nice to even imagine…’

Titania quickly covered the corner of her mouth with her palm to cover the rising corners of her mouth.

A festival just with my mother?! Wouldn’t summer festivals be great?! There is no other opportunity like this to dance with your mother! Since it’s a festival, it’ll be okay to hug your mother and dance! Just like those scenes from novels!

Moreover, this wish was not granted only once. So, every year, I celebrate with my mother?! Besides, I think it would be okay even if it wasn’t a festival! You can ask Veronica and see the night sea like last time! Night sea alone with my mother!

‘Besides, when the mood gets better, uh, I can kiss my mother’s cheek, and so on, little by little…’

Hehehe.

The happy thoughts didn’t stop.

Titania felt her face turn bright red, and had no choice but to spread her palm out to cover her entire face. I suppressed the sound of laughter that tried to escape between my teeth and sighed instead. Really, a pleasant sigh.

Considering that, it didn’t seem bad for Veronica to be her older sister. The benefits outweighed the losses. Because Veronica didn’t love her mother like she did. On the contrary, I was relieved to see that he was showing off his hatred.

‘If you say you love your mother like I do, I will never forgive you.’

Even if Veronica recognizes her mother’s excellence and comes to like her, only to the extent that she likes her. The limit to which he could yield was just there. If Veronica crossed that line, I was going to kick her out no matter what.

The rest of the wishes that Veronica suggested were good, but the first one was the one I liked the most. I had high expectations for learning magic, but in reality, I had given up half the time so I didn’t have much expectations. Because there was no inconvenience even without magic in the first place.

furthermore…

Should I say that I somehow knew that that person’s actions were really for his own good? I didn’t feel like Veronica’s words were lies.

Titania thought for a moment and glanced at Veronica, who was arguing with her mother. You didn’t have to be a fool to know why Veronica hated her mother. It’s just that, unlike Veronica, she has received so much from her mother that she doesn’t want to see her like that.

The name Titania and my current feelings.

Everything was no different from what my mother had made.

If you were raised by a mother who didn’t change like Veronica…

Titania shook her head to shake off the bad thoughts. For Titania, only results and facts mattered. The result is that it is his current mother who raised him and that it is his current mother whom he loves.

As Titania looked at Veronica and Vivian alternately with a pouting expression, Veronica, noticing the gaze, smiled slyly and started teasing Titania.

“It’s pretty good. Being a younger brother. Would you like to sing it again? “My name is Veronica.”

“…I’m done for today. “I won’t call you anymore.”

As expected, I still don’t like it.

Titania is awesome! He said and turned his head. Veronica’s wish to be granted was also a wish, but there were too many things she didn’t like right now.

*

Veronica came to visit occasionally, and the relationship between Titania and Veronica became closer. Veronica almost came to see Titania. I was rarely the only one to visit.

One day, one week, one month, one year. The more days we met, the more days Titania called Veronica her sister, and sometimes there were days when it was just the two of us talking, excluding me.

This was usually the day when Veronica introduced the dwarves to Titania. The dwarves are said to be extremely reluctant to Vivian, and when I was there, except for Brownie, they didn’t come out of the hut. I guess it was because of the rumors about Vivian…

At that time, only Ainsel and I were left alone and we were busy complaining. It’s not that I couldn’t understand that it was just the two of them talking, but it was still sad. In particular, Ainsel became depressed every time he was separated from Titania.

I said to Ainsel, ‘It’s okay if I just join the two of you in conversation, right? When the kids asked, ‘Am I the only one who doesn’t invite them?’, Heinsel replied, ‘I feel a little… awkward with Veronica.’

What’s so awkward? Are you still in shock when your body was kidnapped by Veronica? Every time Veronica came to visit, Ainsel couldn’t do this or that and came to my side and just stamped his feet.

Because Ainsel was always with Titania. It might be even more sad that that position was taken over by Veronica. Anyway, when I asked Titania what they talked about, she said that they learned magic from Veronica and talked about various things.

Before we knew it, we became so close to each other that when seen from the side, they really looked like sisters. Veronica still acted like she hated me, but not as harshly as before.

Time passes so quickly-

Titania is fifteen.

I have reached the age of twenty-eight.

The season is still winter, so cold that it makes your bones ache.

There really isn’t much left now.

When this winter passes and spring comes, Titania will enter the academy.

There really isn’t much left now.

There are really only a few months left to be with Titania.