CH 82

The Adventure of an Eight-Year-Old

‘My heart is pounding.’

[Siervian Elverdotte (8 y.o.)]

Body and soul synchronization… 24%

Current actions are in line with the body.

:◈:

As I looked in the mirror on the morning of my eighth birthday, I saw a slight change in my stats.

Other than my age, the percentage inside my stats had also changed.

‘Finally…!’

Only now could the eight-year-old Siervian enjoy watching the mana storm.

At the age of eight, all members of the royal family were required to begin their formal education.

The synchronization between her body and soul had also increased. Seemed like she could act a little more maturely this time.

‘I’m not confident, but I’ll do my best.’

Because her life would be easier once she took history and etiquette lessons.

Also, she probably won’t attend magic lessons. She wouldn’t have the talent in this life as well.

Come to think of it, she hadn’t seen the Tower Lord recently. In the meantime, her mana scent seemed to have disappeared.

‘Even so, that’s fine. I just have to do what I can do.’

She wanted to learn economics now that she had the Welfare Foundation.

“Gwood luck!” (TL/N: The KR is 아자, 아자, which is used to motivate someone.)

[Ellie]

Thoughts: What’s wrong with the Princess? Ahh… she must be happy because it’s her birthday.

Siervian had accidentally shouted then covered her cheeks awkwardly after seeing Ellie’s thoughts.

***

“Grant me custody of the Princess, Your Majesty.”

One day after the Princess’ birthday party, Empress Cybelle sought the Emperor. It had been a long time since she stared into her husband’s eyes.

The Empress’ Palace prestige lay in ruins, but her wounded pride remained still.

“Why do you ask that so suddenly, Empress?”

They were drinking tea together after a long time.

Alderuan’s eyebrow twitched at the unexpected request.

He was taken aback by her response; he expected her to be upset that she had missed the Princess’ birthday party again.

“As you know, the royal family’s first lesson has a very symbolic meaning.”

“And your point is?”

“If you simply leave it to the teachers, I’m afraid that raising the Princess won’t be considered important.”

The Empress smiled wisely as she replied.

If they were paying attention, it was as if she said Siervian’s education was poorly managed.

“You don’t need to fret over such matters.”

The Emperor smiled and brushed off her concern with a single sentence.

Since the Harmin tea incident, she had not recovered the Emperor’s trust.

“…I don’t know if you realized. But it sounds like you don’t consider the Princess’ education important, Your Majesty!”

“That can’t be true.”

Upon hearing her, the Emperor immediately straightened his leaning posture.

The difference in their values was the reason why Siervian could not be left to the Empress.

“Because I will teach Siervy directly.”

The Empress had smiled kindly and stopped once she heard his declaration.

“That, you mean, no way…”

The Empress couldn’t even keep her voice from shaking.

“Yes, Siervy will be given the heir’s education.”

“Your Majesty!”

That was what the Emperor meant by teaching her directly.

The heir’s education was given specially for those who would ascend the throne. They were taught directly by the Emperor himself from generation to generation.

“No way! Your Majesty, how could you say that when there’s already a Crown Prince!”

The Empress no longer tried to conceal her expression.

She had just tried to extend her influence to the Imperial Palace, but suddenly, she heard his announcement.

Looking at the Empress, the Emperor replied calmly, “You’re overreacting, Empress. Not everyone will sit on the throne just because they were educated as the heir.”

“… I’m afraid the nobles will be shaken.”

“The Crown Prince’s position will always be his. Who would dare to oppose the Emperor?”

She couldn’t refute his point. Defying him wasn’t an option.

However, Empress Cybelle couldn’t hide her anxiety and bit her lower lip.

‘As expected, I should have kept the girl away from the Emperor.’

***

“Your Highness, shall we go?”

“Yes!”

The Tower Lord had been facing her for a long time and finally spoke to her.

She answered bravely, but in fact, Siervian didn’t have much expectation for today.

‘It will be the same as my previous life anyway.’

Before starting formal education at the age of eight, the royal family’s magical abilities were evaluated.

Because of that, she met with the Tower Lord today.

‘My father didn’t come?’

The Emperor’s presence was not essential for the assessment. However, Siervian tilted her head unconsciously because her father visited her so frequently.

‘No, I shouldn’t be this childish!’

After that, she quickly calmed down.

Her father was very busy, so she shouldn’t expect him to appear for such a small event.

Besides, wasn’t she a member of the royal family who would start formal education soon? She had to show her determination.

“This place has always been magnificent. Princess, it’s your first time visiting the Hall of Glory, right?”

“Yes.”

Actually, she had been here in her previous life, but she couldn’t answer it right away. She felt a little guilty lying to him.

‘Come to think of it, the favorability of the Tower Lord is still high.’

His favorability has been strangely high since the first time they met. She thought it was probably the influence of her mana scent, but now that her mana scent was gone, his favorability was still high. So it was pretty awkward.

‘I’ve always been nice to him, I guess he truly likes me.’

Siervian politely gathered her hands and followed the Tower Lord in his fluttering robe.

The first emperor’s memorial hall, the Hall of Glory, was a magnificent blue building. The ceiling was in a circular shape so they could look at the sky.

Also, as if the heavens recognized his deeds, the brightest sunlight always came through the hall’s ceiling.

“Come on. Don’t be too nervous, Princess.”

The closer she got, the more obviously her nervousness showed.

However, when she recalled the disappointment in her previous life, she couldn’t help but lower her head.

‘’The Tower Lord will be disappointed, but it can’t be helped.’

In the middle of the Hall of Glory, there was a magic orb floating in the air. It was the legacy of the first emperor, the Orb of Judgment.

It was many times larger than the magic orbs usually used for meetings; it looked like a giant pearl.

‘Oh no, I’m nervous!’

The aristocrats sometimes called this magic orb a crystal ball that would live on forever. Because it was always floating in the air.

Unlike other places, the orbs here floated on their own even though there was no magic circle supplying mana.

“Haha. You must be amazed by this orb.”

“Yes.”

“It’s one of the forgotten spells. Perhaps there is a hidden magic circle around us that supplies mana for the floating spell, but…”

The Tower Lord continued to explain kindly as he stroked his beard.

“But I’ve searched over and over again, and still can’t find where it is.”

“Wow…”

“This great hall cannot be investigated, so it will probably continue to be a mystery. Haha.”

[Turana Ellison]

Thought: Actually, I’d like to investigate it, but the Emperor refused to give me permission many times. I wish I could find out before I retire.

‘How many times have you asked Father?’

Despite speaking as if he had given up, the Tower Lord was still burning with enthusiasm.

A wizard’s curiosity is naturally vigorous after all.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

“……Yes.”

“Haha. You don’t need to worry about the Orb of Judgment. Especially you, Princess.”

“……?”

The Tower Lord commented mysteriously and stepped back a little.

Thanks to this, Siervian, who walked toward the orb, missed the timing to ask what he meant.

‘The same thing will happen again anyway.’

As she headed to the designated place in front of the Orb of Judgment, the orb that was floating high shook. Then slowly, the orb descended to her eye level, as if it respected her.

Gulp.

Siervian slowly stretched her hands forward nervously.

The Orb of Judgment had two jobs.

The first was to prove that the individual was part of the royal family.

If they’re not from the royal family, the orb won’t react this way.

“Well, you can put your hands on the orb now.”

“….”

The second job was measuring the amount of mana the individual possessed.

Depending on the amount, the orb will emit different colors. After seeing the colors, it’s possible for them to take magic lessons.

Siervian reached out with her eyes closed after swallowing hard.

In her previous life, Siervian’s orb was a murky black.

The orb usually showed one of the rainbow colors. So the unprecedented black color caused a turmoil within the tower for a while.

‘Everyone will be disappointed again.’

Soon after, the meaning of the black color would be revealed.

Black color meant the person had really low mana inside their body.

“Let’s finish this quickly.”

Her hands felt warm when she touched the orb. Scared of the result, Siervian kept her eyes closed the whole time.

However, soon after, a brilliant light came out of the orb. She felt it through her closed eyelids.

“Ohh…”

‘Huh?’

She opened her eyes in amazement, and she could see the glittering white orb.

The enormous warmth felt in her palm shot through her body.

The light shone so strongly that the Tower Lord’s robe fluttered.

“As expected of the Princess,” said the Tower Lord next to her in a pleased tone.

Siervian looked at the glittering orb with still bewildered eyes.

In her previous life, there was definitely only a murky black color in the orb.

‘How could it be?’