Living as a Low-Class is the Princess's Dream!

Chapter 18: Marriage Candidate (1)

Five years later...

After that day, we three always had tea together. We would spend our time talking about trivial things and then I'd train. I would practice swordsmanship with Viscount Rigel every Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday. Every Monday and Friday, Second Cardinal Vivre would teach me how to control my divine powers. Great Archmage Betelgeuse's second apprentice Bon would instruct me on how to chant incantations every Tuesday and Thursday.

Sigh, I'm turning fifteen next week. I've come a long way. Well, my mom in my past life kinda perfected me like a puppet. When someone exceeded me in something, she would make me train until I became the best in it. She even forced me to learn playing different kinds of instruments from stringed ones to woodwind.

"Solaris, let's have tea! I also brought other noble ladies, is that alright?" I heard Helia calling me.

She really is the flower of the nobility!

"Yup, let's go!" I replied and we dragged each other to her garden.

When we arrived, five noble ladies like she said were already seated and only three seats were empty. Shortly, Alleria came and we sat on the empty chairs.

"Endless glory to the star of the Helionthan empire, Your Imperial Highness Princess Solaris Athene diLumiere Heliontha! This girl's name is Liana Rein Briller, daughter of Marquis Briller." A pink-haired girl with ruby eyes greeted me and curtsied.

"I am Beatrice Mielle Polonais, daughter of Earl Polonais." The grey-haired one with turquoise eyes introduced herself and bowed.

"My name is Agathe Jean Luire, Count Luire's daughter. A great honor to finally meet you, Imperial Princess!" The one with raven hair and orange eyes happily said.

"I'm Burgundy Elise Irradier, the Helionthan Prime Minister's daughter. I'm looking forward to spending time with Your Imperial Highness!" The red-haired girl with amethyst eyes gleefully exclaimed that I couldn't help but chuckle.

I think they're kinda interesting. Maybe wasting my leisure time with them could be fun.

"I am... I'm... Aubergine Marie Rigel, Viscount Rigel's only daughter. Nice to meet you, Your Imperial Highness..!" A certain girl with curly chocolate hair and sapphire eyes meekly said.

Lady Briller must be the composed type, Lady Polonais is the intelligent type, Lady Luire is the happy-go-lucky type, Lady Irradier is the confident type and Lady Rigel is the pessimistic type. They have a weird combination.

"Nice to meet you too ladies, you can all call me Solaris. I prefer you dropping all the honorifics and just call me casually, is that okay?" They all nodded in agreement.

"Everyone, can you share us your hobbies?" Alleria asked in optimism that Agathe raised her hand immediately. "Yes Agathe?"

"I really like embroidering the family crests of nobles! I also like playing the harp!"

"Wow, that's great! You must be super talented! Can you embroider our family crests as your gifts to us?" "Hn!"

"What about you Helia, any hobbies?" Agathe curiously asked.

"I love reading romance novels popular only among commoners! I'm also a self-proclaimed matchmaker!" We all looked at her in confusion.

"Self-proclaimed matchmaker?" "Yup, I really enjoy pairing people up!"

"Oh... okay..? How about you Solaris?" I balked at Liana's sudden question.

"Me? Uhmm... I really like swordsmanship, archery, horseback riding, casting spells and more! If you don't believe me; you can ask Aubergine's father, the Second Cardinal and Betelgeuse's second apprentice." I happily replied that shocked them.

Is it really that surprising? I'm sure some rumors might've reached beyond the Imperial Palaces' walls. Don't they really know?

"Isn't it vulgar when a lady wields a sword?" Beatrice inquired.

"Yes it is but if they try to insult the Imperial Princess, they will all be executed!" Their jaws dropped.

Their reactions are priceless, I wish I brought a camera with me!

"B-But S-S-Sol-la-ris, weren't you injured when you used a sword for the first time?" Aubergine intermittently asked in worry that I ruffled her hair.

"T'was okay though! Don't worry, I'm doing this for personal reasons." I sadly said but Helia sniggered that annoyed me.

"You mean you're doing this so you could break off your engagement with His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Deimos of Lunaria!?" She teased me that I slapped her arm. "Ouch, that hurts you know!!" She vented out.

"Why? Don't you like the Lunarian Crown Prince? He's the guy you could only see in romance novels and he's so dreamy too! How his silky platinum blond hair flies along the wind and his sapphire eyes like the clear blue sky sparkle! Kyaahh!!"--Liana

"Yeah, he's so perfectly-handsome!! Just seeing his face makes my heart skip a beat!"--Alleria

"Me too, it's like he's stealing my heart unintentionally!! Ugh, my weak heart!!"--Agathe

I suddenly felt a presence nearby. I looked at its direction and its shadow disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Was that a spy? Or was it a bodyguard of one of these ladies? Who was it?

<Personal Storage>

I reached for my silver sword with intricate floral trimmings and unsheathed it. Everyone was alarmed by my sudden action but I assured them that everything was alright by grinning.

<Warp>

I teleported to my estimated location of the person. My eyes widened at the sight of the person, his sky blue hair and grey eyes.

He has the signs of the Skypeian Imperial bloodline so he must be Crown Prince Éclair.

"This is our official meeting, let me properly introduce myself. I'm Éclair Dean diTonnerre Skypeia, the Crown Prince of the Skypeian Empire and your second marriage candidate!" He stated and smirked that sent shivers down my spine.

Second marriage candidate, seriously?