Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Identity

Chiara woke up on her bed like what she usually does every morning, she saw herself as she walk towards the mirror.

"Impossible where is my silver gray hair and my lapis lazuli eyes?! What the hell is this? Brunette hair?!"

She remembered what happened yesterday and she rang the bell that calls a maid.

"Good morning Princess! Wait! Why are you wearing that weird clothing again Princess?!"

'What weird clothing?' She asked herself. She realized that she's still wearing her Gi.

"I'll change your clothes right away my lady!" The maid panicked.

Chiara was really confused, she can't still digest everything. She's still confused but one thing's on her mind.

She needs to train like what she did when she's still an Akiyama.

Chiara is just two years old, that's why she can still improve everything she needs to. She can still prepare for the things that will get in her way.

'Now is my second day here in the Country of Gigracrea, I'm living here in the Palace of the Crown Princess and the previous Crown Princes it is called Lijep Soleil'

The maid fetched a fancy looking dress and a pair of glamorous shoes and also a basin with a water.

"Let's wash your face first my lady."

The maid helped Chiara to wash her face. She looked at the maid.

"What's your name?" Asked by Chiara.

"Cara my lady."

'If I remember correctly, Cara is the maid who's with Chiara the whole time. She's defending the Princess from everyone, but ended up dying anyway.'

"Cara, what year is it?"

"My lady it's the Severina Imperial Year of 472."

"Cara can you tell me the names of the other maids here?"

"Yes, I'll fetch the list of their names right away my lady."

"Thank you!"

She went to the dining room with Cara and almost everyone kept on staring at her.

Some maid threw a plate on the table, a plate that contains a poison looking food.

"Eat up Princess."

Some of them laughed at what that maid did and smiled like a dog.

"Hey bitch, state your name." Chiara said.

"W-What?!" The maid shockingly said.

"I asked for your name!" She said.

"You don't seem to know your place here Princess." The maid stared at Chiara sharply.

"Oh shut up! I asked your name!"

"My name is Sar, dear Princess. Happy now? Do you want me to remind what's your place here?" The maid asked.

"My place? Aren't you the one who should know your place ugly maid?"

"What?"

The maid attempted to sprinkle the food over Chiara but then Chiara suddenly grabbed the knife on the table and threw it towards Sar.

'I maybe a two year old kid in front of you but mind you, there's a 20 year old assassin's soul inside this body. I have good reflexes, and I have been trained all my life.'

Chiara saw the schocked faces of everybody in the dining room because the knife wounded Sar's face.

"You guys, all of you guys. Know your place, I am the Crown Princess of this nation, the only one who has a direct royal blood. I am Chiara Natala von Severina, the one who will lead Gigracrea in the future. So you must remember it." She said proudly.

"Y-yes Princess!" They said in unison.

"What this maid did..." She pointed her finger to Sar. "...is an insult to the Royal family, according to the Gigracrea Constitution 303, she must be executed."

Some of them gulped, some gasped.

"Knights! Take this woman away from me. She deserves to kiss death."

That day, the servants knew the difference between their position and the Princess. It's very wide.

The next day, Cara didn't woke Chiara up, it was a different maid.

"Where is Cara?" She asked.

"She has a lot of matters to attend, my lady."

'Much important than me?'

Chiara saw the basin, it contains a dirty water.

'Is this how they want to abuse me? Hoh, let's see.'

"Come here." She commanded the maid.

Chiara picked the basin and threw it all over that maid.

"State your name." Chiara is keeping it cool.

"M-Mont my lady."

"See, you don't even have a last name, you don't even have a position and you dare to make the Crown Princess wash her face with a dirty water?"

Chiara isn't mad. She just wants to make them realize who she is.

"I-I'm sorry Princess I've committed a deadly mistake." The maid kneeled in front of her.

The Knights arrived and they took the woman away, that day she gathered all the servants in Lijep Soleil.

"You guys heard what happened right? Now you know what will happen to you and your whole kin if you tried to bully me."

The servants were frightened.

"Cara! Where is the list that I asked?"

"H-here my lady."

Jone

Boro

Ciru

Hont

Marna

Cara

Moper

Dar

(A/N: There were a lot of names, I didn't write it all.)

Chiara knows who's who, she said the names of the spy and fired them.

"What?! Why are you firing us Princess?"

"Where did the budget for my food go? Where did the budget for my other servants go? Where? Isn't it in your pockets? The servants that are remaining didn't get any pay for the last three months because of you guys. They also have a family to feed."

A deafening silence was heard.

The servants that committed the crime was immediately taken by the Knights and executed in front of the townspeople.

"The remaining servants, please step forward."

"Yes Princess!"

"I have a one grateful wish to all of you, make sure to put a small amount of any kinds of poison in my food, medicine and any kinds of beverages that I will consume. You guys should also consume it."

"Why Princess? You can't die!" They said.

"Sooner or later somebody will try to poison me and you guys, I am doing this not just for myself but also for you, you are my loyal servants, so you guys mustn't die. Every year you guys must double the amount of poison in my food and yours."

They seemed to understand it and so it goes on everyday.

'I decided to wander without a maid, in my room, I'm training on how to hide in the dark, like what we used to use when assassinating someone. Just a few more months, then I can perfect it.'

While walking Chiara saw a boy in the garden, a bruised boy. She got curious so she came near that boy.

'I am walking silently but the boy looked at me, did he heard my footsteps even if it's so silent? If so, I must train him to became my personal knight.'

"Greetings to the Moon of this Empire, Crown Princess Chiara Natala von Severina."

"What's your name?" She asked.

"It is Joseph, my lady."

"Joseph, did you heard my footsteps?"

"Yes my lady, I'm sorry if you find it creepy."

"No it's fine, Joseph do you want to protect me?"

"Of course my lady, but I'm afraid I don't have the skills to do so."

"I'll teach you then, but you must swear that you will be my knight when you turn 18."

The boy just nodded, thinking that it will be beneficial for him, he is an orphan luckily he got hired as a gardener in the Lijep Soleil.

Chiara didn't sleep at night, she's currently training how to flip a dagger, she's practicing in a knife, that's how she grew up in her previous life.

"Whooo!" She sighed.

'It's getting easier as time goes by, in the morning I'm practicing martial arts, writing letters in different languages, getting sleep while standing in the middle of the sun, sleeping while carrying two heavy stones and other stuff that I did back then.'

Soon enough after she perfected it, she will train with a blindfold, using only her four senses.

'This will be tough, but I will do it, those damned aristocrats can't control me, but I will. I'm a master manipulator after all.'

A week later, a notice from the main palace; Sunce Pallati, came to Lijep Soleil that the Emperor, Chiara's father wants to see her.

"M-My lady! A notice from the Palace came!"

"What does it says?" She asked.

"Your father, His Majesty wants to see you."

"When?" She asked.

Chiara isn't even thrilled by the news, she's not even happy, she doesn't feel any emotions.

"Now my lady, His Majesty said that he will wait for you."

The servants were thrilled, super thrilled so they dressed her immediately and asked a carriage to take her to the Palace.

Her lady-in-waiting went together with her. Even though, the palace is just a few steps away, they still asked for a carriage.

'What a ridiculous thing to do, it's just a few steps away, why did they bother a coachman just to drive into the Sunce Pallati?'

"We're here my lady!"

"Greetings to the Moon of this Empire, Crown Princess Chiara Natala von Severina."

"Where is His Majesty, the Emperor?"

"We will guide you there my lady."

They guided Chiara along with Cara and went through the Vestibule until they arrived at the Throne room.

The Knights raised their swords and pointed it towards them.

"Who dares to come here without the King's permission?!" They asked.

"...bastard." Was heard by Chiara's voice.

"What did you say kid?!"

"I am not just a simple kid, I am not someone that you can just scold, I am not someone who you can call without formalities, I am Chiara Natala von Severina, your Crown Princess, the Crown Princess of the Gigracrea Empire, I will lead the nation in the future, and you dare to point your swords on me?!"

"HAHAHAHAHA. This kid is pretending to be the Princess, what a high dream you have kid." The Knights just laughed at her.

'This bastards are getting on my nerves, let's see how far they can bully me.'

"Hey you Knights, don't you know that she's telling the truth? She's really Princess Chiara."

"Don't trick us, you're just wasting your time here."

Chiara is really annoyed as of now so she throw her Imperial crest on the Knights face, the Knight didn't even catched it.

'What the? He became a Knight without good reflexes?'

The Knights faces were filled with shock and they know that they are fucked up.

The Knights kneel before Chiara and begged for her mercy.

"Pardon us Crown Princess, we didn't know that it was you, please spare our life."

"I will think about it, if my father didn't called for me, I would've killed you guys with my own two hands."

Those Knights opened the door for her and there she saw her father, silently sitting on the throne.

"Greetings to the Sun of this Empire, Emperor Arden Hordecai von Severina."

"Raise your head, my daughter."

"Why did you called for me, Father?"

"Well I want to see my only child, daughter how have you been?"

Chiara heard it correctly he's asking about her.

'Why does my heart feels so heavy? Is it because it's the only word that I wanted to hear from my Dad in my previous life? Ahh, no erase erase, don't think about them.'

"Thanks to you, I am alive and very well, Father."

"Chiara, why aren't you calling me Papa?" The emperor said with a puppy eyes.

'I-is this really the Emperor of this Empire? Why is he so soft?'

"I think it's very informal to call you Papa, Father."

"Iara, come here my daughter."

Chiara did what her father told her to, the Emperor carried Chiara and made her sat on his lap.

"I heard that you fired some servants, is that true?" He said with a calm voice.

"Yes."

"They're the servants that Baron Ralacie recommended."

'I know.'

"Good job Iara." The emperor patted her head.

'What is this feeling? Why do I feel like I have a safe place and home now? Why do I feel like someone loves me? Why? Why? Why am I feeling like this?'

She's so confused.

"Papa..." Chiara said.

"Yes, dear?"

Chiara hugged her father and cried in his arms, she doesn't know why she's crying.

'Is this perhaps what I want?'

"Shh, don't cry my daughter, I'm sorry I haven't visited for a while, you know that your father is a half commoner, I'm sorry, the delegation is pressuring me to find a fiancee for you."

"F-Fiancee?"

"Yes, but don't worry I won't choose someone, you can marry who you want and who you love, don't worry about what will other people will say about the two of you. Your life is your own choice."

"Yes."

Chiara felt comfortable on the Emperor's arm so for the first time in her whole life she slept so soundly and good.

As soon as she woke up she found herself in an unknown room, it was the Emperor's room.

"Oh, you're now awake my daughter."

She saw the emperor reading a book on the table while waiting for her to wake up.

'Ahh, I'm lucky to have this kind of father, but I know after the party, he will get married to someone, a commoner and make it his concubine. I shouldn't be too complacent.'

"Father, why did you loved my mother?" I asked.

"Simply, she didn't judged me by my status and physical appearance. She's a mystery that I want to unveil. That's why I fell in love with her."

"Father, I want to go back to my Palace."

"Hmm..." the Emperor give Chiara a puppy eyes again. "...don't you want to stay with Papa anymore?"

"No, it's not like that, I just want to go back to my palace."

"Okay, but I will take you there."

And so, the Emperor carried Chiara again and went to walk with a lots of Knights to escort Chiara back in her Palace.

'I just cried in front of my father, won't he scold me?'

She's thinking about it through the night. Her father in this life is...no nevermind that.

The next day she went to Joseph and started to see the improvement of Joseph's training. Mind you the soul of an assassin is inside her.