It's The First Time For Both Of Us

Translator and Editor: Bunny and Wyvern

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Chapter 16

‘It’s dark.’

I was clearly trapped somewhere. The view outside looked blurry as if a black translucent wall was hanging around me.

‘It’s frustrating.’

I reached out and struggled, but I couldn’t move freely, as if there were heavy pockets tied to my hands. There were people walking around me. People wearing maid uniforms, people in suits, and people in comfortable clothes. But I was stuck in a translucent black box and couldn’t get out.

‘Get me out of here!’

I kept swinging my heavy arms and floundering.

“Lady,” a sweet voice buzzed somewhere. “Lady.”

“Uh…”

‘If you can see me, take me out!’

With my shout, I felt like my body was sucked into somewhere and I came to my senses.

‘It was just a dream.’

My body felt heavy, and I subconsciously stretched until I could relax enough to fall asleep again.

* * *

“…(La)dy.”

“Uhh…”

“Lady, it’s already morning.”

“Uh..” I covered my face with both of my hands as I listened to Pihne’s sweet voice. It was because the light was so bright when Pihne drew the curtains.

However, it was far from enough to block the sunlight. Strangely, I felt so tired today. No, actually, I was tired every day. Dealing with a desolate and silent adult seemed to be twice as difficult as dealing with children running wild.

I think I’d gotten closer to my Dad, difficult as it was. Still, I didn’t hate waking up in the morning, perhaps because I became close to the people here. When I came here, everything felt hopeless and distant.

Wouldn’t it be easier for me to protect my Father later if I stayed by his side like this as I increased my power little by little?

‘Oh man, my screwed up life…’

I groaned, lowering my head and crouching down to feel better. Although my butt was in a ridiculous position, I felt more comfortable when I straightened as I looked up at the sky.

‘Come to think of it, I think I had a disturbing dream earlier…’

“Oh my, where did our Lady Mariette want to go—oh, she’s already gone.” When Pihne spoke, I heard a squeaky laugh next to me.

“The Lady must have been hiding behind that little pot. What to do, she’s too cute!”

I sighed, slightly lowering my butt. I was really sleepy.

As I was about to fall asleep again, I heard a worried voice next to me saying, “But you shouldn’t sleep for a long time on an empty stomach…”

“I wan to swep mowe… eesh wut is dis?” (I want to sleep more…, eesh, what is this?)

I instantly forgot about sleeping again as I talked. Even though I finished taking the medicine, my tongue was still stiff! It was okay yesterday, but why was it like this again?

I raised myself with a frown. The hair Pihne combed beautifully last night tickled my face. It was clear that my long hair was tangled.

“Lady, are you awake? Good morning. Ugh… I’ll help you straighten your hair.”

It was not good to have too much hair…

I put my hands away as Pihne carefully helped me with it.

“Pihe, heo. (Pihne, hi).”

Pihne was surprised by my greeting and put her face in front of me. She wrapped her soft hands around my face. “Oh my, your pronunciation… I think your tongue got stiff again!”

“Yes, I now tat too. (Uh, I know that too.)” I acted calmly as possible. However, I could see that the surroundings were buzzing and it was quite embarrassing.

“What to do? Luna, could you check if Sir Hilla is back now?”

“My lady, what kind of scent should be today’s… Yes? I’ll be back soon!” Luna, who had brought bath water with Lucy, heard Pihne’s words and ran out of the room.

“Are you hurt?” Pihne’s gaze was stuck to me again.

“I’m nat huwt. (I’m not hurt).” I tried to reassure Pihne by shaking my head and hands at the same time. However, my tangled pronunciation was the same.

Pihne looked at me a few more times, then tilted her head and let go of my cheeks. “It really doesn’t hurt?”

“Yes. Pain gone.”

She hurriedly put the water in the cup and held it out to me. “Your pronunciation was… It’s warm water, so, would you want to try it again little by little?”

I nodded and drank the water. I warmed up my tongue with all kinds of greetings to reassure Pihne. I got tired if I talked a lot in the morning, but I couldn’t help it. From the menu I ate last night to the lullaby I knew, my tongue became much softer after I sang one verse.

“I’m completely back to myself, right?”

When my tongue returned completely, Pihne’s expression brightened. “That really worked. Phew, that was a relief. I was stressed because I thought you had to take medicine again.”

“Ugh. I really hate it.”

The fishy, bitter taste of medicine came to mind, making me frown.

Pihne smiled gently at me. “But I’ll have to tell Sir Hilla when he comes back. It could be a side effect.”

“Okay, I got it. Still, the medicine…”

“It’s about not eating as much as possible, right?”

“Yes!” I smiled and answered vigorously.

However, after taking the medicine, I was fine for a while… This wouldn’t happen every time, right? I stretched out my hands in front of me to shake off the rising anxiety with the bathwater.

* * *

“Hee hee, squishy—squishy—” I hummed and fiddled with the ribbon my mom made. I was in a very good mood because I was treated like a princess and had a relaxing bath.

My body smelled sweet, and I had a delicious breakfast a while ago. And a well-ironed, set of clean clothes with the smell of sunlight also refreshed me very much. Several new clothes had been created in a few days, but I still wore clothes that were made by my mother.

When I said I wanted to wear something, Pihne dressed me up with what I wanted without saying anything.

I stretched my hands forward. “Ah… no way.”

It seemed to fit well until a few days ago, but the sleeves had become short. The lace at the end of the sleeve barely covered the back of my hand.

‘I want to wear it more. I want to keep wearing it.’

But they’d tell me not to wear smaller clothes, right?

There was one more dress that Mom made for me, but one day, it would also become so small to me that I wouldn’t be able to wear it. I quickly lowered my hand because I was afraid of being caught by the other maid.

“No, this is not important right now.”

There were many things to do. If the sleeves got shorter, I’d just roll up my sleeves. The most important thing was to develop the power of a witch with Kuhn, but there were many other things to do besides gaining my own unique abilities. Even if it was wrong of me to stay living based on the novel, there were some things that seemed to remain unchanged.

The Pope wanted to get rid of the witches and coveted my dad. There was a strong possibility that he would visit my father, who had become relatively calm these days. Even in the original novel, the temple tried to put him under them in return for overlooking his past wrongdoings.

Well, in the end, it was a bloody catastrophe, but that’s why I had to prepare for the danger I could face at any time.

I asked Kuhn to always look around, so he was still flying in the sky.

‘Why did the Pope even bother with my father when the Emperor was under his feet?’

There was no way to comprehend the heart of the greedy man, but I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable and unpleasant.

I arranged the crooked ribbon and turned back. I ran toward Pihne, who was folding my clothes beautifully on one side. “Pihne, I want to play outside.”

Pihne’s eyes grew and folded finely into a half-moon. “Is that so? Do you want me to come with you?”

I felt a little sorry for her, who was tilting her head and smiling kindly, but Aaron alone was enough to watch to check at me. “Ugh, it’s okay, Pihne is busy. Aaron is here, so I’ll play carefully.”

“Then just stay in a safe place, got it?”

“Yes.”

I ran to the door with handkerchieves that Pihne put in both of my pockets. As soon as I opened the door, a large figure welcomed me. I looked up and looked at the huge figure. “Waah…”

While admiring, Aaron, who was wearing armor, knelt on one knee and looked at me. “Lady, did you have a good night’s sleep? Good morning.”

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