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Attending the party early gave me a more appropriate freedom to do something.

As I walked following my family who were tightly guarded by the presence of the Queen of the Kingdom and several of the Queen’s guards, I entered the hall of the Royal Palace which was busy with the preparations for the party.

Various decorations were being set up to match the theme of this party which was celebrating Princess Anastasia’s recovery.

As my footsteps entered the tightly closed hall of the Royal Palace with the presence of the Maid, I felt a strange gaze that invited my danger detection skill to activate.

An aura of hatred and killing intent was felt along with Mio’s alert attitude who did not move her hand away from her skirt which held a hidden weapon.

"This feels very crowded and makes me feel uncomfortable," I said while observing my surroundings.

"Onee-sama, are you okay?" Alice who was following me felt the same way because she had been holding my arm and sticking to me so tightly.

"Lily-nee, should we enter the waiting room that the Queen has provided?" Alyssa gave me a suggestion that was beyond my expectations because of her strange behavior since entering the hall of the Royal Palace.

"You must have felt that too, right?" I said to calm them down from the killing aura that was so easily launched at me.

"I think their target is me, you don’t need to panic," I continued to say to get rid of my twin stepsister’s discomfort.

Alice shook her head and continued to hug my arm tightly, "I feel more comfortable in this condition, Onee-sama."

Following Alice who pressed her hug tightly on my arm, Alyssa followed her by holding her light body weight to adjust to the pressure of her light hug.

"I don’t understand why they gave off such a killing aura to Lily-nee. Could it be because Lily-nee did something?" Alyssa asked while observing the situation around her.

"Alice, have you forgotten about what happened last night?" Alice replied in response to Alyssa’s words.

"Oh, about the attacker who happened suddenly? Didn’t Lily-nee and Mama take care of all that?"

"If everything had been taken care of by Mama and Onee-san, maybe we wouldn’t have felt this killing intent. Didn’t you see that Mama hasn’t lowered her staff that emits invisible protection magic?"

"Ah! That’s right! Should we help Mama by emitting invisible protection magic too?"

Alice and Alyssa took out small magic staffs that were shaped like wooden twigs. From the tip of the wooden twig, there was a small light that shone thinly and emitted a magical aura that was difficult to reach by the naked eye. Because my eyes had the sensitivity to see the flow of magical aura, I could see the movement of Alice and Alyssa’s magical aura that enveloped my entire family.

Performing the Linked Ritual with my twin step-sisters seemed to make me a magical expert who could control magical energy more efficiently.

That was proven by the talents possessed by Alice and Alyssa that were instilled in my Yurification System.

Because of the changes that had occurred in the blessings given by the Goddess, it seemed that the Yurification System had a line of words that were easier for me to understand.

My gaze was now focused on the information possessed by Alice and Alyssa. A grand picture of an extraordinary magical talent was displayed before me.

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Name: Alice De Rommel.

Status: [Linked]

Affinity: 100%

Like: Practicing basic destruction magic and developing basic destruction magic efficiency.

Dislike: Complicated magic books.

Pride: Direct descendant of the Hell Restraining Witch.

Special Linked Perks:

[+] Affinity 10% - Magic Efficiency Skill

[+] Affinity 30% - Mana Regeneration Skill.

[+] Affinity 60% - Basic Magic Detection Skill.

[+] Affinity 80% - Basic Magic Restrain Skill.

[+] Affinity 100% - Magic Manipulation Skill.

[+] Affinity 150% - Magic Adaptation Skill.

[+] Affinity 200% - Origin Magic Creation Skill.

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Name: Alyssa De Rommel.

Status: [Linked]

Affinity: 100%

Like: Practicing basic level damage magic over time and developing damage magic over time efficiency.

Dislike: Magic books that don’t wear cute covers.

Pride: Direct descendant of the Hell Restraining Witch.

Special Linked Perks:

[+] Affinity 10% - Magic Proficiency Skill

[+] Affinity 30% - Mana Saving Skill.

[+] Affinity 60% - Basic Magic Deauthentication Skill.

[+] Affinity 80% - Basic Magic Isolation Skill.

[+] Affinity 100% - Magic Curse DOT Skill.

[+] Affinity 150% - Magic Reactivation Skill.

[+] Affintiy 200% - Origin Magic Erase Skill.

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Currently, my relationship with Alice and Alyssa seems to be going well. I have managed to obtain some of their abilities through the Linked Ritual. In such a small body, I can see why the Goddess told me to save them with Ritual Linked so they can make mana control and stable magical energy so that they don’t explode at a young age.

My twin step-sister’s talent is extraordinary.

Compared to me who has to do the Linked Ritual and maintain a good relationship with them to gain power, it seems ordinary.

"O-Onee-sama... if you look at me like that, I might feel awkward too..." said Alice who noticed my gaze directed at her face.

"L-Lily-nee... why are you always so full affection of Alice? Even I want to be affection gaze like that?" asked Alyssa who pulled my arm to divert my attention to her.

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What should I do next?

Oh, my Goddess, do you have any suggestions on what I should do to deal with a situation like this?

"..."

"..."

"..."

I waited for a long time but there was no response from the Goddess.

When I needed her, the Goddess just disappeared.

Should I create a little lie for Alice and Alyssa to make them forget this increasingly thick aura of killing intent?

I don’t know if this will work and go smoothly.

I once read this in one of the romance books that Mio had read in her spare time. A simple seduction from a man to a girl who feels special with one simple light movement.

"Alice..."

"Alyssa..."

I stopped the fight between Alice and Alyssa who were pressing my arm so hard. It felt like my arm was almost cut off because of the pull of their hands that needed more attention from me.

When my footsteps stopped, it caught the attention of my parents and the Queen.

Alice and Alyssa’s little fight seemed to be heard by them. This made me feel embarrassed because of their position pulling my arm as if they wanted to grab it.

"Alyssa, you’re going to trouble Onee-sama with your spoiled behavior like this!"

"Alice, you’re the one who troubles Lily-nee by always paying attention to you who looks awkward like that!"

"I-I’m not awkward, I’m just trying to act elegant like a noble lady in front of Onee-sama!"

"That’s what makes you look so awkward, Alice!"

Alice and Alyssa’s fight continued until several Maids looked at us with beaming expressions.

Uhn, I don’t want this fight to get bigger because I want to get to know my twin step-sisters better.

If they’re fighting like this just because they want to get my attention, then they’ve succeeded in getting it.

Forcing my arms that were locked in their embrace, I immediately headed towards one of the walls of the Royal Palace hall that looked spotless.

With light movements and gentle calculations, I threw Alice and Alyssa’s hugs until their bodies hit the wall of the Royal Palace hall gently.

Baaammm...

When Alice and Alyssa’s bodies hit the wall of the Royal Palace hall softly, I immediately locked their movements with a caress of my hand aimed at their cheeks.

Paaappp...

My left palm caress Alice’s cheek and my right palm caress Alyssa’s cheek.

"You two, we are currently in the Royal Palace..."

I said that sentence in a firm tone but with a soft expression.

"If you keep fighting like this, it will be difficult for me to pay attention to your extraordinary cuteness and beauty."

With every stroke of my palm that pampered their cheeks, I tried to break up the fight between my twin step-sisters so that the situation became more stable.

"Alice, I noticed you because your hair smells good, isn’t that the same perfume that Mama uses?" I said while pinching Alice’s cheek who seemed speechless when her body slammed into the wall softly and enjoyed the caress of my palm on her cheek.

"Haaauuu… Haaaahhh… Y-Yes Onee-sama… This is the same perfume that Mama uses," Alice replied with a blushing expression on her face.

Alice’s nervous attitude caught my attention and continued my caresses that were originally on her cheeks and now down to her soft lips.

"You look so charming like a noble and cute girl like this."

Chuuu...

After my hand touched her soft lips, I unconsciously kissed her lips directly. The sensation of her soft little lips made me enjoy it a little longer before my right palm felt a small tremor that diverted my gaze until I released my kiss on Alice’s lips.

"Besides that, Alyssa also looks very charming and beautiful. It makes me want to protect Alyssa all the time. Do you know why I feel comfortable when you try to hug me tightly with your weight?"

"It makes me look like an older sister who tries to accept your hug with all my body, right?"

"Because you are my precious little sister, so I feel comfortable when you try to rely on me completely in that way."

My palm caress on Alyssa’s cheek now went down to touch her lips which had been moistened by her tongue.

"L-Liy-nee..."

Alyssa seemed to be looking at me with a radiant gaze.

"You two don’t fight like that again, okay?" I said to calm Alyssa down.

"Uhm… I-I understand… Alyssa understands! But Lily-nee must also be fair! I also want to be noticed just like Alice!" Alyssa said as if demanding justice for herself.

"I understand, Alyssa," I replied while kissing Alyssa on the lips.

I immediately adjusted the time of my kiss which was a little longer than Alice’s and released it because Alice pulled me away from Alyssa’s kiss.

"Onee-sama, wasn’t Alyssa’s kiss a little longer than mine for two seconds? Isn’t it unfair if Onee-sama shows favoritism like this?" Alice said in a pouting tone.

"Alice! You’ve gotten Lily-nee’s attention more than me, isn’t that even fair!" Alyssa replied to counter Alice’s words.

"Ahem! Aren’t you guys done?" said my father who was now standing behind me.

"Before that, Lily. At least pay attention to your surroundings before doing something like that," my father continued.

"Huh?" I tilted my head and realized what I had done.

In short, some of the Maids seemed to be sobbing with small drops of blood coming out of their noses. Some of the killing intent aura that I felt also disappeared completely.

I don’t know what my father was talking about.

Isn’t this a state of affairs that is going smoothly?

When my gaze turned to Mio and the Queen, they looked shocked with their mouths wide open. I don’t know what happened, it seems they were a little surprised by my action of calming Alice and Alyssa in their little fight as twins.