The Bright Future Awaits! The Villainess Lady's Route of Happiness

VIII. Three Years Old

This is unedited (wrong spelling are because of error in typing, I am only using a phone) and English is not my first language, so wrong grammar is inevitable.

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Three days from now is my mother's birthday and up until now, I still don't know what I should gift her.

I am getting annoyed and anxious at the same time as my mind was as blank as a paper because of having no idea of what kind of present will I give on her birthday especially on that day I will meet my relatives for the first time in my entire three years of life.

I don't want to disappoint my mother in front of our relatives by shaming myself, knowing her child don't have a decent present on her own mother. [a/n: I think Celine forgot her age :/ your only a child as of now, wake up girl]

Should I sing for her? But my voice is as ugly as a duck.

Or maybe I can dance? But my body is as stiff as a wood.

Maybe I can play piano? But since I started learning piano, I still can't memorize any simple piece.

Maybe I can create a poem for her? But I am no good on creating neither phrases nor idiom then poem is also an unreachable dream.

Maybe I'll paint and give it to her? But the drawing I am proud of is a human stick and pineapple-like dog

Then what should I do?!

I only have three days! THREE DAYS!

Maybe I can create something for her? At least in craftsmanship, I am still average *chest out, chin up and smile*

And because of this I sneak outside when its midnight so no one will found out I was gone.

It was my first time leaving our mansion on my own (I really never left since of my reborn).

Luckily, all the maids and servants are already in their dreamland and only couples of guards are awake as their job description is to guard us and the mansion from invaders.

The truth is, it was difficult for me to leave without being noticed but I don't know which Deity helps me that before I realized, I am already outside of mansion's property.

I check my purse and saw couple of gold and silver cards, a small kitchen knife and fork as a defensive weapon against enemy and my favorite night pearl as my flashlight.

In this world, the currency is not like in modern world I lived before but it was copper, silver and gold coins.

100 copper = 1 silver

50 silver = 1 gold

And sometimes, bringing coins in your purse are heavy so there will be cards that can exchange as gold/silver like credit/atm card in modern world.

25000 silver = 1 silver card

500 gold = 1 silver card

50000 silver = 1 gold card

1000 gold = 1 gold card

So, both gold/silver cards can exchange for gold or silver and vice versa.

Because this world is a primitive era, there is no modern technology and electricity, which means the lights we used are not those lights or lamps that needed electricity but either candles or oil lamp, which is too costly since it needed to replace every time it is depleted;

night pearl is a magical tools created by magic alchemists, expensive but not always needed for replacement, the only disadvantage is that it doesn't have turned off switch and continuously exhaust its lighting;

And luminous pearl, which is also a magical tool, but can be turned off and turned on using a magic spell.

I braved myself as I faced the darkness of the forest.

I am having mixed feelings of fear and excitement as I continued to walk on my very first adventure. [a/n: I am really thinking that Celine was an idiot. Hello, your only a three years old child and you tried to enter a forest in the middle of the night ALONE]

This is for my mother. This is for my mother.

I repeatedly said those words like a chant to wash away any fear in my system.

This continued for an hour until I heard a sound behind those bushes and then I saw those bewitching bloody red eyes like sparkling rubies in the night.

I was both afraid and fascinated in those eyes that look at me like I am its prey.

I am stuck on my place and can't even lift my fingers not because I am afraid but because of those bloody red eyes.

It kept walking towards me and the more I saw it, the more I felt my heart was running wild that I didn't noticed I stop breathing.

I can feel cold sweat behind my back and rising of hair on my nape as I lock my eyes on its eyes.

Ten step.

Just ten step away from me before it stops in front of me.

It licks its lips as it knew that its prey have no strength of running away.