Chapter 66

Mia’s Cold-Induced Dreams and Memories Part 1

“Ugh... Awww...”

Mia was groaning painfully as she lay on top her bed inside her bedroom.

On the day of the swordsmanship tournament, Mia stood under the rain watching excitedly Sion’s struggle from Abel. Once it was over, she ran off to Abel and showered him with praises under the rain. Then Abel pointed out how the beautiful and lustrous her hair is once sunlight hit her rain-drenched hair. And so, without listening to Anne’s advice, she moved around with her wet hair the whole day. The result is she caught a cold.

Just after noontime, Mia woke up.

“Anne? Are you here, Anne?”

She looked around the room with heavy and blurry eyes.

“Oh my, it seems strange.”

She was puzzled by the state of her room.

There was no sign of people in the room. It was completely quiet. The room was all cluttered. There were half folded clothes all around, and the inks for pen have been left uncovered on the desk. Though it was messy, Mia was familiar with this room that was in total disarray.

Oh, I know when this is from. This is the last timeline...

Similarly in the previous timeline, Mia also caught a cold.

“That’s right. When I woke up, that girl wasn’t in the room.”ÚpTodated novels on no(v)el()bin(.)com

The girl Mia was talking about was her exclusive maid. When Mia fell asleep, she left the room to go outside. That girl was the third daughter of a powerful noble. She always smiled and flattered Mia when they were together. She had been Mia’s favorite and she found her compliments pleasant to her ears.

I heard later that she did not want to catch my cold and so she left to have tea with her attendant friends.

Waking up completely alone, the sun shining to show the emptiness of her room, she felt very alone. Dread started to take over. She held tight on her covers and forced her eyes close. She felt as if she was left all alone in the world. It was very very lonely.

“Mia-sama, Mia-sama ...”

There was somebody shaking her body. Mia opens her eyes slowly...

“Mia-sama, are you okay?”

Immediately in front of her was Anne’s face. She seemed to be very worried.

“Wah? Oh, Anne ... Oh, then... was that only a dream?”

As expected, Chloe, the daughter of merchants, was unexpectedly knowledgeable.

“Anne is fetching some cold water right now. Also, I brought the cold medicine that my father sent me before, so please take it later.”

Seeing Chloe, who smiled after saying that, Mia softly said...

“I have to apologize to you.”

“Huh?”

Mia ignored Chloe’s confused look and continued on.

“At that time, I pretended not to see you when you were suffering. I’m really sorry.”

“... Well, Princess Mia, was that a dream?”

Chloe giggled.

Dream... maybe that’s the case.

Maybe that wasn’t the case, and the future that will no longer come is like a dream.

Still, the guilt in Mia’s chest was tingling and real. However...

“I’ve had a lot of fun since I became friends with you, Princess Mia. I liked making sandwiches together, but more than that, it’s like a dream to be able to talk about the stories that I have read with a friend. So please don’t apologize. There is nothing to apologize for.”

Chloe’s words made Mia’s heart feel a little lighter.

Feeling a little sleepy again, Mia said in a soft voice.

“... I wonder if you can tell me a story...”

“Hmmm...”

“... Just if want you to do it. If you’ve found something interesting in a book you’ve read recently. You could tell me about it.”

“Okay, well, then...”

Hearing Chloe’s gentle voice, Mia fell asleep again.

Translator’s Rant:

The will be released in about 4 hours from now, which will be the last chapter. Then an announcement.