Mia’s Diary

The Seventeenth Day of the Fifth Month

I had ambermoon tomato stew and cake today. The ambermoon tomato was yucky. But the cake was yummy.

The Tenth Day of the Sixth Month

I had bread with roasted moonbow pheasant. It was pretty good. But not bringing me any dessert was unforgivable.

The Twenty-Fifth Day of the Sixth Month

I had stellar salmon à la meunière with jelly for dessert. I knew the fish would be yucky. But the jelly was yummy.

The Fourth Day of the Seventh Month

This is my first entry since being reincarnated. Starting today, I've decided to begin writing in this diary again.

Speaking of which, I just read through some of the older entries, and past-me only ever wrote about food. What a silly little girl past-me was. Good thing I'm smart and mature now, so I'm going to be writing serious entries only going forward!

The first thing that happened after my reincarnation was that I had some ambermoon tomato stew. Now, let me tell you. I couldn't believe how good it tasted. The way the tomatoes melted in my mouth and how there was just the right amount of bitterness mixed into the savoriness... Wait, I'm writing about food again.

Phew, that was close. All right, let's start this over. Allow me to describe what has happened to me up until today.

That day, the last thing I remembered was losing my life to the guillotine, and when I woke up, I found myself in my bed. Not only that, but I had reverted to how I'd looked as a child. Even someone as calm and collected as me couldn't help but feel a little bewildered by this turn of events, but I soon figured out what was going on. Basically, being the wise person that I am, God in all His Greatness saw fit to make me the chosen one. I know this to be true. I have been given a monumental mission. To put it simply, it is my duty to save the Empire.

So I, the Chosen Savior, rose to the challenge. In order to save countless citizens and soldiers who were depending on me, I started to think.

To aid me in my mission, my most loyal subject, Anne, was sent to me. Like a winged envoy of the heavens, she flew through the air and appeared before me. I was a little annoyed when she ruined my cake, but I forgave her immediately. In the previous timeline, she was really good to me until the very end. I am extremely happy to have been granted the chance to repay her loyalty like this, and I feel much safer with her by my side.

I made her my personal maid-in-waiting right away.

Then, I holed up in the library and looked things up. After all, I might be wise, but that doesn't mean I know everything there is to know, right? Besides, admitting there are things you don't know is a sign of wisdom. I read a lot of complicated reference books. They're those big, thick things scholars read, you know? Of course, for someone like me, it was easy-peasy. Not even worth bragging about.

With the knowledge I gained from those books, along with a tiny bit of what I'd heard from Ludwig before... Just so we're clear, it was really just the tiniest little bit, okay? Anyway, I analyzed all that information to figure out what was wrong with the Empire. And I did it all by myself. Because I am really smart.

And now, today! That's right, today was a special day! It was the best of days.

In order to find someone to help me do the work that needs to be done, I went to the Golden Moon Ministry. When I got there, that stupid four— I mean, Ludwig was about to get kicked to the countryside. So I swooped in, told them all off, and saved the day. And then guess what he did? Ludwig, that stupid four-eyes who annoys me to no end, actually came over and praised me!

When he heard the conclusions I'd drawn from my analysis, his eyes went, like, really wide, and he stared at me. Then, he got on his knees and said all sorts of good things about me.

That was amazing. It felt so good that for a moment I thought that might actually be why I got reincarnated in the first place, just so I could go there and experience that moment.

Then he said he wanted to swear loyalty to me, so, of course, I let him.

He says really rude things sometimes, but in the previous timeline, he worked really hard for the Empire. Out of respect for his dedication back then, I let him off the hook. Even though he's annoying and rude and I sometimes can't stand him. I forgive him because I'm very merciful.

At this rate, for someone as smart as me, saving the Empire from ruin should be a total cinch.

Also, I'm on a roll right now. Look at all this fine writing I've done. Maybe I'm a natural? I should think about writing some more literature.