Chapter 179
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Volume 2 + Chapter 179: Allowance, Gone
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Xia Yi sat on her bed in her room, happily swinging her feet.
She was in an exceptionally good mood today.
After all, today was a special day.
“Serra!”
“Do you have any orders, Your Highness?”
The personal maid standing beside Xia Yi asked:
“Your Highness, do you want me to secretly take you out to buy snacks?”
“What snacks? I’m not some glutton!” Xia Yi said disdainfully. “Do you know what happened yesterday?”
“Yesterday…?”
Serra rubbed her chin, trying to recall.
“Your Highness, I heard that yesterday, Miss Atiya had a sudden outburst and destroyed a corridor in the Dragon Palace.”
“Exactly! Now do you know why she suddenly did something like that?”
“Well… that part I’m not too sure about.” Serra shook her head.
Xia Yi stood up, her little feet wrapped in white stockings sinking into the soft bed, while her ahoge joyfully bounced with excitement.
“That’s because Atiya and I fought yesterday.”
“Miss Atiya fought with you?”
Serra was a bit surprised.
“Atiya wanted to help me break through to Tier 4. Guess what happened in the end…”
“With Your Highness’s strength and talent, if given a little pressure, I’m sure it would happen suddenly.”
“Exactly! Serra, you really get me!”
Xia Yi stood with her hands on her hips, trying to appear imposing, her round little chest puffed out in pride.
“Right now, I’ve officially reached Tier 4 strength, you know!”
Her posture was clearly screaming:
Praise me! Come on, praise me lots!
“Your Highness, you’re truly outstanding. To reach Tier 4 at your age is extremely rare. At your age, I hadn’t even started leaving the house yet.” Serra didn’t hold back her compliments.
“W-Well… it’s not that amazing… eheh~”
“No, Your Highness, it is amazing. Even Her Majesty the Queen hadn’t reached Tier 4 at your age. In the entire history of the dragon race, there hasn’t been a single dragon king who achieved such feats in childhood,” Serra said. “And with your decisiveness and command shown at the southern border, plus your strength now—You’re the most promising dragon royal in history!”
“Most promising in history?!”
Xia Yi was overjoyed. Especially after hearing that not even Xia Lulu had been as strong at her age—she couldn’t help but think, Tch, that Xia Lulu’s nothing special after all!
I, Xia Yi, am the strongest!
The little princess wanted to hug her dragon plushie and start rolling around on the bed.
But for the sake of her dignified and elegant royal image, she had to restrain herself in front of Serra.
“Serra, is there any gift you want?”
“Gift?” Serra blinked, caught off guard by the sudden topic switch. “Your Highness, why do you ask?”
“Even though my breakthrough yesterday was worth celebrating, what I want to talk about is today!” Xia Yi said brightly. “Today is allowance day~!”
“Oh, I see. Since Your Highness performed so excellently yesterday, Her Majesty the Queen will surely reward you with a generous allowance.”
“Hmph, of course she will!”
Xia Yi nodded in satisfaction.
“Now that I think about it, you’ve helped me out so much, Serra. I want to get you a gift. So, what do you want? The all-powerful Xia Yi has plenty of allowance—anything you wish!”
“I don’t need any allowance. Just being by the side of my adorable princess and watching—cough—just being by your side already brings me great joy.”
“That won’t do, Serra. I won’t allow that kind of attitude,” Xia Yi pointed at her. “Also, don’t call me adorable—pick a more majestic word!”
“As you command, Your Highness, possessor of boundless and overwhelming majesty,” Serra bowed.
Why did that prefix sound so off… Was Serra mocking her a little?
“State your wish!”
“Your Highness, I truly don’t need—” Serra paused, “—but if you insist, then please gift me a hug.”
“Hmph, fine then, Serra. I grant you a hug!”
Xia Yi walked up to her, opened her arms, and hugged her maid tightly.
She stayed snuggled with the older maid for a while before letting go.
“Thank you, Your Highness,” Serra smiled.
“As long as you’re happy, Serra! Now then… it’s time to go collect my allowance!”
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Xia Yi arrived at the Royal Finance Office of the Dragon Palace.
“Allowance! Allowance! Allowance!”
The little princess stood before the reception window. Since she was a bit too short to reach it, she had to stand on tiptoe.
“Please wait a moment, Your Highness. Let me verify… Yes, today is indeed your allowance disbursement day.”
The finance officer adjusted his glasses after confirming.
“Are you sure you wish to collect it today?”
“Yes!”
Xia Yi responded with certainty.
She hadn’t gone out to have fun in a while. Once she had the money, she planned to file for a city visit and enjoy herself~
She could buy the latest limited-edition manga!
Rent out the kingdom’s most famous dessert shop and eat everything!
And more, and more…
As Xia Yi daydreamed, the finance officer handed her a pouch.
“Here you go, Your Highness—your allowance.”
“Mhm!”
Xia Yi accepted the pouch with a smile, but the moment she peeked inside—she froze.
“Why… are there only a few copper coins in here?! How could my allowance be so little?! Did you make a mistake!?”
“Apologies, Your Highness! I did make a mistake!” the finance officer nervously replied.
“I knew it!”
Xia Yi sighed in relief.
Then the officer took the pouch back—and handed over a debt notice.
“Your Highness, after calculating your current allowance… you actually owe us money. Please repay the balance as soon as possible.”
“WHAT?!”
Xia Yi trembled all over as she stared at the debt notice. Even if she pooled all her saved-up allowance, it wouldn’t cover the amount.
Furious, she jumped onto the counter and summoned her Rosewood Staff, preparing to cast Fireball.
“Y-Your Highness, please calm down!!”
“Calm down?! What am I supposed to calm down with—lychees?! Do you have any idea how important my allowance is to me?! My happy life depends on it!”
Xia Yi always used her allowance to ask Serra to secretly buy her manga.
If she didn’t have allowance, then no more manga.
How could anyone accept that?!
“Your Highness, this was all ordered by Her Majesty the Queen!” the officer shouted in panic. “It was by her decree yesterday that your allowance was cut!”
“Xia Lulu?!”
The moment Xia Yi heard that name, her body trembled with rage.
That wretched silver dragon queen dares ruin my happiness?!
She jumped down from the counter and stormed out.
“Xia Lulu! I’m coming to settle the score with you!!”
