1 Chapter 1: Running Through My Head

The weather was clear, a scorching yellow against the blue sky, deceiving me for a moment. I thought the air would at least be chilly, seeing how cold the soft blue tint covered the sky. As soon as I looked up, all I could do was squinting.

I ran through the forest, splitting the thickets and branches of low trees. Those who stand in my way, I remove all of them. Even them, too, more or less have also incised a small wound here and there. I don't care. Most importantly, is that I can escape!

"Huft… Huft…Huft…"

My voice caught in my throat, only able to let out ragged breaths from my mouth, mixed with the salty sensation and rusty smell of blood. I kept running. Run for my life, run for the rest of my breath. Running for the sliver of pride that I'm still trying to maintain.

But, what can a speck of foam do in a vast ocean like this?

In the end, I stopped running. I have arrived around a yellow grass field, a strong wind blows some dry leaves towards me, for a moment, showing a beautiful impression, tricking me. I fell silent. Unconsciously, looked up into the blue sky. Once again, glued to them.

I know You are there, my Lord, and I won't curse You, not even.

Really, I won't blame You for anything.

Because after all, this is my choice, from the start till the end.

Thinking of this beginning that had met its end, I was quite surprised when the silver-haired wolf finally got to where I was, and its sharp fangs appeared right in front of my sight, it stuck it in my shoulder, trying to tear everything apart.

As if the bite reached my soul, I screamed as loud as I can.

"AAAAAAAAKKKKKKHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The pain of the soul that trying to escape is not worth the weight of the regrets I've been carrying all this time.

Still fresh in my memory, when the cold fangs plunged into the flesh, the muddy sound of the blood flowing incessantly filled my head, then the cracking sound of my shoulder blades and ribs, it was so unavoidable.

At the end of my life, I had the luxury of lying in a beautiful meadow overlooking the sky, praying for a moment to my Lord, asking forgiveness, and thanking Him, before finally, I went to His place in peace.

Well, I think so.

Not until today, when I woke up still under the same sky, only to, somehow, something was different about me.

It felt like my vitality had returned, revived from zero.

I daydreamed. Thinking of where all my pain had gone in the previous half second, which was gnawing at me incessantly. Now, all that is left in the body is a slight feeling of dizziness and shock.

Huh?

I'm still alive?

"Princess, are you all right?"

I gasped. To think that there was somebody behind me, a beautiful girl who had never been seen before in my life, who was shocked too, and see me in a little worried.

And somehow,

… Eliana?

I know her name.

I was surprised myself. Realizing my surprise, she panicked even more.

"Princess, are you sick? "

Princess? Who? Where?

I held my head and circulated my gaze. Wondering where the damn wolves went. However, I couldn't find any of them anywhere. I'm still a bit surprised, but I think it has something to do with the girl just now.

"Ey, h—" as I let out my voice, something else took me by surprise.

Besides the fact that my voice sound kinda different, it was Eliana's face that looked like she was seeing a ghost. Then her face lit up, and she immediately approached me. I didn't know that she was such a strong girl. Somehow she could just pick me up, and, and…

Run while carrying me.

No, no, something's not right here!

Why tf am I so small?!

Whoa, look at this chubby little hand!?

"Mama Erliza! Mama Erliza!!"

Eliana was running like crazy through a small path in the middle of the forest. Even so, she kept the way she carried me, so much so that she didn't make me feel uncomfortable. Not far from us, there was a very large house, towering half the sky. I was still gaping at the place, when an impatient Eliana just rushed into it.

Whoa! Even its inside looks much more luxurious. It's even more luxurious than my previous employer could have owned. Cool.

"Mama Erliza!!"

Eliana broke through the large white main door, then smashed another large door, until she came to a room where a very beautiful woman was grinding rice in a small wooden mortar. The woman looked panicked when she saw the way Eliana carried me.

"Eliana! Bring the Princess properly!"

Eliana was also shocked. I couldn't see her face because I was down facing Mama Erliza's, but I can tell by feeling her whole body when its became stiff and tense. Eliana immediately corrected the way she carry me and made me feel much more comfortable again. All right, now I can see underneath her chin. Cool.

"Mama, is Young Master home? "

"Yes. Improve your attitude. "

Hearing that, Eliana's body stiffened even more, and it made me a little uncomfortable. She noticed, and her face was full of regret as she looked at me. What? I don't blame you at all, really.

"By the way, what did you want to tell me earlier? " Mama Erliza continued her work while casually asking Eliana.

Like being injected with a bucket of happiness, Eliana returned to her formed cheerfulness, and inched closer to Mama Erliza while saying, "Mama! The Princess just said her first word! "

Mama Erliza was surprised, and I was shocked.

"What kind of nonsense did you find? The Hereditary Princess is only a month old! "

Oh, shit.

What did she just say?

I was so shocked, my eyes widened and my body startled. It was so obvious that the two adults near me noticed it, and they were shocked too. The two of them carelessly examined me, touched me here and there, even peeped my smelly diaper, ew, just to make sure that I wasn't crying because pooping and peeing.

Now I just realized how small I am.

I don't know where the urge came from, I suddenly wanted to cry, and I really did. The two of them panicked.

It wasn't until the sound of the door opening was heard, and a tall, burly figure entered the kitchen. Thanks to his presence, these two contained women finally fell silent. No, rather, they fell mute.

The person whose just entered…

Uh, who is he?

The man was tall, approx. 180cm, and of athletic build. He wore a white shirt with all of the buttons open and ruffled. His expression was as disheveled as his silver hair. When I saw his blue eyes, he looked me back. I don't know why my crying immediately stopped. I'm not in the mood to cry anymore, really. His gaze was terrifying. Eliana, come on, save me. Hey, I'm squeezing your clothes tight. Look, I've given you the codes as clear as this. Why didn't you notice at all?!

Hah! Let's get out of here!

"Morning, Young Master. " Congratulation to Mama Erliza who broke the silence first. With her gentle and considerate smile, she greeted the man while she bend down and lifted the hem of her skirt on both sides. Just like a noble lady.

I once tried to imitate such movement at the market, when I bought a basket of warm bread to distribute to the children on the outskirts of the village. And when my employer found out, he immediately beat me until I broke one of my teeth. Actually, it's not forbidden for lowly people like me to behave like that, it's just that, my employer is too bored, and so he's looking for the slightest fault to mistreat me.

Eliana, despite her obvious discomfort, immediately followed Mama Erliza. It's just that, because she's still carrying me, she doesn't bend too deeply, and her hand doesn't tug at the hem of her skirt.

"Good morning, Young Master. I, Eliana, your humble servant, have just brought the Princess to sunbathe at the edge of the forest. "

The man didn't even look at any of the three of us, as if we weren't here, but instead stared blankly ahead, as if he wasn't here either. I, however, either because of his good looks, or because of some other factor, couldn't stop looking at him.

As silence filled the room for some time, the man finally gave a small mumble in response, before finally landing his cold gaze back on me.

"Give her to me. " he said, surprising not only Eliana and Mama Erliza, but for me as well.

No, thank you!

I immediately rebelled.

Eliana, with a face full of apologies, handed me into the man's hands without saying much, like a slave who would willingly sell her own master.

The man's hand reached out, accepting my small body. A body that my senses still couldn't accept until now. With just one big and wide palm of his hand, he can carry me in his grasp. But luckily, he didn't. he still accepted me with both hands, and carried me with his two strong hands. There was no hesitation at all in his movements, as if he was used to it. After I was in his arms, he was silent, and calmly looked at Eliana.

It made Eliana gasp, and immediately said, "We've already fed the Princess. "

After that, without a word, this man took me away.

The side of my face leaned close to his firm and white chest. The skin is very soft and fragrant. It smelled like mahogany, and something else I couldn't describe, very fresh and sweet, and distinctly like a grown man. And his nipples… uh, somehow pink. I watched it all the time. As if realizing it, he immediately fixed his clothes, so I couldn't see his nipples anymore. I don't know, I think it's a baby's natural instinct. After all, hey, if I'm not wrong I am just an only-month-old child, right? Great.

This man led me into a room, which I thought was his, because it emitted the same fragrance as him. The room was very neat and spacious, with some expensive decorations made of gold, silver, and gems, and what's more, for some reason there were long and large swords hanging everywhere. Even though most of them are mere displays, it still scares me.

The man approached his wide bed and lie in the middle, with me on my stomach lying on his chest. Every time he breathed, I would go up and down with him. He didn't do anything after that. Maybe because of my strong baby instinct, I couldn't take it. At the very least, please rub my back. Please be a slightly responsible adult!

I moved here and there, showing my discomfort, and this person, cruelly, laughed instead. As he laughed, his neat teeth with two sharp canines immediately showed. I had the urge to touch it, and I really did. What I didn't expect was that he would close his mouth and catch my little finger. I thought he would devour me in one go, so I was shocked and rebelled. He immediately let go of me, and continued his disdainful laugh.

Not just once, it turns out that this person loves to irritate me. He would caress me for a few moments, and when drowsiness arrived, I almost fell asleep in his cradle, he would stop all of a sudden and poke my cheek until I woke up again. My failure to get to bed made me very upset, and I burst into tears. He looks calm, not feeling guilty at all, before poking my cheek a few times and calling out Mama Erliza, handing me over to her, throwing the responsibility onto someone else.

I cried profusely, venting my emotions. Mama Erliza looked sad, took me to my own room, which was slightly smaller than the man's room earlier, but still very spacious for a creature as small as me.

Mama Erliza laid me on the cot, rubbed my cheek, and pulled the blanket for me. She said, in her soft voice, "Be patient, Princess. Your Daddy is like that. Of course he didn't mean anything bad to you. He just wants to annoy you a little because he misses you. "

No! That is not true! That person is—

Wait a minute, what did she say?

That man… what?

My who?

That man who looks like he's still under the age of 20, is my Dad?

No, are you kidding?!

I was so shocked that my whole body stiffened, and Mama Erliza somehow laughed. "Princess, you always react like that when I mention that he is your Daddy. Why, are you dissatisfied? " and she laughs again while rubbing the tip of my nose passionately.

What nonsense is this…

"But, Princess, your Daddy is a great person. " Now, the slight humor on Mama Erliza's face was quickly erased, replaced with a hint of motherly tenderness, and I don't know why, but there was also a hint of sadness in it. She continued her sentence while stroking my cheek in the same gentleness.

"Your Daddy, Prince of Livia, was a very great person. At a time when your Mommy was fighting to give birth to you, your Daddy was fighting at the borders to protect our country. He did everything to protect this Empire, to protect his family, to protect you, his little princess. You, Princess Vaishravana, are his pride. Grow up, and be a great girl. When you grow up, believe me, your Daddy will not be as naughty as he is now. He will annoy you less. "

I was astonished.

Apart from being touched, there was something else that was far more shocking than anything, even more shocking than the fact that I had come back to life in someone else's body.

The fact that the current me, is the Princess Vaishravana, the only child of Prince Livia, whose in the future, will become the greatest curse for her own country.

I…

God, what kind of joke is this again?

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