# 5
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She had a cute face with brown hair and brown eyes, which was very common.
However, perhaps because of the color of her hair and eyes, her face and the atmosphere she saw in the mirror were completely different.
Somehow, the eyes looked a little small, and the nose looked a little low.
At first glance, it wasn't a pretty face, but if you look cloy, it looks a bit cute.
Back at the guild, she laughed when the officers who saw the photo she was holding added a word or two, saying that they were very similar.
Deep down, she felt like she finally knew herf.
But still, the strange feeling of embarrassment did not disappear.
So I rashly asked the gentleman who was just passing by.
“Master, even in Master’s eyes, I look like I have brown hair, right?”
He didn't even answer.
She couldn't see the expression properly, but it must have been a stunned face.
At that time, she hurriedly left because she thought she had asked an embarrassing question.
Oddly enough, she was now very curious about the answer.
* * *
"Are you here?"
“Noona!”
"I apologize ."
She found it funny to be distracted by the child's sarcastic comment that she was pretty, but her eyes were still burning, so she kissed Diana's soft cheek for no reason.
Diana was tickled by that and burst into laughter.
Not only was Princess Elade spoiled by the cold-blooded Derg, but even the Archduke and his wife, the Grand Duchess of Apelos, admired Diana's lovable personality, and claimed to be her godfather and godmother.
*Or the spiritual father and spiritual mother, which is a Christian title meaning the person who sponsors the baptism of a child. However, it is forbidden in Islam. The reason for the prohibition is that this act is specific to Christianity, and God knows best.*
It was strange that the famous princess, who was fawned over by her brothers, who was overly protective of her arms, and to whom Jack, one of the Empire's Three Great Knights, had given the Knight's Oath, was lying on an old bed in an orphanage.
“But come...”
“Huh?”
"What is this?"
Diana asked, waving her little finger.
The little girl's finger pointed to the mysterious red beaded necklace hanging around her neck.
“Oh, this.”
It was something I had been wearing since I was abandoned in front of the orphanage, and it was like an amulet that I never took off my body.
“Isn't it beautiful?”
It was also something that was very dear to me for a long time, thinking it might have been left to me by my father.
“Oh...”
Diana pursed her cherry lips and stared at the necklace without blinking.
Suddenly, the mysterious light inside the marble seemed to rotate rapidly.
“Oh?”
She hesitated and quickly took the necklace in her hand.
“When did this happen?”
A sad sound came out of her mouth.
This was because gold was discovered in her necklace.
It was something she never showed anyone, let alone a teacher, because she thought it might be taken away from her.
She thought it was one with me and cherished it so much that she forgot it was hanging around her neck, but she did not know when it broke.
'. …Well, it's all uess now.'
The reason her necklace was so valuable was because it could be important proof that she could meet her parents.
But ten years later, nothing of the sort has happened.
It was the necklace she had been wearing all her life, but for some reason she thought it was uess now.
She had no intention of getting rid of the only valuable thing she had, so she bitterly put the necklace inside her clothes.
* * *
“Messi, what about the strings?”
As she ate her meal, Diana tilted her head as she stirred the soup, which contained almost no ingredients, onto her spoon.
“…What does he say now?”
“Diana, Diana! You said you were hungry, let’s eat.”
"Yes !"
Diana quickly tore off a small piece of hard bread, avoiding the eyes of the children who were jumping at her innocent words. Fortunately, Diana didn't think any further and just fumbled the bread she was offered to her mouth.
“That's right, eat well, you have to chew it well.”
She was very proud to eat this delicious food even though it wasn't the fluffy white bread or fancy food she usually ate.
In particular, it was so cute that her plump white cheeks moved together whenever she moved.
It looked like a small bird eating with its mouth open.
But the problem was...
“Is there more?”
The beautiful little 4-year-old's appetite was much greater than she expected.
Diana, who had been staring at the already filling bowl of soup, turned to look at her soup and bread.
She looked at the child's sparkling eyes, and couldn't help but say that she had nothing to eat.
“...eat this too, Diana.”
She thought she would be very hungry like yesterday, but I was mentally mature anyway, so she pushed the bowl in front of the child, thinking that of course she could handle it.
But there is an important fact overlooked here. No matter how mature her mind was, her body was immature and weak, that of a child.
“Oh my god...huh.”
'Oh my God, I think I'm going to die!'
Now, less than a few hours after eating, she was panting heavily.
She felt so stupid as she carried a bucket of water to wash and fetch water.
She never imagined that her stamina would be so weak.
“If you think about it, it was ominous from the first time I entered the forest.”
She didn't even take a few steps before she felt short of breath.
She couldn't even feel the mana in her body properly, so she felt like she would collapse if she used magic here.
"Noona, water! Water there!"
While her eyes were rolling, Diana, who had good stamina, jumped up and pointed her finger towards the lake. After finally arriving at her destination, she wanted to lie down and rest immediately, but she held on to her mental strength and went to the water's edge to drink.
Then she gathered her carefully washed hands and put them in Diana's mouth.
“Come, Diana, drink water.”
When she arrived, Diana took a sip of water, as if she was thirsty.
She asked Diana, who had drunk herf to herf, to sit down on the soft grass beside her lake.
“Just be quiet here while I do the laundry.”
"Yes! I understand!"
Diana nodded gently, and saw the other children playing house, crushing the grass, and making similar movements with her little hands.
I smiled at this sight and took a deep breath.
Drinking lots of cold water and fresh air in the forest made me feel much better.
Then she stared at Diana's dress sternly and began vigorously washing it. After a while, the washing was almost finished, and finally, she pressed it hard to remove the water from it, and then heard a gurgling sound as she wiped it away.
Presumably tired of playing alone, small drops of water splashed on Diana's face.
She felt embarrassed by this response, so she vigorously wiped her clothes a few more times, and burst into laughter as if she wasn't tired.
It's time to laugh at the innocence of the little girl.
A voice suddenly reached my ears.
“Diana, shhh”
She put her finger on her lips and whispered, and the smart little girl followed suit, saying: “Shhh,” and put her finger on her lips.
Then she stroked her hair and said, “Good job,” then slowly turned her body in the direction of the sound.
* * *
“Hap!”
I knew it.
As expected, the champion of the cheering sound was Jack.
She had been training her body since she was young, so she didn't know it at all because she hadn't been close to it in the past.
She silently hid behind a tree, picked up a branch, and watched Jack practice using his sword.
The opportunity to see the training of one of the Empire's Three Greatest Knights in the future would not be common.
‘Although he has never been properly taught, he is honest and does not have a single bad habit.’
Since he was young and no one had asked him to, his posture could be disturbed, but Jack maintained such a correct posture that he felt stubborn.
With this kind of courage and talent, would he become a sword master later?
I was inwardly amazed.
Well, being born with mana in the first place was a blessing.
This was because mana was a prerequisite for manifesting not only magic but also “aura.”
I heard that the amount of mana in the body was greater for nobles than commoners, especially for nobles and high-ranking nobles. If you think about it, Jack was born with a rare talent.
"wow."
Then Jack stopped and let out a sigh of annoyance evident on his face.
She shivered for no reason and hugged Diana's shoulders behind a tree.
Her talent was enhanced for concealment, so she was confident that Jack, who was still young and couldn't handle mana properly, would never find out.
* * *
“Is this what you're hiding? I'm not stupid, should I talk about hiding your bad body?”
Jack turned his head slightly, startled.
The hem of her dress, which she could not hide behind the tree, was fluttering as if she had washed clothes in a nearby lake.
When Jack saw Leia's clumsy appearance, he sighed and opened his mouth.
“I can see everything, so get out.”
“Did you know I was there?”
At his words, Leah, who came out from in front of the tree, asked with an embarrassed voice, and Jack's face wrinkled involuntarily. Yesterday, she acted suddenly and surprised people, and today she was stupid as usual.
'This is how I will live in this cruel world from now on.'
“So you knew from the beginning.”
“Oh my God! I’m sorry.”
Even the look of surprise as she covered her mouth with her hand was stupid.
Jack took another deep breath and suddenly looked down at Leah's small hands and frowned at her.
Leah was a girl and she was two years younger than him, so her hands were small...
‘Even if she is young, she is very young.:
Suddenly, Leah, the thinnest and smallest child in the orphanage, is completely dissatisfied with her body.
Even if she ate well, she would be gentle with her plate and distribute the food like an idiot.
“Why did you give all your food to this child again today?”
Diana, who was next to her, widened and closed her eyes when Jack asked in an offhand tone.