(Thank you very much to 'Yunqi Qinggu', 'Kaede no Chōrei', and 'Youcai Luobo' for the rewards!)
Time seemed to have frozen...
Two girls, one older and one younger, who looked astonishingly alike, silently stared at each other. One wore a helpless, fragile expression, while the other had a smile all over her face.
Everyone watched the two girls silently facing one another. After comparing their appearances and temperaments, the conclusion remained the same.
They looked too alike!
Whether in appearance or temperament, the two were incredibly similar. No one would have doubted it if they had been called sisters. The only difference was that Natsuoto's temperament leaned toward holiness and timidity, while La Folia's differed somewhat from hers.
Noble!
Magnificent!
Elegant!
Shrewd!
Every aspect fully displayed her status as the Princess of the Ardygia Kingdom. Perhaps only such an upbringing could cultivate such a temperament.
"I've finally met you..." La Folia was the first to break the silence.
With a smile on her lovely face, La Folia fixed her eyes—identical to Natsuoto's—tightly on Natsuoto. The longer she looked, the happier she became.
"I've always wanted to meet you... Natsuoto..."
Having her name called directly by someone she was meeting for the first time should have been very rude, but Natsuoto had no intention of blaming La Folia.
It was not merely because Natsuoto was kind by nature. It was also because she felt an unusual sense of closeness from this "older sister," who looked so much like her. She simply could not bring herself to blame her.
When she recalled meeting Yaze Kensei yesterday, he had said that she still had other relatives in this world. Hope could not help rising in Natsuoto's heart.
"Y-you..." Her mouth opened and closed again and again, but Natsuoto truly did not know how