I rolled the candy with my tongue, enjoying the taste of apples spreading in my mouth.
Damian asked me with a disgusted face.
âYou almost threw up, why put candy in your mouth?â
âWhen I feel nauseous, I have to eat something sweet.â
In response to my answer, Damian looked as if he was saying, âWhat kind of person is like this?â
âAlright, if you think soâŠâ
Then he nodded hastily, as if he couldnât understand my answer.
Hey, many people can love candy.
Donât you know that humans are designed to basically like sweet things?
Then, Damian opened his mouth.
âBy the way, Iâve never seen a maid as young as you.â
âAh, well, I have been in the Imperial Palace since I was born. Thatâs the reason why.â
I answered him politely.
Then, for the first time in a while, Damian, who had been disgusted at me or expressionless the entire time, opened his eyes wide.
âWhat? Why?â
âMy mother used to be the maid of the Imperial Palace, but they say she passed away after giving birth to me.â
Damianâs eyes flickered briefly.
What?
I tilted my head.
Are you sympathizing with me?
Actually, I donât really mind.
Then, my eyes lit up.
Okay, Iâm gonna seize this opportunity!
Iâm gonna make him more and more sympathetic!
I pretended to be as pitiful as possible and faced Damian.
âYou donât have any parents either?â
âYes.â
As my shoulders dropped down, I looked into Damianâs eyes slightly.
Damian was frowning.
Oh, oh, oh.
Have I finally managed to create a connection with Damian?
Right, come to think of it!
Didnât Damianâs parents passed away?
I put candy in Damianâs hand.
âI donât eat candyâŠ!â
âYouâll like it when you feel down.â
Damian, who was reflexively trying to swat my hand away, stopped.
I made eye contact with Damian and used my special move.
âIf you eat something sweet, everything will be fine.â
I smiled until my eyes are nearly closed.
What do you think? Arenât I cute?
If I smiled like this, not only the Empress, but the other maids would all gush over me!
However Damian didnât react like I expected.
âDonât smile like that. Itâs ugly.â
I was a little shocked.
I-is it really because Iâm ugly?
I looked at him sullenly.
Seriously, with that handsome appearance, I would be nothing in front of him is it?
⊠But I donât want to admit that.
By the way⊠Damian really looks just like the one depicted in the novel.
I glanced at Damian.
âHe looks so handsome.â
On his smooth forehead, his blue hair fluttered softly.
His neck that stretches beautifully like a deer is as white as a whipped cream.
His features and small face seemed to have been created by God with all his heart.
And his golden scarlet-tinted eyes.
All of that was completed with a slender body and slender limbs that looked elegant.
âHeâs still dazzlingly beautiful⊠and in the future, heâll be the most beautiful young man in this empire.â
But that dazzling appearance and the place where he lived doesnât really match.
I looked around.
My maidâs senses were tingling.
Ah, itâs dirty.
Look at the dust on the window sill.
I want to clean it, I want to wash it thoroughly with detergent!
With Damianâs thin and small body, how did he usually clean an area this bigâŠ
If we get to know each other a little later, can I do some cleaning for you?
Thinking that way, I smiled at Damian.
âWhat are you looking at?â
⊠Our eyes just met.
Ehehe.
Instead of answering, I smiled vaguely.
The palace you live in is really dirty!â
I was thinking about it, canât you tell?â
Damian asked with a confused face.
âCome to think of it, youâve been calling me the Crown Prince for a while now.â
âWhatâs wrong with that? Youâre Crown Prince, am I right?â
Eh, arenât you the crown prince?
No, he looks exactly like the prince depicted in the original, right?
â⊠Of course I am.â
Looking at me as I tilted my head, Damian narrowed his brows.
After a momentâs hesitation, he opened his mouth.
âYou donât even know what other people call me?â
âI know.â
Damian.
People only call his name without any title that way.
âHe shouldâve been called respectfully with Your Highness or the Crown Prince.â
It was because everyone would gossip that Damian would be deposed as a Crown Prince.
âBut, I know that heâs going to ascend beyond the Crown Prince title and become the Emperor.â
And even if that doesnât happen, he was still the Crown Prince, he should be called politely.
Itâs not that I donât know about that, I just thought itâs the least I could do for him.
After pondering for a long time, Damian asked again carefully.
â⊠You donât mind it?â
âWhy should I? Youâre the handsome Crown Prince after all.â
Damian was silent.
I faced him with confidence.
Right now, Iâm being generous.
He said I was ugly, but I tolerated it. After a while, Damian quickly turned his head away.
Huh?
I opened my eyes wide.
Damianâs ears⊠are turning red?
âThatâs funny, truly.â
A moment later, Damian muttered begrudgingly, but I decided not to hear it.
âAh, I have to go back now!â
Then, I got up from my seat.
I didnât plan on staying for too long.
Actually, I never thought Iâd run into Damian like this.
I picked up the bundle of clothes placed on the bench.
âI have to get some clothes for the maid Weber.â
âMaid Weber?â
âYes, sheâs the senior maid in the Empressâ Palace. Sheâs a nwice person.â (Yes, sheâs the senior maid in the Empressâ Palace. Sheâs a nice person.)
I think I have regained some strength in my legs now.
I took a couple of steps and looked back at Damian.
âTwen, Iâll come back next time.â (Then, Iâll come back next time.)
âEnough, donât come back.â
âNo, Iâll come back.â
When I answered stubborny, Damian looked at me with squinted eyes.
He asked me again.
âYou said you were a nice kid before?â
âWell, umm, coming to you is what a nice kid does.â
I didnât say I was nice.
When I said I was nice, I meant Iâm nice to myself!
Upon hearing my answer, Damian sighed.
Heâs still young, yet he kept sighing.
I smiled brightly.
âSee you later!â
â⊠Okay.â
After a while, Damian answered with a small voice.
Ah, I got permission to come next time, right?
After bowing down, I crawled back into the doghole.
Ah, really.
Iâm so tired!
***
Damian stared intently at the doghole through which Charlize had disappeared into.
âWhat the hell is she doing?â
At first, he thought the kid really was an assassin.
Of course, after their exchange, he felt pathetic for worrying about being assassinated by a kid like that.
Besides, no matter how surprised he was, the act of pointing a knife to her neck firstâŠ
â⊠I was wrong about that.â
Damian frowned involuntarily.
The little girl that looked up to him looked like a rabbit.
Her frightened look kept lingering in his mind.
âAh, come to think of it.â
He didnât even ask for her name.
⊠Will she really come back next time?
Damian blinked.
He know heâll be disappointed if he look forward to it, but the words âSee you againâ left behind by that kid replayed over and over again in his head.
âNevermind, what do I expect?â
She will soon disappear.
Just like bubbles disappear, not even a trace will be left behind.
Damianâs expression quickly turned cold.
Then, the boy felt something in his pocket.
âThis isâŠâ
When he put his hand in his pocket and took it out, his expression crumbled in an instant.
A candy was in Damianâs pocket.
It was a candy wrapped in colorful paper.
How did she do it so discreetly?
After some time, Damian peeled the candy and put it in his mouth.
Come to think of it, itâs been a long time since he had eaten candy.
The pink candy tasted like strawberries.
Maybe itâs because of the taste, but it tasted strangely sweet in his mouth.
***
When I returned to the Empress Palace, I was immediately caught by the two maids.
The maids who saw me were surprised.
âOh my God, Charlize! What is this!â
âDid you get grass on your apron?â
âAlso, your clothes are a mess because of the dirt!â
âI, um. I fell on the road on the way hereâŠâ
Ehehe.
I tried to cover it up with a smile, but the Empress, who had just come out of the room, joined in.
âYou fell on the road? Are you hurt?!â
âNo. Iâm not huwt.â (No, Iâm not hurt.)
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The only problem is that I almost diedâŠ
I mean because of Damian, that little boy.
How dare he aim a dagger at someone so recklessly?
Fortunately, the Empress and maids were only concerned about whether or not I was seriously injured, and didnât question anything else.