I got a scepter as an equipment.
It was a silver staff with a half-moon shape on the top surrounded by three green leaves, signifying the sovereign authority of the Elf Monarch, me…
The crown couldn't be taken off but this scepter could be put away.
Scepter of life [ bound to the Monarch ]
**Have 100 % control over your own kingdom…
**The citizens of your Kingdom will emphasize their spiritual identity and allegiance to your rule rather than God's or other nations…
So, the question is …where are my citizens? I was a lone Monarch without followers. How disappointing….
I put away the scepter. Today, I am going to attend the Royal Academy. Today was the first day of my school life. I should live in a dormitory like others but Evan abused his authority and made me a day student.
In fact, he didn't even want me to step out from the gate of Prince's mansion. After I came back from the Temple, he deprived the Emperor's guards from entering my living quarters.
I was glad when his habit changed. Now, he won't pick me up and put me on his lap. However, the feeding task was still carried out as usual.
"I can eat on my own, brother. You take care of yourself too…"
"Brother is full looking at you eating. Drink some milk… here… Do you want custard?"
"No… Why should I want custard in the morning?"
The breakfast time was not too smooth for me. I couldn't even drink a glass of milk on my own. Despite that, he didn't move towards the ambiguous direction between man and woman.
I doubted his motives yet I didn't feel my attraction towards him.
"I don't want to eat anymore. I'm full…"
"Okay, just two bites left. Finish it and drink the milk…"
"Are you sure you are not raising a pig?"
"I can raise you like a little piglet if it is what you want…"
I stomped on his feet heavily. He won't get hurt anyway. To beat his arm and shoulder or twist his waist…are you kidding me? I don't want to provoke a man by acting like a little cat.
I knew my lethality myself. It would look vicious on other faces but my face won't.
He has been like this since the first time we met, perhaps that's the reason I didn't feel disgusted by his possessive behavior. I had a chick mentality that time.
He wiped my mouth carefully with the wet towel after the morning feeding session.
The suspicions buried inside my mind floated over again. You are the Prince, brother. Are you sure you're not a maid judging by your behavior?
"Baby, I've something to give you."
"Not calling me 'kid' anymore? Just call me kid as usual, okay?"
"Baby, what is the difference between baby and kid?"
Bastard, don't change it if you think there is no difference between them..
After wiping my face, he moved his hands. He took another towel from the waiting maid and wiped my hands.
"It's different. It's cheesier…"
"No. There is no difference. Baby, the main point is brother has something for you..."
He put the towel down and took out a small box from his pocket. I didn't take it from him, instead I waited for him to open the box himself.
"Choose one from the two…"
There was a half-mask and veil on his hand. There were patterns of golden sun radiating sunlight on the silver background color.
My mind is full of question marks. Why should I wear the veil or mask? Is my beauty a sin so that I should hide my face? I think he can read the question in my mind.
"Don't think too much. Even your brother has a hard time resisting your beauty. Do you think the little brats at the Academy can do it? I am just worried about the problems you have to face. You are there to learn, not to find a lover…There are all kinds of nobles in the Academy. You are a foreign princess…so, there will be many kinds of provocations when your brother isn't there to protect you. You won't be afraid of the problems but it's a waste of time…Besides, I am not making you hide your whole face…"
"I'm not afraid. If people don't offend me, I may still offend people unintentionally occasionally; but if people offend me, I must be an envoy of hell…"
Don't PUA me, you big devil. I know you still have selfish motives…however, you are right. It would be a waste of time if I were to be entangled by admirers.
I pouted and moved my eyes away from him. Geez, he said such disgusting words with great sincerity, making me unable to feel disgusted.
"Hahaha…My baby is brave. What are you looking at?"
I got goosebumps all over my body. What is with this coaxing tone?..
"Nowhere, it's just… The excuse to reject you suddenly disappeared, help me find it…"
He laughed and his big hands rubbed my head. I jumped away from him and slapped his hands viciously…
"What kind of habits did your hands have? No touching on my head…"
"Okay, baby. Don't be angry… Brother can't find your reason…"
"Then, I'll continue to look for it myself…Hmph…"
I picked up the mask and veil to examine them closely. There are magic circles inside the mask. The veil was made from the legendary shark yarns. It was so thin and light that it was very comfortable to touch.
"Isn't the veil sheer? Can it cover up my face?"
"Don't like the mask?"
"Yes, stuffy…"
"They are both defensive products blessed with light magic. Brother made them myself… It won't cover up your face entirely. It'll slightly obscure the sight of onlookers…"
I asked the maid to bring me a mirror. Then, I tried the veil on my face. The green eyes shone brightly in the mirror. The veil didn't discount the value of her beauty but enhanced the mysterious air around her body. My ears shook happily…
"Otherwise, put on the mask too? ..."
"No need. It's good in that way…"
Evan wanted to put the mask on her face with his own hand but decided not to. In fact, his goal was achieved. The mask and veil were just the cover up. The main thing was the crest of the Royal family on the veil. It meant she was covered by the Royal family.
There were only two brothers left in the Royal family. The Emperor won't mind him abusing this little bit of authority. The Emperor had no connection with her…so, all the people with brains would know she was his person when they saw the veil on her face.
"Let's go. Brother will send you to the Academy."
"You don't have to go to the Temple?"
"Brother still has the time to send my baby to the Academy…"
He stood up and held her hand as a matter of fact.
I got goosebumps all over my arms again. This guy became cheesier and cheesier. His holy face didn't match with his speeches. I remembered I hated the cheesy male leads when I read the novels. But Evan has a face that looks like an angel …So…
Of course, this condition can also be relaxed as appropriate when his target of being cheesy was me. My bottom line was quite flexible most of the time.
With the carriage from the Prince's mansion, we can go directly to the Principal office without the need to walk.
The Vice Principal came out to greet Evan personally.
I was pulled by the hand again when we arrived at the Academy.
"Your Highness…"
"Mr. Bennett. How are you? I haven't seen you for a long time."
Evan was friendly and easy to get along in front of me but he was quite aloof in front of his subordinates. The maids and guards at the mansion could testify to me. Yet, he was very friendly to this middle aged man.
"Baby, this is the Vice Principle of the Royal Academy, Mr. Ryan Bennett. Mr. Bennett, this is Princess Gloria Avery Silverleaf…"
My face turned dark because of his 'Baby'. This fool can't distinguish between the public and private.
Looking at the Royal crest all over the Princess's face and overly intimate movements of the Prince towards the little Princess, Mr. Bennett's face also twitched. 'Beast'…He swore in his heart. The Princess looked underage and smaller than all the students in the Royal Academy.
He had to warn the Principle and Emperor about their grandson/brother. He could harm the mature flowers but choose to harm the small one….. His teacher's heart won't allow it…
"Hello, Mr. Bennett..."
"Greetings, Princess..."
The man with red hair and brown eyes looked very familiar to me.
"You have been looking at Mr. Bennett for so long. Did you find him familiar?"
Evan asked me with a teasing tone.
"Hmm… I think I have seen him somewhere. But I haven't been to the places outside of Prince's mansion."
"You haven't seen him. Think about it, other than him, who did you have contact with in the mansion, with red hair and brown eyes?"
"Sir. Steven?"
"Bingo.."
He rubbed my head dotingly. I slapped his hand out of habit, nonetheless, he was still laughing.
Mr. Bennett was looking at the sky, looking at his toes and looking at his nose except looking at the Prince's face. He missed his wife.
"Steven is my son, Princess.."
"Oh, that's why I think you are very familiar."
"Your Highness, let go in and test the Princess's qualification inside. Shall we?"
We followed the Vice Principal. He took us to his office. I was curious how he would test my magic level. Evan told me only the 8th ring Advanced Mage could see through the opponent's level.
That's the reason he hesitated to send me to the Academy. He knew I was a healer but he didn't know if I was qualified to attend the Royal Academy.
Because the Academy had the rule, that only they accept the students under 25 years old and had to be 4th ring mage.
Mr. Bennett didn't talk nonsense after we arrived inside his office. He took out the transparent orb from the cabinet and asked me to inject the magic into the orb.
I did what he asked me to do.