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nA potion that turns the eyes into blue.

nAlthough Astelle has tested it with her own eyes every day for the past few years, the potion has been safe with no pain or side effects.

nHowever, if there was a drawback, the duration was too short.

nIn about half a day, the medicinal effect was over.

nAstelle weighed the amount while shaking the bottle.

n‘I think it will be okay until I go to the capital city.’

nAfter that, she has no choice but to make it herself.

nFortunately, she learned how to deal with herbs while helping Gretel, and she learned how to make various potions.

nThis eye color changing potion can be created if it is specially studied to be perfectly formulated.

nIf she had the herbs she needed, Astelle could made that.

nThe best way to meet her maternal grandfather in the middle is ask Kaizen’s permission, and send the child home first.

nSuddenly, the wagon stopped rattled.

nAstelle put the potion back into her arms.

n“What’s going on?”

n“We’re going to take a break for a while. You can come out of the wagon.”

nHearing the sound of the words, Theor opened his eyes and stood up.

nThe eyes full of drowsiness looking up at Astelle were still blue.

n“Are you hungry? Shall we go outside?”

n“I want to go outside!”

nHe was trapped in the carriage and repeated sleeping and waking up, and it looked very boring.

nTheor tried to get down to the floor to put on his shoes right away.

n“Okay. Let’s go out and see what’s around. I’ll give you a snack too.”

n“Yeah!”

nAstelle put shoes on the little feet of the child.

nShe picked up a small basket she had prepared in advance and opened the door of the carriage.

nKnights and soldiers gathered on the side of the road to talk with each other or take a bottle of water and take a break.

nShe doesn’t know how long it came from the town where she stayed.

nIt seemed that the rain had passed around here at dawn.

nAstelle took the child and walked toward the trail near the forest road.

nTheor took Astelle’s hand and walked the path where the leaves of grass sprouted.

nThe leaves of grass soaked in rainwater all night shined freshly in the sunlight.

nOn the forest road where small wild flowers bloomed, the fresh morning air after rain and the smell of fragrant grass were circulating.

nA brown-haired knight who found the two late followed and gave advice with serious faces.

n“Lady, you can’t go too far.”

nThe man who followed was wearing the knight commander’s uniform.

nCompared to his serious expression, it was a knight who still looked like a young man about 30 years old.

nEven his soft light brown hair felt familiar.

nAstelle realized who he was.

n“Sir Lyndon? Are you Sir Lyndon?”

n“Oh… you remember me.”

nLyndon blinked his eyes in surprise.

nAstelle smiled calmly.

n“You have been by His Majesty’s side for a long time. How can I forget.”

nLyndon admired it in his heart.

nWhen the present emperor was the crown prince, Linden was a junior knight without a name.

nHe was proved his skills and joined the Royal Guard of the Crown Prince, but he did not see the light because of his poor background.

nOnly after Kaizen became the emperor was he able to establish his major and become an aide to the emperor.

nLyndon didn’t know Astelle would remember him.

nAt the time, she was Astelle von Reston, the prince’s fiancee, and a precious princess.

nLyndon hated the Duke of Reston at that time, but he had never felt particularly bad about Astelle.

nAlthough he had never spoken in person, it was because he felt that she was a very quiet and polite lady from a distance.

nShe was a precious princess, but she had never be rude to junior knights or servants.

nAstelle walked a little farther from the road, and she laid a blanket on the rock next to the birch and sat the child.

n“I’m trying to give the child a snack, would you like to join in if you like it?”

n“Pardon?”

nShe put down the basket that she had brought, and took out a small bottle of water and paper-wrapped food.

n“I made it last night to sell today, but… my master aunt told me to take it and I got some.”

nWhen Astelle unwrapped the paper, the tarts contained inside came out.

nWhat Astelle took out was a normal strawberry tart with strawberries and whipped cream.

nAstelle unwrapped the paper and put it out to eat.

nAs soon as it was taken out of the basket, the sweet aroma of the crispy baked strawberry tart was full.

n“You made this yourself…?”

nLyndon asked as if he couldn’t believe it.

nAstelle replied with a nice smile.

n“Yes, I worked at that store for a while.”

nThere was no maid in the mansion, so she had to make food herself.

nIn fact, for the first few months, making food, cleaning the house and doing laundry was extremely difficult.

nThere were times when she nearly broke a bowl and burned the kitchen.

nBut man is an animal of adaptation.

nEventually everything became familiar as time passed.

nAstelle cut a small tart and handed it over. Theor took a bite and ate it.

nAstelle gave Lyndon a small tart as well.

nOn the golden tart was full of shiny strawberries.

n“Try it…”

n“Yes, yes. Thank you.”

nLyndon was given a tart from Astelle.

nIn fact, he was hungry because he ran for a long time.

nAnyway, this tart seemed very delicious on the outside.

nLyndon was dubious and took a bite.

nFresh strawberries mixed with sweet cream and crunchy tart paper was chewed.

n“Oh my God, it’s really delicious!”

n“I’m glad that it fits your mouth.”

nAstelle laughed at the appearance of Lyndon eating up in no time at all.

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nKaizen looked around and found Astelle far away.

nAstelle was talking with Lyndon, the head of the knight, on the side of the trail away from the road.

n‘Did you two know?’

nAstelle was still wearing a drab dress.

nIt seemed that she just didn’t have clothes to change, whether it was casual or outdoor clothes.

n‘Being like that…’

nAstelle he remembers wasn’t like that.

nShe wears the most sophisticated and beautiful dress, and she wears elegant jewelry that doesn’t look vulgar though it is flashy. She walked around gracefully with her pale gold feet like the morning sun.

nWhen he thought of Astelle, he always remembered that way.

nAstelle was dressed up and sat quietly and replied to his question.

nNo matter how much he think about it, he doesn’t think of any other image.

n‘Probably because I have never observed it hard.’

nNo one denied that Astelle was a great empress.

nShe is intelligent and elegant, and has many talents in many ways.

nShe has a neat and beautiful appearance, and she has a discreet and modest personality.

nBut the young Kaizen had never liked such Astelle before.

nFrom the time he first met her, Astelle has been devoted to Kaizen, but Kaizen hasn’t developed much affection for her.

nHe couldn’t help it.

nIn his view, Astelle was a doll made to become an empress.

nDuke of Reston raised Astelle into a perfect doll.

nThe Duke taught her to study day and night so that she could be the best lady, and Astelle always to be absolutely submissive to her father.

nHer father intended to make Astelle the empress, and giving birth to the future emperor.

nThat unworthy ambition.

nIf the emperor had died a little earlier, Kaizen would have broken the marriage without even getting married, but it did not go as intended.

nKaizen still wasn’t in a good mood when he was forced to do his wedding and was forced to spend his first night.

nHe used medicine to avoid having children, but having an unconventional relationship with Astelle to play his role still remains a bitter memory.

nStill, he thought it would be better to end the marriage as soon as possible anyway, so as soon as he became emperor, he demanded a divorce.

nWhen Astelle accepted the divorce in a word, he was a little surprised, but he believe that even if she got divorced, she would live well.

nIn fact, then he had no time to worry about Astelle.

nBecause he had a lot of work to be emperor right now.

nWhen he heard that she had been insulated from her family, he tried to send some money, but it was rejected.

nAfter that, he almost forgot Astelle.

nWhen he first looking for Astel, none of the nobles of the capital knew where she was.

nAfter he tracked down and investigated anyone involved, he got information that she was staying at the old Marquis’ house, a retreat long ago.

nHe was a man who lost his estate after a long time ago, but he was still a noble with a high position, so Kaizen thought he would maintain a somewhat noble life.

nIn fact, he was a relative of the traitor, so Kaizen didn’t even know that his name was on the list of those deprived of pensions.

nSo he was shocked when Astelle, whom he met again after six years, appeared in rags-like clothes.

nThere wasn’t a common lace ornament on the dull dress, let alone jewels.

nIt was worse than the clothes commoners wear.

nThe maids of the imperial palace were also more gorgeous than the current Astelle.

nLooking at that form, it seemed that she had lived a miserable life in her maternal grandfather’s house.

nKaizen thought Astelle’s maternal grandfather was very impudent.

nHer maternal grandfather had to give Astelle a little better after she had been poor enough.

nIf she had remarried a man, she wouldn’t have lived as poorly as that.

nLiving with his granddaughter and treat her like a maid without trying to marry her off.

nThe old man had no money to spend to found nanny, he left his family heir, a child, to Astelle.

nEven when running away, he threw his heir to Astelle and left alone.

n‘I would just torture and kill that old man.’

nKaizen chewed on such regrets, and he looked at Astelle.

nAstelle, who met again after six years, was very different from what he remembered.

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