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The only thing handed over to Candice was the golden
pendant her mother cherished and wore every day.
Embedded within it was a 『Stone that grants any wish』, and her grandfather once taught her that it was because of
this pendant that her mother was able to survive despite her weak constitution
and even after giving birth to Candice.
（Even though I believed in
Ojiisama……! To think he would lie to me!）
Thinking that, a fierce anger welled up against the
grandfather she had trusted.
In the end, Candice was never able to meet her
mother.
She can now understand that she was simply deceived and
cleverly used.
Duke Radziwill's
methods make her unbearably angry, but first, she has to make him give up on
having Candice inherit the throne.
（Using my feelings of wanting to meet
Okaa-sama is the absolute worst!）
Candice resolves
that she must thoroughly oppose this.
（I will never trust Ojiisama again……!）
And she also needs to be careful not to get involved with
the man who was Candice's fiancé and became Louise's ally, the Second
Prince of the neighboring Daltnest Kingdom, Georges di Daltnest.
Just remembering the gaze that looked down on Candice
with contempt gives her goosebumps.
She wants to erase the reality that she had wanted his love
even for a moment.
If Georges ends up with Louise in the future,
then so be it.
（I absolutely do not want to get
involved with Georges from here on out either. I will absolutely never
get engaged to that man alone!）
Fortunately, Candice is still five years old.
Although Candice had massacred her siblings and gone
around killing the people in the palace who displeased her, there is still
plenty of time until the day of destiny.
Until then, if she behaves completely opposite to how she
used to and stays docile, a life the same as before is promised.
Once she reaches a certain age, she can just marry a prince
from somewhere and escape the Empire.
She has had enough of a life where she is obsessed with
something, ruins herself, and gets used.
（I will not obsess over anyone. I do
not want to repeat the same mistakes.）
Anxiety remains, but she told herself that it was still a
long time before the Second Imperial Princess and Arthur's twin
sister, Louise, came to the palace.
(The showdown is in eleven years…… Until then, I will live
modestly. I don't know how to do it, but there should be nothing that I cannot
do!)
Candice was
beginning to regain her usual tune.
She had grasped the situation quite well, and was able to
sort out her thoughts.
As Candice let out a breath of relief while sipping
her cooled black tea, the maids from earlier knocked on the door of the room
and peeked their heads in while checking the situation.
「Candice, Imperial Princess-sama…… your meal is ready.」
「Oh, thank you. By the way, you two……」
「「Hii……!?」」
Just Candice speaking to them elicited this reaction.
Looking at Candice's behavior up until now, it was
only natural.
When Candice recalled her own actions and let out a
sigh, the maids' shoulders shook greatly.
From today onward, she has to wipe away the image of a
selfish Imperial Princess.
（I have to step closer to them! For
me to speak to these lowly people…… Calm down, Candice. Compared to
being thrown in a dungeon, having stones thrown at you, enduring hunger, and
dying, this should be nothing.）
Compared to her life in the dungeon before dying and the
despair and regret at the time of her death, something like this should be
nothing.
Candice opened
her mouth to ask them a question while her lips twitched.
「Tell me your names right this
instant.」
「Ah, please forgive us……!」
「We are so sorry! Imperial
Princess-sama!」
「hk, for me to……」
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