Baby Princess Through the Status Window - Chapter 132
Translator and Editor: Nana and Tea
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Chapter 132
First of all, the display cabinet was adorned with various exquisite jewels. It looked as if the cabinet itself was a treasure. Among the ordinary items placed inside the cabinet, one caught Siervian’s attention, prompting her to exclaim loudly without even realizing it.
“Why is this here!”
It was a Conoa flower drawing that Siervian had made at some point, which she had thought resembled a worm.
“There’s even preservation magic on this!” Siervian exclaimed as she picked it up.
The item, placed on her palm, was smaller than a magic scroll. Considering how it was drawn haphazardly with sugar water on a napkin, it should’ve quickly dried up. However, the drawing was remarkably well-preserved. It meant that a powerful preservation magic had been cast on it.
“What’s this?”
The perplexed Siervian placed the worm, no, the Conoa flower drawing back in its original position and picked up a magical crystal next to it. It projected a magical video of her younger self with wings flying around.
Although Siervian knew that her father sometimes held magic crystals in his hand while they were in the garden, she couldn’t understand why they were placed here.
“Could it be that all of this…?” Inside the display cabinet, there were more than twenty magical video crystals, each meticulously preserved with a preservation magic strong enough to avoid even the tiniest scratches.
With Siervian’s keen mana detection ability, she could clearly sense how carefully and powerfully the preservation spell had been cast.
“Hmmm…” Siervian anxiously looked at the doodles she had drawn and the embroidery she had done as a pastime, displayed on the other side of the cabinet. The embroidery that was showcased were the pieces she had done without Karmen’s help.
It perplexed her even more. Even if she tried to be positive, her skill was not exceptional. Siervian was well aware of her own slightly lacking abilities compared to others, as she could perceive others’ thoughts without filtering them.
“No wonder they sometimes disappeared.” She had thought that Ellie had simply put them away in a place where she couldn’t see them. She had vaguely assumed that Ellie, who cherished her so much, would keep them somewhere safe. However, she never imagined that it would be in a place like this, and that even her father would be involved.
“Are they going to show this mediocre skill to future generations…?”
Suddenly, Siervian felt a chill down her spine. She felt sweat forming on her forehead. Then, she shook her head and muttered to herself, trying to convince herself.
“No… Maybe it’s not like that.”
She could sense a strong determination to preserve the things displayed in the cabinet, which would be passed down through generations. However, Siervian chose to escape from reality. Even if he was her father, he wouldn’t keep strange things in a treasure vault filled with the most valuable items of the imperial family. Probably.
“For now, let’s move forward.”
With uncertain steps, Siervian walked ahead, unable to stop. She had been given permission to come alone, but she didn’t want to cause unnecessary worry by taking too long. The treasure vault, as if aware of her intention, quickly changed its scenery, unlike before.
Before she could take a few more steps, the items of the first emperors appeared before her.
“Fascinating.”
It had taken a long walk to reach this place when she came with her father last time. She guessed that the purpose back then was to explore the treasure vault in general.
“The items of the first emperors…”
Today, Siervian suddenly visited the treasure vault because she had become lost in her thoughts. While listening to Tanka’s story, she had unintentionally wondered where mana came from. However, that question unexpectedly lingered in her mind for a long time.
‘What is mana?’
That thought led her mind to wander in various directions. What is mana, what are the laws of magic, what kind of person was the first emperor? What is dark magic, and why has it been tormenting her since her previous life?
‘The Frozen Mana Stone is more powerful than the Sand Mana Stone… I absolutely shouldn’t take it.’
While contemplating, Siervian absentmindedly picked up the Frozen Mana Stone and quickly put it back in its place, startled. Once she held it in her hand, she felt an impulse to infuse mana into it.
‘Father even said it’s okay to take things like this outside.’
It was strange, as was that splendidly decorated cabinet.
“Ahem. I need to focus.”
In any case, while thinking about various things, she made up her mind to confirm something. She wanted to know exactly how the duty of a duke regarding Harmin was defined. Among the items left by the first emperor, there were personal records that laid the foundation of the empire’s laws.
“Where should I look… Is this it?”
The belongings of the first emperor were adorned with luxurious silk fabric. The faint glow emanating from the fabric itself was a forgotten form of magic. It puzzled the mages as they couldn’t determine the light’s source since there was no enchantment present.
Among them, Siervian picked up a small notebook stained with fingerprints and slowly examined its contents.
“…There is a necessity to ensure the safety of the Imperial people through Harmin grass.”
Although the language had changed slightly over the course of 500 years, the imperial family members were obligated to learn such archaic terms, so it wasn’t difficult for them to understand.
“It is decreed that the sacred duty be entrusted to the family for generations to come…”
There was a section that raised some doubts in interpretation, but the overall meaning remained unchanged. And there, Siervian discovered a drawing of Harmin grass.
“Harmin grass is clearly necessary for this empire.”
These records were unquestionable evidence. The remaining items here were personally placed by the first emperor in this treasury. No one other than the imperial family could enter, and there was no doubt about the laws of the empire based on these items, as they were not manipulable.
‘What could it be?’
Siervian was deeply perplexed. What does Harmin grass have to do with dark magic? Dark magic was explicitly prohibited by the first emperor due to its inherent danger.
‘It’s terrifying, but now I can’t avoid it.’
Until now, Siervian had been afraid and consciously avoided looking into dark magic. The mere act of contemplating and thinking about it felt like a sin. The pain of being sentenced to death at the moment of association with it had left a painful mark on her.
But now, she had no choice but to confront it.
‘What determines the distinction between dark magic and ordinary magic? Cruelty? Strength?’
Without any prior knowledge of dark magic, it was even more challenging to differentiate. However, based on common knowledge, such characteristics were widely known as reasons for the prohibition of dark magic.
As a result, Siervian increasingly felt doubts arising within her.
‘Zecko had to shed blood every day while being exploited.’
The letters that Zecko had to open by shedding his own blood were a widely used magic known even to Roid. It was said that usually, those who conducted espionage activities used it.
Siervian had always questioned whether such magic, which required a young child to shed his own blood to activate it, was truly not cruel.
‘Who determines the distinction between dark magic and ordinary magic?’
Confronted with an indisputable truth, Siervian fell into deep contemplation.
Was there any further clue among the items left by the first emperor with written characters? She searched through all the belongings, but there was no gain.
Then, she picked up an old staff that had been placed in a corner of the silk fabric.
‘Come to think of it, the thief who broke into the treasury was after this.’
In the memories that resurfaced after a long time, Siervian carefully examined the small stave in her hand. It felt warm because the magic staff was designed to have such properties. It contained a highly responsive material in its center to facilitate the use of magic.
‘Why did he leave this behind?’
Symbolically, it might have had significance, but compared to the other treasures left by the first emperor, it was truly unremarkable. Of course, the subsequent imperial family didn’t dare to touch the decorative cabinet.
“Oh no.”
As Siervian contemplated, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She remembered the decorative cabinet she had left near the entrance.
‘Could it be that my belongings will also be passed down for generations?’
Since the reign of the first emperor, who was the most powerful emperor in history, no one would dare to tamper with the decorative cabinet. But what if her precious worm, no, her Conoa flower drawing…!
“No!”
Without realizing it, Siervian shouted, clutching the staff left by the first emperor tightly. She had a strong premonition that pretending not to have seen the decorative cabinet would be difficult.
“I should talk to my father.”
In the end, with no gain from the treasury and a futile hope, Siervian set out from the treasury.
Of course, Siervian’s first travel(?) ended rather blandly. As soon as she suggested not placing the cabinet in the treasure chest, her father displayed a deeply disappointed expression. The overwhelming disappointment seemed to engulf Siervian, and involuntarily, she found herself embracing her father to console him. She couldn’t bring herself to evoke such emotions in her father, who was already burdened with many struggles.
“…What can I do?”
Hence, returning to the princess’ palace without any result, she was left with no strength.
“Your Highness?”
Of course, there was still one problem in her palace as well.
“Ellie, could you…?”
It took a while for her to ask Ellie to put away the embroidery she had casually left by the bedside. Originally, she had been embroidering it with the thought of giving it as a gift to her father, who had been lacking energy lately, but suddenly, her motivation disappeared.
However, Ellie seemed quite delighted and clutched it to her chest.
“This is a treasure, and it would be perfect if I asked His Majesty to place it at the bottom of the second section of ‘Fairy Pranks,’” she said, beaming with a mischievous smile that made Siervian dizzy.
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