Apparently, she became young again.
After mulling it over again and again for the past few days, Siervian finally admitted it.
"The dispway cabinet is still fwine . . ."
Seeing as the blue jeweled cabinet was still intact, it's clear that this was a period before she turned eight years old.
It was her favorite cabinet, but one day she came back to her room and found it broken. From that day on, there was a rumor that the Imperial Princess went on violent rampages.
"My hand . . . why dwon't I have any stwength . . ."
Sensitive to the changes around her, Siervian stared at the cabinet and gripped her spoon once more.
The daze continued in the next couple of days. At first, she thought it was a dream, but then later realized that it was all too realistic.
She wouldn't be able to remember her childhood with this much detail.
[ Sarah ]
Thoughts: What's wrong with this kid these days. How annoying.
Sarah was smiling sweetly, but beside her were those words on the window.
Over the past few days, Siervian confirmed that Sarah's thoughts on the window changed according to her actions.
If the sentences shown in that window really showed Sarah's thoughts, then the smiles that Siervian used to find solace in were all fake.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere, Princess?"
"I'm okaaay."
Siervian's pronunciation was off because she still couldn't adapt to her young voice. The same was true for the little hand that gripped her spoon.
This was definitely the Princess's Palace where she grew up, but now everything was too big and too high up.
"Go ahead and eat now."
If she acted like she did as before, she would have thought the soup was meant to be eaten before it was cooled down, even if she couldn't taste anything.
Sarah was still smiling.
But the translucent window in front of her was saying something else.
[ Sarah ]
Thoughts: How many times should I repeat myself. Ugh.
The font on the window changed from time to time as it portrayed the true feelings of the window's owner.
Siervian decided to call it a 'status window'.
'I'm really surprised I can see their thoughts like this . . . even though the content is shocking.'
Today, the soup was sour and tasteless. It didn't have any solid ingredients, and there was too much of the pepper she hated.
"If you continue being picky, His Majesty will get mad."
As Siervian lowered her hand, the Emperor rose to the forefront of her mind. Every time she thought of him, Siervian's expression would harden as she was reminded of the bright light that the death penalty tool emitted.
She wouldn't be able to forget it.
"Oouuooh."
Aside from the status window, Siervian had another dilemma.
"Pepper, bad!"
"Princess!"
Even though it was a lousy meal, a princess must still always embody elegance.
That's how it was. She knew this.
But her body was rejecting it.
"This isn't soup!"
Helpless, Siervian watched her hands push away the soup bowl.
There was a reason why she couldn't control her own body like this.
In the mirror, she could see a status window floating beside her.
[ Siervian Erveldotte (5 y.o.) ]
Body and soul synchronization · · · 1%
Current actions are in line with the body.
:◈:
The appearance of Sarah's status window was similar, but the words on this one were different. There was also an unknown diamond function here.
What stood out the most was the mention of "current actions are in line with the body." It was a grim sign that she would continue acting like a five-year-old regardless of her mental age.
This was why the words that came out of her lips were different from what she was thinking. She couldn't help but click her tongue at this.
Meanwhile, Sarah rose from her seat, looking as if she couldn't hold back the irritation she felt anymore.
"Then, do as you please."
[ Sarah ]
Thoughts: Whatever. I have to go and report this.
Report?
Siervian, who reflexively flinched after seeing Sarah's stern face, couldn't hide her look of curiosity when she read the status window.
She couldn't hide her expressions, just like a child.
"Ellie, look after the Princess."
"Yes."
Sarah left the room without saying goodbye or asking for permission to be dismissed. It seemed to be because she was undermining Siervian.
It was very rude to act this way in front of a princess, but Siervian just lowered her gaze.
'I don't know about anything else, but I do know that I shouldn't complain about the food. Especially me.'
Desperate, Siervian picked up the rough bread next to the soup. Made from low quality grains, the bread was too big for her small hands so she couldn't hold it properly.
With tasteless soup and bread like this, it made her wonder. It was strange that a growing child had a diet this messy.
'Ah, I get it. I've been hated ever since then.'
Siervian ate very little back then and left a lot of food on her plate, so she didn't know she was being served horrible meals like this.
Throughout these gloomy thoughts, she silently chewed on the crumbly bread.
She let it be and just listened to what her young body wanted to do.
"Princess."
"Yesh?"
Ellie, who had been standing in the corner, approached Siervian. It was memorable how strict Ellie was with her, so she immediately felt nervous on reflex.
Ellie didn't notice Siervian's reaction. As she was approaching, for some reason she went to the door and looked out briefly, then hurried back.
Then, she took out a small piece of white bread from her sleeve and carefully held it out to Siervian.
"Please take this, Princess."
"This?"
"Yes."
Her behavior was a little weird, but Siervian said nothing.