Abandoned talented woman decides to live a leisurely life with her family

Translator: Asura-friendly-devil

“I’m bored~”

Sitting on a sofa in a sunny spot, I stretch my arms out.

“You’re bored, aren’t you?”

Although it might seem like a second complaint, he brings it up again.

I’m bored, too bored.

Up until now, I had been forced to follow a schedule down to the minute, under the guise of my education as the Crown Princess. But now that all of that has been removed and I’ve been told to do as I please, it’s painful in its own way.

Being such a disappointing character, I found myself opening and closing my fists in a daze.

“If you have that much free time, why don’t you come and play with your little brother and sister?”

Maria, who was cleaning the room beside me as I looked bored, suggested something to me.

“Elmer and Alma, huh…?”

I remember their faces.

My younger siblings and I have lived with almost no contact with each other. Even if we play together, wouldn’t we need some kind of trigger to play smoothly? That’s what I thought.

By the way, when I asked their mother, she told me that they only just started learning to read and write at the age of 5. With that in mind, wouldn’t it be nice to have something that could help them learn while they’re playing?

“When it comes to early childhood education, picture books are the answer…”

“A picture book?”

When I muttered, Maria reacted to the unfamiliar words.

“Yes, a picture book. A book for children. I thought that if there was a book for children written in simple language, it might help Elmer and Alma.”

When I come up with an idea, I write down what I need on paper.

After all, those children chose to come to Delaslande with me, and I wanted to do something to help these adorable little siblings learn the Delaslande language.

–Come to think of it, in the Middle Ages and early modern times, books were handwritten on parchment and were expensive items only available to a select few, but in this world, we just have “paper” all the time.

Although I found it a little strange, I decided that it was convenient for me and left my doubts aside.

“Maria, could you please prepare these for me?”

The things I used to write on were waterproof dip pens, watercolor paints, brushes, a small bucket, thread, and a needle.

“…? Are you going to be an artist or a seamstress, my lady?”

Maria takes my note and tilts her head.

“No, it’s not that. It’s the material I need to make a picture book.”

“Understood. I will prepare it quickly.”

No one in my family is into art, so I don’t think we have any paints, brushes, or pens, so I guess I’ll have to go out and buy some.

Although I felt sorry for creating more work for them, I waited with joy, imagining how happy Elmer and Alma would be when they received the picture book.

In the end, the next day, Maria prepared everything I wanted. She is an excellent maid.

–You can just base your story on what you heard over there.

For boys, I think Elmer should have a story about a boy who is washed down the river, grows up, and defeats demons. Maybe I should make the main character a young prince who has lost his country.

For the girl Alma, it’s the story of an oppressed young lady who goes to a ball at the castle with the help of a witch but comes back forgetting her shoes.

I picked out a few of them.

Then, I think about the page layout, taking into account the final binding stage.

“Okay, okay. Now I can start writing.”

I decide the page layout so that each piece of paper will contain two pages based on the total number of pages of the story, and then write out the necessary pictures and words.

–This is completely the wisdom I had when I was writing doujinshi in the previous world…

It’s a great help to have come all the way here to be useful. I’ll use all of my drawing ability from my previous life.

Once all the pictures and writing have dried, I fold the paper down the center and sew it together, just like a notebook with thread closure.

“Young lady, this is amazing. At first, I was wondering what you were drawing, as they were all separate pieces, but it has turned into a whole book.”

Maria’s eyes widened as she flipped through the finished product from the beginning.

“I thought that if I wrote a book with stories that children would like, Elmer and Alma would be motivated to learn to read.”

They just got a tutor in Delaslande, and are just beginning to learn to read and write, so this will definitely help.

First, I turned the first two stories that came to mind into picture books and took them to Elmer and Alma, who were playing.

“Oh dear!”

The two of them were playing in the living room downstairs under the watchful eye of their mother, when they suddenly looked up and saw me. They called out to me in an adorable lisping voice.

I narrowed my eyes at the sight of those adorable twins and approached them.

“Hey, you two. Do you want to play with your sister?”

When I called out to them, their eyes lit up and they smiled.

“Yes, Ashob!”

I gave a wink to their mother, who was watching over them, to confirm that there didn’t seem to be any problem.

“Well, let’s read a wonderful story that your sister wrote for Elmer and Alma.”

Elmer and Alma looked at each other with sad looks on their faces.

“I still can’t read the letters…”

“Me too…”

The twins looked dejected. After patting their heads one by one, I squatted down so that we were eye level and spoke to them.

“Don’t worry. I wrote it in simple words for Elmer and Alma too. Plus, I’ll read it to you first. So, there’s no need to worry.”

With that, the twins’ expressions suddenly brightened, as if wilted flowers had bloomed again.

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