BELLE'S P.O.V

"Gosh, that's tiring!"

I loosen the heels that I'm wearing.

"I should just wear flats next time!"

I'm so tired!

I just barely managed to escape to those people! I will never have a birthday banquet like this again!

I almost thought that it would take forever just to talk to those traders. And then, when it was finally finished, some of the emperor's orders told me that I should open my gifts.

Since I couldn't do anything about it, I started opening it one by one.

But then, May seemed to notice that I was so bored, so she told me that I should go to the...