"Brother King Seiya, don't be too hard on Klaim. He's already working very hard."
Hearing Princess Lana speak up for him, Klaim hurriedly waved his hands with a flattered expression. "No, no, no. My little bit of effort is nothing compared to His Highness Seiya's.
His Highness Seiya clearly has such outstanding talent and such great strength, yet he remains so diligent that he even collapsed from exhaustion while training himself.
Compared to His Highness Seiya, I truly feel deeply ashamed."
"All right, Klaim. Could you help me bring my Tea Set over? I'd like to have a proper chat with Brother King Seiya."
Princess Lana liked black tea and had a specially made tea set. At her request, Klaim immediately nodded and turned to leave.
Once Klaim had left, Seiya let out a long sigh and turned to look at his dear younger sister. "Lana, there's no one else here now. You don't need to keep pretending to be innocent and pure.
Tell me, what did you come looking for me about this time? If you're planning to secretly pull another nasty prank on someone, don't blame me for exposing you.
And ever since you took Klaim in, your personality seems to have gotten worse and worse. By now, even the Second Prince and Marquis Lebun have probably seen through your true nature."
With Klaim gone and only Seiya and Lana left in the room, Lana, who had previously worn the sweet smile of a girl next door, no longer resembled the Golden Princess at all.
She was still smiling, but Lana's entire demeanor had clearly changed.
If the smile on her face before had been the innocent smile of a young girl that could heal hearts, then the smile she wore now was a chilling one, like that