A Day to Give Thanks for Lies

Cherry blossoms scatter through the garden. There, I spent time with my fiancé, the Crown Prince, drinking tea together. That said, the Prince, who is taciturn by nature, hasn't spoken a word since earlier and has simply been sipping his black tea in silence. And since I'm not particularly good at talking with people either, I find myself falling silent, following the Prince's lead. Well, after all, we became engaged through a political marriage. The Prince probably has no interest in me whatsoever. ——Even though I admire the Prince so deeply. "...Come to think of it, today was the 'Day to Be Grateful for Lies,' wasn't it?" "...What?" But then the Prince suddenly said that, and declared that he was about to tell a lie...!? *Also posted on Kakuyomu.