inting is really stunning!"

"My oh my! Those are really foreign features!"

"Who is she to you?!"

I look away a little embarrassed. "She's my everything." I answered the crowd.

"Ohhhh." (Crowd) said in unison, getting the reason for the name of my work.

I smile remembering everything about my daughter on earth. On how I took her to school, the first time she called me mom, it was the best feeling I've ever had. Baron Hills nods approvingly to me as he moves on to the next competitor. I think his eyes were clearer than before now and I'm glad.

I look at the crowd to find Rose staring. I gave her a wave as she waved back a little weak though. Well that was weird. After ten minutes of deciding the winner Baron Hills announced it, "The winner with no doubt! Kein Rosenguard!"

I breathe a sigh of relief and grin smugly at Sir Demetro who glares, "No way! You must have bribed the judge! Y-You cheated somehow!"

"Agh can you shut the fuck up already and accept that a ten year old kicked your ass? HUH? THREE YEAR CHAMPION?" I gave him the middle finger and took my prize money and walked out of there. He huffs and I hear him complaining on the way.

"Thank you Baron Hills sir! See you next time!" I wave goodbye at the sweet old man who smiles as he takes my work into his hands and leaves. I can trust him to take care of my work honestly, he's a great guy.

I quickly found Rose who stood quietly at a corner waiting for me to finish. "Hey Rose, sorry for keeping you waiting here for so long. Wanna go find the others?" I ask her. Her mind seems to be in daze. "Uh Rose?"

"H-Huh yeah! It's alright! Let's move!" (Rose) smiled under her shawl, quickly walking as I followed behind.

"Are you okay? You seem rather no offense but you look like your pet died." I told her and she chuckled.

"I couldn't get to punch the rude man before but you crushed him in that competition! I love um... your artwork by the way. Who was that girl you painted?" (Rose)

"Someone important to me in another life." I answered and Rose tilted her head.

"I see... I mean what was your relationship with her? Lovers perhaps?" (Rose)

I almost tripped with her question. "No, she's a relative of mine- she was my daughter in another life- not my lover- don't go assuming things!"

Her eyes widened for a bit as she sighed, "Thank goodness."

Hold up just a moment, did she just take that in too well? "Wait, you don't think it's weird? I mean talking about past lives and all? It's not weird here?"

Rose shakes her head, "We've heard of people having dreams of their past life after all the spiritual connection of the kingdom to the light goddess is strong. I assumed you dreamt of your past life and remembered someone dear. We've had incidents of something like that... after all the light goddess is also the keeper of souls."

I see. So perhaps I'm not the only one who's been isekaid... but I have my past memories like all of them. Is it a normal thing here?

And others don't remember where they came from fully? "Thank you for explaining and you know- for defending me as well back then."

Rose stopped to look away for a moment before she finally faced me again but her face was a bit flustered. "No problem and oh! We're here!" (Rose) points at a huge church and I question why I have never seen this before.

"It's the only church that you can only see on this day. The holy domain of the goddess to where she lets mortals come in for the audience as the royal family performs the Mistral Dance."

I laugh a little nervously, "The offering dance from before was weird, please tell me the Mistral Dance isn't about a dance celebrating breaking up with their lover." I told her.

Rose giggles a little as she shakes her head walking inside as I continue to follow her, "The Mistral Dance is some sort of ritual where the royal family now offers tribute with magic power from the audience. You'll feel your magic power getting pulled later even if you haven't awakened your magic yet."

Ohhh that's honestly good to know beforehand. "And the people are alright with that?"

"Why of course, the people are loyal to the goddess and would gladly give up some of their magic power in hopes that the kingdom will be in peace for a long while." (Rose)

Huh I guess it's not a bad thing then. "Let's watch the dance then! Come on!"

I wonder if there will be summersaults or more circus acts again. I ran into the church as Rose was now following me. "Hold on! No running in the presence of the goddess!"

"Oops sorry."

We finally got to the seating area, the church inside had pure smooth marble with designs similar to a catholic church but it had more statues of a beautiful woman with her right hand raised up as if pointing into the heavens. Well now I know where our taxes go.

Then again I don't pay taxes. Perks of being a child.

Rose and I struggled a little trying to find Lenard and Vincent but thankfully we found them after ten minutes of searching. "Kein over here!" (Lenard) waved at us and we went to his side.

"You're just in time for the dance. Her highness the first princess Cecilia Goldheart will be performing soon." (Vincent)

Rose and I both sat as I excitedly looked over the stage, "Will the Mistral dance have some weird circus acts like the offering dance from before?"

Please tell me it will. Come on, I like watching chaos but not being part of it. "No, Fortunately the Mistral dance is sacred so it requires a more graceful choreography." (Lord Vincent)

Eh? Well I mean... aw man is it going to be boring? My shoulders slumped as the light closed in. "Oh. It's starting now." (Rose)

A girl stands in front of the centerpiece of the church. Her white hair was glistening through the light from the windows as she raised her hands waving them in serene patterns as the light followed her.

Her feet slid through the floor as she made the shape of a circle with a flower pattern I couldn't recognize but I could feel myself leaning in finding the whole dance different from the offering dance.

"It's beautiful..." I couldn't help muttering as the first princess danced her whole body moving freely, it reminded me of ballerina recitals but with the light dancing with her. As if she was fully in control of the light and where they wanted to go.

The first princess' white hair bounced softly as she clasped her hands together casting something as the magic circle that she drew before became bigger. "May the light guide your way. [Light Magic: Blessing of the Divine]."

I felt a tingle of my body as white particles escaped from my fingertips and I could see everyone having the same experience as I have but to them it was a normal thing but to me as this is the most prettiest magic I've ever seen.

"I have never seen something so beautifully inspiring in my life."

I looked at the first princess that finished her dance so gracefully as everyone cheered for her. The noise of everyone clapping deafened my ears. Just then- my mind decided after watching that performance. "I have to make her my muse!"