190 Another Strange Dream
After having my makeup and hair done, Grace placed a beautiful silver crown on my head. It was not overly extravagant, but it was still very pretty. “Grace, you said two hundred years just now. What year is it exactly?”
“Your Majesty, are you okay? You have been acting weird all morning….” Grace gave me a worried look causing me to sigh. I mean, what can I say? Right now, everything felt too real to be a dream, but it still felt like a dream. It made me wonder if this was a secret wish I had deep in the deepest parts of my heart. Did I wish to become a ruler of some kind?
At Grace’s question, I could only let out a dry laugh and scratch the back of my head: “Maybe I am getting old and forgot?”
Grace shook her head as she said: “Your Majesty, who are you kidding? You have infinite mana. The only ones getting old are those who are not connected to you, which reminds me. You have a meeting with the Council Of Elders today.”
“The Council Of Elders?” I was even more confused than I was before. I knew nothing of what was going on, but now I had to meet a council of some kind. I sighed and looked out the window of the balcony. Only then did my eyes grow wide in surprise. Tall skyscrapers, flying carriages, and floating shops filled the sky. A large dome barrier covered the entire city that seemed to span for many, many miles.
“What!?” I ran to the window and looked outside. The city was so futuristic looking that I was completely surprised. It was nothing like the world I have lived in the past twelve years but more of a mix of Earth and this world’s technology.
“What are you so surprised about? You built this city from the ground up after the great war. Your Majesty, please have breakfast. You have a full schedule today!” I turned to see Grace looking at me with a bit of helplessness. I could only nod as I seemed to be causing her to have a hard time. I followed her out of the room and out into a red carpeted hallway.
While the hall had many things that looked expensive, it did not seem overly decorated. Things were kept very simple. Pretty much how I would go about it if I were to decorate things. On the wall were many pictures, some people I recognized while others I did not. It made me wonder just who these other people were.
When I arrived in what Grace called the dining hall, I was met with a small table with some already prepared food set out for me. It was nothing too fancy. It was basically something Annie would make for me every morning. Simple yet nutritious. It made me wonder what had happened to Annie. But when I thought that this seemed to be two hundred years in the future, I can only guess that she had long passed away.
But seeing only one plate of food made me realize something. “Grace, are you not going to eat with me?” ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
“Your Majesty, we go through this every morning. Please realize you are no longer a normal person. You are the ruler of the Cyrilia Empire. If you do not act as you should for a person of your position, then what will everyone else think?” Grace scolded once more. I could only sigh as I ate my food. I had to say it was quite tasty. But as I ate, I looked up at Grace, who stood at the side and waited patiently.
“Umm… does anyone else live here?” I asked while pursing my lips. I mean, two hundred years in the future, I kinda wanted to know how I turned out.
“Your Majesty, I will cancel the first part of your schedule today so you can see a doctor. It is not good for you to be so forgetful. You have rejected every advance from every suitor since you were young, so why would anyone but servants be living here?” Grace’s reply made me purse my lips. Sorry for not knowing about the past two hundred years when I have yet to live that long! But Did I really go two hundred years without falling in love once?
While I know I always say that this is the way to go, I was kind of surprised. But I guess when your only suitors are your best friend and people you find to be idiots, I guess this is also possible. But in a way, I still feel depressed. Did no one find me attractive enough to try to push ahead and try to win my heart? Was I really that out of everyone’s line of sight when it came to love?
Sighing, I put down the fruit drink in front of me and stood up. But as I did, the world around me began to spin as things grew dark. I heard Grace yelling out to me, but soon my eyes slowly opened to see the familiar sight of the dungeon I had been in for a few weeks. “What a strange drea…”
In front of my eyes was a familiar figure but, this time, much younger. This was the Grace I remember but on her head was a set of horns and a white halo. I was actually second guessing myself as I reached out and grabbed one of the horns. “Its realm….. But how!?”
“Master….” Grace knelt down and suddenly bowed her head to the ground, causing not only me but everyone else around me to stare at Grace in surprise. I looked at Sei, the only one I knew that might understand what was going on, but she only shook her head and shrugged her shoulders. She did not seem to understand what was going on either.
“Umm, Grace, why are you calling me Master?” I asked in confusion.
“Because you are my Master, why else would I call you Master?” Grace’s head tilted to the side as she stared at me with a look that said: “Isn’t it obvious?” But I really had no idea what was going on!