'It's so obvious that I'm acting!'
Even Siervian could feel the irony in this situation. Her heart dropped.
Maybe it was because the tongue of this young body was sensitive, but the bitter taste seemed to be even more pronounced. How could she ignore that and lie?
She was having a hard time.
'It's so hard to say the opposite of what my body's feeling.'
She sounded so awkward, but it was something she had no control over. But she was feeling bad for the doctor because he was taking care of his patient with all his heart. It would be a shame for him to get kicked out just for this.
"Is that true, Siervy?"
"Yees."
To cover up the awkward acting, Siervian nodded deliberately as she replied.
More than that, she knew that this doctor was famous for having great skills in her previous life, and he was a straight-laced individual who wasn't easily swayed by power and ambition.
Though she never had the chance to meet him often because she had a separate palace doctor assigned to her by the Empress.
"Oh my! I guess Your Highness is already feeling energized."
Ellie welcomed just this small movement of Siervian because she had gotten so depressed from the day Siervian fainted.
"Then that's good. …I was suspicious of your skills."
Siervian's older brother, who was next to her, looked suspiciously towards the doctor as he said this.
Truthfully, this wasn't a situation to make a fuss about. Siervian was just lying down here without any energy because she kept thinking about the past.
She was worried that the doctor, who was proud of his skills, might have been troubled. He must be thinking that this was happening because of him.
[ Hanta Mandersang ]
Favorability: +50
Thoughts: How can Your Highness be so thoughtful…! I knew it, all the rumors were true!
However, a huge misunderstanding could be seen as she habitually checked the status window.
'Why are you thinking like that again…?'
The palace doctor, who was sitting closest to her, inevitably noticed that she didn't like the medicine.
But he thought that she drank it for him.
Of course, he wasn't exactly wrong, but why did he immediately think that all the rumors were true?!
"I see."
"Yees…?"
Still, Siervian thought that her father would have noticed her blatant acting.
Hearing this blunt answer, Siervian's thoughts swirled. But in the end, she didn't want the palace doctor to be kicked out.
[ Alderuan Erveldote ]
Thoughts: I'm so proud that my young daughter is taking her medicine well. Isn't she the shining example that must be followed by all the children in the Empire?
However, the misunderstandings sprouted not in just one person.
Was there really no one who noticed her ridiculous acting?
"Oh my, our Princess, you're so good at drinking your medicine…!"
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Thoughts: Even if she likes the taste, she must hate drinking medicine… Siervian is really amazing.
And there was one more.
"Continue like this from now on. I'll be watching."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The doctor stepped away from the princess' side with a look of gratitude. He was being so thankful that it could be seen in both his body language and his status window.
"Here, Your Majesty."
When the doctor stepped back, Ellie approached.
And she carefully held out what she'd been holding all this time.
"Mm. Go ahead and give it to Siervy."
Was there more medicine that she needed to take?
Siervian timidly looked at what's in Ellie's hand.
And what Ellie gave her resolutely was a bowl of soft chocolates.
"…Choco?"
"Yes. Go ahead and eat this, Siervian. No matter how delicious it is, medicine is still medicine, so I asked them to prepare it."
"Okaay."
After bitter medicine, there followed a good reward.
She carefully scooped up with a spoon a chocolate piece that was as small as a fingernail.
Still with a bitter aftertaste, the sweetness of the chocolate immediately surfaced.
"I was the one who had it prepared."
At that time, her brother patted her head and repeated the same words.
Ah, did he think that she didn't hear him before?
Siervian, who was instantly taken by the sudden sweetness, didn't think much about the prince's words.
"Okaay, thank yew."
"Okay… From now on, I'll show you only good things."
Chocolate was something good to look forward to.
Since good was good, Siervian just nodded.
The chocolates were very sweet.
After the bustling preparation of the medicine—
Lying alone in the dark bedroom, Siervian stared blankly at the bed's canopy.
Ellie stayed by her side for a long time, but Siervian was now alone. She was still very worried about the little princess who only said repeatedly that she was fine.
'What will happen to me in the future?'
The people who warmly embraced her definitely had high favorability points.
At first, she focused only on the numbers because there was one fact that Siervian was desperately trying to turn a blind eye to.
The people in her previous life. They must have felt like this, too.
'Even so, I think I need to prepare for it.'
At that time, her father must have had a great deal of affection for her during this time.
However, it was clear that by the time of her execution, his affection towards her had lessened until it disappeared.
The situation could change any time. Siervian realized this painfully.
'I wish it would always be like this, but life won't go my way.'
In the end, nothing was absolute.
Antonio's face, the mage who once hovered around her, suddenly came to mind.