âThe princess does not kneel to anyone but the emperor. It is the same for the kings of other countries. Thatâs why we call the princess a member of the royal family. Youâre kind of⦠Youâre a different race from us.â
I didnât mean to, but I frowned when I heard the matter about me being a different race from everyone else. If I were a child who didnât know anything, I would have accepted it, but I couldnât take Ferdelâs words that comfortably because I had already lived my past life, and I learned what it meant to be an adult during those times.
Humans were all the same. What did he mean when he said that I had a different race?
âThatâs what they call social status.â
An egalitarian society was a good thing. I realized that I was once born in a perfect place, but not anymore.
âSo no matter what you do or what you say, you will be overlooked unless what you did is a threat to the countryâs survival. Itâs worth it in a certain aspect. Also, if a noble person harms you, then that person will get executed unconditionally if it is intentional or punished if it is not intentional. You can choose what kind of punishment it will be.â
In a word, I realized that there were noblemen under my foot who reigned over 900 million people. It wasnât as exciting as I thought.
âEveryone who lives in this land is under you, except His Majesty. Thatâs why youâre important. The reason why you are so protected and supported is that you have a lot of lives hanging on your shoulder, and you are responsible for them. With you, princess, we can even aim for the survival of a country.â
Only then had I realized why Ferdel explained this to me ever so thoroughly.
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Whatâs the point of smiling like that and looking down at me when he would call me precious anyway? What a jerk!
Itâs confusing whether heâs sarcastic or not. Ferdel seemed happy when I would show my discomfort.
Well, people said that birds of the same feather flock together. I could see why dad was a friend of Ferdel. These guys were perverts who derived pleasure from bullying others.
âThatâs why you get such privileges and such love.â
However, I couldnât help but feel worse now that I knew something else was hidden behind such privileges and love. Thatâs what itâs all about, wasnât it? Save it for later use. Was I some kind of livestock?