Chapter 5: Chapter 4 – Becoming a Crown Princess

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Today is my 4th birthday and I'm officially a crown princess due to the kingdom's customs, a princess can only be a crown princess when they reach the age of 4 but this doesn't apply to a prince if the first prince is born he will become a crown prince nonetheless. So if I got an baby brother before me reaching 4 years old he will become the crown prince and I would be an ordinary princess without a throne right. And now I'm currently walking towards the throne room where my existence would be announced on the populace.

"Her highness, Princess Alicia Bennett Ardelle Avares has arrived!" the guard shouted notifying every one in the room that I have arrived.

"Enter" with a single word the door opened.

As I'm walking on the carpet towards my father.

"I have arrived Your Majesty" I said as I lift the hem of my dress to show respect leaving some of the attending nobles in shock.

      "She's well mannered"

      "Hmm very fitting for a princess"

Their praises could be heard in which they leave a smile on my mother's face.

*Ahem* "We should start now"

As soon as Prime Minister Gilbert said that all the chattering stop and looked in front not to me but to my father.

"I thank you all for attending the birthday and coronation of my daughter" after father said that, the prime minister told me to step forward.

"Today I officially announce that my daughter Princess Alicia Bennett Ardelle Avares is the sole heir of Avares as it's Crown Princess!"

{{Notice: Requirements had been met changing occupation from [Princess] to [Crown Princess]}}

{{Notice: Due to having a new occupation you have learned a new set of skills please check [Status] for details}}

'A skill set? Let's ask my parents or Marie later'

The hall got filled with loud clapping sound with some congratulating me.

After the crowd died Gilbert's attendant is the first to approach me in my seat holding a cage in his hands.

'What's that? It's shaking in his hands'

"This is my gift for you your highness" Gilbert said before bowing.

"What's that?" I asked but Gilbert only looked at my parents while smiling and when I look at them they only averted they're eyes.

"Mother? Father? Is something wrong?"

"No dear nothing's wrong you should look at your gift" my mother said to me.

'Suspicious' I muttered while reaching for the cage.

"Is it a dog or a cat, I wonder?"

"It's far greater than that your highness" he said while smiling at me.

As I open the cage what I saw is a sleeping black lizard. I smiled wryly and said "How is a giant lizard better than a dog or a cat, Mister Gilbert?"

"Fu-fuhahhahahahaha" my father's laugh resonate through the hall calling the attention of everyone.

"Gilbert you said you would bring the greatest gift to my daughter but you just give me a laugh" my father said.

"It is the greatest gift your majesty, and your wrong princess that lizard you call is actually a dragon" 

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"Hmm, then why is it small? Aren't dragons supposed to be big?"

"This one princess is just a juvenile dragon it will become big sooner or later"

"A baby dragon!?"

"Yes princess is something wrong with that?" Gilbert looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

"Meaning you took the baby dragon away from it's family! You should bring it back!" I shouted because I don't want this baby dragon to be separated from it's family.

"Your wrong princess we didn't kidnapped the dragon, she was already on the verge of death when we saw her"

"Her? You mean the dragon is a girl and you just save her?"  I looked at Gilbert while trying to touch the dragon.

"Yes that's right princess, if you want I can share my memories for you to believe me"

"No need" I said.

And when I was about to touch the dragon, it wakes up looking at the surrounding and when it saw me it smiled(?) then climb towards my leg.

'Did she want me to carry her?'

"Hoh, that's rare for a dragon to be so attached in the first meeting, even I had a hard time putting her in the cage" Gilbert could only sigh while looking at the dragon in my arms.

"She seems to like you dear" my mother said.

"Gilbert is it tamed?" asked by father.

"No I can't give it to the princess if it is already tamed your majesty"

"Hmm" The king looked at the scene happening in front of him. His daughter is currently hugging a untamed dragon between her arms. A being that is extremely prideful and difficult to approach is being hugged by his daughter while sending a death glare to anyone who's approaching them.

"It's their first time meeting right? Then why is that dragon seems so familiar with her?"

"That- I don't know your majesty" answered by Gilbert while looking at the scene in front of them.

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"Why don't you give her a name my dear" my mother said while reaching towards the dragon between my arms.

'A name, hmm she is color black with a little blue, what kind of name is fitting for her'

"Ah! Then what about-" as I was about to name the dragon a servant suddenly entered the room shocking me and the others in succession.

"Your Majesty there's a problem-" while the servant is running towards our place, the surrounding knights tried to arrest him but.

"Stop" my father told them to stay "continue what's going on?"

The servant continued his statement after clearing his throat.

"Yes your majesty, the pope announced a holy war against us" the servant said while sweating.

'System what's a holy war?"

{{Notice: A holy war is a special privilege given by the emperor to the pope to initiate a war but there are 2 conditions that has to be met: 1. The reason has to be proven by any means, like a premonition of the saint or valid physical evidence. 2. The church cannot gain any help from the empire in this times.}}

'Then what is the reason for this holy war then?' I pondered till I fell into sleep.