Chapter 12: Prince Edward’s Reunion

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“Rozenstone, Mariel! I’m canceling my engagement with you! “

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It happened a month before the wedding at an evening party.

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Suddenly, Prince Edward announced the end of our engagement.

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“What are you saying? Ed.”

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I couldn’t believe he’d ended our engagement so abruptly, so I asked him a question in confusion.

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“Your treatment of Eliana is abhorrent! You have no right to mistreat Eliana, a saint! “

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“…What exactly do you mean by ‘mistreat’?”

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“Are you going to play dumb with me?! I have evidence that you referred to Eliana as a prostitute’s daughter.”

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But it’s true, Eliana is Viscount Rattleyer and a former high-class prostitute’s daughter.

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“There’s more. At the evening party, I heard you poured wine on Eliana’s dress.”

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I did it as well, hoping to teach her a lesson about messing with other people’s fiancés.

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“And did you taint Eliana’s tea cup at the tea party?”

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“I’m not sure; was it one of my cronies?

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“You also hired assassins, didn’t you?”

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I hired some hoodlums to frighten her, but I don’t think they were assassins.

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“I admit I harassed Miss Eliana a little, but I never attempted to kill her.”

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“Shut up! It’s all your evil actions! Guards! Put this woman in jail! “

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Eliana smiles behind Prince Edward’s back. It is a sardonic, mocking smile.

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What part of that is a saint? A vicious woman who seduces people’s fiancées; she’s probably the one making accusations I don’t remember.

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The palace guards are attempting to apprehend me.

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“Rude! Back off! I am the Grand Duchess of Rozenstone!

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I yelled at them, and they trembled and froze.

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“What are you doing? Take Mariel right now!”

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I was apprehended by the guards, who moved cautiously on Prince Edouard’s orders.

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***

I remembered my first life as I gazed out the window of the carriage on its way to the royal palace.

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I was quickly exiled after being apprehended.

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What became of Otoo-sama after that?

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After Okaa-sama died, he refused to remarry.

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If I’m exiled, he’ll be alone.

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But the first time I was really the villainess from the story. The villainesses in novels and manga always harass the heroine. They are usually condemned in the end, and the heroine marries the prince.

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“What are you thinking, Mariel?”

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Otoo-sama, who sits across from me, asks me a question.

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“No, I’m simply hungry…”

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Then, Otoo-sama takes a chocolate bonbon from his pocket and hands it to me.

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“We have a long way to go before dinner; would you like to eat this?”

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“Wow! Thank you so much, Otoo-sama.”

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I don’t have to act childish in front of the Laseids, but I do have to act childish in front of my parents.

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When I try to take the chocolate bonbon away from Otoo-sama, Okaa-sama intercepts him.

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“No, you’ll be full for dinner.”

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“Mariel is hungry. Don’t you feel sorry for Mariel? One little piece is all she needs.”

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Okaa-sama is strict with her children when it comes to discipline. We should not question her.

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“That’s okay Otoo-sama, I’ll wait until dinner. I am sure they will have a delicious dessert. I’m looking forward to it.”

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Otoo-sama sighs and Okaa-sama snorts triumphantly.

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My mother married into the Rosenstone family, but Okaa-sama is the more powerful of the two.

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***

As I savor a sumptuous meal, I become aware of Prince Edward’s suspicious gaze on me.

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It’s the first time I’ve seen Prince Edward in this second life, but it’s not like this is the first time we have seen each other.

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We’re cousins who have known each other since we were children.

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When I was a toddler, I was fairly close to this older cousin.

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I have not done anything yet. And I’m not going to do anything else in the future, and I’m going to try to stay away from him as long as possible.

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The adults went to the salon after dinner. This is known as “adult socializing.”

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They played card games and made small talk. Small talk, that is, about the state of affairs in the country and the movements of other countries.

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Meanwhile, I ended up spending time with Prince Edward until my parents returned.

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When Prince Edward approached me, I was sitting on the sofa with a glass of fruit juice.

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“Hey, you’ve changed.”

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That scared me; you’re not going to tell me he’s also in his second life like me, are you?!

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“What? What part?”

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Maybe it’s not, so let’s pretend we don’t know.

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“No. Didn’t you use to have Croissant-like hair? “

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Oh, you mean curly hair, not croissant.

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Good. Just keep an eye on him.

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The first time I did it, I was proud of my blonde hair and curled it every day. It’s called drill hair.

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What a waste; I have a lovely straight blonde, so I should make the most of it.

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I decided not to have drill hair for the second time.

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“Doesn’t this hairstyle suit me?”

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With a slightly superior look, I ask the counter-question.

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“Yes, this one is better.”

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Prince Edward replied, rather bewildered.

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“Would you like to play chess, Your Highness?”

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“Can you play chess?”

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The first time I played, I wasn’t very good at head games and I’d never played chess.

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“A little bit; if I get lost, his highness will teach me, right?”

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“All right.”

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It is comparable to Japanese chess. The difference is that the pieces you take can be used.

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