Blessing Curse (Curse of Blessing)
10. Black Magic

Although it might be denounced as a rebel or even considered to be endangering the life of a princess by some, I did not also lower the glare of my sharp eyes that were glancing hatefully at Mizhawa. I don't care if right now maybe they're planning a murder on me secretly, all I care about is my anger.

This is the second time he's tried to kill me. How I endured the pain in my chest I can still clearly remember all that. He could have tried to strangle me and committed a second crime against me.

"Mizhawa, are you sure you're okay?" Sazha for the umpteenth time expressed her concern for Mizha which clearly seemed perfect, inversely proportional to me who had a special welcome from her, and perhaps a little trauma.

"How many times have I told you, I'm fine!" Mizhawa replies to Sazha's attention in annoyance, no, she looks more than that. His eyes said that he was eager to finish off Sazha who was bothering him to eat food in front of him earlier.

I, Dayeon, Chaeyun, Ji-hyeon, as well as the three daughters of Hira, Mozhawa, Sazhawa, and Mizhawa, and another one of Jang Gu's daughter Jang Na Yeong, being at the dining table of the Hira palace family that was so big and filled with various royal dishes that I had never eaten before, even just by looking at this I could forget who I was before.

But come to think of it, from my coming and the company to the kingdom of Hira, the king of Hira did not also reveal himself which was a relief to me, but that's what makes me awkward, too. How can a king not welcome or even know if he comes the princesses of other kingdoms in Daegun. Or maybe actually he knew and he was having other business so he didn't have time to welcome us, I mean the arrival of those princesses because obviously I'm not a royal who should get a warm welcome.

"Mizhawa, lower your voice, we're dealing with food" Mozha commanded with great authority to her youngest sister.

And the next movement I can predict, he will just sigh and roll his eyeballs with annoyance of course.

I saw the four princesses from other kingdoms seem so calm eating their food and as if they were used to this kind of scene. They are really unpredictable.

"I'm just worried, because your face looks so flushed, you're sick" again, Sazha said something that made Mizhawa even more upset.

The thing that I could not predict next, Mizha kicked the table in front of her hard and made the entire dining room flinch in shock.

"Mizhawa!" this time Mozhawa loudly bullied him.

Tension enveloped everyone in it, seen the aides and also the palace guards look wary and improve their posture more firmly, as if they were prepared with what would happen next.

While the princesses stopped whatever they were doing, there was the sound of a spoon falling down from Chaeyun's direction, and when everyone glanced at him, he said, he simply put on a small grin with his awkward-looking teeth and lips.

Mozhawa looked completely disappointed by Mizha's attitude, and her eyes seemed to say that she was apologizing with the guests, especially when her eyes stopped on me who was not far from before her. I felt that disappointment, even though I was not a big brother, even I did not have a brother but I could feel how hard the effort he had put in for the sake of the kingdom and his sisters. He looks like someone who has done everything he is capable of but in the end it is circumstances that speak.

The tension grew as Mizhawa stood up from her seat abruptly, it also caught the attention of the other princesses.

"I realize, I'm just a burden to you, so my advice is you don't have to think about me Mozhawa!" Mizha paused while continuing to show her anger, she was not fiery, but from every word she took out it was as if it was a pain she was pouring out "and for you Sazhawa, stop meddling in other people's affairs." he pointed at Sazhawa who was sitting right between him and Mozhawa, then left just like that.

Mozhawa was seen sighing deeply and rubbing fingers to the edge of her forehead, clearly visibly upset with their circumstances.

"It's okay Sazha, you're just worried about him, don't be too taken in" Mozha reassured him with a smile, one fake smile of course. He even looks shaken by Mizha's previous behavior, how can he be in convincing others that even himself isn't sure. Seems ironic.

While watching Mozha and Sazha, a hand touched my right arm, I immediately turned my gaze to the owner of that hand, Na Yeong.

"You know, it's not usually Mozhawa until this sestress confronts Mizhawa, there must be something that disturbs Mizha's mind until she's acted this far in front of us" Na Yeong slightly brought her mouth to my ear and whispered, he tried not to let us know that he was talking secretly.

"But didn't many say that she was like that, I mean. Mizhawa's daughter" I asked Na Yeong astonishedly while keeping our eyes fixed.

"She was like that, but this was beyond the limit. She very rarely dropped the dignity of her family before another kingdom, it seemed like the influence of black magic was starting to react to her" Na Yeong looked very serious saying so.

Black magic? Now that I'm getting interested in Mizhawa's story, I wonder if this has anything to do with my arrival. What did Na Yeong mean that she was affected by black magic, could a princess also be exposed to black magic? aren't they the top tier magicians.

"What do you mean by black magic, Na Yeong's daughter?"

"You know, we can hear your voice clearly" Ji-hyeon on my left said that weightlessly while eating the apple cut in her fork.

Me and Na Yeong swallowed each other's saliva and cleared their throat and moved away from each other after hearing Ji-hyeon speak like that.

I looked around me and they looked at us both making the atmosphere awkward. I really had no intention of talking about Mizhawa behind her, this just happened spontaneously.

"I'm really sorry for this incident, so it makes our breakfast uncomfortable" Mozhawa guiltily expressed her apology to her guests.

"Aish, it's Mozha, we're like family, there's no need to feel bad like that, look at Ji-hyeon, she continues to enjoy her food without being disturbed" Na Yeong spontaneity tried to reduce the awkward feelings between the princesses with her smile full of positive energy.

But the opposite happened to Ji-hyeon, she sighed and looked resentfully at Na Yeong. As his gaze was blocked by me, he violently shook his head with a pouting face, hinting me to step aside from his sight.

Her deadly gaze made me somewhat nervous, until I quickly withdrew my body so that she could vent her frustration to Na Yeong, not me.

"Well! Jang Na - Yeong! why carry my name! can't you just look for someone else as an example!"

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