After changing the water several times, Rosenite was able to get rid of the green monster.
It was possible to become human. But just wiping it was not enough.
Rosenite ordered that water be brought to the bathtub so that she could take a proper bath.
"Your Highness."
Sylvestian, who was standing next to Peony, looked more embarrassed than she did.
“It's an honor to bathe the Eighth Princess, but we don't have enough clean bath water for you at the moment.”
It was possible to become human. But just wiping it was not enough.
Rosenite ordered that water be brought to the bathtub so that she could take a proper bath.
"Your Highness."
Sylvestian, who was standing next to Peony, looked more embarrassed than she did.
The water used to wash Rosenite was enough to supply a day's worth of drinking water for 30 villagers.
Of course, Peony was a skilled maid, so she took the unreality of the situation in stride.
“How long does it take to prepare?”
“I think we can do that when Her Highness returns, she said she'd get some drinking water, and since you're going to be the mayor, would you like to eat first?”
“Do I deserve to eat like this?”
But her body, which had been starving for a whole day, was honest.
Gulp!
While Rosenite was feeling embarrassed, Peony hurriedly brought in some sausage stew.
Rosenite grumbled that she had brought something like porridge to distribute to the slums.
She pretended not to be able to win and picked up the wooden spoon. And the moment she took a bite, all her complaints disappeared.
The sausage, which was oily, chewy, and had a mysterious flavor, was perfect for Rosenite's taste.
'How can it be this delicious!'
It was as if the food had been made just for Rosenite. Only after she had finished eating it in a hurry did Rosenite realize the gazes of those around her.
“Ahem, this is delicious. It looks like there’s a pretty good cook at the outpost.”
When her stomach was full, Rosenite became quite docile. She wiped her mouth with a napkin and expressed her disgust.
She had become more relaxed, but it seemed awkward to use formal language now. She continued to speak rudely to Peony.
“Are there any more?”
“I’m sorry. This was the last. Her Highness the 7th Princess will come with food soon, so please wait a little longer."
Following the bath water, her sister was also in control of the food. At this point, Rosenite felt a little hurt, but she couldn't help but ask.
“When is my sister coming?”
“It’s been quite some time since the villagers were called out to get meat. Won’t they come back soon?”
“Yrs. Give me some tea to drink.”
“Here it is.”
Peony was quite skilled. Rosenite liked the maid because she was well-behaved and polite. She kept writing back and forth to her, so she felt like they had become friends.
Of course, Peony didn't feel much inner intimacy with Rosenite. Deciding that she had served her time, she turned to leave the barracks.
“Now that you’ve eaten, please get some rest, Your Highness the 8th Princess.”
“I’ve had enough rest.”
“Hmm, I think it would be better if you rested more... Then should I bring you some mud from the swamp?”
“Why the mud?”
“If you apply it and take a deep sleep, it will be very good for your beauty. The plant nutrients of the soft Nepenthes will make your skin fresh..."
“I’m tired of the pack. I’m going to look outside.”
"Yes."
Rosenite seemed unwilling to help the village by sleeping peacefully. Peony hid her disappointment in her eyes and walked away.
“Then I will go and finish the work that Her Highness has asked me to do.”
“Well, yeah. You’re my sister’s maid.”
After a while, Rosenite emptied her teacup and went out of the barracks with Sylvestian.
Dandelion is a village surrounded by broken wooden fences, which belies its name as an outpost. Rosenite quickly lost interest.
While wandering around, the residents of Dandelion glanced at Rosenit. As expected, wherever she went, her dazzling beauty stood out. Thanks to this, Rosenite's self-esteem was restored a little.
Sylvestian, who was accompanying her, explained the current situation.
“The monsters that attacked the village just before Your Highness woke up have all been cleared out. The Knights of the White Night are currently assisting with the logging operation."
“Logging? Why would the Knights do something like that?”
“I have instructions from the Seventh Princess to have wood at the ready. It seems that she plans to have the Luciard the day after tomorrow so that the village can be restored immediately.”
Rosenite's eyes also caught sight of the Knights of the White Night, busy logging outside the fence. When she turned her head to the other side, she saw what seemed to be a treatment center.
She also saw Peony moving around busily in one place.
Nearby, a huge cauldron was boiling, giving off steam.
Judging from the herbal scent, it seemed like the potion was made using alchemy.
Rosenite opened her mouth as she watched everyone going about their own business.
“Sir Millard, didn’t my sister ask me anything?”
“There wasn’t anything in particular..."
Rosenit felt annoyed at that answer for some reason. So she said something she didn't mean.
“If the Knights are out logging, shouldn’t their leader, Lord Millard, also be there?”
“Your Highness always comes first to me.”
The content was good, but it was the same when she listened to it with an emotionless voice.
There was just no emotion. The imprinted homunculus was truly an indifferent being.
'It's different when Sir Agnito treats my sister.'
A thought suddenly occurred to her and she felt bad again. Rosenite thought it might be a problem of dominance.
“I’m going back to the barracks and resting.”
Rosenite lost the desire to look around the village. The homunculus knights were cutting down trees. She didn't like the logging area and didn't like the infirmary where potion alchemy was in full swing.
There was no place for Rosenite, who had no talent for alchemy, to go. All she wanted to do was return to the palace and be praised as the White Rose of the Empire.
It was then that one of the villagers shouted.
“The Savior has returned!"
'Savior?'
Residents stop what they are doing and gather at the entrance.
Wondering who the hell was being praised, Rosenite turned back to the barracks and looked at the village entrance.
Soon she could see a woman riding a horse like a triumphant general leading the procession behind me. It was none other than her half-sister.
'Sister Eve?'
As surprising as this was, what happened next was even more shocking.
Eve clearly said she went to get meat for food. But the cart that came into the village was full of the corpses of demons. And the villagers happily ran towards the cart and shouted.
“Meat! The Savior has brought us a lot of meat!”
“Let’s make a lot of sausages!”
“I guess I can have sausage stew for dinner tonight too!”
There was no way that Rosenite, with her keen hearing, could not have missed the sound of sausages being called out.
“Oh, Sir Millard..."
Rosenite looked back at Sylvestian, her face pensive. It was an expressionless homunculus, but for now, Rosenite could read Sylvestian's expression, and he, too, was not a stranger.
The face gave enough of an answer. Instead of spitting out the question with her mouth, Rosenite spat out something else.
“Whoa! Whoa! Ugh!”
“Your Highness! Your Highness!”
Rosenite vomited and then passed out.
Dandelion, which had brought in a huge amount of game, had an atmosphere similar to a festival.
To prepare the meat and make sausages, the residents were busy washing knives and carrying water.
Eve received a report from Peony about what had happened in the village.
“Rosie passed out again?”
“Yes. Sir Millard said she was shocked to learn the ingredients of the sausage.”
Peony, who said that, must have just realized that she was a devil sausage.
There was no sign of agitation. She was the owner of an open food court. She collected the blood of the demon.
He even revealed her ambition to make black pudding.
Eve thought about Rosenite for a moment and then decided.
“I won’t put her on a sleep spell. But still, I need to put her to sleep and feed her something.”
“Yes, Your Highness. But when she wakes up next time, won’t she eat sausage stew again?”
“Well, once she wakes up, give her fish stew instead of sausage stew. I caught some fish while exploring the lake. I burned them all, though.”
“I guess there are some good ingredients here?”
“No, the fish are also monsters. Don’t let Rosie know.”
"Yes."
The main character calmly finished the plot.
I was very tired from my long exploration, but I could not go into the barracks to rest. There was still important work to be done.
I instructed Peony to prepare the materials needed for alchemy.
I called for Helione. Helione also had something to discuss with me.
“Your Highness, we suddenly had to prepare a lot of meat, so we are short on rainwater. It looks like it’s going to end.”
“We were just about to solve the water problem. Let’s go together to the nearby swamp.”
“Yes? Do you mean the swamp? Not back to the lake?”
Helione asked back as if he didn't understand.
The muddy waters of the swamp were Dandelion's main source of drinking water. The village also had a wooden cistern water purifier, which looked like a giant funnel, to purify the muddy water.
“Whoa! Whoa! Ugh!”
“Your Highness! Your Highness!”
Rosenite vomited and then passed out.
Dandelion, which had brought in a huge amount of game, had an atmosphere similar to a festival.
To prepare the meat and make sausages, the residents were busy washing knives and carrying water.
Eve received a report from Peony about what had happened in the village.
“Rosie passed out again?”
“Yes. Sir Millard said she was shocked to learn the ingredients of the sausage.”
Peony, who said that, must have just realized that she was a devil sausage.
There was no sign of agitation. She was the owner of an open food court. She collected the blood of the demon.
He even revealed her ambition to make black pudding.
Eve thought about Rosenite for a moment and then decided.
“I won’t put her on a sleep spell. But still, I need to put her to sleep and feed her something.”
“Yes, Your Highness. But when she wakes up next time, won’t she eat sausage stew again?”
“Well, once she wakes up, give her fish stew instead of sausage stew. I caught some fish while exploring the lake. I burned them all, though.”
“I guess there are some good ingredients here?”
“No, the fish are also monsters. Don’t let Rosie know.”
"Yes."
The main character calmly finished the plot.
I was very tired from my long exploration, but I could not go into the barracks to rest. There was still important work to be done.
I instructed Peony to prepare the materials needed for alchemy.
I called for Helione. Helione also had something to discuss with me.
“Your Highness, we suddenly had to prepare a lot of meat, so we are short on rainwater. It looks like it’s going to end.”
“We were just about to solve the water problem. Let’s go together to the nearby swamp.”
“Yes? Do you mean the swamp? Not back to the lake?”
Helione asked back as if he didn't understand.
The muddy waters of the swamp were Dandelion's main source of drinking water. The village also had a wooden cistern water purifier, which looked like a giant funnel, to purify the muddy water.
The water purifier is made of charcoal, pine needles, and pebbles layered in sizable layers in a wooden tank with a little bit of magic purification. Dirty water would be poured into the top and clear water would trickle out from the bottom.
The problem was that no matter how much muddy water was poured, there was a set amount of time it took for purified water to flow out.
Of course, I also have an interest in the efficiency of the water purifier.
It was not that I did not know about it. I spoke to correct the misunderstanding.
“The lake is too far away, so I’m going to use a nearby water source. But I don’t plan on using a water purifier.”
“Then how..."
“I’ll show you instead of explaining. Trust me and let me guide you. Is the swamp far from the village?”
“No. This is where the prey is moving now. Near the swamp. I use it as a butcher shop. It’s good for disposing of leftover waste after preparing meat.”
“Ah, so to speak, it is a sewer system.”
By now, the swamp area would be crowded with people preparing meat.
'It will be a center of attention.'
It was then that my face took on a solemn expression as if I had decided on something.
“Your Highness?”
I took a deep breath. I opened my mouth, asking for strength from Alben in the distant ecliptic.
“Chief, tell the villagers. I will show you a miracle soon.”
Of course, I also have an interest in the efficiency of the water purifier.
It was not that I did not know about it. I spoke to correct the misunderstanding.
“The lake is too far away, so I’m going to use a nearby water source. But I don’t plan on using a water purifier.”
“Then how..."
“I’ll show you instead of explaining. Trust me and let me guide you. Is the swamp far from the village?”
“No. This is where the prey is moving now. Near the swamp. I use it as a butcher shop. It’s good for disposing of leftover waste after preparing meat.”
“Ah, so to speak, it is a sewer system.”
By now, the swamp area would be crowded with people preparing meat.
'It will be a center of attention.'
It was then that my face took on a solemn expression as if I had decided on something.
“Your Highness?”
I took a deep breath. I opened my mouth, asking for strength from Alben in the distant ecliptic.
“Chief, tell the villagers. I will show you a miracle soon.”
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