"Mom, I'm sorry I ruined our breakfast." Minerva apologized. Kristina smiled at her and cupped her face.
"Silly girl. Why were you apologizing for something you had no control over? It wasn't your fault that your father reacted that way." She said it gently and rubbed Minerva's cheek with her thumb.
"Hmp. Your father dared to snap at you. Don't worry; once he returned, I'd certainly teach him a lesson. How dare he scold you like that? I'd scold him, too! Let's see who was tougher here!"
Minerva couldn't help but burst into laughter. The disappointment and sadness that she had experienced were still there. But she decided to not mull over it any longer. She had to accept that her father wouldn't agree to anything that she requested of him.
She got used to having anything and whatever she requested, and his unexpected rejection had hurt her. But now, she'd accepted
A person had a different future ahead of them. It was only a matter of the choices that they made on which of the futures they had to end up with. Sora could see the potential futures of different people. However, it did not apply to everyone. There were beings that he was unable to see the future of. Other than the Great Sovereign, there was only one person in the world that could see the future of everybody–even the beings that Sora was restricted to. He was known as Malachi.And this very Malachi was the one that Minerva had to find if she wanted to know the cure for her mother.Whichever choices Minerva made, it all came down to her meeting Malachi. However, the problem that she had to face more difficult obstacle if Santi interfered and refused to follow the much easier path for her.Sora didn't have any ill will against Minerva. He watched her grow up from a
The Bexerth Academy was located at the Southwest of the Larin Continent. On the territory where the Bexerth Academy stood up wasn't governed by any kingdoms or empire. It was an independent institution that only focused on molding new talents regardless of social class. Even if the student was a beggar, as long as they fit on the criteria of the Bexerth Academy, they were allowed to study. After all, the Bexerth Academy only looked for the best among the best talents.But although this was the rules of the academy, the students still couldn't help themselves but fawn over those who had high social ranks. Especially, those who were commoners who depended on the scholarship that the academy had provided for them. After all, the possible benefits that they could gain were enormous if they had sucked up on the right person."I heard that there were
"It seemed that you had to fall in line." Sora said as he looked at the crowd of people in front of them."Yeah, I know," Minerva nodded her head. As soon as she got closer, she looked around the line."Now, where should I line?" She made a muttered remark.Thankfully, there was a man who seemed in his early twenties who stepped up and assisted her."Your Highness, you could fall in line wherever you want." He carefully said. Minerva subtly observed the young man who looked nervous. His clothes were the same as those of the youths who hung out with the proctors in front. She guessed that they were the students that were funded by the academy."I see. Thank you. " Minerva smiled at the young man, which made him startled. He looked like he was in a daze before his face started to heat up."A-ah, um... Y-you're welcome, Y-Your Highness... " He muttered
"Hey.""Ah!"Minerva immediately covered her mouth. She looked behind her and saw Nathan, who had a funny look on his face."You surprised me!" She said as she held her chest. Nathan just arched his brow and looked at the ongoing commotion."Don't follow Uncle Lorenzo's footsteps." He suddenly said that made her heart jump."What were you talking about?" She asked, as she feigned ignorance. But deep inside, she felt guilty."Sure." He grunted. Obviously, he didn't believe her at all.Nathan looked at Minerva from head to toe before she asked, "Nathan, where were you going?" His attire wasn't the academy's uniform, but he had the brooch of the academy's insignia on his navy blue cape."Ah, we were about to go to a mission.""Mission? But the academic term hadn't started yet." Why were they on the mission now?"Yeah, but so
"Finally, I'm done." Minerva muttered as she was done checking her paper if she had not answered any. It's a good thing she'd answered everything.What Zinnia said was correct. The exam was more like a review of what she had learned from her tutors. It was a good thing that what she had learned appeared in the exam. Hence, she was a bit confident.Aside from that, Minerva also learned from Zinnia that the jeweled eye wielders were exempted from checking their mana due to it being different from the rest. So since she was done, she could leave now. What she had to do was wait for the letter to see if she was accepted or not.Minerva went outside the room, and there she found the male student who had led her here earlier."I'd pass this on to you, right?""Ah, yes, Your Highness."She passed the paper to him before she headed out.'Where were y
"Her state wasn't any different from before. She was far from danger, so you don't need to worry." Her father comforted her. However, Minerva couldn't keep still. She was still restless about the sudden change in her mother's state."But the giant tree had said that mom would be awake for seven days a year."Santi patted her head and smiled gently. "This was what Winter and I talked about. Since the giant tree said so, your mother would certainly wake up sooner. Maybe the pattern of her waking up is different now. Although the time that we were with her had lessened, at least we wouldn't wait a bit longer to see her again, right?"Minerva couldn't help but release a smile. She knew that her father just wanted to appease her. Although it was saddening that her mother had fallen asleep too soon, she wouldn't mind it now as long as her mother was safe.Though it was
"Your Highness, a letter from the Bexerth Academy has arrived." Julia said upon entering her room. Minerva, who was being dressed up by Cassie, Shirley, and Elise, nodded her head."I thought it'd take two weeks for the results to come in. It was sooner than I expected." Minerva said in surprise."Your Highness, the Bexerth Academy was always efficient. The admins would try to finish the selection as soon as possible." Shirley replied."Mm. I see." She said so and took the mail from Julia. Honestly, Minerva was kind of nervous. What if she didn't pass?As if she knew her troubles, Cassie held her hand that had the mail."Your Highness, I know that you did your best. Please believe in yourself. "Minerva couldn't help but smile. Cassie had grown on her for years. Before, their relationship was based on being employer and employee. She did her job wel
Hold on, why did her thoughts fly there? Wasn't the topic about Cassie?Minerva inwardly scratched her head. Anyway, what she had wanted to say was that Cassie had broken the Marquis of Santcliment's clutches. She removed her name from the Santcliment's registry after a few years of resisting. And as one of the favors that she had given to Emperor Logan and Empress Dowager Janeth, Cassie was adopted into Alvin's family. Alvin, who was the estate's head butler, became the sister in the name of Cassie. Cassie no longer had any relationship with the Marquis of Santcliment as a result of this.Actually, Santi had planned to give Cassie her freedom back. If she wanted to, she could ask Emperor Logan to run away and live in the suburbs just like she planned. Even Empress Dowager Janeth has raised this. However, Cassie politely refused. She said that she wanted to remain on Minerva's