Chapter 153

Princess Mia, reasoning

Rustle rustle...

Mia’s body was shaken by something. She moaned and rubbed her eyes.

Hmm... did I fall asleep? I feel like I had a very scary nightmare...

Mia slowly opens her eyes... and sees the ghost face of a girl looking into her...

“Hnnggh-”

Again! Mia was about to fall over and faint. But...

“Uhm. Could you stop pretending to be asleep?”

Huh? Did I just now hear a voice?

Hearing that voice, Mia stopped. Then she observes the girl she was terrified of. The girl was gazing up at Mia. Her face had a poor expression, and she seemed to be apprehensive.

Ah, this child ... isn’t a ghost.

Mia guessed. Mia’s common sense said that ghosts wouldn’t be apprehensive. At the same time, Mia reached out and touch the girl’s hair. The sticky liquid on it...

This red liquid is ...

Now that she has seen it closely, it was too red to be blood...it is

“Oh, I see, this is... the sap for writing on a whiteboard.”

Hearing this, the girl tilted her head a little and gave a confused look.

“Uhm, I don’t know what it is, but I tipped a container over. But please don’t worry. I made sure to clean it up properly.”Nnêw n0vel chapters are published on n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m

The girl answered in a polite tone.

“I see, that’s what happened...”

Mia chewed her lip while thinking.

Well, of course, I knew from the beginning that she wasn’t a ghost, but a normal human being ... but, of course, I knew that there couldn’t be a ghost... But who, in the heavenly moons, is this girl?

With her ragged appearance, the girl would fit right in with the people of Newmoon District. Her matter hair looked like it hadn’t been brushed for a while. The abundant rips and holes in her dress made it look more like a frayed rag than an article of clothing, and the limbs protruding from it were unhealthily thin.

A starving child who snuck into the academy.

This was Mia’s impression of the girl.

“So, what exactly did you come here for?”

“... I think you dropped this, so I came to give it back.”

That said, the girl held out the pair of indoor slippers that Mia had been wearing until a while ago. She had lost them when she was scrambling back to her room.

“Well, you came here just to deliver these?”

When Mia asked, the girl shook her head a little.

“No, that’s not all. I want to ask a favor.”

Mia stared at the girl silently. The girl did not change her expression, but rather puffed her chest in a show of confidence.

“I’m not lying. And to prove it, I’m willing to swear upon the name of my grandmother, whom I hold in the highest regard.”

My, your grandmother’s name isn’t worth very much to you, is it?

Mia resisted the urge to roll her eyes as she held a cookie.

“Take one. No need to hesitate, okay? You see, there’s plenty...”

“But... I was told that food is scarce and precious...” The girl said, staring at the cookie as if spellbound. “... Besides, I have trouble you enough by asking not to tell anyone about me.”

But having said that, the girl’s gaze is still glued to the cookie. As a test, Mia tried to move the cookie in her hand from one side to the other. The direction of the girl’s face kept on following it.

“...I can’t ask another favor...especially food...”

Mia threw a cookie towards the girl. The girl snapped at it in the air with her teeth! Tears slowly filled her eyes as she greedily chomped on the cookie.

“Oh, it’s so delicious...” Then, she stared at Mia, her benefactor, “Are you some sort of goddess of charity and compassion?”

She said while sniffling.

Well, well. This girl’s a real sucker. Mia snorted inwardly.

Seeing that her foe had taken the bait, Mia put on her most amiable smile.

“There’s plenty, so don’t hesitate. For now, cookies are all I have; but tomorrow morning, you’ll have something decent to eat. And ...” Looking over at the girl’s body, Mia nodded. “You need a bath.”

Even if she’s going to send her to Rafina, she can’t send her in such a dirty state.

Rafina might feel sorry for her and be lenient. She looks so miserable right now, even I feel sorry for her.

It was at that time. The door of the room opened.

“Oh, Mia-sama, I’m glad you’re back.”

It was Anne who was standing at the doorway. She looked relieved upon seeing Mia’s face. It seemed that she was worried and had gone looking for her.

“Yes, I went to the bathroom. You came at the right time, though. Do you mind preparing the bath?”

“I don’t mind at all milady, but... who is this girl?”

What should I say?

Mia looks at the girl, worried a little. When...

“Huh..., Anne? You mean Mother Anne? And now you just call her milady, Mia-sama... eh? Then that means...”

The girl looked confused at Anne and then at Mia.

“Well ...?”

Mia, on the other hand, looks just as confused with the little girl’s reaction.

Author’s Note:

By the way, I’m very sorry to everyone who thinks there will be a love-angle, but Miabel is a little girl.

I’m not a lolicon.