The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 6] by Touko Amekawa

Author:Touko Amekawa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy, reincarnation, drama, strong heroine, female protagonist, historical fantasy, master and servant, aristocracy, heart
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Invited into Naila’s palace, Claudia quickly realized something important: Naila knew that the king in the royal palace wasn’t Ashbal.

The two were sitting in the garden, beside clear, flowing water, while Naila freely answered questions about herself. Claudia, meanwhile, nibbled on frozen fruit and listened intently.

“Naila, do you dislike my sister?”

“Hmm? No. I neither dislike nor resent her.”

Claudia detected no hesitation in her voice, no attempt to conceal her true feelings.

Given the hostility she’d encountered from other women in the harem, it was obvious Dia was seen as a threat—a newcomer brought in by the king, placed in a palace equal to Naila’s own. That alone was enough to provoke resentment. Yet, despite Claudia’s arrival disrupting the status quo, Naila didn’t seem to mind.

Instead, she posed her own question to Claudia.

“May I ask you something, Adelheid? Did you meet His Majesty before coming here?”

“Uh-huh! I did!” Claudia had replied brightly.

“What did His Majesty look like?”

“He had black hair, and he was tall and really handsome!”

Naila’s topaz-colored eyes narrowed slightly as she watched Claudia carefully.

“And his eye color?”

Claudia had paused for a beat, then smiled innocently. “Hmm... I don’t really remember!”

Ashbal’s eyes were a vivid red—a stark contrast to Noah’s jet-black irises. Naila had clearly been testing Claudia, seeking to confirm what she already suspected.

Hair can be dyed with magic or potions, but changing one’s eye color is far more difficult for most people.

It was clear to Claudia that Naila had realized the man currently acting as king was not her fiancé. However, lacking definitive proof, Naila had likely decided that questioning a child would draw less suspicion.

“I see. Forgive me for asking such strange things,” Naila had said, brushing off the topic.

Claudia looked up at Naila with curious eyes. “Are you friends with the king?”

“Not quite,” Naila replied, stroking the snake at her side. After a moment, she added softly, “Though perhaps, once upon a time, we were.”

Her expression turned wistful as she looked down at Mira.

“Once, I was like you,” she continued. “I came to the harem as a companion to my older sister. She was much older than me and was brought here as a consort for the late king. I stayed to assist her and to learn the ways of a proper lady.”

“Wow! You are just like me!” Claudia exclaimed, beaming.

“Yes. But unlike you, I didn’t enjoy the glittering life of the harem,” Naila said with a hint of self-deprecation. “I longed for the freedom of the wide-open sands of the desert.”

She rose to her feet and walked toward the fountain. Claudia trailed after her. Together, they sat at the fountain’s edge.

“I tried to run away once,” Naila admitted, looking into the water. “I made it to a secluded corner of the harem and cried, thinking no one would find me. That’s where I met Ashbal.”

Her fingertips brushed the surface of the fountain’s pool, her eyes drifting toward the eastern wall of the garden.

“Even if he was a child, no men were allowed in the harem aside from the king himself.

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