Born over five months ago, as I entered my sixth month, my activity area expanded beyond the cradle. I finally succeeded in turning over and was closer to crawling, I could even make cooing sounds, not just crying. Well, the communication was still a challenge.
“I seem like an ordinary baby.”
It was fascinating. Rather than being chased and threatened with my life, I calmly struggled to turn over and put all my strength into crawling.
“But what’s even more amazing is…”
It was the presence of my family that allowed me to be this calm. Just a few weeks ago, when I successfully turned over…
“Shasha turned over! Whoosh, turned over!”
“Really? Amazing!”
“Mother, our youngest seems to be quite a genius. It seems she turned over faster than other babies.”
“Yes, you’re right, Damian. We should celebrate Anastasia’s successful turnover.”
Everyone from my older sister to my mother, brother, and father clapped and cheered, throwing a celebration party.
“And now, a party to celebrate Anastasia’s achievement!”
Even the servants joined in the excitement. We had a real party…
“I’m still a baby, but having a family like this is amazing.”
I was the center of attention, wearing a small baby dress. so much effort was put into making it so fluffy and cute that it was amazing, even if you don’t know who made it.
“Ah, our youngest lady is so cute.”
“How can you be so adorable? This dress was undoubtedly made for our youngest.”
My family and the maids around me admired me wearing that dress more than the dress… ….
Even though it was a bit embarrassing, I somehow liked it.
‘Even though I was born into the royal family, I have never worn a dress like that before.’
“Before, I was just struggling to survive, and now I’m happily turning over and celebrating.”
Even though my family organized the party to make me happy…
“Everyone seems overly excited.”
Anyway, to celebrate the flip, a grand dinner was held, and my parents also paid generous bonuses to the servants.
I don’t know how they did it, but at the end, there were fireworks that lit up the night sky.
All the servants were so happy and praised me that my face got hot when I remembered that time.
‘As expected, the youngest lady is amazing, she can do flips so brilliantly!’
‘It’s rewarding for us to serve you.’
Certainly, I knew very well that it was more of a bonus given by my parents to lift their spirits rather than a pure congratulations.
A baby succeeding in their first flip, is it really such a big deal to make such a fuss?
‘But something feels a bit unusual here.’
Even if parents love their children, usually they would just be happy briefly, not create such a commotion.
‘It feels like there’s too much love going around.’
I worry about the future…
Still, seeing everyone happy was quite enjoyable for me too.
“After all the commotion settled down, they started to decorate my room with snowflakes to welcome the winter season.”
My mother, who observed me crawling on the floor like a caterpillar, laughed gently and said, “Our Anastasia, grow up healthy like this.”
Wishing for such a modest thing.
‘Not asking to be quiet, not asking for success.’
It was the first time my mother spoke in such a simple and maternal way.
It was the last day of the year.
‘Yesterday was really lively…’
On the last day of the year, my parents threw a party, thanking everyone for their hard work.
From the last day of the year to the second week of the new year, it was a tradition for the servants to take turns going on vacation.
“Miss, we’ll be back in a few days. If you grow too fast during that time, what should we do? I’m worried you might start walking and we’ll miss it.”
“Don’t grow too fast, okay? I’m worried we might miss your first steps.”
Before going on an early morning vacation, the maids spent quite some time teasing me.
‘If you want to walk right away, you have to be able to walk.’
With the help of magic, of course.
But unless that’s the case, an ordinary baby would usually take about a week to start walking.
‘At least among the 99 cases until now, there hasn’t been one like this.’
Maybe it would be possible around the time of my birthday.
“I wish you wouldn’t grow up so quickly.”
The first six months of my life were incredibly peaceful.
I’d love to enjoy it, but habits can be scary.
‘It’s a different issue from attaching affection to the family.’
On a clear day, as quiet as a calm lake, it felt like someone might stab me in the back at times like this.
‘And today, not only are the people on vacation but even the family…’
Today, my room seemed even wider.
Perhaps it was because it was the end of the year, and my parents both left the mansion.
It seemed natural for a duke.
My older brother had an important class, and my sister had a cold, so she was sleeping in her room.
Usually, there were always a few maids and at least one family member in this room, but now only an inexperienced maid was by my side.
‘And she’s half asleep.’
She was around her early teens, and the maid, who had been temporarily assigned to my room for the vacation, had played with me for a while and was now dozing off.
Of course, I was practicing crawling on my own without any intention of waking her up.
‘Opportunities like this are rarely available, so I should work hard even a little.’
The people around me were overly protective, always rushing to put me to sleep or feed me if I moved a little longer.
I crawled towards the sofa as if surrendering.
To strengthen my leg muscles, I had to practice standing up.
‘Does it look this high…?’
Looking at the sofa, which was still too high compared to my physique, I extended one arm while groaning.
I instinctively realized that standing up from this sofa was my new task.
No, but getting on it first.
While I was groaning for a long time, the maid was busy replenishing her lack of sleep.
Well, babies need to sleep well to grow.
Quietly focusing on my task, the baby’s room door opened cautiously.
‘Who is it?’
It was a strange presence. I had been here for about six months, so I was familiar with the sounds of frequently passing people.
But the person who entered the room now was someone I had never seen before.
“Miss, are you having a good time?”
It was a middle-aged woman with a kind face.
She entered stealthily like a thief and hugged me gently.
“Uh?”
I pronounced it in my way, saying, “What is it?”
Now I can barely distinguish a few vowels and express them in babble.
Then the woman whispered, ‘Shh, shh,’ as if trying to calm me down.
“Madam asked me to bring you.”
“Uh?”
“I think she’s asleep, don’t wake her up. “I will take good care of you.”
‘Are you taking care of it?’
I was dumbfounded.
There was a very suspicious smell.
If my mother had told me to bring her, she would have sent a maid to attend.
‘It’s not a maid you keep around, it’s someone you’ve never seen in the first place.’
When I started to struggle and scream, the woman viciously covered my mouth.
“Uh, uh.”
Crazy, this person…
With that thought, I lost consciousness.
* * *
“Huff, huff, huff…”
I heard heavy breathing, panting up to my ears.
When I regained consciousness, I found myself in the arms of a stranger, a man I hadn’t seen before.
‘I can’t believe I got knocked out without even being able to use my hands.’
It was so peaceful that I let my guard down.
It wasn’t that I wasn’t wary of being hit in the back, but in fact, I felt more relieved.
‘… … Although it is true that there was no time to resist because it was a baby’s body.’
But it was all an excuse.
Considering my life so far, this shouldn’t have happened.
Fortunately, these people were trying to kidnap me. If they had come to kill me?
“It’s only been six months; this shouldn’t be happening.”
Well, excuses aside, as long as I had my life, there was a way.
The man carrying me was running as if being chased, struggling to catch his breath.
“Should I let them kidnap me and find out who’s behind this? Or should I use my strength to escape?”
It might be a bit troublesome, but I could still use teleportation.
“Is it because I’m a duke’s daughter, or did those who recognized my identity follow me?”
Either way, it was worth finding out.
‘It may vary depending on travel time, but wouldn’t it be possible to get rid of it in up to three days?’
In the meantime, the family might be a little worried… ….
Wouldn’t it be easier to resolve these issues at once?
However, the faces of family members with a lot of worry and affection appeared in my mind one by one.
“…I should send a message that I’ll be back soon, even if it’s in a dream.”
Then I could feel more relieved.
I was lost in thought when there was a sharp sound.
“Uh, agh!”
An arrow pierced through the air and struck the man who was running.
Ouch, the man let out a cry as the arrow hit him in the buttocks, sending a slight shock through his soft body.
“Hey, over there…” … !”
“Get out of the way!”
“Shut your mouth! What are you going to do right now?”
The voice was stern and threatening.
When I turned my head, I saw a boy bathed in the glow of the sunset.
Beautiful golden hair illuminated by the crimson light of the sky, a delicate physique that didn’t match his young appearance, and cold, deep purple eyes.
The boy stood straight, blocking our way, pointing a sword at the man, and spoke in a chilling tone.
“This young lady has a prior engagement with me today.”
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