Miredia, who had taken her children to the royal palace according to the schedule, got inside without a hitch and stepped into the queen’s private chamber.
「It’s been a while, aneesama.」
Her elder sister, Magdalena, smiles affectionately at Miredia who’s bowing respectfully as courtesy.
「Truly. Various restless things have been happening recently….are you looking forward to meeting me? Do you know how excited I am to meet your treasured daughter?」
「Maa….I’m a little scared at how Eseria was described to aneesama desu wa.」
Miredia smiled wryly after hearing her elder sister who’s smiling happily. She then looked back at her children who were lining up behind her and urged them to start their greetings.
「Everyone, say hello.」
After that, Cornelia steps forward and bows.
「Queen-sama, I’m glad to see you again. I brought an embroidered handkerchief with the design taken from the book I had before. Please, use it as you wish.」
After saying so, Magdalene walked up and received the small gift presented to her. She immediately took out the content and raised a voice of admiration.
「Maa, impressive embroidery! I’m going to use it with care.」
Cornelia smiled and returned to her original position. Then, it was Najek’s turn.
「It’s been a while, queen-sama. I’m very grateful for the horse you gave me. It’s a big horse so it saved me from looking for a horse that big.」
「You’ve been practicing, right?」
「Of course!」
While seeing those happy conversations, Eseria became more and more nervous.
(As expected of aneesama and aniisama, they are used to this kind of event. I’m nervous. What if I say something strange?)
Then, Miredia, who was suspiciously looking at Eseria, who had been silent, spoke modestly since Najek’s greeting was already over.
「Eseria?」
「Ah, ye, yes!」
Eseria returned to reality, bowed carefully, and introduced herself.
「It’s my honor to meet you, queen-sama. I’m Eseria van Sjogren. Please take care of me from now on.」
Magdalena, who noticed her tenseness, suddenly burst into laughter.
「Maa maa, you’re very similar to Miredia, you cute little thing. I heard that she’s a smart girl with astounding talent so I expect her to be more like Digress and not to be this adorable.」
After hearing that, Miredia became a little sulky.
「Aneesama, so, you’re saying that if she’s like Digress, she won’t be cute?」
「Because she’ll be the serious type and straitlaced too, right?」
「….I can’t deny that.」
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Lazy Sigh of the Villainess
FantastikThis story is not mine. A woman, who has been living her life ON (work) and OFF (entertainment) at a corner of a city, reincarnated in an otome game called "Crystal Labyrinth". She is aware and has knowledge about her previous life when she awakened...
