“Miss Dalia is the young lady that I’m close with these days, so I wanted to introduce her to Your Majesty. I was wondering if Your Majesty can give her the position of the next lady-in-waiting once I step down later.”
Merida calmly said the excuse she made up on the spot without any embarrassment.
She even naturally linked her arm with Dalia’s.
The Empress’s expression subtly changed.
She’s not sure if it’s the hidden side of the Imperial Family, but it seems that Merida was as confused as her.
“I……Your Majesty, I have something to tell you personally.”
“…….”
The Empress bit her lip.
As expected, she did not seem to be comfortable with Dalia’s visit.
However, Merida quickly left the room saying, ‘have a good talk.’ leaving only the Empress and Dalia in the bedroom.
Dalia hesitantly approaches the Empress’s bedside with the letter she had prepared.
“Miss Dalia, I’m sorry.”
Then, she heard the Empress’s heavy voice.
“I am not feeling well right now. I keep having bad thoughts…… It makes me hate others.”
“…….”
“I know it’s not true……but why do I keep blaming myself and others……”
“Lady Beolde still loves Your Majesty even now.”
The Empress bite her lips.
Her lips soon began to bleed.
The Empress naturally wiped the blood with her handkerchief, and spoke in a suppressed voice, as if to exert her greatest patience.
“Miss Dalia, please don’t speak thoughtlessly.”
“You may not like me. However…… I hope you read this. This is a letter that Lady Beolde hid in the Imperial Palace for Your Majesty.”
“……Letter?”
At that moment, there’s a faint longing on the Empress’s face.
It seemed to remind her of the things she did with Beolde before her marriage.
“Back then……it was nice. But after I got married, my sister…….”
Instead of answering, Dalia handed the letters to the Empress.
When the Empress saw eight letters, she looked at Dalia with a puzzled expression.
Dalia shook her head slowly.
It was very faint, but there was a different light in the Empress’s eyes.
“I……will be going now, Your Majesty. I wish you good health and happiness always.”
Considering that it was not the suitable time for her to be there, Dalia hurriedly bowed and left the room as soon as she confirmed that the Empress had opened the letter.
Before she knew it, Merida had returned to the mansion, and only Cedric was waiting for Dalia. Dalia spoke.
“I’ve done everything I can.”
Cedric smiled as if he could see it. Then he reached out and placed his hand on the back of Dalia’s head and pulled her into his arms.
And muttered in a low voice so that only Dalia could hear it.
“Thank you.”
Dalia was taken aback for a moment, but quickly smiled and patted his back.
‘Really, I hope this will save Her Majesty.’
Dalia prayed for the Empress with all her heart.
* * *
[October 16th.
(As promised, I’ll leave the word fool out.)
There are only 6 days left before Siord gets married.
Then, Siord’s wedding dress came. After that child wore the dress, she cried because she looked fat.
In my eyes, Crown Prince Alexandro is twice as much as a pig. That guy who was fat with muscles all over.
Siord is cute compared to him. I don’t use the word “cute” very often, so be grateful, Siord.]
* * *
[October 17th.
(I can’t believe you’ve found it this far. I’ll give you a little more credit now, Siord. You are a persistent sea anemone)
I just don’t get it.
When Siord asked if I really wasn’t going to sing at the wedding, I said no.
Why would I bless your marriage?
I don’t want you to do it. I don’t know what Siord likes about that muscle pig. It was the muscle pig that fell in love with you first.
In any case, I just said no and Siord cried again.
If Siord is reading this and still crying, I hope you don’t cry anymore.]
* * *
[October 18th.
I fought with Siord again.
The Emperor will grow older slower than she is, so she says that everyone will curse her.
Then when she found the medicine, I took and drank it instead, and she cried when she knew that I would not grow old for the rest of my life.
Don’t talk about that again.
How much do you have to apologize for.
I couldn’t say it to your face because I was embarrassed, but I’ll say it here.
Why are you apologizing?
Is that your fault? Don’t worry, I’ll find that fraud and kill him.]
* * *
[October 19th.
Siord doesn’t even seem to be looking for the letters I wrote.
From now on, this letter will be used to cuss Siord. Still, I’ll write down where the next letter is.
In case you want to find it later.]
* * *
[October 20th.
Now Siord is getting married the day after tomorrow. Our parents and the foolish youngest must be planning to let Siord out of the mansion.
Siord doesn’t make eye contact with me because of the thing the day before yesterday. I was annoyed too, so I said I would never see something like her in my life.
But that’s a lie.
I don’t think I’m going to watch over Siord anyway, so I just use it, but I hope Siord doesn’t go anywhere.]
* * *
[October 21st.
I don’t have anything to write about. I’ll write down where I hid the next letter.]
* * *
[October 22nd.
This is the last diary, Siord.
You won’t read it, but I will still write it.
Finally, Siord got married. She wore the wedding dress and the youngest sang the congratulatory song. The youngest sings really well.
He seems better than me.
Siord didn’t look any older than the pig and was rather pretty.
The pig seemed happy to think so too. That’s a relief. Otherwise, I would have hit him from the back.
Now that you’re married to a good person, no, a good pig, so now your sister doesn’t really want anything.
I think it would be fine to live with your grandchildren as friends without getting old for the rest of my life, but what do I do while you grow old?
Actually, I don’t have any friends other than Siord because I have a terrible personality.
So I think I’ll be lonely after Siord dies. I need to find a way to get old quickly.
While beating up some annoying people as well.
Anyway, I’ll find a way, so I want Siord to live her life.
I’m probably going to get more and more helpless, but I don’t know if Siord will still be my friend then.
Siord will be an Empress now, but I think living as a stranger would be more helpful in her life than being close to me.
Well, I hate to admit it, but it is true.
Siord is soft-hearted and cries easily.
It’s because I’m an idiot.
But no one will be friends with someone like me unless they’re stupid.
So I have to leave before Siord cries more because of me.
Anyway, that’s what happened. Live well with your husband for a thousand years, Siord. I’ll disappear on my own.
Your sister Beolde.]
* * *
Siord read all the letters. And she cried. For a very long time.
After crying to her heart’s content, she waved the bell to call the servant.
She washed her face and took a bath after a long time. And she asked the chef for a special request and had a very grand meal.
Then, she called her precious people.
Translator Note: I cried at the last letter….Cried once while tling, then cried again when I drafting it here. (I guess I’m just sensitive hahaha) (ಥ﹏ಥ)
++TMI: I just started reading ‘Tearmoon Empire Story’ manga and LN..I saw the anime trailer and was like ‘I’ve seen this girl before’…then turns out I have its manga on my list and was stacking the chapters…Her foolishness reminds me of Bakarina, and the way the ppl around her view her reminds me of Ainz…HAHAHA..she’s just bullshitting things but ppl will be like ‘wow..she thought so far ahead, as expected of Mia-sama’
