Then Hecate glanced at me and gave me a look as if asking why I was like that.

It was a natural reaction, not knowing my inner thoughts.

‘I should stop acting now.’

Why should you know? I quickly decided to drop the pretense of not knowing the Fairy Queen’s identity.

“Mom, Dad.”

Ugh, my hands and feet really shrank every time I spat out these words.

They were the ones I had discovered and nurtured in my previous life. I couldn’t accept them more because I had watched Jeff and Hecate since their childhood.

Why on earth were these two the parents!

But since I was reincarnated as their daughter, calling them by name would make me a rude princess, so…

“You can take off the mask now since everyone’s gone.”

I spat out with a detached feeling, rubbing my eyes. It was itching because I had been rolling around and playing outside.

“Our daughter can’t be fooled.”

Jeff and Hecate quickly returned to normal as soon as they were told to stop.

“You pretended not to know for your friends? You’re really kindhearted, Darjeeling!”

I would have become a saint if I had cared one more time.

‘Because I thought she would cry loudly if I broke her innocence.’

You can think whatever you want. I decided not to think deeply.

It just hurt my head when I cared.

“But why did you play with us when you were busy?”

So, I decided to solve the doubt I had when I appeared as the Fairy Queen to divert my thoughts.

“We weren’t too busy today.”

“That’s right! Thanks to that, we wore masks and acted.”

How dare you lie! I could clearly see them rushing to make excuses.

‘These kids, they must have ditched their work and left it all to the assistants!’

I wanted to nag at the thought of the ones below suffering tremendously.

But the current me is a frail princess who can’t even jump properly, so I held back.

“I know you’re busy every day. I’m fine, so don’t force yourselves to make time in the future.”
대신 다른 방식으로 업무에 충실히 임하라고 하였다.

그랬더니…….

“Darjeeling, don’t say such a thing!”

Jeff’s face turned pale all of a sudden.

“Your mom and dad think spending time with you is just as important, if not more, than looking after the country.”

Soon, Hecate hugged me tightly with tears in her eyes, and I felt like I had become a bad person.

‘I can’t say anything.’

I just thought it would be better to work hard. I grumbled a few words to myself.

“But don’t overdo it.”

You should never pass off your work to someone else or take it lightly, just because you prioritize me.

“I like mom and dad working hard.”

Above all, I didn’t raise you like that.

You can assume that what was said above meant that all along.

“Remember that!”

Jeff and Hecate, who had no idea of the terrifying meaning contained within, simply nodded their heads several times with touched faces. They looked foolish.

“Thank you for worrying, my daughter.”

“I’ll miss you, can I stop by the sponsor for a moment?”

Meanwhile, Hecate, who had relaxed and was smiling, lifted me up with both hands as she passed through the archshaped bridge. At that moment, I was surprised by the unexpected height of my eye level.

“Yes, I’ll show you what I made today.”

I wanted to nap more, but since I was awake anyway, I decided to show them for sure. After all, it would be more painful to be plagued by their chatter if it caught me before bedtime.

“I drew various things on a stone.”

Upon arrival at the luxurious marble gazebo mixed with sky blue and grey, I immediately told the maid to bring the stone with the drawing.

“This is the stone I exchanged with Beris.”

I first handed out a stone with unidentified dots.

“This stone is the one I drew of mom.”

I expected a good reaction from the second stone, a piece I was proud of.

“You drew me, that’s really cool!”

As expected. Hecate cheered more than imagined and quickly took the second stone.

“Can I take this stone, mom?”

Hecate, with her nose turning red and tears of joy welling up, was intoxicated by my outstanding artistic sense. I was proud.

“Do as you please.”

While pretending to be indifferent and acting generously, Jeff, who had been silent, gestured to his face with his index finger, crying. It was disgusting.

“Dad has a picture I drew for him when mom’s not around.”

I resisted the urge to frown and argued that it was fair in terms of sequence.

“That may be so…….”

Unable to argue further, Jeff trailed off, glancing at Hecate.

It seemed very envious to see her rubbing the stone I drew against her cheek, reveling in joy.

“I’ll draw you next time we play a similar game.”

I lied out of kindness, lest he wander around deflated like a corpse all day.

“Really? You must keep the promise, Darjeeling.”

He really believes it. I looked at Jeff’s straightening face and thought.

This kid is too simple.

“Ah, now that I think about it, I want to ask something.”

Since dinner was approaching and there was no dessert, I reluctantly sipped lukewarm tea.

“You’ve received various play educations so far, did you like them all?”

“Um……. It wasn’t bad.”

Jeff and Hecate waited until I had quenched my thirst before asking the question.

It was a rough question whether I liked the play education or not.

‘It was a bit childish.’

I expressed that it was neither particularly bad nor satisfying, just average.

“And recently, I really liked the watermelon cake.”

Not wanting to dwell on play education, I naturally shifted the topic to dessert.

“Is there anything more special for dessert? I want to eat something different.”

The watermelon cake, decorated with even a tiara, was also an extraordinary treat.

The world is wide, and I had no doubt that there would be a better snack than this.

“Umm……. A special dessert…….”
But if it’s there, it’s there, if not, all they had to do was say it was not, and Jeff and Hecate fell into their respective thoughts.

Even Hecate, with one hand on her chin, and Jeff, holding his head with both hands, to that extent.

“Ah!”

The one who broke the silence first was Hecate. She snapped her fingers, having found the solution.

“Your Majesty, then it must be that after all!”

Soon the two were whispering to each other.