Ginger was the one who received Aileen’s fortune-telling. I had expected it, so it wasn’t surprising. Considering how surprised he was just now, he must have been planning something while I was sleeping. If that’s the case…

“Just don’t sleep, then.”

Good. I had a lot of books to read anyway.

I took out the books and documents given by Matthias. Even when I was in high school, I had never studied this much. I sighed at the pile of books.

“……It’s approved?”

“That’s right. Why on earth are you asking me again?”

The maid replied irritably.

“Why?”

“What?”

“Why was it approved?”
The head maid scanned me with an incredulous look. I could guess what she was thinking. However, she probably wasn’t as surprised as I was right now.

‘Takes over a month just for document review?’

The first virtue of a palace maid was loyalty. For this reason, former maids transferring from other palaces had a more rigorous screening process.

Although transferring was allowed, it was considered an act of betrayal against the master they had served.

‘But why did mine get approved in just three days!’

Florea received and processed my documents in just three days, and the approval for the transfer came unusually quickly. Even the head maid found it puzzling.

While I had intended to use the time for document review to search for the origin of the fairy, in five days from now, I was destined to meet the first prince without any escape.

‘Maybe it’s because I’m Floria’s sister?’

Perhaps the first prince intended to use me.

‘Haha. Damn it.’

It seems like nothing is going the way I want these days. I grabbed my throbbing forehead.

“Is there something on your mind, Lady Reneaula?”

In Sylvia’s worried voice, I suddenly raised my head. It seemed that she was worrying about the meeting with the first prince again, but I was lost in thought about something else. I recalled the reason I came to Sylvia’s room and took out the magic pouch.

“Take it.”

“What is this?”

Sylvia fumbled with the magic pouch here and there. It seemed that she couldn’t imagine it was a magic pouch just by looking at it.

“There are gifts inside.”

Sylvia’s eyes widened as she put her hand into the pouch at my words.

“Oh my! There are so many things inside!”

Continuously, small books kept coming out of the tiny pouch, and Sylvia exclaimed in amazement.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen magic items with my own eyes. Where did you get this?”

“Someone lent it to me. Isn’t it a common item?”

Sylvia shook her head as if to say it was definitely not. I thought it would be full of magic pouches in a fantasy world, but apparently, it wasn’t the case.

“I heard these things are only in the royal palace.”

The face that came to mind as she extended the pouch, acting like it was nothing special. I wondered where that man got such a precious item. Since it was the Dark Guild, there must be some route.

Remembering the face that extended the pouch as if it was nothing special, I grabbed Sylvia’s arm as she looked at the stack of books.

“Can I stay here tonight instead of going back?”

Although I had rested a little during the day, staying up all night consecutively was still challenging. With Sylvia here, I couldn’t do anything to Ginger.

Sylvia, who seemed very reluctant, took my hand as if she was deeply moved.
“Of course! My roommate is on vacation today, so I’m the only one here. Good thing, tomorrow is a holiday, so we can talk about ghosts all night. I happen to have chocolate cookies too!”

In front of Sylvia’s sparkling eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to say that I just wanted to sleep.

“Well then, I’ll take a quick nap. I’ve been staying up for a few days, so I’m tired.”

“Yes, sure! While you sleep, I’ll get everything ready. Oh, should I lend you my pajamas?”

Sylvia excitedly rummaged through her wardrobe.

I’ll take a short nap and wake up. I need to tell Sylvia that I’ll be going to the First Prince’s palace. Oh, I also need to clear up any misunderstandings about my preferences. And within three days, I must find the origin of the invited queen…

I couldn’t resist the heavy drowsiness that was creeping over me, and I fell asleep with my eyes closed. When I opened them again, I was not in Sylvia’s room anymore.