DYBAR - Chapter 59 Excellent Preparation And Easy Choice
Do Your Best And Regret It
Ethella looked at the closed doorway. There was no way she could sense anything beyond the thick door, but somehow it felt like Conrad was constantly looking at her door.
"Miss, come quickly and eat."
Veronica called her from behind, but Ethella shook her head. She's sorry to the chef but she felt so sick that she couldn't finish even the light salad and soup. It's a story they both know, but neither of them can bring it up in a hurry.
How did she come to have such an awkward relationship with Conrad?
Her family, whom she loved the most was perfect. No, let's leave out 'perfect'. Ethella swallowed a bitter feeling and looked at the wall. The portrait hanging on the wall of her room, where neither her father nor her brothers could enter, was taken from the family portrait in the living room. Now she could see that her sister in that portrait wasn't smiling because she was nervous and awkward. And there's not much she can do for her right now.
Ethella looked at Veronica, letting out a light sigh of her own.
"Veronica, how far did I go?"
"It was even about how to hold a teacup... You already know all the social etiquette."
Veronica, the daughter of a vassal of the Madeleine duchy, was quite familiar with the social world, unlike Ethella. However, even though she did not show up in social circles, she was already able to master the manners that Veronica had learned. She said as Veronica hesitated.
"More than that, it seems that the Little Duke knows that you are entering the social world. Are you really going to attend the tea party officially from now on?"
Ethella chuckled and glanced at the desk. The letters piled up on the desk were all tea party invitations.
"Now that he knows, I should go more confidently. What I learned in class may be different in practice, so I'm going to attend a light tea party first."
Ethella still vividly remembers the day she met the Princess. Subtle conversations go back and forth between them. The atmosphere made her feel left out for a moment and the sound of laughter got on her nerves. And the words that poured out at her randomly. The Princess did that to Ethella too, but how would the Princess have behaved toward her sister, who was at her party?
Just thinking about it made her blood run cold, and the corners of her mouth twitched.
"Veronica told me. The social world flows as the Queen controls it."
To be precise, Veronica said, 'The social world follows the taste of the lady who dominates the atmosphere'. However, what Ethella said was not wrong, and Veronica just listened. Ethella blinked her eyebrows slowly and raised her lips haughtily.
"And since my mother was a social Queen, the next position should naturally be mine. Everything from tea parties to banquets that will be held in the future."
It was a declaration as if she was destined to take over the position for granted. It had to be her who confronted the Princess who had insulted her older sister. It was a very arrogant thing to say for a girl who was a year away from being a debutante, but Veronica nodded as if she was fascinated.
"Now that I think about it, it's the imperial palace's summer banquet. Your Royal Highness will take the lead in preparing this time too, right?"
Ethella laughed lightly at Veronica's words. The host of the summer banquet two years ago was the Princess. As soon as she made her debut and successfully held her first summer banquet, the Princess immediately became the flower of the social world. The summer banquet, which was so elegant and extravagant as to satisfy even the most discerning noble ladies, was widely spread as social gossip that year.
"But you can't attend this banquet yet. The debutante is also next year."
Veronica said, looking at Ethella with an expression of confusion. But she shrugged her shoulders as if it was no big deal.
"Even if I can't attend the main banquet, I must attend the tea party in preparation for Her Royal Highness's summer banquet. I am definitely Princess Madelaine."
Ah, Veronica nodded without realizing it. When the Princess was preparing for her summer banquet, she would always hold a tea party. The justification is that it is a place to receive ideas for a banquet, but in reality, it is a 'special tea party' attended by ladies who make up the main social circle. The Young Lady was probably aiming for that.
It was then, that Sally's voice came from outside the door along with a knock. The tension that had been rising, wondering if it was Conrad again, was relieved.
"Come in."
As soon as she was told to come in, the door opened and Sally came in. Sally's face lit up as she left her spot today. She appeared to be holding a large document envelope as if holding something very precious.
"Where have you been? What is that?"
"I have an errand from Miss Olivia! She said something to me before she left!"
Ethella paid attention to her sister's story. Sally couldn't hide her joy as Ethella's face seemed very curious and she spoke softly.
"I have a letter for you, and you asked me to deliver it to the Grand Duke's residence."
"But why don't she send it right away?"
"She also has a letter to send to you. I didn't know that the letter was really there, so I left it and came to pick it up so I could deliver it. If you have a letter to send, could you give it to me?"
As soon as she heard Sally's recommendation, emotion passed over Ethella's puzzled face. Soon Ethella began to move quickly.
"Wait a minute, I'll write the letter right away!"
Meanwhile, Sally looked into the envelope with joy on her face. It contained a total of eight letters. After the Young Lady left for Vikander Territory, Sally constantly looked through her mailbox on her behalf. Still, she didn't expect to receive a letter that had been missing for over half a year, Oh my God!
A letter arrived. That's as many as eight at once! Sally read the words on the letter with happy eyes. On the envelope of the letter was written 'With gratitude to Liv Green' in elegant and powerful handwriting.
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Meanwhile, at that time. A knight from the imperial palace visited Viscount Katanta's residence, which was hectic due to the Princess's visit. When the knight told them that he had brought a letter with the Emperor's seal, the Viscount and his wife looked so shocked that their eyes popped out.
'Oh my God, His Majesty is personally sending a letter to our territory!
"Thank you for your hard work, Sir. Take a break and then go back. Viscount, would you please lend the knight who has come a long way by order of His Majesty the Emperor a space to rest for a while?"
At the elegant wedding invitation, the Viscount looked at the Princess with a regretful expression. It would be nice if the reply to that letter included at least a little bit of Katanta's story. However, the Princess did not look back at the Viscount, who was full of regret. It was when the Viscount was about to get up from his seat in a very nonchalant manner.
"I am offended, Your Royal Highness."
A knight with a young face said as he knelt in front of the Princess.
"I have been ordered to assist Her Highness the Princess for the next five days until she returns to the palace."
"What do you mean by that, Sir?"
The Princess thought she must have heard wrong. According to what the knight said, her father had assigned him as a lookout. But the knight's answer was consistent.
"Other than that, I haven't received any special instructions, so I'm not sure Your Highness."
"You said you came under orders from His Majesty the Emperor, but are you already returning to the Imperial palace, Your Highness? This is so disappointing. What should I do?"
"You too, Viscount. The summer banquet hosted by Her Majesty the Princess will soon begin. We were not invited to such a large banquet, but His Majesty, the host, must pass away quickly."
After the knight's words, the Viscount and Viscountess added their words. While the three people were already anxious and distracted, their words became mixed and the Princess spoke sharply without realizing it.
"Everyone stop!"
In an instant, the Princess's room became quiet. The Princess said, "Oops," and looked around her. Her nanny, Baroness Ruhas, studied the faces of the Viscountess and knight with a helpless expression. Not only the Viscount and his wife, who had always seen her as a saintly Princess, but even the knight looked a little surprised.
She has a headache.
"I would appreciate it if you would lower your voice."
The Princess smiled softly as usual. Only then did the Viscountess stand up, smiling awkwardly.
"Now that I think about it, Her Royal Highness should see the letter as well. We will stand up first."
"I would be grateful if the knight could leave for a moment. I think Her Highness should take a break after reading the letter."
The knight hesitated for a moment and nodded at Baroness Ruhas' words. And before leaving, he looked at the Princess. The moment their eyes met, the knight's face turned red. The Princess instinctively realized it. Ah, she guessed that the knight could be solved somehow. And that's it...
I will give you the end of five days. Please finish the investigation into White Crystal Mine and return quickly.
The moment she read the letter, she felt like she heard the voice of her father, the Emperor. The Princess tried to suppress her anxious heart. It was probably natural for the Emperor to know that she was here. Moreover, her father, who had such terrible thoughts about the abandoned mine, was sure to read her report more carefully this time, but.
"How can I go down that road again?"
"Your Highness!"
At the Princess's harsh words, Baroness Ruhas spoke louder with a puzzled look on her face. What will she do if someone hears it?
The nanny was very upset. But the Princess didn't even care about her nanny. No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't go back on that horrible dirt road. Still, she couldn't just give up on the abandoned mine. The Princess looked at the abandoned mine 'documents' with sharp eyes. The White Crystal Mine, which had been owned by Esmeralda Lowell Vikander, the ancestral Grand Duchess of Vikander and the last Princess of the fallen kingdom of Lowell, was returned to the royal family in response to the ancestral Grand Duke Vikander's defeat in the war.
After an investigation by wizards and scholars, it was confirmed that the vein was completely cut off. What surprised the Princess was the next sentence. However, they cannot rule out the possibility that those skilled in magic may have hidden something before the fall of Lowell. In addition, Grand Duke Vikander pays obsessive attention to this mine, so he passes it down from generation to generation and orders them to find out what they are hiding.
They're hiding something. The Princess gritted her teeth at the sentence that sent shivers down her spine. She glared at Olivia Madeleine, who wasn't even in front of her. What if that half-ass really discovered something special in the mine, intentionally left it out of the report, and tricked her into taking the White Crystal Mine?
... Probably not. Because that idiot hesitated until the Princess put the seal on it.
"You probably haven't found anything yet."
The Princess muttered as if trying to suppress her anxiety. Because when that woman boldly demanded a dowry, she was the one who offered her the abandoned mine. To her chagrin.
Judging from the fact that she hesitated before putting her seal on the document, even that lowly blood would not know that something was hidden in the mine. Even though she tried to console herself, it didn't change the fact that she was in danger of having to return the mine that Grand Duke Vikander was obsessed with her own hands. It was a time when the Princess's anger rose to the top of her head. The nanny spoke carefully.
"It would be impossible to go there for five days. I should have at least edited the Princess's report and changed it."
The Princess became angry at those words.
"Nanny! What nonsense is that! Everyone in this house already knows I didn't go to Vikander!"
At the Princess's words, the nurse was stricken and lowered her head. As if her nanny's words were a catalyst for her, the Princess cornered the nanny without mercy.
"I'm still worried about Maria preparing my banquet. Really, Olivia, that cloth thing doesn't help....!"
The Princess's eyes widened in frustration. The wistful voice of her Viscountess passed through her mind.
"You too, Viscount. The summer banquet hosted by Her Majesty the Princess will soon begin. We weren't invited to such a big banquet. Your Highness, the host, must return quickly."
The eyes of the knight turned to her and the Viscount couple who explicitly wanted to attend the banquet!
Anyway, Olivia's better half will be attending the banquet as the Grand Duke's fiancé, so she will be able to meet her at the imperial palace. There is no way Olivia Madeleine would know about the abandoned mine.
So, shouldn't she just skip this moment without going all the way to Vikander? Why didn't she think of this before?
A smile began to form on the Princess's lips.
"Nanny! Tell the Viscount and the knight to come in right away, no, the knight comes in first!"
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