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「Candice, Imperial Princess-sama, you
are very kind, aren't you.」
「Eh……?」
「Normally, one wouldn't think of
eating sweets with their maids.」
「That might be so, but it's inside my
room, and I thought it would be more delicious if we all ate together.」
「Thank you very much. Imperial
Princess-sama.」
「We love you, Candice, Imperial
Princess-sama.」
At
their words, Candice pressed a hand to her warming chest. Her heart made
an impossibly loud thump-thump sound. Wanting to convey these feelings
to the two of them, Candice opened her mouth.
「I-I love Eva and Rose
too……」
「Imperial Princess-sama……!」
「Is that true!?」
Seeing
Eva and Rose rejoicing with their hands clasped together made her
feel somewhat embarrassed.
「I-It's not like I don't think I want
to stay by your side forever, you know!」
「「Yes!」」
Nodding
with teary eyes, Eva and Rose were perfectly in sync again today.
Returning to the White Palace with the two of them, she joined up with Arthur
and Jeanne and then they ate the sweets.
Several
months after she regained her memories, Arthur had grown attached to Candice
and now seemed exactly like a real younger brother.
However,
recently, a certain problem had occurred. That was that Arthur's love
for Candice was too deep. No matter what he did, it became 'Candice
First'. In the end, he started saying, 「I will marry Candice-oneesama,」 and when she taught him, 「It's
difficult because we are siblings, you know,」
he wailed loudly. That it took a whole day to soothe him was fresh in her
memory.
「His Highness Arthur, you must
not cause trouble for the Imperial Princess-sama!」
「But, I want to be with Candice-oneesama
forever!」
Arthur, who was always a good boy and had
never said anything selfish. Arthur, crying after hearing Jeanne's
words, was so cute that her heart wouldn't stop skipping a beat. Jeanne
was angry, but Candice was stroking Arthur's fluffy yellow-gold
hair. Rather than just being attached, he was becoming quite the siscon
(sister-complex). However, Candice, unaccustomed to being loved, hadn't
known how to respond, but recently she had just been doting on him as her
feelings dictated.
Luca leisurely watched the state of
those two. Such a Luca, perhaps because he was separated from Maria
by Valentin, was becoming richer in emotion. If one continued to be
spoken to like that in the shadows every day, they would surely lose their
confidence.
It
seems the Pope, after receiving a report about Maria from Valentin
and apologizing, was going to monitor her so she wouldn't be allowed in and out
of the Blue Palace for a while. Although Maria begged to speak
with Luca one more time, Luca refused, so they decided to keep
their distance for a while.
However,
it seems the Pope also has no intention whatsoever of accepting the fact that Luca
aspires to be a doctor. But Luca is always reading difficult-looking
books in the White Palace. As expected, he probably cannot give up on
his dream.
Maxence just occasionally passes by in the
hallway, and there is no change in their relationship. And it seems Duke
Radziwill had applied for a meeting with Candice over and over
again, but because Candice refused, they haven't been able to meet.
While waiting for a reply to the letter from her mother, Lisa, Candice
headed to the Violet Palace again today.
When
she opened the door, there was──.
「Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor.」
Valentin, the father who would absolutely
never love Candice, gestured for her to come over languidly.
「…………Come here.」
At
those words, Candice swallowed hard with a gulp. Sitting down on
the usual sofa in the usual spot, she took repeated deep breaths to ease her
tension.
（I will show that I can endure the
trial again today!）
Today
as well, while keeping the goal of becoming a good Imperial Princess and
leaving the Empire, Candice had her cheeks squished.
Part
1 End
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Thank
you very much for reading this far! It is scheduled to continue into Part 2 and
Part 3 ('▽'). I will start posting again as
soon as I finish writing Part 2. Thank you for your continued support.
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【Part 2】
Candice's
Mama Arc
Downtown
Arc
Maxence
Arc
【Part 3】
Louise
Arc
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From Yakiimo Hokuhoku