Positive little sun, magical girl, I am awesome

When Lilith walked back to the banquet hall in a daze, holding a pot of nightshade, the guests had already dispersed, and Viscount Freyr was seeing them off one by one at the gate of the manor. Melissa stayed in the banquet hall, her face was rosy and she didn't look tired at all. She was pulling Ram to share all the gossips she had heard today.

"Oh Lilith, I remember I seemed to say that just one flower would be enough." Melissa raised her eyes and saw her eldest daughter holding the flowerpot in a daze, so she quickly signaled to the maid to take the flower away.

Lilith still looked like she was sleepwalking, and she seemed not to have come back to her senses yet.

Melissa was a little worried. She pulled her to sit down and asked nervously, "How is it...what did the gentleman say?"

Lilith opened her hand in a daze. She was holding a night-blooming cereus, the one that the mysterious gentleman had picked to smell. She didn't know what he had done, but the tender and slender flower pierced her small shell and went through the place where she had expected to make a hole. After he returned the shell and the flower to her, Lilith was distracted and found that the man had disappeared in the wide fountain area.

"He..." Lilith recalled slowly, "He mentioned a name... Goletia School of Magic..."

Lilith was still confused. Didn't that mysterious power disappear after she awakened her memory? But hundreds of flowers bloomed again just now because of her. What was going on? Was that power still there?

Melissa cheered and lifted her up from the chair, spinning her around excitedly. Lilith's already slow mind became even more confused.

“Mother, what’s going on? Where is Goletia…” Lilith spoke with difficulty in Melissa’s arms.

Melissa put Lilith down, looked at the waiters who were still busy around, and pulled her to the empty corridor outside the banquet hall.

"Lilith..." Melissa led her to sit down and admire the garden under the night sky. "Do you know my family?"

"…The Kingmaker."

"That's right, the Kingmaker. Only the wisest monarch is worthy of the Taylor family's sword." Melissa said proudly. "My father, Winston Taylor, swore allegiance to His Majesty's brother, the current Eye of the Empire, Duke William Bishop, before Bishop VII ascended the throne."

"So after William Bishop gave up his right to inherit the throne, no matter how Bishop VII invited him, my father was unwilling to betray his knight's oath and become the first knight of the new king. He chose to retire and return home."

"He was laughed at by everyone because he stood on the wrong side. His years of hard work and efforts were wasted, and he lost the title of king. But I never felt that way. My father adhered to the oath of knighthood and he is the pride of our family." Melissa said firmly.

Lilith nodded, agreeing with Melissa's idea.

"Do you know who the crown prince is now? Lilith." Melissa asked again.

"It seems to be the eldest son of Bishep VII..." She couldn't remember the name.

"Your copy of Gaia is from ten years ago, Lilith." Melissa said helplessly. "Ten years is enough time for a lot of things to happen..."

"The eldest and second sons of Bishepu VII died in accidents one after another. The only princess was born with the God's favor. It is said that she showed amazing visions since birth. She was taken away by the Church of Light and raised immediately. She announced that she gave up her right to inherit the throne and would never leave the Temple of Light."

"The heirs have passed away one after another, and His Majesty the King has been hit hard and has been ill for many years. Amid the turmoil in the empire, Duke William Bishop was urgently recalled to the High Court. Under the commission of Bishop VII, he is currently managing all affairs in the empire on his behalf."

Lilith suddenly realized: I understand, this is the Regent.

"The current crown prince is the Duke of Bishop's daughter, Catherine Bishop."

“…” Lilith opened her mouth to complain, but after thinking about Melissa’s possible stance, she blinked and said nothing.

"Yes, public opinion in the High Court is indeed in a mess. The old nobles all believe that this is a conspiracy by Duke Bishop, whose purpose is to take back the throne from his brother. There are even some conspiracy theories that are getting more and more intense, claiming that the death of the previous heir may not be an accident, and may be related to Duke Bishop. There have been several marches requesting a reinvestigation."

"The Church of Light remained silent at this time. It neither stopped the rumors nor acknowledged them. It allowed public opinion to ferment. But when my father heard about it, he was so angry that he cursed at home. He firmly believed that William Bishop was not such a person."

"So what do you think?" Lilith asked Melissa.

"I trust my father's judgment." Melissa was as firm as she was at the beginning.

"...In short, Catherine, the princess is not in a good situation now. She cannot expand her network among the old nobles, and everyone is invisible to exclude her. Some people think that even if the successor must be chosen from William's descendants, it should be Catherine's brother, not her, the youngest daughter. Now that she has been pushed forward, she is just a target for William Bishop to stand in front of people. One day, he will inherit the throne before his daughter."

"However, Katherine Bishop has been detected to have magical talent."

"Isn't that great? Maybe she can join the Church of Light first and win the recognition of the church and the people." Lilith said.

"She gave up," Melissa looked at Lilith, "When this summer is over, the princess will enroll in... the Goletia School of Magic, the only school of magic in the Gaia Empire."

Lilith raised her eyebrows but said nothing.

"The enrollment of Goletia Academy has been drying up for many years. For talented children, the first choice is definitely to join the Church of Light. Even if Goletia has lowered the standards, most of the students who come are commoners. I think it is a very smart move for Catherine to give up on winning over the old aristocracy and choose a new way out." Melissa showed appreciation.

At this moment, Lilith finally felt that she had vaguely grasped Melissa's intention.

"You want me to..."

"I don't want you to do anything, Lilith." Melissa ruffled the little girl's soft hair. "My father is already training Leila with all his strength. Maybe she can go to Katherine in two years." Melissa smiled, "She is too young now. She really can't reach the school age."

"My father and I do hope to provide some support to Catherine, but I tell you this only because I hope you can understand your future classmates and the choices you may face. You just need to be yourself, and as for your friends, choose them with your own heart. You don't need to make choices that go against your conscience for me."

"You know what? I really envy you for your talent for magic. You have more choices than I did back then. Since your father doesn't want you to join the Church of Light, there is no other profession in the entire Gaia Empire that is freer than being a magician. As your mother and your friend, I hope you can always be a free and happy person, not bound by rules and regulations."

"Of course, if you have ambition and courage, you are not the only knight who can be called a kingmaker..."