[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 21

21

Candice unconsciously touched her own cheek.

Previously, Candice, whose skin had been terribly rough, didn't want to admit it, but she had longed for Louise's flawless, pearl-like skin.

Besides, if she were to act according to the rules Candice had decided upon, the opposite of 『having a terribly unbalanced diet and eating only what she liked』 was 『eating a well-balanced diet』.

With a trembling hand, Candice held her fork and reached for the salad.

With a gulping sound from her throat, Candice stuffed her cheeks with the colorful salad.

（The leaves are not very tasty, but this sauce is quite delicious. It's bitter and sour, but it's not bad.）

Secretly moved by the taste of the salad she was eating for the first time, she carried it to her mouth while confirming the taste of each bite.

（Compared to the hunger and moldy bread inside the dungeon, anything is delicious!）

With a feeling of desperation, Candice kept putting the salad into her mouth.

「From now on, a well-balanced diet…… Urp.」

「Candice, Imperial Princess-samahk!」

「──I will show you that I can endure this much!」

Candice chewed while desperately holding back the urge to spit out the intensely bitter leaves.

As expected, it seemed she couldn't suddenly eat things she had disliked without even trying them just through sheer willpower alone.

Perhaps having given up on understanding anymore, the chef was simply shaking his head from side to side.

「Imperial Princess-sama…… um, may I ask one thing?」

「What is it?」

「What happened all of a sudden? ……Are you feeling unwell, perhaps?」

「It's because I decided to do so, obviously!?」

「C-Certainly……!」

Candice let out a snort through her nose and then sent her gaze toward Arthur.

Wondering why Arthur wasn't touching anything even though his stomach was growling loudly, Candice was hesitating about what to say to him.

As a result of thinking desperately, she figured he might not have noticed the food and casually slid a plate toward Arthur.

Arthur remained frozen while staring at the plate presented by Candice.

Jeanne was also fidgeting with a worried look.

「Arthur, do you hate meat, I wonder?」

At Candice's question, Arthur shook his head from side to side.

Bewildered by Arthur, who wouldn't try to eat no matter what she said, Candice sent a glare filled with anger toward Jeanne.

「Candice, Imperial Princess-sama, His Highness Arthur does not yet know table manners.」

It seemed Arthur was worried about the fact that he didn't know table manners.

Seeing Arthur show a meek attitude in front of Candice, her mood completely improved.

（I am no longer a woman who worries about such trivial things!）

Because she had experienced death once, she knew there were things more important than manners.

Candice threw certain words toward Arthur.

「Oh, were you worried about such a trivial thing? In that case, I shall grant you permission to eat as you please for today!」

「……!」

At those words, Arthur widened his eyes in surprise.

And then, Arthur spoke certain words.

「Will you teach me manners?」

「Y-You're telling me to teach you manners!?」

「Is that not okay?」

Arthur's large pink-purple eyes were staring straight at her.

（C-Could it be that this child…… is testing me!?）

At Arthur's single phrase, Candice's heart grew noisy.

Taking it to mean, "Naturally, you can do it, right?", Candice swallowed her saliva with a gulp.

（Arthur, could it be that this child sees through everything!? How terrifying!）

However, she could not afford to lose here.

Completely forgetting how much she had loathed Arthur, Candice ended up proposing a certain thing.

「……, it can't be helped, then. I don't mind teaching you table manners!」

「……!」

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[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 20

20

At the male waiter's question, Candice tilted her head.

「I went out of my way to bring him here with the intention of eating together with Arthur from now on!」

「Does that mean…… you do not mean to flaunt the sight of you eating to him?」

「──Huh!?」

When Candice raised her voice in surprise, both the male waiter and the chef trembled.

Looking around, she felt gazes that seemed to say everyone had naturally assumed Candice would do such a thing.

Come to think of it, she remembered that Candice used to love doing this kind of harassment.

『Guess what I want to do and act accordingly!』

This was also one of Candice's catchphrases.

However, for the current Candice, who possessed memories of receiving endless harassment inside the dungeon, remembering what she had done made her shudder.

In other words, it seemed the waiters had interpreted it as her trying to flaunt Candice's luxury to Arthur and acted accordingly.

That was why neither a plate nor tableware was prepared in front of Arthur.

Now understanding the reason why Jeanne had been holding back her anger, Candice told them to gather the chefs and waiters.

After confirming that everyone had gathered, Candice slowly opened her mouth.

「I am putting an end to my childish selfishness!」

「「「!?」」」

「From now on, I will eat what is served, and there is no need to prepare an excessive amount of food!」

At Candice's words, the trays and cloths they were holding fell with clattering and fluttering sounds.

「I have done terrible things to Arthur up until now, but I am thinking that I might not mind getting along with him from now on!」

At Candice's words, everyone was so astounded that their jaws looked like they might drop off, but Candice herself leaned back and looked proud.

That was a necessary action not for Arthur's sake, but for the sake of her own future.

Her declaring that she wouldn't be picky with her food was one thing, but they probably couldn't believe that she said she would get along with Arthur.

When Candice once again asked the male waiter to prepare Arthur's tableware, the stunned waiter hurriedly lined up a knife and fork in front of Arthur.

It was when Candice, feeling relieved that the path to the death penalty had receded, was about to eat the food.

「C-Candice, Imperial Princess-sama, the food has gone cold, so I will remake it!」

The chef said so in a panic.

However, Candice gave a small shake of her head from side to side.

「It is fine. This is fine as it is.」

「N-No way, Imperial Princess-sama!」

「But, Imperial Princess-sama……!」

The chefs probably thought they would later be blamed by Candice for serving cold food.

Seeing them take off their chef hats and tremble as if a taut thread had snapped, she began to feel a little apologetic.

Besides, they seemed surprised that Candice, who had never put any vegetables in her mouth up until now, took the salad in her hand.

Up until now, the salad had merely been placed there for color.

Candice sent a fleeting glance at the vegetable salad she absolutely never touched normally.

（If I recall correctly, my fiancé Georges often told me that it is better for the body to eat these leaves, but I wonder if that's true……）

Unlike Georges, who ate a well-balanced diet, Candice only ate meat and sweet things.

She remembered that Louise had also once expressed her opinion to Candice that she should eat a well-balanced diet.

（Balance this, balance that; this is just something the lower classes eat to fill their stomachs, isn't it? Even if I don't eat such a thing……hk!）

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[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 19

19

（Just how spacious is it…… this palace.）

Even while almost clicking her tongue, the gorgeous doors opened.

The long table that stretched from one end of the room to the other felt larger and more oppressive than usual.

Even the reality she had taken for granted felt like her senses were going crazy, perhaps because her memories remained.

Candice sat in her usual seat, but Arthur was bewildered as to what he should do.

When Candice called out to Arthur, who was sending glances at Jeanne, to sit next to her, a male waiter who had been waiting on standby hurriedly pulled out Arthur's chair without understanding what was going on.

Arthur timidly sat down on the chair, but perhaps out of tension, he curled his body up, becoming even smaller.

Behind him, Jeanne was biting her lip so hard it looked like it might tear off, oozing anger.

（Even though I am being kind, I wonder what Jeanne is dissatisfied with.）

Arthur, too, looked as if he was about to cry at any moment while his stomach growled loudly.

When Candice called out as usual, 「Please hurry up,」 the surroundings began to grow noisy and bustling.

A delicious aroma of roasting meat drifted through the room, and more dishes than she could possibly eat were lined up in front of Candice.

Remembering her life in the dungeon with only moldy bread and a tiny amount of water, Candice was so moved by these numerous gorgeous dishes that she felt like crying.

（H-How wonderful……! To think I can eat such gorgeous food.）

Drool almost dripped from her mouth with a slurping sound.

And once again, she thought she never wanted to go through such an experience a second time.

For the first time in her life, Candice felt grateful to be in this environment and for her life as an Imperial Princess.

（Even though Eva went just a moment ago, I wonder if they brought out this much knowing Arthur is here. They are quite capable chefs, aren't they.）

Or so she thought, but neither a plate nor a glass was placed in front of Arthur.

When Candice waited without touching her meal, the chef came out fearfully.

「Are today's dishes not to your liking?」

「……Eh?」

「O-Or shall we serve dessert first?」

When Candice looked up in confusion, the chef snapped his fingers and raised his voice, 「Bring the next one.」

Candice was surprised and stopped the chef, but she remembered that because she had many likes and dislikes and a terribly unbalanced diet, what she ate changed depending on her mood, so it was a given that she would only eat the dishes she liked and leave the rest.

（That's right……! Because I was always doing whatever I pleased.）

She felt the blood drain from her face.

However, remembering her life inside the dungeon, she understands just how much of a blessing this is.

（Is it alright for me to indulge in such luxury, I wonder?）

Besides, at this rate, it would turn into harassing Arthur by eating in front of him while he's hungry, heading straight down the path of an Evil Imperial Princess, wouldn't it.

Candice pressed her neck and hurriedly stopped the waiter who was trying to clear away the freshly made, delicious-looking dishes.

「The food is fine as it is. More importantly, please prepare tableware for Arthur.」

「Wh-What did you say?」

「Don't make me say it over and over! Just hurry up and prepare it!」

「…………!?」

Seeing the waiters and chef staring at her in silence, Candice's eyebrow twitched.

「Excuse me, are you all listening!?」

At Candice's words, they looked at each other as if saying they didn't understand what was going on.

When Candice crossed her arms and revealed her anger, they fearfully opened their mouths.

「Were you not planning to eat your meal in front of His Highness Arthur?」

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