June 17, 1711
Imperial Palace, Jonstal, Roystein Empire.
In the Queen's Personal Hall,
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You've given birth to a beautiful baby girl!"
"Mom, is this my little sister?"
"Oh my goodness, she's so tiny and adorable!"
"Careful, don't squeeze her too hard with those muscles of yours! You'll smother her!"
As I listened to the commotion, I thought, "Wait, I've been reborn into a royal family?"
But then I heard it again. 'Daughter'... 'Sister'...
"Hold on a second… I've been reborn as a princess?!"
"WHAT THE HELL??!£!#?#!?"
The queen looks at the king angrily with a serious expression.
"I told you, your big muscles will make my precious cry. Don't worry dear I'm here."
"So what will be the name of our little girl?"
"I thought about it since months, and we shall name her 'Elisa'"
The king listens to her words and decides.
"Elisa seems a nice name. From now onwards, she is Elisa Roystein, the 1st Princess of Roystein Empire."
I looked at the king with a sad expression and thought.
"NOW WHAT DO I DO? I WANTED TO BE AN OP ADVENTURER, GO OUT, RAID DUNGEONS, LIVE FREE. NOT BECOME A PRINCESS AND BE INVOLVED IN THIS NOBILITY SHIT"
Due to those thoughts, I felt like crying. The king immediately placed me back beside the queen.
The queen looked at me and smiled.
"Elisa, welcome to this world."
Then I saw a reflection of my new self. Light blue hair, blue eyes, fair skin.
I wondered, how will my life unfold from here?
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Fast forward to seven years later. Somehow, I had adjusted to this new life.
I was born into the Roystein Empire, the largest and most powerful empire on the continent. As the only heiress to the Roystein bloodline, I was destined to rule the empire after King Odel Roystein and Queen Emily Roystein.
From the age of two, my education and training began. It was challenging to adapt to an entirely new environment, but I found joy in it. Living like royalty while studying intensely felt overwhelming at times.
This world also had those fantasy elements like 'magic' and 'martial arts' Those who pursued magic were called mages, and those who mastered it were known as archmages.
The Queen, now my mother, was an archmage back in her time while The King, now my father, was a strong magic swordsman.
My mother took such good care of me, it was sometimes hard to believe. My life now was completely different from my previous one. It was almost like heaven, though not entirely.
But I wondered, if I was here as a princess, then where was Adrian? We both got reincarnated at the same time. The goddess had said we wouldn't be able to meet right away, but we would meet soon. The problem is...
"WHAT THE FUCK DO I TELL ADRIAN WHEN HE SEE HIS BEST BOY IS NOW A BEST GIRL ???"
My attendant/personal maid enters my room once again without asking.
"Princess Elisa, please refrain from speaking in that way. Someone might hear it and spread bad rumours."
She was 'Astral Cobbleton'. After waking up, she picked me up from my bed and prepared me.
"Elisa, today you'll be attending a huge event. You'll meet lots of new people, so make sure to make friends and get to know everyone," Astral said with a big smile.
I looked at Astral and replied, "I know, Astral. I've already prepared for it. Don't worry, I'll be normal and totally not stand out, just like always."
"Totally not stand out." I repeated to myself. Experiencing something unexpected in the first minute of my new life had made me retreat into my otaku persona.
While growing up, I spent most of my time in the Royal Library at the Imperial Palace and the Imperial University. I discovered how magic works, and, as expected, I had extraordinary talent in it.
But being royalty meant being a target for jealous eyes. So, I tried to hide my abilities as much as I could. But I can't hide it forever though.
Running noises echoed through the corridors
Bwam!
My mom suddenly rushed into my room, her voice brimming with excitement.
"MY DEAR ELISAAAA, IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE BANQUET!"
Astral and I looked at each other before I replied, "Okay, Mother."
Mom then turned to Astral.
"Astral, make sure Elisa is perfectly ready. It's her first big event."
"Yes, ma'am. Nothing is spared for our princess."
"Oh my? Then shall we go ahead? The carriage is ready," Mom exclaimed cheerfully.
"I'll be there in a few minutes. Don't worry about me," I assured her.
Hurriedly packing my stuff, I made my way through the corridors to the main gate.
Outside, the carriage awaited, in it were my mom and my elder brother, Lucian.
I joined them, sitting beside Mom and Dad as we embarked on our journey towards the Everheart Duchy in the south of the Capital.
To be continued...