Chapter 23

There were a lot of different macarons that she hadn't seen yet before.

"Macawon!"

As she approached the table quickly, waddling over there excitedly, she saw a chocolate macaron that she's been craving since last time. Siervian, who was so happy at this moment, took one in her hand and smiled.

A real macaron…!

"So macarons are better than cakes."

Alderuan said this as he watched the princess, speaking in a somewhat certain tone.

But that wasn't right.

As she was purely delighted, Siervian looked up carefully at her father. Even if he was her father, she still had to muster a lot of courage just to look at him.

"Both are yummy."

"Then I'll prepare both for you next time."

[ Alderuan Erveldote ]

Thoughts: …Both are yummy.

The Emperor paused for a while, then he eventually nodded. If his daughter says so, then that's that.

"Yeah!"

Really, it was such a happy moment that she couldn't even dare dream about.

Until she came here, she was worried that he'd be disappointed in her. But today, she learned that sometimes, far from what she was expecting, things would be much more fun.

The next day, as soon as Siervian finished eating lunch, she went to the Emperor's private garden because she wanted to run around there while the sun was still high up.

Of course, her father wasn't in the garden because he was busy. Thanks to this, she was able to fully enjoy the quiet scenery.

'I don't know until when I'll be allowed here, so I'll come here a lot until then.'

And after spending a leisurely time there, she went back to the Princess' Palace, only to find an unexpected guest.

The Crown Prince was sitting at the drawing room as calmly as he did the last time.

"I brought some chocolate mousse cake today."

[ Damian Erveldote ]

Thoughts: I can't lose.

What did he mean by he 'can't lose'? Did he have a fight with someone today? In the middle of a strange situation once more, even before she had time to get confused, the Crown Prince held out what he had in his hand.

It was a small cake.

"Choco?"

"Yeah."

It was a cake that had an unusual appearance.

The cake looked like a normal saucer, and there wasn't any visible chocolate outside the pastry.

While carefully approaching him after hearing the word 'chocolate', Siervian had no choice but to look at him dubiously.

"I'll show you something amazing."

"Amashing things are nwice."

Last time, she got some animal sculptures. She couldn't hide her anticipation and sat next to her brother with sparkling eyes. She was going to sit across from him, but this side was closer to the cake.

"..."

But when she sat down, she got too close. She carefully gauged her brother's demeanor if ever he hated being this close to her.

[ Damian Erveldote ]

Thoughts: Why so cute??

However, my brother was busy looking at the cake.

Even if she looked at it again, the cake really looked ordinary. It wasn't cute at all.

…Her brother surprisingly has very simple tastes.

"Look over here. Can you see what's in the middle?"

"Yeah!"

The cake, which looked like a normal saucer from the distance, seemed to have an opening in the middle. Was there something inside?

At that time, a blurry light shimmered through where Siervian looked. She's seen that light before.

Magic!

"Oh…!"

Soon, chocolate sprang out in the middle of the cake like a fountain, so much that she had to wonder where all this chocolate was coming from.

"Choco!"

Decadent chocolate soared high, and as if to support this, a group of bright lights hovered around the fountain. It left the saucer-like cake empty, then it soon flowed down to the cake.

The ordinary pastry was covered with chocolate in an instant.

"Amashing!"

"Haha."

Siervian was so astounded. She didn't know who it was who had the idea to make a cake like this, but it was a really good idea.

When she was captivated by the sight, she forgot to act gracefully and dignified, but her brother didn't look down on her or berate her. Rather, he smiled broadly with his eyes curved up into crescent moons.

Whenever she saw her brother like this and realized how handsome he was, she thought that he really looked like their father.

"Come on, you can try it. This one's delicious, too."

The chocolate that had been poured over quickly hardened into a layer because of the magic over it a while ago. Perhaps because the chocolate had soared through the air earlier, but there was a sweet scent that lingered on the tip of her nose for a long time.

When the fork was held to her mouth, Siervian felt that it was a waste to eat it up like this right away, and when the prince saw her reaction, he burst into a smile again.

"Noo, it'll be a waste…"

By the way, when did she grab the fork? Why was it in her hand?

"I'll bring some more to you next time."

"Next time? Weally? When?"

She asked with her eyes wide open.

When her gaze met with her brothers' as he looked at her affectionately, she thought, when did he start looking at her with such a soft expression?

"Mm. After you sleep three nights."

"Thwee nights."

That's a long time. Three nights.

But Siervian nodded with determination. If it was for a chocolate fountain cake, there's nothing she can't do.

"So go ahead and eat a lot, okay?"

"Thwank you for the food!"

To express her gratitude, she folded her hands over her tummy and bowed to him. There's no harm in behaving politely.

[ Damian Erveldote ]

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As expected, there really was nothing bad about behaving well.