《Can I Be Loved In This Life?》 Chapter 1 Prolog [¡°Which princess would you like to choose?¡± There were only a few people in the large hall, expressionless. The servant bowed his head for a moment and asked the emperor, who¡¯s said to be the most beautiful and noble blood of the gods in the world. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who it is. The blood or love of the royal family. I just need a daughter to be sacrificed.¡± The emperor had been on the countless stairs that it was impossible to grasp with his eyes looked down at the women in front of him silently. Cold eyes. Looks that are sharp and cold enough to stab someone to death filled the hall. However, unlike his expression, the emperor¡¯s mind changed every day. Now that the day of the oracle was near, he was uttering words that he couldn¡¯t be sure of in a form of determination. But because they were too far away, the two women looked at him with twinkling eyes, unable to hear the Emperor¡¯s words that he only needed one daughter to be sacrificed. From the back, they looked so identical that they were believed to be twins. However, their front view was vastly different. Their silver hair and pink eyes with a hint of red were the same. However, one was looking at the emperor with confident eyes and the other showed an uneasy look. Bebeana, the real daughter of the emperor, and Lilian, the fake daughter of the emperor. Bebeana, the bloodline of the emperor, bit her lip anxiously. On the other hand, Lilian raised her chin confidently, she was smiling so brightly that her eyes couldn¡¯t be seen and looked at the emperor. There was certainty in Lilian¡¯s eyes. ¡®Father will choose me.¡¯ It was an absolute belief. The perfect self that only those who had longed for love for a long time and finally been loved by the emperor could have made choices in the meantime. This choice will soon separate the lives of these two women. The unselected daughter will be a sacrifice, and the chosen daughter will live forever loved as a princess. Who is the chosen daughter and who is not chosen?] ¡°In the end it was Bebeana, the real princess was chosen. Lilian was the one who was sacrificed, but it was the worst choice. At least for Bebeana.¡± I closed the book I was reading and sighed deeply. A book of an unknown author with no title written on a pure white cover. This novel, which I like to think of as a common romance novel¡­ is the book that I possessed in. I was possessed by a book and I can¡¯t believe I have that book in my hand. Sigh. In a nutshell, it feels like a play that starts while knowing the ending. I didn¡¯t even know who I was until recently, but when I saw this book I realized that I was possessed by it. The plot of the novel was roughly like this. An unnamed child lived begging for bread on the street until she was 10 years old. At the age of 10, the child finds out that she¡¯s a princess and enters the Imperial Palace. However, those who don¡¯t have anything from the beginning don¡¯t know how far they should receive what they are given. So when the emperor gave her good things and affection, she received nothing. Perhaps it was because she looked like her, but the emperor strangely cares more about her. No, I thought I was going to finish it, but it wasn¡¯t the conclusion. In the end, that love was a lie and acting for Lilian. No matter how much Bebeana longed for love, it didn¡¯t come true. ¡°Phew. And that¡¯s what happened to the main character of this body 11 days ago.¡± ¡°Princess, you must get ready now.¡± ¡°Yess.¡± I jumped up from my seat at the words of the maid urging me without emotion, I threw the book somewhere and sat down on the dressing table. My reflection in the mirror. It wasn¡¯t just an ordinary 17 or 10 years old child. She has a very pretty face with eyes big enough to be a child model. ¡°So pretty.¡± While smiling and slightly stretching my cheeks, I let out a deep sigh. What¡¯s the point of being born this pretty? I¡¯m going to die soon. There¡¯s no other choice than to die. But my fate is changing because of the fake daughter, anyone can tell that I¡¯m the Emperor¡¯s daughter. It¡¯s bittersweet. It¡¯s a story about a princess who would have been loved and raised if her fate hadn¡¯t changed from the beginning. I covered my slightly bitter heart and looked straight at the maid in the mirror. ¡°You know. You¡¯re pretty good at this, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± Lisbeth who became my exclusive maid as of yesterday, widened her eyes as if she was quite surprised. What¡¯s so surprising? I looked over the mirror. The sparkling silver hair was shining as if it was made by the moonlight one by one and eyes that were bright pink as if they were carved with jewels. Although there was a little more red light, it was beautiful enough to be considered pink. It¡¯s just lovely. Hehe. I smiled shyly at Lisbeth, who was still bewildered and covered her mouth. ¡°You dress me up more than I thought. I¡¯m sure everyone can be pretty with just this much.¡± But then what¡¯s the point? In the end, the important thing is to be a child who¡¯ll die receiving lots of love from his father. Even when I¡¯m staying still, I sigh automatically. ¡°You¡¯re pretty. Our Princess Bebeana.¡± The name that came out of Lisbeth¡¯s mouth annoyed me instantly. My name is Bebeana. My nickname is Bebe. It¡¯s a name that¡¯s truly insincere. When I first heard the name, I was like ¡®I¡¯m Bebea?¡¯ It was built to the point that I have mistaken it. It really feels like I¡¯ve been called out. (T/N: Na is a way to say I or Me in Korean) But it¡¯s a name that I can¡¯t hate much. Thanks to the unique name, I knew that this body possessed by me was the main character of the white book I saw earlier. But what does it matter? I struggled with my arms and legs, vomiting out the anger that had accumulated in my heart. ¡°It¡¯s annoying! I hate Bebeana!¡± Flustered by my behaviour, Lisbeth made a slightly tired expression on her face. ¡°P-princess? Do you¡­ want me to call you that?¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s it.¡± Even though I said no, she kept her mouth shut in bewilderment. Sigh. All of our maids are nice, but only Lisbeth pays attention. But what can I do? She¡¯s the only one who listens to me. I jumped off my seat and turned to look at her. ¡°Sister Lisbeth, where are we going?¡± To relieve Lisbeth¡¯s expression, I smiled as brightly as possible like a child and even called her with the title of sister. This won¡¯t make me look crazy. Like a child. Let¡¯s act like a child.* ¡°We¡¯re going to Y-your Majesty. Is it right? We¡¯re going to the princess¡¯s father. Ah, father is difficult¡­ the princess¡¯s dad! You¡¯re going to meet him.¡± She looked quite happy smiling at me, bending down as if it were a customized education. It¡¯s the brightest expression I¡¯ve ever seen since coming here. Lisbeth seemed to want me to get along with the Emperor or dad. She must have thought it would be better to see the emperor for a moment than being the maid of an abandoned palace. She had no choice but to do this since it¡¯ll be good for her future if she become the maid of a beloved princess rather than a princess who doesn¡¯t have much to see. I have to understand. Actually, I don¡¯t like meeting my dad. Because he didn¡¯t come to see me although I¡¯m his daughter. Except for the first day I came to the palace, I haven¡¯t seen him ever since. It was clear that he was indifferent to me, so he didn¡¯t want to care at all. But what can I do? If she wants to, I¡¯ll go. ¡°Will it be hard for you to understand me?¡± ¡°No! I know Dad!¡± ¡°I think the princess is very smart. Then let¡¯s go now. I¡¯ll hold you.¡± As soon as her words were finished Lisbeth hold me as if my 10 years old body wasn¡¯t heavy. Sister, you¡¯ll lose your back. I turned my head to made eye contact with her because I felt sorry for her. ¡°Put me down.¡± ¡°Yes? Ah. Do you hate it a lot? I think it¡¯s because I just became a maid¡­¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s just uncomfortable.¡± ¡°Ah¡­ Yes, I¡¯ll put you down¡± Don¡¯t make that hurtful face. I feel bad for no reason. ¡°I was afraid sister will get sick.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I¡¯m really heavy. So¡­ hmm. I¡¯ll tell you if my legs hurt. Then hug me. And I really like sister Lisbeth so much. Pretty, nice, and you give me a lot of delicious snacks. So don¡¯t get sick!¡± Ah, it¡¯s so hard to act like a child. I smiled broadly, even acting cute that I can¡¯t usually do well. ¡°¡­Ah! Yes!¡± Maybe touched by those words, Lisbeth covered her mouth with her hand as soon as I finished speaking and smiled broadly. Okay. I¡¯m fine if Lisbeth is happy. Acting cute won¡¯t kill me. Actually, it¡¯s comfortable to hug her, but I¡¯m a grown-up at the age of 10, so why would I? I¡¯m not a kid. It was then. When I left my room and chatted with Lisbeth, heading to my father who¡¯s in absolute power, something big enough to believe that a big dog jumped in coming towards me. And I was able to recognize its identity right away. ¡°Jeno.¡± (T/N: NCT Dream?) Even though I called his name, Jeno was busy making fun of me by flinching the bridge of his nose as if ignoring my words. ¡°Hey, commoner! I heard you¡¯ve lived as a commoner all this time? You smell like a commoner.¡± Yeah. Barking puppy. Where does the smell of commoners come from? He chooses to do things that are so disgusting to the point where I want to hit him. This guy who speaks immaturely in front of me is the Emperor¡¯s second son, Jeno. He¡¯s two years older than me but looks like maturity left him even before he was born. I met him for the first time 10 days ago, but since then bullying him seems to have become the fun of my life, so I took a step closer and smiled at my brother today. ¡°Yeah. Brother smells like shit.¡± ¡°What? Shit?¡± You immature brother. It¡¯s right to treat this kind of guy the same. I stretched out my shoulders and smiled at him. ¡°Yeah shit. Golden shit. My brother¡¯s a golden shit.¡± (T/N: I don¡¯t know if I can exactly explains what golden shit is lol) ¡°What¡¯s golden shit!¡± ¡°The shit that only great people do is called golden shit. You¡¯re such a noble person, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°¡­You know how ugly you are.¡± ¡°Yeah. My brother is more ugly.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Stupid. Golden shit. You shit.¡± As soon as I said golden shit, Jeno¡¯s eyes glistened in anticipation, stiffened his face for a moment, and yelled at me. But that doesn¡¯t scare me. ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°Why! Don¡¯t bleh me. Bleh!¡± I ran back to hold Lisbeth¡¯s hand and looked at Jeno who was huffing like a rhino as if he wasn¡¯t going to leave me alone. I can¡¯t believe I feel so happy when I tease Jeno once a day. Jeno¡¯s face turned red and huffed, but what is he going to do? My dad the emperor told him not to touch me. Fufu. ¡°Hey! Are you just going to stand there?¡± ¡°Catch me! But I¡¯m going to tell the moment you catch me. You didn¡¯t keep your words not to touch me.¡± ¡°You¡­ This!¡± ¡°Bleh.¡± As expected, a child is a child. It would have been okay if he had touched me and said he didn¡¯t do it, but he can¡¯t even come close to me saying he¡¯ll keep his promise. Oops, serves you right. ¡°Heyy!¡± Chapter 2 What¡¯s the point of you just screaming? I purposely clung more to Lisbeth as if to show off. Then I left behind my second brother who was making a fuss and headed to my dad. Behind me, he was still arguing that I was ugly and screaming that he wouldn¡¯t leave me alone, but it didn¡¯t hurt me at all. I¡¯m someone who lives to be hated by everyone! Hate me more. Jerk brother! Shortly after we arrived at the Emperor¡¯s or dad¡¯s room. As soon as I knocked a couple of times, the door opened and I could see my dad through it. If there was a god, would it look like this? Silver hair, red eyes. It feels as if there are angel wings on the back. As soon as I hold Lisbeth¡¯s hand and went in, he approached me. And an unexpected word came out of my mouth. ¡°You don¡¯t look human.¡± As soon as nonsense came out of my mouth, the facial expression of those in the room stiffened for a moment. Silence passed. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± Haha. What are you so upset about? I¡¯m just telling the truth. I lifted up my head and looked up at him again. He¡¯s like a dad who doesn¡¯t care. He was looking down at me with his hips on the desk as if he didn¡¯t care about his child¡¯s eye level at all. He¡¯s really handsome. How envious of his hair that shakes every time he moves. But the eyes that looked at me are cold. It¡¯s stings just with his gaze, almost as if there are thorns hidden in his eyes. The terrible silence resulted from that. As I spoke the maid next to me and my dad were looking and rolled his eyes. It wasn¡¯t wrong, but he didn¡¯t look good when he heard this compliment. Does he hate compliments? Meanwhile, the words that broke the silence for a long time made my thoughts about my dad gets even worse. The starting point. ¡°The child lived on the street so she doesn¡¯t know manners.¡± The room was quiet again. Perhaps not knowing what the emperor meant, Lisbeth hurriedly stopped in front of me with a pale face. With her head down, she bit and pursed her lips as if crying. I thought it was a spring of the moment. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Your Majesty The Emperor. I¡¯ll let her know about that part. So please don¡¯t punish her.¡± ¡°I never said I¡¯d punish her.¡± ¡°¡­Ah.¡± Then, ¡°Papa! Eawt this! It¡¯s so gwod!¡± A girl¡¯s voice fills the room. Also, his forehead frowned by itself at the short sound of her tongue full of cuteness. It was natural for the eyes of those in the room to find the origin of the sound. ¡°Right. Bebeana and Lilian must have met for the first time. Now go greet each other. Lilian, come here and say hello.¡± ¡°Dwon¡¯t wanna. I won¡¯t gwo unless papa hugs me!¡± ¡­I feel nauseous. Only then did I see Lilian in my view. The child was sitting on the sofa lying on the other side of the office and eating cookies, moved her body from side to side sticking out her tongue. ¡°Lilian.¡± ¡°Dwon¡¯t wanna. Dwon¡¯t wanna!¡± The child was sitting on a high chair with her hair tied in pigtails, thumping her legs hard and puffed her cheeks. I couldn¡¯t tell if I hated Lilian instinctively or if I hated the way she looked. At the end, when Lilian refused to come down with cuteness out of nowhere dad ordered in a slightly stronger voice. ¡°Stop, come down.¡± ¡°Is Papa tiwed of Lili?¡± How is it possible to make such a short tongue sound so naturally? It was just so fascinating. Seeing her acting cute like a normal princess, I looked at the emperor¡¯s expression. But the emperor pressed his temple hard as if he had a headache. Lilian in question. Changed Bebeana¡¯s life. Originally, she would have lived as the maid¡¯s daughter, but she was a fake who became a princess thanks to her mother¡¯s cute trick. A child who doesn¡¯t even know who her real father is. However, despite her lowly status, she has been living like a princess since she was born. Even now¡­ seeing her say disgustingly short tongue words at the age of 10, I feel like she¡¯s just used to live like that. Meanwhile, dad who will lead me to the shit path came to me holding Lilian, who held and folded her hand toward him as if nothing had happened. ¡°Papa. Who ish this?¡± ¡°Hmm. A princess just like you.¡± You know everything. You have to know. Because it was said that only the imperial family had silver hair and red eyes here. But the Emperor didn¡¯t tell Lilian about it, even though he knew she was a fake daughter and that I was his real daughter born a few years ago. Well, I don¡¯t mean to talk about it but it would be better for me to have her. Lilian who¡¯s acting cute in front of him couldn¡¯t have looked pretty. ¡°Say hello. This is Lilian. Lilian, that¡¯s Bebeana. A princess like Lilian.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t Lili the only princess? Papa. Lili is the only princess rigwht?¡± ¡°No. You¡¯re both princesses.¡± ¡°Dwon¡¯t wanna! Lili is! Lili is!¡± Eventually, I couldn¡¯t stand it so I opened my mouth to say hello and called her name. ¡°Lilian.¡± ¡°Are you cawwing me?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Did you cut your tongue? Or is there a problem with your oral structure? When I saw her sticking out her tongue pretending to be the nicest person in the world, what I saw in the book came to mind. She held and folded the Imperial Palace with her cuteness and loveliness, but it was written that she¡¯s a hundred sly snake on the inside. The book itself is biased because Bebeana¡¯s the main character. It¡¯s said that Lilian tortured Bebeana so much in an invisible place. So, if the story continues like this, there is a 100% chance that I¡¯ll be bullied. But that¡¯s it. I¡¯ll never be bullied. Fufu What kind of person am I! If Lilian bothers me I¡¯ll bother her, I¡¯m never the person to be bullied. It was then. Dad approached me while holding Lilian. Looking down at me for a moment to see what I was thinking and put Lilian down on the floor with a groan. ¡°Papa?¡± As if I wasn¡¯t the only one who was shocked by the sudden action, Lilian stared at Dad with teary eyes. ¡°Say hello to each other. Lilian.¡± ¡°Dwon¡¯t wanna. Lili will gweet her in Papa¡¯s awms.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t say hello because I¡¯m here. You two should say hello. I¡¯ll be back after talking for a while.¡± Dad turned around his body very firmly and walked to the place where the servant was. Lilian tried to follow him but was soon stopped. ¡°Down¡¯t wanna. Dwon¡¯t wanna!¡± Should I pull out her tongue out? If I take her to a shady place and pull it a little¡­ Ah, no. I have to play the role of a princess well. I approached Lilian quickly made my expression bright and held out my hand. ¡°Call me Bebeana.¡± Lilian¡¯s expression, who was looking at dad talking with the servant, changed abruptly. She had shown an innocent smile until just now as if she was acting, lifted only one lip, and turned her head towards me. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about taking my place.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± ¡°After all, everyone is already obsessed with me.¡± Oh, I see. I was wondering what nonsense you were talking about. You¡¯re coming out in front of me right now, right? I smiled and tilted my head slightly to the side. ¡°Yeah. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll take it. So do your best in your place.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± Knock knock. It was then. Both me and Lilian had no choice but to turn our heads at the sudden sound of a knock. A gentle voice was heard. ¡°Father. This is Elterion.¡± Elterion? Elterion is dad¡¯s first son. I stared at the door. Written in the unknown book. The eldest son took out the emperor, who wasn¡¯t a human being, had a great appearance and a bad personality as if he copied pasted him. Whoops. Did he turn 14 this year? Nope. I think he was sixteen. Well, he¡¯s still a middle school student. No matter how bad his personality is. Come on in. I¡¯ll judge you for your appearance. An open door. The door opened. He came in. At first sight¡­ ¡°Wow¡­ Handsome¡± My voice once again filled the quiet room. This time, the eyes of five people paused and turned to me. But my eyes didn¡¯t want to fall off him. Except for Jeno and Lilian, this family is unrealistic. How can he be so handsome? My gaze wasn¡¯t even thinking of moving away from him. Elterion pointed at me with his finger as if he was interested in me. ¡°Is that kid my sister?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. She¡¯ll live in the Imperial Palace from now on, so take care of her.¡± Instantly, his red eyes turned to me. Contrary to what I thought he would reject me because I was a guest, his eyes were subtle. What. Do you not hate me that much? But that idea was only a temporary illusion. ¡°She doesn¡¯t look that pretty.¡± Okay. The explanation in the book can¡¯t be wrong. Are you picking a fight? ¡°Yeah. Brother isn¡¯t that handsome either.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The expression on his face of ¡®What¡¯s this?¡¯ looks obvious. That¡¯s it. Hate me more with that look. ¡°Brother Ete!¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Brother! Lili ish cawwing brother.¡± ¡°Lilian.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°You still haven¡¯t been able to talk properly? Even that rolling stone is good at talking.¡± (T/N: Rolling stone means someone who has no ties with anyone or anyplace) Huh? Are you on my side? This is a little touching. Nope. I can¡¯t believe I like this, I want to put down my cheekbones that are smiling like a perv toward Elterion and looked at Lilian. As expected, Lilian¡¯s face turned red as if she had been hurt. Her face looks like it¡¯ll explode if touched. Now, I wonder what she¡¯ll say. Looking at her, I couldn¡¯t even look forward to it. ¡®Brother ish so mwean!¡¯ ¡®Brother only hwates Lili!¡¯ Well. Will she say this? But the words that followed soon went beyond my imagination. ¡°Even if you say thwat, brother wikes Lily!¡± ¡­Lilian, you are so perfect. My chin fell out at the shameless remark. How can you even say that? I looked at her face to see if she was acting, but there were no lies. In a word, that¡¯s how you really think. Wow¡­ that¡¯s amazing. Best actress. Lilian, you should¡¯ve been born and acted in Korea, not here. I was so impressed by that performance I even got goosebumps. At that time, Elterion sighed deeply listening to Lilian¡¯s story with a tired expression on his face. His gaze turned to Lilian, who rested at his feet and wag her tail like a puppy, then turned to me again. ¡°I don¡¯t like both of you even if you¡¯re my sister. Especially you.¡± Oh my. I still get the hit even though I¡¯m staying still. I smiled toward him as his face stiffened. ¡°Yeah. I don¡¯t like you either.¡± Chapter 3 ¡°¡­¡± Why are you so upset? You don¡¯t like me, but you¡¯re telling me to wag my tail like Lilian. At that time, the Emperor who had been talking with the servant for a long time looked down at me with a smirk. ¡°The child has no manners being picked up from the street. So don¡¯t overdo it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard with just one sister but you came to pick up another one for something.¡± ¡°Because she¡¯s really your sister. I had no choice but to bring her.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± The first guy frowned at the word. Yes. That¡¯s right. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s me the one who¡¯s connected to him by blood. But looking at that expression no one seems to knows. I thought the first guy had heard about this story. Something like that? (T/N: Lmao she didn¡¯t even bother to call him by his name) ¡°She¡¯s my sister?¡± ¡°Get to know each other and get close. We don¡¯t know which one will get chosen yet.¡± ¡°Ah. That¡¯s the story.¡± Elterion¡¯s face which had been stiff until just now loosened slightly at the word choice. No one knew that the princess should be sacrificed to God. At least the imperial family has heard about this countless times. He looked at me and Lilian alternately as if thinking for a moment, then grinned and pointed at me with his chin. ¡°But I hope the chosen one is at least her. I don¡¯t like it when she put her claws up like a cat.¡± Huh. I don¡¯t like you either. The first bastard with the 8th-grade syndrome who¡¯s only handsome. Still, this guy is better than the second guy. He openly ignores people, how should I treat the first guy? Sigh. Both of my brothers are crazy. I thought at least one person would be sane, but one had a syndrome, and the other¡­ ¡°Lili!¡± At that moment, the closed-door swung opened with a thud. It was the second guy who came in through the open door, showing a gesture reminiscent of a silver-haired Sapsali dog. (T/N: Sapsali is a dog breed) ¡°Lili! Lili are you here?¡± Lilian is the one he called as soon as he entered. This asshole. The second guy who had been seriously discussing shit with me earlier rushed in and hugged Lilian who was attached to Elterion¡¯s feet. ¡°Lili!¡± ¡°Brother!¡± Wow. A separated family is here. Guess Lilian was pretty good, the second guy rubbed his cheek against her. ¡°Brother is the best.¡± ¡°Pretty Lili. Our Lili.¡± It was really well twisted. Seeing that the second guy who lacks professionalism likes Lilian that much. I took a step back and glanced at the four. It¡¯s obviously a family. It¡¯s like the perfect Imperial Palace family I¡¯ve only seen in books. As for me, who didn¡¯t want love, I was pleased to see them. That¡¯s why I pretend I don¡¯t get along like this and get chosen as a sacrifice. Then she¡¯ll live. Fufu. It¡¯s a perfect plan. ¡°You.¡± But as if shitting on my perfect plan, Elterion sneaked next to me. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Rolling stone.¡± ¡°¡­Beana. My name.¡± ¡°I know. But I don¡¯t want to call you by your name?¡± ¡°Yeah. Don¡¯t call me. If you don¡¯t like rolling stone or don¡¯t want to call me Bebeana, just don¡¯t call me.¡± Don¡¯t call me, leave me like this and let me go. Please. I don¡¯t want to get attention. Sigh, if I had possessed this body just one day earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have entered the Imperial Palace. No, if only I had known the book¡¯s content¡­! At the time when only a sigh of regret came out of my mouth, Elterion¡¯s mouth opened again. ¡°How can I not call you?¡± ¡°Just hey, you, there. Call me like that. Don¡¯t even think about calling me by my first name.¡± ¡°¡­I don¡¯t like that?¡± Are you deaf? You and the second guy are similar. You¡¯re acting up to the point where I want to hit you. I wouldn¡¯t because I¡¯ve lived longer than you guys. ¡°Anyway, rolling stone. Father said to take you to your room.¡± I freaked out and took a step back from him. It was a clear expression of dislike for him but he walked ahead. I hurriedly approached him and shook my head mercilessly. ¡°Can I go alone? You don¡¯t have to take me.¡± ¡°¡­Listen to me. Rolling stone.¡± No. I blocked him to express my dislike again. But I could hear my dad¡¯s voice, maybe because he was watching over us. ¡°Go with Elterion. Bebeana.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The word ¡®no¡¯ came out of my throat, but dad frowned as if he was threatening me so I helplessly had to take a step forward. ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡± ¡°Elterion. Take her back safely. Get to know each other.¡± It would have been nice if he hadn¡¯t said the last word. He began to take the lead over me without much hesitation. As soon as we got out of the room, Lisbeth began to follow us from quite a long distance. The only one I can trust is Lisbeth. As soon as I saw her I telepathically sent Lisbeth to do anything with desperate eyes, but it didn¡¯t work. Lisbeth was walking with a smile, keeping a distance from us as if she was quite proud of me and Elterion going together. Sigh. Ugh, I don¡¯t want to. I don¡¯t like this guy. The unlucky first guy who only looks handsome. I walked fast, teasing my small feet to get out of here as soon as possible. ¡°Hmm.¡± ¡°¡­Hurry.¡± ¡°Fool.¡± ¡°¡­Faster.¡± ¡°Even if you walk like that, you can¡¯t go fast. Are you walking like a fool because you don¡¯t want to be with me?¡± Sharp guy. My legs are torn apart because I was striding, Elterion who knew my mind looked up at the ceiling and straightened his legs at once as if nothing had happened. ¡°No, I¡¯m not?¡± ¡°You are. Silly.¡± ¡°What do you mean silly!¡± Hmph, if you know I don¡¯t want to go with you, walk fast. Did you put something on your legs? Why are you walking so slowly? Looking at him with my cheeks puffed, I took out the Death Note in my mind. [The one who will be killed first. Elterion.] ¡°But rolling stone.¡± ¡°Yes, confession prince.¡± (T/N: Lol she changes nicknames every time) ¡°¡­Brother say things to you.¡± ¡°What brother say to me¡­¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯ve never recognized you as my sister.¡± ¡°Hoo. I see. I¡¯ve never recognized the confession prince as my brother.¡± Contrary to my expectations that he would stare at me as if he was going to eat me right away, the confession prince looked down at me with a grin. It¡¯s said that God is so good at doing useless things. Giving that handsome appearance to that child. I¡¯d rather make a passing dog look handsome. Huh. I looked at him staring at me and made eye contact with him, twisting his hair. ¡°But confession prince. Do you know what confession means?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know the meaning, but it¡¯s a word that only commoners use. It wouldn¡¯t be a good word.¡± ¡°Good sense.¡± ¡°Rolling stone. To be honest, I think you were hostile to me because you were shy earlier, wasn¡¯t I handsome?¡± ¡°¡­That¡¯s a confession.¡± ¡°Strange. You¡¯re the first one who reacted so negatively to me.¡± You can¡¯t remember what I said but can remember my rejection. Tsk. That¡¯s the scariest thing in the world¡­ [You¡¯re the first girl to hit me] [You¡¯re the first girl who rejected me] Ugh. I hate it. I trembled in fear that Elterion might say something sickly like he fell in love with me or something like that. However. ¡°It¡¯s clear that all the commoners¡¯ eyes are rotten. Lower humans. But why are you shaking? Do you need to go to the bathroom?¡± ¡°¡­No, let¡¯s just go, go.¡± ¡°¡­You¡¯re a weird sister.¡± If I could I wanted to say that my brother was weirder but I don¡¯t think anything I said would work. It¡¯s like a complete confession. Because of that, I walked back to the room walking with my small feet. Fortunately, on the way there, he didn¡¯t talk to me anymore. However, the first guy lamented endlessly in the middle. It¡¯s the first time that he has expressed so lowly about appearance. It was easy to say that I had a problem with my eyes. He doesn¡¯t seem to know that his words were wrong in the first place. Well, as a prince, I¡¯d have been living in a mess. I can¡¯t remember what he¡¯s talking about. Meanwhile, I was able to arrive in front of my room. ¡°Do you live here?¡± ¡°Right.¡± ¡°¡­Why did they give you such a remote room? Lilian¡¯s room is on the second floor.¡± That¡¯s because I¡¯m a person who doesn¡¯t want to be seen. But I know I¡¯ll look too smart if I say that, so I just shrugged my shoulders as if I was also wondering. ¡°Well?¡± ¡°I have to say this. To father.¡± ¡°No. Don¡¯t tell him.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Because I want to stay quiet here without anyone knowing and then leave. I looked up to him with such a full heart. However, as if my telepathy didn¡¯t work, Eltherion turned his head with a rotten smile. ¡°What¡¯s with that facial expression?¡± ¡°¡­There¡¯s something wrong with my facial muscles.¡± Of course. He was originally a confession prince born to pick a fight with others. ¡°Do commoners have different facial expressions? Seven facial expressions just passed by your face. Rolling stone.¡± ¡°¡­Ah yes yes. Rolling stones grown on the street have various facial expressions. Unlike a certain someone. If you¡¯re going to keep arguing without saying anything, I¡¯ll go in now.¡± ¡°Did I argue?¡± ¡°¡­It¡¯s even more amazing that you don¡¯t know.¡± I shook my head as I looked at him with an incomprehensible expression on my face. ¡°I¡¯m going in?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Bye. Confession prince.¡± Maybe it was a shock of his own but the first guy didn¡¯t answer so I left him behind and quickly entered the room. After returning to the room like that, Lisbeth¡¯s face had changed subtly. I feel good and anxious at the same time. After chewing her mouth for a while trying to figure out what to do, she turned her head at me. ¡°Princess. I really thought my heart was going to fall.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Why? You have to be polite in front of the Emperor and other people. You should be pretty.¡± ¡°Why should I be pretty?¡± I looked at Lizbeth playing with my hair like a child. She rolled her eyes as if the words I spit were quite embarrassing. ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± That¡¯s quite cute. ¡°I don¡¯t want to be prettier. I just need people I like to like me.¡± ¡°Now the princess is speaking with a pretty voice.¡± ¡°Because I want Lisbeth to like me?¡± I smiled broadly at her while wearing a proprietary cute expression number 17, which I had been practicing hard for the past few days. ¡°You¡¯re pretty. I hope others can see this.¡± It was then. Knock knock. Who¡¯s knocking? Both me and Lisbeth were surprised by an unfamiliar sound I had never heard since entering this castle. The last room of the palace that no one is looking for. For the 11th day as of today, no one has visited this almost empty place. Even my second brother, who came to visit and said all sorts of things, suddenly opened the door and didn¡¯t knock. Both me and Lisbeth couldn¡¯t say anything flustered by that, in the meantime, I heard another knock. Knock knock. Who is it? Why are you knocking anxiously? ¡°Princess. What should I do?¡± ¡°T-tell them to come in!¡± With that said, Lisbeth approached the door and turned the handle to open it. ¡°Hum¡­!¡± Chapter 4 At the sound of Lisbeth¡¯s screams, I quickly tied my hair with my hands and jumped down from the chair, the moment I saw who had entered I was shocked. ¡°Why are you here¡­¡± ¡°I was concerned about what happened earlier.¡± ¡°¡­¡± So, why are you here? Second brother. Unlike before, I frowned at the second guy looking at me with a serious face. ¡°What happened?¡± Are you trying to say something like you were bothered by me and rubbing against Lili or that you didn¡¯t even say hello? Come to think of it, the second guy¡¯s face isn¡¯t serious. Seeing the unusual appearance, I hummed and raised my chin. ¡°Say it.¡± ¡°You maid, go away.¡± ¡°Ah. M-me?¡± ¡°Yes. Is there another maid here beside you?¡± You¡¯re such a high-temperature guy even if you throw it away from birth. You¡¯re mad at poor Lisbeth. She¡¯s the only maid already, so you have to be nice to her. ¡°Princess¡­¡± Lisbet looked at me with worried eyes. I kept my mouth shut in case something happened. I looked at her like that. ¡°Go to the next room. I¡¯ll call you if I need you.¡± ¡°B-but¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. He¡¯s still my second brother.¡± ¡°Yes¡­ Understood.¡± Lisbeth had to take a heavy step at my words. She had no choice but to do so. There have been so many pranks that Jeno has done to me. Making fun of me for being a commoner, pulling hair from behind, throwing beads on my way, etc. Thanks to the pranks that even elementary school kids wouldn¡¯t do, Lisbeth hesitated whether it was just the two of us. Don¡¯t worry. There¡¯s no way I can¡¯t defeat a piece of shit that¡¯s the size of a dwarf poop. Worrywart Lisbeth. I smiled broadly at her, and then she went into the next room and closed the door. She¡¯s worried about me though so she left it open enough to see through her eyes. The second guy who had a pig¡¯s nest lip on his chubby cheeks shook his head sideways after seeing Lisbeth disappeared. ¡°I mean. If you touch Lili, I won¡¯t leave you alone.¡± I was wondering what you were talking about. Where does a pig¡¯s nest look at while saying nonsense? What do you mean? ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I¡¯m here to warn you. Lili says you¡¯re scary. I don¡¯t know how someone like you came to the Imperial Palace smelling like a commoner, but get out of here now.¡± ¡°Huh¡­ Did you come here to say that? Shit?¡± ¡°A-again? Did you just call me shit?¡± ¡°Ah, no I said it wrong.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re an asshole from now on.¡± How sad. I don¡¯t know how Lilian seduced you, but it¡¯s a great brother¡¯s love. That love is surprising. But I¡¯m not as jealous or as bad as rat poop. Normally you should be envious as much as rat poop, but¡­ Maybe it¡¯s because they¡¯re just 10 years old. I¡¯m not impressed at all. ¡°A-asshole?¡± ¡°Yeah. Asshole. And don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t want to touch Lilian. As long as she doesn¡¯t touch me.¡± ¡°Why would Lili touch you? Commoner!¡± I know why but he doesn¡¯t. What kind of kid Lilian is¡­ Well. She¡¯s my sister who I can¡¯t help but love so there¡¯s no way you can see the truth. I¡¯m not going to say. My mouth will just get sick. ¡°Uh-huh. I¡¯m a commoner so can you leave now asshole?¡± Ah. I really feel like I¡¯m becoming childish just talking to this shit. After all, it¡¯s obvious that he¡¯s a child of his age. What he thinks is correct, he¡¯s the smartest person on the list. So, it was better to get rid of that roughly at eye level and then plan for the future. ¡°You¡­ call me shit again!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say shit. I said asshole. Asshole, asshole!¡± ¡°T-that or that! Don¡¯t say that!¡± ¡°It¡¯s different. Shit and asshole are the difference between sky and earth.¡± ¡°Sky and earth? What¡¯s the difference?¡± What. Do I even have to explain that? But this noble prince only pouted his mouth as if he really couldn¡¯t tell the two apart. ¡°What¡¯s the difference!¡± ¡°I thought you were the great prince of the Empire, but you didn¡¯t know that too? You idiot, idiot.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not an idiot?¡± ¡°You¡¯re an idiot. An idiot who can¡¯t even tell the difference between shit and asshole¡± ¡°Hey¡­ you.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re so upset, find out next time.¡± ¡°What? Why would I! I won¡¯t come here even if I find out.¡± I laughed out loud when I saw the second guy who firmly said he wouldn¡¯t come. ¡°Pfft. You¡¯re going to run around and pick a fight with me again. No? You can find out then. Or is it because you can¡¯t figure it out?¡± ¡°¡­You¡­ you know what I mean. Don¡¯t get close. If it¡¯s bad, I won¡¯t let you go.¡± ¡°What if it¡¯s a good thing?¡± ¡°Even if it¡¯s a good meaning, I won¡¯t let you go!¡± Wow. No one is scared to say they won¡¯t leave me alone. The second guy showed the toughest facial expression he could make, smirked, and stared at me. I smiled and shook my head at him. ¡°Yeah. Please don¡¯t let me go.¡± Hate me like this. Please. Then how nice. The fact that Lili who you love so much remains here and that I¡¯m safely hated by the royal family and go as a sacrifice, I really want that so please don¡¯t mind me. In the end, the second guy, who blushed like a bright red balloon full of water, eventually turned around without holding back his anger. In the meantime, the second man stared at me, shaking his head as if he would spit at me like a donkey. ¡°I¡¯m frustrated. When others see us, they know we¡¯re really siblings. Huh. Oh well.¡± Those guys are like men who won¡¯t have it even if I give it to them. Just whine that you like me later. I¡¯ll give you a very strong kick. Seeing the second guy getting farther away, I closed the door and sat down on the sofa with a grin. Lisbeth came out late and asked if the prince was gone, she was worried that something might happen, but luckily the second guy didn¡¯t come to the room after that. The afternoon passed without much going on. A few hours later, Lisbeth went out for a while following another maid who visited her, I lifted up the unknown book that had been tossed one side with my feet opening the first page while laying down in boredom. [It was raining endlessly like a hole in the sky. There were very few people on the street. However, only a few people were busy walking away from the rain. And a little kid on the road. Because it was too dark, the figure of the child wearing a thick dark blanket was hard to see. Instead, only the flowing silver hair showed that there¡¯s a person inside. The child who had no movement enough to think she was dead, moved only a little when hugging a cat a little bigger than her hand that dug into her to escape the rain. A hoarse voice was heard, but the voice was quickly submerged in the rain. The child holding a cat colder than she thought. ¡°Am I going to die like this? Can I finally end this?¡± A child without a name lived on the street as her house. She lived day by day, begging for money from passers-by, extending her life with bread thrown away by someone. Many things fit people. ¡°Where does dirty thing catch?¡± often got hit until her whole body¡¯s senses disappeared. Therefore, she thought death would be more welcome. The child who couldn¡¯t even be the lowest class of the empire quietly closed her eyes, thinking that she could finally die if it rained just a little bit more. Then suddenly the rain from the sky stopped. At the same time, the child raised her head at the sound of a man¡¯s voice. A large umbrella was hung over the child¡¯s head. ¡°Come with me.¡± A man she has never seen before. When she saw a man with the same silver hair like her, the child¡¯s heart moved strangely. Unknown belief in the stranger. It seemed scary, but the child¡¯s head shook up and down as if possessed by something. ¡°Let¡¯s see.¡± The man placed his hand on the child¡¯s head. At that moment, a brilliant silver light flowed from the jewel in the small ring in his hand. ¡°That¡¯s right. Let¡¯s go.¡± A large hand reached out to the child as if to hold her and get up. The hand was big and warm. The man said things that the child couldn¡¯t understand, but as if she didn¡¯t hate it, the child only looked at the man. The child who staggered as if she couldn¡¯t get up was able to get up from her seat only after holding his hand tightly. It was hard to dare look up at the face that was barely visible when she looked at a shining face. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°None. A name? Or are you unable to talk?¡± The man next to him wiped the child with a towel as if pitying her. In the meantime, the man holding her hand hurriedly urged the child. ¡°I asked what your name was.¡± ¡°Your Majesty seems like everything is too early.¡± ¡°¡­You said she¡¯s my bloodline idiot. She couldn¡¯t even talk. Take her and leave her on the side of the palace. I can¡¯t show everyone the blunt dullness.¡± It was then. The child realized that they were talking to her and opened her mouth for the first time. Just like the child¡¯s appearance, a small and soft voice quietly filled the place. ¡°¡­Cat¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Cat¡­ can I take it?¡± At the sudden child¡¯s words, the man lowered his eyes as if surprised. His eyes were terrifying, but the child thought it would die if she passed this person so she held his hands tightly. With a cat shaking in her arms. ¡°It¡¯s a relief that you know how to talk. Do whatever you want. That¡¯s the royal family. Being able to do whatever and everything you want is also your life from now on.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re my daughter from now on. No, you¡¯re originally my daughter. We¡¯ll go to the Imperial Palace now. We¡¯ll live there.¡± ¡°¡­Live¡­¡± A single word escaped from the child¡¯s cracked mouth. As if unsatisfied with her appearance, a continuous sound leaked from the man¡¯s mouth. ¡°It¡¯s annoying. I¡¯m taking you with me because you¡¯re my bloodline but¡­¡± His cold eyes touched the child. ¡°Live like you¡¯re dead. At least I¡¯ll pretend to be your family.¡± ¡°Family¡­¡±] ¡°You said you¡¯d pretend to be my family. Are you really just ¡®pretending¡¯?¡± I closed the unknown book again. Something choked up and sprang up while being okay. This part was exactly the same as the reality that started as soon as I opened my eyes. It was a day when it rained so much that I wondered if I had woke up from the water. At that time, I grabbed my dad¡¯s hand who was reaching out to me because it was chaotic. But if I had known in advance. Had I known that I was destined to remain in the Imperial Palace and die without being chosen as the sacrificed princess, I would never have held my dad¡¯s hand. I didn¡¯t know I¡¯d make the same decision as to the book¡­ ¡®N-No. Not all of them are the same. The words that came out of my mouth were completely different¡­¡¯ Chapter 5 On the day it was raining, dad asked me what my name was ¡®What¡¯s your name?¡¯ he said¡­ When I heard that I was going to the Imperial Palace ¡®Are you the Emperor?¡¯ I said while speaking informally. Most of the stories flowed similarly. Maybe? After coming to the Imperial Palace like that, I was suddenly washed and changed into clean clothes. After dad told me he¡¯s the Emperor and I¡¯m his lost daughter, he gave me the name Bebeana and disappeared as soon as I came to the Imperial Palace. Instead, the life of a princess began when a man named Chamberlain guided me to this room and attached me to a maid who had been wiping my whole body with a towel since I first met her. But that was the fault of everything. I lifted the book high. The white book cover. It¡¯s the same color as the cat that dug into my arms that day. That day I held the shivering cat tightly in my arms until I arrived in this room. I didn¡¯t have a place to put the cat down right away so I put several towels on the bed and fell asleep, but the next day the cat disappeared. ¡°Cat. Is it a dream or is that cat this book?¡± Instead, this book was placed on the towel where the cat laid down. A book I¡¯ve never seen before. There was no title or pattern on the cover unlike other books so I thought it was an interesting book. But I didn¡¯t open it. After all I had never been to a world where I didn¡¯t know and learned the letters. Of course, I thought I wouldn¡¯t be able to read. But contrary to that thought, the untitled book began to be read like a dream as soon as it was opened. The contents of it. And when I realized what I suffered on the first day wasn¡¯t that different from what happened in the book, I had no choice but to shout. ¡°Ugh. So annoying!¡± I threw the book for no reason. Of course on the sofa, I¡¯m afraid if I throw it on the floor the book will be ruined. Anyway, according to the contents of the book, I¡¯m supposed to die. The story of Bebeana written in the book. A long time ago or about a decade ago, a concubine whose name wasn¡¯t even remembered in the Imperial Palace gave birth to a child and died shortly after. Since she wasn¡¯t a good concubine, there was only a midwife and a maid. The peculiarity was that the concubine was the maid of the deceased Empress, but it didn¡¯t seem to be a very important memory for the Emperor. The Imperial Emperor had many concubines and so mamy children. But strangely children with royal blood engraved on them didn¡¯t live easily. I wonder if there were many children who were born and died without even knowing the Emperor. So the Emperor didn¡¯t care much about the concubines giving birth. He only cared about them at first but in the end they all died. He sent a midwife three months earlier when a concubine said that she had a child. Because there were so many premature births. Some have said that children are dying because of the special blood of the royal family from the time of the first Emperor, but it wasn¡¯t important for the Emperor.Because even he has been living with suspicious bloodline. Since he was the only remaining member of the royal family he became the emperor without a choice but he was questioned whether he was of the royal family even after he becand Emperor The maid knew that the Emperor didn¡¯t value his blood very much and when she learned that the concubine had died as soon as she gave birth, she became greedy. The child was born barely seven months. So the Emperor didn¡¯t know that the concubine gave birth. When her daughter was born with silver hair, which was said to appear only in the royal family, the maid swaps the two children. This is fate too. More than 9 out of 10 children born to the royal family died. So the maid guaranteed that the child born to the concubine would also die. It was a pity that her daughter would had to live as a child without a father. So she changed the child. She finally did what she shouldn¡¯t have done. And the real princess was abandoned in front of the orphanage. Normally, it was right for the Emperor to find out late but no one really knew. The concubine died before the Emperor came so only the maid knew that the child had changed. ¡°If the Chamberlain hadn¡¯t found me with rare silver hair, he probably wouldn¡¯t have known me until the end.¡± It can¡¯t help but be a great novel. At first I thought it was the growth of a real princess looking for her place, but¡­ I shook my limbs as I lie on the floor. ¡°I hate it¡­!¡± I got up from my seat and rushed to the dressing table after laying down and struggling like a crazy person. I need go get rid of my anger by looking at my pretty face. I wasn¡¯t in a good mood because of the pig¡¯s nest I saw earlier and I got angry again because of the contents of the book. The face reflected in the mirror. As expected, this is a face that looks like it¡¯s working hard everyday. I poked my cheek with my hand. Cheeks that goes wide like a soft marshmallow. I was born with such a pretty face, but I can¡¯t believe how short-lived. That¡¯s never going to happen. I just became such a pretty person¡­! I smiled broadly and poked both cheeks with my hands. ¡°No matter how you look at it, she¡¯s prettier than Lilian. But the reason why they¡¯re so hostile is probably because they think she¡¯s really a rolling stone. Do they really think she¡¯s not pretty?¡± It¡¯s not a confession, but it¡¯s the truth. The basic background of being the Emperor¡¯s daughter must be pretty. Dad doesn¡¯t look like a human being. Actually the Emperor¡¯s personality isn¡¯t that great but¡­ No, it¡¯s seriously bad but it¡¯s not important. What matters is that Bebeana is born with that appearance. At the time I was immersed in my appearance and laughing like a fool, Lisbeth quietly opened the door and came into the room. Perhaps because she came late, the sun soon went down after she entered the room. The night came before I knew it and thanks to Lisbeth I washed thoroughly and came out of the shower, breathing a sigh as I looked out the window. ¡®I want to go out.¡¯ It¡¯s like being trapped in a room like a prison as if no one calls. As I approached the window and looked out of the old building with my chin on the window sill. Lisbeth came out after cleaning up and spoke in a gentle voice. ¡°Do you want me to make up your bed?¡± ¡°Umm. You know. Lisbeth. You say we can go for a walk after this right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Except for the Emperor and the first child, they all lived in the same palace so they had no choice but to be careful. If the trail overlaps with the Lilian, it¡¯s a disaster even without having to see how crazy the pig¡¯s dumpster will be. ¡°You can go on a walk anywhere. This is the palace where the princess lives.¡± Lisbeth smiled broadly and nodded her head as soon as I talked about walking. She slightly turned to the side and made eye contact with me pointing her finger out of the window. ¡°The garden here is very beautiful. It¡¯s said that Princess Rose who lived in this palace a long time ago loved a beautiful garden. So the Emperor at that time built the garden just for Princess Rose. This garden is the most beautiful in the Imperial Palace.¡± ¡°I see.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you curious? Would you like to go out and look around the garden?¡± ¡°No. I don¡¯t want to see other people.¡± I¡¯m very curious about the garden that were said to be so beautiful, but I absolutely hate the thought of seeing them. I shook my head and said no. ¡°Hmm. I think you don¡¯t have to worry about that.¡± ¡°Huh? Why?¡± ¡°I heard that Princess Liliian and the other princes don¡¯t go here often. It¡¯s said that His Majesty The Emperor enjoys a walk in the Imperial Palace garden every night. I¡¯ve seen it a few times.¡± As soon as I heard that, a smile spread across on my face. I can go out without them. The frustration will disappear. I suddenly felt excited. I jumped up from my seat. ¡°Then let¡¯s go for a walk!¡± It was frustrating, but it was fine. It¡¯s fine. Lisbeth looked at me for a while and smiled while bringing my outerwear from the inside. Then she started putting them on one by one and I had no choice but to regret saying let¡¯s go for a walk, I shouldn¡¯t have said that. ¡°Make sure to wear more clothes on. Wouldn¡¯t it be cold?¡± ¡°Not at all. Can I stop wearing it?¡±¡± It¡¯s rather hot. Obviously at first I only wore clothes like cardigans, but it became more and more exaggerated and now I¡¯m like a fat cat with a lot of hair. Thanks to the endless layers of clothes by Lisbeth. Lastly, she closed her mouth and smiled as if she was satisfied only after putting on the fur coat she was holding. I seemed to have really become a furry cat. Thanks to that, my body waddled back and forth as if reminiscent of a penguin every time I walked. I wanted to tell her to take everything off, but when I saw Lisbeth¡¯s bright face I had no choice but to go out to the garden through the terrace without saying anything. After walking for a long time thinking about her sincerity, I eventually stopped walking. It¡¯s hot! I¡¯m sweating just by walking. Lisbeth following me from the side tilted her head as if puzzled that I suddenly stopped. ¡°Princess would you like me to carry you if it¡¯s difficult to walk?¡± ¡°No. Don¡¯t do that. Just take this off¡­¡± At that moment, a voice that I didn¡¯t want to hear entered my ear. ¡°Papa. Lili likes Papa the mwost in the world!¡± ¡°Me too.¡± ¡°No. Lili said I¡¯m the best.¡± ¡°Uh¡­ Brother too. But Papa¡¯s the mwost.¡± Lilian in dad¡¯s arms and brothers passed by as if they had intended it. I¡¯m sure they don¡¯t come this way often. I wanted to tell Lisbeth, but because of her standing with a more bewildered face than me I had no choice but to stare at them blankly. For such a long time. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t know I was here. As if the walk was over, they quickly turned around and went back. Looking at it, I felt an unknown distance as if they were the main characters in the novel and I became someone else. Of course, it didn¡¯t hurt my heart. It¡¯s just nice to see. ¡°That¡¯s what family is, right? ¡°¡­Yes?¡± ¡°They look happy.¡± Good. I looked and smiled slightly at them. I think it would be better for a thousand years and ten thousand years to pass with the image that we both love each other so much. In my current situation, not only the Emperor but also the princes shouldn¡¯t have a good heart for me. Then, it was clear that there would be confusion at the place where the sacrifices were selected eight years later. Chapter 6 ¡°Hmm.¡± KNOCK KNOCK. Even if I tried to sleep more, I couldn¡¯t help but open my eyes to the sound of knocking on the door. Some crazy kid is making a fuss even before sunrise. With my eyes open, I pouted my mouth and looked outside. Oops. Of course, unlike what I thought the sun shone brightly outside the window instead of dawn. The sun is also in the middle of the sky. I scratched my head for a while in embarrassment and looked at the door. No matter what time it is, uh, well. Banging is a bad thing. I wonder what Lisbeth is doing. Feeling a bit embarrassed, I turned my head to find Lisbeth. At that moment, I saw a brown head lying on my bed. It was Lisbeth sleeping so soundly. She¡¯s sleeping while snoring with the banging sound beyond quiet. I was thinking of letting her sleep but I shook her body because I need to know who the person outside is. ¡°Lisbeth.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Lisbeth.¡± Lisbeth was half-leaning on the bed next to me and got up in a hurry only after I woke her up a couple of times. After taking a walk yesterday, Lisbeth read a book and then fell asleep while the book was placed next to her. ¡°P-princess!¡± Without even opening her eyes properly she stood up and looked at me blankly, she stared at me with a surprised face without wiping her saliva around her mouth. ¡°¡­Oh my, how dirty.¡± She¡¯s drooling while sleeping like this. It¡¯s said that usually princesses and prince¡¯s rooms have several maids that take turns sleeping, but Lisbeth must be tired because she¡¯s alone. She has been by my side every night since I came to this palace. Poor Lisbeth. I roughly wiped her lips with my clothes. She backed away startled by my actions, but I was faster. ¡°I¡¯ll wipe it off¡­!¡± ¡°No. I¡¯ve wiped everything. Lie down comfortably next to me and sleep next time. You¡¯re sleepy.¡± ¡°How dare I sleep with the princess¡­!¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. There¡¯s only the two of us here¡± ¡°B-but.¡± BANG BANG. Suddenly. The sound was heard again. The door is going to break. Everything is in bad condition since previously the room wasn¡¯t inhabited before it become my room, so even the door could be broken. ¡°Lisbeth door.¡± Only then did Lisbeth who¡¯s fixing her hair got startled and jump up like a spring. She ran to the door precariously as if she was about to fall and hurriedly opened the door. ¡°W-who is it?¡± Not long after her question was heard, I could clearly see her embarrassed back. ¡°AHH¡­¡± Her screams were heard one after another. ¡°I didn¡¯t come to see you. Where¡¯s rolling stone? I can tell who it is just by hearing his voice. Because there¡¯s only one person who will call me rolling stone. ¡°Rolling stone¡­ huh?¡± ¡°Your princess.¡± ¡°Aah. T-the princess isn¡¯t ready yet.¡± ¡°Tell her to get ready quickly.¡± Ugh. That ignorant jerk. What is he doing to my one and only Lisbeth this early in the morning? I heard that it¡¯s the etiquette to change pajamas when meeting people, but I couldn¡¯t leave such an unlucky person go so I hurriedly went out and stopped in front of Lisbeth. ¡°Why are you making a fuss to Lisbeth?¡± ¡°She said you weren¡¯t ready¡­ Did you just wake up? Rolling stone.¡± ¡°Yes. Confession prince. Unlike everyone else, I¡¯m a child so I have to sleep well. So, will you stop picking a fight in the morning and leave?¡± ¡°Amazing. If it wasn¡¯t for father¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± At the same time, red eyes showing the same light met in the air. Heh, if you stare at me like that who would get scared? You¡¯re taller than me if you look down¡­ Ugh! I need to hurry up grow taller. I feel like I¡¯m losing because I¡¯m below. The first guy let out a deep sigh and then shook his head towards me. ¡°Don¡¯t talk. Hurry up get ready and get out. We¡¯ll go boating.¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m not going. What do you mean boating? Am I a kid? ¡°Uh. You¡¯re a kid.¡± I¡¯m a kid but¡­ really. It¡¯s a boat ride. Do you think I¡¯ll like that? Boating is something people do because they have too much time and don¡¯t know how to use it. I¡¯ve never done it. I¡¯ve heard of it before. I shook my head violently at him who talked about the word boating so easily. ¡°W-well I¡¯m not going to go. So know that and just leave me alone.¡± I tried to close the door in a cool way. But the first guy was taller and faster than me, he quickly put his legs between the doors. ¡°You have to go. It was father¡¯s orders for the whole fa.mi.ly to attend. Stone.¡± Sigh. Can¡¯t he just ignore me? I can¡¯t believe we¡¯re a family. Since when have we been a family? He left me for a walk yesterday too. Loving each other so much, I want you to hate me than saying things like the whole family must attend. It wasn¡¯t even funny at all. I¡¯d rather you treat me badly. What¡¯s with this sudden change of heart? It would be easier for you to hate me because I¡¯m so mean. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try your best not to go. If you refuse, I¡¯ll carry you around and go.¡± Determined guy. How did he know I was trying to run away somehow? The first guy looked down at me firmly. Whatever I say, it doesn¡¯t seem to work. ¡°Father¡­¡± ¡°¡­Sigh. I see. You can go.¡± That jerk¡¯s father, my father. But if it¡¯s under dad¡¯s name I can¡¯t say I don¡¯t want to go. I can¡¯t be kicked out even if I¡¯m hated. No, even if I¡¯m kicked out I have to be kicked out willingly or else I¡¯ll suffer in my later years. Whether I¡¯m kicked out on sacrifice day or I¡¯m kicked out willingly, it¡¯s right to go when I¡¯m looking for it now. In the meantime, confession prince opened his mouth as if he had something else to say. ¡°Commoners like you may have water that you have never seen in your life, so you can look forward to it.¡± ¡°Water is not¡­ Huh¡­?¡± Hold on, what about boating? Why? Water? As soon as I heard the word water, I got goosebumps all over my body. I just got an idea. No way this is¡­ Is the emperor or dad trying to drown me just because I treated myself like a fool yesterday? I quickly wrapped my arms around my body. ¡°But why are you going to the water? Are you going to drop me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t exaggerate it. The reason I¡¯m going. Lilian said she wants to play with the boat so I¡¯m going.¡± Ahh. That¡¯s it. With the word Lilian, everything becomes clear. The princess who¡¯s loved by the Imperial Palace. On the other hand, I was a street princess who didn¡¯t know existed or not. It would be right for the beloved princess to do as she pleases. This part sucks. I don¡¯t want to be loved, but at least I want a world that works my way. Sigh. There was something strange. I¡¯m sure he must have known that Lilian was a fake daughter at the same time he knew I was his real daughter. The strange ring he puts on me, there¡¯s no way he doesn¡¯t know that Lilian is fake just by looking at it. Dad knew that Lilian wasn¡¯t his daughter, but there was no change somehow. Ah, well there was no change in the book until the end. ¡®As expected it¡¯s grown-up affection rather than born affection.¡¯ If that¡¯s not the case, there¡¯s no way he would cherish her so much and keep her by his side. He brought me here only to increase his options as of now. Of course, some situations may change a little later on, but the fact that I¡¯m here now is because the oracle still remains the same. ¡°Sigh.¡± ¡°What¡¯s with that sigh? Are you saying that you don¡¯t want to go boating because of Lilian?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I hate it. I hate having to go there to be a bridesmaid. But what can I do? It¡¯s an order, I have to follow it. Wait. I¡¯ll wash up and come out.¡± I pretended to be confident and raised my chin up saying everything I had to say before closing the door and turning around. But a foot popped through the door at speed faster than light. I¡¯ve been feeling this since earlier, but why does this guy respond so fast? I poked my mouth out for nothing and rolled my eyes at him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°What are you trying to do? Are you going to make me wait here?¡± ¡°Yeah. Can¡¯t you? Can¡¯t the golden confession prince stand around?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°¡­Huh?¡± ¡°No. I can¡¯t stand. Because I have a precious body. So I¡¯ll wait in your room.¡± Is there a case where I go crazy this finely? A precious body that couldn¡¯t standstill. I stared at him with a tired expression. ¡°You must be crazy.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± ¡°You want to see me wash up and get ready?¡± Smiling at the words, the first guy looked up and down at me. ¡°You¡¯re still a kid. Hurry up and get ready. Father must be waiting.¡± ¡°¡­Go away. I¡¯ll go when I¡¯m ready.¡± ¡°Your face looked like you¡¯re going to run away. I¡¯ll have to wait here even longer.¡± He¡¯s so quick to catch on. Strangely, my instinct was shouting not to go to the water, so I tried to find a way to avoid it, but did he notice it again? When I stared at him silently, he looked down at me with his arms folded and a mean mouth. ¡°There¡¯s one more. He told me to bring ¡®myself¡¯ and ¡®you¡¯.¡± Ugh. Why does he keep making a team of this guy and me? ¡°Huh¡­¡± ¡°And I was born with manners after all. I¡¯ll be looking out the window, so get ready.¡± Ah. How annoying. But I couldn¡¯t stop him, he pushed me like a madman and went inside. Fortunately, the first guy approached the window and leaned against it as soon as he entered the room as if he was keeping his word and never looked back. I naturally looked at him before I went in to wash up. Silver hair that comes down to the jawline in a pure white uniform. I said he was ugly, but he was terribly handsome. And it was surprising to me that my reflection in the mirror looked quite similar to him. Silver hair, pinkish-red eyes, and pure white skin as if it had never seen the sunlight. We look so alike that anyone can believe we¡¯re siblings. Even the moderately big eyes, nose bridge that stands out beautifully, and cute lips. ¡°That¡¯s more annoying.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Nothing. Let¡¯s go wash up.¡± Lisbeth wondered as if she had heard my negative words, but perhaps she thought she couldn¡¯t relax when the first guy came in, so she tried to make her face look the same and hold me into the bathroom and washed quickly. Not long after, I sat down on the dressing table with water on my hair and faced the gold mirror again, moving my feet and smiling broadly. ¡°Pretty. Right?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°I¡¯m pretty.¡± ¡°Yes. You¡¯re beautiful. More than anything else, more than anyone else.¡± Now Lisbeth responded with a smile at my words as if she knew my confession well. That¡¯s right. It¡¯s fun to see my face. Ha. I¡¯ve always wondered how pretty people live their lives so this is how it feels. It makes me happy when I look in the mirror. In the meantime, Lisbeth was putting her soul into dressing me up. My hair comes down even if she leaves it alone, she fiddled with her chin for a long time as if she was disappointed. ¡°Our princess looks pretty no matter what hairstyle she tries¡­¡± Chapter 7 ¡°But?¡± ¡°¡­Not today¡­¡± ¡°Are you saying I¡¯m ugly?¡± ¡°No way!¡± I struggled with my feet and pressed myself close to the mirror. Then I could see myself better in the mirror. How I am in the mirror¡­ aren¡¯t I pretty? Oh my god. I must have slept too well. I still have pillow marks on my face. I know why the first guy freaked out as soon as he saw it. Thanks to Lisbeth¡¯s pillow containing strange beans saying it¡¯s good for the skin, my face was full of bean marks. ¡°I¡¯m ugly.¡± ¡°¡­A-absolutely not.¡± Look at her avoiding my eyes saying no. Lisbeth is the worst. ¡°What should I do with my cheeks?¡± ¡°It¡¯ll get better over time.¡± ¡°¡­Not at all. Should I massage it? Hmm.¡± No matter how much I don¡¯t want to look good in front of dad, at least I don¡¯t want to lose to Lilian. That¡¯s why I was a little more concerned about my appearance, but I can¡¯t believe there are bean marks on my cheeks. I sighed and fiddled with the marks. At that moment, the voice of the first guy filled the room with irratation. ¡°Rolling stone, stop.¡± ¡°Brother is always ugly so it doesn¡¯t matter, but I have a pretty face! So it¡¯ll take longer to get ready.¡± His bad guy improved. I got angry and looked at Lisbeth. Lisbeth came out with this bonnet and tied the strap towards my cheeks more than usual to hide the part I was concerned about. It¡¯s less visible that way¡­ Haa¡­ I guess I¡¯ll use that bean pillow again! Meanwhile, the first guy approached me and stood next to me while smirking a bit for no reason. ¡°Excuse me.¡± ¡°Why? I¡¯m busy.¡± ¡°Just now, did you get mad at me and call me brother? I think that¡¯s what I heard.¡± ¡°¡­Oh my. You heard it wrong. Confession prince.¡± ¡°Are you embarrassed?¡± He¡¯s like a pervert who checks everything once again after listening to it. He lifted his cheekbones and stared at me intently. ¡°The word brother that I hear from Lilian is different.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the difference?¡± ¡°I¡¯m saying that I don¡¯t want to hear it, unlike Lilian. Don¡¯t ever call me brother again.¡± ¡°Uh. I won¡¯t.¡± That liar. He was surprised and clearly looked at me in amazement at the word brother just now. But he kept pushing me next to him as if he was embarrassed. ¡°Right, don¡¯t do that. Are you ready now?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I came down from the chair with pretty shoes and stood tall in my seat. A pure white dress, clothes full of frills in between, and a new white bonnet made my appearance more beautiful. ¡°All done!¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go now.¡± ¡°Okay okay. We have to go.¡± I followed him around without any significant path. And just as I was leaving the door, the first guy suddenly pushed his hand into my face. ¡°Hand.¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± ¡°Give me your hand.¡± ¡°Why do I have to hold hands with you?¡± ¡°You might run away.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll never run away.¡± But confession prince was determined. Leaning slightly, I lost my way and he quickly grabbed my hand, swaying it around. ¡°You really don¡¯t listen. There¡¯s nothing pretty about you¡± ¡°There are a lot. I have a pretty face, a pretty voice, and I can¡¯t find anything that isn¡¯t pretty.¡± ¡°¡­If you don¡¯t speak.¡± At the time when I held his hand semi-forced and quarreled, the back of my head stung. It feels like something is strangely following me. I don¡¯t feel so good but I figured it¡¯s not a ghostly hunch. Someone following me not far away is like, ¡®I¡¯m watching you.¡¯ Moving as if letting me know. I wondered if it¡¯s an assassin, but I didn¡¯t think it is because there¡¯s no reason to kill me when I don¡¯t have much. Or my knight? Is it the kind of person who secretly hides, protects me, and takes care of me? ¡®Could it be dad?¡¯ I thought it might be something like that for a while, but I quickly gave up on the idea. It¡¯s never going to happen. The emperor in the original book didn¡¯t give much love even though Bebeana tried to be loved so much. There was no way he cares about me. Then¡­ Who is it? I wonder if the first guy is being watched somewhere. My eyes naturally fell on him. At an amazing timing, he looked at me and shook his head. ¡°Rolling stone.¡± ¡°Uhh. Confession prince.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t your legs sore?¡± ¡°Sore legs? Just by walking like this?¡± I haven¡¯t even walked ten steps since I got out of the room, so my legs don¡¯t hurt. What kind of paper am I made of? There¡¯s no way my feet would hurt that much. On top of that, the shoes given to my name in the Imperial Palace gave me the feeling of walking barefoot. I mean, it¡¯s very comfortable. ¡°Doesn¡¯t it hurt?¡± ¡°Uh.¡± Doubt lingered in his eyes as he checked once more. Ah, I know. Did this confession prince live only by being deceived? I jumped on the spot to prove he had nothing to worry about. ¡°Look. I¡¯m totally fine. Don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t whine because my legs hurt. Even though I look like this, I¡¯m stronger than you thought.¡± ¡°Seems like it. Lilian goes crazy saying that it¡¯s hard to walk a little bit. You must be strong because you¡¯re a commoner.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why she¡¯s weird. She¡¯s not even a baby. I¡¯m perfectly normal. Confession prince.¡± (T/N: Oof) I wrinkled my face thinking about Lilian wanting to be carried when she¡¯s 10 years old. It doesn¡¯t fit her age. Acting cute should also be used in moderation. After holding his hand and walking for a long time, my eyes began to slowly see the place where they held the boat play. It was a place where I could go a long way toward the forest opposite to the garden from the palace where I was. There was an artificial lake at the end made with light brown road. The sparkling lake water was beautiful thanks to the sunlight. My mouth opened automatically to the sight so large that it was difficult to capture at a glance. ¡°Whoa¡­¡± ¡°Is this your first time seeing this?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Commoners can¡¯t watch even if they want to.¡± ¡°And that commoner¡¯s song.¡± If you just say nice things you would be likable, but if your feelings are devided you can¡¯t look good if you talk. You say that whenever you see my face. I turned my gaze back to the lake. Come to think of it, it¡¯s a little strange. It looks quite artificial but also made naturally? The first guy who was quiet couldn¡¯t stand it and opened his mouth. ¡°That lake was made by father for Lilian on her 5th birthday.¡± ¡°Ahh. I see. Mo-¡­¡± ¡°Mo?¡± Money. The word almost popped out. ¡°¡­M-mo as in modest.¡± ¡°Commoners are very good at using weird words too. You should stop using those words. Father likes smart children.¡± Gosh. He thinks I¡¯m doing this to be chosen. That¡¯s an illusion. He said father like smart kids, so I have to pretend I¡¯m an idiot. I don¡¯t want to do that. ¡°Everyone is gathered over there.¡± The first guy pointed somewhere with his hand and where his fingertips touched dad, the second guy, and Lilian were sitting comfortably at the table. My face naturally stiffened when I saw it and my anger leaked out. ¡°AH. WHAT.¡± I was a little embarrassed by what I said without realizing. It¡¯s annoying to wear similar clothes in the world, but Lilian was sitting at the white tea table and chatting happily with dad, wore the same clothes as mine. ¡°Ah, the clothes are the same.¡± To the point where you can believe we¡¯re sisters. My face was so stiff that I thought I was dressed like this on purpose. If there¡¯s a difference, it would be our head or face shape. Even the bonnet is the same. ¡°Oh my.¡± Lisbeth¡¯s face who picked out the clothes also stiffened, perhaps because she saw it late. ¡°Princess, I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t think it would be the same¡­ I dressed you in the prettiest outfit¡­ ¡° She pouted her mouth like she was quite upset. Well, that¡¯s possible. It looked the prettiest even to me. Come to think of it, there¡¯s no choice but to have similar clothes. Since I was a princess who came in late anyway, the wouldn¡¯t have been able to measure my size and bought two sets of clothes roughly the same size as Lilian, one for me and one for her. I turned my head slightly toward the apologetic Lisbeth. ¡°Lisbeth.¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± ¡°Am I pretty?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The princess is really beautiful.¡± ¡°Yeah. So it¡¯s okay. Even if we wore the same clothes, I¡¯m prettier. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Rather, thanks to wearing the same clothes I could clearly feel the difference in appearance between Lilian and me. Fufu. I looked at the tea table, letting go of my annoyed expression for a moment. ¡°You¡¯re more confident.¡± Again, the voice of the first guy that came in sharply. ¡°This isn¡¯t a confession. It¡¯s true.¡± ¡°¡­It¡¯s true that I¡¯m handsome.¡± ¡°No. Idiot brother is ugly.¡± ¡°¡­It feels like a combination of brother and fool.¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. Stupid brother. Come on. Ah? But did you know what confession means?¡± ¡°Because I¡¯m quick to catch on. Are you referring to someone who¡¯s showing off?¡± Ooh that¡¯s amazing. I smiled and looked at him sideways. ¡°If it¡¯s right, praise me for saying it right.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± I smiled and waved his hand back and forth on purpose as if to show off. So funny. Since he¡¯s a middle school student. Hitting and falling a few times in moderation is the answer. After a while we were able to find ourselves close to the tea table. As soon as he felt the first guy and I approached, dad put down his teacup and the expression on his face wasn¡¯t very good. Like he¡¯s angry. ¡°You¡¯re late. Elterion.¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m sorry.¡± Hmm? That¡¯s it? Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? I looked at confession prince who didn¡¯t make excuses despite dad¡¯s reprimand. I thought he¡¯d say he was late because of me, but he didn¡¯t say anything. It¡¯s like he was saying he¡¯s late because of himself. No way, if this is for me I just don¡¯t like that. I quickly got caught between the first guy and dad. ¡°It¡¯s because I¡¯m late to prepare.¡± ¡°¡­¡± For a moment, the eyes that had been looking at the first guy just now turned to me. As if contemplating me I couldn¡¯t get used to the thorny eyes. I¡¯m not the kind of person to flinch just because of those. After all dad is a human being anyway. A bad guy with two daughters by his side thinking about who to sacrifice. So there¡¯s no need to be scared or afraid. If only I could get everything I needed from him. As I looked at him without hesitation, he smiled and moved his gaze to the side. ¡°As expected, she¡¯s also a unique kid. Rather than that, we should prepare.¡± He stretched out and got up from his seat. ¡°Lilian is tired so let¡¯s get ready.¡± ¡°Yes. Bebeana, you go and get ready to get on the boat too.¡± ¡°Yeah yeah.¡± Ok, at least you¡¯ve listened to me as much as shit here, so I¡¯ll have to pretend I¡¯m listening to the first guy. I approached a boat not far away. The first guy moved close to me, whether he was worried or had other intentions. Lilian came to a step later into dad¡¯s arms, smiled broadly and pointed to her stomach. ¡°Lili wanna wide the boat.¡± ¡°Sure. Come on, let¡¯s get on the boat. Who does our Lili want to ride with today?¡± (T/N: Idk if it¡¯s just me but her relationship with Elterion is lowkey cute? He¡¯s still a narcissist tho. Also don¡¯t tell me that Lili will want to ride with Bebe :>)