And I couldn’t help but close my mouth at the unusual sight. It was because a meteor shower unfolded before my eyes.

Above all, amidst dozens of meteor fragments flashing in a comet-like shape, falling endlessly from the vast universe, the brightest and largest meteor was unparalleled.

The golden head, engulfed in an intense blaze, emitted a blue aura wrapping around the long torso that extended from the head and a thin, slender tail, drawing an arch as it swiftly passed through the space between star-sized particles. The sight inexplicably brought to mind a ‘certain flower.’

A flower associated with a god, to be precise.

“Hey, turn around, crouch, and sit.”

I had to personally investigate the crash site. I immediately took action the moment I realized that the time for it to appear was approaching. It couldn’t be left alone and fall into the wrong hands.

“Like this?”
Meanwhile, as instructed, I leaped onto Lillis’s back and wrapped my right arm around his neck to prevent a catastrophe from falling backward. In response, Lillis lifted me without a word. With my free left arm raised, I shouted energetically, “Alright, let’s go!”

Lillis, being very perceptive and intelligent, probably understood where to go without explicit instructions.

“Hold on tight, Your Highness.”

After setting me down again, instead of heading towards the door and explaining an efficient way to exit without being noticed, Lillis effortlessly leaped lightly onto the railing, stood on the edge, and looked down.

“Wait, why are we going this way instead of leaving the intact door?”

By the time I realized it was a mistake, it was already too late. Lillis was truly about to jump.

‘I don’t understand.’

Except for the knights and courtiers on night patrol duty, everyone else would be asleep, making it suitable to move through the corridors. Why take the risky route?

“Your Highness, this way is faster.”

I didn’t have acrophobia, but for some reason, looking down at Lillis standing precariously on the railing made me uneasy.

“Are you scared, by any chance?”

“No, not at all.”

For a moment, I almost said, “How old do you think I am?” But then I thought that saying this with the body of a 10-year-old princess would likely make Lillis laugh mockingly. I didn’t want to amuse Lillis in that way, so I bit my lips to refrain from speaking.

“It’s okay.”

However, Lillis, who seemed to be teasing me by asking if I was scared, unexpectedly showed a gentle smile.

“Trust me, Your Highness.”

Swish! After tossing a word for me to trust him, Lillis casually jumped down. Considering the height difference between the bedroom and the ground, it was a reckless act.

“Uh, ahhhh!”

As the wind slashed through the air, violently hitting my skin, the hood of the unicorn pajamas I had tightly wrapped around my head flew off, and my hair fluttered in all directions. I desperately pressed my arms against Lillis’s neck, giving it all my strength to snugly cover it.

“Kwaang, kwaeek!”

Unable to see behind, I wasn’t sure what was happening, but from the scream right above, it seemed like Pobi had probably jumped down, risking his life, too.

‘Come to think of it, I completely forgot about Pobi.’

I chatted with Lillis and left without paying attention to Pobi.

‘He’s an alchemy-made doll, so he should be fine.’

It was an extraordinary duck doll capable of digesting an enormous amount of food despite its small body, and even if it fell to the ground without wings, it would probably bounce like a ball. It wouldn’t get hurt.

‘A few years ago, Ronowe and Veris used to throw him around like a ball for fun, and when he was three, he got hit on the ground during a balloon game but quickly got up.’

“Kwae, kwae, eek!”

But it seemed like he was shouting too loudly. I wished Pobi could be a bit quieter…

Swoosh!
No matter how sturdy his body was, it seemed that Pobi didn’t like being stuck face-down on the ground. Desperately flapping his short arms, Pobi miraculously clung tightly to the hem of his pajamas with tremendous strength.

‘Oh, he has good reflexes.’

If I had been trembling in fear, I would have let go, missing the chance to grab hold and prevent a fall.

Swoosh, swish dash!

“Hurry, Lillis. If we’re late, the ‘Tears of the Stars’ will wither.”

“Don’t worry. It won’t happen.”

Meanwhile, after confirming that Pobi had successfully held onto his clothes, I urged Lillis. As a result, he ran even faster than before, at a speed not achievable by a human. Though weaker than when he was a snake, it was still a physical ability that surpassed ordinary standards.

“By the way, didn’t you lose all your powers?”

“I lost them all.”

With a light laugh, Lillis, who had lost his powers, mentioned that his physical abilities were still slightly superior to an average human.

Thanks to that, he easily dealt with various troubles while exploring the world and found it helpful in his role as my aide. I responded briefly, acknowledging this fact.

“But how do you avoid the time when the ‘Tears of the Stars’ fall?”

When I was the emperor, I occasionally thought about it while looking at the night sky, but after being reborn as a princess, it was not a priority, and I seemed to have forgotten about it.

“It’s not difficult to know when the ‘Tears of the Stars’ fall.”

“So, how do you know? Tell me the key point.”

The true identity of the flower related to the gods that I mentioned earlier is the ‘Tears of the Stars.’ It appeared once every few decades, and observing it accurately was like trying to catch stars in the sky, making it seem trivial.

“It’s not that difficult. While you were preparing for your next life, astronomy developed in human society.”

Lillis explained that over several centuries, human society had faced significant changes, striving for improvement and development in various ways. Astronomy was a prime example, with subsequent generations tirelessly working on improvements and enhancements based on observation formulas, equipment, and accumulated data from the past. Thanks to these efforts, the observable period for the ‘Tears of the Stars’ was revealed.

“Even so, among humans, the ‘Tears of the Stars’ is called by another name. Only we know its true purpose. In a previous cycle, a farmer discovered it, touched it out of curiosity, and got burned. It seems that the ‘Tears of the Stars’ is usually something that humans can’t handle.”