The loved but frail youngest princess.

That was my role in the novel that I transmigrated in.

And there's one more thing.

The empire in the novel, where the lovey-dovey moments and misfortunes of the main characters took place, beside it was a small country that sticks to that empire like a booger. And I'm the princess of that 'small kingdom'.

Furthermore, the story is already over, the male lead and female lead have both confirmed each other's feelings and even got married, becoming the emperor and empress, eating and living well together.

Since the happy ending was already attained, I don't need to worry about changing the original plot of the novel like other transmigration stories!

I'm also not a villainess, so there's no need to worry about my life being at stake in the future!

I wasn't even a maid or a noble lady passing by, but a complimentary princess!

On top of that!

"Princess, what would you like to wear today? A bright white dress that matches the princess's lovely blonde hair and a pink dress that goes well with your fair skin look good."

I'm a pretty 18-year-old girl with blonde hair and a cute appearance.

"For teatime this afternoon, we prepared the strawberry cake that the princess likes. And for tea, of course, it's the milk tea that the princess loves."

And everything delicious is mine.

"Princess! I've got the shoes of the famous Imperial designer you mentioned at that time! These are pretty pink shoes!"

Even if it's a small country, but since I'm a princess, I can have everything I want.

"Ooh~ my princess, you were waiting to have tea time with your father."

"What are you saying, Father? You're not the only one who was invited."

"Huh? It wasn't just me? I was so happy to know I was the only one my cutie invited, I couldn't even sleep last night."

I also have a father and brothers who love me so much. In other words, the king and Princes of the kingdom.

After my transmigration, everything was peaceful and happy.

With just one exception.

And that was my favorite character in the novel that I transmigrated in.

The second male lead.

...

"Then, the Grand Duke must have been driven to the north right now."

"It's kind of weird to say he got kicked out. Let's just say he became the lord of that place······."

"What's the use of being the lord of the north where not even a single blade of grass grow? Even if you wanted to start farming, where are you going to procure all the resources, the land was so frozen that even barbarians don't attempt to intrude the land."

"That's right. It's no different from being exiled. If you ask me to live there, I won't be able to survive."

What my father and brothers talk about as they sat together was······ the recent status of the novel character I love the most, my favorite character.

Correct.

In this novel, my favorite character was not the main male protagonist but the second male lead.

"Asuka's Song" was a passionate romance novel. The book was tremendously popular and it sounds very interesting, so I bought a collection of the novel, fell for the story, and end up rehashing it over and over again.

The beautiful country lord's daughter, the female lead, accidentally met the prince, the male lead of the novel, when he went to the border of the kingdom to avoid the eyes of his stepmother, the empress, and like the usual, the two fell in love with each other.

After overcoming all the adversities, the two ended up with a happy ending as the emperor and empress of the Empire.

And in the novel, my favorite character was not the male lead, which was a friendly and warm-hearted man.

My favorite character, who was desperately in love with the female lead, but still wasn't chosen in the end, was the second male lead.

His name is also wonderful, Richt de Fairspren!

······formerly, but since he's been driven to the north and given the Stern State, he became Richt de Stern.

Customary to cold characters, Richt, which has black hair and black eyes, first and foremost, was exactly my ideal guy.

He's tall, has long legs, broad shoulders, and of course, his face was totally my style.

The black pupil in his beautiful eyes, straight nose, his firm lips that were always in a straight line by default, was so sexy when he smiles. Everything was exactly my type!

Unlike the male lead who was well-known to have a kind and caring personality, he rarely shows how he actually feels, but deep inside he was warm-hearted to the person he likes.

In a literal sense,

Tsun. De. Re.

When the female lead got hurt, he infuriatedly said, 'How the hell are you going to protect your brother, when you can't even take care of your own body.' But still called for the Imperial Physician to treat her.

When he was nervously worried about the female lead, he even went to visit her late at night, then witnessed the male and female lead sleeping together while holding hands. I was so distressed with the second male lead's situation, I accidentally ripped-off my blanket!

When the female lead gave him a personally embroidered handkerchief as a birthday gift, he grumbled, then said, 'I'm not sure what to do with this.' But the truth is, he liked it very much that every night he would unfold and look at it.

Is that all?

Instead of the male lead, who is too nice and can't stand up for the female lead because of his position as the crown prince, he swore non-stop at those who persecuted the female lead. He even has a cool personality! What the heck?!

Every aspect of him suited to my taste, and all his lines make my heart beat crazily.

But····· Since the story belongs to the male and female lead, after the two of them confirmed each other's feelings, our abandoned second male lead······ blackened.

In order to have the female lead, he waged a war against his brother, but he couldn't win against the main character's plot armor, and as a result, our second male lead lost.

Thus, the male lead and the female lead had their happy ending, and my favorite second male lead was expelled to the north, as my father and brothers accounted.

"I've been observing him since before, and I didn't like the look on that Grand Duke's eyes."

What's wrong with the look of our second male lead's eyes? It's a bit fierce, but if it's domineering, then it's nice!

Besides, if you look closely, the fierce looking eyes and the gloomy black pupils are one of the charming points of our Richt!

"Did you also feel that way, brother? Me too! Haa······. When I went as an envoy before, I met there a pretty lady, so I asked her to dance, but the Grand Duke suddenly just came over at us and told me to get lost!"

That's because the one you asked to dance is the female lead, brother.

Because of the female lead's buff, strange men consistently roam around her, that's why our second male lead's always there to protect her.

He's like a strong dog protecting its master, he's so cute!

"First of all, the fact that he caused a rebellion······. You two shouldn't fight over the throne like that and severe your brotherly relations. Do you understand?"

Suddenly, the story headed to my father's sermons about brotherhood, friendship, and the long history of our Garten Royal Family.

Thanks to this, I forcibly learned about my genealogy, and also learned that my father's bald forehead was not because of hereditary hair loss.

The truth is······ I really think it's because of hair loss······.

"Um······."

As my father stopped talking for a while and breathed, I stealthily took my chance.

Six fluttering eyes looked at me, as if they would not let a single word from their cute and lovely daughter and sister slip.

"Is it very cold there?"

"There?"

"That place called Stern Territory."

"It's not a joke! Not a single blade of grass grows. Talk about agriculture, it's too cold so there aren't many farmers. If there's only means to live and eat, there would also be farmers."

"Peony, you don't have to worry if it's cold or not there. All you have to do is stay warm in Garten all the time."

"Oh, right, how's your cold? Are you all right?"

I just asked one question if it was cold there, then you guys end up with such sweet looks and warm words.

In fact, there was a reason why they were so worried.

Originally, Princess Peony's body, which I transmigrated into, was very weak.

It can't be said that there is a part of her that is specifically sick, but she was just inherently weak. I get sick if I experience even a bit of hardship, and I live with a cold all year round.

However, it is fortunate that Garten has this special product, which is honey, that was good for rejuvenation and it is very effective in helping to quickly recover energy.

Therefore, they were reacting with such a fuss even if it's just a cold.

"I'm almost better."

"What do you mean 'almost'! You're barely fully recovered! Oh, my goodness, who asked us to have tea time with our sick princess?"

"Isn't it brother? He told me that the roses in the garden look pretty! He also said that he's going to show it to Peony!"

"Get your words straight! When did I say the roses are pretty?! What I said is our Peony is prettier than a rose!"

"True. It's been a long time since you said something right, brother!"

"Correct! Roses don't even compare to our Peony's beauty!"

"Our two prince speaks honest words only. This father is so proud of your high standards."

Consecutively, glistening eyes poured down on me.

H-Hey. I'll feel burdened if you look at me like that·····.

"My father and brothers are so worried about me like this, I already feel so much better."

As I smiled and talked, they looked at me with overflowing love in their eyes.

"Look, what I mean is······ How cold is it in that place in the north? Like for example?

With a smile, I turned the subject of the conversation back to the north.

"How cold is it, you ask······."

My father, who was about to explain, suddenly pursed his lips.

Then, he quickly turned his gaze over to my eldest brother. My eldest brother then glanced at my second older brother with an ambiguous smile.

My eyes naturally shifted from my father to my eldest brother and then to my second older brother.

"Uh······ That······."

Baffled by the sudden gaze, my second older brother tried to say.

"How cold is it, you ask······."

I had this hunch.

Neither my father nor my eldest brother nor my second older brother really knew how cold it was there.

It was apparent that none of them had been there. Indeed, there's no purpose for my father and brothers to go to the cold empire of the north.

"It's very, very, very, cold."

It was the wise king of the warm kingdom of Garten who cleared up the situation.

"Therefore, you don't need to be curious about that scary place, Peony. You just have to live happily with this father and brothers in the warm Garten Kingdom."

"But wouldn't Grand Duke Stern be cold in such a cold place?"

I keep worrying about my favorite character, what can I do?

"That's his problem, not yours."

My second older brother said casually then gulped his tea.

For your information······ The black tea that you're currently drinking is the tea that my favorite character likes the most. As a member of the Imperial Family, his taste is exceptionally classy, that he insisted on drinking only the black tea from Garten.

Was he still able to drink warm tea in that cold place where he's currently in?

Surely, because he's the Grand Duke who was exiled in the north due to treason, it's not possible that he could only drink cold water over there, right?

"Tsk tsk, that's why he shouldn't have started a rebellion. If he'd just stayed still, he would have lived in the Imperial Capital as a member of the royal family all his life."

My eldest brother clicked his tongue and took a bite of the strawberry cake.

That too······ was our second male lead's favorite cake. Even if he's a manly guy with a handsome face and coarse mouth, he has a sweet tooth.

I also like his palate!

Since the northern part is short of all resources, much more that there will also be no sweet desserts in there, right?

Agh! By any chance! What if there's also nothing to eat, isn't our Richt going to be very skinny?

"Our Peony is so kind that this father is worried. You care about the Empire's Grand Duke, though you don't have to pay attention to him······. You're this soft-hearted. You'll have to live with this father forever."

No, that's because he's my favorite novel character! Though he probably doesn't even know who I am······.

Hmm? Wait a minute.

My brain suddenly started conceptualizing.

Because of the happy ending of the main characters, my favorite character was driven to the north like a duck egg on the Nakdong River.

And my father, who was sitting merrily in front of me was a king. And I was a princess of a small but prosperous country next to the empire.

In other words, with very sufficient qualifications to marry a member of the royal family.

This····· I think it's the best condition for me to pick up my favorite character, who is like an abandoned cat, right?

"Excuse me, Father?"

I looked at my father with the most beautiful smile I could muster.

Who said that a fan will never be able to get close to his idol? Even if he's a passed-over baton, I'll run the relay! I'll even receive him with two hands!

I can also run the relay all by myself!

"Yes. My daughter~"

My father looked at me with an over indulgently loving expression on his face.

"Well, I have a favor to ask."

"Yes, yes. Just say it. Do you want me to get you a new pretty dress? Or shall I buy you the whole dessert shop that you like?"

"No. It's not that."

"Then?"

"Well······ will you grant it?"

"You should let me hear your request first, before I decide·····"

"It's my greatest wish in my whole life, won't you grant it?"

With her big eyes open as wide as possible, she looked at her father with a sad expression.

In addition, I gathered my small hands together, held them tightly, and then raised them up to my chest to express my earnestness.

"Ah, what are you talking about! If it's the wish of our beloved youngest daughter, I'll grant you anything!"

Nice, it's a success.

She smiled more brightly than before and said her wish towards her father, who laughed loudly and shouted that he will grant everything that his daughter wants.

"I want to marry the Northern Duke of Stern!"

Black tea spilled from my second older brother's mouth, and it ran through his chin and neck. And the chewed strawberries in my older brother's mouth fell to the table.

And my father·····.

Crash!

Fell off his chair and passed out.

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Hey guys🥰.I hope you will enjoy the novel.although I pick this chapter on wuxiaworld.site 😁there are 4.2 chapters are updated.so i will just translate(obviously 100% not translated. Because I am not so good at korean language.) after the 4.2 chapters.and sorry if my English is bad🥰

"Why! Not!"

...

...

I was rolling around in the room, throwing a tantrum.

"That······ of course, that's impossible."

There was a sigh mixed in Rachel's voice, my second older brother, while coaxing me.

"Why! Why! Why!"

At Rachel's words, she jumped out of her seat and raised her objection.

"He's the man who dared to rebel against the Fairspren Empire. He's a traitor. Technically, he and his relatives for three generations should have been annihilated, but the merciful emperor spared him."

"That's because the emperor is also his relative."

"······That's right."

Because Richt was the emperor's half-brother.

"Even if it isn't that, he's a man who is said to have a sloppy personality. Didn't you hear the rumor that he broke a court lady's leg?"

"That's because the court lady, when the Empress was still the Crown Princess, ignored her and didn't feed her, and most especially, she was mean."

"There's also a story that he cut off some nobleman's arm."

"That aforementioned nobleman harassed the current Empress. Besides, he didn't just cut it off but applied for a fair duel. The arm was cut off during the battle.

"······Peony, how do you know so well about the Grand Duke?"

That······ that's because I read it in a book.

Not just once, but several times.

In addition, I always read the part where my favorite character appeared over and over again, I almost sweetly memorized it!

······But, of course, I can't say that.

"That, that's because the Grand Duke is so cool. I figured it out in my own way."

"Oh, my God! Are you saying you've fallen for him since way before?"

······Of course. I fell for him the first time I read the novel.

"When the hell exactly did you saw him?"

"Umm······."

I took the time to reply because I had nothing to answer.

As a princess of a small country next to the empire, it was most likely that the original Peony would have met Richt. I just didn't know when that was.

She's a princess that doesn't have any importance in the story, that's why she didn't appear in the novel.

"Don't tell me you met him at brother's Prince Bookstore's opening ceremony?"

"······uh, yeah."

"······At the party after the ceremony?"

"······Yes."

"Did you even dance together?"

".......Perhaps?"

"So you saw him up close, danced with him, and fell in love with his handsome face?"

Ah! So it's possible to explain it that way too?

"That's right, brother. I first met him at the after-party of our eldest brother's Prince Bookstore's opening and I fell in love with the handsome Grand Duke at first sight."

I nodded eagerly to Rachel, who completed my love story.

"Peony, think about it again. That person is in the cold Stern right now. It's not just cold. It's a harsh place in the northernmost part of the continent that doesn't even produce a single blade of grass."

"I can wear thick clothes."

"You're just being complacent because you really don't know what you're saying."

Rachel stated as if she was awfully pathetic.

"Our Garten is a small kingdom, but the land is fertile and abundant, and it is a place warm enough to not feel the coldness of the winter season. In addition, you have grown up as a princess of Garten who hasn't experience any hardships all your life."

Rachel, who had reminded me of my situation, paused, and glanced at me.

"What was worse, you even have a weak constitution. It's too precarious for you to go to Stern. You might get sick right away in the cold wind of the north and weaken as days go by."

His expression, who looked at me seriously, contained a lot of affection for his younger sister.

"But······."

But there was something brother didn't know.

That my favorite character was also left alone in that harsh land that Brother Rachel was speaking of.

Born as a prince of the empire, who grew up without any shortage as a member of the imperial family more than I was, he was now thrown alone in that harsh Stern.

Even abandoned by the woman he loved like his own life. And that woman married his only brother, the emperor, whom he had sworn allegiance to.

Her heart aches for him!

"Grand Duke Stern is also there alone!"

"So, what does that have to do with you?!"

"It's because I like Grand Duke Stern!"

I started rolling around the room again, and Rachel held his forehead as if he's having a splitting headache.

"I want to marry Grand Duke Stern!"

To be honest, I'm shouting that I want to get married at the moment, but I didn't really mean to get married.

First of all, since I've already transmigrated inside the novel, I wanted to see my favorite character's face for even just once. Second, I wanted to pay tribute to him by offering him the things he likes.

To do that, I needed a reason to visit the north, and marriage is a very plausible excuse.

But if we really end up getting married, then it would be much better.

"Hyuu·····."

A sigh came out of Rachel's lips.

It was natural that his head hurt. This is because it's been three hours since I've been rolling around the room.

"Peony."

My brother's low voice sounded very grave.

"I'll tell you for the last time."

For Rachel, with a firm look on his face, there was a sense of seriousness that says this was the really the last time.

"Brother."

And I, too, stopped rolling, stood up, and looked at him.

The basis of the victory was pre-emptive strikes.

"Oppa~"

I struggled to elevate my expressions and approached Rachel on my knees.

"My beloved older brother~"

Still, as I stood in front of him with me on my knees, I had no choice but to look up as high as I could and Rachel had no choice but to look down at me.

"Please, I'm begging you."

I lightly grabbed his pants and bawled.

"Please send me to Stern."

"Peony······."

"It breaks my heart to think that Grand Duke Stern is there alone."

"You can't······. You going there······."

"Please, please be on my side, brother."

I thought a drop of tears would be perfect for this moment, but my acting skills didn't go that far.

"Brother, won't you be on Peony's side?"

"Of course I'd like to be on your side, but·····."

"For me, even if there are two sides in the world, I would always choose brother Rachel's side·····."

"Peony······."

"I believed in brother······."

I peered up at Rachel with the saddest expression in the world on my face.

The blue eyes that resembled mine shook aimlessly.

"Brother······ Please······."

"Damn it!"

Racheln turned his head away.

As I sighed, wondering if the operation was a failure, I heard a little murmur that came from Rachel.

"······so cute······."

······huh?

"Our Peony's extremely cute. If you beg me like this, then I can't help but listen!"

No matter how cute I am, how can that be your reason to change your mind brother······.

"Alright. Peony, I'll be at your side."

"Really?"

I quickly got up. Though I still had to look up at Rachel.

"Brother's really the best!"

* * * * *

"Do you think that makes sense?"

Leon, the first prince of Garten, the heir to the royal family, and my eldest brother looked at me and Rachel with a stunned expression.

"Get ahold of yourself, Rachel. What's wrong with you too?"

"But······."

"Don't be stupid, how can you agree to send Peony to the far north to marry?

"That's because it's what Peony wants."

"There were many other things Peony wanted. Don't you remember? There was a time when Peony wanted to remove all the roses from the garden and replace them all with pasque flowers."

"And you let her do just that."

"......Of course, although I did let her·····."

Was there a time like that? You know, being a Siscon······ It's scarier than I thought.

"Pi, Peony once wanted the palace to be pink! Does that make sense?"

"······That doesn't make sense, but you painted Peony's room pink instead."

"......Though, I did do that for her also."

"All the way to my room too. For your information, I was a 15-year-old boy who admired masculinity and bravery, whose future hope was to become a knight."

"When Peony went to brother's room to play, she said she wanted her brother's room to be pink too."

"Then why didn't you do it with your room?"

"At that time, my tutor visited me every day······ that's why······."

Leon mumbled some excuse, but in the end, he must have hated for his room to be painted in color pink.

"Re, regardless! I can't listen to everything Peony wants!"

"·····It was you who listened to Peony's ridiculous wishes the most. Either the pasque flowers or the pink palace."

"Yes, but this is different!"

As if to convey his disagreement, Leon hit the desk in front of him with a bang!

Due to that, as I was standing in front of him, got surprised and flinched, reflexively clutching my shoulders.

"So, sorry. Did you get started?"

Why does Leon look more surprised than me?

Ah······ Perhaps······

"Brother Leon····· did you just yell at me?"

"N-No, I didn't mean to do that······."

"I can't believe you yelled at me······."

"Ah! Brother! You're too much! No matter how angry you are! How can you do that to Peony?!"

Rachel, who was next to me, as if I were about to burst into tears, grumbled to Leon, and patted me on the shoulder.

I put my head on Rachel's shoulder, with a disheartened look on my face.

"Are you okay, Peony? I told you to just leave him alone. That nasty-tempered Leon."

"Hey! Rachel!"

"But······ Leon is also a precious family for me that's why I really wanted him to understand."

"It's all right. You have me, Peony. Just throw Brother Leon away."

"What do you mean, throw away! Don't say anything weird to Peony!"

As though he couldn't bear it any longer, Leon jumped up from his seat, circled around his desk, and came in front of us. Then he shook off Rachel's hand, who was on my shoulder.

"If it's Brother Leon, I thought he would definitely understand me. Because my brother knows me the best."

"Of course I'm the one who knows you best······."

"Lies! You don't even know how I feel!"

"How could I not know Peony's feelings?!"

"You don't know!"

"I know!"

"Brother don't know!"

"I know! Stern or whatever. You said you wanted to marry a bonehead!"

"However, even if you know, you don't understand anything!"

"Why don't I understand you!"

"You don't understand! You don't even listen to me, you just blindly object to my wishes!"

"It's not that I blindly object······."

"Normally, Brother Leon wasn't like this······."

I looked at him with resentment in my eyes, as if I were looking at a traitor.

Of course it was just acting. A soulful performance that encases all one's inner acting ability.

Haa······ I can't believe it's so hard to see my favorite character's face.

"You made the room pink when I wished for it······."

"That······."

"You filled the garden with pasque flowers when I wished for it······."

"That's not it······."

"You've changed, Brother Leon."

"What are you saying I've changed?! Peony, you misunderstand!"

"No! Brother has changed!"

"I haven't changed! I swear! I'm still your I-will-give-you-everything-you-want Brother Leon."

"······Really?"

As I look at Leon, he nodded his head vigorously.

"Then, Brother Leon is also on my side right?"

"Of course."

"Then you'll take my side again this time, right?"

"T-That······."

"As expected, Brother Leon abandoned me."

"That's not it, Peony!"

"Then you'll take my side?"

I did my best to look at Leon with sorrow showing in my eyes and with a mournful expression on my face as I clasped my hands over my chest.

Leon's expression, while looking at me, increasingly turned into a distressed one. I'm sure he is currently fighting his inner self.

"Yes. I'm on Peony's side. Absolutely."

Brother Leon finally ended up uttering his words of surrender.

"You're the best, Brother Leon!"

* * * * *

"So·····."

Our father gazed at us three brothers and sisters with a very pathetic look in his eyes.

"I certainly said no, yet, the three of you came together like this asking me to grant permission to marry Peony and that Northern Grand Duke?"

I nodded with glistening eyes, and my brothers, who had fallen into my gimmick and came with me, nodded reluctantly.

An emotion of anger raged on my father's face.

He stared at us one by one, and the charisma of the king of one country made us quite terrified.

"Definitely no."

Our father who enunciated every syllable in staccato, declared with a firm expression on his face as though he would never assent it.

However, I couldn't back down like this either.

I took a step forward with an equally stiff face.

Hng! When our father blew his nose, his beard fluttered.

His countenance exhibits his insistence that he never intended to retract his words.

But, so was I. I absolutely wanted to go see our favorite character.

Looking at the face of the majestic king, I threw a word.

"I hate you, Dad!"

······Then there was a moment of silence.

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Hmm...in wuxiaworld.site they use Raheln but in original work if you translate then it is Rachel. So I will use Rachel🥰

♦Oppa means "an older brother", and it is only used when a girl is calling an older brother or an older man who she trusts. In English we call brother and in korean they call oppa.

What broke the deafening stillness was the stuttering voice of the previously majestic king.

"Pi, Peony······."

Gaping big eyes, enlarged nostrils, and a wide-open mouth.

My father's face was displaying an expression of someone who was terribly shocked.

"W-What did you say just now?"

His words stammer as if he couldn't believe his ears.

I panicked. Does saying 'I hate you, Dad.' in this world have any tremendous meaning?

Because of the king's dignified appearance I couldn't say anything intense, it was already the most disobedient word I can think of.

Alright. Then one more time.

"I hate dad."

Once again, I told him clearly.

My father still seemed to feel the same amount of shock even though it's already the second time he heard it.

"H-How can you say such harsh words?"

The king's hand's trembled as he endured the shock.

"Who the hell on earth is that Grand Duke Stern?! What kind of chap is it?!"

The shock, which had consumed her father's mind, drastically shifted into anger.

"I can't believe he made our nice, lovely Peony say such harsh words!"

The place, where the burning eyes of their father were directed at, was her two brothers.

"You two didn't even consider stopping you're your younger sister, and you came here together like this, spurting nonsense?"

"Father, it's not something to be so angry about. Peony's already all grown up."

"All grown-up! How can you say that this little kid is all grown up! She's just the same size as a rolling acorn!"

Leon's words added fuel to his father's anger.

"Peony too, is already an adult."

"It doesn't mean that when you get older, you're already an adult! Peony's mental age is still as a child!"

Am I that abnormal person they're talking about······ I'm mistaken, right?

"Besides, who will accept that acorn-sized thing as a bride? Her body's no different than a child!"

But I think it's really me father is speaking of·····.

"However, now that she's already an adult, she'll also have to get married one of these days, right? When she finds someone she likes······."

"Marriage! What marriage!"

This time, my father suddenly rose from his throne.

"What does a child know when it comes to marriage!"

"I, have to······ get married, too."

"What are you talking about, Peony! Didn't you say you'd live with this dad for the rest of your life? You said you like this dad the best in the world! You even told me you want to marry me when you get old!"

"That's······ when I was young."

I uttered as I stealthily glanced at my father.

"Young! It hasn't been 10 years since you said that!"

Father cried out as if what I said was inconceivable.

"Whether it's Stern or churn, I can't give our Peony to such a guy. Never!"

"But father······."

"Leon, do you really want to send this cute little sister of yours to that faraway place? Where it takes a month to go by land, and 15 days by sea?"

"······."

"We can be the one to visit her······."

"Rachel, are you really going to send our weak Peony to that cold country? That kid who lives with cold in the warm, winterless Garten?"

"······."

Both the eldest brother and the second older brother, who was supposed to be supportive, fell into silence due to their father's words.

It was natural, obviously, their father picked exactly the subjects they were most concerned about.

Phew······ There's no helping it then.

I've decided to take out my secret weapon.

"If you don't allow me to marry Grand Duke Stern·····."

I closed my lips and looked at my father, Leon, and Rachel one by one.

They were staring at me with a tense look, as if a nuclear bomb was about to be fired out from my mouth.

I'm sorry, father and brothers.

But I really want to meet my favorite character.

"I'm not going to eat from now on."

* * * *

"Hmmn, I'm hungry······."

I've just starved myself for one lunch.

Nevertheless, I already felt grumpy because of hunger.

I've never imagined that the road to know my favorite character was this difficult.

"Will······ there be honey?""

I seriously agonized over the flowers in the vase.

I even approached and observed the flowers. But I couldn't figure out how to get the honey. Of course, because I'm not a bee.

Instead, all I could get was the it's fragrant scent.

The name of the flower is unknown, but it has a subtle yet refreshing smell.

"Is this flower edible?"

I pondered.

Why, there are herbs and petal teas, right? Since there are flowers that can be eaten like azaleas, is it possible to eat these flowers as well?

I snapped off a petal and carefully brought it to my mouth.

The soft petals touched my tongue, and it wasn't strange.

"Ugh! Puh! Ptooey!"

But soon after I bit it, it tasted strangely bitter, and spit out what was in my mouth.

"Ewww·····."

While she was shaking her head due to the strange taste, she heard the voice of the court lady from the door.

"Princess Peony, His Highness is here."

F-Father?

I jumped into bed quickly, and was able to lie in safely before my father came into the room by a hair's breadth.

"······Peony."

I heard my father's voice, but I kept my eyes closed as if I hadn't.

"My goodness······ my princess, your face looks gaunt already."

I've only starved for one meal, I can't be gaunt that fast. Father.

"Your closed eyes look shrunken."

No, I mean, not eating a meal doesn't make people shrunken though.

"······Father."

I opened my eyes, calling him in a wistful voice. Pretending to be the world's pitiable person, like my father thinks.

"Yes, my princess. Father is here."

The king answered in a grave voice. If someone hears it, they will think the king is talking to his seriously ill daughter.

Once again, I only starved for lunch, and now it was dinner time.

"Today I told the royal chef to prepare only what you like to eat. Come on, get up, and let's have dinner together."

I shook my head at my father's words.

"If you don't eat anything like this, you'll get sick."

"I won't eat until Your Majesty consents to my marriage."

"Did you just say, Your Majesty?! Peony! Call me father as usual."

It's just a title, but my father jumped out of his seat.

·····Alright, if it's like this then!

"I can't, Your Majesty."

"Peony, call me father, or dad, as usual."

As a sign of resistance, I closed my lips tightly and shook my head.

"Haa······."

A sigh poured out of my father's mouth.

I sneaked a glance at him.

My father softly closed his eyes and fell into agony.

"Do you like that man that much?"

"Yes!"

I nodded vigorously. My father sighed again as he looked at me.

"You want to leave this father and your brothers and leave for that cold country?"

"I·····."

I bit my lips.

My father and brothers treated me kindly and loved me so much since I transmigrated.

They treated me as if I am the most precious person in the whole wide world.

I was sorry at first because I felt like I was cheating them, and I wondered if I should reveal that I wasn't really Peony.

However, who would believe that this is a world inside a novel, or that I possessed the body of a novel character princess named Peony?

The most important thing is, to tell them that Peony's soul is already dead······ I couldn't bear to do it to them.

"I love my brothers and father."

To him who regarded me as her real daughter and gave me great affection, it was not easy to say that I wanted to leave.

I wish my father could understand my heart.

"You are my most precious family in the world. If I were to be born again in my next life, I would love to be born as your daughter again."

Though my life right now is almost the same as being born again, if I will have the chance to reincarnate, I will choose him as my father again. Because I loved being his daughter.

I took out my hand from the blanket and grabbed his hand.

Father's hands were warm.

"My love for the Grand Duke of Stern is different from these things. That person······ the thing is······ I like him as a man."

My cheeks slightly turned red.

That's the real reason why I wanted to go to him. It was my heart that's urging me.

Abandoned, alone in the cold and harsh north, I felt sorry for him.

I just wanted to see his face, and give him what he needed.

And if possible, I wanted to be with him. Beside him all the time.

"I'm not saying I'm going to abandon my father and my brothers, then marry Grand Duke Stern. Even if I get married or go far away, I love my father the same way."

I looked at my father with a mournful heart.

My figure was reflected in the same blue eyes as mine for a long time.

A long sigh, similar to the one before, flowed out of his mouth.

"All right. I lost. I give up."

I opened my eyes wide at the king's declaration of surrender.

"I allow the Princess of Garten, Peony de Garten, to marry Fairspren Empire's Grand Duke Richt de Stern."

"Da, dad!"

His words made me so happy that I covered my mouth with my hands.

Since I think that shouts for joy would burst any minute now.

Still, at this moment, I knew it was an atmosphere that I shouldn't be like, screaming and jumping around the bed.

"Are you that happy?"

My father looked at me and smiled as if he was a little lonely.

I smiled brightly, and nodded.

Hooray! I got approval!

I'm getting married to my favorite character!

"Nonsense!"

I was amazed as I saw the paper that Leon gave me with a smile.It was me who was in the bridal class dreaming of a happy newlywed with my favourite character for the past month.

However on that paper, there was a message about breaking my sweet dreams into pieces at once.

I am very grateful for the friendly offer to Archduke Stern in the kingdom of Garten.I was impressed by the courtesy of the kingdom that the king was watching our Stern estate so much.But very unfortunately, I will refuse the favour sent by the kingdom ... ...

In a very elegant handwriting, in a gentle tone, there were phrases behind him about why she rejected.The 'very friendly proposal' written here was, of course, the marriage between her and Grand Duke Stern. And this paper was about refusing the marriage.

"So Peony, sorry, but you can't marry your beloved Grand Duke Stern. What are you doing now?"

"Ah....... "

My hand was rubbing as much as possible to remove any traces of the letter being folded.

From the writing on the paper "the Grand Duke of Stern", it was obvious that he had written it himself. What a handwritten letter written by my favourite character! Even though it says that I will refuse you, my dear handwritten letter! I memorized each letter by dividing it into consonants and vowels.

Still I was very upset at the fold marks in the letters that were not enough, even if i went into handwriting research right away. So, I was trying hard to erase the the fold by rubbing it with my hand,I should hang it on the frame of my room.

"Oh, it's nothing. "

"Anyway, it was like this, so there was no need to get married"

"No way! Why aren't I getting married?"

"That's it... Doesn't it say why you don't? "

"nevertheless. nevertheless! "

I looked at the paper again.As Leon's brother said, it was written about why he refused to marry me.

"That's why I'm not very convinced!"

As I was trying throw out the paper, I put it very carefully on my desk, thinking that it was my favourite character's handwriting .

While in the bridal class, I asked the etiquette teacher, and she told me that the marriage would happen with almost 90 percent probability.

In the first place, marriage between aristocrats is no different from a contract between a family and a family, so You , the princess of Garten, would be a very attractive marriage partner to the Grand Duke, who was originally from the imperial city, but was now forced to the north.

In addition, Stern Territory is a barren land, so although it is far away, he can receive support from Garten, who has abundant resources, so he would think that it is a better marriage.

"I don't. I have to think about it."

"Should you be criticized? What?"

"What is it? I have to say that I can't understand for the reason."

".....To whom."

"To Archduke Stern!"

"......What?"

"Yeah! It's not like this, I have to go find it"

"Wait a minute!Peony"

Leon grabbed my arm as I tried to run out to speak to my father right away.

"You're looking for it? Where are you going?"

"Of course I go to Stern estate."

" going there? What do you do when you go find it? Would You say,you can't understand why?"

"then no?"

"Of course not. He,the royal prince, refused so politely. But it's rude to say that you can't understand it. You shouldn't do that considering the friendship between the two countries."

"Then I won't. "

At that time, I said, as if he was lucky, his shoulders came down slightly.

"I still have to go to Stern! "

"What? Why?"

"Let me propose to the Grand Duke directly."

Leon's mouth was so big that it couldn't be bigger. To see his face, I had nothing to do.

Afterwords:

😔sometimes It's so hard to translate.

And some sentences are also confusing.Still I have tried my best to translate in a understandable way