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As I’ve expected.

Hehehe~ Wanna guess who got the record of completing her etiquette and preliminary lessons the fastest~?

Too slow! It’s… (insert drum roll here) ME!!!!!!!!

Are you surprised~?

It took me around three months to complete all of them, which is one of the, if not, the fastest record in history! I think Alexus had also completed his since he began early, and it took him around 7-8 months. Hehehe~ I win this one, Alexy~

Well, the preliminary lessons were too easy for me since they only covered elementary and middle school level lessons. For this young lady who had conquered the basics of calculus, they were no match.

As for etiquette lessons, that took quite a while since there’s a lot of it. But, I had managed to perfect it very quickly since I’d just mimic my mother’s flawless and elegant movements~

I’m not as busy as I thought I would be since I could just complete everything the teachers give me quickly, and I would have my free time. During that time, I’d be training my magic or doing some exercise to improve my stamina and physical abilities.

The self-defense training with Noir’s dad will start in a few weeks. Oh, and I’ll also be doing it with Luke, right.

The magic training with Lady Lawliela will start alongside my self-defense training. I’ll have self-defense training one week, then magic training the next week, repeating that schedule.

Honestly, I’m more confident with my magic. Since I liked training magic more, I inevitably spend more time with it. Now, I could use several offensive magic like water spear and ice spear, as well as defensive spells like ice wall and healing water. I’ve also improved my fine mana control and make a thick soft-serve.

What? Even though it’s still thicker than gelato and I can’t call it ice cream yet, I’m still improving very quickly you know! J-Just disregard the many bowls of frozen milk and ice cream mix!

On my day offs, Alexus would still come over to the mansion and hang out. We’d sometimes hang out together with my cute baby little sister angel Kiara, Lu-nii, or sometimes just the two of us. Apparently, he had matched his lesson schedules with mine. I don’t even know how he could find out about my schedule in the first place...

...Let’s not think about it.

To celebrate my “graduation” from my etiquette and preliminary lessons, dad took a few days off and took mom, Lu-nii, Kiara, and me to a picnic! We will be going to a famous picnic spot, located near the edge of the royal capital. It was a government-protected space to conserve the beauty of nature in the past, which had turned into a national park and popular picnic spot amongst nobles. The scenery of nature here was just second to none, especially since we’re in the center of civilization, far from any nature.

“Nee-cha!! Look, look! It’s the park!! So many twees!!!”

“Hehehe~ Yes, there sure are~ But don’t move around so much Kiara. It’s dangerous. We’re still in the carriage you know~?”

“Yes, nee-cha!”

Ah~ How cute~ My cute little baby angel is just so cute~

Her cute, round eyes sparkled as she looked over the windows of the carriage while sitting on my lap.

We’ve been in the carriage for a few hours, but I didn’t feel bored at all. I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with my little angel. And I’ve also been using healing water to soothe my and my mother’s butt. We’ve been sitting around too much and it was starting to hurt.

Beside me, Lu-nii was fast asleep, crossing his arms and closing his eyes as if he was some sort of cool, anime character. Well, he does look cool, and any girl who saw him like this would immediately fall in love with him.

That said, I didn’t really care if Lu-nii was really asleep in that position or just him being a boy in puberty (for the second time) and wanting to act cool. I’ll just sit here, babying and taking care of my little baby angel. Mom and dad were sitting opposite us, watching us with a wide smile on their faces and hands linked together.

Soon, the carriage came to a stop. We alighted from the carriage and immediately, we were welcomed by a wondrous scenery of an enormous grass field with lush trees surrounding its perimeter.

“Wow… This is amazing!”

“Waaah! Nee-cha! Amazing! Amazing!!!”

Kiara waved her little hands around as I carried her in my arms while I was starstruck by the beautiful nature.

The sun shined brightly upon the grass field as the refreshing breeze blew past us. The trees rustled softly as the sounds of birds chirping added to the soothing melody of mother nature.

“Come on, you two. Stop gawking and let’s go, or we’ll leave you.”

Lu-nii’s voice snapped me and Kiara out of our daze and we immediately followed after mom, dad, and Lu-nii who are already heading to our picnic spot.

Still with Kiara in my arms, I walked slowly and continued looking around the nature around me in awe. I’ve lived in a city all my (past) life, and even when me and my family went for a trip to the mountains, it was nothing as beautiful as this.

We soon arrived at the site where we’ll be having our picnic. It was a flat and grassy area under the shade of an extremely large tree.

“Anne~! Everyone~!!”

I rushed over along with the little angel in my arms.

Anne and the rest of the servants, who had arrived first in a separate carriage, had already prepared the table for us, including the food and drinks.

“A-Alterisa-sama! Please don’t run!”

Anne exclaimed in a panic and rushed over to me, meeting me halfway.

“Hehehe~ It’s fine~ I’m strong, you know~? And I won’t trip like a little child~”

“Hah… Even so, it is unlady like to run in such a hurried manner. Haven’t you learned from your etiquette lessons?”

“I have, and I do remember it. But since there’s no one else but us, I’m sure it’s fine~”

Other than my family, there are only our household’s trusted servants who are, I’m sure, more than familiar with my habits. So it’s fine~

“Moreover, It’s such a nice and clear day~ It feels good to run~”

“Yes, but please take Kiara-sama’s safety into consideration as well.”

Ah! That’s right! Me running so suddenly might’ve frightened her! Oh no!!!

“Ah! K-Kiara, are you okay? Were you scared?”

“No~! Nee-cha so fast! Amazing~!!”

Ehehehe~ I’m not that fast~

“...My lady, your expression has become unbecoming for a noble lady.”

Ah! M-My bad. I was grinning like a fool. But it’s Kiara’s fault for being so cute!

“And don’t blame it on Kiara-sama’s cuteness. You must learn to control your expressions better, my lady.”

“?! A-Anne?! You can read minds?”

“Hah… There isn’t a need for me to know how to do that, my lady. In your case, everything in your mind is reflected on your face.”

I-Impossible! How can it be?!

“Ufufufu~ You can let it slide just this once, Anne~ I’m sure she’s just excited for this picnic.”

Ah, mom and dad have came to my rescue~

“I-I understand, my mistress.”

“But if she does it in a formal event, then you are free to do anything to correct this behavior~”

“Wha-?!”

“As you command, my mistress.”

“A-Anne?!?!?!”

W-Why are they ganging up on me?!

“Pfft. You got what you deserve, you little pixie.”

Even Lu-nii…

“Ehehehe~ Nee-cha~ Don’t wowwy~ Ish fine~”

Ah~ My heart is healed~

“Thank you, Kiara~”

“Hehehehe~ It tickles~”

I rubbed my cheeks with her soft, mochi-like cheeks, earning me an adorable giggle.

“Alright! Now that I’ve recovered, let’s go have lunch! Let’s go, Kiara~”

“Yesh~!”

“Anne too! Let’s go~”

“Yes yes.”

I head to the table, where my family have sat down around the round table, with slow and elegant steps. I handed Kiara over to my mother, who’ll be feeding her, and sat down in between Lu-nii and mom.

On the table were numerous dishes that you would expect from a feast. I mean… there’s even a whole roasted chicken, beef wellington, a large bowl of caesar salad, and that’s not even the end of it!

And then I’m sure I saw a glimpse of a whole cake on the tray trolley Patricia, our household’s patissier, had behind her.

Oh my goodness… Are we having like a victory feast? Who won? Wait, is this a celebration for me graduating my preliminary and etiquette lessons? No, we’ve already celebrated it the night right after.

Did our chefs just get excited?!

Ah, well… I guess our servants could enjoy the leftovers, which I’m sure there will be a lot of. I mean… there’s no way we could eat this much.

Hah, it seems that our family servants are even more excited about this picnic than we are. Ufufufu~ How cute~

Dad, Lu-nii, and I then have our meal while mom feeds Kiara.

Hah~ It was such a fulfilling meal~ No matter which dish I put in my mouth, it’ll always taste like heaven~ As expected of our chefs!!!

After Kiara and I were done, mom let me take care of her while she eats. And that is when our family meal turned into a date for our parents with Lu-nii, Kiara, and I as spectators...

While I was taking care of Kiara, dad… “took care” of mom so sweetly. Honestly, it was the first time I’ve ever seen anyone be this sweet. He’d ask her which one she wanted first with a sexy and gentle voice, get the food to her plate, a-and even feed her and wipe the corners of her lips!

Dad! Please! We have an infant here!!! And your other two other children and servants are watching! C-Can’t you please have your fluff when you go around with mom!!!!

Hah… I feel like I’ll have a sweet tooth even before the end of our meal…

Seeing dad like this… I couldn’t help but recall the times I had meals with Alexus.

Hm, come to think of it, he’d also help me get the food I want and place it on my plate before doing the same for himself.

Is this the normal etiquette for gentlemen? But Lu-nii didn’t do it for Lily, and he’s supposedly attained perfect scores in etiquette. Ah, it could be because Lily was already being served her own portion at the time by her servants.

“Nee-cha?”

“Hm? What’s wrong, Kiara~?”

“When can we eat your cake…?”

“Ara~ Do you like the cake I make that much~?”

“Yesh~! I love it!!”

“Ehehehe~ Wait for mom to finish eating, okay~?”

“Ah, okay, nee-cha~!”

Ufufufu~ What a good girl~

I can’t wait to feed her just as much as she wants to eat it~!

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After we finished our meal and deserts, mom and dad went off to have their date, which we are all too happy to not get involved in. If we do, we may just need shots of insulin afterwards…

“Nee-cha! Let’s pwayy!!!!”

“Yes~ Let’s play together, Kiara~ Lu-nii, are you coming?”

“Hm? Ah, I’ll just stay here and take a nap. I’ve been busy with my business studies recently, so I’ll be taking a break~”

“You sound like an old man… Well, let’s leave this lazybones here and have fun, Kiara~!”

“Yesh~!”

I picked up Kiara and began walking around with Anne following closely behind us.

We walked through the path with lush trees on either side of us, enjoying the refreshing breeze and sounds of rustling leaves. We could also hear chirping birds around us and Kiara would squeal in delight every time a group of birds flew over us.

While I’m...

“Nee-cha!! Wook! Birds!!!”

“Yes~ Birds~ Hehehe… Hehehe~”

“Alterisa-sama. You’re drooling.”

“Ah! M-My bad. Ahahaha…”

S-Stop looking at me like that, Anne! I-It’s not my fault! Kiara is just too cute!!! Look at those adorable big, round eyes! T-They’re so bright! Ughh… My heart… I can’t take it!

“It does not excuse you from making such unbecoming expression, my lady. What if Lady Kiara copied you?”

“I-I’m sorry… I’ll do my best to control myself around her.”

“Please do so around everyone…”

“Hm? But wouldn’t it be fine around Alex and Lily-chan? I’ll do it in front of everyone else.”

“...Sometimes, I do feel pity towards his highness.”

“Hm?”

What are you mumbling about, Anne?

Just as I was about to ask her, I hear the faint sound of an animal’s cry.

“Hm? What was that sound…?”

“It sounds like a fox’s cry…”

Anne said, looking around to search for the source of the sound.

“N-Nee-cha! There!”

We turned towards the direction Kiara was pointing at and approached it slowly.

Soon, we could see a little fox laying on its side with a long slash wound on its body. Its white fur, which had few streaks of light green fur, was painted red with its blood.

I immediately rush towards it after giving Kiara to Anne and knelt on its side. I lifted his head up carefully and saw an emerald diamond mark shining dimly along with a pained expression.

It cried softly, sending a sting to my heart.

“Don’t worry, foxy. I’ll heal you now.”

This was the first time I’ll be healing an actual wound, not to mention a wound this big. Usually, I’d only heal some muscle pains that I got from my exercises. But in theory… it should work for wounds too!

“H-Here I go… <>”

I placed my hands above its wounds and closed my eyes, concentrating and cast my spell. I could hear the poor little foxy crying and felt it writhing in pain, but I continued to do my best to heal it.

Soon, the cry subsides and I opened my eyes. The wound was no where to be found and the little fox was standing on its little feet, turning its head towards where the wound was and then turned to me.

“Kyuun~!!!!”

“Uwah!”

“M-My lady!”

“Nee-cha!!!”

“I-I’m okay!”

The little fox just pounced me and licked my face as it wagged its tail excitedly. It didn’t hurt, but I was very surprised when it suddenly tackled me like that and ended up laying on the ground.

“Kyun! Kyun kyun!!!”

“Hehehe~ You’re welcome~”

I felt like the fox was trying to thank me, so I pet its head and hug it softly. Ah~ So soft and warm~

“Nee-cha!”

“Ah, come here, Kiara~ Look at this fox~ Isn’t cute~?”

Anne knelt down beside me to get Kiara closer and she extended her hand towards it, trying to pet its head..

The cute little white fox sniffed her, before nuzzling to her hand and letting out a cute mewl.

“Hehehe~ Sho cute!”

“Isn’t it~ Hehehe~”

Ah~ My heart~ Seeing my cute little angel and this fox playing together is so bad for my heart! It’s been tightening so much.

“Ah, that’s right. I should name it!”

“Eh? You’re going to keep it, Lady Alterisa?”

“Of course I am~ Look how cute it is~ And it seemed so attached to us already~ It would be more unthinkable to leave it here instead~”

“Hah… I believe you will need the master and the mistress’s approval first.”

“Hehe~ Mom and dad will definitely agree so don’t worry~”

I grinned at Anne, causing her to smile helplessly.

“Hm, by the way, is this cutie a he or a she?”

I lifted up the little fox by its armpits and looked down.

“Ah, it’s a she! Perfect! I’ll name you Fubuki~! It’s nice to meet you, Fubuki~”

“Kyuun!!!”

Suddenly, the green streaks along Fubuki’s body and the emerald diamond mark on her head shined brightly.

“Uwah! W-What’s going on?!”

We all shielded our eyes then slowly opened it when it subsided. But when we saw Fubuki, nothing has change.

She was tilting her head to the side in my hands, looking at us as if we’re the weird ones.

“L-Lady Alterisa, are you okay?”

“A-Ahh, I-I’m fine. Kiara, are you okay?”

“Y-Yesh… W-What happened…?”

“Hm… I’m not sure… Let’s go back to mom and dad first and ask them what happened. Well, that is if they’re done with their date…”

“Okay~!”

“As you wish.”