Mila decided to complement the completed handkerchief.

With the hunting festival approaching next week, Stella Princess’s finished handkerchief was absolutely unsuitable for submission to the hunting festival. However, when Mila went to get embroidery materials, Stella’s room was empty.

“Where did she go?”

Mila put down the basket she was carrying and went out onto the balcony to look outside. Despite the overcast weather with thick clouds, Princess Stella was in the garden.

Seeing her sitting crouched on the bare ground, it seemed like she was planting something again.

Instead of calling out to Stella, Mila decided to silently observe. She was not far away, so Stella’s expression was clearly visible.

Despite having a lot of dirt on her hands, the princess looked much more excited and joyful than the day she attended the Emperor’s banquet.

It seems her lack of interest in the Empress’s position was not an empty word.

Mila pondered about how to proceed in the future and remembered that the date for reporting was approaching. To know more about Princess Stella, she needed to observe and report more details.

With an unwilling expression on her face, Mila stood still for a while, then went to her room to change into comfortable clothes before heading to the garden.

She had never thought about living a life as a maid. It felt strange and embarrassing for a moment, but somehow a light laughter bubbled up.

“This should be planted like carrots too, right?”
“No, this is a bit different. Watch closely!”

This time, Esta held several black, elongated seeds and demonstrated.

After diligently digging the soil with her small hand, she threw about five seeds into the pit at once. Then, she covered the soil over the seeds and firmly pressed it down with her foot.

“It’s done like this. Easy, right?”

“I think I can do it.”

Stella felt naturally excited at the thought of planting seeds other than fairy carrots. Although she had the urge to dig the ground with a pickaxe, it wasn’t necessary at this stage of planting seeds.

Using her bare hands, Stella spread the soil to create a small hole, and just as Esta taught her, she placed about three seeds inside. It took only a few seconds to cover the soil again.

“Wow! Our Stella is really fast! You’re so good! Truly a noble farmer!”

As the accompanying fairies applauded and praised, Stella, subtly pleased, started to pick up the pace.

While playing with the soil used to lift her mood before, now it was more than that. Not only did she feel like she was doing something important, but she also thought that this moment was truly happy.

No matter how much she thought about it, coming to the Credion Empire instead of Beatrice was fortunate for Stella.
When Stella pressed the ground where she planted the seeds, Ark stepped firmly, causing Esta to drop gathered water droplets. Then, Oton, followed by Iber, formed a team of two and worked together to dig the soil and plant the seeds.

No matter how many disguises and complaints the fairies had, the cheerful chatter about planting seeds filled the air without a break.

Oton, who always had his lips sticking out, now had a rounded smile.

It was when they diligently planted half of the seeds from the pocket.

“Princess, may I help you?”

It was the gentle and elegant voice of the quiet Mila. Stella was grateful that Mila didn’t ask what she was doing but offered help instead.

“Do you want to join?”

Mila wasn’t particularly eager to do this. She just needed to know more about Princess Stella, and since the princess had dirt on her hands, she couldn’t just stand by and watch.

“If you show me, I’ll try.”

Stella demonstrated as Esta had shown her, and Mila quickly understood.

With the cooperation of Mila and Stella, planting the seeds was quickly completed. Of course, the land fairies helped along the way, but Mila wasn’t aware of that.

“Princess, what are you planting this time?”

Once again, there was no information on where Princess Stella obtained the seeds. Mila was confident that it was something the forces helping the princess had brought.

“Herbs. I don’t know the exact name either.”
Mila’s expression darkened at Stella’s answer.

“Why? Can’t you plant herbs?”

After hesitating for a moment, Mila responded as if she had made up her mind.

“Because some herbs contain toxins. It could unfairly reverse a crime.”

Hwangseong was like a slippery ice where one could reverse the crime of a rebel just by sneezing if luck was not on one’s side.

“Oh, this should be fine.”

Stella thought that the earth fairies, who loved peace, wouldn’t give her herbs with toxins.

“Then, it’s okay.”

However, the shadow didn’t completely disappear from Mila’s face as she looked at the ground where the sprouts had not yet come up.

Darren and Bryn, as yesterday, went to the Moonlight Guild to buy the vending rights.

Jack was in charge of guiding them again. Darren expected to go to the same place as yesterday, but the location Jack guided them to was different from yesterday.