I Raised Snow White!

48. Little Tea Party for Princesses (1)

[Chapter 48] – Little Tea Party for Princesses (1)

Brown hair that was so light that it was mistaken for blonde in the sunlight pouring in from the window of the audience room. The black eyes bathed in sunlight shimmered like obsidian. She was introduced by a “Girl” Who looked to be about fifteen, bowing her head.

“My name is Fiona Silverward. The ‘Second Princess’ of the Silver Ward Kingdom meets Her Highness, Queen Vivian Liriansol.”

As soon as I saw the woman who introduced herself as ‘Fiona Silverward’, I got goose bumps on her forearms. I looked up at ‘Fiona’ who smiled as I ran my hand down her forearm where even her hair stood on bristle.

‘What is it…?’

Originally, it was certain that the ‘Third Prince’ had to arrive here as in the original story. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who had been on a business trip to the Silver Ward Kingdom, said that the third prince would join the delegation.

I made eye contact with the Foreign Minister, who was wide-eyed in bewilderment, but the Foreign Minister just shook his head vigorously as if he hadn’t heard anything about it.

‘The original work has been changed again…’

Until now, nothing good happened because the original was changed. Just as her first queen, Aura Laura, whom she thought was dead, was alive, and because of that, the king, who was a ‘player’, became like that.

I also thought that the fact that the ‘third prince’, who should have arrived with this delegation, has been changed to the ‘second princess’, would never be a good thing. There is no evidence, only heartbreak, but…

“Hey…? Are you all right?”

“Ah.”

As I thought for a moment, Fiona tilted her head and looked up at me. For now… The event to welcome the delegation’s visit must come first. I nodded her head and tried to smile.

“A warm welcome to you, Princess Fiona Silverward. You must be very tired from coming a long way, so why don’t you take a day’s rest first? The banquet to welcome the visit of the delegation will be held tomorrow evening, so please attend.”

“Thank you for your hospitality despite my sudden visit.”

When the story was over, I raised my hand, and the ladies-in-waiting next to me began guiding the delegation. As the delegations left the audience room, the foreign minister began to sob and start thinking.

“Not the first princess, but the second princess… Huh… This is true.”

“Secretary of Foreign Affairs, do you know anything about Princess Fiona Silverward?”

At my question, the foreign minister shook her head and shrugged her shoulders.

“Nothing at all. Even in the Silver Ward Kingdom, she is the ‘Second Princess’ who has never been outside. He doesn’t participate in outside events very often, and when I went to the other kingdom, I only met him once.”

Just by listening to the Foreign Minister’s story, Princess Fiona’s personality seemed to be timid. She was a princess who did not participate in any outside events and stayed in the corner of her room. The thought of someone I knew almost made her head spin.

“Well… I don’t know the details. It’s just what she’s been told, but the truth may be that she just never had a chance to come out. That’s because the rumors about the ‘first princess’ over there are so good.”

“Rumors?”

“There are even rumors that if a ‘queen’ appears for the first time in the history of the Silverward Kingdom, it might be the ‘first princess’ over there. It is as popular as the first and second princes who are heirs to the throne.”

“Hmm…”

“Since the first princess is so popular with the people and her abilities are outstanding, it is just my guess that her second princess, Princess Fiona, may not have been able to come out…”

The second princess is hidden in the shadow of the first princess.

The foreign minister shrugged his shoulders and said it was all his speculation, but nothing was accurate. There was no point in trying to wrap our heads around people who didn’t know anything like this.

Since the ‘Third Prince’, who was originally meant to come, did not arrive, her meeting with the princess was over. The princess might like it when she hears the story. He avoided me because he hated confrontation like that.

I sighed softly as I stroked my furrowed eyebrows. I was anxious about the situation where the original story was suddenly changed, and I was also anxious about the sense of incongruity felt when looking at that person named Fiona.

…I hope this sense of incongruity is just an illusion.

“Well… The duration of the envoy’s stay is only a week, so it wouldn’t matter if the third prince changed to the second princess. You guys worked hard today too, get some rest and see you tomorrow.”

When I waved my hand and told them to leave the audience room quickly, the foreign minister and various nobles hesitantly bowed their heads and walked out of the audience room.

“Haa…”

When everyone disappeared and I was left alone in the large audience room, I involuntarily let out a deep sigh. I must have been tired from listening these days, so the more I exhaled, the more I sighed.

Since the meeting with the third prince has been canceled, will the princess feel a little better? He was tired of being awkward with the princess for two months already. I want to go back to the way it was before…

I wiped my tired face with the palm of my hand and quietly got up from my chair and trudged. I tried to take a break, but I couldn’t because of the many thoughts that kept popping into my head.

Can we restore the awkward relationship with the princess now? Is it really a coincidence that the second princess came, unlike the third prince in the original story? As for the delegations, to the other ministers-

Clearing my complicated mind step by step, I quietly headed to my room.

Praying that nothing special will happen during the week the delegation stays…

*

It’s been four days since the Silver Ward Kingdom’s envoys arrived.

Fortunately, nothing has happened so far. The politics of each country was left to the ministers, and I only nodded my head at the meeting. The banquet to welcome the delegations ended without incident.

To the extent that I wonder if I was too suspicious, Princess Fiona stayed quiet without any accidents. The only news of Princess Fiona heard every day was that she was experiencing and enjoying cultures.

‘Was the sense of incongruity I felt then just an illusion? It’s good that nothing special happened, but…’

I poked the meat on her plate with a fork, then raised her eyes to look across from her at Princess Fiona, who was sharing her meal.

It was nice to see the kingdom’s food being delicious, rolling the corners of its eyes and smiling while eating the meat. Was Princess Fiona really just overshadowed by the first princess?

Looking aside her appearance, in terms of her behavior, Princess Fiona acted like an ordinary 15-year-old child. She was so suspicious of how delicious the meat was that she felt sorry for her.

Princess Fiona, who was slicing the meat into small pieces, smiled broadly as she sat beside him and watched the princess as she worked diligently slicing the meat. She had been hanging out with the same princess for the past few days, and they seemed to have gotten pretty close.

“Princess Titania, if the meat is inconvenient to cut, can I cut it for you?”

“Gwa, it’s okay. I can cut myself…”

“I’m sorry. I have a younger brother but no younger sister, so I keep interfering. She’s a younger brother, but I’m a younger sister-“

Perhaps tired of Princess Fiona’s constant chatter, the princess smiled shyly and nodded her head. Is that what it means to rob her of her energy?

The normally playful and energetic princess was busy listening to what Princess Fiona had to say, unable to budge, like an animal she met, even if it was her natural enemy. She smiled awkwardly, as far as I could see in her eyes.

After the meeting was canceled, the relationship with the princess improved slightly. The awkwardness period was long, so the attitude towards me didn’t change right away, but there was no doubt that it had improved a lot.

As we ate so slowly, Princess Fiona, who hadn’t stopped chattering like a baby bird, clapped her hands and smiled broadly, as if a good idea had come to her mind.

“Oh no! Princess Titania, what will your schedule be like today?”

“I don’t think there is anything special.”

“Then would you like to have a tea party with me today? There are several snacks from our Silverward Kingdom. I want to let Princess Titania know the taste as much as I received it-“

In the middle of the chatter, the princess turned her head to look at me. She looked at me with a restless expression, as if begging for help, but I smiled and sided with Princess Fiona.

“If Princess Fiona brings out a good snack, we’ll have to prepare her tea. There are many good cars in the royal palace. I will order you to prepare, so how about spending the afternoon with Princess Titania?”

“What a great idea! Her Highness the Queen! It would be fun to find snacks and suitable tea in our kingdom-“

The princess’s face became contemplative, and then she puffed out her cheeks and glared at me as if she really hated them. Either way, I put the cut meat in my mouth and tried to avoid the princess’ gaze.

As much as the princess had been sulking and ignoring me so far, she only wanted the slightest bit to play her meanness to the princess. I haven’t heard a word of sorry from the princess yet, so it’s okay for her to be mean like this.

I wiped my mouth with a napkin and looked at the Princess and Princess Fiona with a big smile.

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“Then, I hope the two of you have a good time. You can call me anytime if anything happens. Princess Fiona and Princess Titania.”

“Thank you for your consideration as always! Her Highness, Queen Vivian!”

“……”

The princess, who didn’t even put meat in her mouth and puffed out her cheeks, glared at me, but I got up first and walked slowly out of the dining room.

As I passed behind the princess, the princess whispered to me in a very low voice so that only I could hear. Very sincere, very short words.

“…..I hate you.”

“Me too.”

When I answered the princess’s words, Princess Fiona, who heard my self-talking reply, stopped cutting the meat and raised her head in response.

“Yes? What did you say?”

“Nothing. Princess Fiona. I hope you two have a good time.”

With that last word, I slipped out of the restaurant.

I could see the princess staring at me through the crack in the door of the small restaurant that was closing, but I closed the restaurant door and headed to my room to take a break.

There are things I’ve been struggling with so far.

This level of grumpiness is fine.

No big deal with the two princesses having a tea party anyway.