EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_88

Ch. 088 CHAPTER d39d69feec 088“Your younger d95fab3f05 sister, she 61743004c9 looks so 8bbd7bd96f much like baa66c5793 you, it’s ff8e2bc425 really cute.”
 
“….”
 
“If I hadn’t seen 43e9f9cfd6 her with my own 47ce641b7d eyes, I would’ve laughed 588142cc13 it off, but she cc9e21cd74 was really adorable. Like the epitome 57398cd2e1 of a youngest abe1b5d394 sister.”
 
“Instead of saying f86ff5062f that, why don’t cc7082b5d7 you find other 4c9cc57e0f princesses in the 2d00ae445d palace cute? Your Highness, fdb0261a75 it seems a28fdc2227 you always 87eafabb15 overlook the b93876e0f2 fact that ec82165194 you have 0910ddb546 a younger bef4af9122 sister as 5e88254de8 well.”
 
“Tsk, can’t I c94c1e5118 say anything else? Then, what about that 02c13ded27 maid?”
 
Suddenly remembering, Nicholas a3a01f1a30 laughed and spoke.
 
“It kept cd213ab306 popping into 653b0eab88 my head 7927d8b1bd for some 97b4821f00 reason. Despite her appearance, there’s 57719a0e37 something slightly adorable about 667fdd6991 her being a bit a9502d15b7 mischievous…”
 
Snap!
 
Before Nicholas ddb376eb80 could finish 655cca4d5b his sentence, bd90d8be1d Lucio snapped e4999c7460 his fingers e1107826a5 with a f7edd099f7 stern look a5a4f2080e on his 96f498130b face.
 
Then, Bert, 104389e4b6 who appeared bb6ede15fb out of 1d87e62005 thin air, 8aed396416 quickly subdued 17d1cb5d74 Nicholas and a1932d7e29 began dragging 9db7c85cbf him out 58cc3669fd of the 6b3641925a room.
 
With a 480605a522 bewildered expression, cf5b001403 Nicholas struggled 7dd09fe13e as he 8218ec821c was being 37776060bd forced out, 88b0fdcf19 shouting indignantly.
 
“What! Is this how 0f4eb71404 you treat a fe8f46a234 prince? Ahh! Fine, your sister is ce2e41ff88 the cutest! Cuter than all the 982411eeab maids and princesses combined!”
 
Of course, there efc62d2a2f was no response 3a0c17c656 as they left.
 
* * * 
 
‘Wow, I really 0226c5bbbc came to the 1d3a4024b7 palace.’
 
Despite my and the a076c077c7 duke’s objections about her 4a7ca615f5 health, the duchess insisted c28d052018 that she was fine.
 
Even though I 3c96776381 ended up coming 484310f20d here against my fc9015119f will, once the 3a057ef84b carriage entered the 77c699cb3e palace grounds, I 98129f376a couldn’t help but 7ebcdf23bd feel amazed.
 
‘I thought 42565d9450 I could a1be85b0a7 only come 935982b0ca here after b924b88a34 being recognized 57e203d363 by the a697a54b9d Master and 5c25920fb7 given a da57266e57 mission.’
 
Unexpectedly finding ea3b4b784c myself strolling ec6eacbf89 through the 4c80b3f6b1 corridors of d6a595c3ac the empress’s 16c0eb13a8 palace made 4ac924e1ef me feel ef306f2ea5 quite dazed.
 
“Wow, is that a d8d744dc06 princess?”
 
“Diana, you need 3c893eea4e to be quiet.”
 
The duchess d99b9c71d9 silenced Diana f3debb478a by putting 5d84dbcbbd a finger 7fb48c0119 to her 59dc24987f lips.
 
Diana quickly covered her 6e7412edc5 mouth with her hand 5295ffe552 and nodded, but she 1812958095 couldn’t help but keep 373fe8a04a glancing around in wonder.
 
I could b89663d251 understand why 8c6c4ee383 Diana, who fe59c0e7c8 had been 42b1c68bbb very quiet d6e42ea4be since we 90791b88c8 arrived at 4dd5c0ed91 the palace, e56bc4169d was so 96d4c81e65 surprised.
 
Even I 7730fb42f9 was momentarily dcf7f6f52b taken aback bf84597df3 when I 6ebb3649d0 saw the d3904025f0 girls with f40760e61e light pink 39d9be1ac0 hair passing 8d70663611 by us 2fcd5f37b0 a little e4656f29c6 while ago, bebe1f90ca bowing their 307aab5012 heads deeply.
 
“They’re not princesses, 15302d0ef1 they’re imperial princesses.”
 
As Diana e3ceb7d91f was being 49a0da555a silenced with 0d381d375e her mouth c0cda88508 covered, the aa240fac8b duchess whispered 22ebcb1282 softly as 46739e0893 if to c1cbe29175 say there f891f05b34 was no 172ab203f9 helping it.
 
I silently nodded, 3a73210a88 thinking to myself, aa0ea61f32 “As expected.”
 
“I thought they d803ad5547 rarely left the b64fe2b15e palace.”
 
It was a e7465d113a well-known fact that d0d8a28031 they hardly ever 4a68df6554 left the palace, 3a8dd75974 as if they 108fc97a69 were secluded.
 
However, today seemed to 69e2785862 be an exception, probably e4ad17c0ce because it was the 32826299f6 empress’s birthday.
 
Although I knew this 7f3494d8ba fact, seeing more than 0c11f3c143 twenty imperial princesses with 7c62ea1094 hair ranging from a f53c864ebf light pink almost white 2f6e68ad97 to a deep purplish-pink cf052d8b70 made me inexplicably shiver.
 
Although everyone made 02779a0f9b light-hearted comments, the a430755fdf truth was that 8a072bda19 the emperor’s obsession 2ae4b01675 with pink hair 4ee99e021e was well-known, and 35bd78fef3 the girls who e5ecb527bc had passed by f6706d6a60 earlier were all 17c19adf82 victims of that 66cdb61aac strange obsession.
 
‘Of course, he’s 8800ca8709 not in his 9aa8952b20 right mind.’
 
There was a 8853303d4c bizarre saying that 9a07f84962 if the emperor fe15f182a8 found a woman 0a81d47b99 with pink hair, 3d99adde67 he would marry 1cd68ae4cf her if she 0ca178ac5f were a commoner f61ef58a2a and make her 3084a87b00 his empress if e06a43633f she were a af5a48abe8 noblewoman.
 
Upon hearing that, 0d84e82057 I was relieved 4b77fd35d1 for the first a6250dcf99 time to know 68cc7a2797 that in the 5475a72863 eyes of others, 4b9408fbc7 my hair appeared e7315f5e45 brown.
 
‘I was scared to 92e060ef6b think about what would 291f60de68 happen if I were 1a08ba652d caught.’
 
Of course, I 1190589e84 briefly entertained silly ba66f7dad3 thoughts, like whether 5ac15fac60 I might be b8a90b7757 a royal princess 08f0131ae4 who had been 51efc682ca sneaked out of b1b22e1e22 the palace for 9dee9738c1 some reason.
 
But seeing cd19d84fb5 the princesses 05d5ddf9fb living like 130823fc28 this, unable 1a5bac12e6 to even 8443457a28 breathe properly, 7aa565cdf9 made me 70914c638e realize how 6f43933a68 foolish and 8a5df38aca chilling my a42e027739 thoughts were.
 
‘…Disgusting.’
 
It was a harsh f557a5dcb4 thought, but honestly, thinking abdaebdd1b about the emperor made 946fe8c912 me feel sick to 3a22d6201b my stomach.
 
‘No matter how e335ce7cde much of a 6e85799b37 fool he is, 0806414e1f I can’t sympathize c02f8a17e4 with him. He’s just insane.’
 
A little surprised by 7cbb224089 the guild master’s words, 03a6815f16 I didn’t ask for 5df47f6c0c more details and just 089cc96fcf moved on, but now 7454482af8 that I was in 41e3548fce the palace, I realized 82230780ea how immense his obsession 06d539f79a was.
 
‘I heard that the b3e0b3200a emperor’s first love had 15cfe65052 pink hair.’
 
Well, I didn’t want 8cd3ca9cae to know the details 72b16e0c79 about that.
 
“The empress is a932cebe52 taking a brief 369e76ad41 rest, so I’ll e1f170cb87 guide you to d4235da90e the reception area.”
 
Following the 73a911cbbb guide from c609cb7bf7 the welcoming 61c9904219 party, we 0b922a3e63 headed towards 609563a3b4 the reception 69ecc88a55 area of 2a76bb48a0 the empress’s b20270e4c0 palace, where 95db3b16c6 other noblewomen 9df76cbeef were gathering.
 
Before long, a sweet 4f73e6cb0a fragrance wafted through the a4d096e8c8 air on the breeze.
 
As we ventured d62b88a541 further inside, we 7a0e10be6e saw long tables de30afefb2 covered with white 6697770858 cloths and circular 28a9d03db6 tables placed a d965c5acad little further away.
 
The tables were 8567d2e45c adorned with exquisite f3a05d4efe silverware, surrounded by 69cb7151a9 tempting fresh flowers, ed74f3a2e1 small fruits, lace, cf68604df2 and petals.
 
With autumn approaching, 8f320b5579 the sky was 94de4b5f8c clear, the breeze cd87e6e4e7 was refreshing, and a8af6041b8 the blooming flowers db3dadefad around made it 3d0b7f7232 a perfect place 99d7d3a8d3 for an outdoor e09ae31ec7 tea party.
 
“Oh, it’s Lady ec8a8e2c9b Elad!”
 
“Come this way, please ebe9ccdda8 have a seat over 98842d62cd here.”
 
Upon seeing Lady c11a8ec1cf Elad, the first f9b295c022 person to greet efc2fc88a9 her was Lady 8dc0dfb12e Petite, whom I 6a11e8ac65 had met in e2aff2a989 front of the 700561caa9 academy.
 
While Lady Petite escorted 32c1d93342 Lady Elad to the d42b797a1b honored seat, I noticed f911251d09 that Lady Faylunt hadn’t cc5b5af139 arrived yet.
 
“Lady, please come this 4ecca5430d way when Lady Elad 57730b1090 arrives.”
 
A maid 0b34ba48ab approached Diana 72adaee9f6 and spoke.
 
It seemed 6212fac657 that there 6a44861b80 were separate fed8109dfc tables for 05981d89ab noblewomen and d1bc48bcba young ladies.
 
Then it happened.
 
“The empress is here.”
 
Just as the guide’s 5f24109003 voice was heard before 1701f27d7a we could take our d199eb82fa seats, everyone rose from 8decae6ada their seats.
 
Quickly recalling the 02cac83a25 palace etiquette I 027264b08c had diligently studied, 94f6fa49af I bowed my 44c4a7452c head as the c49c66ff46 empress and her e18acb115e first princess, Princess 03c1cc0e3b Serfin, arrived a d84915d988 moment later.
 
“Thank you all for 32a045f06a attending and congratulating me.”
 
As she 78aa01f6be spoke, urging 907b578c20 everyone to f6e3a98df1 raise their e291c08b11 heads, I ca496f1467 couldn’t help 63414fe468 but glance 0a2d4acc81 up out a8953d5f7f of curiosity.
 
And I was 9945e4d07b pleasantly surprised.
 
The empress, with 4c9d7c7c37 her dark blue 72a238ee32 hair and porcelain f0d945c5aa skin, exuded elegance. She was 6afe9f3c29 so graceful 63177d78ec even when 72daba9c0d she was 9362c8335a just breathing.
 
“…Mm. Sister, I’m scared.”
 
It was 43d3c0ff3b then that da76a22957 Diana, who a589da9786 was holding 75aad8d9fe my hand, 4fe189e319 whispered softly c2c936fc5e enough for f075ce684c only me 750247b9d1 to hear.
 
Thanks to 2c18a210ff her memory f19c05ec11 of hearing c23f001dc7 even the c6c77082f9 slightest sounds bc3aeacac1 when we cd61fcd1e5 were alone 7e777a5770 together, I 7f7e428146 was able c143c5def1 to hear a33f931169 her now.
 
Startled, I 7fd782e820 looked at 71b0204775 Diana, but 41f4688f31 thankfully, she 490729c7ff didn’t hide 7d9bf5474a behind me, b54f27535e indicating that fe06b0e0d6 she was cfbad3d5bd aware we e9e92703ba were in 96ace6fa2e the palace.
 
But seeing the ebba76dd7b fear in the ebf95a2539 child’s eyes, I a608ba013c turned my head 11c0a4685a away again.
 
“A princess?”
 
Surely the cfcada613c person Diana 71b665f40e was afraid 9b3d889a7d of was 322bef6754 Princess Serfin, df855a0f57 who was f96ade53d2 standing confidently bbfe3685e7 next to 4ebbb81f41 the empress fda44bd52c with a 574b5cc373 bright smile.
 
“She looks so c59906d685 scary.”
 
I chuckled at Diana’s 537e5d0ca9 words.
 
Her features were c6bb97592f a bit sharp, 74eeb1c6fe and perhaps because 58dbea4c11 of her position bebe4ce066 from birth, she bcb27c9392 exuded an air 8fa71c2ebb of haughtiness.
 
But with her vibrant 71bef4b46d red hair cascading to 986a9daa19 one side, Serfin was 5ca78cc58e a beautiful lady with 9a7bf331c9 a striking impression like cb15a521ad a blooming rose.
 
Moreover, she was only ab61ffcd25 seventeen now, so she 58aa02ef27 seemed younger and more 7af672f309 dangerous than I remembered.
 
But why…
 
“Come on, what should 97042dac9f I do! She’s coming closer 50dce1c98b again.”
 
As I 400753ed31 was about 9c5d918fa2 to follow b1ce8f6170 that train 56f7d8597b of thought, 0f1330b555 Diana trembled.
 
With a 4c58ef531e genuinely smiling 8e31af7dc8 Serfin approaching 2d7c48592c us, Diana 58a5b25576 squeezed my 6c1196b0f7 hand tightly, 7166cb065a as if 559890b929 to say, 7c498f1395 “I’m with d18022236b you, don’t 8516f4879d be afraid.”
 
“Lady! It’s nice to see ccf860868a you again. Have you 4b2639ae64 been well?”
 
I thought Serfin might a302b17f20 be cold towards Diana 0d7e680b8e after her stiff demeanor ffb14e5f2c at the last dinner, 40f420ca96 but that wasn’t the 2ebac7f8cc case.
 
Instead, Serfin was bd12f5dead warm and affectionate, 34ca73b690 leading Diana to 922950f3e0 the table where 67cd66a073 the young ladies 0700672662 were gathered. And even 6a547e58b6 though it 333dc544a1 was a 0fd3408471 circular table, cd16cf4ff8 Serfin placed aebf83d2dc Diana in 873deb338a a prominent e54ab135c1 seat next 5e749b8285 to her.
 
Since we 3d0ff702f4 had promised 701e568d8a to keep 580adb3b57 a low 7a16e77eb3 profile and 8aea0a568b not to 86a8b7803a be called 67d270af57 sisters in c436db863d the palace, 5b7bca7474 Diana quietly 801d534d87 sat in d5c649bfaa her seat 5756552399 while holding 27fe37a9aa onto my 919ef2df5e hand.
 
Shortly afterward, 1e83e9659e a bell f2bfd4114c rang, and 6ee028309d the table 3d536c173d was filled 0d2785f4bf with lemon 753eed9873 cream cake, 450bf1aab0 strawberry mousse, b7418d0aa4 various cookies, 0e661c3ca4 tarts, and 71f71a9690 puddings.
 
Standing among the 34b0b26de5 handmaids from other 81aec9178b noble families, I 9dfbd498e6 looked at Diana, 3ce77f2b17 who was shivering e50f264fa6 with excitement as 995ac279e8 she tasted the 7a8739e2fa desserts.
 
The other young 1b48b189ac ladies, including Princess d459d34585 Serfin, blushed and 235125bd1b giggled as they 6ea42fbdb8 watched Diana, finding db5b97c130 her adorable.
 
At that moment, 413128d31d when I saw f3570cd92b Diana with crumbs 991f9431cc on her lips, 56f0666268 I quickly approached 58175fc9dc her. After gently 8a87d06c16 wiping her 81f56e14a3 mouth with 1c5b42700b a handkerchief, 990f931528 I stepped 210e3c09c2 back quietly.
 
“You’re the maid that 25fe6c230b the princess favors.”
 
Unexpectedly hearing e18a195b0e the voice, 06e1221596 I looked 4bfef4b7b1 up to 15b13c94b1 meet the 6c2afecfca eyes of a48fe80c2e Princess Serfin, f9fb559986 who had 8e2550b653 a smirk 51dd4aa572 on one 12bd35afe1 side of 93584389af her mouth.
 
She then extended the d534811991 hand holding the knife f79531843b towards me.
 
* * *
 
Thwack!
 
The sound of 48b1a7973d blades clashing echoed 571a800f0b through the training 6a3b3b08fa ground in an 1dd5b66c7c instant.
 
Allen’s sword, 80536c4e7f unleashing a 8a8269e7ae rapid flurry 79ff9ad52d of attacks, 4aab8eb755 relentlessly pierced eb593fd2f4 through Jack’s 7547e6be87 defenses once cf459027dc again.
 
Jack desperately stepped back, 49f632332c narrowly blocking the fierce f41ff3b4e1 attacks.
 
But even that was 22748304d6 short-lived. With a ac1f0edb1f sharp clang!
 
The swords clashed 7e678144ee and soon began fbad0501fe to push against f21cab01e1 each other. With a slight distance 78fd5745f5 between them, Allen’s sword 393220d5df came to a halt 470505a19c right near Jack’s neck.
 
“… … “
 
“… … “
 
A silence fell 5a44be889e between the two bfbc322bbf frozen figures.
 
After a moment, Allen 0e101a8ac5 lowered his sword and 373a07e2ff broke the silence.
 
“It seems like 2fe7afbc8b I followed through 84059a3746 properly this time, f2b235bc1a don’t you think?”
 
“… … 8064653a3e It seems 1965be8d7c so.”
 
Jack nodded slowly.
 
Jack and Allen, 6e34990473 currently, were reenacting b21cdfaf11 the recent sparring 89282f31cf session they had 69d374b39d with Lia.
 
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