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Princess Mia is Motivated
The Grand Library at the Whitemoon Palace housed the knowledge gathered throughout the empire. Sitting at one of the wooden desk was Mia. She had her chin in her palm, and she let out a dejected sigh.
âHmm, This has been most unfruitfulâŚâ fđżeđ˛đđ˛bnđ¨đđl.com
Mia has been in the library for the past few days. After the memory of Anne came back to her, she spent the following week reviewing her diary and organizing her memories. As a result, she finally understood that it wasnât a dream, but something that actually happenedâŚwell, to be exact⌠something that is about to happen in the future. And as a resultâŚ
âNo! No! No! I am not going through that again!â
Mia screamed.
She couldnât take being up at that guillotine again. So, she was looking for a way to escape that future. This is why she is now at the library, looking up at the current state of the Tearmoon Empire.
Mia remembers that the empireâs finances will deteriorate. Then a famine will come. It will be followed by plague. Finally, a revolution will happen to which foreign kingdoms will assist the revolutionaries.
Mia believes thatâs how things will play out. And by cross-referencing her past(future) knowledge with the books in the library, her only conclusion was thatâŚ
âItâs all too complicated!â
This wasnât very surprising. She was spoiled since she was childhood. There was no way she could understand politics or economies after just leafing through some books. Mia was frustrated. She knew what was going to happen, but she didnât know what she could do about it. No matter how many sweets she ate, she still could not come up with a good idea. But at least now she understands why it is bad for one of her meals to cost as much as one monthâs salary of a common person.
âIt seems I have no choice but to find that manâŚâ
When she remembered Anne, she also remembered another of her loyal subjects. An excellent young civilian who worked really hard to rebuild a declining empire and so, by extension, helped Mia and imperial family. Even when Mia had lost everything, that person never abandoned her and tried his best to help her. StillâŚ
His name isnât written anywhere here. All I can remember is that he was a terribly rude personâŚ
âFour eyes,â âstupid four eyesâ and âcrappy four eyes.â Those were what she called him. She is just realizing now that she never really called him by his name.
âI canât do anything if I donât know his name. I wonder if I can find clues hereâŚâ
She flipped her diary again back to the first time that they met. âA fool kicked from the Central and was sent to the countrysideâ She found that small line that described him.
âThatâs right, I think he held office here in the capital for awhile⌠I wonder if I should go look for him.â
She was thinking that maybe he was still in the imperial capital. Thinking it would be better if she acts immediately, Mia got on her feet and had Anne make arrangements for going out.
Lunatear, the imperial capital of the Tearmoon Empire, was home to the five ministries that helped the emperor in governance.
The Blue Moon Ministry was the administrative agency for the capital city. The Gold Moon Ministry handled taxes. The Red Moon Ministry was the administrative agency for the rural areas. The Green Moon Ministry handled diplomatic affairs. Finally, the Black Moon Ministry commanded the seven armies of the empire.
Mia headed to the Gold Moon Ministry, which was the closest to Whitemoon Palace. She didnât have any particular reason. After all, she wasnât thinking properly because she was in a bit of pressure trying to rebuild the empireâs finances. So she was just going out following her hunch.
âUhm, Mia-sama, what are we doing here?â Anne asked with a puzzled frown.
âThere is someone that I wish to meet.â Miaâs answer was short and simple.
âSomeone⌠you wish to meet? You mean.. No wayâŚâ Anne covers her mouth as she gasped. Then she nodded as if she understood.
âIf you say so, then this Anne will do her best to be of help.â
âHm? Well, if you insist, I would certainly appreciate it.â Mia couldnât understand why Anne suddenly got excited, but she didnât put too much thought on her maidâs behavior.
âI do hope he is here⌠Oh?â
As they were walking, they heard people arguing.
âWhy is this waste going on? This will cause the empireâs finances to collapse in the near future. You should know.â
âYouâre very noisyâ
âHoweverâŚâ
âShut up! Why are you fussing on the details?â
âThey are not trivial details. The empire isâŚâ
âOh?â
Mia smiles as she hears a familiar, nostalgic voice.
âIt seems spending all that time in the library finally paid off!â The knowledge she gained at the library has absolutely nothing to do with it. All that can be said is that Mia was a very lucky person with good fortune.