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　I found my brothers, Mr. Gale, Mr. Curtis and Mr. Duke in the guest room.

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　I wonder if they came after school.

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"Good evening."

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　When I said this, my brother Albert approached me.

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　He stood in front of me and offered me a bag full of macaroons.

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　My favorite macarons!

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"Ali, I'm sorry about yesterday."

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　Brother Albert said apologetically.

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"Is this for me?"

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"Yeah."

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　Brother Albert smiled at that.

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　I picked up the bag of macaroons and looked at them. How delicious they look! They look like jewels. Colorful and inspiring.

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"Thank you, Mr. Albert."

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　I said with a big smile.

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　His face lit up as well.

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　In the game, Albert doesn't want anything to do with his sister.

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　I guess I'm still not good enough.

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"Albert, His Majesty the King is here."

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　Yes!

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　The King came to this house?　I don't know what this is about.

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　Why aren't they surprised? It's the king. Did you know he was coming?

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　The door opened slowly with a bang.

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　The king has a great aura.

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　I bowed deeply.

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　I glanced around to see some people behind the King.

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　Are they big people?　...... your father is there too.

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"Raise your head."

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　The king's low, commanding voice echoes through the room.

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　In front of me were four people standing in a row next to the king.

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　It's a girl's game after all, they are all beautiful ....... I wish I had been this beautiful in my previous life.

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　With your father, I think they are ......, I've seen them in a game before but I've forgotten.

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"Good evening. I'm Evans Joan."

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　So said a man with light gray hair who was standing right next to the king.

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　Evans?　So you must be Mr. Gale's father.

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"I'm Smith Neville."

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　His golden hair immediately identified him as Master Finn's father.

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"I'm Hudson Derek."

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　I guess being big is genetic. You look just like Eric.

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　Your father didn't introduce himself.

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　What's the big deal, all five nobility in one place?

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　I wonder if there's been an incident.

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"Alicia, I have some questions for you."

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　The king looked at me and said.

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　...... me?　Is there going to be an interrogation now?

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"Do you like this country?"

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　I froze, because the question was completely different from what I had imagined.

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　Is this a test of my patriotism?

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　The moment I was about to answer "I like you," I thought of the poverty-stricken village.

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　But if I answered honestly, they would know that I was going to the poor village.

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　When I kept silent, the king opened his mouth.

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"Then let me change the question. What do you think about the way things are done in this country?

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　I don't know what the king is trying to test me with.

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　I'm only a ten-year-old girl, remember?

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　Anyway, I'll answer as I can think of.

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"I don't like preferential treatment for the nobility in this country.

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"You don't like favoritism?"

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"Yes. I hate it.

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　Everyone looked at me quizzically.

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"Why is that?"

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　Lady João asked me as if he was probing me.

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"Because it will be commanded by a lowly person."

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　The moment I said that, everyone's face clouded over.

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　When everyone's faces clouded over, it gave me confidence that I had given a bad girl answer.

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"Are you insulting us?"

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　Lady João said, glaring at me. I understand that such a comment from a ten year old kid might make you angry, but please don't glare at me like that. A normal ten year old would cry.

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"I'm not saying that everyone is like that. I'm just saying that the head of the country is not the smartest person in the world.

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"What do you mean?"

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"In other words, aristocrats ......, you could be at the top because you can handle magic."

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Is that an insult to us?

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"No."

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　I finally fell silent under Master João's intimidating glare.

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　He's the head of state. He's so intimidating.

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"Please continue."

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　The king said so. Lady João looked surprised.

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　Of course he was surprised, because they let themselves be insulted.

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　I took a short breath and stretched my posture, making what I thought was my most beautiful posture.

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"In terms of brains, there are many smarter than the nobility. My point is that it is one thing to be able to use magic, and quite another to be smart. In other words, this country is not a meritocracy.

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"So you are willing to be stripped of your current position?"

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　The king's eyes turned to me as if looking into my heart.

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　I felt my pulse rate rising.

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"I was fortunate enough to be born the eldest daughter of the Williams family, but I did not become a nobleman by my own efforts. I am in no position to complain if I am stripped of my nobility.

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　The king was blindsided by my words. Master João looked at me.

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　He is not staring at me like before, but rather, he is looking at me as if he is trying to decide which one of us is the best.

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"Alicia, you can go back to your room now.

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　Your father smiled at me and said so.

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　What was this interrogation all about?

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　I wanted to say so, but I wasn't in the mood, so I didn't.

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　I bowed deeply, said hello, and left the room.

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