1. "Let me see... 10 a.m.: spent five minutes at a candy store."
2. "10:30 a.m.: passed by a jewelry store..."
3. "Whoa, isn't this a map of what we've been doing on our date so far? You even noted what flavor of candy we bought! And yet you claim you weren't eavesdropping?"
4. "I... I... This was all for..."
5. "The safety of the imperial house!"
6. "As a princess, I have a duty to ensure my beloved lady's safety and make sure no suspicious people approach her!"
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1. "All right, you've teased her enough, elsa."
2. "Since we've bumped into you, have you picked out a dress for the ball yet, circé? Would you like to pick one out together and have some tea?"
3. "Since you offered so graciously..."
4. "I have no choice but to accept your invitation."
1. "Is something wrong, circé? You've just been staring at your tea."
2. "Something on your mind?"
3. "In truth... My father, the king, will soon arrive at the academy for a visit due to the upcoming ball."
4. "It's a rare opportunity for me to impress him in person... But I feel like..."
1. "...there's nothing worth showing off to him."
2. "I'm not popular, unlike my brother, and I don't have any exceptional achievements..."
3. "I figure father will probably ignore me once again..."
4. "Huh? Isn't circé quite exceptional?"
5. "She's a genius princess who skipped grades. Her results at the magical aptitude test were astounding, too, weren't they? Why would she feel this way?"
1. "This has nothing to do with her personal talent... It's about the circumstances of her birth and gender."
2. "Michel and circé are merely half-siblings with different mothers."
3. "Michel's mother is the current queen and possesses a deep-seated power base along with a plethora of supporters."
4. "Although circé is exceptionally talented and more hardworking than anyone..."
5. "She's regarded as just a princess by the conservative ministers and the common people."
1. Most people will not welcome a queen as a ruler, not with a prince also in the picture. No matter how exceptionally talented she is, finding support will be difficult.
2. So that's how it is...
3. It must be hard to be rejected for those reasons, despite all her dedication.
4. "Oi, what's wrong with you? Are you blind?"
5. "Seriously, you've killed my mood."
1. "I-I'm sorry... It was an accident..."
2. "Oh, aren't you the girl from that family? I heard you're the daughter of a fabric merchant?"
3. "How could a girl like you come to a place like this? Selling yourself wouldn't even cover the cost of damages if you soiled a dress here."
4. "I-I have an exchange voucher! It's a gift from my dad."
5. "And I saw this dress first..."
6. "Oh? An exchange voucher?"
7. "So what if you can afford it? This dress on a person like you would be an incredible waste! I hope you have some common sense and crawl right back to where you came from!"
1. "You've gone too far!"
2. "We're all customers, here to buy clothes. What gives you the right to bully her?!"
3. "We can't just sit here and look the other way."
4. "...this is driving me crazy!"
1. "Seriously, I can't even have an afternoon tea without having it ruined by these nobodies."
2. "Tch. Crying, are we? How pitiful..."
3. "Oi, you over there."
1. "P-princess circé?!"
2. "You said something about an "Incredible waste"?"
1. "A dress like this on the likes of you ill-mannered wenches who only know how to bully the weak..."
2. "Now that would be an incredible waste!"
3. "Apologize to this young lady immediately!"
4. "Otherwise... Hmph. I'll make sure you don't last a single day longer in the capital. Then you'll learn what it feels like to be bullied by someone with more power than yourself."
1. So circé also has a gallant side to her.
2. If someone like her were to become the queen...
3. ...this land would certainly change, right?