Baby Pharmacist Princess

I trembled at the dreadful thought and let out a sigh of relief, stroking my arm.

‘But… I didn’t expect an attack so soon.’

It came about ten years earlier than I thought.

Genovia’s condition didn’t surprise me much. It was the result of consuming the ‘Fruit of Desire,’ a common item in the game that caused physical changes.

Think about it.

‘Cherishe’ starts the game at 15, so naturally, the other heirs are adults.

Attempts to kill each other were common, and the Fruit of Desire was one such method.

Consuming it grants explosive power for a short time, but at the cost of one’s life.

When playing as Gergys, assassins who consumed the Fruit of Desire, sent by Alexandra, frequently tried to kill him.

‘I didn’t expect them to use it already…’

I’m still a child!

I don’t want to get involved in the succession struggle at this age when I can’t even run away!

‘Hmm… or maybe this isn’t so bad?’

On second thought, since I have to become an heir anyway, maybe this is a good thing?

If people targeting me are eliminated before I grow up, it might actually be beneficial.

‘So, by the time I turn eleven, there will be fewer people trying to kill me?’

Thinking positively, it seemed like a good thing.

I might be losing my mind.

A little while later, I rolled around in boredom. Suddenly, the scene above me flickered, and the image changed.

“Huh? Huh? What?”

Startled, I jumped up, only to realize I had to tilt my head back, making it harder to see, so I lay back down.

‘My… my cats?!’

In the vast cosmos lit only by starlight, three cats I had longed for appeared.

The last attachment I left behind in reality!

What’s this? Are they really my cats?

Looking at the background and the plants, it seemed like my real home.

[♡Hidden Event Triggered♡]

Debtor Cherishe has met the event condition of ‘Entering Emergency Self-Recovery Mode.’

Before achieving 100% recovery, you can choose one familiar from the animals closest to you in reality.

Please choose your familiar!

At that moment, a pop-up appeared with my cats adorably iconized.

I alternated between the video and the system window, my mouth agape.

“Are you really going to let me make them my familiars? The filthy, stingy, evil system like you?”

As I asked, the cats’ pupils in the video widened as if surprised to hear my voice.

That couldn’t be right.

Even if they did hear, my voice now should be ‘Cherishe’s’ voice.

‘The problem is… who do I choose?’

I rolled around on the fluffy cloud, tugging at my hair.

The first cat originally had fur like toasted rice. In the icon, it turned completely red, with a white heart on one eye.

The second cat, originally tabby with alternating white and black stripes, became a red cat in the icon, with a white diamond on one eye.

The third cat, uniquely round-eared, also turned red with a black spade on one eye.

It seemed that choosing them would ‘familiarize’ them.

‘But…’

All three were precious to me. How could I choose just one?

‘Sigh.’

What should I do?

As my recovery rate approached 95%, I noticed a bright light flickering at the far end.

I knew I had to go there.

The problem was the giant heart-shaped window blocking the exit.

[♡You must choose a familiar to leave this space♡]

The choice was forced.

I wondered how the system knew to make my cats appear as familiars, but it wouldn’t explain.

After a long internal struggle, I bit my lip and spoke.

“Show me a hint.”

What happens to the cats I don’t choose?

[♡TIP!♡]

Animals not chosen as familiars remain in reality.

▶Remaining hint viewings: (1/10)

I praised myself for keeping hints until now.

It was time to use the last hint.

“Is there a way to bring all the cats into the game and make them all familiars?”

Please let there be a way.

This time, the hint window appeared slowly, as if contemplating the answer.

[♡TIP!♡]

Pay all your current gems!

However, penalties will be applied.

(1) All three familiars will turn into kittens.

(2) Familiar ability: Cuteness.

▶Remaining hint viewings: (0/10)

‘Familiar ability is… cuteness!’

Cuteness, really?

My mouth hung open.

‘So, no special abilities like Idsys’s flying squirrel or Gergys’s lion.’

But cats are supposed to be cute, right?

Without further thought, I nodded.

I didn’t even want to see how many gems I had.

“Alright, take it all and make my cats familiars.”

My cats are worth more than gems to me.

[Applying penalties… ]

The system acknowledged my choice.

Suddenly, the cats in the video began shrinking as they pierced through the sky!

Falling from the sky, they gradually shrank until they fit snugly in my arms.

They had turned into kittens!

“Welcome back, guys!”

Unable to believe this miracle, I hugged the kittens tightly, tears streaming down my face.

Then, suddenly, I burst into tears.

It wasn’t something I could control or a calculated emotion.

Just seeing my cats made me cry…

“Boohoo! I missed you so much…”

Their rough tongues licked my cheeks.

They were always so affectionate, being more like dogs, always waiting for me, even in front of the bathroom.

“I’ll make you handcrafted beds and stock the room with canned food! No, I’ll build a castle out of cans.”

I’ll spoil you…

“Stay with me…”

I tried not to think about it.

Focused only on the goal of logging out, I didn’t dwell on how much they comforted me, how precious they were.

If I thought about it too much, I might fall apart.

But seeing them again, I couldn’t hold back.

I cried and kissed their white and now red fur.

I cried until my sobs turned to hiccups and my nose was so stuffed I couldn’t cry anymore.

“Sniff, you’re so good as familiars.”

Ordinarily, they would’ve nudged me with their paws by now, but they didn’t seem to mind being familiars.

Even after holding them for over five minutes.

I sniffled and tried to set the uncomfortable kittens down.

One cat, two cats, three cats, four…

“Wait, why are there four?”

In my emotional state, I hadn’t noticed an extra tiny white kitten.

This one wasn’t mine.

“Who are you?”

I picked up the small white kitten and examined it closely.

The other cats were all red, but this one was white.

I was a bit flustered and looked at the other cats.

“Did Grandfather bring this one?”

The cats shook their heads in unison, understanding my question.

Then where did this one come from?

“System! Administrator! Excuse me? I think this one came by mistake… Never mind.”

The tiny white kitten extended a pink jelly paw to my nose.

Overwhelmed by its cuteness, I decided to take it along as a familiar too.

– Daughter.

Just then, I heard Dad’s voice.

‘That’s it.’

The exit, shining brightly.

As soon as I chose the familiars, the heart-shaped window blocking the way shattered into light.

Lost in crying and confusion, I hadn’t noticed.

– I don’t want to lose you too.

Hearing Dad’s voice again, I hurried.

My feet were small, and the fluffy cloud floor made running hard, but I kept moving.

The kittens clung to my head, shoulders, and arms as I ran.

And finally, when the white light enveloped me, I thought, ‘I miss you.’

I didn’t know why, but I felt it.

***

“She’s showing signs of consciousness.”

“!!!”

The newly enthroned boy pope, Sihat, declared, tension filling the room.

No doctor could awaken the Princess. Even the high priest failed.

The elderly high priest’s eyes widened, trying to comprehend what he had heard.

‘This was a desperate move, but did he actually do something?’

“Does that mean she’s conscious?”