I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 18

Chapter 18

The 4th Prince Michael in the original story hated Isabel.

No, it wasn’t just hate, it was contempt.

‘But he never directly harmed Isabel.’

Michael hates bullying those weaker than him.

That was Michael’s belief.

‘He hated that belief being broken far more than he hated Isabel.’

That’s why he didn’t harm Isabel, no matter how badly she acted.

I liked Michael like that since I was a reader.

But I discovered something strange.

‘Come to think of it, Michael’s appearance isn’t that different from mine?’

The Bilotian Imperial Family’s bodies grow quickly.

A 9-year-old should have at least a mid-teenager’s body.

‘Is his spirit as a child so strong that his body can’t keep up?’

There wasn’t much talk about Michael’s childhood in the novel, so I couldn’t know for sure.

Anyway, I liked Michael.

Fortunately, it seemed Michael didn’t hate me that much either.

“Next time, I’ll introduce you to my friend.”

“Friend?”

“Yeah. He’s got no manners, but he’s cute.”

I didn’t know who he was talking about, but I answered that I understood.

And a few days passed.

* * *

Karin said.

“That’s all for today’s lesson.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

“……”

Karin nodded curtly with an indifferent expression and went outside.

‘Phew, that was scary.’

The final villain Karin seemed to be getting colder and more ruthless as time went on.

‘I have to be careful.’

I often felt a sense of warmth from her, but it was still right to be cautious.

Given her character setting, there’s no telling when she might reveal her true self.

I did my best not to give Karin any weaknesses to exploit.

‘I didn’t make any mistakes today, did I?’

I answered all the questions clearly and did all my homework.

I didn’t do anything that could be used against me.

‘Today went well too.’

Aside from my residence changing, my daily life didn’t change much.

I diligently practiced magic, and some teachers would visit me to teach things like etiquette.

Among them, there was one special teacher.

It was Sir Lancer, Chief Attendant Dailtha’s husband and Michael’s swordsmanship instructor.

He didn’t seem to have any intention of actually teaching me swordsmanship.

“You can’t learn Bilotian swordsmanship anyway. And the Bilotian Princess can’t learn other swordsmanship either.”

“Then what do I do?”

“Well then.”

Sir Lancer had a full beard.

He was also incredibly large, like a bandit dinosaur.

“Shall we play house?”

“Play house?”

My body reacted first to the words “play house”.

I barely managed to suppress my body’s desires with reason.

“I, I’m a Princess.”

“It’s the optimal educational method to develop a broader perspective by experiencing various activities, reading diverse thoughts and ideas, and imitating the behavior of other individuals. It can be considered a kind of role-playing.”

“I knew it!”

I quite enjoyed spending time with Sir Lancer.

I lifted an empty teacup.

“Now, Your Highness. We are currently at a social party, according to our setting.”

“Understood!”

I said in a somewhat elegant manner.

“Sir Lancer. What level of skill does my older brother possess?”

I just wanted to gather information about my older brother…… To be honest, it was too much fun to just say that.

My 5-year-old body was very vulnerable to playing house.

“It would be difficult to say he has exceptional skill, Lady.”

“But Sir Lancer. I heard my older brother is very strong.”

“He’s so strong that it’s causing me trouble, haha!”

In short, it was simple.

Michael was too strong.

He had a strong tendency to rely on that strength, so he couldn’t use sophisticated swordsmanship.

‘I think it was mentioned that he had the greatest physical strength among the four Princes.’

I pretended to sip tea elegantly again.

It was black tea that adults enjoy…… That was the setting.

There was still nothing like tea in the teacup.

I took a sip of the empty teacup and continued speaking in a refined manner.

“There’s a rumor that my older brother has an active and diligent nature, but his focus is lacking due to his excessive interest in many things. Is that true?”

I spoke in a difficult way, but it meant he was scatterbrained.

Michael, who had many hobbies besides swordsmanship, was often late for swordsmanship class.

But someone else answered.

“Yes, it’s true.”

It was Chief Attendant Dailtha.

Sir Lancer’s face turned ashen upon seeing his wife.

“M, My? N, No, Honey? N, No, Da, Dailtha, Chief Attendant?”

Wow, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone’s face turn that black in real-time.

“Lan, cer, Sir. What are you doing?”

We were playing house with the setting of a Lady and a Knight attending a social party.

I was about to speak, but I held back.

I felt like I might get caught in the crossfire.

In times like these, pretending not to know is the best course of action.

“Wasn’t this supposed to be swordsmanship training time?”

“Dailtha, th, that’s……”

“Please use the proper title. We are currently on duty.”

“Chief Attendant. This is……”

Chief Attendant Dailtha definitely had a blank expression.

But her eyes felt like they were burning with intensity.

‘Scary.’

I thought I should actively lower my gaze because it was scary.

I was already looking down, but I decided to look down even more passionately.

Except for the final villain Karin, Chief Attendant Dailtha was the scariest to me.

“Ch, Chief Attendant. This is clearly an act of overstepping your authority. I am currently playing house with the Princess, no, swordsmanship……!”

“What time is it?”

At those words, Sir Lancer jumped up from his seat.

“I, I must have lost track of time!”

“Isn’t it time for Prince Michael’s swordsmanship lesson?”

“I was just about to go right now.”

“About to?”

“About to go.”

“Go?”

“I was about to go.”

It seemed Sir Lancer, who was deeply immersed in playing house, had forgotten about the next lesson.

Even though I was looking at the ground, I could feel Chief Attendant Dailtha’s gaze.

A sharp voice rang out.

“What on earth did you put on the Princess’s lips?”

“That’s……”

“Are you unaware that adult cosmetics can irritate a child’s skin?”

I’ll confess now, but I was also wearing makeup.

My face looked a bit like flour.

My lips looked like they were colored with a marker.

Anyone would say it looked strange, but strangely, it looked pretty to me.

Maybe it’s because I never got to do it when I was in the hospital. Or maybe it’s because of my 5-year-old body.

I don’t know the exact reason, but I was so excited and happy while putting on makeup.

“And when did you take my shoes?”

I was wearing high heels.

Of course, they didn’t fit.

It was more like I just put my feet on top of the high heels rather than actually wearing them.

‘Damn it, why is this so fun!’

Honestly, it was super fun.

It felt like I had become an adult, in a way.

A strange feeling of entering a forbidden realm that children shouldn’t step into, like makeup and high heels.

It was very thrilling and enjoyable.

But stealing is a different matter.

‘No, but why would you steal your wife’s things, Sir!’

I should pretend not to know.

After making a cold-hearted judgment, I just pretended not to know.

Still, Sir Lancer didn’t snitch and say, ‘The Princess made me do it’.

He was quite loyal.

While the commotion was going on, a loud, booming voice echoed.

“Sir Lancer!”

This loud voice definitely belonged to Michael.

It seemed like he was shouting from the first floor.

Then, absurd sounds of a total chaotic situation followed.

“I didn’t forget about the swordsmanship lesson with Sir Lancer at all, there were circumstances! I didn’t want to be late!”

I burst out laughing without realizing it.

To summarize the situation:

Sir Lancer was late for his lesson with my older brother because he was messing around with me.

But my older brother was the same.

It seemed like he was playing outside and was late for the lesson.

‘So, both of them completely forgot about the lesson.’

But Sir Lancer was a bit shameless.

He acted serious even though he had also forgotten about the lesson.

His voice was infused with mana, so it reached the first floor.

“Your Highness. Being late is bad. I’ll go down and listen to your explanation.”

Sir Lancer, who said that, glanced at Chief Attendant Dailtha.

It seemed like he was timidly asking if it wouldn’t be a problem since the Prince was also late.

Seeing the wrinkles forming on Chief Attendant Dailtha’s forehead, Sir Lancer ran down to the first floor as if fleeing.

‘Chief Attendant Dailtha is following him?’

I carefully took off my high heels and put them down.

I felt a bit disappointed.

I wanted to wear them longer.

‘Anyway, I should follow them.’

Somehow, it felt like an exciting situation was about to unfold, stimulating the curiosity of my 5-year-old body.

‘Oh! Finally, a three-way confrontation?’

Sir Lancer, my older brother, and Chief Attendant Dailtha met on the first floor.

But there was a creature I had never seen before on my older brother’s shoulder.

“Look at this. This guy kept bothering me, so I couldn’t help but be late for the lesson. I definitely didn’t forget.”

It was much bigger than a squirrel and resembled a weasel.

It also looked like a badger that I had seen in a documentary once.

‘Huh?’

I definitely knew that animal.

And I didn’t know.

That this animal would completely change my life as a transmigrated being.