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Being applauded and praised makes my heart feel somewhat
ticklish, but it is a good feeling.
Perhaps because she had been eating vegetables, she felt
like her skin's condition was somehow good.
Isn't the current Candice even more adorable than
before?
（I feel like my face has become
somewhat gentler than before, but I wonder if it's just my imagination.）
Though she says it herself, no matter how many times she
looks in the mirror, she is incredibly cute.
She has only ever seen portraits of Candice's mother,
but she was a great beauty, and her father, Valentin, also has a good
face.
She thinks she, possessing the strongest genes, is blessed
with good looks.
As Candice was moving quickly, the figure walking
toward her from the front was the Second Imperial Prince, Luca.
It seemed he was on his way back from the church, and just
as she thought he was looking this way while holding a Bible in his hand, he
forcefully averted his gaze when their eyes met.
His ash-blue hair had cute curls even from this time, and
with droopy eyes featuring a tear mole, his beautiful aquamarine eyes were
revealed, exuding a strange charm.
His grown-up figure had his eyes hidden by his bangs, giving
off the feeling of a researcher suspiciously smiling with poison in one hand,
so it was quite far removed from his current appearance.
（Hmm, so even the gloomy Luca-oniisama
had such an androgynous period with this much transparency, huh.）
Candice
remembered Arthur, who always looked up at Candice while tightly
gripping her dress.
Lately, she couldn't help but find Arthur adorable.
Compared to him, Luca gave off an androgynous and
beautiful feeling, perhaps.
And Maxence was manly and masculine; the three of
them were so different it was hard to believe they were siblings.
A beautiful boy who looked like he might blow away if the
wind blew, Luca stopped and his lips parted slightly as if he wanted to
say something, but then closed them.
After threatening and using Luca, Candice had
easily murdered him, saying she had no more use for him.
Perhaps because she felt remorse for having done something
unforgivable, it was hard to speak to him.
An awkward silence flowed between the two.
（……Because Luca-oniisama's
face right before he died remains burned into my memories even now.）
Candice remembered
that she had always behaved arrogantly toward Luca.
（What is the opposite of being
selfish and bossy, I wonder…… In other words, doing the exact opposite means
being polite and kind? If this succeeds, the path to death should recede once
again!）
Candice opened
her mouth to act according to the rules she had decided for herself.
「Good day. Luca-oniisama, are
you on your way back from the church?」
「……!」
However, even though Candice compromised to the
maximum and tried speaking amicably, there was no reply, and Luca had
his face cast down, so his expression could not be seen.
She started to feel incredibly angry for some reason.
Thinking that if she waited for Luca to answer like
this, she would be late for her promised time with Arthur, she picked up
the hem of her dress again and gave a slight bow.
「I have a promise to have tea with Arthur,
so I shall excuse myself here.」
「Ah…… W-Wait!」
「What is it?」
「……hk」
When Candice sent a glance at Luca, his body
completely stiffened.
Holding back the urge to click her tongue, Candice
gasped, realizing things couldn't stay like this.
The corner of her lip twitched.
With a twitching smile, she desperately tried to step closer
to Luca and asked a question.
「Is there something…… you want to
convey to me?」
「I-It's better…… if you don't get
involved with Arthur.」
「……!」
At Luca's unexpected words, Candice was
surprised.
Curious about what intention Luca had in mentioning Arthur,
Candice decided to try asking.
「Why is that?」
「I…… don't really know, but Okaa-sama
said so.」
「Oh, is that so. Thank you for
telling me.」
「Y-Yeah!」
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