I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 40

Chapter 40

One month later, the day arrived when the results of the 14th Olympiad were announced.

The results of the 14th Olympiad would be announced first, and the results of the 19th Olympiad would be announced three days later.

Reina opened the letter with trembling hands.

‘I need to at least be in the middle to save face.’

She hadn’t dreamed of getting first place anyway.

As the only daughter of the Rossild family, it was enough to not lose face.

“Yes! I got at least half of them right.”

She was in the middle.

She immediately got into her carriage and went to Yuri’s house.

Yuri’s house was located in a shabby part of the duchy.

The road was narrow, so the carriage could not enter, and the alley was dirty.

“Ugh, it’s dirty.”

It was an ordinary street without any trash or filth, but it felt dirty if it wasn’t paved with the finest materials.

In the end, she didn’t get out of the carriage and sent someone to call Yuri.

Yuri rushed out at the visit of the only daughter of the sponsoring family.

“Yuri. What are the results?”

“Tha, thanks to your sponsorship, I was able to achieve good results.”

The result was a perfect score.

She took first place in the 14th Olympiad.

Reina nodded with a pleased look.

“That’s right, if our family sponsors you, you should show this level of achievement.”

“I’m always grateful.”

Reina nodded a few more times and then said.

“Yuri. Follow me.”

“Where are you going?”

She had been nursing her mother and ran out. She was in such a hurry that she couldn’t even put on her shoes properly.

“We have to go to the Imperial Palace. I’m going to put Isabel, that unlucky thing, in her place.”

Her face flushed.

A smile spread across Reina’s face.

Just thinking about it made her laugh. The thought of the incredibly handsome man she had fallen in love with at first sight came to mind.

“And I’ll see Adjutant Viaton, too.”

“Di, did you get permission from the Duke?”

Yuri needed time.

She had to explain to her mother that she was going far away and ask the lady next door to look after her mother.

However, Reina was slightly offended even by this trivial question.

“If you’re being sponsored, shouldn’t you just say yes to everything?”

“……I’m sorry.”

“I guess you don’t know because you don’t have a father, but my father does whatever I ask.”

“……”

“Anyway, get in quickly. Let’s go to the Imperial Palace.”

Yuri had no choice but to get into the carriage.

“Where are you getting in? You have to go there.”

“Oh, oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize.”

Yuri sat next to the coachman, not inside the carriage.

The coachman was a middle-aged man in his 50s.

“Are you worried about your mother? Don’t worry. I sent a letter in advance. The villagers will take good care of her. I sent some money, too, so pay it back later.”

Yuri burst into tears.

Meanwhile, Reina hummed inside the carriage.

‘I hope Sir Viaton is there. I can show him that I’m much better than the Princess.’

Three days later.

Reina arrived at the Imperial Palace, and the results of the 19th Olympiad were also announced.

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Reina grabbed the hem of her skirt and bowed.

“It’s been a while, Princess Isabel. It’s really nice to see you.”

“Nice to see you, too. Have you been well?”

I smiled brightly.

She was such a transparent child that I knew exactly what she was aiming for by coming here.

“Sister Yuri came with you, too. Nice to meet you.”

Yuri bowed to me.

However, we couldn’t exchange any further greetings because Reina quickly cut in.

“Are the Olympiad results out?”

“Not yet. I heard the results sheet will arrive by today.”

“That’s right. I heard you participated in the 19th Olympiad.”

“That’s right.”

“Well, I guess it’s less embarrassing to participate in the 19th Olympiad and get a bad score, right?”

I widened my eyes.

“Lady Reina, do you think I’ll get a bad score?”

I definitely got a perfect score.

Not only had I solved the problems before, but the structure of the problems themselves was designed for perfect verification.

Even if there were multiple perfect scorers, I was the first to submit, so the prize money was definitely mine.

“No, it’s more like, it’s the 19th Olympiad. I heard you’re the first person to participate in the 19th Olympiad at the age of six.”

“There’s no guarantee that the results of the first challenge will be bad.”

“Well, that’s true. Haha.”

They say you see the world as much as you know.

Well, I couldn’t blame Reina entirely.

Because she doesn’t know that I’m a transmigrator.

Knock knock.

Then, I heard a knock.

“Princess. Can I come in?”

“Of course!”

It was Sir Viaton.

I couldn’t help but smile brightly.

Sir Viaton was always kind and warm, so the time I spent with him was always cozy.

“Sir Viaton! You remember me, right? I’m Reina of Rossild. It’s an honor to meet His Majesty’s renowned adjutant again.”

“Hello, Lady Reina.”

Sir Viaton greeted her briefly and then turned his gaze to me.

To Sir Viaton, Reina seemed to be about as important as a nearby object.

“Princess, the results sheet has arrived.”

“Really?”

“I’m getting nervous myself.”

Sir Viaton’s eyes curved into crescents.

The light green eyes visible between the crescents were beautiful.

“I’ll open it for you.”

“Thank you.”

I wasn’t that nervous.

Sir Viaton tore open the envelope.

Magic letters appeared on the letter.

『Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!』

On top of that, a wavy magical shape appeared.

Sir Viaton’s hands were trembling a little dramatically.

Sir Viaton, the magic swordsman, had been playing pranks like that for a while now.

I waited with a calm face.

“Oh my god……!”

Sir Viaton’s eyes widened.

Fireworks exploded above Sir Viaton’s head.

Bang! Bang! Boom!

Red fireworks.

Blue fireworks.

Yellow fireworks.

Beautiful colored fireworks kept exploding.

“Princess. Would you mind pinching my cheek?”

Sir Viaton knelt on one knee and offered his cheek.

I touched Sir Viaton’s cheek.

It was soft like flour.

It stretched like cheese.

This was also magic.

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter again.

“Aren’t you curious about your score, Princess?”

“Well, I think I did well.”

“You’re so calm again today.”

Sir Viaton chuckled.

Reina quickly said from the side.

“Yuri, who is sponsored by our family, achieved the top rank.”

The meaning of those words was that no matter how well I did on the test, I wouldn’t have done better than Yuri.

Regardless of Reina’s words, I was genuinely happy.

“Wow! Really? Congratulations!”

I was truly proud of Yuri.

At the young age of nine, she took care of her sick mother and achieved first place in the Olympiad through self-study without a teacher.

I held Yuri’s hand and jumped up and down.

“First place! That’s amazing! I knew Sister Yuri would do well.”

I hugged Yuri tightly because I was so proud and happy.

Cheer up. Yuri, you’re a wonderful person. You don’t have to be so intimidated in front of someone like Reina.

“……”

Yuri seemed a little flustered by my reaction.

Oh, was my reaction too much?

“Hehe.”

I subtly let go of Yuri’s hand.

I had already encountered Yuri through the novel, but Yuri doesn’t know much about me.

“I was just so happy. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, no, no, it’s okay. Thank you.”

Yuri lowered her head.

Her earlobes seemed to have turned slightly red.

I felt sorry for Yuri again.

‘She’s a child who has never received kindness without strings attached.’

That’s why she wouldn’t be used to my expression of affection.

The only way Yuri could be loved was by achieving results.

She had lived her life that way, so she couldn’t help but be flustered by me.

Reina asked in a sharp voice.

“I don’t know why you’re so happy that Yuri, who is sponsored by our family, achieved the top rank.”

“You’ve mentioned about 300 times that Sister Yuri is sponsored by the Rossild family, but I don’t know why you keep saying it.”

Reina flinched.

It was a little funny how she reacted with a ‘poof!’ when I poked her.

Oh, I should stop teasing her now. She might cry if I tease her more.

“I’m just kidding, kidding. The Rossild family is doing a wonderful job. So, what did you want to say?”

“You haven’t heard your score yet. Oh, I guess the score wasn’t very meaningful to you anyway?”

Reina seemed to be thinking what she wanted to think again.

She seemed to think that I participated in the Olympiad as a way to express that ‘I may not be good at swordsmanship, but I’m working hard at other things!’

“Well, I don’t think it’s that meaningful just based on the score itself.”

“I knew it.”

Actually, it’s very important.

What could be more important than scores to a Korean student?

However, I wanted to give hope and dreams to the young child who was watching from the side.

I wanted to show the child, whose self-esteem had been lowered in front of her sponsor, what was right.

“All the effort that went into achieving that score is important.”

“……Yes?”

“I think that effort and process are admirable. So, everyone who puts in that kind of effort is precious.”

I glanced at Yuri.

Yuri was still looking down, but her body was trembling slightly.

I shifted my gaze to Sir Viaton.

“What about my score?”