025 - Loss And New Hope (4)
[Name: Flower Petal of the Yggdrasil.]
[Classification: Sacred Item (Consumption).]
[Can heal, purify, and strengthen the body to some extent. There is a low possibility that it will cause various side effects depending on who consumes it.]
[Yggdrasil is a tree of life whose roots spread forth in a dimension inhabited by God and Goddess. According to legend, Yggdrasil's branches can reach into otherworldly dimensions.]
[Under some conditions and circumstances, green petals that resemble leaves will sprout at the tips of the branches. These are Yggdrasil's leaves.]
[How to consume:
> If you chew...
> If you boil the flower petals and consume them with hot water, you have a low chance of having an 'immortal' constitution like a God.]
"Pffttttt!" Faerie spits up her tea, surprised to see the information in front of her.
"Princess?!" Melanie, who was observing the tea leaf with suspicion, was shocked when she heard spouting.
Melanie turned to look at the Princess whose face was wet. "Oh my...! It's still hot, Princess!"
She quickly got a clean towel and began carefully drying Faerie's damp face, which was confused by something.
"Please accept my apologies, Your Highness! Your tongue seems to be burning off the water...." Melanie admitted guiltily.
Also, Melanie instantly took cold water after finishing drying Faerie's face.
Melanie sipped the cool white water into Faerie's mouth with a gentle and deliberate movement, and Faerie, who was still daydreaming with her eyes wide open, immediately recovered awake.
"Cough, cough." Faerie coughed briefly after being startled by the cold liquid that had suddenly entered her throat. "W-What..?!" Faerie looked around, shocked.
"... Her Highness Princess Faerie?" A flat yet worried voice rang out into Faerie's ears, surprised by her current state.
"Ah." After seeing Melanie's expressionless face, which was now filled with panic, Faerie was able to recall what had happened before.
"I'm o-..." Faerie paused her speech as she noticed the cup she was holding. Her gaze then turned to something in front of her.
Faerie wanted to reassure Melanie that she was fine. But the thin, clear screen floating in the empty air in front of Faerie's face sent her back into shock.
The information displayed on a transparent screen known as the
Especially in the last sentence.
[ > If you boil the flower petals and consume them with hot water, you have a low chance of having an 'immortal' constitution like a God.]
'... WTF DOES THAT MEAN?'
Faerie re-read the sentence. The information, however, remains unchanged.
After confirming the realities she was facing, Faerie wondered in her heart.
'Huuuu... Goddess, what exactly did you gift me?'
"..." Faerie worked hard to keep her sobs, which were both happy and sad.
Faerie was overjoyed because she had succeeded in consuming something valuable that was categorized as a sacred item, but she was also concerned about the effects of the sacred item she had consumed.
"... It's okay... It's okay... Nothing will happen since the chances are slim....' Faerie tried to relax.
She worried, of course, when she realized her physique was comparable to the great and revered existences of Gods. It felt terrible just imagining it.
'I don't want to die until this contract is completed, but it doesn't imply I want an immortal body like the Gods! Furthermore, the God who forced me into a world of shitty novels merely because of a damn comment!'
Faerie's shoulders, which had been drooping limply, straightened up again.
Given that Faerie had drunk the entire jug but her sickness was still relapsing, it meant that her odds of acquiring the crazy effect were so slim that it seemed impossible to gain an immortal body like a God.
'Then there's no need to worry about that matter anymore...'
Faerie eyed the antique-looking ceramic cup she was holding.
'It appears that the Goddess already knew this body was sick, but she didn't tell me and merely gave me the medicine... Should I be angry or grateful for your concern?' Faerie began to think about what she should do about the Goddess's actions.
But Faerie had to keep such thoughts to herself for the time being because she had more serious matters to deal with.
"Melanie."
Melanie gave Faerie a frightened look.
Faerie might believe Melanie was an average maid without any special abilities if Faerie couldn't see information about her.
Faerie's slightly swollen pink lips caught her sight.
"Ah, no! The princess's lip has been injured!" Melanie sounded concerned, and her hands trembled.
"I need to wake Meila so she can get you some medicine, and I also need to wake Mona so she can cook you some healthy food..."
She began babbling incoherently.
Anyone could tell the woman was panicked and couldn't think well.
"Should I just bring a doctor here? Looking back at the time and place, it probably wouldn't have..." Melanie stopped talking when she felt someone's hand on her shoulder.
Melanie, who had begun to panic, was startled awake when she saw Faerie's pallid face in front of her.
"AH…." Melanie let out a small gasp of astonishment when she noticed those gray eyes staring at her.
Those gray eyes seemed to see right through her thoughts. She shuddered for a few seconds before coming to after hearing a young girl's voice.
"I'm all right now. So please calm down and quickly clean up this mess." Faerie smiled shortly before turning her look elsewhere.
Melanie gulped instinctively as a result of that soft but tense voice. She was fascinated by the poor Princess' charms.
Melanie thought she saw the image of Queen Randell as the poor Princess who had to hide at such a young age.
'Has the Princess truly recovered?' She wondered.
Melanie was curious, but she had to set her thoughts aside for the time being.
It was because her master's daughter had ordered her to clean up the mess she had made.
"Yes, Your Highness." Melanie obeyed by nodding her head.
Meanwhile, Faerie was busy replenishing her
Because of their hectic, the mood in the kitchen grew silent.
Faerie quietly breathed a sigh of relief since Melanie, the maid, didn't ask any more questions and obediently followed her commands.
'I need to get away from Melanie before she suspects anything else!'
Faerie was on her way out of the kitchen when she noticed a pile of yellow paper on the corner table.
"What's that?" Faerie asked.
Melanie, who was washing Faerie's cup, stopped and looked at her. "Your Highness, it's a newspaper."
Faerie's eyes blinked. "Newspaper?"
She took the newspaper and opened each page without thinking as if she didn't expect anything from the contents.
Even so, Faerie's pretty gray eyes lit up with interest as she noticed what was in the newspaper.
"Princess...?"
Upon discovering a newspaper in the kitchen, Melanie became worried.
Mona seemed to have forgotten to throw away the newspaper after using 'the necklace' to get groceries.
"...Ah."
But she had no reason to prevent the Princess from reading the news from the outside world, which she hadn't seen in ten years.
'If Princess Faerie regains her interest in the outside world that kept her hidden, I'll gladly bring her heaps of newspapers.' Melanie smiled with anticipation as she looked at Faerie, who was staring at the newspaper with an expression that could not be described.
"...This..."
"Yes?"
"EUREKAAAAAAAAAA!!" Faerie screamed wildly as if she'd discovered a secret treasure among the many articles she was reading in the newspaper.
"P-PRINCESS?" Melanie shouted as well, as she was surprised to hear the Princess's shouts.
Faerie quickly began to move in the direction of the kitchen's outside door, seemingly oblivious to Melanie's astonishment.
"Melanie, I'm going to take this newspaper to my room!" She said this before running so fast that her little back was out of sight.
"Yes, Your Highness... Eh... Eh?"
Melanie was shocked when she watched the Princess, who was supposed to despise the outer world, suddenly alter drastically.
"... What exactly happened just now?"
She had no idea what was written in the newspaper that had piqued Princess's interest and caused her to forget her anger. Nonetheless, she was grateful because it had helped the Princess's condition.
"It seems that Her Highness Princess Faerie has overcome her trauma and hatred of the outer world..."
She closed her eyes and her mind vividly recalled the moment in which the little girl was cursing whatever was in the outside world.
-"Melanie, please look after my daughter, okay?"
-"She is undoubtedly childish and spoiled now, but if she inherited my traits or her smart father's, she will surely be able to understand the situation and become someone you can rely on."
Her lips began to form a smile.
"It looks that this report will please Her Majesty The Queen and Lord Duke this time."