The Doll and The Prince - v2 Chapter 72 (Patreon)

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"I wonder how it came to this," I scratched my head.
I was supposed to have lived a normal life.
I was born to ordinary parents without a surname, lived in an area where people without surnames live, went to elementary and middle school, and started working at a diner. I chose the diner because I loved cooking.

I honed my skills little by little, and by the time I had been there for three years, I was entrusted with about half of the menu. Apparently, I was a bit more dexterous than others and had a sensitive tongue. The new menu I developed was always a big hit. The friendly owner of the diner let me do what I wanted and was happy to see the popularity of the store increase. I was useful to the store, my salary increased, and I was doing what I loved for a living. It was just fun.

The desserts I made became popular, and when we started offering takeout, I started seeing people who seemed to be errand runners for people with surnames in the store. When we put a limit on the number of items because they were buying up everything, they caused trouble, saying, "We are from such and such family, give us as much as you have." We couldn't stand having the little luxuries that the nameless people enjoyed being taken away, so we stopped offering takeout. Then, some stern guys who said they were from the Nijou family came and forcibly threw me into the Nijou family's kitchen.

They told me that there was no greater honor, than a nameless person like me being able to cook in the Nijou family's kitchen, and that I should cry with joy, but I only thought I had been kidnapped. It was good while I was being told to make the popular dessert for the princess, but gradually I was forgotten, and I started to be treated badly, wondering why such a nameless, unlicensed person was there. I wasn't allowed to cook, and my days were filled with chores. I wanted to leave, but the contract that was arbitrarily tied to me mentioned a penalty for breach I couldn’t afford to pay.

I was exhausted.

That's when I met Murakano. I noticed a girl who was trying to carry an unnaturally large amount of food when I was serving food for the servants and their families. She was tall, but very slender, and didn't seem to eat that much. But, morning and night, she would load a larger than average amount onto a tray and leave the diner. The diner was crowded, so many people ate in their rooms or break rooms and no one blamed her, but once I became interested, I couldn't stop.

I took off my work clothes and followed her.

When she went into her room and the door opened, I saw a small, thin, but incredibly beautiful girl.
I realized that it was for two people, but then I became curious about who she was.
After a few days of investigating, I learned about the existence of the sacrificial princess.

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