I Will Become the Queen’s Doormat

Chapter 1.2

Translated by Bunny
Edited by Bunny

Chapter 1: Red Flavor Princess part 2

“I can send these children to a detached palace without you having to come to this shabby place, if you just give me the word.” 

“The Princess hates noise.”

“Of course.” The head lady-in-waiting immediately changed her words and responded. 

“Even if you are the assistant lady-in-waiting of the lower ranks, not just anyone can enter the detached palace. I will choose them myself.”

“Yes.”

She was bending her back so much that she was almost rolling forward with her head down. The woman looked at Haon’s group behind the head lady-in-waiting, who were standing upright. Her eyes suddenly changed fiercely. 

“Line up!” 

The ladies-in-waiting nervously stood in line. There were a few that hoped they will be chosen to be sent to a good place among them. Of course, Haon had no interest nor expectation at all. 

She was only, 

‘Those shoes would be very comfortable to wear.’

She was only interested in the soft velvet shoes the high-ranking lady-in-waiting was wearing, because Haon’s feet hurt so much while wearing rough shoes. 

‘It would be perfect if our welfare was better.’

Haon didn’t even know that the high-ranking lady-in-waiting was looking at her with such thoughts in her mind. Whenever the high-ranking lady-in-waiting looked around the maids, their bodies shrank. It was only Haon who was standing upright without moving and slightly bowing her head. And her attitude looked good in the eyes of the high-ranking lady-in-waiting. 

‘Your guts are impressive.’

Of course, she was clearly misunderstood.

The high-ranking lady-in-waiting scrutinized Haon. She looked plain at first glance, but you can feel the subtle charm of a pearl under the mud if you look at her closely. She had straight eyebrows, fairly large eyes, pointed nose, and even her cute lips that ere bright red; she was a little thin, but she looked alright. Her shiny black hair in particular was very unusual and wasn’t often seen. 

‘I wouldn’t be embarrassed to have you next to the Princess.’ 

The high-ranking lady-in-waiting approached Haon as she made up her mind, “You.”

Haon’s chin was lifted by the pheasant feathers of the high-ranking lady-in-waiting. It brushed her chin and pushed both her cheeks left and right as if examining her face. She didn’t see anything wrong, and as expected, she really liked Haon’s appearance, but she didn’t say anything. 

“Not bad.”

Haon was contemplating whether to take that as a compliment.

Meanwhile, the high ranking lady-in-waiting turned around and said to the head lady-in-waiting, “I will take this child.”

“That’s an excellent choice. She is a very bright and savvy child who does things neatly and neatly.” 

The head lady-in-waiting spat out words without even knowing who Haon was.  

“Anyway, that’s what it should be.”

The high-ranking lady-in-waiting turned around without sparing Haon another glance. The lower ranks behind her also hastened their steps. 

“You’re blessed.”

The lower ranking lady-in-waiting whispered in Haon’s ears and tapped her butt with a tak! She was beckoning her to come quickly. 

Haon had no things to bring in the first place, so she didn’t even have anything to pack. She walked along behind the group led by the high-ranking lady-in-waiting. 

‘Where are we going now?’

It’s the same with cleaning and chores anyway.

At that moment, the ladies-in-waiting walking ahead of Haon paved the way for her and led her forward. The high-ranking lady-in-waiting who chose her called her and let her stood beside her. 

“I am the Princess’ direct lady-in-waiting, in charge of everything about her, managing the detached palace, and directing you. I will mercilessly throw you away if I deem that you are a threat to the Princess, and you should know that making someone like you disappear in this vast Imperial Palace wasn’t a big deal.”

The pheasant feathers on the tip of the direct lady-in-waiting’s whip swept under Haon’s chin menacingly. 

‘You started off with a very brutal way of speaking.’

Haon swallowed her saliva and nodded her head. It doesn’t matter how things would go, but my life is precious. 

“First of all, you will have to give up the idea that you are a lady-in-waiting of the Heiosen Empire from now on.” The direct lady-in-waiting said sternly. But this time it wasn’t a threat at all.

‘I mean, I didn’t even know where I am working.’

It was because Haon didn’t even have any sense of belonging in the first place. 

“We are Princess Pyreone’s people before being the ladies-in-waiting of the Heiosen Empire – that is what you must keep in mind and engrave it.” 

Haon, who had been listening halfway through, perked up and caught a specific word. Wait, Heiosen? And, Pyreone?

“Wait.”

How dare a lower rank lady-in-waiting cut off the words of a direct lady-in-waiting! Everyone stared at Haon. Only the direct lady-in-waiting kept her composure and looked at Haon. 

“What is that?”

“Is it Princess Pyreone Vir Afre Zekruan?” 

“It seems like you picked up something vulgar somewhere. Yes, she is your master.” 

“Hey, that’s amazing.”

“What do you mean?”

“I-it means it is an honor to serve her.”

Haon raised the hem of her skirt and politely greeted her. However, her face with her head down was white with astonishment.  

‘No way, really? This place? The Heiosen Empire? You mean the land of the Queen of Roses and Thorns?!’

<Queen of Roses and Thorns>

It was the title of the web novel Haon reread day and night for a year when she was living as a hikikomori in Korea. She did that. Haon now entered the world of the web novel she had read to the point that she had memorized it. More than that, she was a now lower rank lady-in-waiting with the presence of an extra.  

(T/N: Hikikomori is a type of condition that mainly affects adolescents or young adults who isolated themselves from the world, locking themselves inside their room for a long periods of time, and even refusing to communicate with their parents.)