Walking around the grand ballroom of the royal palace in a beautiful dress...

Tasting every dessert that meets the eye... All the while holding the hands of a cute girl...

Now this is the life of luxury I'm talking about!!!!!

Fuahahahaha!!!! Envy me, for I am living the dream right now!!!!!!!

"Ah, Risa-sama, this is my favorite custard~! Would you like to try it~?"

"Of course~"

Ah, I might pay the price in the form of calories if this continues on... But how can I reject her when she's looking at me with such beautiful eyes!!

I happily ate the custard she's feeding me.

Anyone who marries Evelyn would be happy... I feel very envious of anyone who could be by the side of such a cutie 24/7...

"Evelyn, you should try it as well~ Here~"

I took the spoon from her and scooped some of the custard and brought it towards her, placing my other hand below it in case it spilled.

"R-Really?! T-Then, p-please excuse me..."

Ufufufu~ She's so cute~ She must be blushing because she's embarrassed of doing such a thing in public.

Well, feeding each other is a bit of a breach in etiquette, but we're still children so it's fine~

She did just feed me as well, so I wonder why she's embarrassed?

Ah, could it be because she's usually the one to feed others? As expected of a girl with an onee-sama character. She's truly an exemplary "ara-ara onee-sama"!!!

"Hehe~ How is it~?"

"U-Uhn... An indirect ki- Ah, I-I mean i-it's very delicious! Ehehehe..."

"Isn't it~"

"Ah, Alterisa-sama~! Evelyn-sama as well~! It is very nice to meet you~!"

T-This voice...!

I turned and saw the beautiful, jet-black haired girl with straight bangs and a super cute face smiling at me with a bright smile.

"Noir~! It's nice to see you too~"

"Ah, Noir-sama~ It is nice to meet you as well~"

Ah~ Another cutie is here~!!! I feel so blessed~!

"A-Alterisa-sama! Y-Y-You look very beautiful!"

"Really~ Thank you for your compliment~ My mother and our households' maids did their best."

"Uhn! But not just your dress! Alterisa-sama herself seems to be... shining so brightly!! Isn't that right, onii-sama~!"

Hm? Onii-sama?

I looked behind her and saw Luke, standing there looking at me with widened eyes, frozen.

Ah, so he's here too... My bad, I didn't see you because Noir's smile was just too blinding!

"It is a pleasure to see you again, Luke-sama."

"Oh my~ Raeven-sama, it has been a while since we've met."

"A-Ah... A pleasure..."

Evelyn's voice seemed to have snapped him out of his daze and he answered absentmindedly.

"Eh? Have you met Luke-sama, Evelyn?"

I know she had met Noir when they coincidentally came on the same day. They came so suddenly when I was making shampoo, so I had them wait in the parlor for a bit as I finished up. They've become friends very quickly and got along very well.

But this was the first time I've ever heard her having met Luke.

"Yes, just once in the past. My mother held another tea party a few weeks ago and Raeven-sama came along with his mother."

"Oooh, I see..."

I looked back at Luke who was now talking with Lu-nii. He seemed to be acting strange, for some reason. He's being... fidgety, and he's glancing towards our direction often too.

What? You don't need to be that paranoid about your sister, you siscon! I want to steal her from you, but I'm not going to!! For now that is!

Well, let's forget about him and talk with my best friends~

"Evelyn, would it be okay with you if I have Noir join us?"

"Of course not, Alterisa-sama~"

"Hehe~ Thank you. Noir, would you like to join Evelyn and I going around the ballroom and tasting the desserts~?"

"Eh?! W-Would that be okay?"

"Of course~!"

"T-Thank you very much~! I shall tell my onii-sama!"

"Okay~"

With quickened steps, Noir cutely trotted back to her brother. Fufufu~ She seems so excited~ So cute~

She talked with him for a while and he nodded before Noir returned to us.

"He said he will be following us along with Lucas-sama. Will that be okay, Alterisa-sama, Evelyn-sama?"

Well, this much is as expected from a siscon~ I've seen this from a mile away~

"I have no problem with it. How about you, Evelyn?"

"I have no problem with it as well~"

"Thank you very much~!"

"Uhn~ Then let's go~!"

With Noir joining us, we went around the ballroom once again and got a taste of the desserts served by the royal palace.

Ufufufufu~ It feels like I've become a harem protagonist. Evelyn is holding my left hand while Noir holds my right, I can already see a lot of people looking at us, especially boys around our age who were sons of nobility.

I can also sense the intense gaze behind us from a certain siscon. Hah... Seriously, he doesn't need to watch me that closely, right? I won't steal your little sister.

For now, at least. I won't promise anything in the future.

Fufufu~ Though, as a siscon, he must be sooo jealous of me for getting the attention of his precious little sister~

All those boys must also be jealous of me for having two such beauties by my side~

Well, I would be jealous of myself too~ After all, I have two super cuties smiling and holding my hands~!

Ahhhhh~!!!! This is the best~!!!!!

If only Illya, Celine, and Valerie-chan can join as well~ Let's search for them later~!!!

As we were tasting the desserts near the outer side of the ballroom, I couldn't help but overhear the talks of the noble ladies who were already there before us.

"...Have you heard? It seems like the royal family will be announcing the fiancee of the Crown Prince during the closing Ceremony!"

"R-Really?! Wow... For them to be announcing it in such a grand fashion... That means..."

"Uhn. The fiancee must be the rumored beautiful angel of the Lorya family!"

"I-I've never seen her before... Is the that amazing...?"

"I've never seen her as well, but we might catch a glimpse of her in this party. As a member of the Lorya family, she must be here!"

U-Uhm... Y-You're right. I-I'm here...

They must be super immersed in their talk that they didn't even realized I'm only a few distance away from them...

Also, how did they found out about the announcement?! I'm sure only the royal family, my family, and my best friends know about this!!!

Did someone blabber about it?

No, the girls wouldn't do it. Valerie-chan might tell her mother, but Lawliela-sama would never say it to anyone else.

Lu-nii also doesn't have a reason to spread it.

Lily hasn't had her debutantee yet, so she's also unlikely to have spread it.

Could it be... Alex?

...But why would he do that?

The rumor doesn't mention me in it so it's fine, but why would he spread rumors about our engagement's announcement?

Hm... Just what is he thinking...?

"Risa-sama~ Here~ Aaahn~"

"A-Alterisa-sama! Please try this as well!"

"Ah, ehehehe~ Thank you very much~ Aaaaaaum~!"

Fufufufu~ Well, let's not think about it that much~! As long as I can relaxedly play with my friends, then it's all okay~!!!











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