I was originally a person from Earth then I was reincarnated as a young lady in another world.

I had a vague memory of my past life, but I started all over again in this new life.

Crawling, walking, talking……

I was beautiful and I was so cute, fresh, and pretty that I had a great time in this life.

I didn’t really use a sword well or have a talent for magic, but it was okay.

Whatever.

If your family is good, rich, and you have a high status, you’ll get married.

There was nothing much to care about, and it was peaceful everyday.

But one day, while I lived a peaceful life, I realized something.

This place is none other than a novel.

‘Of course, fortunately, I wasn’t even a supporting character.’

At first, I felt a little sad that I couldn’t be a female lead or a villain or a supporting friend.

But later, I changed my mind.

It was obvious that if you were close to the original characters, you would be tired for no reason.

So……

‘Let’s live a peaceful life that has nothing to do with the original!’

That’s what I promised.

I don’t know why this happened.

Yes, maybe this is how the story started.

The place where I was reincarnated is called the Goldhark Empire.

The Emperor who ruled the empire had two children.

Prince Nicholas and Princess Nina.

The prince and the princess were born a year apart, and both were the empress’ children.

They were 7 and 6, respectively.

The problem broke out a month ago.

Princess Nina said she wanted to have friends her age.

After hearing the words, the foolish emperor himself picked out a few nobles who matched her age.

However, the princess was not satisfied with that.

Why?

She heard about the Imperial Academy and she wanted to attend and make her own friends there.

However, it was impossible because the academy had an age admission policy.

Early admission required passing a difficult exam.

I thought, “You’re a princess, so why don’t you just change the rules?” But she didn’t like the idea of changing the rules.

If she changes the rules, she’d be the only one who enters the school at that age.

The Emperor himself founded the Imperial Kindergarten, a school with an admission age lower than that of the Imperial Academy.

But the kindergarten was strict with admission and very few of the selected family’s children were allowed to attend.

That was expected since the princess’s safety comes first and allowing anyone to enter the Kindergarten would jeopardize that.

It’s not an institution that will last long anyway, rumor has it that when the princess is old enough to officially enter the Imperial Academy, the Kindergarten would close down.

Of course, when I heard the rumor, I did not know that I would be included among the few people who would attend the Imperial Kindergarten.

“Mir! I missed you!”

“Welcome, Jake.”

Shortly after I heard the rumor, my childhood friend Jake came to visit.

Jake Teon.

The only son of the Duke of Teon.

He also appeared in the novel as a supporting character for the male lead, Nicholas.

Of course, he’s my childhood friend now.

Hahaha.

At first, I thought it would be difficult to get close to such a noble, but because of the close relationship between our families, we became friends who spoke informally and played together.

Anyway, I still have a long way before I make my social debut, so my only friend was Jake.

While playing hide-and-seek with him, I heard a strange noise.

It was a sound from the drawing room.

“So… admission to kindergarten……”

“With Emir……”

What’s he saying?

It was hard to hear because the door was closed.

I was confused by the few words I heard.

The tagger, Jake, approached me asking why I wasn’t hiding.

Fortunately, Jake was so alert that he noticed me eavesdropping on the conversation and whispered.

I shrugged and continued listening, but when the topic of conversation shifted to another subject, I stopped listening.

‘Strange. I’m sure my name just came up.’

I didn’t hear enough so I couldn’t guess what the story was.

I shook my head and walked away quietly with Jake.

A moment later, when the drawing room was out of sight, Jake asked again.

“Why weren’t you hiding, Mir? Is today an invisible man concept?”

“No, it’s not that…… The Duke and my parents were talking in there. But you know, my name suddenly came up.”

I was feeling uneasy.

I couldn’t say that so I kept my mouth shut.

I didn’t want to say anything out loud just in case speaking out the words might make it a reality.

“Oh, that.”

“……”

Suddenly, Jake spoke up confidently.

Of course, the words from Jake’s mouth shocked me.

“Mir and I are entering kindergarten.”

“What!”

I was so surprised that my legs got weak and I fell on my butt.

“Are you all right, Mir?”

It was definitely me who fell, but Jake was more surprised and he reached out with his hands to help me up.

I stood up without saying anything, my mind went blank and it felt as if my mind was detached from my body.

What do you mean kindergarten?

Why should I go to kindergarten again?

I already graduated in my previous life.

“Hahhhhhhhhhh……”

Eventually I gave a long sigh.

Next to me, Jake was fidgeting, thinking I had a sore hip.

But my bewilderment was greater than the pain, so I couldn’t feel anything.

Hey, no one asked me for my opinion……?

When did I say I wanted to go to kindergarten!

In the end, I went to kindergarten.

I didn’t want to go, but I had no choice because…….

“Mir, you don’t want to go to kindergarten with me?”

“Huh…? Oh, no. That’s not true.…”

Suddenly, Jake looked at me with big brown eyes after he saw my reaction.

I had to shake my hand in a hurry, but Jake was quick-witted.

“……I’m sorry, Mir. I wanted to go to kindergarten with Mir. So I told my father. But if Mir says she doesn’t want to go, you don’t have to go. It’s okay.”

Oh my, what should I do?

I was on the verge of crushing my precious friendship with the innocent 6-year-old Jake.

So I pretended to be happy and smiled.

“No, I actually really wanted to go to kindergarten. If I’m going with Jay, it will be great.”

“……Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

Then Jake stopped crying and smiled brightly.

He placed his little pinkie finger in front of me.

As I blinked, Jake urged me to make a promise.

“Since Mir said it’s a good thing. Promise to go with me.”

Oh, for a moment I admired Jake’s extraordinary brain.

Jake used the “pinky promise” that I taught him! Smart guy.

“Yes……. I promise…….”

Was it an illusion that my voice and hands seemed to be losing strength?

I thought the reason was because Jake, who was standing in front of me, regained his bright smile.

I’m sure it was.

***

‘How did I get on this carriage?’

I leaned against the carriage’s fluffy purple velvet seat, looked out the window, and sighed in silence.

I was heading to the palace for the first time in my life.

I was invited to the palace as a distinguished guest, as the classmate of His Majesty the Prince and Her Majesty the Princess……

“Oh, baby. Are you sick? There’s cold sweat on your cheeks……!”

Carrie, my nanny and maid, was sitting next to me and she was surprised to see my pale face.

She hastily pulled out a handkerchief and wiped off the cold sweat with a delicate and soft touch.

I quietly turned my cheek in her hand. I shook my head and told her that it was okay.

“No, no. I am perfectly fine.”

It’s rather a problem that I’m fine.

I thought I’d prefer to get sick and cancel my visit today.

For the first time in my life I will be meeting His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress… Wouldn’t I also be meeting the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness the Princess?

In fact, it was natural for a child my age to be somewhat fearless, even a noble child who was well educated.

But the problem is that my mental age is not six.

I had the memory of my previous life and I knew too well how great the name of the imperial family was.

That’s why my face was so pale and my hands were shaking.

If an accident or a mistake was made I could get my neck blown away.

……That can never happen!

‘If I had known, I would have just said I wouldn’t go.’

I was regretting the promise I made under the spell of Jake’s innocent tears.

The Marquis of Saeron, who was reading the newspaper in front of me, looked at me and comforted me.

Oh right, the Marquis of Saeron is my father.

“You must be very nervous, Mir.”

“I can’t deny that.”

“Haha, it’s understandable. You’ve never been to a palace before, right? However, Mir is polite and mature enough to do well in front of the emperor.”

“……”

That’s right. I was known as a decent child among my family and the employees at our mansion.

Since this was my second life, I wasn’t like other children; I knew what I should and shouldn’t do.

That’s just being sensible.

What’s fortunate is that so far, such behavior has been seen as having a unique personality.

Even though it’s my second life, I couldn’t be calm in this situation.

I swallowed dry saliva and answered.

“……I’ll do my best.”

I was so nervous that if I made a big mistake my family would be destroyed.

I couldn’t keep thinking such thoughts.

The carriage went far beyond the main gates of the palace.