The morning after the Haulia defeated the empire, Liliana sat in her room and sighed to herself. “What seems to be the matter, Princess?” Helina asked. As Liliana hadn’t even been conscious of her sigh, she was a little taken aback by her maid’s question. “You seemed to be worrying about something, what with the sighing and all,” Helina added. “Huh? I sighed? Um, I was just thinking about the events of last night, really...” Upon hearing her vague response, Helina nodded in understanding. “I see. So your head was full of thoughts of Nagumo-sama, then.” “Whash are you talking about?” Though Liliana managed to keep her expression neutral, she couldn’t keep herself from slurring her words, nor could she stop the blush that crept up her face. “I know it’s a bit presumptuous of me to give advice, but I think you should go for it, Princess!” “I have no idea what you’re referring to!” “As far as I am aware, he’s your first love. I can understand why you’re so nervous. However, I’ll say it again. Just go for it! Your rivals are too strong for subtleties to work. Unless you act aggressively, you won’t stand a ghost of a chance against them! Show him the mettle of a princess, Liliana-sama! Hurry up and go get him already!” “Calm down, Helina!” Both girls were panting heavily now. “My apologies. It’s just, you’ve always put your duties as a princess first for as long as I can remember, Liliana-sama, so I was just so glad to see you finally acting like a normal girl for once…” “Ugh, I didn’t want anyone to find out, Helina...” Liliana hadn’t been planning on telling anyone that she’d fallen for the walking bundle of unreasonableness that was Hajime. “Pshaw, everyone who saw you at that ball already knows, Princess. You wore your feelings on your sleeve.” “W-Was it really that obvious?” Helina nodded, a huge smile on her face, which only made Liliana blush even harder. “Regardless of how things go, unless you try to woo him a little more he’ll likely forget you even exist. Tell me, are you truly alright with that?” I... really don’t want that to happen. Liliana shook her head.
“B-But, how am I supposed to woo someone in the first place? Err, not that I plan on wooing Nagumo-san, since I’m a princess and all, but just for reference.” “Understood, Princess. Allow me teach you everything I know.” Liliana watched her maid bow to her with a mixture of trepidation and hope in her heart. Thirty minutes later, Liliana found Hajime working on transmuting something. “Umm, Nagumo-san? What are you working on?” “Hm? Princess? What do you—” Hajime paused what he was doing and turned around. What he saw left him speechless. Beside him, Yue and the others were also at a loss for words. “L-Lily!? Why are you wearing our school uniform!?” Liliana was indeed wearing a perfect replica of Kaori and the others’ school uniform. A blazer and short skirt, black socks, and loafers. She even had a replica of the school badge. “I-I just found it by coincidence in my luggage, so I thought I’d try it on.” What kind of coincidence leads to that!? Hajime thought to himself. In truth, Helina had long suspected Liliana might need a uniform like this and had sewn a replica just in case. Liliana pulled a fake student notebook out of her pocket and started reading through it. After confirming the contents, she steeled her resolve and did a quick twirl in front of Hajime. “H-How was that?” Yue and the others instantly realized what was going on. This girl wants to join the fight! The fight over who got Hajime, of course. “I really don’t know what to say...” Realizing the slight change in the atmosphere around Yue and the others, Hajime decided to play it safe. Disappointed, Liliana once again looked through her student notebook. “Ugh, do I really have to do this?” Liliana looked nervous and peered over her shoulder as she said that. From behind the door, Helina gave her a thumbs-up. Blushing, Liliana slapped her cheeks, resolutely untied her ribbon, and unbuttoned the first few buttons of her blouse. “Oh no, I tripped,” she said in a clearly rehearsed voice, and stumbled toward Hajime. With a sigh, he dodged out of the way and grabbed her by the back of her collar. Then, he lifted her up like one would a cat, and shook his head. As always, Hajime had no respect for a maiden’s heart. “P-Please wait, Nagumo-san! Helinaaaaaa, what am I supposed—” Unfortunately, Helina was nowhere to be found. “Look, Princess. I’m busy right now, okay?” A portal opened up beside him as he said that, and Liliana looked at Hajime in disbelief. Surely he wouldn’t? “Go play with your maid for a bit,” he said, then unceremoniously chucked the princess through the portal. She landed right on top of Helina after she fell through it. “Sniffle... Even though I’m a princess... he still treats me like this... Oh, and Helina, don’t think you’ll be getting away with this!” Liliana’s remorseful and resentful wails echoed through the imperial castle’s halls for quite a while.
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