Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi

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Chapter 5 – For Things That Go Too Far (3)

“…Who are you?”

Sienna uttered the question softly.

There were so many things she wanted to know, so the way of asking wasn’t sophisticated.

‘Who is it? I heard it was a place with no employees. No, how didn’t I notice him until now? How long has he been around…?’

She wanted to ask for his name, but the boy got up in a hurry as though the situation was uncomfortable for him.

“Wait!”

In a hurry, Sienna caught him, but he bowed his eyes down and ran away.

***

That evening, she skipped meals and laid blankly in her bed.

She called Anna, who called Arthur and asked what had happened, but he was dozing off and knew nothing.

What was so shocking that everyone lost their words?

By this time, everyone was going crazy beyond worries and wondering. Meanwhile, Sienna has been chewing on 「 Stern’s Bells 」 contents all over again.

“In this worldview, the most handsome man must be Pierre.”

Of course, Pierre is handsome, but that was it. However, the man she saw earlier hasn’t left her head the moment he got into her eyes. ‘Who the hell are you?!’ If she didn’t know, there was a high probability that he wasn’t even a supporting actor.

“Curly black hair, dark eyes, and ah!”

He certainly had a sword.

“…Is he a knight?”

Although, his outfit was too simple to be a knight, and he wouldn’t be there during working hours as well.

“Will I see you again?”

Her heart was dizzy with excitement tangled up with anxiety.

“I just want to know your name…”

***

Sienna ended up staying up all night with her eyes wide open. She blamed the lovely dandelion who was repeatedly stuck in her head.

Anna and the maids were astonished when they saw her condition.

The darkened, thick circle that has come down long! Because there are a lot of events in spring, she was supposed to take care of herself steadily!

Anna felt her head aching, but nothing else mattered to Sienna now.

“Anna in this castle, no whole Stern, who do you think is the best-looking?”

“Yes, of course, it’s Lord Pierre…”

Anna replied, but Sienna made a grim expression.

‘It’s unfortunate, but it’s true. This is it.’ She agreed, but it wasn’t the answer she was looking for. ‘Oh my gosh. How come no one knows such a face?’ The dandelion from yesterday would have been known just because of his beauty. Compared to Pierre, he was not second to him in the slightest.

She began to explain her feelings, grasping everything she remembered.

“Do you know a man with wavy black hair and black eyes, carrying a long sword? Black hair would not be common.”

Anna was embarrassed.

Those red cheeks, nervous lips, and trembling eyes.

‘No way.’ Anna thought she was ridiculous, but she had to ask. “Did you meet someone you like yesterday?”

“I did!” Sienna replied with a little excitement.

She liked him.

She just can’t let him out of her mind.

“I can’t forget about him.”

Everyone who saw this situation would be speechless. Just a while ago, the princess’s change of heart, who had been crying because of Zad, was truly shocking.

Besides, that’s a big reaction she had!

Still, Sienna was speaking without care.

“Anna. That person is ‘re’.”

“Do you mean that ‘re’ of Doremi?”

“Yes, that ‘re’.”

“Why?” Anna asked, confused. She seemed to have no idea.

Sienna put her hand on her heart, reminiscing about the moment she encountered the mysterious dandelion.

“Because his beauty is on the verge of going crazy too far.”

She knew very well what this feeling was.

Even in her life this time, she suffered a virtuous accident.

***

She doesn’t know his name or anything at all, so she has to find him herself. Sienna headed for the library with Arthur after she fought her way through the morning. Because she might need to go back and forth in between, she decided to pack lunch and snacks as well.

The white-haired librarian was awake today.

“Pr, Princess?”

“Good morning.”

She had never seen the librarian before, but, oddly enough, he recognized her at once. ‘Is it because of the color of my hair?’

Sienna sat down after she greeted him awkwardly. There were still so many books she had to read.

“Princess, are you going to read books all day today?”

“I think so.”

“May I ask why you suddenly read these books?”

“Because I’m running away,” she couldn’t answer so, so Sienna glanced around in moderation.

“It’s the country where I was born, but I think I’ve been ignorant.”

That was a good answer.

‘How wonderful am I?’

It was a very basic and wonderful attitude to be interested in her own history.

“There is no future for a people who have forgotten their history.” Worried that her answer may be a little boring, she added familiar quotes she had heard before.

“Princess…”

Although she was just trying to look cool, Arthur seemed to be truly impressed.

The book she was reading had an analysis of the foreign relationship between Hestia and Stern, and the words caught her eye.

‘Rebellion? The assassination of the second royal couple? Hestia must be a country famous for its good security…’ It was dangerous if the situation were to be unstable.

Sienna focused and went to read the content.

There was an invasion of Hestia from the kingdom of Marchen, which was then the ally of Hestia and second in the ranks of succession to the throne, and also home to the Emperor. The situation was quickly quelled by overwhelming force, but Hestia suffered a lot from an unexpected attack.

The people, who had lost their family, were angry, and the situation gradually worsened as rumors circulated that the Princess had communicated with Marchen. The imperial family dismissed it, saying it was just rumors, but rebels emerged, and later there were even attempts to assassinate the couple.

The raging public sentiment only subsided a few days later after the two accidentally died in a carriage accident.

And the book ended with a story that Hestia lost one of their trading partners, and the exchange between Stern and Hestia became more active. As it was a foreign country, it was not possible to capture only the external facts and the inner situation.

Sienna carefully closed the book.

Unlike the author’s fresh finish, the aftertaste was bitter. Making it seemed as though assassination doesn’t feel like anyone else’s business.

She hurriedly opened another book, but Sienna just couldn’t get to it and ended up waking Arthur, who was sleeping next to her, and went outside.

She sat in the shade of the tree, spreading the mat, and took out the lunch box that Benny had wrapped.

“It’s a sandwich.”

There were plenty of tomatoes, olives, ham, and lettuce that she liked. Though there was only one serving.

Sienna handed one of her two pieces to Arthur.

“Let’s eat together.”

“No. How can I eat with the princess…”

“There is no law that says you shouldn’t eat with a princess.”

“That’s true, but…”

Sienna handed him her sandwich without saying anything further. You should eat everything you want to live and eat well. There was nothing as sad as when you couldn’t eat properly.

Arthur hesitated a little but decided to sit next to her after receiving the sandwich.

“I’ll ask for Arthur’s, too, for tomorrow.”

“Then, please tell them to take out the tomatoes as well.”

Having said that, Arthur finished the sandwich in just two mouths full. Sienna barely endured her laughter that was about bursting out after seeing him.

Is this really someone who just refused? He eats well.

‘He’s more shameless, picky, and cute than I thought.’

She always forgot for a moment that he was in the position of a knight because of his sullen look. Sienna also knows that he is also a nobleman who grew up in a good environment.

“Arthur, are you twenty-five this year?”

“Yes.”

Light brown hair fluttering in the wind, faint freckles, and a playful mouth. When she looked back, he had a very young face. The two people, who quickly finished the sandwich, leaned on the tree.

Sienna muttered, gazing at the sunlight breaking through the leaves.

“What’s the menu tomorrow?”

Arthur paused again as if he was short of words.

“…Are we coming here again?”

Of course, if she doesn’t find dandelion today.

‘Well, there are still many books to read.’ She tried not to be pushy, but the more she tried, the more impatient her heart got. ‘He’s not coming today.’

After a little rest, Sienna came back to the library and continued reading the books, but she couldn’t concentrate.

…And in the end, he didn’t show up.

“Pr, Princess. It’s time to close the library.”

At the voice of the librarian, Sienna stood up.

‘It’s okay, I can still come again tomorrow.’

There was still enough time.

***

Nonetheless, neither that day nor the next following days, he did not show up.

For breakfast, although she eats soft scrambled eggs, Sienna wasn’t happy at all. She couldn’t even tell if it went into her mouth or her nose.

‘Where the hell are you?’

He’s either sky-high or off the earth.

“Ah, maybe it’s like that? Did he fly off?” Well, that beauty wasn’t human. She may have seen his wings as well at first sight.

After seeing Sienna muttering to herself, Anna and Benny exchanged eyes.

“Is this all right?”

“Yes, I think so.”

“There is no medicine in this bottle.”

Benny opened his mouth as he saw Anna getting serious, trying to reassure her.

“Well, actually, today I accidentally sprinkled sugar on the scrambled eggs instead of salt…”

“Oh.”

She still sees Sienna nibbling on it.

It was a face that she had never noticed.

The Princess is lovesick!

For the longest time, she had loved Lord Valencia, but she had never lost her mind this much.

“Which family caused her to be like this?”

“Or, is it a love that cannot be achieved?”

Surprisingly, Benny, a love story fanatic, carefully guessed.

“Like… He is already married or has children?”

“Ah… No way.”

“Or maybe a commoner!”

Love stories that transcend status existed everywhere and became popular in all eras.

Who the hell is it?

Anna grabbed Arthur, who had been with Sienna the past few days, but he knew nothing.

The two, Anna and Benny, couldn’t even guess that she had fallen in love with someone whom she only saw for a few tens of seconds. Even more so, Sienna doesn’t know the other person’s name or anything.

***

Sienna came out after she couldn’t concentrate on the books any longer, and sat down on a large tree where she always had lunch.

The sky was turning red, grimly.

“Not today, too?”

It has probably been a week today.

Arthur, who had been fed from a while ago, urgently said what he had eaten something wrong. “Oh, Princess. Excuse me, bathroom!”

“Don’t worry, you can go.”

“You have to stay here!”

“I know.”

“You really can’t go anywhere alone!”

Sienna smiled brightly and waved her hand.

As she watched him disappear quickly in the tumultuous posture, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, feeling the fluttering breeze. When she finally opened her eyes again, the sky had already turned red.

‘Is Arthur still in the bathroom?’ It seemed like he was really sick.

And even today, the dandelion was not seen.

Will it end like this? She doesn’t even know his name…

It was when she bowed her head down in disappointment.

“Haaa…”

At the same time, a deep sigh erupted.

‘That sound, did I make it?’

Sienna shook her head right away. ‘No!’ She hurriedly looked behind her. Behind the giant tree, two surprised eyes met.

“…Found you.”

The dandelion she was looking for was right behind her back.

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