《The Young Villain Dreams of a Golden Spoon》 Chapter 1 Kion was dull. Nothing could fill his empty heart. The more his powers grew, the more his emptiness increased. It was an unacceptable realization at a young age. When you experience unbearable pain, you lose everything. Kion decided not to hold on to anything anymore. So, when he was told to marry by arrangement under the name of the Emperor, he silently accepted it. It¡¯s because he didn¡¯t want to get involved in worldly affairs. For Kion, the present life was meaningless. ¡®Even if you dream big and work hard, you can¡¯t do anything alone. Even if you achieve it, as time goes by, everything will vanish, you worked hard, so what¡­ everything is useless.¡¯ The words in his memory from a long time ago did not disappear. The only person he trusted and depended on, who told him to hold his breath* and live far away from the world. TL/N : refers to hiding himself Kion followed that person¡¯s words. Because there was nothing wrong. So he left the imperial palace and hid himself from people. He wanted to be forgotten in their memories. ¡®Stay quiet. Don¡¯t do anything and don¡¯t desire anything. Don¡¯t even pay attention to useless things that will vanish anyway. You don¡¯t want that¡­ again. You won¡¯t be able to hold anything, keep that in mind. Kion¡¯ Even if he didn¡¯t want to, he knew well. He was meant to be like that anyway. He didn¡¯t doubt at all that the day when he would embrace something would come. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã Kion was looking at the mirror on his desk as usual. Beyond that, the image of a woman who had an accident and was bruised and bleeding was reflected. ¡°¡­Why¡± Kion has been watching Jiyoung through the mirror since her childhood. She lives in a completely different world from himself. She was the only one I could see through the mirror. He watched her life from start to finish, so he didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Why are you smiling?¡± Humans cannot remain calm in the face of death. He knew it better than anyone else. But Jiyoung was different. It was strange that she didn¡¯t lose her smile despite her hard life, she also smiled at her moment of death. She deserves to be filled with resentment. I would be angry at the absurd reality. ¡°Yo- Your Highness!¡± At that time, one of the maids temporarily sent by the Imperial Palace burst open the door of the study and entered. It was a great disrespect, but Kion looked at her without saying a word. ¡°Th-the princess¡­!¡± Kion turned his gaze back to the mirror with indifferent eyes. I knew what had happened with just the word ¡®princess¡¯ that came out of the maid¡¯s mouth. The maid¡¯s blue face also confirmed his guess. She must have committed suicide. For a slight moment, I recalled the dead black the eyes of the princess, but I then soon subdue my interest. That¡¯s all I could think about my wife who I marry today. Now, Jiyoung¡¯s death over the mirror has attracted more attention than the suicide of a princess. Unlike Jiyoung beyond the mirror, the princess had a happy childhood, but in the end she was a woman who only self-destructs. If she were like usual, there was no need to pay attention. ¡°Your Highness?¡± There was another call from the maid, meaning he should go and see, but Kion¡¯s gaze didn¡¯t seem to fall from the mirror. ¡®Why?¡¯ Looking at Jiyoung beyond the mirror, I felt a very small stir in my empty heart. Jiyoung was weird. She went through something more painful than anyone else, and without help, she got up on her own. Even though she was in pain, she woke up soon after brushing it off, and she endured her sadness with a smile. I was curious about the reason why she could do that and why she did that. // ¡®Why are you¡­.¡¯ So it was. Kion stood up from his seat with an expressionless face. Something quickly passed through my mind. I moved without hesitation at the thought. Small ripples in my calm heart spread bigger and bigger. The maids who were making a fuss were annoying, but they were the ones who came temporarily for the wedding anyway. Since they will be gone after today, Kion ignored the noise of those making a fuss. ¡®Since she took her own life, there will be no more regrets in her body.¡¯ I¡¯ve never tried it before, but there was a possibility. After organizing the things that came to mind, the maid that was guiding him arrived in front of the room. It was an old door that did not suit the room of the bride who is getting married today. A white lifeless body lying on the floor is seen through the commotion and the open door. Kion lifted the woman lying on the floor with a nonchalant face and laid her down on the bed. ¡°Wh-what should I do?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong¡­¡± They are still noisy maids. I didn¡¯t like noisy things. Others were uncomfortable beings that made noises, making me dizzy. Kion thought of getting them out of the mansion as soon as possible. ¡°Get out.¡± At the first short word, the maids wept and closed the door without hesitation. I thought she was already dead because she had committed suicide, but she was still alive. I became more confident in what came to mind in my head. Kion peeked at the woman¡¯s body. I could tell without having to check in detail. That her breath would be gone soon. That there¡¯s no way to save her anymore. There was no need to hesitate. ¡®Although I don¡¯t know if there¡¯s a side effect¡­¡¯ It was my first time doing this. However, I am confident that I will not fail. ¡®Princess, let me borrow your life.¡¯ It¡¯s a life that she gave up on anyway. In the quiet bedroom, the woman was wearing a bloody wedding dress. Her pale, fading face and dress matched her adornment. He didn¡¯t even pay attention to others, but the princess was beautiful even to Kion. He couldn¡¯t help but admit it. Everyone praised her for her beauty. It was said that no one in the world could beat her beauty. But the higher you rise, the more painful the fall. Kion opened her mouth while looking at the face of a woman who suffered from falling down an endless cliff and eventually killed herself. ¡°Her.¡± He slowly raised his hand. The mirror in his study was already in his hand. Kion closed his eyes and rang the mirror with his hands over the woman¡¯s heart that was getting cold. His behavior which seemed like an unspoken ritual was cautious and secretive. ¡°Beside me.¡± Clink- As the mirror broke, a subtle light hovered around the woman¡¯s body. Kion¡¯s lips drew a thick arc. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã I hated poverty. From the time I started thinking for myself, I had to fight poverty. My parents were full of love, but they did not have the ability to protect that love. Unfortunately, the power of this world was money. ¡°Idiots¡­¡± My incompetent parents eventually gave up their love, and the five-year-old me was abandoned. Thanks to my parents who abandoned me in the deep mountains, I had to wait for someone to save me for three days alone in the dark and cold mountains. My parents, who were full of love, became endlessly cruel because of poverty, and I desperately looked for them for three days without even knowing that. After being rescued by a simmani*, who climbed the mountain by chance, my parents appeared after being reported by the police, and they did not abandon me, but took me with tears pretending to be lost, but they were no longer my parents. TL/N : A person whose job is to go deep into the mountains and dig wild ginseng. Poverty took away love and prevented me from dreaming of happiness. So I worked hard and there was nothing I didn¡¯t do. But is this the result of hard work? ¡°Ackk! Th-the person¡­!¡± ¡°Someone please report it!¡± My eyes didn¡¯t fall from the bankbook I held in my hand. I¡¯ve been working hard all my life, but I¡¯ve never used it. I had a headache and my vision was gradually blurred, but I couldn¡¯t close my eyes. Why, why does it have to be me. ¡®If I knew this would happen, I would have bought and tried at least one good cosmetic product.¡¯ Maybe it¡¯s because I lived in poverty all my life. The regrets I had after I died were insignificant. Smirk- The leaking laughter was something like an honest one. Come to think of it, I think I always smiled even in a terrible, hard life. It was only then that hope felt a little closer. But there was no hope. In the end, there was nothing. I don¡¯t have a friend that would shed a single tear when I die. I was just born under incompetent parents. As a result, I grew up with poverty and was not able to learn. Because of the debt they left, I had to spend my whole life in poverty. It was literally because of meeting the wrong parents. ¡®Please let me be born with a golden spoon* in my next life.¡¯ TL/N : A gold spoon symbolizes a person who grew up with a rich environment from birth to adulthood. Is it too much for a wish? No, I¡¯ve been having such a hard time my whole life, so maybe I can hope for this much. If the god has a conscience, they should listen to this much. Of course. ¡¸¡­cia¡­ ¡¹ I heard someone calling from afar. It¡¯s not calling my name, but strangely it sounded as if it¡¯s calling me. ¡¸¡­licia.¡¹ It was a nice low-pitched voice. With the feeling of flying, tremendous pain came over me. It was more painful than when I broke my head in the car accident. Why does it hurt so much? I screamed in pain, but there was no sound. Is this what silent cries are like? I screamed, but it was stuffy as if my chest was clogged, and I couldn¡¯t tell if it was tears or blood flowing. It was painful. I couldn¡¯t breathe well. I didn¡¯t know why I had to breathe when I was dead, but I did anyway. How much did I scream and struggle like that? I heard a sound from somewhere. ¡¸Alicia.¡¹ A voice that had not been heard for a long time was clearly heard this time. At that moment, the whole black world became bright in an instant. ¡°Gasp! Oh¡­ Aackk!¡± God listened to my little wish. I wasn¡¯t really that desperate though¡­ Chapter 2 I didn¡¯t sincerely wished. If there is such a thing like a next life, I wish I would be born with a golden spoon. But are they granting my wish so early? A sense of being alive was conveyed by the clear consciousness and the pain that stabbed through my body. ¡°¡­a mistake¡­ the method¡­.¡± A low-pitched voice that was pleasant to hear muttered something. I couldn¡¯t hear well because my ears were deaf. I couldn¡¯t see because my vision was blurry, but I was a little frustrated because I couldn¡¯t hear it. One thing that¡¯s clear is that I¡¯m alive. I think I heard the word ¡®Alicia¡¯ clearly. ¡°.¡­medicine¡­..¡± As I was silently listening to the words I couldn¡¯t hear well, something cold touched my forehead. A white object moved beyond my blurred vision. Omg, I thought it was a wall all this whole time. A doctor? A white gown? I couldn¡¯t see or hear well, so I let my imagination run wild. But I couldn¡¯t see it right away, but my eyes were open, so I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. In fact, I thought I would be able to escape from the pain a little if I slept. After sleeping soundly, fortunately, I could see clearly this time. My whole body was still sore and had no energy, but when I clenched my teeth and gave strength, my body moved. ¡°Umm.¡± An unfamiliar ceiling and an empty room. The ceiling was full of cobwebs, and except for the bed on which I was lying, there was only a wooden table and a sofa that seemed dusty if it was sat down. It seemed that no one had been using it for a long time, as there was a musty smell and a blanket covering it. ¡®I wonder, this familiar smell¡¯ It was the smell I smelled for 29 years. It¡¯s the smell of poverty. ¡°Dwamn it.¡± (Damn it) I spat out abusive language like a habit, but I was surprised and covered my mouth with my hands. It was definitely what I said as usual. However, my husky voice sounded cute, making me feel guilty for no reason. The short-tongued tone that seems to say, ¡®Oho, a child can¡¯t say that!¡¯ My tongue felt particularly short. Normally, it was a curse that should have been very sharp. I bowed my head out of anxiety. Then I saw short arms and legs that could not be mine. ¡°Aahaha.¡± She laughed but the corners of her lips did not rise. It was a laugh that comes out when she was speechless. Growl- It was when I was spacing out because I couldn¡¯t easily grasp the situation. A white and black object on the floor opened its large mouth wide and wept lowly, as if to confirm my existence. A white body with black stripes. Fierce golden eyes and terrifyingly sharp teeth were seen when the mouth opened. It was a white tiger that could not be easily seen even in zoos. Why is that here?! As if I had forgotten to breathe, I trembled my lips and lay back in bed. I didn¡¯t read it, but I did the action of an old fairy tale that comes to mind. ¡®Pretend to be dead, you have to pretend to be dead.¡¯ It didn¡¯t matter why such an animal was in this room. Didn¡¯t you open your mouth wide with ferocious eyes a little while ago? I put aside the question of why I opened my eyes in such a place with a body that became young and had to face a white tiger after I had a car accident in the middle of Seoul. Whether it¡¯s an unbelievable reality or whatever, you have to live to know first. ¡®Hiik, What the, What is this?¡¯ I felt a shadow cast over my head. I closed my eyes and put strength on my lips and inhaled. That was the only thing I could do. To where do you escape when you¡¯re small? I don¡¯t think my ten steps will be a step of the white tiger¡¯s. Rather than running away for no reason and irritating the white tiger¡¯s mood, I hope it¡¯ll be interested in leaving me, quietly covered with a blanket like this. I hope I¡¯m not the white tiger¡¯s immediate food, but an emergency food that will be eaten someday. ¡°¡­ Did your mind also became younger?¡± ¡°Th- thwe whith thiger ish tahking?¡± (Th- the white tiger is talking?) At the moment, I shouted in surprise at the words I heard above my head. To be honest, I thought a white tiger could possibly talk since my body also became younger. Now I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s what! I saw with my eyes open without organizing my complicated mind, it was a doll. Uh? God? Fairy? If not, am I dreaming or something? ¡°¡­..Alicia.¡± The low-pitched voice gave me goosebumps. For some reason, his voice felt somewhat familiar and strange. He had his long white hair hanging down and he was wearing a strange white outfit, with sharp gold eyes, just like the white tiger. A hard, expressionless expression on his face made him look less human. I felt like I saw a god that appeared in a myth. Looking blankly, his red lips was the only stimulating color on him. ¡°Alicia.¡± My name is not Alicia. But when he called, my body flinched automatically as if my instinct was saying that it was calling me. ¡°M- me?¡± When I pointed at myself and said, he sent me a look saying who else is here except you. Then he casually reached out and placed his hand on my forehead. What the hell is this situation? I rolled my eyes hard, but all I could see was a man standing with a crazy appearance and a white tiger lying on the floor yawning. ¡°The fever went down.¡± ¡°Ah.¡± ¡°You should rest for the time being.¡± ¡°Ah.¡± ¡°Do you remember anything?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± I wasn¡¯t even dumbfounded by the slow-talking man, but I couldn¡¯t say anything other than ¡®Ah.¡¯ I mean, what do I need to know to talk? I haven¡¯t even figured it out yet. ¡°Why am I¡­.¡± What should I ask? Why did I became younger? That I¡¯m not Alicia? What should I ask? Who are you? I had so many questions. By the way, I was also quite worried about whether I would be able to ask a question properly with a crushed pronunciation. He answered it first, as he was frowning and groaning. ¡°You drank poison¡±. ¡°I guess you don¡¯t remember.¡± Poison he said. I stared up at him blankly. I was in a car accident though? What do you mean drink? I still clearly remembered the situation at the moment of death. What do you mean, don¡¯t remember anything? However, considering his attire, appearance, and my young body, something was definitely wrong. As I only blinked with my mouth open, he stared as if he was right. It seemed to have already been concluded that way. ¡®No- fine, I don¡¯t know anything right now, so it might be better to say I don¡¯t remember.¡¯ At first glance, it was not a familiar room and even the scenery was unfamiliar. In a ridiculous reality where the body is younger, if you pretend to know hastily, you may be in a difficult situation. 29 years of poverty. Sometimes it¡¯s better to pretend you don¡¯t know even if you know or pretend you don¡¯t know more if you don¡¯t know. There is no such thing as knowing for no reason is medicine. ¡°I- I dwon¡¯t rwemember.¡± (I- I don¡¯t remember) As if confused, I shook my head and performed a passionate performance. Then he grabbed my head and held my waving hand. His hand holding my wrist was surprisingly cold. To the point where I wonder if it¡¯s human body temperature. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t shake it.¡± He believed me when I said I didn¡¯t remember. It was originally an option he suggested. Because I felt his silent gaze¡¯s pressure saying ¡®You lost your memory? Right?¡¯ Yes, on second thought, the meaning was implied in the gaze. However, I thought he would explain the current situation for the day, saying I had lost my memory, but he left the room after saying not to shake my head. I was embarrassed and wanted to jump out of bed and chase him right away, but there was a bed that was too high for me and a white tiger, who was still dozing off on the floor. Without knowing anything, I was locked up in the room. You¡¯re not even trapped in a room. Damn it, I¡¯m trapped on the bed. With an absurdly absent-minded look, a beautiful man like a doll only looked at the door. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã ¡®Alicia Edharth.¡¯ She is now 20 years old, becoming an adult*. Born in the Heter Empire, She is the princess of Duke Edharth. TL/N : In Korea 20 years old is the age when you are considered an adult. Her husband is the 8th Prince of the Vald Empire, Kion Vald. ¡®To say that this is an explanation¡­¡­¡­¡¯ I laughed in vain after reading a piece of paper that was not even half filled. The man with white hair and crazy looks named Kion, who was Alicia¡¯s husband. Yes, I¡¯m Alicia, and he is my husband. ¡°Huh.¡± It was a ridiculous situation. I thought I died in an accident, but I woke up to someone else¡¯s body. Perhaps at the same time, Alicia died after drinking extreme poison. At that time, it seems that my soul entered the empty body of Alicia. Even this is a completely different world, is that possible? ¡®Otherwise, it can¡¯t be explained.¡¯ In addition, strangely, even though I don¡¯t remember anything, I can converse well and the text was read smoothly. Even if I think about it complicatedly, I lacked the knowledge to deduce it. Anyway, it happened by chance, but in the process of drinking the poison and saving it, there was something similar to a slight aftereffect. The aftereffects were the younger body. It was the result of several things intertwined rather than one thing intertwined. I got the body of Alicia, who became so young. ¡®Phew, my head hurts.¡¯ It took three full days to reach the current conclusion. In fact, it was an inference that could come out quickly if I thought hard for a day. If only Kion hadn¡¯t brought me something like a character description I read a while ago, even a few hours ago. This article, which has only three lines, was only given to her today, three days later. ¡®He probably didn¡¯t write this down after thinking about it for three days when I said I didn¡¯t remember, right?¡¯ I shook my head when I remembered him sticking out a sheet of paper with a stiff expression and leaving silently. No way, I¡¯m sure he forgot and remembered it only today. Chapter 3 Aweek has passed. There has been quite a lot of information I¡¯ve found out. Alicia Edharth was the only daughter of the Edharth family, who was said to be the best in the Heter Empire. There were three older brothers, and Alicia, the last child, was not loved by her late mother who gave birth to her, but she was cherished and raised by her father and brothers as a precious princess in the family. That¡¯s right. That¡¯s the precious golden spoon that I have dreamed of. ¡°Nooooohhh!¡± It was a scream that I couldn¡¯t even pronounce properly. It¡¯s the golden spoon that I¡¯ve been longing for. She is a precious person who was raised with love and affection, so why is she in such a shabby place with the familiar smell of poverty? I screamed once again as I read the next densely written article. <¡­Princess Edharth, who believed in the power of the family was arrogant and complacent, conspired to attempt to assassinate the crown prince. Although she was fortunate to have failed her attempt, she has continued her vicious behavior since then. They decided to exile her for her crime, treason of attempting to assassinate the crown prince, which is no longer forgivable. Even after the assassination attempt of the prince, she was only exiled because of the power of her family, the Duke of Edharth¡­> I quickly skimmed through the article and turned over to the next page. The writing was similar even if I turned to the next page and the next page. Most of the articles were about the evil deeds of ¡®Alicia Edharth¡¯. The Heter Empire became a flagship for her evil deeds that appeared endlessly, wave after wave, and it was regarded as a shame of the Empire, saying that it would be recorded in history books. ¡°Why?!¡± I shouted while pulling my hair out of resentment, but no one was stopping me nor listening to me. It wasn¡¯t someone else¡¯s story. It is all about the story of ¡®me¡¯ Alicia. It was just the story from a month ago! I was a well-known villain on the continent and I was even given the title ¡®the villain of the time¡¯, it was a very bad year. ¡®Atleast!¡¯ Alicia, who was deported from her homeland, was sent to the enemy country, the Vald Empire, as a spirit of reconciliation. It has been a war that has lasted for more than 100 years, and once every 10 years, a reconciliation is, so there was a brief truce. Death penalty within 10 years! Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock! It seemed that the judge¡¯s firm words were heard somewhere, hitting the gavel like a scene from a movie. The reconciliation spirit was not much different from a death penalty, which was literally thrown away. If war broke out again, she was just a hostage to be thrown away, so Alicia, who would be expelled for her crimes, was a good target. ¡°Granting my wish, bullshit.¡± It was unfair. I wasn¡¯t born again, but similarly, I got a new life, and I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s such a fortune. How big did I even wish. For Alicia, the only person she could trust was her husband, who was married by arrangement. However, her married partner, Kion, has the status of a sickly eighth prince who was almost abandoned in the Vald Empire. ¡®That¡¯s why the room looks like this.¡¯ Looking at the smell of poverty that cannot be hidden and the traces of poverty that cannot be separated even after looking everywhere, I tightened my lips. In the Vald Empire, where the fight for the throne was fierce, the prince who could not even participate in the struggle meant that he had no ¡®power¡¯. Kion was not involved in the fight and was not treated as a prince. It is said that after he reached the age of 17, his coming of age, he was given a manor far away from the imperial capital, and his shadow has not been reflected at the official ceremonies since he left the imperial palace. ¡®The long-forgotten prince was presented as an object of reconciliation¡­ Are you trying to keep me in check?¡¯ I glanced at the white tiger, lying on the floor and closing his eyes. The beast who didn¡¯t open his eyes to all kinds of cries seemed to have gotten quite used to me within a week. ¡®Sigh¡­ there¡¯s no other such dirty fate.¡¯ If there is marriage once every 10 years, wouldn¡¯t we live for five years even if we can¡¯t? If you¡¯re going to die soon anyway, you can enjoy it as much as you want. But my situation made it impossible to do so. ¡®Even if you have a young body that can¡¯t play well¡­¡¯ I clenched my blanket, which still smells musky. Poverty Why don¡¯t it fall apart from it even after getting a new life? What would you do if you were a prince. What¡¯s the point of being a princess from a prestigious family recognized by my status? I don¡¯t have money! ¡°Dwam ith.¡± (Damn it) She cursed in a voice that still felt a little guilty. Then the white tiger, who had been sleeping well, opened his eyes. I knew for the short time we had together that the ferocious beast had no will to harm me, but the gaze of an animal ten times my size was still frightening. It¡¯s a human instinct to survive. But the white tiger didn¡¯t open his eyes because I cursed. At an amazing timing, Kion opened the door and came in. Perhaps he knew in advance that his owner had come. ¡°¡­Did you understand a little bit?¡± He put the tray in his hand on the table and glanced at the book lying on the floor. I¡¯m not sure if it¡¯s a book, a magazine, or a newspaper. Because it seemed like he was tying up a lot of things. Maybe this guy made it too. It seemed to ask if I knew about myself. I knew it. However, it would have been better not knowing. ¡°Wash idh rweal?¡± (Was it real?) ¡°¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m rweally¡­ a bwad pwerson?¡± (I¡¯m really¡­ a bad person?) What I said with a short tongue was hard even for me to understand. However, Kion nodded as if he understood. There was no change in his expression, but it was a clear confirmation sign. I had no choice but to despair more. It feels like even a glimmer of hope has disappeared. This body was such a bad girl. And very bad too. ¡°¡­Bwu- bwut I dwon¡¯t rwemember.¡± (Bu- but I don¡¯t remember) Even if I tell the truth that I¡¯m not Alicia, Kion won¡¯t believe me. At times like this, pretending not to know is the answer. It was the original Alicia who did something bad, not me. Of course, I wasn¡¯t sure if he would believe me. There was one thing I was sure of. That Kion won¡¯t be interested in whether I¡¯m a bad girl or not. It was my judgment of Kion, who I observed for a week. This man was taking care of me for some reason, but he didn¡¯t pay much attention. He didn¡¯t show any signs of surprise about my younger body. Kion, who exudes a languid and bored atmosphere, said as he looked at me hesitatingly. ¡°You don¡¯t have to remember.¡± ¡°¡­Huh?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not the memory you need right now anyway.¡± He wasn¡¯t wrong. As expected, Kion was not very interested in me. ¡®It¡¯s a marriage with the villain of the time, but he did not object, and considering that he even saved her life¡­ He¡¯s a bit of a good person.¡¯ He said he was sickly, so I thought he might have a weak heart. ¡°Bwuuut what if I mweet pweople I know?¡± (But what if I meet people I know?) ¡°¡­Do you mean you¡¯re going to go out looking like that?¡± Kion¡¯s white hair flowed to the side. He tilted his head and scanned my whole body. The glance was particularly short. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Ah.¡± ¡°It¡¯s impossible. I don¡¯t think you can.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± I wanted to say ¡®Ah right-¡¯ Alicia was a mature 20-year-old adult. But what do I look like now? I was only seen as a four-year-old child. Going out like this, who would have thought that I was the villain of the time ¡®Alicia¡¯. ¡°Memories will return when you get used to your body.¡± It¡¯s fine if it doesn¡¯t return though, since I think it¡¯ll only bother me if I have bad memories of doing evil. If I had no choice, would I drink extreme poison myself? It is unknown whether she committed suicide because she could not accept her situation, or whether she repented of her sins and ended her life. I don¡¯t really want to know. ¡°First of all, it¡¯s better to take care of your body first. Since that body is¡­ weak.¡± It¡¯s inevitable because she drank extreme poison. In addition, her immune system is low because it¡¯s a body of a child. I don¡¯t know because I¡¯m still in bed now, but it¡¯s obvious that there will be many defects in my body. ¡°¡­If you need anything, you can tell me.¡± Kion said after hesitating for a while. The expression was still expressionless, but there was a warmth in the words. Are you taking care of her because she¡¯s your wife? But her body became younger though? It seems like a father and a daughter rather than a couple. But we don¡¯t look alike. Looking at me without an answer, Kion asked again with a languid voice. ¡°Is there anything you want?¡± I was reading the room wondering if I could really say what I really wanted. He slowly got up from his seat as if he didn¡¯t want to talk. On the table was the porridge, the meal of the day he brought in. I¡¯ve already eaten porridge for a week. It¡¯s just white porridge that doesn¡¯t contain abalone, vegetables, or meat. ¡°Thwere ish! Thwere ish!¡± (There is! There is!) I thought of the week when I ate only white porridge three meals a day, so I grabbed his arm as he was about to get up. Kion ambiguously stood up, his eyes touched me. I hesitated. He asked me to say what I wanted, but can I really say it? Honestly, he saved me, somewhat took good care of me, and I feel something friendly, but can I say it? ¡°¡­Alicia.¡± ¡°Ye¡­es?¡± ¡°Say it.¡± He urged me to answer as if he was seeing through what I was thinking. I closed my eyes and said, grabbing the hem of his clothes more tightly. ¡°I- I wan tu eat mweat!¡± (I- I want to eat meat!) I felt a hot gaze above my head. The plump fingers holding the hem of his robe trembled. I bowed my head out of shame. I thought I would know without seeing, Kion was clearly looking at me with his unique boring gaze. The back of my head was about to be pierced. When I slightly turned my head out of shame and opened my eyes, I made eye contact with the white tiger lying face down in the living room. It may be my illusion, but at the moment, the white tiger seemed to be smirking and laughing. Damn it. However, I wanted to stop eating the white porridge that made me sick just by looking at it. Notes : Im sorry Alicia¡­ But I¡¯m laughing too pfft- Chapter 4 Awall full of books on all sides and a desk in the center of the room. The space that looked somewhat alien was Kion¡¯s study. There were no windows, so the only light was the lights placed here and there, but it was very dark because only the desk lamp on the desk was on. Kion sat at his desk and stared blankly at the cracked mirror. It looked like shattered fragments of a mirror glued together and the old hand mirror would be shattered again with a touch. ¡°That personality¡­ It was just as I saw it.¡± When she was told to say what she wanted, an unexpected answer came out. There were normal answers that could be requested, such as ¡®I want to return to my adult body¡¯ or ¡®I want to get out of this place¡¯ Considering the situation she is in, the normal answer would be like that. At the very least, she was able to think of her situation and ask for help so that she did not die. She asked you for it with all her honesty. So he had handed over information about The Alicia Edhardth. Then think about what to do in the current situation. But Alicia did not give such a normal answer. ¡°Wanting to eat meat¡­¡± I remembered Jiyoung, who was obsessed with food in the world beyond the mirror. She grumbled every day in extreme poverty and left no food left with an extraordinary spirit. [In order for a child to be healthy, they needs to take balanced nutrition, she said] The white tiger who was yawning with his big mouth open, spoke to him. White tiger was a contracted subject by Kion as a ¡®guardian¡¯ that only a few of the Vald Empire could have. He¡¯s able to communicate with the contracted subject, and he was able to share all of his memories and emotions. ¡°Nutrition¡­¡± Kion grabbed his hem and recalled her trembling little hand. Like a mirror that could be shattered with a tap, Alicia was the same. Her white skin, black hair, unusual red eyes, and chubby cheeks typical of a child, she was small unlike her first appearance. It was a completely different appearance from when she wore a pure white wedding dress that suits her. Above all, there was severe pain as Jiyoung¡¯s soul entered the empty body. The pain would continue to appear as the soul and body adapt in the future. Alicia needed stamina to endure the pain. Otherwise, it was obvious that she would lose consciousness and not wake up for a long time like before. It would be slow, but she wouldn¡¯t die, it wasn¡¯t a bad method. However, Kion did not like that method. I didn¡¯t want to wait still for her to recover, lying dead. It was cumbersome, but I wanted her to build up her physical strength, adapt, and survive. ¡°I see.¡± Kion, who came to a conclusion, looked at his guardian, Turen. It meant that he would bring the meat as she wanted. [There is none] ¡°Why?¡± Turen made a ¡®Why are you asking me¡¯ gaze. Kion gave strength to the forehead. He was not very interested in anything in the world. Because I was different from others, I lived more isolated from the world. Thanks to Guardian Turen, who doesn¡¯t have to eat, Kion was also able to survive without having to eat for a long time. I just spent time like that and lived boringly, but now the situation has changed. There is a person who needs to pay attention to nutrition for each meal. No, there are people who can only live by eating their own meals. [There¡¯s nothing the child can eat besides meat, Kion] As if to remind him of such a reality, Turen spoke coldly. Kion quietly and opened the drawer at the bottom of the desk. There were letters covered in dust. He picked up one of them. ¡°I¡¯m going to have to bring in someone.¡± Until now, He did not care much even if a certain amount of money given to the prince by the imperial family every month did not arrive properly. It was because Kion didn¡¯t really need them. He didn¡¯t need anything as long as he had a quiet mansion that no one was looking for. However, he couldn¡¯t dismiss it as unnecessary anymore, so he slowly picked up the quill. He lowered his languid eyes and moved his square-quill. ¡°At least we need someone who can cook.¡± He still hated it when others entered the quiet mansion. However, when he thinks of Alicia, who will lie dead until the soul and body adapt, wrinkles appear in the forehead. The best decision at the time of choice varies from situation to situation. Kion had to choose between present peace and subtle displeasure. The letter had already been written, as if to ridicule the troubled thoughts. As if there was no such thing as an option from the beginning. Kion wrote a letter of objection to the Imperial Financial Management Department. For the first time in 10 years since leaving the Imperial Palace at the age of 17. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã My daily routine after being a child was very simple. After waking up, I eat white porridge, read books such as magazines, and eat white porridge for lunch. Then, after a short nap, I went for a walk in the bedroom, saying I had to develop my stamina, and ate white porridge for dinner. Then, after reading a book, I go to sleep. It was indeed a surprisingly porridge-like daily life. My shameful wish to eat meat was ignored. Kion still brought white porridge since then. Why did you ask when you weren¡¯t even going to listen? Is this hope torture? What¡¯s new is that the scary beast that was always hanging out in the middle of the room was Kion¡¯s ¡®Guardian¡¯. Kion called the white tiger Turen. I thought it was strange that he was keeping a scary beast as a pet, so he looked down at me and said just one thing. ¡®Turen is a Guardian.¡¯ No matter how much I searched the books I read every day, nothing came out about the Guardian. Then Kion brought me a new book, which was a real ¡®book¡¯ unlike what I usually read. Books with various things written about the Vald Empire were quite helpful. Guardians were a special force that made the Vald Empire a military powerhouse and a kind of contractual partner that only a few chosen people could possess. Kion left the Imperial Palace after being pushed out of the battle for the throne for unavoidable reasons, but he was contracted with a very powerful guardian. The book briefly states that if the 8th Prince Kion had been healthy, he would have had the upper hand in the battle for the throne. With that one short sentence written in bold font, I was like, ¡®Aah¡¯ and exclaimed. If Kion¡¯s body was not weak as recorded, he was a man with enough power to overtake other emperors and seek the position of emperor. ¡®Are you really weak?¡¯ I tilted the book I was reading and thought, staring intently at him, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book. No matter how much I looked, he looked very healthy. His dazzling beauty, drowsy expression, and slow tone certainly seemed weak. However, rather than calling it weak, he seemed bored. His wide shoulders were wider than those of Mr. Choi, who had been rolling for 20 years in the last labor market. It looks like it¡¯s on the outside, so there must be tighter and better looking muscles under the clothes, right? ¡°¡­?¡± Keon raised his head, as if he felt an intense gaze at him. I hurriedly bowed my head to the awareness that I had unhealthy thoughts. He lifted the book again and covered his face. I turned my head secretly, sighing for no reason, but it is where the white tiger Turen is. There were also big shining gold eyes similar to Kion, which embarrassed me. There was a shining gold eye when looking ahead, and there was a beast¡¯s gold eye when looking sideways. Everywhere I looked, I felt like he was there, so I felt guilty. He bit his lips inward and asked as if he had caught my impure thought. ¡°Do you have anything to say?¡± ¡°¡­¡± I had a lot to say. With immediate curiosity, I wanted to ask if you were really sick, and what was more urgent was to ask where the meat I mentioned was. But for some reason, I couldn¡¯t speak to him easily, so I shook my head hard. ¡°¡­If it¡¯s food, the answer will come soon.¡± As he mumbled the words he couldn¡¯t get out of his mouth, he said. Oh, that scared me. I thought you were reading my mind. ¡°Ywu knwo¡­ Wai ish twher nwo one here wuen there ish a pasient shick?¡± (You know¡­ why is there no one here when there is a patient sick?) One more thing I tried while eating white porridge and reading books with information about this world was pronunciation practice. Why is this person¡¯s tongue so short, she couldn¡¯t pronounce properly. It¡¯s really uselessly cute. ¡°¡­Even if there is none, I¡¯m going to pick someone.¡± ¡°Sho do ywu rweally hwav mwaids?¡± (So do you really have maids?) Notes : Ngl her baby talk is killing me¡­ I can barely understand what she¡¯s saying T^T Chapter 5 Iremembered the maid that I had only seen in novels or TV. Is there a butler or something? I sometimes read books that were difficult to grasp properly because there were many parts that were worn out and torn. The same was true when I secretly glanced at the TV drama that was playing at an electronic store I was passing by. The virtual world was full of mysterious things that poor me could not have. The wealthy or rich person¡¯s maid, butler, housekeeper, and secretary. I admired such people. At least to me, they seemed to live in plenty of luxury. It was such a poor life that I did not admire the rich, but the people who worked for them. So when I asked him with my eyes twinkling even more, he looked at me silently and nodded. Was it a really weird question? Are maids and butlers too obvious in this world? Is it weird to be curious about this in the first place? Anyway, Alicia was a precious princess. ¡®Well, who cares. You said you don¡¯t remember.¡¯ When I glanced at him, there was no change in his expression as if he didn¡¯t care at all. It was always like that. She tilted her head as she suddenly thought of how casually she had called him ¡®Prince¡¯. After all, we¡¯re married, so that¡¯s not what to call him, right? Do people in this world use the word ¡®honey¡¯? No, calling it that way with such a young body is a bit¡­ it feels like a crime. ¡°Excwuse me¡­ hwo shwould I adwesh ywu?¡± (Excuse me¡­ how should I address you?) Kion and I were the only ones in the mansion now. I couldn¡¯t check it, but that¡¯s how it felt. Because the only living creatures I have ever seen were Kion and Turen the White Tiger. At least if there was someone else, he wouldn¡¯t have fed me only white porridge and I don¡¯t think Kion, a prince, would have brought me white porridge every day. No matter what, he¡¯s a prince. Since there are only two of them, it was possible to communicate without having to call each other by name, but if there were other people here, it would be a different story. The official relationship was a couple, but my current appearance was not what it looks like at all. But apparently he hadn¡¯t thought about this at all and his expression wriggled strangely, unlike usual. Wrinkles appeared only when viewed very closely in the middle of the forehead. It must be worrisome, seeing the frown of the forehead for the first time ¡°Address me however you want.¡± He handed over to me the problem of titles, which I thought he would take care of. Even if you tell me to do it on my own, I have no information about this place anyway. I was keeping my cool by holding on to my mental cords that were about to fall into a panic, but my insides were noisy and confused. Won¡¯t anyone in a situation like this would be the same. I thought I was dead, but when I opened my eyes, I was in a different world and I became a different person. It was because of Kion in front of me that I was able to quickly accept the shocking reality. A beautiful man I¡¯ve never seen before in my life that I want to believe it¡¯s a piece of my dream. What was stranger than that was that I felt strangely stable when I saw him for the first time even though I had never seen him before. The fact that Kion was next to me could convince me of the shocking fact that I became a body of a different person from the unfamiliar world. ¡®Is it because I¡¯m a child¡­?¡¯ A child cannot do anything. It¡¯s honest with its emotions and its instinctual behavior was not much different from that of a beast. I needed protection and the child¡¯s body was infinitely weak, so I was easily tired and easily sick. Kim Jiyoung¡¯s childhood, who was unhappy and pitiful for nothing, came to mind and felt bad. ¡°Alicia.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± I wondered if he even noticed my feelings, so I was startled by the sudden call. When Kion occasionally called me by my name, a corner of my heart thumped. I don¡¯t know why, but for some reason, I felt like I had to answer when he called me. It¡¯s not even my name! It felt strange as if it were my real name. It felt different from the feeling of being stable only by existence. ¡°¡­¡­¡± Kion called and stared at me silently. Why is he looking at me like that? My heart is pounding. It was said that a person with a handsome face is forgiven no matter what he does. Looking at Kion, I have come to agree with that statement a thousand times, or even ten thousand times. In addition, I was a pure lady who had never experienced anything with a man other than accidentally rubbing my hands while working in my 29 years of life! How can I withstand Kion¡¯s gaze attack? He usually had a lazy and indifferent expression, but after he called my name, he gave me such a hot look. TL/N : Alicia¡­.. Im speechless- How can I handle that! ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°¡­..¡± ¡°You have a nosebleed.¡± ¡°¡­..¡± Kion casually reached out to me. While standing still, he wipes the flowing blood with his sleeve that covers all his hands. With the other hand on my forehead, he said. ¡°There is no fever.¡± With a hard expression on his face, he carefully pressed the bridge of my nose. In case my head would fall backwards. He muttered in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t raise your head.¡± Unlike his indifferent and cold face, it was a creepy and friendly touch. ¡®Calm down. Don¡¯t get too excited.¡¯ My face was hot. In the first place, it was doubtful whether I had a nosebleed because I was excited. It was even more so because I had a history of secretly looking through him with impure thoughts. The sound of my heart pounding rang in my ears. This was enough to make me wonder if my heart was beating in my ear canal. Kion, who had been holding down the bridge of the nose to prevent nosebleeds, wiping the blood with a sleeve with one hand and blocking the flow of blood, frowned for a moment. For the first time, I opened my eyes wide to the change in facial expressions revealed without having to look closely. Are you surprised by that? For a moment, my stomach churned. How can you feel nauseous when you see his handsome face? ¡°Urlgh¡­Uwekk.¡± However, now was not the time to admire his appearance. My heart, which I thought was beating because of him who got close, was about to burst out of my chest by jumping fast and loudly. Instinctively, I raised my small hand and grabbed my heart. When I rolled my surprised eyes with my back bent naturally, I saw a ball of blood that I had just vomited. ¡°Alicia!¡± I was flustered. I was fine until a while ago. What¡¯s going on? I looked at Kion with a bewildered gaze, but he hugged me with a frown on his face. I heard someone reciting something, but I couldn¡¯t hear it well. The sound was too far away. As if I first opened my eyes with this body, I wanted to say that I couldn¡¯t hear the sound that was getting farther away, but my voice didn¡¯t come out. My heart was about to pop out, but it was blocked as if it was stuck in my throat. It felt like my heart had been pierced all over my body. It felt like I was being hit with a hammer. I can¡¯t think of anything else because it just hurts. It felt like my body was being torn apart. ¡°Heukk¡­¡­ hwurts, it hwurts.¡± (Heukk¡­¡­ hurts, it hurts) It hurts. It hurts so much that I thought I¡¯d rather just die. In fact, I felt like I was going crazy more than when I was dying in a car accident. This is the first time I¡¯ve had this kind of pain. Can you call this pain? This terrible thing? It would be more right to call it hell¡¯s punishment. Ignoring all the curses I knew, I let go of my consciousness. Otherwise, I couldn¡¯t survive. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã Beldum, who is in charge of financial management of the Vald Empire, received a letter. The person handing over the letter and Beldum, who received it, looked surprised as if they had seen something bizarre. ¡°I didn¡¯t think the day would come when I would be able to deliver a letter from the 8th Prince..¡­ ¡± ¡°Someone isn¡¯t impersonating him, right?¡± Beldum, who looked at the letter with a sharp eye for any possible impersonation, opened his eyes wide when he was convinced that the seal on the envelope was Kion Vald the 8th prince¡¯s. It was also a bonus to open my mouth.* TL/N : *is confused with this sentence* ¡°Wha- what the heck is going on?¡± What happened¡­¡± With trembling hands, he carefully tore off the 8th prince¡¯s white tiger crest. It has been more than 10 years since I worked at the Imperial Palace, but it was the first letter with the seal of the 8th prince. His seal was made after he initially signed a contract with the Guardian, but when he came of age and left the Imperial Palace, he hadn¡¯t used it once in 10 years. Oh, he recently used it once more for the spirit of reconciliation*. So, the seal of this letter is his third use of the seal. TL/N : Not sure what this means but I bet it¡¯s about the arranged marriage. Perhaps he is the first person to receive a letter stamped with 8th prince¡¯s seal in the Vald Empire. ¡°Maybe he had a problem with marrying the princess of the Heter Empire a while ago¡­¡± ¡°Because she¡¯s actually a wicked woman abandoned by Heter.¡± As it was the first time, the fact that a letter came from the 8th prince slowly gathered at the Ministry of Finance and Management. All the Vald people knew about Kion the 8th prince who left the imperial palace 10 years ago. However, over a long period of time, he was gradually forgotten, and it was a tea that had recently emerged again due to the spirit of reconciliation and was talked about by people. A letter from him. Of course he was curious. Ignoring the arbitrary speculation of the content and making noise, while keeping as calm as possible, Beldum opened the envelope and took out the letter. He read the letter in admiration of the handwriting of the 8th prince Kion, which can be said to be a sample of well-written letters. ¡°Wh- what does it say?¡± ¡°Is the princess of Heter extravagants?¡± ¡°Is she not satisfied with what¡¯s prepared from our side?¡± ¡°Is his highness having difficulties with finances? Did the price of medicine go up?¡± Ignoring all kinds of questions from his subordinates, Beldum carefully read the contents of the letter again. Neat letters. Concise sentences. He thought, if he misread? He re-read it again dozens of times. He rubbed his eyes a few times, wondering if he saw it wrong. ¡°Beldum! It¡¯s frustrating. Hurry up and read it out loud!¡± In the end, one of the subordinates who couldn¡¯t overcome the frustration shouted. Beldum said, putting down the letter with a bewildered expression. Notes : I¡¯m bewildered too¡­. SIR UR PUTTING US IN A CLIFFHANGER Chapter 6 ¡°He said he needs money.¡± ¡°Aigo! I knew it! It seems that the villain is always lavishing herself!¡± TL/N : Aigo is usually translated as ¡°Oh my¡± but tbh aigo suits better so¡­ ¡°I heard that she was luxurious enough to bathe only in milk even in drought!¡± TL/N : Milk baths can have serious adverse effects on the environment. ¡°Since she was a cherished princess of the Edharth family, it doesn¡¯t fit the frugal his highness the prince!¡± He cursed and put forward a number of hypothesis, not long ago the 8th prince was engaged with the woman who now became a princess. As it is the biggest issue in the empire recently, the 8th prince¡¯s letters were enough to create numerous imaginations. However, unlike those who chatted hard, Beldum, who read the letter, shook his head with a dark face. It was a concise article with only necessary words, but it had a lot of meaning. ¡°He said the budget is wrong.¡± All of the subordinates only blinked their eyes at what he said with a dark face, but did not understand it properly. Beldum said again in a heavier voice. ¡°His highness the prince objected that the imperial budget allocated to him was not being properly given.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°Is- Is that true?¡± Give me the right amount, which means I haven¡¯t received the right amount so far. The dark face quickly turned into a ferocious one. As Beldum looked at the men who had gathered with his torn eyes, he sighed as he saw that he had turned into a group of surprised and bewildered people. ¡°These shameful things.¡± Beldum was not very angry with them. He just spit out a short word to show their shame. ¡°Now, bring all the budget expenditures sent to His Highness the 8th Prince!¡± The men hurriedly moved at Beldum¡¯s fiery words. Until a while ago, there was nowhere to see him talking excitedly about the imperial issues. The appearances that were excitedly talking about the most important issue in the empire till a while ago were now nowhere to be seen. It was because they realized they were not in a position to talk about the rumors now. I didn¡¯t even want to guess. Even the sickly 8th prince who lives alone in a place far from the imperial palace. Although he owned the estate, there was no place for income to come because it was on the outskirts of which ordinary people might not even know. Therefore, the budget given by the imperial family would have been nothing less than all of their income. At least there seemed to be a fairly large city among his territories, but even that could not be said to be larger than the other territories. ¡®Haa¡­¡¯ I was so speechless that I only laughed in vain. As the general manager of the Ministry of Finance and Management, this was truly shameful. ¡°If His Majesty knows, it will be a big problem.¡± However, the current power of the Vald Empire was the crown prince, not the emperor. The emperor was old and sick, and the empress spent most of her time nursing such an emperor. After the death of the Crown Prince, the son of the former Empress, ¡®Egon Vald¡¯ who was the 2nd prince, naturally became the crown prince. The power of Egon, who absorbed the power of the ¡®former crown prince,¡¯ who had outstanding abilities. The emperor was powerless, so it was actually right for the prince to ascend. However, despite his old age and illness, the Emperor did not hand over the throne to the Crown prince. It was the mistake of an old emperor who hated the crown prince. ¡®Hmm.¡¯ Is that why? Crown Prince Egon was indifferent to his younger brother, Kion. He was weak and did not pose a threat, so he did not check it, but he did not spare it. According to rumors floating around, 8th Prince Kion followed the now deceased former Crown Prince ¡®Mugan Vald¡¯ more than his older brother, Egon. The death of former Crown Prince Mugan was also suspicious, so according to Yasa Kalamos*, there was a horrific story that Egon killed Mugan and took over his power. TL/N : Tbh I don¡¯t understand what ¡°Yasa Kalamos¡± is referring to but I¡¯ll change it when I found out. The emperor hates Egon because of that suspicion. ¡®It is said that His Majesty¡­ cared for the 8th Prince very much.¡¯ Perhaps that¡¯s why Prince Egon pointed out Kion as the subject of this ¡®spirit of reconciliation¡¯. Although he is the emperor today and tomorrow, he has not forgotten and loved for a long time, so he may have needed a proper restraint. Beldum stopped recalling the complex power structures and political battles. Whatever the case, the first thing to do was to deal with this situation. ¡°Your Highness the 8th Prince¡­¡± Beldum let out a sigh that came out automatically. In the end, in order to solve it smoothly, the general manager himself must come forward. He didn¡¯t know that he might make a mistake by sending a subordinate to go. It was much more comfortable to do this by himself. ¡°Beldum, do you know this?¡± At that time, Suha, who brought the letter, spoke carefully. This brat, you¡¯re still here? ¡°Know what?¡± ¡°When I went to the 8th Prince¡¯s mansion to receive the letter. Do you know what I saw on the wall next to the mansion?¡± ¡°No, so what about it?¡± ¡°It was a notice looking for a butler and 2 maids to work in the 8th Prince¡¯s mansion.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°It was written that they were looking for a butler, two maids, and a cook but¡­¡± ¡°¡­but?¡± ¡°Looking at the letter, it seems that the 8th prince himself wrote the notice.¡± Beldum stared blankly at Suha¡¯s face and looked at the letter. He glanced at the letter and nodded a few times, then said. ¡°Such neat handwriting is not common. It¡¯s the same as the letter in the notice as if it was printed.¡± At that moment, an intense desire for something soared in Beldhom¡¯s head. Terrible work stress. A small salary. Difficult boss and unrecoverable subordinates. Beldom realized. ¡°You, this boy gave me a good message. ¡° It was because I had a very good idea to blow up all these damn things. Beldum hurriedly began to organize the budget to be paid to the 8th Prince. It was the amount of money stolen by his subordinates for at least 10 years. It wasn¡¯t something that could be resolved in a day or two, but Beldum believed in his abilities. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã Blinking my eyes wide, I could see the ceiling that I had become accustomed to. A shabby ceiling with spider webs. ¡®If I start cleaning, I¡¯ll get rid of that spider web first.¡¯ It was the first thought I had when I woke up again after losing consciousness in pain. It was so painful that I lost my mind, but I still remembered the pain of tearing my whole body clearly and clearly. I definitely thought it was a pain I didn¡¯t want to go through again, but I¡¯ve already gone through it twice in a month. Once, when I just came into the body and after a month. ¡®I probably won¡¯t go through it again, right?¡¯ It was a time when I was swearing all kinds of things inside of me, saying that I had a dirty body. An unfamiliar smell stimulated the tip of my nose somewhere. The only smell I have smelled since I came to this world was savory white porridge full of steam. It wasn¡¯t a savory smell that I¡¯ve been sick of. The smell that seemed to stick to the back skin and stimulated the taste buds was unique only to oily foods. ¡°Mwit!!¡± (Meat!!) I kicked my blanket and got up. There was no more pain and my body was fine, but I suddenly woke up and felt dizzy. I fell down to the bed with my staggering body. I buried my face in the soft blanket, and I jumped up again and raised my head. ¡°Mweaat!¡± (Meaat!) When I shouted in a recalled voice, Kion, who opened the door and came in, paused. He slowly moved the plate containing meat to the left. Swoosh- My head followed along with the moved plate. Then, this time, my head moved with Kion¡¯s action that move the plate to the right. I knew he was playing around, but my hungry instinct threw away shame and gave in, moving my head from side to side. ¡°¡­funny.¡± He said that with a look that wasn¡¯t funny at all and put the plate on the table. Then he approached the bed and picked me up. Notes : ACKKK SHES SHO CUTE *gets a heart attacc* Btw I changed Beldom¡¯s name to Beldum (if any of u actually noticed) This chapter was really hard to translate, I struggled so much. So,.. I¡¯m sorry if it was confusing and I probably translated some of it wrong (indirectly points out the first half of the chapter) *cries* Chapter 7 Ihad long forgotten the shame of being lifted up by a hand that slipped through my armpits. Anyway, this body was only a 4-year-old child that¡¯s smaller than its peers. It¡¯s obvious that even if I rebel, I¡¯ll just fall on the floor and get sick. ¡°Thhath¡¯sh meath? Righth?¡± (That¡¯s meat? Right?) ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°I wanna eat, I wanna eat it!¡± (I want to eat, I want to eat it!) Kion reached out my hands from afar and waved them left and right a few times to soil my whole body and moved them to the sofa. If you¡¯re going to move it, just move it. Why are you shaking it? ¡°Haa¡­ I wiww eath ith weww!¡± (Haa¡­ I will eat it well) I poked the finely sliced meat with a fork and hurriedly pushed it into my mouth. When I pushed too much and choked, Kion quickly held out a cup of water. Having lost my reason in front of food, I filled my stomach in such a hurry until the plate was empty. I felt full for the first time after eating it all. It¡¯s such a greasy satiety that I didn¡¯t feel with white porridge. ¡°Haa¡­ I¡¯m happwy.¡± (Haa¡­ I¡¯m happy) ¡°¡­ Indeed.¡± Seeing me like that, Kion nodded his head lightly, looking back and forth between the empty plate and me, perhaps he attained some kind of enlightenment. Only then did I feel a little embarrassed, but somehow I felt like he was going to give me meat in the future, so I gave him the ¡®happiest in the world¡¯ smile. ¡°I athe weww¡± (I ate well) Looking at my smile, Kion stared at me without saying a word for a moment. I was used to it because he often stared at me without saying a word like this, but just because I was used to it didn¡¯t mean it was nothing. Whenever this happened, my face became clear for no reason. Because the handsome face is not spiritually adaptable. ¡°Do you feel any pain?¡± Naturally touching my forehead, he asked. I felt good about the cold touch on my forehead, so I closed my eyes slightly without realizing it. ¡°I¡¯m fwine.¡± (I¡¯m fine) ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Why¡­. Why wash i wiwe thhath?¡± (Why¡­ Why was I like that?) I wanted to know the reason why it was so painful. You said I drank a lot of poison, is it because of that? Is it not properly detoxed? I expected a defect in my body, but this was too severe. Kion replied after a long time with an expressionless expression. ¡°¡­It¡¯s a side effect. ¡° Alicia, you ferocious bastard. Just how great is the poison you drank? As expected, it seems that it has not been completely detoxified. ¡°The body cannot withstand the healing process.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°If you build up your stamina, it¡¯ll be¡­ less painful.¡± Then he pointed to the clean plate. ¡°I heard nutrition is important for children.¡± ¡°Ah, of courshe.¡± (Ah, of course) ¡°Make sure you eat well.¡±¡± ¡°A, Umm¡­ Yeesh.¡± (Ah, Umm¡­ Yes) After wiping off my oily mouth with his long sleeves, he stared at me silently and left the room with the plate. When wiping off my nosebleed before, it was when I had a fever, and the way he acted a little while ago, this man gave me a surprisingly warm hand with an expressionless expression. On top of that, I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re telling me to eat well with a ¡®If you don¡¯t eat, I will kill you¡¯ expression. I stared blankly at the place where Kion was. ¡®But why are you so kind to me?¡¯ There¡¯s no better reason for him to be nice to me than an ant¡¯s eye booger. I shook my head at my formally husband¡¯s strange kindness, but soon after being forcibly fed by Kion, who brought medicine that smelled like my nose was about to rot, I put that thought aside. To think he would give a disease then give a medicine.* TL/N : It¡¯s a korean proverb ¡®??????¡¯ that is used to describe the attitude of a cunning deceiver who pretends to be kind and helpful after bullying or putting another person in trouble. He was a very wicked man, giving delicious meat and rotten medicine. If you¡¯re going to give it to me, give it to me the other way around. TL/N : I¡¯m literally laughing rn bwahahaha, I can imagine her having a teary face ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã A few days later, Kion allowed me to go out of the bedroom, telling me to grow my stamina. Even so, just walking through the hallway was all I had to do, but that was good. After being confined to the bedroom for over a month, I was overjoyed to finally be able to escape from the narrow world. Why do I have to get permission to leave my room? Obviously, I was in a position to be indebted to him, so I had no choice but to do what he told me to do. I moved my short legs vigorously, repeatingly questioning and answering myself. It was a shabby, cobweb-filled, unmanaged mansion, but it was so spacious that I was walking around in the spirit of exploration. At the same time, I thought endlessly about Kion, who takes care of me. ¡®Come to think of it, this body has nothing to do with him even if it dies.¡¯ To Keon, ¡®Alicia¡¯ was just a marriage partner who he was not interested in. Also, if a war breaks out, you have to throw it away so that it doesn¡¯t bother him. Nevertheless, he was surprisingly giving a lot of attention and help. To be very honest, it¡¯s like a lifesaver. What is prolonging my life now was Kion¡¯s steaming of care. The original Alicia is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world that no one can match her¡­.. Did he fall for it? ¡®Umm¡­ I don¡¯t see him as a man to be tempted by an appearance, because no matter how pretty adult Alicia is, she¡¯s not as good as Kion. Just looking in the mirror would raise my eyes.¡¯ I hummed with that thought. It was nice to explore the inside of the mansion bravely, but I was curious about the outside. I thought it would be ugly outside, but I¡¯m still curious. I wanted to look out the window and see what the prince¡¯s mansion garden looked like, but it was impossible with my small height. All I could see was the sky, which was not distinguished whether the weather was clear or cloudy because the window was full of dust. What¡¯s the point of having a big window when you can¡¯t see through it? Knock knock- Then a shadow cast over the window and someone knocked on the door. My heart fluttered at the sound of a knock because the only people I had seen in the mansion so far were Kion and myself through the mirror. ¡®Ywu- ywu shuprished me!¡¯ (You- you surprised me!) I sweeped my chest and glanced up, but the sun was setting in the west, so all I could see was a black shadow over the dusty window. ¡°Is there anyone inside?¡± It was a pretty good voice to hear. The man¡¯s soft voice asked again as if looking inside. ¡°Your Highness, are you inside?¡± I didn¡¯t think anyone would come to this messy and unmanaged mansion. He must be the one who came after knowing the destination properly. ¡®I heard that there is no one in the Empire who is looking for the 8th Prince.¡¯ He was said to be an abandoned prince who was sickly and far from the throne. Literally, he said he had never gone back since he left the imperial palace and no one had looked for him. Occasionally, people who were wondering if the sickly prince might have died only checked the fact that he was alive and returned. Therefore, even in the land owned by Keon, his mansion is known as a ¡®Haunted House¡¯. At least that¡¯s what it said in the newspaper I saw. ¡°Your Highness?¡± Perhaps because of me, the man who was standing by the window knocked again. I seriously thought about it. Do I have to run right away and tell Kion, or should I answer this man first. Anyway, I think he¡¯s a guest who came to Kion. Rattle- ¡°Excuse me.¡± As I was contemplating such a trivial matter, the owner of the gentle voice lifted the dry window. The window, which cannot be seen as a lock, opened with an ear-catching sound at the man¡¯s touch. ¡®Umm¡­ How should I react? I don¡¯t think he¡¯s a thief.¡¯ What would a thief steal from this mansion in the first place? It didn¡¯t seem like a good guest though. No matter how it was, a man who opened the window of the Prince¡¯s mansion without permission seemed rude. Is trespassing not a crime in this world? In fact, did you have a friend who could come and go through the window? With a mind spinning in confusion, I stood idly under the window and watched the man jump in. ¡°Hm?¡± ¡°Ah.¡± ¡°¡­Huh?¡± ¡°Umm?¡± The man, who jumped down from the window frame and landed, opened his mouth looking toward me when he felt my presence. The man in neat clothes couldn¡¯t even straighten his waist properly and stole a glance at me with his eyes wide open. ¡°Who¡­¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± When he was about to ask after looking at me for a long time, I asked first. Because I haven¡¯t decided what to answer his question about who I am. Kion also had not yet told me any answers. ¡°Then you¡­ Wait, was it not here? No¡­ ¡° The man looked around with a very confused expression. He checked again to see if he had come to the wrong place, and he nodded to see if it was right, and looked inside the messy and dirty house, and his complexion darkened. ¡°What the¡­ Is this really the mansion His Highness the Prince lives in¡­?¡± The man¡¯s devastated murmur was heard clearly. Notes : I think mr butler is here~ Chapter 8 Kim Jiyoung 29 years of living was suffocated by poverty and only a glance at people. She is now Alicia Edharth, but the essence was the same. That¡¯s not my essence! My instinct, my sixth sense said. TL/N : What it means is although she is in Alicia¡¯s body she herself aka her ¡®essence¡¯ is still Jiyoung It was a little rude that this man was never harmful, but at least he didn¡¯t seem to be Kion¡¯s enemy. ¡°Who are you, owd man?¡± (Who are you, old man?) Now, in fairly short conversations, I could speak again and again without sacrificing my pronunciation, but my tongue did not grow longer in a short period of time. That doesn¡¯t mean it¡¯s shorter, but it¡¯s all thanks to the bleeding effort. She was somewhere that If you bite a pen practice pronunciation, you¡¯ll get a little better. I opened my eyes round, tilted my head slightly, and asked again. ¡°Who are you, owd man~?¡± (Who are you, old man~?) I used to look in the mirror every day to check my angelic appearance with admiration. Alicia, who has a beautiful appearance that no one can match, was so cute and lovely that she wanted to bite her off. Of course, she was cuter when she spoke with her eyes wide open and her head tilted slightly, it was a fact that she confirmed several times. It didn¡¯t go too far away from what I expected. The man¡¯s eyes twinkled and turned his body completely to me and said. ¡°I¡¯m not an old man.¡± That¡¯s not what¡¯s important right now. ¡°¡­.Kuh-hum! What I¡¯m saying is, this elder brother is from the Imperial Palace¡±. You look older than Kion at first glance, what do you mean elder brother? He looked neat and warm, but he didn¡¯t look so good because she was so close to Kion. It is not wrong to say that humans are animals of adaptation. When I thought of Kim Jiyoung¡¯s life in my previous life, it sounded like a burst of laughter because I was full, but I really felt that way. ¡°Ah! That¡¯s right! I saw the announcement. The mansion¡¯s gate was open but the front door is locked, so I came in like this, but elder brother is not a bad person.¡± ¡°¡­They shaid thhat if shomeone goesh thhrough a window, thheye a thhief.¡± (¡­They said that if someone goes through a window, they¡¯re a thief) ¡°What do you mean a thief? Making such a big deal about it! This elder brother isn¡¯t one.¡± TL/N : Sir you literally trespassed someone¡¯s mansion¡­.. ¡°A bad pershon doeshn¡¯th shay thhat yhey are bad.¡± (A bad person doesn¡¯t say that they are bad) ¡°That¡¯s true, but elder brother is not it.¡± ¡°Why ish owd man noth ith?¡± (Why is old man not it?) ¡°I said I¡¯m not an old man.¡± ¡°¡­Old man?¡± ¡°Elder Brother.¡± ¡°Owd man, the door is thwre.¡± (Old man, there is a door there.) ¡°Of course, elder brother also knows that there¡¯s a door over there, but no matter how much I knocked, no one came out so I had no choice but to come in like this.¡± I squinted at the man who emphasized being an elder brother. He also has no conscience. I thought that he should at least be considered as my uncle, so I kept calling him old man. The man squatted down to completely meet my eye level, opened his eyes wide and looked closely at me. ¡°By the way, who are you?¡± The man, who had been making excuses for his rude behavior, asked again as he realized that it was not time for a meaningless conversation with the child. ¡®What should I say? I can¡¯t say that I¡¯m the new hostess of this mansion.¡¯ I only thought about the cause of my younger body, but I didn¡¯t think deeply about what to do in the future. First of all, I had to live, overcome the pain, and adapt. Kion fed me, put me to sleep, and took care of me, but he didn¡¯t give me any detailed explanation. In fact, when asked what I should call him, he didn¡¯t answer anything. I used to call him ¡®Prince¡¯, but it¡¯s probably not the correct answer. He probably tried to think about it and let me know, or he forgot while thinking about it? Anyway, Kion wouldn¡¯t have expected someone to come out of the blue like this and in the imperial palace at that. After all, in what world would a guest come through the window? Why can¡¯t I see Kion today? Usually, wherever I am, he just pops out. ¡°Child? How did you get in here?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°This is where His Highness, the 8th Prince of the Empire, lives though.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°¡­Umm¡± ¡°Perhaps¡­¡± My heart flinched for a moment. The man¡¯s gaze at me continued from head to toe. It was quite different from what he had been looking at out of curious about before. The gaze of the search was not unpleasant, but somehow it shouldn¡¯t have been revealed that I, who became younger, came to this place as ¡®Alicia Edhard¡¯. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s anyone else, but at least he¡¯s from the Imperial Palace. Considering Kion¡¯s position and mine, at least anyone from the imperial palace had better be careful. Since ancient times, it has been said that a power struggle is the result of life. Even if it is abandoned, the prince is the prince. And I¡¯m not the evil woman of the enemy country who doesn¡¯t care when they kill her! My whole body trembled. My head was spinning round and round, my lips curled inward and he gripped the hem of the shirt I was wearing. It felt like I was going to sweat from the tension. ¡®What should I say? What should I do? What should I do¡­.¡¯ So I would¡¯nt die? Fear came crashing down like a wave as if some switch in my head was pressed down. Just like I became Kim Jiyoung in my previous life, I felt like it was a time when I would get kicked if I said a word wrong. The instinct of not wanting to die was making my head abnormally tangled, which would normally have worked properly. ¡°¡­What¡¯s going on?¡± A heavy, low-pitched voice echoed quietly in the hallway. It was a moment when my head, which had been tangled in a mess, was completely emptied at once. When I looked up and turned, I saw Kion standing next to a large white tiger. He looked drowsy in a robe with long sleeves as usual, but he looked particularly reliable today. I realized that Kion was the only one in the world who could protect and take care of me. I must not miss this. My life saver. If that person abandons me, it¡¯s over. So, looking at Kion looking at the man with a slightly cold gaze, I raised the corner of my mouth and shouted brightly with a smile. And shouted vigorously. ¡°Dad!!¡± The desire close to the instinct to live lost reason, and to that sudden cry, the two showed different reactions. The man¡¯s expression changed to astonishment, Kion still standing with an unknown expression and next to him, with a mouth open revealing its sharp teeth was the white tiger¡¯s reaction. Why is it, Why does it feel like that beast is laughing again? ¡°¡­D-d-da-dad? ¡° I felt something was wrong with the reaction of a man stuttering while chewing his tongue, but I couldn¡¯t undo what I had already said. I don¡¯t think I can explain it anyway. It is obvious that this small body, Alicia herself, will be troublesome in many ways. Since I¡¯ve spoken nonsense, I¡¯ve decided to be shameless. ¡°Dad! thwat owd man ashked there, cwame in!¡± (Dad! That old man asked there, came in!) My short legs was moving vigorously. I¡¯ve only walked so far, and never ran, so my legs got tangled and I almost fell, but fortunately, thanks to Kion¡¯s rush to catch me, I didn¡¯t fall and break my nose. Kion, who was squatting while holding my shoulder with both hands, came to face close to my face. After making eye contact with Kion, my conscience was pricked with guilt for making this handsome bachelor into a child¡¯s father in an instant. Cold sweat drizzled down, and I swallowed my dry saliva. I rolled my eyes slightly and tried to look elsewhere, but Kion¡¯s gaze was very hot, as if he was going to pierce my face. ¡®Argh¡­Damn it.¡¯ Anyway, I had to deal with it. Once I became shameless, I¡¯ve been shameless once, I didn¡¯t want to do it twice. I calmly bent my maple-like fingers and pointed to a man with his mouth open with my index finger. ¡°Twere! Thwat owd man ashked!¡± (There! That old man asked!) ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Tchu me oh¡­ ashked hu I am!¡± (To me oh¡­. Asked who I am!) The white tiger¡¯s breathing sound was quite rough next to them. It looked like he was really smiling, but I tried to ignore it. Because that wasn¡¯t important now. I licked my lips, furrowed my eyebrows, and lowered my eyebrows to the corners of my eyes, glancing at Kion¡¯s eyes. I tried to convey my current situation to him. Please, please understand my heart. First of all, to get out of this situation, I wish you would match my words! However, Kion looked at me and kept his mouth shut, perhaps because he was an ice statue. His hand, which was attached to my shoulder, seemed to have put a little force on it, unlike usual. ¡°Yo- Your Highness the Prince? What is this¡­¡° The man, who had only opened his mouth in shock, looked at me and Kion alternately and asked, fumbling. Then I became impatient. I thought Kion would be completely denied if I stayed still, so I lowered my hand that pointed to the man and carefully pulled Kion¡¯s long sleeve. My lips were sticking out and my eyes were burning for no reason. I could feel that the feelings that I really didn¡¯t want to die was dominating my body. ¡®I mean, are you going to say that I¡¯m your wife? are you going to say that I became like this because of the aftermath of drinking poison? Are you going to make your wife, who doesn¡¯t have a place, fall further into the abyss?¡¯ I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. Kion frowned slightly. It was a small change, but only then did his golden eyes slowly shifted and headed to the man. ¡°You¡­ Who are you?¡± Notes : Although it was ¡°mister¡± in the synopsis, I decided to use ¡°old man¡± here so the conversation will make more sense, in korean they have similar meaning so¡­ (The word is used to label a man who is old enough to be your uncle but not blood related) Literally the White tiger¡¯s and Beldum¡¯s reaction when Alicia said ¡°Dad!¡± : Chapter 9 ¡°Ah-¡­ Aah! I-I¡¯m sorry. Your Highness the Prince.¡± Instead of explaining about myself, Kion first asked about the identity of the man. The man, who was sitting awkwardly in shock, jumped up and seemed to realize his rudeness only then. The 8th Prince Kion was not interested in anything in the world, and if it was alive, it belonged to the axis he hated except for the Guardian. To be precise,he didn¡¯t like people. not exactly liking people, and for Kion, a strange man who suddenly came could have been considered unpleasant. Knowing it well, the man hurriedly shook his head and greeted with courtesy. ¡°I¡¯m Beldum Oway, who was in charge of the Imperial Palace¡¯s financial management department. I came here after receiving your letter.¡± ¡°¡­It was not necessarily something you had to find me for.¡± ¡°Obviously, but¡­ I felt like I had to apologize for everything that happened.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to apologize for. If it wasn¡¯t them, someone would have done it.¡± At Kion¡¯s words, Baldum¡¯s expression changed to a complicated one. I glanced at Kion who stood up and held his pants tightly. Perhaps Kion wrote a letter and Beldum seemed to have come to solve it. Fortunately, it doesn¡¯t seem like an enemy. My gut feeling is not wrong. I breathed secretly in relief, but the fact that he was a person from the imperial palace didn¡¯t change. Even at the words of Kion, Beldum once again bowed deeply and offered an apology, he looked like he was choking. ¡°Al- also¡­ I heard that you were looking for a butler for the mansion.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Beldum crept up and came closer, sticking out a sheet of a tattered piece of paper. There was a message saying that Kion would hire someone to work in the mansion. He explained the real ¡®reason¡¯ why he came with his back upright as if he was lying on the floor and apologized. ¡°I want to be the butler of this mansion where your Highness resides.¡± He was the first applicant to come and live together in the ruined mansion where Kion and I live. Well, I didn¡¯t even know he posted a notice to hire people. ¡°Hm.¡± Kion looked at Beldum and slowly stopped looking at me. I let go of my hand awkwardly because I remembered that I was still holding his pants. It was really embarrassing to pretend to be a child in front of an adult-like opponent. On top of that, didn¡¯t I cry because I were really scared a while ago? And even more if it¡¯s in front of her husband. ¡®Ah, I¡¯m ashamed.¡¯ Apart from my heart, Kion reached out to me with an insincere look. I hardened my body at the touch that came through my armpits. It was a touch that I got used to over the past month, but it was very awkward to see Beldum that opened his mouth again. Kion lifted me up and said, a little awkwardly with one arm. He put his hands under my armpit every time and lifted it up, but he never put my butt on one arm like this and hugged me. It felt like I was being held in his arms when I was going to pass out because of the pain, but I don¡¯t remember that. When I grabbed his arm awkwardly because of my awkward posture, Kion slowly opened his mouth. ¡°If you want to become a butler, you should know.¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± A hard expressionless expression and a low-pitched voice with no pitch. ¡°Let me introduce you, my daughter.¡± He¡¯s still indifferent and lazy. For some reason, is it an illusion that I felt joy in his eyes looking at me? Beldum didn¡¯t say anything for a while, opening his mouth as if he was engulfed in saliva. No, rather than a ¡®that can¡¯t be¡¯ expression, I think it¡¯s more accurate to say that it¡¯s an ¡®impossible¡¯ expression. It¡¯s been 10 years since the sick prince left the imperial palace. Unlike Heter, who treats you as an adult from the age of 20, Kion was a single man for 10 years until this year, when he turned 27, in the Bald Empire, where he became an adult from the age of 17. But suddenly, he introduced the child as his daughter. It was only natural that Baldum was at a loss for words in an astonishing manner. Beldum was gibberish and confused. I felt so bad for him to be mesmerized till sweat. ¡°I- I¡¯m hearing this for the first time¡­ No, how¡­¡± You¡¯re going to want to throw out hundreds of questions right now. Just like when I woke up in this world with Alicia¡¯s body. However, Keon did not seem to have any intention of solving questions. ¡°Beldum.¡± ¡°Yes, Yes?!¡± ¡°Hiring a maid. I¡¯ll leave it up to you.¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you come here to become a butler?¡± ¡°Th- that¡¯s indeed so.¡± ¡°Do it.¡± He only hired him to do so because he wanted to do it silently. About Beldum¡¯s abilities, His age. He didn¡¯t even ask about his origin. When Beldum said he¡¯d be a butler, he said do it. ¡®What? There¡¯s such a thing?¡¯ In addition, he handed over the maid who had to be hired additionally. It was annoying, but it was the attitude of saying it went well. After Kion had finished speaking, as if he had nothing more to say, he left Baldum standing blankly behind him and at the same time, my perspective changed. His solid arm unexpectedly stably supported me, so I moved my hips slightly and changed to a more comfortable position. It was because there was a little tension. Kion looked at me and relaxed a little bit of his arm, so I became more comfortable. ¡®Right. This is better. Rather than holding an object posture last time.¡¯ I felt the gaze of Beldum, who quickly became a butler, and raised my head and smiled. It must be frustrating, but I can¡¯t explain anything either. He only heard the name of the person he had never seen before. Where else is there a person who would appoint him as a butler? Kion is probably the only one who does this to hire employees. ¡®Well¡­ We¡¯ll see what kind of person he is, because there¡¯s nowhere to go home here.¡± And instinct was speaking. Beldum, who was in charge of the Imperial Financial Management Department, smells like money. This mansion needed a smart and competent butler. A normal person rather than Kion that feeds white porridge day and night and just grills meat every once in a while. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã The only place I¡¯ve been to in the mansion was a bedroom and a wide corridor. Even if I wanted to enter another room, I couldn¡¯t open the door, so my room and the corridor were everything. So, the study brought to Kion was a different space that I saw for the first time since I came to this world. ¡°Whoa¡­¡± With my mouth slightly open, my eyes became blank. Meanwhile, Kion put me down on the desk. There was no sofa in the study. It was full of bookshelves on all sides, and all there was was a desk and a chair in the center. ¡°Um¡­ abouth thhath¡­ im shorry¡± (Um¡­ about that¡­ I¡¯m sorry) I didn¡¯t know what to say, so I apologized to him first. I was in a situation where I had nowhere to go, and I didn¡¯t know when this wretched body would have another seizure. I needed protection now and this is his house. There¡¯s nothing good for me if he¡¯s offended by me acting on my own. You have to bow your head when you break up. I don¡¯t know anything else, but I feel bad because I made him the father of a normal person. ¡°¡­becaushe i shaid ith shewfishhwy¡­¡± (¡­because I said it selfishly¡­) When I shrank my shoulders and my shoulders, my pronunciation was crushed and I said something more difficult to understand than usual. TL/N : Yes ma¡¯am I¡¯m even doubting my translating I glanced at his eyes, but I couldn¡¯t get a sense of what he was thinking because he didn¡¯t even have a basic expression that a person should have. ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± Kion looks down at me quietly, then pulls out a chair and sits down. Similar eye levels were formed and the distance became closer. The way he looked at me with his elbow resting on the armrest of his chair with his chin slightly clenched and looking at me was a bit embarrassing. When I looked at it gently in the first posture, I clearly felt that the first emotion I felt was ¡®Heungmi¡¯ as if it were not an illusion. TL/N : Heungmi literal translation is interest, more about it on notes (1) I asked back as I looked at the innocent desk with drooping eyes. ¡°¡­Pardon?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°Bu-but¡­¡± I turned a healthy bachelor into a father of a child, so why does it not matter? ¡°That would be better than calling me your husband.¡± That¡¯s indeed true. That¡¯s why I said so. ¡°You surprisingly know how to use your brain.¡± What is he implying? It was a blatant statement that, if heard wrongly, would be considered disregard. However, as if he was really proud, he reached out his hand without holding his chin and swept my head still. Perhaps this is patting? ¡®¡­I¡¯m embarrassed. Truly.¡¯ My chubby fingers curled up. As I grabbed and tore off the hem of my clothes, the hand on my head fell off. I was so embarrassed that I was happy. ¡°But¡­ we have to tell him the truth.¡± Apart from proudly introducing him as a daughter in front of Beldum, he expressed a different opinion. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°That way you¡¯ll be taken care properly.¡± ¡°Umm.¡± ¡°It might be able to help.¡± It was like saying that he sympathized with me to save my face in front of Beldum, but it was more convenient to tell him the truth for the future. By the way, what are you taking care of and helping out for? ¡°You.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s you.¡± Keon raised his chin slightly and said. Only then did I know that I was the subject of the conversation he talked about. When I opened my eyes wide and raised my short index finger to point at myself and blinked slowly. I left my mouth. What am I using it for. TL/N : I think it¡¯s a metaphor for speechless (like she¡¯s speechless and doesn¡¯t know how to reply so she¡¯s confused on what to use her mouth for when it¡¯s for speaking) Chapter 10 When I nodded hard because I felt awkward, Kion remained silent for a while. Staring at the top of my head to the point that it¡¯s pierced, he said again. ¡°I¡¯m thinking of picking two maids.¡± ¡°Yesh.¡± (Yes) I guess that¡¯s what he meant after entrusting Beldum to hire a maid. ¡°Do whatever you like.¡± ¡°¡­me?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s your servant.¡± ¡°Ish that reawwy okay?¡± (Is that really okay?) It was a natural question. This house belonged to him and it was him who hired the maid. I was in a position to owe him no money. Although I had a legitimate status as a wife, I could not be said to be justified with such a small and fragile body. In addition, I was sick due to side effects. It was Kion who took care of me like this, so I had no choice but to ask him about everything he did. In fact, I had no knowledge of this world. So my question of whether it¡¯s okay to do so was natural. ¡°Why are you asking that?¡± However, Kion tilted his head sideways as if he had heard something strange. Flutter- a fine white hair moved along. ¡°That¡¯s because¡­¡± Countless reasons came to mind, but I hesitated on how to say this. It was my current situation that I had nothing to say even if he kicked me out right away, and it was literally ¡®natural¡¯ to ask for permission from him. I hesitated because I didn¡¯t know what to answer. In my previous life, even when I had a mild cold, I couldn¡¯t even take medicine, but in this shabby house, he said that he would hire a maid for me and asked me to pick my own. Isn¡¯t it natural that you can¡¯t believe it? What¡¯s the difference between me now and me then? ¡°Alicia.¡± ¡°Yesh¡­¡± (Yes¡­) Kion called my name as if it were ringing. When I barely answered with a voice crawling with my head down, he spoke in a tone that was not much different from usual. ¡°If it¡¯s not about the body¡­ You don¡¯t have to ask me for permission.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re¡­ the other owner of this mansion.¡± Kion said that and hugged me again who was sitting very depressed at my desk. The other owner? Me? It was when I returned to the bedroom that I understood what he meant. The other owner! There were so many words that meant that, but it was clear that it probably meant ¡®wife¡¯. Although I was a time-limited person who might die if war broke out. ¡®No way¡­ Are you saying you¡¯ll acknowledge me?¡¯ I blinked and closed my eyes several times. Me who was the villain of the time, committed all kinds of evil acts in the Heter Empire then was expelled in the name of a reconciliation marriage, and tried to commit suicide by drinking poison on the day of the wedding, but my body became younger due to side effects? ¡°¡­Huh¡± Did he really fall in love with Alicia on the day of the wedding? Someone who wasn¡¯t interested in others? Is that why he took care of me in pain and even showed me a friendly touch? I thought it would be a relief as long as I don¡¯t lose my life. I wish I could stay healthy without being abandoned by Kion. I didn¡¯t want much, so it was a small wish that it would stay just as it is now. ¡°Hehe.¡± Laughter came out. Why am I so happy about this? It was crazy good that it was only one word to acknowledge that I was the owner of this mansion. Even if you have other plans, what about it? ¡°Puhaha.¡± I laughed and covered my mouth with both hands and shook my shoulders. I wanted to laugh while tapping the bed, but I chose to hold my breath while smiling. At that time, I felt a stinging gaze that should not be felt next to me. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± Kion hadn¡¯t left yet. I thought he would turn around and leave naturally after putting me down on the bed. I guess it wasn¡¯t. ¡°You can just laugh out loud.¡± ¡°¡­Nwo.¡± (¡­No) I shook my head in embarrassment. The heat rushed to the face, and it was hot. It was obvious that it would have become a red ripe apple without looking at it. Perhaps because Kion¡¯s hair was white, his presence was also faint. It¡¯s also strange that his presence is faint with such a beautiful face. If it¡¯s not that, are you hiding your presence? ¡°Alicia.¡± ¡°Yesh?¡± (Yes?) ¡°That¡¯s better.¡± What is? Before asking why, Kion nodded slightly and left the bedroom. Are you talking to yourself? No, I thought you were calling me. The conversation with Kion has always been frustrating, but there is something I felt while living together. If I get frustrated, it¡¯s my loss. I was curious, but I couldn¡¯t even call back someone who had already left and was gone. I¡¯ll ask him next time. I lay down on the bed with excitement. ¡®Then it means this spacious house is also mine, isn¡¯t it?¡¯ In my previous life, I lived in a semi-basement single room, abused by the disgusting landlord and worried that even the monthly rent would be pushed out. I was worried that rain would leak if it rained a lot, and I lived trembling with mold in summer and cold in winter. It was the life of Kim Jiyoung in Korea that I wondered if I could achieve my own house even if I worked throughout my life. No matter how hard I worked, I had to pay off all my debts, so I was always tight and hungry. But it¡¯s different now. Although the situation could not be said to be good if you look into it, at least there is a house. Home! That was the most solid foundation for happiness! Although it was supposed to be a joint name, it¡¯s okay. Isn¡¯t it the life of a time-limited person who can only live until the outbreak before the war anyway? ¡°Ohoho¡­¡± I could feel the pathetic gaze of the white tiger Turen lying down at the bedside, but I didn¡¯t care. What kind of pathetic gaze do animals give? TL/N : I wonder how she will react whens she discovers that Turen is actually a Guardian I just lied in bed and struggled several times to express my current joy. Since good things are good things! ¡®Yeah, if there is a war again, you never know when you will die. Let¡¯s live doing whatever we want to do.¡¯ When your body comes back to adulthood, tell Kion well and run away. It would be nice to ask if it¡¯s possible. If it was Kion, I think he would listen. ¡ã ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ??? ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡ã At first, he couldn¡¯t figure out the situation. Kion the 8th Prince who Beldum remembered was a person who stopped paying attention to everything in the world. It was all he had seen by chance at the Crown Prince¡¯s ceremony, but the moment he saw it briefly from afar was engraved in my mind. Empty hollow eyes that seemed to fall apart. He was looking at it with my own eyes, but it felt like it was going to disappear like an illusion. However, the Kion he saw today was not like that at all. He still had a cold, expressionless expression and empty eyes, but his face, holding a small child in his arms, was clearly gleaming. It was a shock. Ten years was a time when people could change, but the fact that Kion, not anyone else, changed came as an exceptionally shock. ¡°Ha¡­¡­¡± Beldum hurriedly took off his glasses that were draped over the back of his nose and washed his face dry. He thought again calmly and coldly. The real reason why he came here. He had a lot of work stress, but he wanted to invite him next to Kion the most. The imperial family of the Vald Empire signed a contract with a Guardian at a certain age. The Guardian race was greatly influenced by how deeply the blood of the first emperor was inherited, and the Guardian determined whether or not the succession to the throne would be closer or farther away. The Guardian of Kion was a white tiger at its peak, but its magical power was exhausted after the contract. I couldn¡¯t help but sigh out of regret. It was no exaggeration to say that he could have become an emperor if he hadn¡¯t lost all his magical power. Beldum was on the side who strongly agreed with that statement. ¡°A good-looking shell¡­¡­¡± As everyone muttered, they called the 8th Prince Kion that way. At my small murmur, I was surprised and sighed deeply. For that reason, even though he was pushed to the bottom of the battle for the throne, he lived in a place like this, even though he was a prince who was loved by the emperor. ¡°Haaa¡­¡± What was more incredible was the existence of the child. Even if it¡¯s the forgotten Prince, he¡¯s still a direct lineage*! What will happen to the bloodline of the imperial family that is under strict management! TL/N : Meaning that Kion is the son of the empress Beldum was more shocked that he had a child who looked like four years old than that he had spent 10 years in an old and shabby mansion. ¡°How¡­ How could he¡­¡­ Without anyone knowing- da- daughter¡­¡­¡± The blood of the imperial family are precious and again precious. The imperial family, where the blood of the first emperor flows, was able to sign a contract with a special guardian in ¡®Lucus¡¯s Forest¡¯, who wasn¡¯t a regular guardian. It is literally a guardian exclusively for the imperial family. The Imperial family had to sign a contract with the Guardian like their duty, and Lucus¡¯s Forest has a balance to keep. It was an absolute thing that had continued since the founding of the Vald Empire. The lineage of the imperial family was always limited because too many guardians in a generation were not allowed to escape from Lucus¡¯s forest. Simply put, they shouldn¡¯t have many children. With these absolute rules, the emperor of the Vald Empire in history had no more than three children with only one empress. But wherever you go in the world, there will always be people who break the rules. That¡¯s what the current emperor Kalman was like. Kalman, who revealed his colors and enjoyed his promiscuous life, had a wife and children enough to mark a milestone in history. No one expected the emperor to break the rules openly. Thanks to this, the current princes, Kalman¡¯s children, were more controlled in their lives to prevent such cases from happening again. It was an unexpectedly difficult and arduous task to heavily crack down on the sex lives of the high-spirited princes. An old friend of the Imperial Ministry of Justice often talked. ¡®It¡¯s a dog eat dog world¡­¡­ Do you¡­ think that I came here to deal with the Princes¡¯s night work?¡¯ He had a very dull face and drank one after another. Tsk tsk- I had no choice but to comfort him with my tongue. Anyway, there was the only one who escaped from such strict crackdowns and controls, and that was Kion of the 8th Prince. They wouldn¡¯t have taken their eyes off completely, but they would have paid less attention anyway. It was Kion who had no interest in anything in the world, let alone a woman. Kion, the 8th Prince with such a precious bloodline escaped the eyes of the imperial palace, embraced a woman who gave birth to a daughter? ¡°Ha¡­ Was it ¡®a fair face may hide a foul heart¡¯? It¡¯s not any other Imperial Princes¡­.¡­¡± It was so amazing that he almost burst out laughing. His head did not rotate, and creaked as if a single cog had fallen out. As Kion said, he went into any room and grabbed his head while thinking about it, when someone knocked on the door.