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CHAPTER 3: THE SELFISH PRINCESS SAVES THE PRINCE CONSORT
Translated by Eunie
Edited/Proofread by Para "Ah!!" I exclaimed, and with a sudden, unexplainable force, I jumped out of my bed and ran towards the door. The knights guarding the door suddenly came rushing towards me, saying things like, "Did something happen?" or "is your health alright?" but now is not the time to be saying such things. "Where is my father?" "If it's the Prince Consort, then he left a while ago to report to Her Highness, the Queen." This is bad. At this rate... "Stop him right now!! He must not ride that carriage!!" "If it's about Her Majesty, the Queen, then she's currently at the Royal Palace, so a carriage is necessary." It's no use. She may be the First Princess' maid, but it's not like she has access to the whereabouts or schedule of the Queen. What's more, she has been beside me since I fainted. When I glanced out the window, I could see the garden and a figure of someone getting ready to depart, and it's the exact carriage Father is about to ride. If this proceeds like the game, Father will ride the carriage prepared for him to report my awakening to Mother. But he should not ride that carriage! "Father!!" I yelled with all my strength, and Father seemed to have heard it as he paused for a bit and casually waved his hand. ‘You're wrong! I'm not seeing you off! You shouldn't use that carriage’, but even if I tell him that, it would just look like a child throwing a tantrum. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com I immediately climbed out the window. Seeing my sudden actions, even Father was surprised when he looked my way. As expected of the last boss queen's room, it's higher than the roof of a detached house. This height wouldn't matter to a grown-up Pryde, but if an eight-year-old kid jumps from this height, things won't end with just a mild injury.** But still... (**Para: Tbh aren’t kids basically squishy and immortal compared to adults?) I'm left with no other choice. "Princess?! Please stop this, Prince—" "Don't come near me! If you stop me, I'll never forgive you!!" I selfishly yelled at the maid who tried to stop me as I imposingly stood up on the window ledge. If I stumble just once from here, then I'll surely dive headfirst. But I still looked forward, facing the strong wind coming my way. My long hair became entangled around my face, which made it difficult to breathe. And then I heard Father from below, shout, "Stop this at once, Pryde!!" I'm glad that his attention was solely on me right now. So that I don't fall, I made sure to cling tightly to the pillar, taking a deep breath so my voice would reach Father. "Father! You must not use that carriage, the wheel is broken!! You'll have an accident before you can meet Mother!!" In the distance, I could somehow see the shock on my father's expression. It's the second time my father had this shocked and surprised look on his face. After my sudden outburst, I could see an armoured hand reaching out to me from my peripheral vision. It belonged to a knight, and just like that, he pulled me back inside my room. Everything happened abruptly, but I could somehow hear my father's voice say, "Immediately check the wheels of the carriage!" I'm glad. Really, it's such a relief. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com In the game, after Pryde's father confirms that Pryde is alright and that her precognition ability awakened, he takes a carriage to immediately report what happened to the Queen. But because of a broken wheel, on his way to Her Majesty, the Queen, he gets into an accident. He's barely alive by the time the Queen reaches his side. With his last breath, he informs the Queen about Pryde. Reporting that she awakened her precognition ability by foreseeing the existence of her little sister. In the game, Pryde wasn't able to foresee that accident of her father, but since I have memories of my past life and the game, I was luckily able to avoid his death. I'm glad. Really. After feeling a wave of relief and seeing me not fight back, the knight's hand slackened. But when I sighed in relief, I heard a weird voice inside the room. When I looked around, I saw the maid who tried to stop me but was yelled at, slumped down on the floor. The other maids were not moving as well, but I could see their pale expressions. It was only the knight who retrieved me who asked, "Are you hurt, milady?" Before I could answer, the voice of a different maid, who was prostrating in front of the trembling maid and, in a shaky voice, said, "I beg Your Highness for forgiveness!! This girl has nowhere else to go, and for her rudeness, please, please..." She repeatedly prostrated herself as her whole body trembled in fear, begging for forgiveness. This is bad. I might have really overdone it. No matter how much I say this, the me right now is the First Princess, and before I regained my memories of my previous life, I was infamous for being a selfish, bratty princess. That sort of person just yelled right at her face, "If you stop me, I'll never forgive you." But then a knight was able to quickly stop me. For the maids, all sorts of punishments probably came into their minds that just imagining it was enough to bring fear to them. I scared her. Again, it's all because of Pryde's—my selfishness caused this…. "So…. The more they mulled over it, the more they panicked. After thinking about it, it seemed like even the knight that stopped me was duly prepared to be punished by Pryde when he did so. All because I’m the precious daughter of Her Majesty, the Queen, and His Highness, the Prince Consort. "I…I'm sorry." Read only on eunietl.weebly.com The feelings welling up inside an eight-year-old like me seemed to have been remarkably moved by something. All sorts of realisations piled up that, by just thinking about them, my tears wouldn't stop falling. The knights and the maids seemed to be flustered upon seeing me like this. And after that, Father, who came rushing back to my room, saw me single-mindedly crying to my heart's content as I apologised to the maids and knights that I have considerably bothered. Because eighteen years of memories from my previous life returned, I was clearly aware of the fear of what a person with authority can do and the pain of those who could not go against it. Even though I only have ten years left, I will make sure that I'll never forget about this. Since I am the First Princess. I was planning on updating a few days ago and I EVEN TOLD MYSELF, LET'S GO catch up with the manga. but my school work came in like a torrent of storm, my devastating midterm grade came out and the shock was too much. i felt like i had a fever. rolfmao. nope. not covid. ANYWAYS, LOOK FORWARD FOR MY UPDATE IN A FEW HOURS. I'LL NAP FIRST.
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