[Dunha's P.O.V]
After finishing her breakfast, Dunha also enjoyed some dessert with her mother, Lily, and Clover while Blue chose to skip dessert.
"In my first life, I wasn't very fond of sweets, but now, I don't mind at all. Just as long as it's not gruel," Dunha thought as she enjoyed a strawberry cake.
Shortly after finishing dessert, Lily yawned and fell asleep.
"Oh my, she's already asleep?" said Seo-Yeon.
"Fufu... She seems to fall asleep whenever she's full," said Clover. "She'll wake up in a few hours."
Clover began to pick up Lily.
"I thank her highness for this generous meal," said Clover as she smiled.
"You're welcome. Although you don't have to talk to me like that. It's very awkward," Seo-Yeon chuckled.
"You're a doppelganger, aren't you? What have you done with the real Clover?" Blue asked in a joking manner.
"Fufu, you're lucky I'm holding onto Lily right now," said Clover as she gave Blue a menacing smile.
Blue began to laugh while Seo-Yeon tried her best to hold her laughter. Dunha's eyes widen as Blue's laughter was an incredible sight for her.
"I can't believe what I'm seeing... That battle-hardened old man is actually laughing..." Dunha thought.
The Blue that Dunha knows rarely smiled and was rather stoic. Dunha only managed to see Blue smile once when she and her brother sang a song together during their father's birthday.
"Did something happened during my childhood that caused Blue to become very emotionless?" Dunha wondered.
As Dunha was thinking, Clover approached her while carrying Lily.
"Princess," said Clover.
"Hm?" said Dunha in a startled tone.
Clover leaned closer to Dunha.
"I shall give you an answer very soon," she whispered.
Clover then nodded her head and walked towards the exit.
"I'm going to take Lily back to our home. I will return later," said Clover.
"Are you sure? You and Lily are more than welcome to stay here," said Seo-Yeon.
Clover shook her head.
"We only arrived here to see if you and your daughter were alright after we heard about the attack," said Clover. "Besides, once Lily wakes up, we're going shopping together because that's what I promised," she added.
Clover then bowed her head towards Sep-Yeon and left the dining room with Lily.
"Ha..." Dunha yawned.
"It seems like Dunha's feeling tired as well," said Blue.
"That shouldn't be surprising, even an adult would be mentally exhausted after experiencing that attack," said Seo-Yeon. "Let's go to your room."
"I'll come with you," said Blue as he got up from his chair.
Seo-Yeon picked up Dunha and took Dunha to her room while Blue and the guards followed them from behind. After a few minutes of walking, everyone arrived at Dunha's room.
"Everyone, wait outside," Seo-Yeon ordered.
"Understood," said the guards.
Once my mother and I were in my room, she began to tuck me in bed.
"Sleep well, my child," said Seo-Yeon as she kissed Dunha's forehead.
"Okay, mama..." said Dunha.
Seo-Yeon sat next to Dunha and patted her stomach for several minutes until she pretended to go to sleep. Once she saw her daughter's eyes close, Seo-Yeon slowly got off the bed and gently walked out of the room.
"..." (Dunha)
Once her mother left the room, Dunha waited for another minute before getting out of her bed. She then approached her desk and gently placed her hand on it while making a sad face.
"I still can't believe that I went back in time..." Dunha murmured.
The fact that Dunha managed to return to the past was still an unbelievable event for her.
"If I truly want to protect everyone, I must prepare for the troubles that'll happen in the future," Dunha thought.
She then took a seat and took out a piece of paper and a quill pen. She was determined to avoid every scenario that'll bring great harm to herself and to the people she cares about.
"For now, let's write down every important event that'll happen in the future..."
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1760.10.07
Mother passes away from an unknown illness.
1762.03.??~1765.??.??
A blight struck and affected over half of the kingdom's crops. As a result, thousands of people starved to death, and riots broke out from all over the Southern and Eastern provinces causing further losses.
Casualties: +850,000
1768.05.10
I began my training with Blue.
1771.04.??
·I completed my training and became the leader of a battalion of 1,200 soldiers.
1773.10.31
Father gets assassinated along with several lords who were my father's most trusted supporters.
1774.??.??
The Azidahaka Kingdom attacked countless Starian villages before declaring war on us on 1774.12.09.
Total Military casualties: +250,000
Total Civilian casualties: +1,000,000
Personal Losses:
·Mellia Beckerwood ✝ (1774.12.01)
·Adam Combate ✝ (1775.05.22)
·Blue Sky (Missing) (????.??.??)
Note:
·Most of the civilian casualties came from the Eastern provinces.
1783.04.15
Half of the Eastern Starian provinces rebelled against the royal family and declared themselves as the independent "Eastern Union". Shortly after, several more provinces from other parts of the kingdom began to rebel as well.
1785.02.34
My brother, Luke Star, went missing after visiting the leaders of the Eastern Union to negotiate peace. He was never found.
Cause of disappearance: Unknown
1799.12.01
The rebels were ultimately defeated after the death of the last leader of the Eastern Union. Without any sort of leadership, the Eastern Union began to slowly crumble before collapsing entirely. However, our victory came at a cost. 4 of the 7 Great Generals were killed or presumed dead along with a large portion of our military.
Total deaths: Unknown (Very High)
1810.04.??
The second undead invasion began in the fourth month. The first reports of the dead coming back to life and attacking the living came from a small fishing village in the Vindoria Kingdom. It began as a minor incident, however, as time passed by, it became more severe as more similar incidents were being reported from all over the continent. By the end of the year, it was a complete nightmare.
1815.??.??
Only 3 of the 18 kingdoms remained active while the fate of the other kingdom became unknown after their capital cities fell. It is unknown what happened to the surviving kingdoms after I ended up going back in time, however, it is unlikely that they won.
Total deaths: Unknown
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Dunha lowered her quill pen and looked at her paper carefully.
"Although I tried my best to write down as many events as I could remember, I'm worried that it might not be completely accurate..." Dunha murmured. "Hopefully, this is close enough."
[Your "Intelligence" has increased!]
"..." (Dunha)
Ignoring the screen in front of her, Dunha began to think.
"The first thing I must do before anything else is, preventing my mother's death!" she thought.
According to the guards from last night, today's the first day and month of the year, 1760. That means, Dunha still has 10 months before her brother is born.
"First... I need to find a way to get rid of the current head doctor!" Dunha thought as she looked at the mirror.
In my past life, the head doctor was a rather lazy and arrogant prick and the only reason why my father kept him was due to his grand knowledge of medicine. Not that it helped when my mother was dying.
Despite the efforts of the many doctors and healers that my father gathered, they ended up failing on finding a solution, and my mother ultimately ended up dying... I still remember his unsympathetic attitude during my mother's funeral. I think he even smirked at the time.
Dunha then began to smile.
"I'm glad I killed him myself in my previous life when he tried to drug and seduce me to escape his execution for illegal slave trading," Dunha murmured as she grinned
Dunha's smile quickly faded away as she began to think of all of the events that'll occur again if she does nothing. She then took a huge breath to calm herself down.
"Calm down... I still have 50 years before the undead invasion begins..." Dunha thought. "That might sound like a long time but it'll go by much faster than expected, I have to prepare for everything..."
As Dunha tried to think even further, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head.
"All of this worrying is giving me a headache..." Dunha thought. "Maybe a quick nap will make it go away."
She lied down on her bed and slowly fell asleep.
"..." (???)
As she fell asleep, an odd-shaped shadow came through the window and disappeared under her bed.
(To be continued)
2020.03.24