Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke: Volume 4 by Ichibu Saki

Author:Ichibu Saki [SAKI, ICHIBU]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club

Dion thought back to his childhood, to the days in which he was to be the next head of the household and was prevented from eating his beloved sweet treats. As he sat amid this bliss—the desserts arranged in a charming fashion on his plate, the affectionate Reines—he wondered, Was this what healed Claire when she was driven from Noston in her first life? Was it this warmth?

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Despite her firm refusal to be the goddess, Claire ended up a spectator of the tournament all the same. Lui, clad in her hunting clothes, apologized. “I’m sorry, Claire. I tried to refuse, but that proved hard once they mentioned the king’s involvement. I’m sure you can imagine.”

“It’s quite all right,” Claire said. “Besides, I came here to learn more about Lupty, so I suppose I should be attending this event anyway.”

She had come to understand that this event was held by order of the king, not Gilbert. That made her feel all the more uneasy, and it was now even harder to put her foot down. Thus, she donned an athletic dress, boarded a carriage, and rode out into the woods behind the palace. I will be fine, she told herself. After all, Vik is coming tomorrow to pick me up.

She would have preferred to settle this on her own, but that proved difficult in light of the diplomacy concerns. All she could do was gather as much information about the current state of affairs as possible and wait for her escort without causing a fuss.

When she arrived at the mouth of the woods, she found numerous pavilions, tables, and chairs that looked quite at odds with the forest background. She assumed it was a place for her and other nonparticipants to relax, as evidenced by the presence of the king and a group of aristocrats. For such a spur-of-the-moment event, this was quite an elaborate affair.

No sooner had Claire been led to one of the pavilions to await the beginning of the tournament when, right on cue, Gilbert poked his nose in. “I don’t suppose you’ve changed your mind about being the goddess?” he asked.

She jolted. “Your Highness! If you continue to insist, then I must withdraw from spectating this event.”

“Oh no, you mustn’t, you mustn’t! Let’s just forget I ever asked.”

The way he dithered about her refusal made Claire wonder if he was up for the task of being a prince.

As she exchanged glances with a disgusted Lui, she glimpsed a shock of pink frills outside the entrance to the pavilion. Said frills belonged to Charlotte, whom Claire had not seen since the day of her arrival. She was relieved that Charlotte hadn’t run off somewhere, but Claire also noticed that her sister seemed to have no interest in her whatsoever. Charlotte had eyes only for Gilbert.

“Aha! There you are!” Charlotte exclaimed.

“What brings you here, Miss Charlotte?” Gilbert asked.

“I heard there’s to be a special tournament today, so I had a guard bring me!” She pointed to a fed-up-looking guard.

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