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What kind of family were the Rothstaylors? The person to come to mind is Krepin Rothstaylor, whom the princess first met at a royal banquet. He was a wonderful nobleman with a warm-hearted smile, dressed neatly and stylishly in appearance. But that was through the eyes of the young Princess Penia at that time. Because her 'Insightful Eyes' which were gifted by God like a sixth sense gave her the ability to measure a person’s being, and they saw something different. Inside the benevolent noble head of the house, Krepin Rothstaylor had something that the princess couldn't explain well with words. A black and unpleasant snake living in the pit of his stomach. Behind the perfect example of a kindly ruler was something hiding in the shadows. Every once in a while, the princess would notice his face darken as he leaves the royal conference hall. He was a villain wearing the mask of an innocent nobleman. Princess Penia had been sure about this for a long time. There were even private troops secretly sent to investigate the family, seemingly hiding a darkness that no one knew. There was a rumor that items would occasionally go missing at the annual royal treasury meeting, only to turn up later. There was also a rumor that a staff member who worked at the family’s mansion went missing. And a rumor that Krepin Rothstaylor indulged in books about the 'God of Destruction’. Something suspicious was going on. However, the basis for this speculation was not enough. “......” Princess Penia suddenly stopped fiddling with her pen. Her Insightful Eyes that measured a person had never been wrong in her entire life. No matter how unusual it may be, if her sixth sense was going haywire, then there must be something going on. But this was only a hypothetical 'what if '. Even though her sixth sense could sense it, the Rothstaylor family's misdeeds are yet to be revealed. What if Ed Rothstaylor was trying to leave that darkness? It would explain how he could remain so calm despite being disowned by his own family. It's because he was trying to naturally cut off his ties from said family. However, it wasn't easy to leave the blood lineage of the aristocracy. If he wanted to be disowned naturally, he would have to leave behind a destroyed reputation. “......” Princess Penia’s face stiffened at the realization More than anything, if this was true… “Let go of me! Do you know who I am?! I am Ed Rothstaylor, the second son of the Rothstaylor family! Get your dirty hands off me, you pigs! Where do you think you are touching me?!” “You think I would stoop so low just to mess with a nobody failure like Taylee? Let go of me! These dirty and ignorant commoners! Do you even know what you're talking about!” Then even that ugliness he showed, that worst part of human nature he exhibited during the entrance examination… That meant it was all acting. This meant he had a different type of inner strength that even her Insightful Eyes couldn't see. In other words, he was a mastermind manipulator who even used the princess of the kingdom for his own purpose. “That was… all acting…?” The princess quickly shook her head no. That can’t be true. However, the change in Ed Rothstaylor constantly bothered Princess Penia. If what she saw was acting. If he knew something about the darkness of the Rothstaylor family. If he used the princess to cut ties with that darkness. If all of this was planned in the palm of his hand. If that’s true… Slam! “This is too exhausting.” The princess pushed herself up from the table. She went to the window and was greeted by the cool sea breeze, her platinum blonde hair refreshingly flying in the wind. The feeling helped cool her head. “I should catch up on the admission schedule and my studies, I can't afford to pay attention to state affairs.” Go enjoy the happiness of learning. That was the encouragement the King gave her when she left for the academy. She had been able to shed and escape some of the rules and mannerisms of being royalty in Silvenia, a place for her to study. She should let go of these thoughts now. A life full of politics, power struggles between aristocrats, caring for the people, and diplomacy with international nations… The princess was starting to get tired of it all. Maybe she was already tired. She was just overestimating Ed Rothstaylor. Not everyone lived their life hidden inside layers of masks. Perhaps this had become a bad habit for the princess, measuring a person due to living life walking a tightrope amongst aristocrats and ministers. Physically, Princess Penia was just a foolish girl who was yet to have her coming of age ceremony. But her heartfelt as though it had become old. Besides, she wasn't even at the age that she should be measuring others, but rather at a time when she should be focusing on herself. The princess sighed as the wind whistled by. “Did I mature too early for my age?” She looked at the mirror by the window. A beautiful platinum blonde princess who grew up well cared for stood in the mirror wearing light sleepwear. She gathered her hair and rolled it up, then she tried splitting it in the middle and tying her hair in pigtails, and then she tried tying everything to one side. But by then, she'd let out a big sigh and let go of her hair. “It’s not that I'm not interested in dressing up, but I don’t know why I get so embarrassed about it.” Authority sometimes bound a person. Since she was in a position of authority, the fatigue was indescribable. But it couldn’t be helped. To some people, the princess’s position looked like a blessing. “I’m always thinking too deeply and too hard about everything… It might have become a bad habit.” Princess Penia still kept thinking as she stood by the window, feeling the wind. She stood there thinking about Ed Rothstaylor. Knowing the dark secret of the Rothstaylor family, he deliberately used the princess to get himself disowned and break ties with his family. The assumption was too absurd. It made sense if she were to stitch together various pieces but… it was too much of a leap in terms of logic. But his attitude had strangely changed and did a 180°… “Let’s just think he went crazy because he got disowned.” He also found the location of the golden marble before Lucy Mayreel and told Princess Penia… “That is… I don’t know… He must have found it by chance.” On the contrary, it felt too convenient. Princess Penia was aware of that fact, but she also felt relieved, having had reasoned it out for herself. “When we had a conversation before, I didn’t feel anything dark from inside of him…” Princess Penia’s face froze. The conversation she had with him in the northern forest. She forgot how natural their conversation flowed. As soon as she saw him, she immediately snapped at him. Get out of this school! People here despise you. Don’t you also despite this school as well? Don’t you hate me for getting you excommunicated? How did Ed Rothstaylor respond to that? With a surprised reaction, he stared at Princess Penia and said a reason that nobody would believe– “The truth is, princess, I actually feel grateful towards you.” Stuck in such a bizarre situation, she couldn’t ask the significance behind those words. Just what was he thankful for? Princess Penia was the person who had the biggest influence in getting him excommunicated. Just what was there to be thankful for to such an enemy? Was getting disowned something to be thankful for? “......” Slowly, Princess Penia stopped. Crackle! She could hear the occasional crackling of the campfire, as if experiencing an auditory hallucination. There wasn't a lot the princess saw that day. The only thing she saw was the wide back of a boy rekindling firewood with his poker, as if he was enjoying what he was doing. * * * Fwoosh! “I caught it!!!” It was my seventh catch. The fishing rod I made in a hurry was performing better than I thought. The freshwater fish I just caught looked similar to bluegill and was already my seventh catch. With this much, it wouldn't only be to stave off my hunger, but it should be enough to eat until I’m full. I was always hungry, but after coming to this terrible world for the first time, it looked like I might finally be able to feel 'satisfied'. So satisfied that I couldn’t help but give a thumbs up. “What a great catch!!!”