Chapter 38: The First Garden

"Uhh, Princess Anastasia, what are you doing?" Maid Helena asked in a shy voice.

"What? I'm just going to start gardening."

Anastasia cheerfully answered when she was wearing clothes that were too big for her size, the garden clothes were borrowed from Mr. Smith, Odeviel's occupational gardener.

Because the clothes in Anastasia's wardrobe only contain fancy dresses, and are troublesome to use in gardening, and choose to borrow Mr.'s garden clothes. Smith yesterday. Anastasia didn't think about other people's views of the strange clothes she wore for a Royal Princess.

From now on, Anastasia will be making her own garden in the corner of the large garden of the Odeviel Royal Castle.

"Well, uhh, I thought Princess Anastasia was going to do training with Remy to increase magic power, why is Princess Anastasia making a garden?" Helena is worried about what Anastasia is going to do. Anastasia's action this time is beyond the mind of a royal princess, who should be a royal princess is graceful and pay attention to the appearance in front of everyone. Helena made a doubtful face.

"I only plant and care for plants to increase my magic power!" Anastasia clenched her fists with a smile in front of Helena.

"Princess Anastasia, I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand ..."

For Helena who was already making a doubtful face, after hearing the answer from the cheerful Anastasia, Helena started making a more dubious face.

"Well, uh, that's a person I respect, saying that. He told me that to increase magic power, first of all, interacting with the magic core itself is important. So, the source of my magic is probably the wind! So, to interact with the wind, I should have planted a garden so I could get closer to the wind! "

Gratefully remembering the teachings of her mother in her previous life, Anastasia decided today to make a garden to better interact with the wind.

Helena, who is worried about Anastasia's actions, goes with Anastasia to the garden in the corner of the large garden of the Odeviel Royal Castle.

Before starting gardening, Anastasia first checked the vacant lot with Mr. Smith to see if that's okay.

"Gee, did you do this Mr. Smith?" The vacant lot that Anastasia saw yesterday was full of weeds and uneven ground conditions, now the soil is flat and clean and a hedge of 1.2 meters or 4 feet has been made.

The vacant lot size is not too big, because Anastasia has just started her plantation, with a vacant lot measuring 5 x 6 meters is big enough for Anastasia's first plantation. Or even the vacant lot is too big for Anastasia who doesn't know how to plant.

Anastasia asked Mr. Smith to make 3 suits of garden clothes the size of her body. Because the clothes Anastasia wore were uncomfortable and made it difficult for her to walk.

Before starting gardening, Anastasia borrowed a small hoe from Mr. Smith. And Mr. Smith also prepared some equipment for Anastasia's gardening needs.

Because the weather is quite hot, Anastasia uses a cloth covering on her head to reduce the sun burning her hair.

Mr. Smith is a middle-aged man who has dedicated his life as an Odeviel royal gardener for quite some time. Luckily, Anastasia can be taught by Mr. Smith how to plant.

But because Anastasia planted her own garden without her parents' permission, she asked Mr. Smith not to talk about herself making her own garden in the corner of the royal courtyard to her father and mother.

Anastasia also asked Mr. Smith to let her take care of her own garden. And prevent anyone other than herself from coming to her garden without her permission.

After being taught the stages of how to plant, Mr. Smith wrote how to grow plants on paper and gave it to Anastasia. Even though Anastasia didn't ask Mr. Smith, but Anastasia thanks, Mr. Smith.

Before leaving, Mr. Smith took a small pouch and gave it to Anastasia, the small pouch containing the rest of the Cecilia plant seeds by Mr. Smith, not too much seed in that small pouch. But according to Mr. Smith, that's enough for Anastasia's vacant lot. So, Anastasia must carefully calculate the distance between the seedlings.

Cecilia plants are widely grown in the courtyard of the royal castle Odeviel. Plants with white flowers and 6 petals that grow in warm climates and must be exposed to sunlight, Cecilia plants will bloom about 2 – 3 weeks after planting the seeds.

Anastasia who was ready, and started her first gardening, 'If I'm not mistaken, first I have to calculate the 45 cm distance between each seed and mark it on the ground.' Anastasia read the planting procedure that has been taught by Mr. Smith.

'Next is, loosening the ground?' Even though Anastasia knows the meaning of tilling the land, Anastasia still doesn't know what to do with the soil because she has never done it.

Anastasia stood up and approached Helena who was standing behind Anastasia with grace. Anastasia shows the notes to Mr. Smith to Helena. And ask what is meant by loosening the ground.

Helena took the note from Anastasia's hand and reread its contents. "Oh, loosening the ground." Helena made a tone that she knew what it meant to loosen the ground.

Helena returned the note in her hand and gave it back to Anastasia. And Helena walked to the items Mr. Smith for Anastasia.

Helena picked up a small sack labeled 'Fertilizer'. "We need this to loosen the ground, princess."