Chapter 75 (1) (1/2)
Translator: HH Editor: HH
As I saw down first and Jannette followed, the boat drifted smoothly over the water. The moment we got away from the young ladies in the lakeside, I burst out in laughter.
“Lady Margarita, I didn’t know before, but you have quick feet.”
“I hear that often.”
Jannette exuberantly laughed.
A few months ago, I would’ve never imagined it, but the time I spent with her was actually enjoyable. I guess I had more affection for her after the tea party. Strangely, when we were face to face, the mental distance I felt from her was shortened.
“Like you said, the sight really is beautiful.”
A voice filled with admiration was carried along in the wind.
Jannette’s eyes showed a darker blue than the lake. The eyes of the royal family I had seen from her when she was younger came to my mind. It was probably difficult to hide her eyes everytime she left the residence. A magician of the Alpheus family must be helping her.
Oops. Did I stare at her too obviously? Jannette must’ve felt my gaze and turned to look at me.
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I was slightly embarrassed, but I didn’t show it and smiled at her. My smile for ‘public mode’ automatically appeared on my face.
“Princess Athanasia’s eyes right now are a color similar to the lake.”
“Really?”
“Yes. They’re similar to the color of my eyes right now.”
I paused at what Jannette said. When I looked at her again, Jannette prettily smiled, and I felt a little off from the friendliness in her eyes.
“I first met you and the Emperor at the debutante ball.”
If I was the original Athanasia, I would’ve thought the friendliness in Jannette’s eyes were based on kindness and mere good intentions.
“You were so affectionate towards each other that I couldn’t help but keep looking at you.”
Jannette seemed to regard me as her sister already and that was why she was being kind to me. That was something I already knew from the beginning, but I couldn’t help but pity her right now.
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I adjusted the parasol in my hands and spoke again.
“The close relationship you have with the Alpheus family is quite nice to see as well.”
“You’re right. They’re like family to me.”
Jannette shyly laughed.
I was going to ask her something else, but I stopped myself. I felt like I was being arrogant asking her things I already knew.
Under the lace dress, her soft brown hair was lightly blowing in the wind. Her round eyes were a pure blue without any speck of anything in them. And with the light pink dress she was wearing, she was really portrayed as a lovable and innocent little girl. She actually was a little girl of just 14 years.
“Ah. How could it be this beautiful?”
Jannette stared at the lake with a dreamy look and spoke.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy before, Princess.”
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“Oh right, have you heard the rumors? About the Magician of the Black Tower.”
We were all sitting together at a beautiful spot by the lake. I was reassuring myself that the monster was really gone, according to what Felix had told me, and I turned my head when a young lady spoke.
“Oh, I heard too!”
“Me too!”
Wow. The rumors had already spread. Well, I guess it was impossible to keep secrets inside such a large palace. I heard the news from Hannah that the rumors started spreading.
“But it is really true that the Magician of the Black Tower appeared, Princess?”
As expected, they wanted to find out about the truth from me. They looked at me with shining eyes. Aw. I almost smiled at them like a proud mother duck.
I fixed my face and answered the young ladies who were expectantly looking at me.
“Yes. A man that calls himself the Magician of the Black Tower has recently met my father.”
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“My goodness!”
The young ladies let out exclamations like they had been waiting for this moment.
Wait, but I only said it was someone who called himself the Magician of the Black Tower, not the Magician himself!
“Wow, then that really is amazing!”
“I can’t believe I’ll be able to see the Magician of the Black Tower during my lifetime!”
“I want to see him too! I heard he’s a sensational Great Magician!”
It seemed like the Magician of the Black Tower was really something.
He was almost like a legend. I thought of him as a legend since I had read it all in the book, but the other young ladies didn’t seem to think so.
Wow, it was the first time seeing the ladies being this excited, other than when they were talking about the ‘4 Kings of High Society.’
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“Oh my goodness. Then, then, is he staying at the Imperial Palace?”
They twinkled their eyes at me and couldn’t hide their excitement. I had mixed feelings while looking at them.