NOVEL NEXT Baby Princess’ Survival Diary
Chapter 16
My body was weird. I’m not saying it’s weird in a bad way, but it’s weird in a good way.
After signing with Nadia, my body was strangely full of strength. I was able to go to my father’s office and rest several times at the same time. And I was always tired and fell asleep, but now my eyes are wide open, so I was in trouble. It changed overnight and my stamina improved to the extent that Jessie and Lena were confused. When I asked Driane about this strange situation, Driane sighed and said. [It’s rebound.] “Rebound?” [Yes. You used too much energy to open the path of the divine beast.] I was a little excited by what Driane said. Does it mean I can use my divine power now? “Then, can i ushe my divine power now?” (Then, can I use my divine power now?) [No. The path is open, but not widened.] My shoulders drooped at Driane’s words. When will I be able to cure my father’s headache with divine power? What if Jerion gets sick? I was constantly anxious. “If ith’sh widened… can I ushe a woth of divine power again once?” (If it’s widened… Can I use a lot of divine power again once?) [Don’t say such dangerous things. You were lucky this time. Rebound literally means the power that comes back. How it will come back is just luck] I hesitated a little at Driane’s words and asked. “Whath ish wucw?” (What is luck?) [Luck is— I don’t know. How should I explain this?] Driane sat down and lost in thought. And soon continued to speak. [Let’s say today’s snack is pudding. What kind of pudding do you think would be good?] “uhm… Sthrawberry!” (Uhm… Strawberry!) I didn’t care what pudding was coming out. Pudding is all delicious. However, thinking about what Jerion would eat, I couldn’t think of anything but strawberries. After a strong answer, Driane nodded and said. [Can’t there be pumpkin pudding that came out?] “Thath’sh righth…” (That’s right…) I also liked the pumpkin pudding, but Jerion didn’t seem to like it at all. I was seriously thinking about what to do if pumpkin pudding came out, but Driane laughed and continued. [This case depends on luck. About what’s going to come out] “Lucw… differenth…” (Luck… Different…) [I don’t know what kind of pudding will come out. If strawberry pudding came out, you were lucky, and if pumpkin pudding came out, you were unlucky.] Driane’s words were still difficult. Still, I knew I was lucky enough to wake up. “I… i gueshsh i wash wucwy” (I… I guess I was lucky.) Drianne nodded. [Baby is good at understanding] Driane glanced at Nadia and continued. [It was also good. Because Nadia was a divine beast that you could control. If it were Ignia or Eloane, it would have been more difficult. It’s hard for you to control them] “Why ish nadia eashy?” (Why is Nadia easy?) [It’s because Nadia is a plant. Plants can’t exist without land.] “Aha—” Nadia sat next to Driane with a guilty look. “Buth, don’th buwwy Nadia thoo much.” (But, don’t bully Nadia too much.) [It’s not bullying, it’s teaching. It’s the same thing Shane does to Baby.] “Buth I can shee thhath nadia ish shad.” (But I can see that Nadia is sad.) [There are children who like to study like Baby, but there are also children who hate studying like that.] “Ung… Nadia. You have tho shthudy.” (Ung… Nadia. You have to study.) “Lione—!” Nadia looked at me with a betrayed look, but I turned away. The more I studied, the more I felt the need, and it was that much fun. In my previous life, Duke Enotis, who had beaten me hard when I had only touched the book, was understandable. If I had known how to read only now, I would have tried to run away. “Ish Nadia reawwy young?” (Is Nadia really young?) [Nadia is the youngest among the divine beasts.] [But I’ve lived for over 200 years—!] [There is a thing called mental age.] [Ikk—] “Nadia. Don’th thaww bacw tho teacher.” (Nadia. Don’t talk back to Teacher.) [Driane is the same divine beast! Not a teacher!] “Driane hash wived for nearwy a thhoushand yearsh.” (Driane has lived for nearly a thousand years.) [There… may be a slight difference…] “If you shpeaw weww, i wiww give you coowiesh!” (If you speak well, I will give you cookies!) [Really?] “Ung!” (Yes!) [Wow!] I smiled happily as I saw Nadia jumping around. Looking at us like that, Driane shook its head and said, [There is a thing called mental age—] ***** My daily routine has changed again. I woke up in the morning and spent time with my father and studied with Shane. In the afternoon, it has been my routine so far to practice using my divine power and play with Jerion. Now there’s the addition of learning how to handle Nadia. [I am a land that moves on its own, but Nadia is a tree and a flower that needs rain and sunshine. Originally, Nadia had to explain to the contractor how to control it, but—.] [Kyaha~] We both looked at Nadia at the same time. Nadia was chasing a butterfly. Then fell down and stood up again, and this time Nadia started chasing another butterfly. Driane sighed as Driane saw Nadia. [I’ll teach you, Baby.] “Ung…” (Yes…) Honestly, I can’t trust Nadia either. ***** [Nadia is like a plant itself. Plants don’t go against Nadia. So even Baby can control plants.] “Buth how?” (But how?) Driane held out the seeds Driane had been getting from somewhere to me. [Baby can make this seed sprout.] Driane went out the window and pointed to the tree and said. [You can get seeds from that tree] “Whath ish shprouth?” (What is sprout?) [To make it sprout means to make it grow.] Nadia spoke loudly at Driane’s words. [We can even play hide and seek!] [—Yeah, it’s not bad. It is also possible to make the grass thick or dry. If my power could be different, it would be possible to enrich the land.] “Reawwy?” (Really?) [Yeah.] Driane was a good teacher. Nadia intervened in the middle, but Driane continued the class. [Try to raise the divine power in your body.] As soon as I raised my confidence as I had practiced in the past, my divine power rose quickly. Nadia, who was chasing the butterflies, came up to me and leaned on me. A small light emanated from Nadia’s body. [Now. Imagine the seeds sprout] I closed my eyes and imagined the seeds sprouting like Driane said. It’s probably green, right? What shape is it? What color will it be when it’s all grown up? Is it still green? As I thought about it, I really wondered how the seeds would grow. [Baby, open your eyes] “Whoa!” When I opened my eyes, there was a small sprout in the seed. It’s so small that I can see it only if I look closely, but it’s clearly sprouted. Looking at Driane, Driane nodded. “Is it reaw?” (Is it real?) [Yes. It’s the baby’s sprout.] “Whoaa!” [The second new contract with the divine beast is with Nadia, so the growth rate is fast.] “Ish ith wiwe thhath becaushe of Nadia?” (Is it like that because of Nadia?( [As I said before, Nadia is a divine beast born from the soil. It’s like a divine beast derived from me. So, it seems to have had a better effect with the addition of what you had been training for.] “I shee…” (I see….) I nodded my head, but couldn’t take my eyes off the sprout. It made me more happy to think that it was a sprout that I make it. [Don’t be happy about that. Soon, tens of thousands of flowers will bloom at once] “Reawwy?” (Really?) [Of course! Some of my attributes are prophecies too!] “Prophecy? whath’sh thhath?” (Prophecy? What’s that?) [Prophecy means to foresee the future, that is, to predict what will happen in the future.] “Wow! Nadia ish thhe beshth” (Wow! Nadia is the best!) [But Nadia’s prophecy is often wrong. Prophecy is the power of time. The older Nadia gets, the stronger it gets, so the current prophecy is more likely to be wrong.] […No. This is real! I saw it before signing a contract—!] “Then, thhen. Our nadia can’th be wiwe thhath.” (Then, then. Our Nadia can’t be like that.) I said as I hugged Nadia, who was about to make a big fuss with tail raised. Then Nadia waved its tail softly and came into my arms. [Is that a pet or a divine beast—] Driane’s sigh deepened. ***** I carried seeds all day. I didn’t say anything because I couldn’t show Jessie yet, but I bragged to Lena. “Is this really what Lady did?” “Ung!” (Yes!) “You’re amazing!” Excited by Lena’s reaction, I headed straight to my father. As soon as I arrived at the office, I greeted him and handed out seeds to my father. Then I spoke quietly so that others couldn’t hear me. “I raished ith!” (I raised it!) My father looked at me with surprised eyes for a moment, and soon looked at me anxiously and said. “It didn’t strain your body right?” “Driane shaid ith wash fine!” (Driane said it was fine!) I was relieved by my father’s expression. “Yeah. That’s great. You’ve already dealt with the divine power this far.” My father patted me on the head. It was normal for my father to stroke my hair, but today I felt particularly good. My father also gave me two puddings today, which he usually only gave me one. Jerion came when the aides were away for a late lunch. Jerion, who walked in today with Nancy, was cute. My stomach was full as if I had eaten a lot of lunch. Jerion’s blonde hair shook gently. Jerion’s blonde hair was a little different from his father’s. It felt a little lighter and fluffy. As I looked at Jerion’s blonde hair, Jerion approached me. “Nunya, whath are you doing?” (Nunya, what are you doing?) “Jerion, come here and eath! Pudding!” (Jerion, come here and eat! Pudding!) “Kyaa—” Jerion rushed over and hugged me and shouted pudding. When father beckoned to Nancy, she went out to get some pudding. I put my share of pudding in Jerion’s mouth. Jerion’s expression changed as if he were amazed. I took another bite to see that expression, but Jerion shook his head. “Thish ish for Nunya. Thish ish noth for Jeyion.” (This is for Nuna. This is not for Jerion.) “Ith’sh oway.” (It’s okay.” “No! Thish ish for Nunya!” (No! This is for Nuna!) Jerion gave the pudding to me. He said firmly that his pudding would be coming soon, so I had to eat it. Today, as always, was a smooth and warm day. Until I also hold out the seeds for Jerion.
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