The Troublemaker Daughter of the Grand Duke Wants To Live Alone

Chapter 73

Lausanne Arstans, the empire's sole princess.

When they saw her silver hair, the noisy garden fell silent, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over it. She walked with the grace and elegance of an imperial princess. Lausanne and Cameron share the same mother, so she is my enemy. Although they were different from Demimore in many ways, her elegant silver hair and her bright red eyes—which seemed to contain the sun—made her look more like Demimore than Cameron.

All of the young children gathered in front of the wide table as she came to a halt in front of it. I also approached the table, looking around.

Lausanne sat down after looking at the young children gathered in front of her with kind eyes. The other children followed suit and sat down as if it were a routine action.

"Long time no see, Princess!"

"You've become more beautiful!"

Everyone began to speak to the princess after a particular young lady made a brave greeting. Their greetings were all directed at one person, and it got very noisy and crowded. The main character... I see, really? Lausanne kept a smile on her face and answered each one in a way that would not be out of the ordinary in the circumstances.

'She's amazing.'

Is that something they learn from imperial etiquette? I was simply observing and scanning the area. Newcomers are expected to remain silent and observe. Before I knew it, the eyes of Princess Lausanne, who was making eye contact with everyone, had approached me. Lausanne's eyes lost their smile for a moment. My shoulders briefly sagged upon seeing that.

In the original story, Lausanne Arstans was a female character who supported Astina wholeheartedly while standing opposite Mary. Mary, who bullied Astina while she was an orphan, was originally summoned to this salon for the sole purpose of picking on her. It would be unfair to me if I got picked on here. At the time I became Mary, I never bothered Astina.

'No, but she looks kind.'

You shouldn't base your judgment on appearances. There is a proverb that goes something like this. Physiognomy is a science. This is a time when neither physiognomy nor science is useful, but......

'Is it because of Cameron?'

In any case, I attempted to draw a bow at her brother. She was not hostile to Demimore, but rather sympathized with his predicament. But it doesn't change the fact that she is Cameron's only sibling.

"Why did Lady Conler sit so far away?"

"......Yes?"

When the words started coming at me quickly, I looked at Lausanne with rabbit eyes. I was seated the furthest away from the princess.

"Right! You're the young lady of Conler, you should sit right next to the princess."

The lady who was sitting right next to the princess had strangely distorted facial expressions in response to the words of the lady next to me. It goes without saying that the Grand Duchy of Conler holds the second-greatest power in this empire, after the emperor, so it is only right that I, the Grand Princess, sit next to the Imperial Princess, but. However, I feel comfortable here.

"Sit close to me at the next salon."

Lausanne concluded the conversation as if she understood me when I was unable to respond and instead just looked around. I felt a twinge of gratitude.

'You said next time, right?'

Is there a second one? The tension I felt with Lausanne was relieved a little because I realized she didn't despise me as much as I thought. Still, I can't relax and let down my guard.