I'm a little bit cute after transforming.

Diana freed herself from Sora's embrace and looked at the stunned Caroline in the doorway. 'I didn't expect that girl to have found such a good helper!'

"Sora, don't you live at the church? What are you doing here!"

"I often come to visit Princess Lana! She's a very nice person. I'll introduce you two later; she's been wanting to meet you for a long time!"

Diana looked regretful.

"Sorry, Sora, I'd love to go too, but I have to go back to class later, right, Master?"

Adolf's lips twitched. "Are you sure you're going back to teach?"

"Anna, I've already asked for leave for you. It's not easy for you to come to the palace, so it's good for you to take a stroll around and 'familiarize' with the surroundings!"

As he spoke, Adolf gave him a wink.

Diana paused for a second, then saw Adolf give her a meaningful look. 'What? Wasn't I clear enough? That's not what I meant, Master~'

"That's great, Anna!"

Sora hugged Diana again, nuzzling her face against Diana's neck.

"Anna, you smell so good! Every time I smell you, it makes me feel so happy!"

The second prince swallowed hard as he watched this scene. He also wanted to smell what it smelled like. Suddenly, he remembered something and his face became a little hot.

Hearing Sora's words, Caroline was also curious, but she shook her head and dismissed the thought.

"Sister Sora! What are you doing! Didn't you come to help me?!"

Upon hearing Caroline's voice, Sora realized she had forgotten about her and went over to lead her away.

"Little princess, you must have misunderstood! How could Anna possibly bully you?"

"Yes, Xiaolin! Why would Anna bully you? Did you do something bad?"

The second prince also chimed in from the side.

Diana looked at Caroline, whose eyes were blurry, and felt somewhat helpless. She didn't know how she had offended this girl, even though she had helped her with her treatment.

"Okay, it's all my fault, alright? I'll treat you to some pastries~"

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to her.

Caroline sobbed slightly, instinctively taking the pastry. 'Huh? Why should I accept her food?'

Caroline was a little embarrassed.

"I...I, this princess, forgive you!"

"Yes, yes, thank you, Your Highness!"

Sora looked at Caroline, who was standing there somewhat awkwardly, and pulled her to sit down next to Diana.

"Let's get along well from now on!"

Caroline sat next to Diana, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"Hmph~ Sora pulled me to sit here, don't get the wrong idea~"

Diana popped the last pastry on the table into her mouth, then stared at the pastry in Caroline's hand.

"If you don't like that pastry, can you give it back to me?"

Caroline dodged the pastry in her hand, and then, under Diana's watchful gaze, smugly stuffed it into her mouth.

Mmm~ Delicious~ What kind of pastry is this? I've never had it before.

Seeing Caroline's blissful expression, Diana shook her head helplessly.

'He's still just a kid~'

After Sora had ravaged Diana, she suddenly remembered something.

"Anna, let's go to the back garden. The Sword Saint is teaching the Hero swordsmanship over there!"

"Your swordsmanship is so amazing, perhaps you could even get some pointers from the Sword Saint!"

Diana glanced at Adolf and saw him nod.

"Great! I'm really curious to see just how powerful this Sword Saint is!"

Diana stood up, and the others around her also stood up. Sora took Diana's hand and walked out.

The second prince and Caroline quickly followed.

Diana hadn't gone far when she turned back to look at Caroline, who was following behind her.

Caroline immediately made a face, then ran to the other side of Sora and took her hand.

"I'm not with you, I'm with Sister Sora, don't get me wrong!"

Diana simply chose to ignore it.

The palace is quite large. After winding through several corridors, the view suddenly opens up, revealing a variety of blooming flowers whose fresh fragrance can be smelled from afar.

Sora led the group into the garden. Diana kept looking at the various flowers, marveling at them. Many of the flowers were ones she had never seen before, and she couldn't help but swallow.

Caroline looked at Diana with a smug expression, seeing her completely unsophisticated demeanor.

"These flowers were all planted by my mother herself!"

"Awesome! Awesome!"

The group walked along the marble-paved path for a while and then heard the sound of wooden sticks being struck, quite frequently.

Looking in the direction of the sound, you can see an exquisite pavilion.

Stepping out of the path surrounded by flowers, you come to a flat open space where two figures are fiercely fighting, each wielding a wooden sword.

To be precise, the brave Enoch is launching a fierce attack from all angles.

The other person, with short white hair and impeccably dressed in a black suit, stood calmly in place, one hand behind his back, effortlessly receiving all of Enoch's attacks.

Diana rubbed her eyes. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have doubted whether the old man was really standing there, as she couldn't sense any aura from him!

'Is this the Sword Saint?! He's truly extraordinary!'

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, the old man changed his defensive stance and lightly swung his sword, knocking the wooden sword from the young man's hand.

Enoch plopped down on the ground, breathing heavily.

"T-Teacher, you...you promised to only play defense!"

The old man simply smiled and didn't speak, instead looking towards Diana.

The moment Diana met the old man's gaze, she felt as if she were being stared at by an eagle, her body riddled with weaknesses, as if she were about to be attacked at any moment!

The old man withdrew his imposing aura, slightly surprised. He hadn't expected that such a child could confront his imposing aura head-on without showing any fear!

The group walked over and bowed slightly. Even the proud Caroline bowed obediently, and Diana followed suit.

After saying hello, Caroline sneaked into the pavilion.

The old man didn't mind and looked at Diana with a kind expression.

Before Sora could even introduce him, Enoch's voice rang out.

"Miss Diana! It's been a long time!"

Enoch got up from the ground and came over to say hello.

Diana smiled slightly.

"Long time no see, Enoch! Your swordsmanship has improved even more!"

Enoch patted the dust off his clothes, looking embarrassed.

"No way, there's still a big gap between us! But I'll surpass you soon!"

The second prince listened to the two men praising each other from behind, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

'What the hell is this damn sense of crisis?!'

The old man became interested.

"Oh~ Is this the lady who defeated you?"

Enoch lowered his head.

"Yes, teacher, I lost to Miss Diana in swordsmanship!"

The old man looked at Diana with great interest.

"I am Yi, and I wonder who Miss Diana's swordsmanship is from?" (Please, everyone, give the Sword Saint a powerful name~ Naming is so hard~ /(tot)/~~)

Diana shook her head awkwardly.

"I don't have a swordsmanship teacher~ I'm just practicing casually~"

Enoch nearly collapsed to the ground. 'You're just messing around? You think you can beat me in swordsmanship?'

Sword Saint Yi was also taken aback. 'What? You think you can defeat my students just by playing around? You're not taking my swordsmanship seriously!'

"Miss Diana, are you perhaps making fun of me?"

An invisible sword aura suddenly appeared around Sword Saint Yi, shaking the dust off his feet!