How to Survive as a Princess in a Reverse Harem Game - Chapter 80
Simply comparing observations with the naked eye to determine results seemed lacking in evidence.
And it’s not like there was any technology to scientifically analyze the changes…….
‘Well, they’ll figure it out.’
I decided to calmly wait for the results.
While waiting, my daily life remained largely the same. If anything, I had more free time since I no longer had a reason to leave the royal palace.
However, there was one small change in my routine—I had started my monthly cycle.
It just so happened to begin on the fifth day, the day I had to share mana with Isaac, leaving me rather flustered.
‘Usually, it ends in five days, so I’ll probably reach about 88% on the last day.’
After calmly calculating my mana accumulation, I concluded that I could narrowly avoid an overflow.
‘Really, I’m so glad we agreed on sharing mana every five days.’
If we’d stuck to the previous schedule of once a week, I might have experienced another overflow and had to share mana during my monthly cycle. It was better than dying from an overflow, sure, but…… still something I wanted to avoid as much as possible.
‘No wonder things felt so strange the last time we had our connection. It must’ve been because of this.’
That thought crossed my mind briefly, but by the second day, I was hit with pain that only women could understand.
‘Fxck, it hurts so much…….’
I couldn’t help but curse under my breath. Normally, even when I had cramps, I never felt the pain much. I couldn’t really empathize when my female friends complained about it. But this pain was beyond anything I could have imagined.
Fortunately, just like in the real world, there were medicines here to alleviate the pain. But even with those, it still hurts.
Only then did I realize how unbearably painful cramps could be. People say you never understand until you experience it, and it was exactly that.
‘Wait, this is a game…….’
Why is my game character going through this? Why does it have to hurt so much for no reason?!
That wasn’t the only thing bothering me. With magic being a thing, why was there no spell to completely erase the pain?
The unbearable pain had led my thoughts down a desperate path—wondering if it might be possible to inscribe the contraceptive magic, supposedly meant for guardians, on myself. I brought it up with Killis, only to be met with his stunned, almost horrified reaction.
What I got from him was an explanation that even with a magical sigil, it wouldn’t stop the monthly cycle, so it would be pointless. Killis tried to explain the theory behind it further, but I was in too much pain to grasp any of it.
I must have looked as pale as someone on the verge of death while walking around, enough to seriously concern him.
Killis suggested taking a break from lessons for the time being, and Isaac and Reno shared similar sentiments.
There were no time-sensitive, urgent quests pressing on me, and the people Evgenia had sent were the ones handling the validation and documentation of the iron chunk’s effects.
With nothing I particularly needed to do, I was able to spend the next few days in relative comfort, reading books, drawing, and resting thanks to their consideration.
By the fourth day, the pain had almost completely subsided, allowing me to get around fairly normally.
On the fifth day, finally looking somewhat presentable, I decided to visit the library.
As I stepped out after several days of staying holed up in my bedroom, Reno, who had been nearby, spoke up.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for worrying.”
“How could I not? You really looked like you were at death’s door. No matter how many times I see it, I just can’t get used to it.”
I gave an awkward laugh. Honestly, I found it dreadful too. The thought of going through this regularly from now on…….
“More importantly, please hand over the book, Your Highness.”
Seeing the book in my arms, Reno motioned for me to pass it to him. Knowing he’d persist until I gave in, I handed it over without resistance.
“Are you going to borrow more? If it’s just to return them, I can do it myself.”
“I’m only returning them, but I want to walk a bit. I’ve been stuck in the bedroom for days.”
At my words, Reno nodded, saying, “That’s true.”
“I’m also planning to stop by the temporary barracks on the way for a progress check.”
“Oh, right. That’s still going on, isn’t it? How many days are left now?”
“Probably…… around four days left, I think.”
“By now, you should have some results, right?”
I replied that it seemed likely and opened the quest window to check. Even though I said so, I still felt uncertain.
[<Linked Quest> A New Perspective Changes the World! (In Progress)]
― Validation Results: (0/50)
― Wait for Results: (6/10 days)
Hmm, so there really are about four days left.
While I had the quest window open, I decided to check my mana accumulation as well.
[―Current Mana Accumulation: 88% (Caution)]
That’s quite a lot…….
Seeing the warning in the window made me feel a bit uneasy. Lately, I’d only been seeing the word ‘Normal’ so this felt unfamiliar.
If it goes up any further, it’ll probably hurt as much as it did when I first became Nepheli, right? Then the mana will go out of control, too.
‘Still, Isaac said he’d come tonight, so it should be fine…… right?’
