Very interesting route this story is taking. Weird how the title clearly focuses on the spirit girl, but the new lead will be this new kid? I can't think of a reason for Ellen having feelings for the prince right now, because they've literally only ENCOUNTERED each other like once or twice. I despise the royal family's obsession with the spirits too. Seemed the first king just wanted to rule with Origin's power and exploit her. Unless there's some kind of evil god threatening the kingdom, I don't see a reason for Ellen to actively support the royal family either, her goal is more specifically to free the spirits of the damned, which I can only think 2 ways of it happening. Either her powers transcend time itself or her power become more abstract and she can also manipulate the ethereal. But now they're introducing a new lead, so for all we know, they might literally forget about all of that and go on adventures. I somewhat enjoy this series, one criticism I see often for this series, is how seriously everyone takes this little girl, even if it's technically a grown adult in a little girl's body. Though, could also be excused because of the fact she's a spirit, so she's seemingly immortal and can be older than she looks or even just the title itself earns more respect than any mundane little girl.