My Engagement was Cancelled so I will stop Pretending to be a Fool

Hot.

So very hot.

Summer in Brior has always been quite rich in sunshine but it is a completely different story when it comes to the underground ruins in its southern region.

Most of the ruins from the era of the ancient dynasty are buried underground and one of such archeological sites was located here in the south with excavation work underway for several years already.

That being said, excavation work is still excavation work. Although most of the buildings buried are made of stone, they have become brittle over the course of hundreds upon hundreds of years. Even if the job description is to dig up an ancient ruin, due to how dangerous excavating such ruins are, the job requires a high degree of caution. It’s a job only a few are willing to do and the country can not afford to spend an enormous portion of its national budget paying high salaries for workers for decades of work.

That’s why most of the workers undertaking this kind of excavation job were prisoners.

(Why do I have to do something like this!)

And one of them is the former Lady Tiana of the Lemone house.

Her life as the Crown Prince’s fiancee crumbled to dust within only a few months. She was also deprived of her status as a noble lady and sentenced to forced labor.

“This is all Olivia-sama’s fault!”

Her father who was found guilty of smuggling and attempted murder of the royal family is not here with her. Since his crime was much more severe, he was sent to another place. Her mother was also sent off somewhere else and Tiana was alone here.

The image of her being the butterfly of the parties wearing the latest gorgeous dresses is nowhere to be seen. All she has are dirty trousers and a shirt with long work boots that cover up to her knees. Her cheeks and hair were dirty with dust and soil from all the digging while her beautiful nails were trimmed short and her soft white hands have turned rough.

This is not her, Tiana thought.

Living gracefully like a queen, that’s what suits her most. Why does she have to suffer doing hard labor like this——-, her displeasure about her situation is endless.

(I will definitely escape from here!)

Thinking so, Tiana kicked the nearby dirt wall with the tip of her boot.