Chapter 279

Princess Mia: Invincible Mode Activated

In general, Mia was not a morning person. If she could, she would love to sleep until noon and then stay in bed for a few more hours. In her world, being lazy and sloppy was the highest virtue.Rêađ latest chapters on no/v/e/l(b)in(.)com

Her life had been changing slowly over the past few months, though.

She had been practising horseback riding so hard that it was draining all of her energy. By the time she stumbled back to her room, she was completely worn out. She was so tired that she slept like a rock, which, strangely enough, made for very restful nights. She slept deeply and steadily, and when she woke up the next morning, she was ready to go.

Nights and mornings start early, and there’s a lot of exercise. In spite of everything, Mia had become a role model for living a healthy life.

She usually stayed in bed for a while after getting up or (re)read one of the books Elise had sent her. Now, she got up at the same time Anne did. That was great because...

“Well, I guess I should go see them since I woke up so early today... I did say that I would go as soon as I could. I mean, I might not always keep my word, but I should at least be there the first morning after saying I will. I’d feel bad if I didn’t...”

Like always, her thoughts smelled like chicken. Still, she got out of bed, quickly got dressed, and went to the stable, which was a good sign of discipline.

Malong couldn’t hide his surprise as he said, “Wow, miss, you sure are early. I didn’t think I’d see you at this hour...”

“I’m going to throw those words right back at you.”

Mia sounded just as surprised as she did. “I also didn’t think you would be taking care of the horses at this time. Don’t tell me you get up every day at this time.”

“Well, this one is going to have a baby soon, so I like to check on her more often. Also, it gives me time to quickly clean up the place. I try to keep the stable as clean as I can.”

“Then, is there anything I can do to help?”

“Let me see... Do you want to help me clean up?”

“Good enough.”

Malong gave Mia a long pitchfork that was used to build stalls. She took it and rolled her sleeves up.

The show of arrogance was, to be honest, very annoying.

Kuolan, on the other hand, just kind of...turned its back and walked away.

“Oho—ho? Huh? You won’t sneeze, right?”

She stared at its rump as it moved away, feeling awkwardly frustrated, as if the joke had been left unfinished. She looked like she was a little sad.

“Hnnngh, I can finally show that stupid horse who’s boss by ignoring its sneezes, and he just ignores me? All those other times, did he do it on purpose? Or maybe he has finally decided to bow down to my power.”

And Kuolan stopped right when she finished her last sentence. Her timing was so good that it was almost impossible to think of anything else but her understanding of language.

It looked at her, and the corners of its lips turned up...

Neigh-hee-hee....

And laughed.

Or at least Mia thought she heard. Laughter.

“W-What the—You—Did you just laugh at me? Grr, you stupid horse! You’re doing this on purpose, for sure!”

Kuolan didn’t look at her again. It just shook its big, bushy tail at her instead.

“Augh! Quit it! Am I just a joke to you?”

The horse’s tail went swoosh, swoosh, in a way that was both lazy and also mocking.

Translator’s Notes:

Happy Christmas everyone! Enjoy the season!

-MF