I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Isabel knows why Teyselon was ostracized from the Mirotel Magic Federation.

There was a high probability that life would become tiresome if they caught her.

‘I have to lower myself and hide.’

However, she shouldn’t lie.

“I have no intention of entering the Magic Tower.”

“Why do you think so? Don’t you find it a shame to waste that talent and skill?”

Isabel shook her head.

“I was just lucky. It was a problem I had solved once before.”

“No matter how lucky you are, it would be impossible to be the top rank in the Olympiad without basic skills.”

“I don’t want to become a grand mage.”

It wasn’t a very fitting statement for a princess.

Since she couldn’t master the sword, it would have been more appropriate for a princess to say that she would do her best in magic and raise the honor of the Imperial Family.

However, Isabel had a very powerful weapon.

“I know that to become like the excellent mages of the Mirotel Magic Federation, I have to put in a lot of effort and focus on my studies for a very long time.”

Isabel showed her wrist.

The Mark of Narvidal.

Sand continued to flow in the hourglass.

Isabel is six years old.

She has lived more than a quarter of her life, and accordingly, about a quarter of the sand has accumulated.

“As you know, I don’t have that kind of time.”

“……”

“So I want to learn and study small and enjoyable magic.”

The magic of this world is specialized in war and destruction.

It wasn’t what Isabel wanted.

“What kind of magic is small and enjoyable?”

“I want to make a stone that emits a cool breeze in the summer. My friend is very sensitive to heat. And also, I want to make a mango smoothie that’s so cold it makes your head tingle in the summer and share it. I also want to make a magic device that transforms peaches into peach jelly,뿅!”

“……Excuse me?”

“In winter, I want to try making an electric blanket that emits warm air.”

Silence fell.

There has never been a prospective mage in the world who has expressed such aspirations.

It was the first time that the youngest top ranker in the 19th Olympiad had ever expressed such trivial hopes.

‘If these things become widespread, they would be good gifts to this world, right?’

In the end, what Isabel wanted and what Teyselon dreamed of were similar.

It’s just a difference in how it was packaged.

“This is an off-topic question, but what are your plans for the prize money?”

At those words, Isabel couldn’t help but smile brightly.

‘Hehehe, 10 million Luden!’

10 million Luden, my goodness.

To roughly compare, 10 million Luden felt similar to 10 million Korean Won.

‘I’m going to be rich!’

Isabel, who received a large sum of 10 million Luden at the age of six, became happy without realizing it.

This 10 million Luden will become seed money to launch a soaring rocket.

“Well, I’m going to donate it.”

To be precise, it’s an investment.

She didn’t say those words.

“Donate?”

“Yes. I want to help people who have dreams and passion but are poor.”

That soaring rocket, no, that person’s name is Narmore.

She didn’t say those words either.

Isabel couldn’t help but smile happily again.

“……Why did you think that way?”

“I just want to be someone’s gift, too.”

Isabel thought of Serna and Ron.

The family she never had before.

She vowed to leave them a gift as well.

Financial power that Duke Rossild couldn’t ignore.

‘Of course, if that happens, the power and influence of the Imperial Family will become excessive, and the original story’s setting will collapse, but that’s not my concern!’

Yuli wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.

“Your Highness is truly warm-hearted. I didn’t know you would have such compassion for the poor whom you have never met. I’m truly touched.”

……Huh?

Come to think of it, many reporters had similar looks in their eyes.

“I’ve never seen anyone smile so happily while talking about donating.”

“I’ve never seen it either.”

“I will record and spread the word that you want to leave a gift to the poor before you leave.”

Clap, clap, clap.

Someone started clapping first.

The reporters tucked their pens and notepads into their chests and clapped.

Among them were also citizens of the Bilotian Empire.

“Long live the Bilotian Empire, the fifth princess, Princess Isabel!”

……No, wait a minute.

Isabel was greatly flustered.

‘I, I never asked for this.’

The cheers grew louder.

“Long live!”

P-Please stop. It’s embarrassing, so please stop.

‘I, I want attention, but I don’t want attention!’

Because they were so dedicated to cheering, Isabel’s face turned bright red.

Someone placed a hand on their heart and spoke sincerely.

“As a citizen of the Bilotian Empire, I feel a deep sense of pride. Thank you for making me feel this pride, Your Highness.”

This was Princess Isabel’s first official act.

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Returning to the Imperial Palace, Isabel let out a deep sigh, “Haa-.”

Her nanny, Ruruka, came running to greet Isabel with joy.

“I saw the newsletter too, Your Highness!”

“……Yes.”

The newsletter featured a large photo of several reporters cheering.

It contained numerous articles praising Isabel.

‘Is that a newsletter or a flattery paper……?’

Isabel was so embarrassed that she couldn’t bring herself to read the headlines.

However, Ruruka didn’t seem to mind.

She read something aloud.

“We saw the sunshine.”

“……”

“Her warmth was a gift itself.”

“S-Stop……!”

“Look at this. It’s an interview with numerous emotion mages from the continent.”

There were various emotion mages in this world.

Among them were technicians who analyzed facial expressions.

Ruruka read the interviews of those emotion mages aloud.

“I have never seen such a sincere smile. I couldn’t help but smile at the truly happy laughter. Princess Isabel’s smile is undoubtedly a treasure one in a billion. The heart that pities those in need, the sunshine-like smile that stems from that warm heart, can be considered a blessing to the citizens of the empire. Who in the world can smile so innocently? My heart has been dyed peach-colored by the princess’s smile today.”

“T-That’s not it……”

Ruruka gave Isabel a light hug.

In fact, only one thing mattered to Ruruka.

“I’m happiest when Your Highness is happy. Thank you for smiling so brightly.”

The newsletter in Ruruka’s hand contained a picture of Isabel smiling happily.

It was a photo taken when she was thinking about the 10 million Luden prize money.

“Your Highness smiling like sunshine is a gift to me.”

“……”

That’s not a sunshine smile, it’s a capitalist smile.

Isabel couldn’t bring herself to say those words.

Because the happiness Ruruka felt was real.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter anyway.’

Isabel hugged Ruruka back.

Isabel really liked Ruruka’s warmth.

Some time passed.

After dinner, Ruruka said,

“But Your Highness, will Yuri be alright?”

“Yuri? Why Yuri?”

“If you look here……”

Ruruka pointed to a photo.

Yuri was smiling as she looked at Isabel.

It was a happy expression, no matter who saw it.

“Did you really scrapbook all these newsletters?”

“Yes, here’s a part of Your Highness’s hair. And here’s a part of your socks.”

She had scrapbooked even the most trivial things related to Isabel.

It was no exaggeration to say that she had perused every newsletter published across the continent.

“Fortunately, the budget was approved for things related to Your Highness, so I was able to do this. Hmm, anyway, please look at this. If you look at the photo from this angle……”

Isabel shifted her gaze to the photo Ruruka was pointing at.

“It’s Reina.”

“That’s right.”

“Her expression is very bad.”

“It seems like Lady Reina is angry.”

“That’s…… right.”

It was a vicious expression, no matter who saw it.

It seemed like Reina didn’t like Yuri.

An ominous thought crossed Isabel’s mind.

“Nanny, please find out what happened to Yuri.”

Ruruka was able to find out about Yuri without much difficulty.

That’s because Yuri had personally come to the capital of Bilotian.

The Yuri she found was in a truly ragged state.

One of the guards at the capital’s outer wall gate pointed his spear at her.

“How dare you come here!”

“Please, let me see the princess.”

Yuri was kneeling and begging.

The guard was very annoyed.

Since the articles about Isabel filled the newsletters, there had been too many people like this.

There were over 500 people a day who wanted to beg Isabel.

The security work at the capital’s outer wall was becoming paralyzed.

The guard frowned deeply.

‘Why don’t you just show your ID and ask to be admitted normally? Why are all these ragged beggars always looking for Princess Isabel?’

He spoke with as much patience as he could muster.

“I told you to get out.”

The guard barely held back his harsh words.

He was already extremely on edge.

“If you bother me one more time, I will really use force.”

“Wait a minute!”

Ruruka ran over.

She hurriedly showed her ID to the guard.

“I am Ruruka, serving Princess Isabel.”

It was already the 320th person who showed their ID today.

It was also the 50th person who claimed to be Princess Isabel’s nanny.

“Again! Again! There must be about 3,000 of the princess’s nannies in the world!”

Why would someone who is supposedly the princess’s nanny come all the way to the capital’s outer wall?

What kind of nonsense was this?

The guard, whose patience had already run out, yelled without even properly checking the ID.

“Get out of here!”

“The princess told me to bring her. I am Ruruka, the princess’s nanny. Check the ID.”

Ruruka helped Yuri up. And she tried to bring her inside the outer wall.

It happened to be a very hot day.

“You guys are really pushing it!”

The guard, who had been overworked for several days, couldn’t take it anymore.

He, who was already at the peak of his irritability, exploded.

“I will punish you for obstructing official duties!”