The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess (魔法公主的小烦恼)

THE FATED MAGICAL PRINCESS: WHO MADE ME A PRINCESS

FATE BEGINS TO STIR

Athanasia.

That's your name.

It means "eternity."

Even if you don't have magical powers,

find an everyday sort of happiness for yourself.

Look after His Majesty for me,

my darling daughter.

News from the Ruby Palace!

Empress Consort Diana has passed away!

His Majesty has ordered that we gather up all of her belongings!

- Burn it. - Leave nothing behind!

Burn it all.

What are you doing?

All of the late consort's things are to be disposed of.

And the princess? What will happen to her?

- Your Majesty... - Never bring her into my presence again.

I'd heard that His Majesty never loved the empress consort. I guess it was true.

Even so, to think that he'd treat the princess so coldly...

Is this the time to be worrying about her?

We don't know what may happen to us.

Did the princess cry?

No.

There's no need to devote ourselves to looking after her. It's not worth the effort.

That's true enough.

Even His Majesty pays no mind to her, so we can just leave her alone.

That's right.

Athanasia.

Look closely.

This is your future.

Athanasia de Alger Obelia.

You are a princess of the Obelia Empire,

and yet you violated the mandate and used black magic

in your plot to murder the emperor.

You have it all wrong!

Father! All I've ever wanted...

is your love! That's all!

Why won't you look at me?

You are no daughter of mine.

All I've seen...

is filth and depravity.

Banish the criminal. Confine her to a tower for life.

If Father won't love me,

then I may as well...

That dream again!

That can't actually be my future, can it?

Princess! What's wrong?

Do you want milk?

Does it hurt somewhere? There, there.

You're such a good girl.

Lilian is the only one who comforts me.

She's the daughter of a count, but she was friends with Mama.

She left her life of nobility behind and came to the palace to look after me.

If Lilian hadn't come, those mean maids would have starved me to death.

I love you, Lilian!

You always cry in the middle of the night. Do you have scary dreams?

I do! And they're not just scary, they're dreams that might come true!

But who would believe me if I said I knew my future? I'm just a baby!

There, there. Is it your diaper this time?

I didn't go pee!

All I know right now is that this is a world of magic,

and every noble can use magic.

According to legend,

there's a tower that's the source of all magic, where an incredible wizard lives.

They say it would be simple for the wizard in the tower to erase the empire, but...

Tower! 'Mazing!

Do you know who has even more amazing magical powers?

That would be...

Dis man!

You are so clever, Princess.

You recognized His Majesty so easily!

How could I forget him?

He's the horrible man who banishes me in my dreams!

Huh? What's this? "A Brilliant Sovereign"? Outrageous!

He's a monstrous emperor.

He's a super tyrant!

Oh, I'm so angry! It's absolutely infuriating!

I can't sleep at all!

The thought of being banished when I grow up is just...

It's horrible. Why me?

I don't want that...

I absolutely refuse to accept a future like that!

I never imagined the Ruby Palace would be this lively.

And we have more newcomers like you now, too.

I've heard that the Ruby Palace has always had a homey feel to it.

Are you here because of the princess, too?

Yes.

The rumors say she's adorable, so I wanted to see for myself.

Huh?

Wh-What is it?

You'll understand once you meet her.

Is she really that adorable?

Tch. How utterly ridiculous.

I'd take money over the princess any day.

They're blooming so beautifully this year.

- They really are, aren't they? - Yes, they're so lovely.

They're better than last year's.

Those pink flowers would work, wouldn't they?

They're so beautiful. They are!

Ev'ybody, where are you going?

Good morning!

The flowers are blooming beautifully, so we thought we'd decorate with them.

Athy will help, too!

Princess! Thank you so much.

It's all finished now.

We're ready.

All right. Everyone stand back.

- It's so pretty! - Oh, it's lovely!

That's our princess. It was a wonderful idea.

The rest can go in a different room.

Just a moment, Princess. Your clothes will get dirty.

All done.

Athy will be right back!

All right!

- How can she be so cute? - She's adorable!

Tch. That's odd.

The emperor had the Ruby Palace specially made for the empress consort.

He supposedly gathered precious treasures from all over the world for it,

but there's nothing special here.

- Miss, what are you doing there? - Um...

I'm new, so I got lost!

A child?

Must be a gardener's kid or something.

You got lost? Where do you want to go?

I'll tell you the way!

Well, I'd like to go somewhere with lots of bright gold.

GRANARY

Bright gold!