I Raised Snow White!

15. Great Teacher Vivian (2)

[Episode 15] – Great Teacher Vivian (2)

The day before the class with the princess.

It was around the time I was comforting Ainsel, whose self-esteem was hitting rock bottom. As if to ask Ainsel, who was rolling on the floor with her arms wrapped around her knees, I put her hands together and talked.

“My, you will have to help me with the class starting tomorrow… No, I really need Aincel!”

– Me..? Me..? How..? Am I just a mirror?

“Of course, I plan to tell the princess about the ‘fairy’ in the future.”

When she said she was telling the princess about her fairies, Ainsel lifted her head and looked at me as she lay on her floor. She looked at me like ‘Is this person sane?’

-Are you serious?

“Of course not. To be honest, do you think there’s anything I can teach a princess? Didn’t I say my memory was blurry?”

-…Then why the hell did you decide to be the princess’s ‘educator’? What the hell do you believe in?

Hmm! I cleared her throat, put her palms together, and held them out to Ainsel. Ainsel stared blankly at me, drawing a question mark over her head as if she was dumbfounded.

“Of course I believe in Aincel, whom I rely on the most in the world!”

Gather both palms together and pretend to be a thumb! As I listened, I could feel the life in Ainsel’s eyes. If Ainsel was a person, not a mirror, it would not be strange if her fist flew at this moment.

“Don’t look at me like that. You also say ‘Queen’ or ‘King’ to other people, but if you see that you say ‘Princess ~ Princess ~’ only to the princess, then she is interested in the princess, right?”

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-That’s not like that..! I just…!

“I also have some knowledge about ‘fairies’ through Vivian’s memories. But, it’s not exact, I want Ainsel to help me.”

Because I know something about the fairies from the game. However, although I was possessed by Vivian’s body, I was not a ‘witch’. Like witches, they don’t know how to ask for help from fairies.

“When I introduce ‘fairy’ to the princess in class tomorrow, I plan to introduce you to the princess then. How is it? Is that a good idea?”

Ainsel, who had raised her body from her floor, looked at me dumbfounded, then she let out her sigh. There was silence for a while, and then Ainsel shook her head.

-Are you planning to raise the princess as a witch? Although the princess certainly has the qualities of a ‘witch’, I am against the idea of raising her as a witch.

“I have no intention of raising the princess as a witch either.”

-…? Then why are you telling the princess about the ‘fairy’?

Because I have to meet the ‘Seven Dwarfs’ later – I couldn’t say anything, so I put my chin on my chin and fell into trouble. Whether the princess likes it or not, one day she will have no choice but to get involved with the ‘fairies’.

‘Before that, if the princess knew a little bit about ‘how to deal with fairies’, she would be less likely to be hurt or deceived by fairies.’

I raised only her eyes and glanced at Ainsel sitting in front of me. Ainsel clearly said, ‘Fairies cannot lie’, but I know what he meant.

‘Fairies can’t lie, they can hide the truth with subtle words.’

So, I wanted to tell the young ‘Snow White’ before that so that she wouldn’t be fooled by the fairy’s crafty words. That not all fairies with cute looks can be trusted.

I replied to Ainsel with a friendly smile.

“Well, there is no one around the princess who can tell you about the ‘fairy’, right? How scary would that be? That you can’t see it with other people’s eyes, but only see it with your own eyes.”

-I see… I’ve never thought about it that way…

“So, I just wanted to let you know before the princess grows up a little.”

After hearing my story, Ainsel put his finger on his chin and assumed a thoughtful posture, probably lost in thought for a moment. At the end of her thoughts, she seemed to have made up her mind, and Ainsel nodded her head slightly.

– Great. If that’s the case, I’ll help.

“Really?”

-Sure. But…

Ainsel, eyes wide open, looked at me gently. As if he was dissatisfied with me, I had no choice but to slightly turn my head to avoid Ainsel’s gaze.

-It’s difficult for me to pretend to be a ‘teacher’ to the princess with shallow knowledge of someone who wants to teach me ‘fairy’. If you’re going to do it, I think you have to be sure and thoroughly prepared.

“Uh, huh? Is that so…?”

-So, starting today, shall we reduce the amount of time we sleep?

Ainsel gave a pleasant eye smile, but the eyes that could be seen through her narrowed eyes showed passion that was no less than madness. As if, she gave goosebumps at the smile as if she had been waiting for this moment.

-Haa… I’m not really Vivian, but I never imagined the day would come when I would teach Vivian…

“Ainsell..?”

-Huh, be prepared. Within a month from today, I’ll make at least an ‘apprentice witch’. For one month from today, it is fixed to three hours of sleep per day!

…So, I had no choice but to take classes about ‘fairy’ and ‘witch’ from Ainsel almost all night long. Ainsel, who was excited, showed no mercy in teaching me.

I had to shudder at the hellish education, and what I learned by staying up all night on the first day was how to use the ‘magical power’ within Vivian’s body and how to call a ‘fairy’.

– No! You have to feel the circulation in your body!? Like this! Pak! And shook from the chest! Do! No, why can’t I do this?!

“Do not think of teaching anyone other than the real me. If it wasn’t for me, I would have broken the mirror long ago.”

*

The sunlight hitting the lake irritated my eyes to the point of stinging.

Maybe it was because I stayed up most of the night, the sun shining on the surface of the water dazzled my eyes. It was to the point where I could clearly feel that I was sleepy, exhausted, and that my stamina hit the floor even while rowing.

I think the reason I was able to hold on was because of the princess who was happy watching Undine from below. It seemed like the stress I had while learning from Ainsel flew away.

“Ahahahaha! Stop! Tickle!”

Undine started spraying water on the princess’s face like a water pistol. As if the shallow stream of water was tickling her skin, the princess was busy wiping the water off her skin with her hands.

The Undine’s tricks must have eased the princess’s mood. After wiping her face with a handkerchief, I took out the mirror earring containing the aincel and put it in her hand.

The princess looked at the mirror held in his hand and tilted his head.

“What is this?”

“My friend.”

“Dear Queen, is the mirror your friend?”

…So innocent as a child.

I just tapped the mirror with my finger at the answer that was strange to say no, and something strange to say yes. Then, ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror, and afterimages slowly began to appear.

“Your Highness the Queen, this mirror is strange. It’s not me, but only Her Highness’s face keeps showing up.”

Oddly enough, the princess held the mirror up and down, shaking it around as if she was curious about the mirror that only reflected Vivian’s face without reflecting herself.

The moment when such an innocent princess swung the mirror out of her curiosity.

As if he couldn’t stand it because he was dizzy, Ainsel appealed.

-Go, Princess..! Please don’t shake too much..!

“Huh!”

“Uh, uh! Ainsell?!”

When a voice came out of the mirror, the startled princess screamed and nearly threw the mirror into the lake. Fortunately, the mirror didn’t fall into the lake and hit the side of the boat, rolling around on the bottom of the boat.

The undines climbed on top of Ainsel, who had been rolling on the floor for a long time, and giggled. Seeing this, the princess’ expression turned to contemplation. As if I had made a mistake by throwing my things carelessly.

“I’m sorry..! That, but… Uh, suddenly a voice from the mirror…”

“It’s okay. It’s not your fault If there’s anything wrong… It must be the mirror’s fault for saying the wrong greeting.”

I giggled and picked up the ainsel that had fallen to the floor. After wiping the dirty mirror surface with a handkerchief, I saw Ainsel, who looked depressed.

“Ainsel, you should say hello properly.”

-Yeah, but… For me, mental preparation is…

What is the mental preparation?

I put the ainsel into the princess’s hand again. Seeing Ainsel drooping, the princess hesitated and then, unexpectedly, opened her mouth before Ainsel.

“Hello, mirror, how are you? Oh, sorry for throwing it earlier. Did it hurt…?”

A bright smile appeared on Ainsel’s face when he received the first greeting from the princess. Ainsel, who had a brighter smile than the one he had shown me so far, replied to the princess with an excited voice.

– It’s okay! Princess! It doesn’t hurt at all!

“Really? That’s good, then.”

Hyuu-

The princess let out a sigh as she rubbed her chest in surprise.

Hmm, Ainsel, who had cleared her throat, bowed her head, and she introduced herself to the princess. It was to the point where I felt slightly subtle about how he was more polite and kind than when he met me.

-Then let me greet you again… Kheheheum! Nice to meet you! Princess! I am Ainsell, the fairy of the mirror!

“A mirror fairy?”

-Yes! Princess! I’m Vivian’s friend… So! From now on, I plan to tell the princess about ‘fairies’ by Vivian’s side!

“I-I see… Then Ainsel is also my teacher..? Oh, I wish you well in the future.”

Nodding off-

The face of Ainsel looking at the princess with her head bowed at the small mirror in her hand was like the sun. The moment I looked at that smile, I couldn’t help but frown.

– Ehehehe! You can just call me Ainsell! It’s okay if she doesn’t use honorifics! I want you to think of me as just a friend of the princess..!

You… You weren’t like this.

Why the hell are you only doing this in front of the princess?

As if Ainsel’s word ‘friend’ made her happy, the princess smiled and looked at Ainsel. Then, clutching the mirror in her hand, she answered Ainsel.

“Ehehehe… Then I’ll take good care of you in the future. Ainsell.”

-Yes, yes..!

…Yes, if you like it.

I started rowing slowly and moving back to where I started. Then, in the distance, Ellie started screaming and waving her hand. As if something had happened.

When I reached land, Ellie hurried over to find me.

“Ellie? What is it that makes you scream like that?”

“That, that’s… Her Highness the Queen will invite her to dinner tonight…”

“? Today?”

“Yes, yes… and suddenly…”

Suddenly? I couldn’t help but open my eyes wide at the sudden news. Sensing an unfamiliar gaze, she turned her head, and suddenly her maids and her maids serving the queen had gathered in a little distance away.

As if to tell them not to run away.

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‘…I had to go see the queen in the first place. But, what I’m looking for there is very unexpected…?’

When I turned my head and looked at the princess and Ellie, Ellie was asking the princess, ‘Wasn’t boating scary?’ The princess smiled broadly at Ellie’s question, saying, “Not at all!”

After thinking about it for a while while touching my chin, I approached the princess.

“Princess, do you have any plans for the evening?”

“No! No! Originally, there was class after dinner, but…”

Without the Marquise’s wife, of course, the princess’s evening classes were also empty. I smiled and put my hands on the princess’s armpits and lifted her up and hugged her.

“Then, let’s go see Her Highness, the Queen Mother after a long time.”

“Wow, Her Highness the Queen…?”

As soon as I said that, the queen’s maid waiting in the back approached me. The lady-in-waiting with a cold expression spoke to me in a cold voice that matched her expression.

“The only person invited to the dinner is Her Highness the Queen. No matter how princess-“

“Even Her Highness the Queen Mother would like to see her granddaughter, the Princess, after a long time.”

As she interrupted her maid and answered, her maid’s eyebrows twitched. Like that or not, I went over to the side where her maid was standing while holding the princess in my arms.

The lady-in-waiting looked at me as if she was embarrassed, but in the first place, the queen mother was one of the people I had to meet soon. So she had no reason to avoid her now, and she had no need to avoid it.

“Guide me, go with the princess.”