[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 18

18

A shudder ran through those who knew of Candice's usual behavior.

To the extent that they checked her face to see if the person here was truly Candice.

Arthur stood in stunned silence with his eyes wide open.

Seeing his pink-purple eyes wavering, Candice tilted her head, feeling it was a face she had seen somewhere before.

（This face looks like someone else…… Hmm, who was it, I wonder?）

While the surroundings were enveloped in silence, Arthur timidly placed his small hand on Candice's palm.

「Eva, will you tell the chef to prepare a portion for Arthur as well?」

「…………」

「Eva, are you listening?」

「Ah, y-yes!」

Eva hurriedly headed toward Candice's dining room.

Candice grasped Arthur's palm and pulled him up, but because she had never touched Arthur even once before, she couldn't wipe away the feeling of discomfort.

Arthur was staring at her with his large eyes, but Candice averted her gaze from Arthur.

（I am being kind to Arthur to avoid death. I am being kind to Arthur to avoid death. I am being kind to Arthur to avoid death, so……hk!）

Like a spell, she muttered it in her heart over and over again as if to persuade herself.

The thin arms and legs of Arthur, who suddenly stood up with a wobbly, unsteady gait, were so thin it was worrisome.

（……So him being hungry was true, wasn't it.）

Come to think of it, Jeanne was also emaciated compared to the other maids.

Having never been interested in the situation Arthur was placed in and not knowing much about his circumstances, Candice suddenly remembered being in the prison cell.

She had been driven into a corner to the point where she had to stave off starvation with mold-covered bread.

Right now, she knows the agony of hunger better than anyone, doesn't she.

（When you are hungry, it is best to eat your fill of delicious things! I absolutely do not want to experience such a painful feeling ever again.）

Losing the timing to let go of his hand, she began walking toward Candice's private dining room while still holding hands with Arthur.

Looking at their retreating figures, Rose and Jeanne, who had been unable to move due to their surprise at Candice's change, gasped and chased after the two of them.

Looking at Arthur, who was glancing at her and checking the situation despite being frightened, Candice ended up glaring at him out of habit.

Seeing Arthur on the verge of crying, Candice forcibly pulled up her lips to make a smile while speaking to Arthur.

「A-Arthur, what kind of food do you like, I wonder?」

「Eh, a……, me?」

「That's right. I like sweet things. What about Arthur?」

「I like…… anything.」

「Oh, is that so.」

Candice was deeply moved that the conversation had continued.

（I-I properly communicated with Arthur! I was able to talk to him! Does this mean Arthur and I are good friends now?）

Because of her overly arrogant personality, Candice didn't have a single friend.

Furthermore, rumors spread that if someone did something to get on Candice's nerves, they would be killed, so no one would approach her anymore.

Not knowing how to make friends, and having only ever spoken one-sidedly to her maids and servants, even this trivial conversation with Arthur was a huge step for Candice.

（If I had put my mind to it, couldn't I have made plenty of friends too……!）

While thinking such things, she walked down the long, long hallway of the palace, and Candice, who finally arrived at the dining room, was exhausted for the first time in a while.

Because, child as she was, it felt like she had traveled quite a distance.

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[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 17

17

When Candice chuckled while her shoulders trembled, the surroundings turned pale.

Noticing such a reaction, Candice cleared her throat and greeted Arthur.

「Good day, Arthur.」

Because Candice greeted Arthur completely normally, everyone stopped moving as if time in the area had stopped.

And seeing Arthur looking like tears were about to overflow and fall just from Candice greeting him, Candice was about to snap.

（To think he looks like he's about to cry even though I am doing him the favor of greeting him…… Just what is his intention!?）

Even now, anger also welled up over having tripped and bumped her forehead.

Up until now, she would have immediately vented the welling anger, but right now, she could not do so.

Candice remained frozen in the middle of her greeting.

A blue vein popped on her forehead.

At this rate, isn't getting along with Arthur absolutely impossible?

As she was thinking that, Jeanne, unable to just watch, raised her voice slightly.

「Candice, Imperial Princess-sama, I am deeply sorry. Imperial Prince Arthur does not seem to be feeling very well right now, so……」

「Not feeling well, you say? I wonder what that means. Explain it this instant.」

「It is not something for Candice, Imperial Princess-sama to worry about.」

Feeling anger that Jeanne might have replied implying he wasn't feeling well because Candice had greeted him, she glared at her fiercely.

Jeanne had a sweet smile on her face, but Arthur's shoulders jumped with a start.

At Candice's words, Eva and Rose were pacing back and forth in a panic.

「I will ask one more time. Explain what you mean.」

「…………」

In the highly volatile atmosphere between Candice and Jeanne, Eva, Rose, and Arthur were panicking.

As Candice waited for Jeanne's words, Arthur's stomach let out a loud growl.

Come to think of it, she remembered Arthur saying earlier, 「because it smelled so good.」

Her eyes widening at the surprisingly loud sound, Candice asked Arthur.

「Could it be that you…… are hungry?」

At Candice's question, Arthur seemed to be troubled over what to do, but he gave a modest nod.

「Hmm, is that so……」

Candice's lips drew a beautiful arc.

At this time, the maids and chamberlains who were silently watching the course of events in the surroundings had predicted Candice's actions.

That she would surely make a fool of Arthur as usual.

Whenever Candice met Arthur, her actions were one of two choices: either telling her maids to push Arthur away, or making a fool of him by saying things like, "this is what you expect from someone with filthy blood," until he disappeared from her sight.

Everyone thought that this time, Candice would make a fool of Arthur.

The reason Arthur had no place to belong within the palace and was treated coldly was because his birth was unclear, and unlike Maxence, Luca, and Candice, his mother had no power; therefore, the maids and chamberlains saw no point in flattering him, who had no backing.

At this time, the only one looking after Arthur was his wet nurse, Jeanne.

The surroundings never lent an ear to Jeanne's words, 「You will regret it, you know?」

And so, with no need for anyone to be kind to Arthur, who was shunned by Candice and his other older siblings, Candice had unluckily happened upon Arthur as he was crying from hunger.

Candice crouched down in front of Arthur and held out her hand.

It was when Jeanne thought to move in order to protect Arthur.

「I am about to have a meal now, too. I don't mind eating together with you.」

「……!?」

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[WN] The Evil Imperial Princess : 16

16

She only began to ignore his existence after she had grown up.

Until then, she had looked down on Arthur, who had a mother of commoner origin and lacked any backing whatsoever.

Looking closely, the clothes worn by Jeanne and the embraced Arthur were tattered and worn out.

He hardly looked like a Third Imperial Prince living in a palace.

Curious about that, Candice stepped closer to observe Arthur well.

A sense of tension ran through the surroundings.

Seeing Candice's figure, Arthur curled his body up even more.

With a muttering voice, he murmured quietly, 「I'm sorry…… because it smelled so good.」

A sharp gaze felt from somewhere…… Jeanne was glaring at Candice, wasn't she.

Jeanne's figure looked almost like a mother desperately protecting her child.

Her chest aching with a sharp pang, Candice softly closed her eyelids.

(I didn't want to see this side of Arthur. It makes my heart hurt so much……)

That was why, unlike her other older brothers, the reason she avoided Arthur so he wouldn't enter her field of vision might have been because she envied Arthur, who was receiving affection from Jeanne.

That was why Candice hated Arthur.

Normally, this would be where she yelled at Jeanne, who had glared at Candice, and Arthur, who had entered her field of vision, and hurled verbal abuse at them until she was satisfied, but she had sworn never to do such things from now on.

Today, Candice had been reborn.

（I am no longer someone who gets angry over this level of things!）

Thinking she had to do the exact opposite to change her destiny, after reflecting on her treatment of Arthur up until now, Candice arrived at a single answer.

（I had been treating Arthur coldly, but from now on…… does this mean I have to dote on him!?）

Having reached such a conclusion, Candice bit her lip as if to suppress her feelings.

The origin of Candice being killed by her father, Emperor Valentin, was because she had accidentally killed Arthur while trying to kill Louise.

In other words, it meant she had to be kind to the man who would become the older brother of Louise, Candice's greatest enemy.

（Th-That's definitely impossible, isn't it!? To dote on this guy…… Buthk, are you saying that if I don't do so, I will lose my life!?）

Conflict swirled inside Candice's head.

Besides, there were quite a few mysteries surrounding the births of Arthur and Louise.

Why had their mother only taken Louise and lived in the city streets…… there seemed to be a reason for that as well.

Candice knew that later on, Valentin would dote on Louise.

And Louise brought her older brothers to her side, curried favor with their father, and stole everything away from Candice.

However, if their father, Valentin, tried to kill Candice because he didn't like her, wouldn't Arthur try to protect Candice just as he had protected Louise?

Thinking that, Candice gasped, and then her lips drew a beautiful arc.

（Ufufu, how smart am I! Now that it's decided, I shall dote on Arthur starting today!）

However, the current Candice didn't know how to dote on someone.

But, thinking that if she fed Arthur and raised him into a loyal servant, he would at least protect her to repay the favor, Candice was intoxicated by the perfection of her own strategy.

If Arthur protected Candice, her survival probability should increase.

(Getting along with Arthur is nothing but a plus for me! Besides, just as he protected his younger sister, he will surely protect his older sister as well!)

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