Chapter 99

Choice of the Wisdom of the Empire (Romantic Mode)

“Wha... what? Revolution? Why? What about my effort so far? All down the drain? The empire in revolution...”

Mia felt her strength suddenly drain out of her body, and she started to faint.

“Eeeek! Oh, calm down, Mia-sama. It’s not the Tearmoon Empire.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Mia paused mid-fall and looked at Anne

“The revolution has happened in the Kingdom of Remno... Keithwood told me earlier.”

“What? What? Ue?”

Still suffering from the initial shock, Mia couldn’t understand what was going on.

“What do you mean? What on earth ...”

She didn’t understand anything all. Why and how is there a revolution in the Kingdom of Remno? And why so suddenly?

“Excuse us, Lady Rafina”

Mia’s questions were interrupted with a knock on the door. Prince Sion entered together with his servant Keithwood. Trailing behind them was Tiona.

“I heard that Princess Mia is here ...”

“You’re in the right place. Prince Sion.”

Rafina answered in a serious tone.

“Please come in and be seated. I’ll prepare tea for all of you now.”

When the newcomers were seated, Keithwood started talking.

“To be precise, it is still at the stage of popular uprising, so it isn’t a full-blown revolution yet...”

Keithwood’s words were apologetic and a bit hesitant.

“I’m sorry for the confusion.”

The misunderstanding was actually caused by Anne.

Keithwood has a reason to be hesitant. The Kingdom of Sunkland has emphasized the importance of information since the early days of its founding. A dedicated intelligence agency in the kingdom Wind Crows has spies all over the nearby nations.

Rather, staying away from danger is what a wise person should do ...

But.......

“Mia-sama... do you want to go?”

“............ Huh?”

Sudden voice. When she raised her face, Anne was looking into her face. Her face is serious, and she doesn’t seem to be joking.

“Well, what are you talking about, Anne. I never said...”

“But... Mia-sama, your face looks like you’re about to cry.”

“Eh? No, that’s not the case ...”

All this time, I have been doing my best to avoid the guillotine.

Memories began to resurface in her mind. Flashback of what happened to her in the past. She remembered the terror of the guillotine, and all the sweat, tears, and hard work she had shed trying to avert that horrible fate.

So, I’m really sorry but I prefer not to go to such a dangerous place. It’s the right choice to refrain from running into danger.

Her choice was of course obvious.

“............but”

The more she thought about it, the more the memories came back. Including a gentle face, riding a horse together, a smiling face chewing on a sandwich, a shy face when dancing... Scene after scene, it was his face that kept appearing.

Mia looked around and saw the faces of the room.

Anne’s, Chloe’s, Zion’s, Keith Wood’s, Rafina’s, Tiona’s ...

“... I can’t really say that I don’t want to go after all.”

Mia had a cheerful smile on her face, while saying in a small voice.

“I want to go to Prince Abel... I want to go.”

Freed from choosing choices to escape the fate of the guillotine from her diary, Mia finally makes a choice that is totally hers. Then Mia looked around and said to everyone around her.

“Can I ask for your cooperation?”

Well, I’m not saying this because I want to meet Prince Abel! This is just a strategy! People might be disillusioned with me and put me again on the guillotine!

Mia muttered the inner tsundere of her heart.