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nShe thought she would be able to hear the words ‘wash up’ from the native speaker.

n“…..”

nHowever, in contrast to her expectations, the native speaker remained silent.

nOh, she remembered.

nRieta recalled another fact.

nThere was something like this in the description of the novel.

nIn the Empire, people of low societal status rarely spoke first.

nThus, Rieta had to talk to them first.

nShe smiled and said, ‘Thank you.’

nThen, the maid looked around in surprise, bowing deeply.

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n“T-thank you, Princess. You’re really sweet.”

nRieta didn’t understand the word ‘sweet’, but she could tell it was a kind of compliment.

nAll right, she’ll use it right away.

nShe said to another servant who had brought her breakfast after a while.

n“Thank you. You’re so sweet.”

nHer pronunciation was a little awkward, but her message seemed to have been clearly conveyed to the servant.

nShe was very happy to see that.

n“It’s an honor, Princess.”

nUm, this must have been some kind of modesty.

n“If you have anything you would like to eat, feel free to ask. I’ll tell the chef.”

nAnd suddenly, difficult words poured out.

nRieta, not panicking, just answered with a smile.

nThis morning, she only ate one egg on the plate, two pieces of broccoli, and five carrots.

n“A-are you finished?”

nThis time, the maid who came to pick up the plate asked.

nRieta understood the meaning immediately and nodded slightly as she looked at the leftovers.

nWhen the maid left, Rieta stretched over the cozy chair.

nWhoa, this was tiring.

nIt was difficult to pretend to understand everything.

n‘Why didn’t you tell me you didn’t know?’

nShe thought so for a moment, but she didn’t think she would receive a good response even if she said it.

nShe didn’t want to be lazy or pathetic in someone else’s house.

nRieta took out the paper she had left in her pocket.

nIt was the Imperial language that her father wrote for her when she left the kingdom.

n‘If you panic, you might make mistakes, so you must repeat this several times to perfect it.’

nHer father’s ugly handwriting exuded the feeling of ‘I will die because I am too lazy to write it down,’ so she hated to see it for some reason.

nEven so, she couldn’t throw it away.

nThis was all she had.

n*****

nIt was bothersome to spend the morning because Rietta was stuck in her room alone.

nIn the afternoon, the butler who showed her around the house yesterday came and began to take Rieta somewhere.

nDid the Duke call her?

nWhen she followed him due to curiosity, she found a bookshelf.

nThere were also quite a few books that children could read.

nThe problem was that it was all in the Imperial Language.

nHowever, it was good to come to a place with many books.

nMaybe she can find a book that will help her.

nShe practiced what she learned today from the butler.

n“Thank you, you’re truly sweet.”

nShe must tell the butler that she liked this place.

nHe bent his knees slightly and issued another kind word.

nMaybe it meant call me if you need help.

nRieta nodded bravely.

nAfter the butler left, she looked around the children’s bookshelf.

nIt was fortunate that the letters here were based upon a phonetic system.

nBased on what King Liz wrote, she could stutter some of the letters.

n…But she didn’t know their meanings yet.

nThen, Rieta suddenly found a familiar book.

nA children’s book with a smile on its cover.

nOh, by God, she knew this book!

nIt’s “A Sweet Squirrel.”

nRietta was greatly enlightened after managing to read the letters on the cover.

n“That meant being sweet!”

nAfter yelling in the language of the Kingdom unconsciously, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

nAnyways, she was glad to learn the meaning of the new words for herself.

nBesides, since she had a book that had the content, she could learn more from here on out!

nOnce she identified a certain path, she felt better for some reason.

n“Next time I come, I will ask for paper and ink and bring it back.”

nShe just mumbled and liked it for a while.

n“…But what’s paper in the Imperial Language?”

nAs time went by, she found herself deep in the heart of the mountain. (첩첩산중

/Heart of mountain meaning

nlike other obstacles or hardships.)

nShe looked around with a troubled expression and the only book she knew in her arms.

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nIn the meantime, she tried to not be bothered about it.

nBecause standing in a place filled with all kinds of strange things.

n…It was a little bit scary.

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n“The children’s books are here. The young master is reading over there near that bookshelf.”

n“Thank you. You’re really sweet.”

nNoel frowned at Rieta, whom he heard from behind the bookshelves, and her messy Imperial language.

n‘Uh….’

nNo matter how difficult a foreign language was, she was still so bad at it.

nNoel also learned little bits of other languages, but his pronunciation was not that bad.

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