Baby Pharmacist Princess

“Yo yo yo, my lucky charm!”

“Ugh!”

“Oh dear, my lucky charm! What am I going to do with you, huh?”

Sister, I can’t breathe.

When I arrived at Dragon Street at dawn, the shop owner was waiting for me right at the door.

Then she hugged me tightly and made a fuss.

I spread my arms wide, worried that the plum blossom branch I had carefully picked might break, and mumbled.

“Wh-What’s going on?”

“Jelly!!! That jelly vitamin!”

Her eyes were almost gleaming with excitement.

I flinched because I was startled.

“They’re selling soooo well!!! The hatchlings are going crazy. I gave some to baby dragon moms as a test, and the hatchlings went wild, crying and begging for more!”

“Wow, really?”

“Medicines are usually bitter and taste bad, but the jelly vitamins are sweet. Plus, they have nutrients that strengthen immunity. There’s no reason for dragon moms not to give them.”

Inside the shop, the jelly vitamins I had sent earlier through Koskani were lined up.

A total of 30 crystal jars containing various flavors all at once.

Limit of 2 per customer!

I took off the hood I was wearing and began to prepare.

“Alright, let’s get our Cherry Cherry’s makeup done!”

“30 minutes until the live broadcast!”

“Everyone, let’s make sure there are no mistakes!”

At some point, the shop owner had transformed the live broadcast area inside the shop into a professional setup.

I never thought I’d get my makeup done by dragons in my life.

“This one might be a huge, massive hit!”

“That would be great.”

So I can pay off the remaining gems!

Now that I’m old enough, I needed to pay off the gems and use my SSS-grade pharmaceutical knowledge.

And I wish my title would change from ‘Debtor’ to something else.

‘Once I complete Main Quest number 1, I’ll scratch off the lottery tickets I’ve been diligently saving.’

I had received instant lottery tickets each time my achievement level went up, but I hadn’t touched them until now.

I had my own goal.

I wanted to scratch them after completing at least one main quest.

‘By the way, what’s the reward for the main quest?’

Feeling a bit curious, I called up the main quest window again.

[♡Main Quest♡]

1. Pay off all remaining debt

(Deadline: 12th birthday)

2. Become an heir to the throne

(Deadline: 16th birthday)

3. ???

(Deadline: ???)

TIP: You cannot log out until you clear all main quests.

‘See? There’s nothing.’

The rewards still weren’t showing… Surely, it’s a ‘main’ quest; they wouldn’t give me nothing, right?

Huh? Answer me, System.

Or should I call you Dragon Lord?

“Sister, what kind of being is the Dragon Lord?”

Five minutes before the live broadcast.

I asked casually, as if in passing, and the shop owner answered without much thought.

“Oh, he’s an evil landlord. A really bad guy. You can think of him as an old man obsessed with money.”

Yeah. That’s why he probably saddled me with that enormous debt of 10 billion gems!

But what I was curious about now wasn’t the personality of the system administrator (Dragon Lord) that I already knew.

It was his appearance.

“Um, not that. What does he look like?”

“Why are you curious about that?”

“Just because. I’ve never seen him before.”

As I shrugged my shoulders and replied nonchalantly, the shop owner, who was moving around the crystal jars filled with jelly to position them, gave me an approximate answer.

“He has light pink hair. His eyes are crimson. After all, the Dragon Heart you have contains that old man’s power.”

“Oh, I see.”

“If you ever meet him, don’t look back and just run. If only I hadn’t rented this shop on a 3,000-year contract 1,500 years ago!”

The shop owner clenched her fist in frustration.

I’m always amazed by these dragon units of time that casually pop out like that.

I can’t get used to it.

I tidied up my hair that was falling down and muttered very quietly.

“In about 1,000 years, you’ll probably forget all about me, sister.”

“What? Hey. How could you say something so disappointing to your sister?”

“But…”

“Don’t you know that dragons never forget? I won’t forget Cherry Cherry until you disappear.”

I hope so.

Maybe it’s because puberty is approaching, but I felt restless for no reason.

My nose tingled, and I wrinkled the bridge of my nose.

“Alright, starting the live broadcast!”

3. 2. 1.

“Hello, it’s Cherry Cherry visiting you again today!”

I smiled brightly at the orb shining brightly in front of me.

Alright, first.

Let’s earn gems and pay off the debt.

It’s time to get rid of this annoying debt completely!

* * *

“Whew, it’s over safely today too.”

No matter how many times I do a live broadcast, I get nervous every time.

It’s a good thing I ate a lot and rested enough to have a plump belly over the past two weeks.

Carrying the flower branch and walking lightly toward the brick house, even before entering, I spotted Sihat watering the trees in the garden.

“Sihat!”

“Shuya. You’re here.”

“I came after finishing the live broadcast. Were you taking care of the garden?”

“Yes. I need to weed occasionally too. I try to come and do it whenever I have time.”

Until we met, I was worried about what to say and how to act.

But once we met, all those worries flew away.

I suddenly held out the flower branch to Sihat.

“Here, it’s a gift.”

“A plum blossom branch.”

“I brought it for you, Sihat.”

“Oh dear, this is troublesome. I can’t tell which one is the flower.”

He held the plum blossom branch next to my face and said that.

He didn’t say it in a sticky or clingy tone, but that made my heart thump even more.

“W-What are you saying?”

“It’s what I always say. Does it sound different because I confessed?”

Sihat smiled mischievously.

I playfully threw light punches at him.

He could have easily dodged, but he accepted all my playful hits.

And then, and then this time.

“!”

His clerical robe seemed to flutter in the blue sky, and before I knew it… Before I knew it, I was in Sihat’s arms.

“I thought about you all throughout the full moon. Is it okay to say this?”

“Y-You already said it?”

“There are many other things. Words I haven’t been able to convey.”

“What else is there…?”

“Well, when I see a spoon, I think of your lips, and when I see a fork, I think of your twin-tails. So I wondered if you were doing well, if you were eating properly. Those kinds of worries.”

“I’ve been eating really well! But did you eat properly, Sihat? You seem thin!”

“I’m not thin. It’s just that I’m growing fast.”

Indeed, it seemed like Sihat had grown taller in just two weeks.

Look, now he has to bend down to hug me.

“Sihat, do you have growing pains?”

“Growing pains?”

“Yes, when your body grows rapidly, it hurts.”

“Ah. Even if I do, it’s okay. I can heal that much with divine power.”

His bangs softly covered his forehead.

I noticed a petal from the branch had stuck to his bangs and reached out to remove it.

‘Oh my. This is making my heart flutter like crazy.’

It’s just removing something stuck, but why are my hands trembling?

Is it because I realized that not only does Sihat like me, but I like him too?

My heart is pounding.

‘Were Sihat’s lips always this red?’

Things I hadn’t noticed before were suddenly catching my eye.

For example, how his round earlobes are particularly pretty, and that he hasn’t pierced his ears.

And his neck is straight and upright, his shoulders are broad, and muscles…

“Muscles?”

“Yes?”

“Sihat, did you build muscles?”

I didn’t know because he usually wears multiple layers of clerical robes.

Today, he’s wearing a light shirt and pants, so I can feel his skin.

So I realized.

I know well what Gergys’s or Idsys’s firm forearms feel like.

What’s hidden under his clothes is definitely muscle. Muscles built through hard training.

“Ah. I’ve been training in swordsmanship.”

“What? Really? Since when?”

“Um, from the beginning?”

“I had no idea!”

I had been so indifferent to Sihat.

After reflecting for a moment, I stepped back from him and looked him over.

Just because I wanted to see him like that.

He seemed to accept my gaze for a moment but then lowered his head deeply.

“Sihat?”

“Wait… It’s embarrassing when you look at me like that.”

“Are you blushing? Your face? I want to see!”

“No. It’s not that red… I don’t know.”

Sihat slowly raised his head. He was covering his face with one forearm, but I could see everything.

Even his ears were flushed red.

He seemed to want to calm down, taking shallow breaths as his back rose and fell slightly, then he staggered and took the lead.

“I have something to tell you. Shall we go inside?”

“Okay!”

With Sihat like this, how could I remain unaffected?

My cheeks were also tinged with plum blossom pink.

“……”

Soon, Sihat sat me down on a beige sofa and clattered something in the kitchen.

Since the living room and kitchen were practically one space, I could watch his busy back as he moved.

Without taking my eyes off him for a moment.

“I brewed some rose tea.”

“I love rose tea!”

“I know. That’s why I prepared it.”

I hadn’t thought to open the kitchen cabinet when I came last time.

He had already prepared it back then.

I happily picked up the teacup.

And for about three sips, the happiness continued.

Until Sihat said those words.

“I think I’ll be traveling abroad for about three years.”

I almost dropped the teacup but managed to grip it tightly to prevent a disaster.

“A trip abroad… You mean, the one where you usually go with the married Princess…?”

“Yes. I’ll be going alone.”

“A year in each country…”

I had heard about it from Sophia.

But after that—

“I’ll be 14.”

“Yes. And I’ll be 18.”

Sihat answered gently.