The Diary of Princess Alice

Doris Pastry House

When Alice learned that there is no magic or battle qi in this world, she would think strangely: "Generally, when one travels to such a world, isn't there usually magic or something? Why not!? At the beginning, I was prepared to become a noble magician!"

But ideals are often very different from reality. Alice did not become a magician, but became the first magician in this world...

"Wow! Awesome! So amazing! Sister Diana, how did you do it?" (Note: Some people may not be familiar with Western names. Here's an explanation. Westerners can have many names. Here, Diana is another name for Alice.)

This is the small backyard of a commoner's house. In the messy yard, seven or eight children are sitting in a circle, looking excitedly at Alice who is performing magic in the middle of the yard.

"Thank you~ Thank you all for your applause." Dressed in slightly expensive ordinary clothes, Alice bows slightly to the children and then smiles happily.

If judged by psychological age, Alice is already in her thirties. But for some reason, Alice especially likes to play with those children in the ordinary area who are only in their teens. Although Alice has her own noble friends, Alice likes these ordinary friends even more. Perhaps it's because they are just ordinary commoners like Alice in her previous life.

"Okay~ I have fulfilled my promise and performed an extra show today. So your sister Doris is mine today." While packing up the magic props, Alice says to a lovely girl in the yard. Presumably, this lovely girl is Doris as mentioned by Alice.

Doris has short, deep brown hair and brown eyes of the same color as her hair. Doris is a quiet girl. Alice thinks Doris's smile is the most charming, with the warmth of the girl next door. Alice's favorite thing was to let Doris sit quietly there and draw a portrait of her. Alice thinks there is a special emotion in that.

Alice and Doris's acquaintance is very clichéd but also very thrilling.

There is a river in the Noah Plain called the Emerald River. Although the name is very nice, Alice thinks it's very vulgar... The people of the Noah Plain mainly rely on this Emerald River for their living water. The local people love and respect this river very much. The older generation even respectfully calls this river the River of Life.

The most beautiful period of the Emerald River is summer. Not only is it a good choice to swim in the Emerald River in hot summer, but also in summer, the river water of the Emerald River will present an emerald green color that is not seen in other seasons. The people of the Noah Plain think that the reason why the Emerald River becomes so beautiful in summer every year is that the gods in the sky also think that the Emerald River is a good place to escape the heat in summer. So there is a legend that a beautiful goddess can be seen in the Emerald River in summer. As for what god is, the people of the Noah Plain have different opinions. But Alice knows why the river water of the Emerald River becomes as green as emerald in summer. Alice's original words are like this: "There are no factories in this world that discharge sewage into the water. The water plants and algae at the bottom of the river grow wildly in summer. Of course, the river surface looks green when viewed from the riverbank..." Of course, when Alice said this, there was no one beside her. She was just complaining after hearing the legend about the Emerald River, or perhaps showing off her limited knowledge but knowledge that is ahead of the people in this world.

Although Alice scoffs at those legends, it doesn't prevent her from going to the Emerald River to view the beautiful scenery. That year, Alice was ten years old. After much persuasion, Eberon finally agreed to let his ten-year-old daughter go to the Emerald River to play. Of course, there were many guards from the castle following behind.

It was a cool summer's morning. Why did Alice choose to go to the Emerald River in the morning? Because in the afternoon, many men will run to the river to swim or even swim n***d. Alice is not interested in seeing a group of n***d men showing off their not-so-good-looking figures in the river.

Dressed in ordinary clothes, Alice sits on the grass and looks at the emerald green Emerald Lake in front of her. Although there are no flowers nearby, the faint fragrance of grass cleanses people's hearts. The leaves rustle with the cool and warm summer wind. In the distance, children are playing by the river. Looking at their innocent looks, Alice smiled comfortably.

"Doris! Grab the branch quickly." A girl fell into the water. She seems not to know how to swim. And most of her friends seem to be only five or six years old and probably can't swim either. At this moment, a boy is holding a branch and extending it towards the struggling girl in the water. Other children have run away to call for help.

"Help! Someone has fallen into the water! Help!"

"Splash!" Just as the boy continued to nervously extend the branch, a person jumped into the water.

Alice doesn't know why she jumped into the water to save people without hesitation. You know, in his previous life, he was definitely not a good Samaritan. Perhaps it's because the societies of the two worlds are different. In this world, Alice feels very warm and thinks everything is so beautiful...

Alice can swim, but after all, she was only ten years old at that time. To save a person in the water whose weight and body shape are similar to hers, and this person is already in a panicked state, it is almost impossible to rescue them successfully.

After struggling for a few times, Alice and the fallen girl sank to the bottom of the river together...

"Splash! Splash! Splash!" Several more people jumped into the water. These people are, of course, the guards sent by the duke to protect Alice. The well-trained guards quickly rescued the two little ones who had fallen into the water.

After getting on shore, Alice was fine, just swallowing a few mouthfuls of water. But the girl who had fallen into the water earlier was already pale and had no breath...

"Miss, please go back now. Regarding the duke..." A guard who was all wet said," It seems that he is the leader of those guards.

"No!" Alice interrupted the guard's words and quickly walked to the girl's side and started performing artificial respiration.

Of course, the people around didn't understand why Alice would treat a "corpse" like that.

"Miss... She is already..." The guard was about to reach out to pull Alice.

"Get out of the way!" Alice didn't turn back and didn't stop what she was doing. She continued to perform artificial respiration and shouted coldly.

Some of the children who had come to play by the river with the girl had already run away, and some had begun to cry softly.

"Cough..." Under Alice's efforts, the fallen girl coughed violently and kept spitting out water.

Alice looked at the girl who had regained consciousness and smiled happily. Although Alice was like a drowned rat at this time, the people present thought that Alice's smile was the most beautiful at that time.

The fallen girl was first in a daze, and then there was a little more luster in her eyes.

"Are you... an angel?"

Alice looked at the somewhat dazed girl and smiled. "What's your name?"

"Doris... Doris Miller."

Alice looked at Doris's small lips and suddenly remembered that it seemed that when she was performing artificial respiration just now... However, it was so soft...

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"Diana? What are you thinking about?" At this time, there were only Alice and Doris in the yard.

"I was thinking... When can I take you to my house to play?" Alice didn't tell Doris that she is the daughter of a duke. She had just told Doris that she was the child of a merchant.

"Your house? Me? Is it possible?" Doris looked at Alice in surprise.

The reason Doris is surprised is because of her identity. Although merchants are also commoners, compared to Doris now, it's like one is in heaven and one is on earth. She couldn't imagine that Alice would invite her to her house to play. Although she knows Alice won't mind, she is not a fool. She thinks Alice's family may not welcome her.

"Well! Next time I arrange it, I will take you to my house to play~"

"It seems it's time to tell her my identity. Friends should be honest with each other... But will Doris still play with me after knowing that I am a noble? In this era, there is a difficult gap between nobles and commoners."

Alice thought worriedly.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Today I will take you to a place." Saying that, Alice pulled Doris and ran.

"Slow down..."

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Noah City, the largest city in the southern part of the empire. Due to its geographical advantages, it was a place of contention for military strategists during times of war. This city that has borne nearly a hundred years of war finally calmed down more than three hundred years ago after the Norman Dynasty unified the continent. Now Noah City is prosperous and shows a vibrant feeling. The main streets in the city are bustling with people, and among the crowd, two small figures are moving. These two people are, of course, Alice and Doris. They seem very happy, but the guards responsible for secretly protecting Alice behind them are in a miserable state...

"Dear Doris, look~" Alice pulled Doris to the door of a*****e and pointed to the store's sign and said.

"Doris Pastry House??" Doris said word by word, and then she opened her eyes wide in disbelief and looked at Alice, while Alice was grinning.

"This... This...??" Doris, who has always been gentle and quiet, had become incoherent at that time.

"Doris, didn't you always want to have a pastry house? I asked my father to open a 'Doris Pastry House' here and give it to you~" While speaking, Alice gently hugged Doris, who was already stunned.

"No... No... This is too expensive. This is not a gift anymore! Please take it back! Diana!" Doris was still stammering a little when she first started speaking, and then she became serious immediately.

"Doris, listen to me." Alice took Doris's hand. "I wanted to open a pastry house a long time ago. But I am too young to persuade my family to let me open a pastry house. Later, I heard that your wish is to open a pastry house and make delicious pastries for everyone to taste. Plus, the pastries made by your mother and you are indeed very delicious. That's why I persuaded my father to open this pastry shop and let your mother manage it. With your mother managing it, my father will be at ease. Dear, this is not really for you. It's just for your mother and you to work here. Your mother is too tired and hardworking working in the mill. And you still go to help from time to time. Doris, you are growing now. Being too tired will leave hidden illnesses in the future."

"This... But..." After hearing what Alice said, Doris's heart softened a little.

"No buts! Even if you don't think about yourself, think about your mother. Your father died early. For you and your younger brother, your mother works from morning to night in the mill every day. Don't you think your mother is too hardworking? Or do you think the name of this store makes you feel uncomfortable?" Alice said earnestly to Doris.

At this time, Doris thought of her hardworking mother, her mother who gets up early and goes to bed late, and her mother who looks much older than women of the same age. Doris said with a crying voice: "Diana... Thank... Thank you..."

"Haha~ Have you decided?"

"Yes." Doris wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Then don't worry about anything else for now. Let's go in and eat something first. Dad also hired a very good pastry chef. In the future, when you and your mother come here to work, you can communicate with him~"

"Thank you... Thank you very much..."

"No more thank you! Humph! When you make money, you have to treat me to a big meal!"

"Pfft~"

Doris smiles beautifully.