EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_88

Ch. 088 CHAPTER 088“Your younger 3f323cb379 sister, she looks so aaa28730e1 much like you, it’s e4f88ca43d really cute.”
 
“….”
 
“If I 7201eed3c9 hadn’t seen fed1de9ff6 her with ceb70fd2cf my own ed36f29b10 eyes, I 182c2ff670 would’ve laughed 7e5e5f4747 it off, 28a07d589b but she 8e947b01be was really 85de4bc467 adorable. Like the epitome of 4753c6bd6c a youngest sister.”
 
“Instead of 9404d5be75 saying that, b72531ec33 why don’t 372d8b3b4a you find be2b54bdb9 other princesses 695c04bdf9 in the dee905473d palace cute? Your Highness, it eb07ae00da seems you always 6793f24d13 overlook the fact bd65f2a55e that you have 3d7642ed0d a younger sister ac9d8ddc05 as well.”
 
“Tsk, can’t I say 70369add40 anything else? Then, what a06e0e1195 about that a0e40185e1 maid?”
 
Suddenly remembering, Nicholas laughed 64e0fbe01b and spoke.
 
“It kept 3f0b3b306b popping into d12b71db34 my head 910cafbb84 for some ef84d20c4d reason. Despite her appearance, 228386ac7b there’s something slightly 862f85a577 adorable about her 35b95a4c1a being a bit 6f89f2f989 mischievous…”
 
Snap!
 
Before Nicholas could 45f1cdb793 finish his sentence, 729d19a35f Lucio snapped his 366da2bd56 fingers with a f6b2c34fc6 stern look on a1730d2de8 his face.
 
Then, Bert, who appeared 4ebd9bf414 out of thin air, fa3a86d33f quickly subdued Nicholas and 3e3037e504 began dragging him out b1097ce846 of the room.
 
With a bewildered expression, 27fb30b668 Nicholas struggled as he 4dfc60cb27 was being forced out, 214e739413 shouting indignantly.
 
“What! Is this how you 48da668323 treat a prince? Ahh! Fine, your sister is f15b20cfcd the cutest! Cuter than all the 025a9397dd maids and princesses combined!”
 
Of course, d6f7e5b102 there was 1e6dbc9c91 no response 4252ebd378 as they d1e1639d81 left.
 
* * * 
 
‘Wow, I a47f54d5aa really came aaf291c73b to the 556327c3ff palace.’
 
Despite my and 2898f9e8f6 the duke’s objections e2fd3eb750 about her health, d10b529352 the duchess insisted b1c3768aa6 that she was 62c4c7c7c6 fine.
 
Even though I 3802197f55 ended up coming 085ca3f107 here against my 4c3abbc2ab will, once the 764454e217 carriage entered the 4d91668010 palace grounds, I df28c1d407 couldn’t help but c194d9978a feel amazed.
 
‘I thought I could b95f24cf97 only come here after f624cca5e9 being recognized by the 509eac9b15 Master and given a 252745ae62 mission.’
 
Unexpectedly finding myself strolling acbd3a597d through the corridors of d8e04087f9 the empress’s palace made 35a77305d0 me feel quite dazed.
 
“Wow, is 5248a9e488 that a 3f0faefd3e princess?”
 
“Diana, you 7fe8b03996 need to b78b0591e0 be quiet.”
 
The duchess 2ac07a0e67 silenced Diana a038943315 by putting 805e88a267 a finger 697541132b to her 980f46845e lips.
 
Diana quickly covered b7303b4dfa her mouth with 12a2c3288d her hand and a479340f34 nodded, but she 8e47bda48e couldn’t help but 8e97e154c4 keep glancing around a18171c4c0 in wonder.
 
I could 00b74c53b9 understand why caf6a6ffa7 Diana, who e7ab20ef88 had been a46608ee5c very quiet 869bfafc6d since we 92d2cf398c arrived at 935811dc3d the palace, 787bc5838a was so cf3be8b747 surprised.
 
Even I 963fb8a548 was momentarily 59ed153685 taken aback 85fbb478fd when I da5365fef7 saw the 0173c4a9d3 girls with 59fc285334 light pink 6f1dcc03d3 hair passing fadd493917 by us 0c9cfceffb a little 159474f685 while ago, 6e65486ece bowing their 217ca0e678 heads deeply.
 
“They’re not princesses, df6891e11a they’re imperial princesses.”
 
As Diana was being 1787154d11 silenced with her mouth bb3729d618 covered, the duchess whispered 104d73c3f2 softly as if to 8a7aa92955 say there was no 69cad9ce16 helping it.
 
I silently nodded, thinking 332d791920 to myself, “As expected.”
 
“I thought they 6bdb93730d rarely left the 4ece041a7e palace.”
 
It was a well-known 792566372a fact that they hardly 52520d0bad ever left the palace, e5a14fea34 as if they were 79071099d0 secluded.
 
However, today 95fddda395 seemed to cf56da6c95 be an b341bcf7b9 exception, probably e32312242b because it 5ab168b110 was the bd16736921 empress’s birthday.
 
Although I knew 17526e159f this fact, seeing f0b1e4cbac more than twenty 6a911582f1 imperial princesses with ea0dcddf14 hair ranging from b80323a606 a light pink e7fb757e36 almost white to eef674eb30 a deep purplish-pink 1eb3027afe made me inexplicably 955f9f3687 shiver.
 
Although everyone 0aa8a83772 made light-hearted 7af1d9c7ea comments, the 6c1a583f24 truth was dd37b0333d that the 150ea86b30 emperor’s obsession df7825a8f0 with pink 8b578ad674 hair was b74e58c377 well-known, and c6569a707a the girls 6b8750d32f who had fca068cf00 passed by ab22ccd885 earlier were 4dd97b90cd all victims 5aa56e0ae1 of that 2b8bba1733 strange obsession.
 
‘Of course, he’s fd04258e5e not in his cd8cfd3c1b right mind.’
 
There was a bizarre ed8c269bf3 saying that if the 882fe9309d emperor found a woman e4b9e4e418 with pink hair, he b53e5f0206 would marry her if a5bb75483d she were a commoner d1213ebeed and make her his 5f5245e288 empress if she were 7a57cd5dc0 a noblewoman.
 
Upon hearing that, I c755d4b5ac was relieved for the b58e61c5a8 first time to know fc0c8f55a5 that in the eyes 323b4db78b of others, my hair 031094c207 appeared brown.
 
‘I was 6367238117 scared to f9c93a1745 think about ffa4dadce6 what would 030facc05d happen if b978a189f2 I were 3bdf87fd7b caught.’
 
Of course, I 6f5f7fdf2d briefly entertained silly 44c1b242f5 thoughts, like whether 641595f3a5 I might be 4cf19cd525 a royal princess fda0547f0a who had been efa94fef14 sneaked out of 6796de741d the palace for 18043da482 some reason.
 
But seeing 30b442355e the princesses 36d293612e living like 691694c6c5 this, unable d676bf1aa6 to even 4429277b6c breathe properly, 8afc207e0e made me e268b5200b realize how 50107b8494 foolish and 09eb7e32ef chilling my 385c1c2d0f thoughts were.
 
‘…Disgusting.’
 
It was a harsh 78ee1b8805 thought, but honestly, thinking 66201f6413 about the emperor made 5e9d88e093 me feel sick to 156266b82d my stomach.
 
‘No matter 4e752c6bf0 how much 49923ce281 of a 52107b4aee fool he 8b0c09c840 is, I 380b6d7877 can’t sympathize 9da4f39cbc with him. He’s just insane.’
 
A little surprised e4b06c28f7 by the guild ba0593d5f7 master’s words, I 939361e842 didn’t ask for add2e7f936 more details and bdc3acd1bd just moved on, 2596389fb9 but now that 9e27f47b4c I was in 563a2b98ad the palace, I d68f9c478d realized how immense 552cb63689 his obsession was.
 
‘I heard that e8a97063d6 the emperor’s first 6b42be27fb love had pink ef30f11b29 hair.’
 
Well, I didn’t want 69089a3297 to know the details 99e2e5ae14 about that.
 
“The empress f985a71300 is taking 0fa2ef1494 a brief 792dcb9d28 rest, so d44f05c95c I’ll guide 79b9617cc9 you to 50d04f5340 the reception ca3bd0d218 area.”
 
Following the guide from 7af13a7e1f the welcoming party, we fa9f5b280a headed towards the reception 51c66f554f area of the empress’s 924f39c636 palace, where other noblewomen 0888243cf1 were gathering.
 
Before long, c166e5a363 a sweet c0834f4c3d fragrance wafted 85f53ddc18 through the aebe1e76d3 air on 1159a8d792 the breeze.
 
As we ventured e760986310 further inside, we eb32185eba saw long tables 0411893dfa covered with white 5414b1d129 cloths and circular dff328b3e8 tables placed a 8549b5439e little further away.
 
The tables 8222f3ebe1 were adorned a15073e94b with exquisite fa39b79f4c silverware, surrounded 05385aacf5 by tempting 3598bc3815 fresh flowers, 121d0343ee small fruits, bdf69ab13f lace, and 1c5e4284ec petals.
 
With autumn 6c51d636e3 approaching, the bec5f43be7 sky was 302840badb clear, the 7e62ad1050 breeze was 1ff17ba200 refreshing, and 985cd58e59 the blooming 140afbc927 flowers around 6c159dfc2e made it 1eb80bfbbd a perfect 3cd4603bcc place for 941362dec0 an outdoor d326f84389 tea party.
 
“Oh, it’s Lady 2e4e884f06 Elad!”
 
“Come this c8a4aeaeb0 way, please 5b275d4a80 have a 9f092029ed seat over 9f883bbef8 here.”
 
Upon seeing Lady Elad, 6df7619e93 the first person to 31fb99bb47 greet her was Lady 00799c96cd Petite, whom I had 7687b9a2a3 met in front of 997e6afefb the academy.
 
While Lady c5a03c9c44 Petite escorted 5d3cfba587 Lady Elad 820f1f8057 to the b45a7d7019 honored seat, 10892961b5 I noticed 7a29efe16b that Lady 085ef88a5c Faylunt hadn’t 3f15c47a2f arrived yet.
 
“Lady, please come c0daa71467 this way when 51da7a6966 Lady Elad arrives.”
 
A maid 2a5768fbbc approached Diana 640930f436 and spoke.
 
It seemed that 8e9a912a04 there were separate c14d8dcc0a tables for noblewomen e05aedcafd and young ladies.
 
Then it happened.
 
“The empress beb07b44ba is here.”
 
Just as the guide’s 073e6e2d53 voice was heard before 1b35ee9f4b we could take our 9c56497dc4 seats, everyone rose from 6ffe12fe6c their seats.
 
Quickly recalling the 39a03a2663 palace etiquette I dcef0d310d had diligently studied, 0c1f56ddf9 I bowed my 6d8bc99eb0 head as the 222fc44839 empress and her 9b7c0a78ed first princess, Princess a8b5bbcb03 Serfin, arrived a 742606a00b moment later.
 
“Thank you all for 9ee9ca4f85 attending and congratulating me.”
 
As she 6c334ef894 spoke, urging 813127bb1e everyone to 5a39b3e130 raise their a0f0a6d818 heads, I bcb4bea1ca couldn’t help 214caa6c3d but glance 0be4180244 up out a00e1b3d53 of curiosity.
 
And I was a1a2d33e70 pleasantly surprised.
 
The empress, with 7f16d1c5bf her dark blue d0e321bb55 hair and porcelain b055ba3f93 skin, exuded elegance. She was 7ebd4b7aec so graceful 4df86b3363 even when 34d4aa0e15 she was 3486662ce6 just breathing.
 
“…Mm. Sister, I’m scared.”
 
It was 3c59476249 then that 870432b666 Diana, who b3fa2676c7 was holding 1756166798 my hand, d71c0efcac whispered softly 36586bd33b enough for 50db496fcb only me 767928b68a to hear.
 
Thanks to her memory 3b0bf56908 of hearing even the 4c0ab435fc slightest sounds when we 74887fdc12 were alone together, I 7557edbf34 was able to hear da9cb1f1db her now.
 
Startled, I 20c66c4234 looked at 543ef43f6d Diana, but 58253487ac thankfully, she ed52d915e7 didn’t hide bdd381d20c behind me, 85f39b3f7a indicating that d79b36f7ca she was a3859b39c4 aware we fdb56497bd were in 3161dafbf3 the palace.
 
But seeing d1c71f81db the fear 23681742c1 in the ae80469552 child’s eyes, 7204f84511 I turned db9d8381aa my head 4d2dc4a2c7 away again.
 
“A princess?”
 
Surely the person 6e74079f4f Diana was afraid 88b297dc42 of was Princess eea75c2a3a Serfin, who was 80b1a759fd standing confidently next 961ad23e46 to the empress 7a278727c7 with a bright 76102404b3 smile.
 
“She looks 6672ea6bc7 so scary.”
 
I chuckled at Diana’s 9a838c7b6d words.
 
Her features 44cddc76e9 were a 9038569a9a bit sharp, e29b38ef54 and perhaps 0c85bdca53 because of 8a3f5a80bd her position 3734e6cf1b from birth, 5b3368b051 she exuded ca010a91ef an air d0ba4bb59a of haughtiness.
 
But with her efdd0953ce vibrant red hair 404567727e cascading to one 08b4e785e6 side, Serfin was 7d0282b1ee a beautiful lady 31b54b559a with a striking c1dfc8db48 impression like a 9a676fb2ce blooming rose.
 
Moreover, she 3306fd3b5e was only 50f2caa249 seventeen now, eaa3b412d0 so she 905c74e13b seemed younger 27f66010f8 and more c30054ff00 dangerous than d73e5b526f I remembered.
 
But why…
 
“Come on, what should bdef102a4a I do! She’s coming closer dcc44c28fd again.”
 
As I 42e082d8b1 was about 22b1d6f7ec to follow 7646cfbb88 that train c60ac26b6b of thought, dd80fcbae0 Diana trembled.
 
With a genuinely 07dd760e89 smiling Serfin approaching 6037d79edf us, Diana squeezed e25471703e my hand tightly, 478d7839c9 as if to e9f7837315 say, “I’m with d43937b9f1 you, don’t be 2c3df5082d afraid.”
 
“Lady! It’s nice to 7579718835 see you again. Have you been e69d54617b well?”
 
I thought Serfin 39438d48f4 might be cold 38b6af4f07 towards Diana after 38fee65ea4 her stiff demeanor daaac9738d at the last b8ca21fa23 dinner, but that aa9bc6f262 wasn’t the case.
 
Instead, Serfin was warm 559ee0f496 and affectionate, leading Diana aaea9b79fd to the table where cc5280a7c7 the young ladies were 6d5d5c5a87 gathered. And even though it 9f28c2d5b7 was a circular table, faa39b27db Serfin placed Diana in 87a2e3cadf a prominent seat next d8f3385ec6 to her.
 
Since we had 63e791f500 promised to keep acd935c1de a low profile 40a753d193 and not to 19900352b2 be called sisters 01bada7c84 in the palace, f06bd5df57 Diana quietly sat 710b4a38e0 in her seat 22ed79ae42 while holding onto 2050bcb6a1 my hand.
 
Shortly afterward, 6ba3e006b7 a bell 2a12f2904e rang, and 13b7a78452 the table d031f94ce6 was filled 5656ac0f3b with lemon 75b607c6e0 cream cake, f67f3baec1 strawberry mousse, 51e9cb4df0 various cookies, 428232d085 tarts, and a628d59687 puddings.
 
Standing among 2ff81cccb4 the handmaids 2b0bace8ab from other e50281335b noble families, f540abbc81 I looked c3383eb46d at Diana, c84e21bbb9 who was cd6382b891 shivering with d005c66203 excitement as 687f16eb43 she tasted bf06feb31f the desserts.
 
The other young ladies, 882bf58185 including Princess Serfin, blushed 485bf12c1f and giggled as they d367e32385 watched Diana, finding her 577b38129c adorable.
 
At that moment, 1e25ba927a when I saw 79c7982dc7 Diana with crumbs bf7cfdaced on her lips, 2e35102b20 I quickly approached 660a190394 her. After gently wiping a8c4ff9c93 her mouth with d2e0bf1815 a handkerchief, I 909d4bd5b6 stepped back quietly.
 
“You’re the ab79d33add maid that 6a1b40f3b1 the princess 8b3693084b favors.”
 
Unexpectedly hearing f141ee2679 the voice, 5149d085c0 I looked 911c5f7119 up to 6403a93bac meet the 9edc426686 eyes of 3ed5ac408b Princess Serfin, 3945b7d0cd who had 8c52baaec5 a smirk 2355a3c773 on one 10f1dc4d67 side of fb3722366d her mouth.
 
She then extended e3383de5b7 the hand holding 5ae7eb9618 the knife towards d63d174b72 me.
 
* * *
 
Thwack!
 
The sound ed77fe32c4 of blades 5a0dca2f72 clashing echoed d540b2ce28 through the 58f69ed031 training ground baf060ff31 in an 0b9917f735 instant.
 
Allen’s sword, fb7780411e unleashing a 6fa533ddff rapid flurry be36ae1a9c of attacks, 52fd7770bd relentlessly pierced 74b5943dc3 through Jack’s a69d2f7d3f defenses once c60214b841 again.
 
Jack desperately d1c9c74f1c stepped back, 8b66671684 narrowly blocking 97a80aa13e the fierce 5e5fa7e4aa attacks.
 
But even that df745d1b92 was short-lived. With a sharp 9b1342ba5b clang!
 
The swords clashed and 914bc71efd soon began to push cb507defc4 against each other. With a slight 6030c64636 distance between them, 9e6ee486ae Allen’s sword came 77ff895b46 to a halt d207b8a1d7 right near Jack’s eb17be5554 neck.
 
“… … “
 
“… … “
 
A silence fell 0c7c96889b between the two 5e2447a52e frozen figures.
 
After a 5c2abfa2b7 moment, Allen c31b6c405f lowered his 8f21b9dce8 sword and 976690fca6 broke the 5afec30dde silence.
 
“It seems 38bec99519 like I 1c1ebde3d9 followed through 65d09267a8 properly this 381a24ef25 time, don’t 57c4ea7b62 you think?”
 
“… … It seems 36d070bbb8 so.”
 
Jack nodded slowly.
 
Jack and 1870981c5c Allen, currently, 7e9f30f828 were reenacting 67795e490c the recent d1326c0fb6 sparring session c57bff0862 they had 9b2d83bc08 with Lia.
 
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