CH 6

(Eve and the Empress’s POV)

After a while, the Empress also regained her smile.

“Eve’s heart is so pure. If that’s what you want then go ahead do that, you can go to the temple anytime. And His Majesty would be delighted.”

The Empress smiled as if she knew nothing.

She was smiling like a saint, but her cold green eyes were full of malice to have me meet the Grand Duke at the temple and be humiliated.

(T/N: Starting from this part would be the Empress’s POV.)

‘Since the Grand Duke quietly visits the temple to avoid the public’s attention, what will happen if Eve, who was unaware about it, suddenly appears and makes a fuss?’

‘The enraged Grand Duke would have been more angry than usual.’

‘And if Eve would ever meet the Grand Duke, she would definitely be humiliated for hanging on to him like a fool.’

‘Even if the Emperor rebukes me, I would have the perfect excuse.’

“Eve was very quiet and composed, she even brought a present and begged me dearly. And not to mention there were a lot of people watching at that time, so I couldn’t resist.”

(T/N: Until here for the Empress’s POV.)

Of course, there was no need to pay attention to the Empress’s thoughts.

‘I’m just thankful that she allowed me to go.’

I got up from my seat, bent my knees and bowed gracefully.

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“Thanks for the permission, Mother.”

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(Eve’s POV)

A colorful carriage was traversing the snowy streets.

Through the rattling carriage window, I could see the view of the capital that was covered with white snow.

The buildings along the road were all medieval-style structures that could only be seen in movies and games.

‘I still can’t believe that I’m in a different world now.’

‘I knew, but it still felt strange.’

I smiled while looking at the white frosted window.

‘But everything went well, it is all according to my plan.’

Now I was leaving the Imperial Palace and headed for the Great Hall.

Originally, Princesses would occasionally visit the temple to pray or to refine themselves.

And whenever they do, a Princess would have to take a couple of maids as well as knights as escorts, even if it’s just a brief visit.

However, I asked the Empress that I would like to visit the temple quietly, without any knights so as not to bother them as well.

Thanks to the Empress’s permission, I was able to get on a carriage and go straight to the temple.

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‘I’m just so glad that we can leave early.’

It may be dangerous to attract people’s attention in this kind of situation.

Especially considering the people who will be visiting today.

And being on time was also important.

If I had prepared for various things, like knights and a larger carriage that was being used for formal visits, there’s a high probability that the time visit of the Grand Duke would not be matched.

That is why I only bought one maid to go with me as soon as possible.

As I glanced back at the maid who was sitting across from me.

She was a young maid who looked around the age of 17 or 18 years old, with her light sand-colored hair that was neatly braided.

Wearing the headdress worn by maids made her look quite mature, but her heart-shaped face compliments her hair well.

She was the maid that I met when I woke up after I possessed Eve’s body.

Her name was Nell.

‘When I first woke up, I was completely shocked and terrified.’

I thought I was already dead, but when I opened my eyes, it was the world inside a novel. Even the most courageous person would faint and fall if they were in this situation.

And Nell was the only person who was with me at that time.

She came in to check Eve’s bedroom and expected me to be asleep, then saw me already looking at the mirror.

‘I grabbed this maid and asked who I was and where I was.’

After I grasped the reality, I said that I seemed to have a temporary memory loss and that I needed her to help me out.

“My gosh, amnesia? Shouldn’t we call the doctor?”

“No!”

I gave the confused maid an excuse that Eve would have possibly made.

“If it were known by other people that I have amnesia, the wedding may be disrupted.”

For Eve, this marriage was the most important thing in the world.

If it is known that I’m sick, then the marriage would be delayed.

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‘So, I asked Nell to keep it secret until the day of the wedding.’

The maid swore with a determined look as if telling that she knew about Eve’s obsession with this marriage.

“Don’t worry, Princess. I will keep it a secret.”

‘I was actually worried because she might have informed the Empress or other people about it.’

Fortunately, the Empress doesn’t seem to have any idea about the matter.

‘Then that proves that she’s not a spy, sent by the Empress.’

The Empress passed then.

‘On the other hand, what about the Emperor?’

‘What if this maid already told the Emperor about me having amnesia?’

‘Since, the Emperor is out on the battlefield, he may not be able to do anything as of right now, but he must have ordered for me to be watched more closely.’

However, the Empress sent me out to visit the temple without a second thought, just so that she can vent out her anger about what happened at the tea party.

It was as if she had not heard anything from the Emperor. 

If that’s the case, then this maid is not considered to be a spy on the Emperor’s side as well.

I don’t know if I can trust her or not, but it’s a good start that she has nothing to do with the most dangerous couple in the empire.

And I specifically requested out for her, because I needed to do this with her alone.

“I.. Ahm, Princess.”

Nell stuttered as she tried to call me.

“Yes?”

“Well, are you okay? Because I noticed that you aren’t wearing your gloves…..”

Nell asked cautiously, while looking at my hand on the carriage’s window sill.

Right. Eve always wore gloves because she had mysophobia.

Because Eve couldn’t go out without wearing any gloves, so it wasn’t a personality problem, but in a level that needed treatment.

“It’s okay. Since I’ve been covering my hands too often, I decided to loosen up a bit.”

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I answered in a nonchalant voice and put my bare hands on my knees.

In fact, there was a special reason why I didn’t use any gloves.

‘It was about Eve’s foresight ability.’

Because her ability was being prevented whenever she used gloves.

And Eve barely used her foresight ability in the original novel.

Since she hadn’t used her power ever since since she was 10 years old. Eve herself thought that she had completely lost her divine power.

But in reality it wasn’t.

She still possessed the power of foresight.

‘I just didn’t know the conditions on how to activate it.’

As it was told in the novel, it was important to be in bare hands for it to be used.

I brought up another topic to divert Nell’s attention.

“As you know, I don’t remember everything right now.”

I rekindled the memory loss story that I used as an excuse when I first came into this world.

“It’s my first time going outside the Imperial Palace, after what happened to me. I want you, who knows the situation, to help me and be at my side. Because it will be difficult If I do it on my own.”

Having said that, tears began to well up in Nell’s eyes.

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“… Why are you crying?”

Nell wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and started to sob.

Nell said with tears in her eyes.

“The princess is asking me for a favor…… And I’m so grateful for it.”

‘Wait, does that mean she’s crying due to happiness just because I asked for a favor?’

I ponder if she’s being sarcastic with me, but there’s no sign of her lying on her innocent face.

Nell burst into tears as if she was genuinely moved.

“You really lost your memory.”

‘I already said it to her, but I guess she was still shocked about it.’

“………”

Seeing the extreme reaction from Nell, I could guess that Eve must have been mean to her.

‘It seemed that she treated every maid too harshly.’

Well, it would have been strange if she was being mean to everyone, but treated her maid kindly.

“You don’t have to worry, Your Highness, I will do my best to help you out.”

Nell wiped away the tears with the back of her hand and vowed firmly.

It was funny and a little cute to see a child who had not yet become an adult to be so moved.

I also nodded my head, while hiding the triumphant smile.

“That’s great, thank you so much.”

Street trees covered with snowflakes cast a calm shade over the carriages.

The warm afternoon sun poured through the sparkling white snow.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ ˊˎ-

(Eve’s POV)

The Great Hall was located on a hill in the center of the island.

From a distance, a large, high-rise blue roof could be seen at a glance.

The circular roof made of pale blue stone was covered with white snowflakes as if a white veil had been placed on it.

“Welcome Your Highness Princess Eve, it is an honor of a lifetime to have the Princess visit us.”

As soon as I arrived at the Great Hall, the chief priest came out to meet me in person.

“I want to donate my mother’s belongings, but where should I go?”

He answered my question with a calm smile.

“Come this way. I was contacted and prepared for it in advance.”

Speaking of temple rituals, there was nothing special about it.

All you need to do is go to the altar, get down on your knees, put your hands together, and pray for a while.

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While I was praying, the priest put an incense in the censer beside the altar.

Bitter smoke rose from the petal-shaped incense burner.

After a brief prayer, I got up in front of the altar.

A sapphire rosary called the Empress’s relic was placed on the altar to offer it to the gods.

“Ahm.. Excuse me……”

After the dedication ceremony was completed, the chief priest was summoned.

The priest who closed the incense burner approached me.

“Yes, Your Highness? How can I help?”

I called Nell, as she came close to me and gave me the jewelry box that I had prepared beforehand.

“I want to meet the high priest. Where is he now?”

“The High Priest is giving blessings to the believers in the main building.”

It seems that a lot of people came because it was before the holiday.

He knew that I came, but he didn’t even go out to greet me.

After a while I was guided into the large chapel attached to the main building.

Inside the chapel were an old man dressed in clerical clothes and a dozen other people who appeared to be visitors.

As soon as I entered, everyone recognized me and bowed deeply with a surprise face.

After all, if you’re someone who can go to the temple, they would know the face of the Princess.

An old man in a splendid clerical suit rushed to me and bowed his head.