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n「I’d like to offer my daughter as a token of my gratitude. It would be nice to have her beauty.」

nNo, he doesn’t need it.

nThe emperor thought so, but he found no reason to refuse it.

nAbove all, he was reluctant to return that little child to the stupid king who gestured to his daughter and said ‘it would be nice to have her beauty.’

nEventually, the emperor decided to take charge of Rieta.

nBut there was a problem here as well.

nThe residency of the little princess.

nThe Kingdom of Liz was too small to be entrusted directly to the royal family, and the reputation of being a lady of the palace was too low to be considered a regular noble.

nThe Emperor discussed this with his brother, Duke Mayer.

nThe iron-hearted, bloody Duke, known as one who would not bleed a single drop of blood even if he was stabbed, was the emperor’s most trusted advisor.

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n“It can’t be helped.”

nThe Duke slightly wrinkled his sharply angled eyes.

n“I’ll take care of the Princess.”

nHe was the younger brother that the emperor cherished like his own self, and was in the most suitable position to serve an ambiguous princess.

nThus, Rieta lived in the mansion of Duke Mayer.

nThe first day, on her arrival at the Duke’s mansion.

nThe nine-year-old girl politely bowed her head and said this in her poor imperial language.

nThank you. I will repay you with all due respect.

nThe duke looked down at the child without saying anything.

nIt was also because he had no expectations in the first place.

nHe just hoped she wouldn’t get caught up in any trouble.

nBut Rieta was sincere.

nShe thought it was right to repay the favor to those who fed and give her place to sleep.

n“Nice to meet you, Princess. I’m Noel Mayer.”

nIn addition, after greeting Noel, the Duke’s second son, she was able to decide how to repay his kindness.

nNoel Mayer.

nThe second male lead of , whom she has never forgotten.

nThe protagonist of melancholic love who could never be happy forever.

nEvery time she looked back on his record, Rieta had to wet her pillow with tears.

nShe made up her mind again.

nShe would help Noel and dedicate herself to repay the Mayer family’s kindness.

nAs a result, if he got involved with the female lead.

nShe will make sure he is happy.

nRieta smiles while looking at Noel.

nBut he turned his head away quickly.

nAt a very fast speed.

nDid he hate living together with an unfamiliar person from another kingdom?

nAt that moment, Rieta thought she should get along with Noel.

nEven it’s just a little bit better.

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nThe first thing that came to mind when 9-year-old Rieta arrived at the Duke’s mansion.

n‘Why was my father like that?’

nHe sent his little daughter to the empire and abandoned her, thinking that what he had done could be done by giving way a hundred times.

nShe knew her father’s mind didn’t work quite normally.

nHowever, it would have been better if he had shown common sense in that he should have had ‘proper education for the princess’ before that.

nTeaching about the culture and history of each country.

nIf he had done that, this heavy feeling she was experiencing now would have been reduced by quite a bit.

n‘..Phew.’

nOf course, Rieta used to feel the need to study multiple times.

nShe thought she would be an incompetent royal just like her father.

nAt one point, she searched for difficult history books and scoured her father’s side.

n「Well, it’s difficult. I wish I had a teacher to teach me.」

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nShe didn’t forget to mutter so he could hear it.

nThen, King Liz heard her words and began to laugh.

nLaughter is a good sign, right?

nPerhaps he would praise her for her will to learn.

nKing Liz, who had been laughing for a long time, managed to calm down and patted her on the shoulder.

n「Rieta, I read that book when I was five years old. But you’re still having a hard time? Haha, I’m dying of laughter.」

n「……」

nIt wasn’t.

nIn addition, he even went so far as to call out a list of other books he had read at the age of five.

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