Chapter 69
A pulley that was currently under maintenance was located far away in a corner.
Isabel demonstrated a practical example after forming an image in her mind.
‘Raise your mana.’
Electric bicycle.
Electric bicycle.
Electric bicycle.
She visualized the image in her mind and integrated her knowledge of magic engineering.
‘Apply the magic formula created like this to the pulley… Done!’
Words inscribed with mana. The magic formula was inscribed on the pulley.
“You promised not to laugh, right?”
“Yes, of course.”
Hector, who usually had a great interest in magic engineering, pulled the pulley’s rope.
‘Ugh!’
He was startled.
It was because he pulled too much when he just tugged lightly.
“Oops!”
An external force acted strongly and moved the pulley automatically.
Because the rope was pulled too fast and hard, Hector fell on his butt.
Hector sat on the floor, staring blankly at the pulley.
“A-Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
“Get up.”
“Yes, I understand… Ugh, my tailbone!”
He did get up, although he suffered minor injuries.
“I didn’t control the mana properly because it was my first time. I’m sorry.”
“…Is this something to be sorry about?”
She actually applied the magic formula to the pulley.
No mage in the world would use magic for such a chore(?).
Most mages believe that magic is a noble study, so they don’t use it in such 3D fields.
“Yes. If I don’t adjust the mana output value properly, my teacher will scold me. He scolds very fiercely when he does.”
“…I see.”
“I think it’ll be perfect if I practice a few times, can I practice a bit?”
“Of course. Naturally.”
In the end, Isabel was able to find the appropriate output value.
Isabel smiled brightly without realizing it.
‘Wow, I learned something new!’
Isabel was currently wearing a ring that changed her face.
Instead of the necklace made by the dwarf master magic engineer Hirden, she was wearing an artifact that could be relatively easily obtained on the market.
Because it was difficult to consider it a luxury item, the wearer had to know how to handle magic.
She had to constantly infuse and control a certain amount of mana, which became very good practice for Isabel.
‘It’s become much more sophisticated because I’m implementing magic while distracting myself with this.’
Usually, she was worried because her mana was too rampant. But if she handled mana in this way, she could control it more precisely and delicately.
With this, there was no doubt that Viaton or Karin would praise her.
Isabel, feeling proud without realizing it, muttered to herself.
“I can get praised, hehe.”
Now it was time for the real deal.
She stood in front of the volunteers and workers who were working.
“Now, now, let’s stop for a moment. The mage-nim will help you.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Where is the mage-nim?”
People didn’t think Isabel was a mage.
How could she become a mage at such a young age? Maybe a mage aspirant.
“Here, it’s this person. She’s the Lady of the House of Beloti.”
“Hey, Hector. Don’t joke around, that kind of joke isn’t funny.”
“You’ll see if it’s a joke or not.”
The workers moved away from the pulley for a moment.
They looked at Isabel with half curiosity and half disbelief.
Isabel’s heart pounded.
‘Attention is being showered on me?’
It was a little embarrassing to have people’s eyes on her, but it also felt good.
‘What do I do, I love attention so much.’
Isabel took a step forward.
‘I just have to do it like before.’
She was confident she could do well since she had practiced a few times.
“I’ll show you!”
She generated rotational force on the fixed pulley.
She could see the people pulling the pulley being surprised.
“Huh? It’s really gotten lighter?”
“It’s really light, isn’t it?”
People’s eyes were on me.
They were really amazed and looking at me.
“Are you really a mage-nim?”
“Then did you transform your appearance?”
I was a little embarrassed because questions were pouring in.
I was unsure how to answer, but fortunately, Uncle Hector cleared things up.
“Now, now, how can you pour out questions like that to the mage-nim? It’s rude, rude. Is it okay to be so disrespectful just because her appearance looks young?”
At his words, the people became quiet.
Just by looking at that, I could see what kind of status mages had in this world.
While everyone was silent, a few people bowed their heads to me, saying thank you.
And as if they thought that was right, many people said, “Thank you.”
“No. I’m glad I could be of help.”
People started pulling the pulley rope.
As the heavy object was easily pulled, I could see vitality returning to people’s faces.
It seemed like my magic was really helpful.
Oh, what do I do. I really ended up being helpful.
It’s thrilling.
I got a little excited and my words sped up.
“Foreman-nim. I think it’ll be okay if I continue to apply rotational magic to the pulleys. About how many pulleys are there in total?”
“About 16…”
“Then I’ll be done soon!”
“You’ll be done soon?”
“Yes. I’ll do it quickly. Then give me another task.”
“Another task… you say? After applying magic to all 16 pulleys?”
“Yes. It’s not that difficult.”
“Not that… difficult, you say?”
It was true.
I applied rotational mana to all 16 pulleys.
“You really… finished quickly?”
Uncle Hector seemed to find me really amazing.
‘Well, it’s not easy to see mages, so that’s understandable.’
I just thought that way.
Because I didn’t think I was that great.
Then, I discovered something.
“Foreman-nim! There’s something I want to do.”
Hearing my words, Uncle Hector made a dumbfounded face.
“Are you serious?”
“Of course!”
“If you wish, you can do it… but… why would a mage-nim…”
After getting permission, I ran to a site.
Several people were hammering and shoveling.
‘Shoveling! I wanted to try it!’
I had never done it in my life.
The foreman taught me how to shovel.
‘Ah, it’s not that difficult a motion!’
With a pounding heart, I started to try shoveling.
It was something I couldn’t even imagine in my previous life. Being able to shovel under the scorching sun was something only possible for healthy people.
Thud!
The shovel was buried in the soil.
“Heave-ho.”
I dug out a lump of soil.
Oh, it’s more fun than I thought. It’s like playing with dirt.
“Heave-ho.”
The foreman looked at me with a worried expression and said,
“You haven’t shoveled before, have you?”
“No, this is my first time.”
“Don’t overdo it. It’s harder work than you think, so you can injure yourself all over.”
“I understand. I’ll be careful.”
…I answered like that, but I couldn’t effectively stop my seven-year-old body.
Playing with dirt was a very enjoyable activity for a seven-year-old.
It hurt my pride a bit, but this shoveling was so much fun for me.
Ordinary kids would play with dirt with their hands, but since I had Bilotian’s body, I was just doing it with a shovel, but the essence was similar anyway.
“…You look like you’re enjoying yourself.”
“Yes, I am.”
“What’s so enjoyable?”
“It’s just that I can move my body without being sick. Even though I’m so out of breath, my chest doesn’t hurt at all. Even though I’ve been in the sun for so long, I haven’t collapsed! Hehe.”
“No, that’s something anyone can…”
The uncle stopped talking.
He looked at me with a touched expression for some reason, but I decided not to pay much attention because I was absorbed in playing with dirt.
“…You really seem to be enjoying volunteering.”
“Yes, it’s fun.”
“To think that Her Highness the Princess would have such a noble mindset…”
I continued shoveling without listening to the uncle’s words.
It was common for people to not listen to others when they were immersed in something fun.
After a while, I got thirsty and gulped down cold water.
‘Wow, it’s refreshing.’
Ding━━━
My head started to ache a little.
‘Ugh!’
So this is what it’s like to drink cold water after playing. I heard that your head gets a brain freeze if you suddenly drink something cold, so this is it!
I learned something new.
Growl━━━
I was getting hungry too.
‘Feels good.’
This was a first for me.
The experience of getting hungry from moving my body freely was, without a doubt, the most thrilling experience I’ve ever had.
And that thrilling experience was bound to be followed by an aftereffect.
“Ugh…”
That night, I got a bad cold.
I seemed to have used muscles I didn’t normally use too much and got carried away, trusting Bilotian’s body.
‘I guess I overdid it suddenly.’
I gave up most of the privileges of being a princess and came here, but I slept in the palace.
Sister Rahella—Sister Rahella never told me to call her sister, but I decided to call her sister when I refer to her alone—also asked me to do so.
‘But…’
It was raining at that moment.
Pitter-patter━━━
Large raindrops hit the window.
Suddenly, I was gripped by a terrifying feeling.
‘It hurts.’
I know it in my head. This was just a simple cold.
Since this body was so strong, I would get better quickly if I just rested well and ate well for about three days.
However, this wasn’t such a simple matter.
‘I’m scared.’
Suddenly, my whole body started trembling.
It felt like the horrible experiences from my previous life were flooding into my room.
The sound of the wind blowing outside seemed to whisper to me.
You have to be sick. You’re originally a sick child.
Wake up from your dream.
Your current life is a dream. You have to go back.
Once I was gripped by such thoughts, I was so scared that tears came out.
‘I don’t want to sleep.’
If I fell asleep here, it felt like I would be back in the hospital room.
My body shivered, and I became more and more scared as time passed.
‘I’m scared.’
I wish someone was by my side.
I wish someone would chase away these scary thoughts.
Please. Someone, please help me.
‘Someone… please hug me.’
It felt like a large, huge, black hand was swallowing me, so I hid myself under the blanket.
At that moment, someone hugged me tightly.
There was a sweet smell of honey.