“She’s dead, isn’t she?” I asked. Prince Shiro looked at the guard and they both nodded. I sighed. Whoever is behind that sabotage clearly didn’t want to get caught. It was a shame though, they didn’t have to kill the suspect. That made them even more obvious. Prince Shiro and I need to go back to Nanto and finish this once and for all. Empress Yukina has been really good to me and I would hate to drag them in the mess of our Empire. Once I see that the patients’ conditions have been stabilized, then I’ll ask permission from the Empress to go back.
“Can you please leave us for now?” I asked the guards. They nodded and bowed before they left. I invited Prince Shiro inside the lab so that I could talk to him about the suspect. There were chairs available in the lab so we sat down and I held his hand.
“What’s the situation back in Nanto?” I asked. Pr
“If this was related to the ex-Empress, then we need to return to Nanto and investigate. To be honest, when we caught that woman, I did think that the Empress could’ve sent her to sabotage what you were doing. The look on that woman’s face, she was clearly from the fallen kingdom. The moment I noticed her features, I had already suspected.” Prince Shiro said. That’s why I thought that woman looked familiar. When the Palace was searched and all of the people from the fallen kingdom were discovered, most of the women looked the same as the woman we caught here in Taiyou. If that were really the case then we need to leave as soon as possible. “I need to stay for at least 3 more days to check on the patients as well as to produce more of the medicine. I will also be teaching some reliable scholars on how to recreate the medicine so that they will be able t
The guards came back a few hours later and told me that the Empress will be meeting with me tomorrow morning. He also told me that the Empress would like to know about the progress of the cure. I thanked the guard for relaying the message and he excused himself. It has been half a day already since the antibiotics were administered and I have yet to receive any alarming news so that must mean that it’s effective. The stress from the recent events have finally left my body and now I feel relaxed. I slumped down on the table and I let out a sigh of relief. “I wonder what my father’s reaction would be if he knew that I was coming home.” I said to myself. The thought of seeing the people who care about me brought excitement to my heart. I look forward to coming home to see my father. Now that I hear myself sa
“Is there a problem?” I asked while still trying to keep myself awake. I watched as Prince Shiro placed the tray of food on the table in front of me and he held my face, making me look up at him. I was confused as to why he did that but it’s not like I’m complaining. To be honest, I’m still too sleepy to comprehend what’s happening.“I’m sorry if I woke you up. I just noticed that you never came out of the lab to eat dinner so I decided to bring your food to you.” He said. He let go of my face and I stood up from the chair and did a stretch. It’s gotten so late already? I didn’t realize I had fallen asleep but it’s a good thing that Prince Shiro woke me up. It would’ve been bad if I had slept through dinner. I would’ve woken up so early in the morning and be unable to go back to sleep.
After we ate our dinner, Prince Shiro suggested that we take a walk outside. There was a forest right next to the lab and it led to a small river. He said that the moonlight hitting the water would look magnificent. I gave in and agreed to go on a walk with him.“Back then, when you accepted my brother’s proposal, I felt like my whole world collapsed. I knew I made a mistake and I was eager to fix it but when the whole situation unfolded, I ended up not doing what I wanted. I regret it so much. I could’ve gotten you back sooner but I became a coward.” He admitted. I felt sad that he had to think of it like that. In any case, Prince Shiro wasn’t a coward, he’s far from it. I guess he just needed time to figure out his feelings. I figured out my feelings for him but because I was stubborn, I refused to acknowledge it for a while. It was a good thing that I decided to
“Wow! This place is beautiful.” I said. We sat down on the edge of the river and we continued to talk and admire the beauty of nature. Back in my old life, you could rarely see a sight like this. Most of the cities that I’ve been to had been industrialized so much that you could rarely see the color green anywhere. I’m glad I got the chance to witness something this magnificent. We stayed there for a while until we realized that it was getting really late. Prince Shiro took me back to the lab. He told me that he would be camping outside of the lab to ensure my safety. I told him it was unnecessary but he insisted so I had no choice but to say yes. We said our goodnights and I went inside the lab.When morning arrived, I continued to prepare the antibiotics while patiently waiting for Empress Yukina. We agreed to meet today so that I could discuss the details with her. I was ex
“We’ve administered the medicine yesterday and we’re still doing it until this very moment since the medicine needs to be administered multiple times a day. So far, the doctors haven’t reported anything unusual with the patients and most of them are getting better. There were reports about how the patients were finally able to talk and sit up without needing any help.” I told them. The Emperor listened intently to my words and the Empress just looked at me with a smile on her face.“You’ve done well, young lady. On behalf of this Empire, I would like to sincerely show you my gratitude for helping my citizens.” The Emperor lowered his head at me and the Empress followed. I panicked and I didn’t know what to do. The two ruling leaders of this Empire just bowed their heads to me.“Please, your
We bid our goodbyes to the people of the Taiyou Empire. The Emperor and Empress even came to see us off. I was overwhelmed by the lavish goodbye, it was as if someone important was leaving. I looked over at Prince Shiro and I noticed that he was already looking at me with a warm smile on his face. I couldn’t understand why the people of the Taiyou Empire would see me off like this, I only helped them once. It wasn’t really a big deal. I leaned in close to Prince Shiro and I whispered in his ear.“I don’t deserve to be seen off like this, I feel bad for making them go out of their way like that.” It was true. I wasn’t used to being treated like this. Back in my old life, when we were stationed in a location where there were a lot of injured people, after a long day of saving and treating them, everyone wouldn't even bat an eye. You’ll get an occasional thank y
It’ll take us a few days before we can reach the outskirts of the Nanto Empire. We will be camping outside for a few days since there aren’t any towns nearby. The land we’ll be traversing for at least 2 days belongs to the Taiyou Empire. Although it is their land, it is uninhabited. It’s just mainly forests and flatlands and many wild animals roam the area. This is probably the reason why a lot of people from the Nanto Empire refuse to travel north.“Are you okay?” I looked over at Prince Shiro to confirm that he was talking to me. When I realized that I was the one he was talking to, I nodded my head and told him that I was feeling fine. We’ve only been traveling for 2 hours so this much isn’t tiring for me.“I’ll be fine. I travelled all the way from Nanto to Taiyou all by myself. I think