/ THERE WAS \

/ NEVER A DAV l\
CONSIDERED |
VOU MV
yDAU6HTER,y
 cLAuoe ms HeASTLess
UNTIL THS veeyeNO.

THe oeepesT of oespAie

Liice sevee esFoee Fioooeo
ATHANASIA'S eveS....

-rovABLe psTNcess’
CHAPreea,
TWisreo fAm -

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1
 ANP TO TOP
IT OFF, I'M A
PPINCeSS. princess?
 f ^

FeOM BBlNe AN OPPHAN IN MY

PPeVIOUS LIFB, ITS Nice TO B£
BFBOBNAS A PBINCFSS...
 BUT WHY PIP IT
HAVSTOBBA
PeiNCeSS THAT
evePYONB HATBS...!

To Be Continued

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MYFATHeQOF
THIS WOQLO...

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2
i MyMOTHEP ms A '
yOANCeeINVITED TO
[THE eOYAL BANQUET

SHE OBEW
THE EMPEeoe's
ATTENTION AND
WAS DEELOWEQED
BY HIM.

AND DIED,
LEAVINS AN
INFANT BEHIND,
WHO WAS ME.

SOI WAS
QAISED BY THE
WIND eOCKINS
MYCPADLE...

...I MEAN, THE

MAIDS OF THIS
QUBY PALACE.
 / oiereA&OFAN \
£MpeeoeooiNe '
[THeOWINS HIS WIFE
\ ANP PAUSHTSe J
V ASIPE?
SOME FAMILY...

LEAVIN& A BABY LIKE

fWE HEBE, WHEBE HE
commEP SUCH A
CBUEL WASSACBE...

STOevFoe i
igST riMEiWE a
ffiiyViS NISHTMAt

■ WHAT SCAt

IS THB BMf^eoe THAT

I've NBvee bvbn mbt ybt.
ISHOULOTHINKOF
soMeniNs eise.
I'M SCABIUS

rm NAMe i eoT this lifs

WASSIVFNTOMF BY
MY BIPTH MOTHSe.

THF UNPYINS

ATHANA5IA

SUCH AN eXTPAVASANT
 ASe OF 18.

ISN'T
6000...

Levs NOT TAKF IT

OUT ON M£, LAOieS,
'He'eeALL stuck ueoe
IN THE QUBY PALACE
TOSETHES.
 THIS IS A
PALACSASTSe
ALL, I S£T
THOee M£ALS
A PAY,

1% eOINS TO
eeow BIS AND STBONS,
STBAL SOMe SOLO,
ANP eUN OFF.
 Liye iH A PALAce'
Liice THIS, eiTHec.
THE PALACe tTSBLF
WAS Luxueious,
BUT me TO THe owinolins
BuoeeT, I Nevep SOT MUCH
TOMYSeLFf

MY PAYS IN THe
BUSY PALAce wepe
peAceFUL.

I WAS NePVOUS
ATFIPST.
 e^e/v THOse who weoe
ALWAYS ON THEie TOSS
SSSMSP TO B£ Moes AT
£AS£, TOO.

BUT IS IT
OUSTWeP
I'M eoiNe TO
see MASic
SOMe DAY
WITH MY OWN
TWO eYesr
 NOPe.

WHOL£FTHIS
OAuenrep
OUTHBPe,
AFTBP MASSACmS A
PALACe FULL OF PFOPLF
IS POPTPAYeO LIKF
SOfie KINO OF SPSAT
HFPOIC KINS'
I KNOW IT'S JUST
A STOPYBOOK, BUT
 HUHP

To Be Continued

CARRofooN
mAT 010^^
you jusTi
WHOA... IT'S UNCANNY HOW
lOeNTlCAL THIN&S ACS.
AND HOW ANNOYINS...
1/ M /msTTi
IS IT JUST Me?

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"LOveLY peiNcess" is a
POMANCe FANTASYNOVeL THAT
MAS A eie HIT ONLINe.
 Tm peiNcess is a
SSAUTISUL LAOy WITH
AN ANSetlC HBAer,

ANP SHE IS BELOVED NOT

ONLY BY HEP NATION,

ANPAMONS THOSE
WHO ADOBE JENNETTE,
 BUTIN reUTH
15 A H£AIPTL£55 MAN
WkfO (CILLeO HIS SLPSe
BQOTHeQ, THe PBOPSQ HSIQ,
AND SAT HIMSSLF UPON
THe THPONe.

JBNNeTTe WAS THe

ICINP OF PBPSON
WHO COULD Men
THe HFAPT OF eVBN
A COLO-BLOOPeO
MAN nice HIM.
 eveNTUALLY
M£LT£0 THE COLO
ICY FOer THAT V/AS
CLAUOe.
 ON TH£ OTHee HAND,

WHAT ABOUT
THB TBSATMeNT OF THB
FieST PeiNC£SS,.,P/

ATHANASIA WAS
THSFieSTBOBN
peiNcess ANP me
SAMBASeAS
oeNNerre.
 F couese, CLAUoe
^S AWAY AND LFAVeS,
uNiNTeeesTeD.

ATHANASIA WHO'S NSVee

eeceiveD any AFFecnoN,
THIS WAS QUITS
A FATSFUL SNCOUNTee.

sue TQieS WITH ALL

nee MisHT TO ee Lovep
BY nee FATHee...
 8UTATHMASIA,

sue Loses me veev thins

sne eyee wantso to oeNNene,
nee FATHee's LOve.

weLL, I suppose
you CAN'T Lose
WHAT you Nevep HAD.
 FieSTHeiCTO
TUB THBONB.

WHICH WAS UNNBCBSSAey

SINCB CLAUOB PION'T SIVB
ATHANASIA A SINSLB
THOUSHT FOB THB SB AT IN
THB FieST PLACB.

ON THB CONTBACy
IFSHBICNBWIT
WAS POISONBO
SHB WOULD HAVB
SLAOLY OBUNK THAT
CLASS HBBSBLF
TO SAVB JBNNBTTB.

BBCAUSB IF SO/WBTHIN& BAD

HAD HAPPBNBD TO JBNNBTTB,
IT WOULD HAVB CBAVBLY
SADDBNBD CLAUDB.

JBNNBTTB'S AUNT MUST HAVB

SIMPLY INTBNDBD TO BBMOVB
HBB FBOM INHBBITINS THB
THBONB, OP TO HAVB HBB
CONFINBD...

eUT CLAUOe CANNOT

ee uNaeQesrmATeo.
 IT ms HSe IBTH BieTHOA>;
eXACTLY B YSABS ASTSQ TUB
OAY sue /Mer Hm fop the
FIQST TIfAE IN THE SAQOEN

WELL IT'S NOT

LUCE I PEALLY
LIICEO ATHANASIA, BUT...

ICOULO CAPE VESS WHAT

HAPPENS TO OTHEP
PEOPLE IN THIS WOPLP
AS LONS AS I'M HAPPY..

BUT I OUST CAN'T STAND

BY AND WATCH.
ty, you ASK?
To Be Continued

CARRofoON
O/AAA
AHHH/
 we eeASON
ms AWANASIA'S
Mowee.

/ /
 SH£ ALWAYS
Aomeeo how
DIANA'S SPieiT
WAS AS sees
AS A eieo.
 OH LILIAN,
WHyFOeAHT
THOU LILIAN.
 Comic Spoon
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4
TIM£ FLOWS
LIKE WATEe,
 ANONOWI'M
5 YBAHS OLO.

/eACk:TH£Nl\
USEPTOMAKE
THEie LIVES
PIFFICULTFOe
\ BEINS MEAN J
\tome, Q

t^SAINST ME..

IT HAKES SENSE

THEY ONLY
LOOKEP OUT FOB
THEMSELVES
ATFieST,
 I ms me only
ONE TH£e£, SO
THEY HAO NOTHINS
TO BE SCAQEO OE

ALL THIS CONCLUDED

BUT THE FINEeiES THE

ON me eeisHT
Sloe, I SOT TO
HIOeALOTOe
eoooies
WITHOUT LILY
eerriNe too
SUSPICIOUS.
eUTITOOeSN'T
SeefA LIK£ A
&000 PLACe TO
PAISEA HIP.
 I'M TH£ SPITTINS
IMASe OF MY MOTHeP,

BUT THBSe UNIQUE EYES

APE FPOM MY FATUEP.

OEMELEO EYES ONLY

POSSESSED BY THOSE
^eyONE SAYS I'M'-,
r ONLY ONE WITH
LAUPE'S EYES...
To Be Continued

CARRofoON
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Original Novel PlutUS

I0NOeiN& TH£ PAPT ^

WHEPe SHE PIES,

ATHANASIA'S LIFE IS
LIKE HEAVEN ON EAPTH.
THEPE'S FOOD, NO
NEED TO EAPN MONEY,
AND SHE OWNSCP)
AND m/ee IT'S

OUR PRlNCeSS IS AN
INTSLLSCTUAU

I ViAS TPyiNS TO
 meee wasn't too much
OAMASe OONe. THB PUBY
PALACe IS ISOLATSO FPOM
THS OUTSlOe WOPLP.

STOPieS ABOUT
M£ WON'T L£AK
THAT EASILY

I WON'T EVEN SEE CLAUDE

IN THE EMPEPOP'S SAPDEN
ON MY BTH BIPTHDAY'

AND I'M COINS TO PUN

OFF WITH THE SOODS
BEFOPEI TUPN 18.'I
CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY
EYES ON ME.
IT MISHT CAUSe
 I'LL Keep THese
HIOOeN AND COMe
BACK TOMOPPOW
TO eupy me/H.

PUNNINe AVeULL
speepASAiK
 WITHIN TH£5£
WALLS LIV£S A
naciNS TIM£ eOMB
NAM£P CLAUO£.
50 wese
peeny
THINeS...

BACK UP FOP
THATOPFAOeO
DAY.
THIS IS QSAL
SOLO, eiSHTP
 ...IS THIS
TILTH/ BUG
DOING IN
M/ PALACe?
To Be Continued

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Original Novel PlutUS
 me 54/Me oemLeo eyes as /Me...

BUT He MUST Be...

...cLAuoe oe
AieeQ OBBLIA.
 ‘vMi'i

BACK THEN,
you WERE A
TIN/ BUG
THAT COULDN'T
EVEN LIFT
ITS HEAD.

THAT THINB'S
 ;i j cUuoe m& kANNm&\ j!
j,, p'l(n.LATHANASiA.

NAME THAT "j:'

j i PIANA SAVE HE6 ' ,
OAueHTEeWAS,x.
'-I
 ,
5 5HOOT.

MY NO. 7ANPNO. 8
B&BS OF eicms...!
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
To Be Continued

CARRofoON
"My PALAce/'
H£ SAYS?

THEN COULO
THAT MEAN...
w

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Original Novel PlutUS

7
 y£5, yes
WHATeveeyou
SAy JUST Ler
Me so.
 MY NAME, THE NAME
OF THE ’KINS."

SOMETHING THAT
EVENCLAUPE,
THE EMPEeoe,
TOULON'T BECEIVE.

OBELIAN EMPEQOeS ABE

&BANTEO NAMES THAT MEAN
ETEBNITY OB IMMOBTALITY
 euT He wouLP sevee ee
peANTBP me Nme of
AN eMpeeoe.

so THees IS a
SOOO CHANCe THAT
CLAUPS MAY F££L
FQUSTQAT£0 BY
MYNAM£...

...ANP, YOU KHOW,

MAYBF KILL /M£

S££, 1%
HABMLFSS.

I HAV£ Z£CO
m£e£STiN
TH£ THeON£.

MY ULTIMT£ SOAL
IS TO LI]/£ A
P£AC£FUL LIF£ ANP
OIF A QUI£T P£ATH.

IMAYHAVFA
FANCY NAM£ BUT
I'M NOTHINS BUT
A 5-YFAQ-OLP
SLUTTON...
 THEM TO
BRIN6 OUT
SOMETHIN6
KIDS WOULD
LIKE,

IF you DON'T
EAT I WILL
HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO PUNISH
THE COOK.

He'S
THPeATeNINS
Me/ THIS oePH//'

I WON'T B£
A8L£ TO
£NJOy THIS.

~w\
 HN&... I
MSS LILY

Howooes
H£ KNOW HSe
 OH,
LTLYJ

r'/M SO
 THIS ISN'T
SOINS mil.
 IT WAS
peoeABLY
ON A WHIM.
THIS IS A T£Sr TO 0£CI0£,

WHerneQ to lerm
LX\/e LON&eQ...
...oe TO HAve
M KILLeO.

To Be Continued

CARRofoON
 m/ee 9-yeAe-OLo
ATHANASIA WAS TeSTSO
BY CLAUOe AS WSLL,

IT'S JUST NOT

P£PICT£PIN
TH£ BOOIC.
 &ON£ANP
OONBIT.

OUST ASIC HIM TO

eeHBAP you, why
PON'T you?!

SUPRemAND^^
NOBLsmjssn
THS mPBROR OF :
we OROAT OBOLIAN
. eMPiRe.

I SHOULD HAVe
OUSTKISSeO
HIS F££T,..
% WAT? OION'T
lOUSTHAVeAN
epic FAIL?

CLAUOe
LlKeO
jeNNene,
piem?

IF THAT'S
The CAse...
 IF I'/M JUST
peAwms HIS
ATTENTION...
 NOW, I HAVe NO
OTHet? CHOice.Jf
 SOMBONB PLBASe TBLL m
I HAVBN'T OUST CO^ UP WITH
A New WAY TO Bee FOP OeATHW

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TO eeT STeAienT TO
THe POINT, I supviveo.
 BUT TH£ eUBY
PALACe WAS
THPOWNINTO
CHAOS...

IMASISS TH£IB
SUBPBlSe WHEN
I BSTUPNeO IN TH£
APMS OF TH£
£MP£POP'S POYAL
eUAPO.
 eUTLlFB
Nevee
eoes AS I
PLANNSa

My FAITH IS
SSALFOIN
WHICHSVeP WAY
THF FMPePOP
WANTS IT.

ir~i
6LAACCH/

I PRINCESS'
 BUT FieST, ISHOULP
eMPTY OUT m 6TOMCH...

I THOu&HT eveevTHiNe
WOULD Be FINe AS LONS
AS I WAS CAeSFUL.
 50 CLOSe TO THE
EMpeeoe's palace?

ALTHOUCHI
ENDED UP MEETINC
CLAUDE U YEAPS
EAPLIEQ...
HE DOESN'T SEEN TO
UANT TO KILL ME
THIS INSTANT...

;e
 ANO FINALLY..

I... I suppose IT'S

NOT IMPOSSIBLeP
I ALBSAPy KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS ACCOPOIN&
TO THE BOOK,

WAYBE BEINS
"PAOPy'S
LITTLE SIBL" IS
PUSHINS IT,.,

...BUT IMISHT BE
ABLE TO SET
CLOSE ENOUSH
TO HIM SO THAT
HE WON'T WANT
TOMUPPEPME.

SO SHAMeFUU
 TH£ SHAME AND
EMBAPPASSMENT I'LL
SUFFEPFPOM IT...

To Be Continued

CARRofoor
 IT'S NOT,
"HAveN'T BeeN
A8L£ TO PAY
ATTENTION"
IT'S YOU
NesuecTiNs
MB' you
 PAY m
NO MINOf

AND CONTINUe TO ^
)0 50 IN THB FUTUP3L

STARTING
TODM. PRINCESS
ATHANASIA WILL
BE TREATED AS
A PROPER ,
\ PRINCESS, y

tt7^AiltC65S
 1_r

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guT you oioN'T

AocmwLeose
fAeAS youe
PAUSHTEP,

IN THE NOVEL,
CLAUDE AO/AITS
THAT HE NEVEP SAW
ATHANASIA AS HIS
PAUSHTEP....

SO WHAT ON EAPTH
APE you PLAyiNS
ATHEPE?
 AFeY/DAYS
PASSeO, BUT
CLAUOeANOI
STAYBO TH£

ouoe, tve/Mer
5 DAYS A60.
WHAT Aee YOU
TALKING

HEHEHE
 SOFAS, I've
MBTUPWITH
CLAUOe TWO
Moee TiMes,

pupiNs THese
MeeriNss
I peALizeo,

NOMATTeP
HOWPePT

INSOLeNT
I eeHAveo...

..m PIPN'T
TPYTO
KILL WE.
 ON me coNTQAe'y;
we Moee i eemveo tiice
A SCAQeO CHILD,
IIMII 11 ^
suevive^^
Aee me
peoBueM
Heee/

WHAT IF H£
 mv/.
mATA
eioe.

Ace ALL me
eMPeeoe's
BOATS Litce
THISP
 C>0/V'r TALK
TO ff£. DON'T
LOOK AT ME.

AM I oesesseo with
eOLOEN THIN&S BECAUSE
I WAS SOPOOeiNMV
PPEVIOUS LIFE?
4/VC> TO THAT, I CAN SAY NOTHING.'

I suppose I'M NOT MSANT

TO HAve A PSAceeuL Lies.
WHAT CLOTHING
IS THAT
SUPPOSES TO
BE FPOMP
 MAN WHO eASILY
ATTSACTS WOmN...

DIANA eeALLY
Lvceo CLAUoe
AS W£LL.

I eeweMBse
eSAOINS THATFPOM
A SPINOFF OF
'’LOveiY ppiNcess."

AP£MY£Y£S TH£
SAM£ COLOP AS
HISP
To Be Continued

CARRofoON
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10

WHOA.
WHAT IS
THAT?
 IT'S
BSCAUSe
TH£ LAICS IS
BLUS.

THS PSTALS
THe/^ssLves Ace
TeANSPAeSNT.
so LOTUSeS
ALSO BLOSSOM
IN LAKSS?
 A Lime mee.

OUST A LiTTte moe.

mMm
 THATmN.
He WON'T SAVe MB.
UUAAAAAH..
con
f
 I HAVe TO
COLieCT MY
eoLOANoteAve
THISPLACBAS
SOON AS
POSSIBLe.

HOW ON SAPTH CAN

I WIN TH£ HSAPT
OF SOMFONS THAT
HOeeiBLEP
 BUT IN MY
Pee/IOUS LIFB...

...I COULDN'T £V£N

AFFOeO CHOCOLAT£.
To Be Continued

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