This is a story that happened before the beginning of this novel. The timeline is 9 years ago, that is, the 280th year of the Britannia Empire. The story begins with the year when Elisa was 10 years old.
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280 AD of the Britannia Empire.
Pendragon.
I called my father and ran towards him holding the storybook in my hand.
"Father! You are back!"
Seeing my father whom I hadn’t seen for a long time made me so excited that when I walked up to him, I couldn’t help but hug him.
However, I was still a little short, so I only hugged my father's thigh.
"Well, Alyssa, I'll be back."
My father's gentle voice came from the top of my head, and at the same time, I felt a big warm hand gently pressing on the top of my head and stroking it carefully.
"Father! Can you read me a bedtime story tonight?"
I let go of my father, then raised the storybook in my hand high, and looked at my father expectantly.
"Miss……"
However, now standing next to my father, the housekeeper who had served our family for a long time suddenly said:
"The master has just returned from the expedition. He is very tired now. Let the master go and rest first. If you don't mind, let me read the bedtime story to the young lady."
As soon as the housekeeper finished speaking, I said anxiously:
"I don't, I don't! I want my father to read it to me!"
The housekeeper smiled bitterly and was about to say something else when his father suddenly smiled and raised a hand to signal the housekeeper not to say anything.
"Master, your body..."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not too tired to tell my daughter a bedtime story."
After saying that, my father leaned down and took my other hand that was not holding the storybook.
"Alyssa, let's go, father will tell you a bedtime story."
"Uh-huh!"
I nodded vigorously, then took my father's hand and jumped back to my room.
After returning to the room, I immediately jumped on the bed and pulled the quilt to my shoulders.
My father also pulled up a chair and sat next to my bedside.
"So, Alyssa, what story do you want to hear tonight?"
"I want to hear this!"
As I spoke, I handed the storybook I had been holding in my hand to my father.
After my father took the storybook, he looked at the cover and smiled bitterly.
"Alyssa, haven't I told you this story many times? Father, I can almost memorize the contents of this storybook."
I pouted, and then said coquettishly in a dissatisfied tone:
"I just love this story!"
"Okay, okay, just listen if you like."
After the father shook his head helplessly, he opened the storybook, cleared his throat, and then began to read the story aloud.
"A long time ago, there was a country..."
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"...In the end, the princess and the brave man got married and lived a happy and wonderful life."
After reading the last sentence of the storybook, my father gently closed the storybook.
I have no idea how long my father recited. How many minutes? Ten minutes? Or dozens of minutes?
I don't know how long it took.
I only remember that from the moment my father read the first sentence, I was immersed in this beautiful story and completely forgot about time.
After listening to my father read this story, I couldn't help but murmur with longing:
"What a great story..."
"Hahahaha, Alyssa, you really like this story. I have read this story at least dozens of times. Aren't you tired of hearing it?"
"Because this story is really great!" I said unconvinced.
"Oh? Then tell me, what do you think is great about this story?"
"Hmm...this..."
I scratched my cheek a little embarrassed.
At the same time, I felt my cheeks were slightly hot.
My face may have started to turn slightly red now.
My father may have noticed that I was embarrassed to say it, so he cheered me up and said:
"Alyssa, tell me, it's okay. Father will not make fun of you."
"Hmm..."
After being encouraged by my father, I felt a little inspired, so I decided to tell you all the reasons why I like this story.
"I...I think the love between the hero and the princess in this story is very good, so I really like this story..."
"love?"
"Um."
I nodded slightly and continued:
"In this story, the princess turned a corner and met the hero. The two met by such a coincidence. If the princess had turned the corner earlier or later, she would not have been able to meet the hero.
We met."
"I think this kind of love is great...two people suddenly met each other as if they were drawn by fate."
After that, I pulled up the quilt and pulled it up to my nose, covering half of my cheeks that were red with embarrassment.
"I think this kind of love is so romantic... I will... also want this kind of love in the future... I will be led by fate to meet a certain 'brave' at a certain place on a certain day, and then a series of things will happen.
, and finally fall in love.”
After hearing what I said, my father was slightly stunned, and then burst into a series of laughter.
"Hahahaha! Does Alyssa hope that she can be like the 'princess' in this storybook in the future, meeting and falling in love with a 'brave' at a very coincidental moment?"
"Father! Didn't you say you can't laugh?"
My father's laughter made me even more embarrassed, so out of anger, I simply pulled the quilt and covered my whole body under the quilt.
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, dad is not laughing at you, dad just thinks you are innocent and cute."
After saying that, my father sighed and said:
"Is it like meeting and falling in love driven by fate... This kind of story-like love is difficult to happen in the real world..."
"but"
The father suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile:
"Having dreams is always a good thing, so Alyssa, don't give up on your dream easily. Although the probability of it happening may not be very high, your father will support your dream no matter what.
"
"Really?"
I asked my father in a weak voice while poking my head out of the quilt.
"Yeah! Really!" Father nodded heavily.
Then, my father took out his pocket watch, looked at the current time, and said:
"Okay, it's not too early now. It's time to go to bed. Alyssa, please go to bed quickly."
"Uh-huh."
My father stood up, smiled and touched my head, then put out the flame of the oil lamp, then turned and left my room.
Okay, go to sleep.
I said this to myself in my mind while straightening the quilt covering me.
Just as I closed my eyes, I suddenly saw bright beams of light coming in from the window.
"Ah, moonlight!"
After I screamed with joy, I kicked off the quilt covering myself and walked towards the window.
When I came to the window and looked out through the transparent glass, I saw a bright moon hanging in the sky.
In addition to the bright moon, there are countless bright stars in the sky.
Looking at this breathtakingly beautiful night sky, I couldn't help but be fascinated.
Looking at the starry sky, I suddenly recalled the dream I told my father just now.
"I wonder if I can have a love like a 'princess' in the future..."
I murmured.
What would that person look like?
Will he look very tall?
I don’t know if he looks handsome or not.
What will the character be like?
Will he be very carefree?
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While looking at the night sky, I imagined this.
Chapter completed!