The threat against the Empire has been dealt with. The Empress, along with her family and the First Prince were sent to be imprisoned. The Empress didn’t manage to fully implement her plan because of me. Everything in and out of the Palace was back to normal after a few days. The guards that pledged their loyalty to the Empress surrendered and they were banished from the Empire. As for me, while I was recovering, I thought about what I needed to do. I pulled out the book that the scholar gave me. As I opened it, the once boring map suddenly jumped to life. There were colors in a few places and my name suddenly appeared at the botto
As I stood outside the gates of our city, I looked back and thought about how long I would be gone for. I don’t know how far I’d be able to go but I promise I would come back. I’d come back home to my father once I found what I’m looking for. I was hoping for someone to say goodbye but no one showed up. I turned my horse and left the gates. I made my way to the northern border, where I’ve been to before. According to the map in the book, the Taiyou Empire is in the middle of the land. Nanto is in the south so I need to go north until I reach it. I reached the city by the northern borders by nightfall and I w
We arrived in an old dilapidated inn by the shadiest part of the city. This looked like a place where thugs and criminals would hang around. There were a few patrons at this inn but they all looked very shady. The man stopped in his tracks and pointed towards a group of men talking and having a drink by the bar.
After a long journey, I finally arrived at the borders of the Taiyou Empire. There were a lot of merchants passing through the border gates and I decided to just walk along with them. The guards by the border weren’t as strict as the guards we had back home. The merchants scattered all over the city to put up their shops and trade with the people. I walked aimlessly for a bit, trying to observe what the Taiyou Empire had to offer. I noticed that the Empire is much more modern compared to our empire. They have streetlamps now and even though they’re not powered by electricity, they’re powered by gas which is advanced for this age.“Miss, can I interest you in some candy?” One of the merchants walked up to me and showed me an array of candies. I was surprised to see that they had a lot of modern candies. Most of them were in the shape of animals and flowers and I know that
“I humbly offer my greetings to the Empress of the Taiyou Empire.” I said politely. I suddenly wondered why I was meeting the Empress instead of the Emperor but it didn’t matter to me. The Empress was exactly the person I was looking for. She asked me to raise my head.“Let me see your face, young one.” She said. I raised my head and met her gaze. We looked at each other for a few seconds before she stood up from her throne and she walked all the way to me. I was astonished by her beauty up close. Her hair was especially eye-catching to me. She must’ve noticed that I was staring at her hair. She quickly brushed a few locks forward and made me touch it.“It’s real, just to let you know.” She said jokingly. I was a bit surprised that the Empress could joke around with me about this stuff. But in my
"You must be here to ask about how we came to this world." She said. I quickly nodded my head. I wanted to know why we were here, why this world, why us. I had so many questions and I was excited to ask her everything. Before I could speak, she stopped me."Before I answer your question, I have one thing to ask you." She said. I nodded and told her she could ask me anything."What will you do once you find out how you came into this world?" She asked. I was stunned with her question. I didn't even think about that. All I kept thinking was how much I wanted to know how I got here and why it was me. It could've been anyone but why was I chosen? I looked at her and she patiently waited for my answer with a smile on her face. I couldn't answer her question. Now that I think about it, there's nothing I can do to go back to my own world. I don't think I e
“Nice to meet you.” He said. I was surprised but I quickly pulled myself together and smiled at him.“Nice to meet you too.” I answered. He smiled at me and went back to his mother’s side. I stood up and looked at the Empress. She was happily looking at his son with a smile on her face. It made me wonder how long she’s been here for. I wondered how she got to where she is today. She met my gaze and smiled at me.“You must be surprised that my children know the customs of our world. They all know who I am and where I came from. I teach them the things I remember from my past life and they accept it as their own. Even the Emperor acknowledges this phenomenon. I’ve met a lot of people who are from the same world where I came from. When I heard that there was an envoy from another Empire coming, I had a fe
“Please, help us.” One of the people who were just lying in the streets reached out to me. A lot of them looked to be in a bad condition. I doubt the Empress knows about this part of town that’s why none of them are getting the attention they need. As I observed, they seemed to be in pain and there were marks on their skin. I wanted to take a closer look but I knew that I shouldn’t touch them. I could tell that the marks on their skins were a result of bleeding under the skin. If my guess was right, they might be suffering from the plague. This was a desolate part of town and none of the other citizens would even think to come here so that’s why they’re in the shape that they are. They need immediate medical attention but I don’t have any authority in this Empire. I need to speak to the Empress again.“I’ll come back, I promise.” I reassured
I coordinated with the doctors and palace physicians on where to get the resources to make the cure. I’m still not quite sure if I’m dealing with the bubonic, septicemic or pneumonic plague and the first thing I should do is isolate that part of the city so no one else can get the disease. Second, I need to observe the affected patients. I can only check the symptoms to see what kind of plague it is and then start the medication from there.“How’s everything?” I turned around and saw that the Empress was standing by the doorway. I was inside one of the rooms in the palace since I had to stay and plan out what I was going to do first. She walked closer to me and I showed her what I had in mind so far. I’ve written everything I set out on doing and the materials I needed. The Empress looked over it and smiled.&ldqu