When Charlotte finished her duties as the General Commander of the Nocturnus Knights, she gave all of her reports to Prince Marius's trusted aide before leaving the Royal Palace at dawn. There is no need for her to meet His Highness since they regularly see each other. She first met with Sir Gabriel and gave him an instruction on what to do while she is away and doing the Crown Prince's mission. After that, she left the Royal Palace in secret and stopped in the old house where Annie and Sir Lance already waiting for her arrival.Removing her ring artifact, General Rovira's chestnut hair slowly disappeared and changed into her original silver-blue hair. She quickly changed her clothes and gave her military uniform to Annie so she could properly keep it. The dress Charlotte is wearing now has a mixture of incense and flower scent. It is to make her lies more realistic once she returns to their mansion later.Annie also tied Charlotte's hair into a bun and gave her a pair of white gloves
Lady Silica looks around first. When she's sure that no one is listening to their conversation, she moves closer to Roselyn whispered what she wants to say."Your older sister... Is she always like that?" Lady Silica asked."Yes." Roselyn replied with a nod. "Sister Charlotte doesn't like talking too much. Maybe especially towards me...""Huh? What do you mean by that?" "O-Oh. It's nothing. You should just forget what I said.""No, Roselyn. You will tell me what is happening.""Silica...""Tell me, is your older sister bullying you?"Lady Silica feels like she discovered a very important secret. Looking at Roselyn, isn't she a kind and soft-hearted young lady? She is always cheerful and full of positivity. Many people are getting attracted to her personality too. Everyone in their empire knows how Roselyn is cherished by her family. That's why it is suspicious that she is now acting strange especially after seeing her older sister just now. Her friend had already told them about the
Several days have quickly passed and it is the day for the party in the Royal Palace. The Royal family decided to hold a huge festival and celebrate the founding of their empire in a prosperous way. Everyone can participate in this festival. The people are bustling in the capital because they finally opened the ports and starts accepting visitors from different kingdoms. The Gerdiva Empire is more than happy to accept its visitors and gives them a warm welcome.The Royal Palace is also busy because of the banquet that will happen tonight. Prince Marius ordered all the servants to serve their most delicious wines and delicacies for tonight's party. The royal chefs will use the most expensive and high-quality ingredients to cook a scrumptious meal for tonight's feast. They also hired the best patissier in their kingdom to make the cakes and desserts that will be put on the center table.They also put all the new chandeliers on the ceilings. Each chandelier was made from clear crystals t
Count Bryon is sitting in front of his eldest daughter. The way she sits is too formal. Her back is straight, her shoulders are not slouching and her hands are gracefully placed on her lap. She looks like a noble lady whose etiquette is engraved in her bones. The Count doesn't want to question his daughter. But he cannot think of a reason why Charlotte knows these noble etiquettes when she lived as a commoner in the past. Charlotte was not offended when her father asked hesitantly about it. Instead, Charlotte told him that she was fortunate to meet an old noble lady who was a regular customer in their bookstore and decided to teach her some etiquette because she grew fond of her.Count Byron did not question her again about it. Instead, he feels guilty for his daughter. If only she was not lost in their lives, then there's no need for Charlotte to learn these simple things from a stranger. He can easily give her everything she needs without doing too much. The Count told Charlotte th
In the Royal Palace, when the clock struck seven o'clock in the evening, the guests are slowly arriving by dozen. Each one of the ladies attending the party tonight is wearing layered and expensive-looking dresses decorated in colorful silks. Everyone wears their new dresses or suits which will be discarded after the party ends later. In the sky, the moon provides them with a natural glowing light that penetrates through the huge windows in the palace and sometimes hits the crystal chandeliers hanging on the ceilings. A sweet melody is playing through the busy atmosphere. A collection of violinists, harp players, and pianists are all placed at the far end of the hall and playing a soft and sweet melody to add liveliness to the party tonight. Every guest can notice the sweet smell of lavender which has been placed at various intervals around the room earlier that day. There are numerous gifts those nobles prepared for the Crown Prince and his twin sister are placed on a huge table in t
"I believe what happened just now is something that should be discussed between us. There is no need for an outsider to interfere with it.""T-That...""You said to say that I'm rude. But isn't ruder to join the conversation between siblings..."Charlotte paused for a moment to give Lady Silica a cool look."Especially when you know nothing about what we are talking about.""I—""Unless Roselyn mentions something to you about me.""N-No, sister. That's not true.""Oh."Roselyn quickly denies what Charlotte is trying to say. If she doesn't stop her, it will look like Roselyn is gossiping about her older sister to other people. It can be a stain on her pure reputation if someone at this party can hear them. "Maybe you misunderstood my friend, sister. Lady Silica is a very protective friend of mine. Maybe a misunderstanding arise when she saw us talking.""I see. But..."Roselyn wants to click her tongue in annoyance but she cannot do it in front of these people. Why is she dragging thi
After her short encounter with Charlotte earlier, Roselyn decided to socialize with the people invited to this party tonight. Roselyn left Lady Silica for a while since she feels pissed about her poor performance in front of Charlotte. She was actually expecting that her friend will contribute to making her sister mad. But just hearing a few threats from Charlotte, her stupid friend quickly retreated with her tail in between her legs. Roselyn is quite popular in their society. Everyone knows that she is the fairy-like daughter of the White family. Roselyn worked hard for the past years to achieve it. She did not let any opportunity to show everyone how brilliant she really is. Roselyn is visiting an orphanage regularly and donates some money to show that she is compassionate and kind towards others, especially children. She is also studying so hard that her name will be known in the academy where she studies. There were also times when Roselyn would show concern for her mother's fri
Everyone inside the hall is now staring at Charlotte and Princess Andrea. They are all surprised to see the elusive princess holding another person aside from her twin brother. These people cannot see it clearly. But the princess is actually trying to bury her face in Charlotte's neck."Ro, I'm scared..." Princess Andrea whispered to her ear in a soft voice."It's alright. I'm here now." Charlotte secretly replied in a quiet voice.Still, she didn't dare to put her hand on Princess Andrea's back and patted her just like usual. Instead, she gives Butler Dennie a knowing look. The female butler is quick to receive her orders and slowly helps the princess to get out of Charlotte's arms."Her Highness, are you alright? Are you still feeling dizzy?" Butler Dennie said as she assists the princess on her side.Princess Andrea looks at Charlotte first before she purses her lips and slowly lets go of her. The princess can understand that Charlotte will be in trouble if she continues clinging t