My name is Shellia Emerald, and I am seventeen years old. Everyone called me Lia shortly. My parents only called me Shellia when they were worried about me or when they were angry with me. I have a pair of blue eyes like my mother and long black hair like my father.
Having black hair is not usual in this kingdom. In our family, someone who can be the heir depends on their ability and skill. It doesn't matter whether they are girls or boys.
This country has strict rules that women can't do anything they want. But women with ability are a different matter. Women who can compete with men will have their freedom.
But today, I realized something unusual about this kingdom. This kingdom was not the one I used to know.
I opened my eyes in the morning and looked around. It was a cozy and warm place in my memories.
It was better than the cold palace I used to live in before. Everyone knew that I was out of favor, and they bullied me as they wanted.
As I thought about my past life, Mira stared at me strangely. Mira combed my hair and prepared my clothes. I didn't even realize that I was wearing a dress without knowing it. Mira never knew that her master could dress herself in a daze.
"....ss."
"Miss....."
I heard someone calling me, and I turned my gaze to Mira beside me. Mira looked at me worriedly.
"Ah, I am fine."
I didn't realize that I had overthought things. I gazed around and found something strange in the air.
Many colors were floating in the air. They looked like tiny bubbles in the air.
"Mira, since when were there so many strange colors in the air?"
Mira turned her gaze to me, and her face looked complicated.
Why did she look at me like that? Did I say something wrong at that moment?
But before I could comprehend her expression, Mira showed her brightest smile to me.
"I will tell Master as soon as possible."
Mira ran out without looking back like a dog being chased.
What kind of colors were these? There were so many: yellow, pink, black, green, light blue, dark blue, and many other colors that I couldn't identify.
It looked so beautiful with all the colors in the air. It felt like magic. Was it my illusion? In my past life, I had never seen anything like this.
I could see this beautiful scenery. It made me happy. I didn't want to remember my dark memories in the cold palace. They had tortured me the most.
The air felt fresher than before. I walked outside and turned my gaze around the garden. It hadn't changed much from my memories except for the color bubbles in the air.
It felt like all my vision had become more vivid than anything. I could even sense an ant within a radius of five meters from me.
I felt something growing inside my body. I felt that something would burst out of me.
I heard a small voice full of pain three meters away. I could sense it was hurt by something. My heart ached in pain.
I ran toward the voice and saw a little hamster on the ground, looking pitifully.
It had white fur and soft skin. Its blue eyes stared at me while crying.
The cute hamster realized my presence, and its body trembled in fear. I didn't know who had hurt it, but the wound was scarce and frightening for a little hamster like this.
What could I do? I couldn't leave such a little hamster like this. I took the hamster in my palms, wishing that I could save its life.
I didn't know what happened, but the color of a yellow bubble surrounded my body. I saw yellow light surrounding the hamster's body and healing its wound.
I was relieved to see it heal. The little hamster opened its eyes slowly and saw a beautiful girl in front of it.
It was the first time the little hamster saw such a beautiful lady. The little hamster moved happily and looked grateful toward the pretty young lady.
I sensed its gratefulness toward me.
[Please give me a name.]
I heard someone calling me, but the most shocking thing was that the hamster could talk like a human.
"You can speak?"
The little hamster saw that the pretty lady was shocked to hear its voice.
[I am a spirit.]
The little hamster tried to charm the pretty girl in front of him.
I felt something abnormal here, but I decided to forget it for today.
"Yuki, how about I call you Yuuki?"
The little hamster turned into a teenage boy.
[From now on, I will protect you, Lia.]
I nodded my head in confusion. What the hell had happened to me? I never knew that there were spirits in this country.
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