CHAPTER 1
I REMEMBER BEING KILLED
The six-year-old princess Claudia remembered her previous life.
At the same time, I realized that I was about to be killed.
By the man in front of her, her bloody uncle, who had pushed Claudia out of the window of the tower?
"Don't resent me when you die, for I shall raise Leonora as a princess! And live a luxurious life as her guardian."
「……」
Reaching out while falling, the small size of this body makes me feel refreshed.
Claudia stared at her uncle's face a few meters away and blinked.
And smile gently.
(... stupid man)
「！？」
My uncle's face cramps astonishingly, but I can't hear his voice.
Claudia's body falls far below into the forest that stretches across the area.
(I wonder if it would really work to pretend that my daughter is a princess.-However, if I'm under house arrest from my father and stepmother, everyone would notice when I replaced my cousin.) [TL note I really don’t have much of a clue what they are saying here if someone could offer a proper translation here I would greatly appreciate it] 自分の娘を王女と偽るだなんて、本当に上手くいくと思っているのかしら。――もっとも、実父と継母から軟禁されている今世の私なら、従姉妹と入れ替わったところで誰も気付きそうにないけれど）
What comes to mind as I fall are the words of the female gaurds who took care of Claudia.
"I'm really unlucky to have to serve the" missing princess "! Even though she is a princess, she doesn't have any magical power. 』\
"It can't be helped since her father is His Majesty the King. No matter how beautiful her mother is said to be she is still just an ordinary commoner. "
"At least I would like to go back to the royal capital. In this remote forest, even monsters can appear! Oh, but without Claudia ... ”
Remembering, Claudia giggled and wanted to laugh.
(It's hard to say that I'm "missing" or "I have no magical power"! I couldn't even imagine it in my previous life.)
Claudia's predecessor, Adelheit, was a so-called perfect being.
Blessed with a pedigree, she has an abundance of talents, and she has the brains to make the most of them.
She received praise from many people, but she died without warning and was reborn as a princess who even the servants despised only regaining her memories on this day
.
"--Now"
The wind cuts the sky next to my ears, and the birds scream. The tips of the trees that are just around the corner are about to penetrate Claudia.
Or you could break a branch with a bird's nest and hit the ground. She held her small right hand down and chanted briefly in her heart.
("Stop")
At that moment, Claudia's body stops.
The hem of the dress fell softly, with a momentary delay. Claudia slowly landed on the ground, moving her small hands in a hurry to see how the magical power circulates.
(I've been chanting silently just in case, but it seems to be okay at this level. If it's a little more powerful magic, voiced chanting seems to be better)
I didn't expect much from this body, but it seems to be more useful than I expected. For an infant's body, the activation speed is fast, and it withstood the recoil sufficiently.
Still, I will have to think about that later.
(It's okay to go straight back to the tower. If I want to break that uncle's ambitions, but it might be more interesting to wait a bit longer and grow up a little first. For now let’s take a walk in the forest for a bit, although the problem is ...)
Claudia gently strokes the air, causing a mirror to appear there.
(This is what I'm wearing it doesn't suit me at all)
Looking into the mirror, it was the appearance of a small child around the age of six.
Skinny limbs and broken nails.
Shoes with scratches on the toes and a simplistic white dress. Unkempt hair that reaches below the knee with a rough and chaotic appearance.
In addition, her complexion is pale and unhealthy.
Before I regained my memory, I lived without complaining about this treatment.
「……」
After sharpening her lips, Claudia slammed her heels.
("Purification", "Repair", "Repair", "Tidy", "Reinforcement" ...)
As she continues to chant simple words, particles of light burst from the heels of her shoes. The light wrapped around Claudia and patted it with a pleasant warmth.
After all the light fades, she checks the mirror again.
(Well, I wonder if it's something like this)
With that in mind, I combed my sweet milk tea-colored hair with my fingers.
There, a girl with big eyes bordered by long eyelashes and small lips above her nose is projected.
The hair cut to the length of her back and has a shiny appearance. Her straight hair has no habit, and feels smooth in the breeze of the forest.
The skin was magically polished, and the simple and tired dress was remade into a fluffy first-class item. I can't help but be unsatisfied with my thin limbs, but I'm completely satisfied with the tips of my shoes.
Then I checked my eyes.
The doll-sized, round, and striking twins were hidden behind her bangs.
The color of the eyes was not consistent, and they would take on many colors at once depending on the amount of light.
It's a colorful shade, like crushing gems of various colors together and mixing them all together.
"A great witch. Adelheit, the true wizard! 』\
"Your seven-colored eyes are the proof that you can manipulate all forms of magic. You are what one would call, a child loved by magic! 』\
Recalling the words of her former disciple, Claudia breathes.
Everyone knows the legend of Adelheit, who has made a name for herself as a great sorcerer.
In fact, even the lethargic Claudia before regaining her memory had heard the name.
(In the next world, my modest desire was to live only as I liked. However I was born as a princess of a country, not to mention she was also oppressed and placed under house arrest.)
Looking up at the tower form which she fell, Claudia squinted.
Then she smiles with a bad witch's face.
(...this is most convenient!)
Today is a celebration.
(Let's take a walk for now. First of all, the monster's den and the rumored forest!)
Claudia was in a good mood and erased the mirror that had appeared. And thus she begins to walk deep into the forest and starts to sing.
It is the song of the previous life that hums unconsciously.
The singing style peculiar to a young child echoed in the forest.