Jane leaned down and placed a small plate in front of the two in a very polite manner.
"Ah! I'll move the bunny here," the Crown Prince said.
"Okay!"
He hurriedly conjured his mana again and moved the shapes from the cake and onto the plate. Then, the snow-like cream on the cake was ruined a little because of this.
"I ruined the cake, Siervian. What should we do?"
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Thoughts: I'm doomed. You'll hate me.
It was amazing that her brother, who always seemed indifferent to the world, had thoughts like this.
However, Siervian was a person who understood his fear more than anyone else. So she spoke in a bright voice so that he wouldn't worry anymore.
"The bunny can hop over thwere!"
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Favorability: +100
Thoughts: How can you be so generous… my dear sister.
"…Sure."
And with her answer, the Crown Prince had a small smile on his lips.
When he was expressionless, Siervian could only see his resemblance with their father's cold exterior. But now that she looked at him, she thought that he was much softer.
"Eat it all before it melts."
She took the fork that he made, but as Siervian reached the cake, she urgently asked.
"What about Bwother?"
"..."
She said this naturally, but right after, she was surprised by herself.
It was something she never called him before. The last time she met him in her previous life, it was so awkward that she could only address him as 'Your Highness the Crown Prince'.
So he might hate her for overstepping her boundaries…
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Favorability: +100
Favorability: +100
Thoughts: You called me 'Brother' 8ㅁ8
Favorability: +100
Favorability: +100
But unlike his stoically averted gaze, there was a huge storm of favorability rising inside him.
…Then, was it okay?
"I… I'm fine. I don't like cake."
"Really?"
The Crown Prince stuttered and said this urgently. He didn't even make eye contact with Siervian, so she was a little anxious as she looked at him with the fork in her mouth.
"Yeah. I'm really fine. I'll continue to give you all the cakes that are given to me."
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Favorability: +100
Favorability: +100
Favorability: +100
Thoughts: You called me Brother. You're sooo cute 8ㅅ8
Siervian only called him that once, but a variety of thoughts passed through his mind.
And as she tasted the sweetness of the fork, she was shocked. He was going to give her all the cakes? She never thought that her brother was such a nice person.
"Will you reeaally?"
"Yeah. I'll give you all of them."
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Thoughts: I'll have to bring you cakes everyday.
Cake… every single day…!
As she was living in a child's boy, she was keenly aware of how tempting sweets were. Nevertheless, it was still surprising that he would do that.
But she felt sorry that she was constantly on the receiving end. So Siervian, who struggled with this, decided to give him something he liked, too.
"Me, too, I'll gwive Bwother all the pepper."
She remembered how much she liked it when she handed over the pepper shaker to him last time. She didn't need it for herself, so she could just give all the pepper to him.
"H-Huh…? Pepper?"
"Yeah!"
"…Okay."
[ Damian Erveldote ]
Thoughts: She called me Brother again! Okay, I'll take whatever you give me gratefully.
When Siervian nodded proudly, the Crown Prince also nodded along with her.
She still thought that his thoughts were odd, but she decided to pretend that she didn't see it. Now, she couldn't keep her cake waiting any longer.
Nyam, nyam.
"Is it good?"
"Yeah!"
As the sweet taste spread in her mouth, she suddenly felt more energetic. She realized that she felt a little tired because he came early in the morning, but apart from that, she was also more apprehensive earlier.
Nyam, nyam, nyam.
As she enjoyed eating the cake, the Crown Prince looked at Siervian with an expression that was filled with delight.
'I knew it, you wanted to have some, too.'
Siervian's misunderstanding grew more.
"You know."
Right then, he opened his lips to speak. Siervian nervously waited for him to say something more, but… Yep. Since her brother brought this cake, she should share half of it with him.
Half… about half of it…
"Will you… Will you understand if I act weird sometimes?"
But then the words that followed weren't what she expected.
She really couldn't understand her brother, either his thoughts or words.
"Weird?"
"Yeah. Sometimes, Siervian will be scared of me and maybe you'll hate me… Like last time when we met at the Empress' Palace."
The cold expression as he looked at her suddenly popped into her mind.
It was very easy to recall that expression of the Crown Prince. It was the same expression that she faced all the time whenever he looked at her in her previous life.