Hughberlian looked around at the familiar Royal Capital Ikelite and recalled why she was there.
It turned out that after school, Vivian had wanted to return to the palace and change into some casual clothes before going shopping with her.
She had sat on a bench waiting for a while, only to accidentally fall asleep.
While she was thinking, she looked up and saw a figure hurrying over from the palace. It was none other than her best friend—and the princess of the Hutton Kingdom—Vivian.
"Sorry for making you wait."
Vivian was holding a small gift box. She hurried over to Hughberlian and spoke to her.
"It's fine. I happened to take a little nap too, so I didn't notice the time passing at all."
Hughberlian shook her head and replied with a smile.
The two of them walked along the newly renovated road beside the canal, chatting and laughing.
"Ugh, I can't stand my brother anymore, you know? Sophia asked him today if he wanted to go see Jela the Artisan's art exhibition. Guess how he answered?"
Vivian sighed repeatedly, completely unconcerned with the dignity expected of a princess of the Hutton Kingdom. She seemed to have just returned to the palace and heard something utterly exasperating, and couldn't wait to complain about it to Hughberlian.
"What did he say?"
Hughberlian tilted her head curiously.
"He actually said, 'Ah, that reminds me. I need to hurry and ask Lord Mi Gaiya if he's free. I've been wanting to go with him for ages.' Then he thanked Sophia and excitedly went to find Duke Migaiya. Sophia's face practically turned green."
"I probably shouldn't laugh, but..."
As she listened to Vivian's story, Hughberlian covered her mouth and held back her laughter, filled with guilt.
With these friends she had grown up