Episode 84. The Princess's Tailor Shop (3)
When he pronounced my last name, I held my breath for a moment. His low, rough voice tickled my body.
Ah, now that I think about it, I'm the one who's crazy. Feeling this strange about Locard Kydel, who is no one else in the world? Could madness be contagious?
I swallowed hard, tilting my head to the side, and barely managed to say,
"Aren't you being too honest?"
"My decision was rational. It must have been quite difficult to completely deceive you, but seduction is so enjoyable and challenging."
"..."
He was crazy enough to rationalize his madness as 'rationality'. I thought I was going crazy, too.
I looked at him as if I were possessed and laughed in vain.
"Oh, don't say crazy things."
“That’s exactly what you think.”
“Oh, really!”
I pushed him away and ran out of the waiting room. I glanced back and saw him roughly washing his face right before the door closed.
I headed to the changing room as if I were running away from a forest of monsters in a fairy tale. My heart was pounding, my face was flushed, and my palms were sweaty.
When a smart person goes crazy, they can’t control themselves. What a shame. The empire has lost a precious person!
However, in the showroom leading to the changing room, a brown-haired noble lady and a clerk were arguing.
The clerk said, not knowing what to do,
“That’s really difficult. As I already told you, this dress is for the first guest to try on.”
The dress they were fighting over was the one that Her Highness had chosen earlier. That young lady was trying to snatch Her Highness’s dress.
The clerk couldn’t carelessly reveal the royal family’s comings and goings, so he only said “the first guest to arrive,” so the person in question probably didn’t know.
“Hehe.”
I watched the scene without getting any closer, hoping that the clerk would win.
I didn’t want to get involved because I thought I would lose my self-control if I had to deal with the noble Young Master and the noble Young Lady.
The way she talked to the clerk was calm and gentle, but it was clearly intimidating.
“I’ll take it right away without even trying it on. Tell the manager to add as much extra money as he wants. I’ll give you a big tip too. You can’t get a better deal than this, right?”
Whoever it was, it seemed like she was overflowing with money. But this time, I had completely misjudged it.
The clerk spoke very politely.
“Excuse me, but if you wait a moment, I’ll let you know as soon as I hear the first guest’s choice.”
“Do you know where I’m going to wear this? I’m supposed to meet Tagar. I don’t know who the first guest is, but I’m sure she doesn’t have something as important as I do. Don’t she?”
“You’re trying to snatch Tagar’s clothes.”
I grumbled to myself, hoping this situation would end quickly.
At that moment, the Young Lady’s maid tried to take the dress out of the closet. The clerk blocked it with his body and glanced sideways at the changing room where Her Highness the Princess and the manager were, not knowing what to do.
If this continued, the clerk would either cry or have the dress snatched away.
'Haa. I can't help it.'
I approached the clerk and said,
"This dress is next, right? I'll take it."
When I appeared, the clerk quickly handed me the dress as if he had seen a savior. On the other hand, the brown-haired young lady's face hardened.
When I turned to the changing room, something grabbed my arm tightly.
I kept my mouth shut so as not to swear.
'Damn it. Why are the bullies like this today?'
I was already in a terrible mood because of someone. I didn't even want to start a fight.
And now I couldn’t let anything unpleasant happen around Her Highness the Princess.
But this bold young lady grabbed my arm first. I couldn’t back down like this. I couldn’t let Her Highness the Princess get her clothes stolen.
I cleared my throat and slowly turned my body.
She looked straight at me while holding onto my arm. Her mouth was smiling, but her eyes couldn’t be that fierce.
“I’m Kalin Ankart. And you?”
“I’m Lorisha Loire.”
“...Her Highness’s maid?”
“Then you know who this outfit is for.”
I motioned for her to let go of my hand if she knew, but she smiled instead. I realized that I had met a formidable opponent. Her eyes and attitude, which had suddenly become relaxed, told me that Kalin Ankart was not someone who would back down easily.
‘Ankart?’
Now that I think about it, that name sounded familiar.
The wealthy Viscount who bought a jewel worth 10 million gold at the Riley auction, and... Misha.
'Ha. Was it you? The academy thug who uses Misha as a maid?'
I felt blood on my lips for the first time in a long time.
How should I handle this? My mind cleared up in an instant, and my mood brightened.
However, a corner of me was screaming at me that I was crazy.
I was currently in this store as the maid of Her Highness, the Princess. If I, who was like that, were to cause a bloodbath of words for extremely personal reasons, it would be an act of betraying Her Highness's trust.
'Aww...! Me, really!'
I clenched my teeth and decided to deal with this dress first. I'll fulfill my duty as a maid first, and then let Her Highness go home alone.
After that, I'll have something to talk about with her.
Kalin Ankart spoke as if she wanted to be my best friend.
"People talk about you a lot. That you were given the honor of being an illegitimate child, and that you already got good results in the competition, right? You're really amazing!"
It was really funny. If I say she’s an illegitimate child in front of her with a smile and a nice word, is that not rude?
If I called that a compliment, it was clear that she didn’t think that illegitimate children deserved the same courtesy as other people.
But that wasn’t such a bad thing.
I didn’t have to treat her like other people.
“Let go of my hand when I say something nice. Miss Kalin Ankart.”
She slowly put her hand down at my cold words.
But instead of backing down, she came closer and pressured me.
“I need that dress. Miss Lorisha.”
“If Her Highness chooses another dress, you might get your turn. Oh, no. If Her Highness gives up, I’ll have to buy it. Isn’t it a pretty dress?”
I laughed viciously, and the smile disappeared from Kalin’s face. Of course, I had no intention of buying this dress.
But Kalin quickly fixed her expression and said.
“Her Highness the Princess is one of the most beautiful people in the empire. She looks beautiful in anything she wears. But look, it takes a special effort to bear my brown curly hair and freckled face.”
“Humility is a virtue. I am glad I have found a virtue in you, Miss Ankart. I hope your troubles will be resolved well.”
Kalin’s face turned cold at my whining.
I felt a little relieved at how bad I could be to her without swearing.
When I turned to go to the changing room, Kalin suddenly ran in and blocked my way.
She tried to put on another dress she had snatched and brought in her arms. The clerk got scared and ran away.
Kalin spoke quickly.
“Her Highness the Princess probably won’t even remember the dress she chose earlier. With so many dresses? So let me take this instead. I won’t forget this help. I’m also close with Misha. We were in the same year at the Academy.”
Ha. You're the first to mention Misha.
But the title felt a bit strange. Misha thought she was living on top of the world. As far as I know, she never let anyone call her ‘Misha’ instead of ‘Miss Misha’ except for her parents.
Anyway, I had to admit that Kalin was being so gullible that he dared to treat the royal family like idiots and steal their clothes. Or maybe it was madness.
‘There are so many idiots lining up today.’
Kalin had just looked down on Her Highness, the Princess. I would be able to ride back in the carriage with Her Highness later.
I asked with a smile,
“Does Misha know that Miss Kalin Ankart is acting up like this outside the Academy?”
“What... what did you say?”
“First come, first served. What simple rule do you not understand?”
I muttered for him to listen.
“There’s no way they don’t teach you such common sense at the Academy.”
“Ha! You dare insult me now...”
“You dare insult the royal family now. You treat me like a fool in front of your maids. You must have thought I was an illegitimate child and said the same thing you did to the maids in the house.”
“...!”
When he pronounced my last name, I held my breath for a moment. His low, rough voice tickled my body.
Ah, now that I think about it, I'm the one who's crazy. Feeling this strange about Locard Kydel, who is no one else in the world? Could madness be contagious?
I swallowed hard, tilting my head to the side, and barely managed to say,
"Aren't you being too honest?"
"My decision was rational. It must have been quite difficult to completely deceive you, but seduction is so enjoyable and challenging."
"..."
He was crazy enough to rationalize his madness as 'rationality'. I thought I was going crazy, too.
I looked at him as if I were possessed and laughed in vain.
"Oh, don't say crazy things."
You're so excited by the anticipation of my lust? Then I'll do whatever you want.
Prince Kydel opened his eyes slightly wide in surprise at my sudden words. But his gaze was still fixed on my lips.
I stared at him swallowing and his Adam’s apple moving widely, and said,
“If that rationalization includes the conviction that this is for my own good, then you are out of your mind. You should be ashamed!”
Then he stretched out one arm and placed it on the wall beyond my shoulder. My thoughts stopped as I was trapped in his arms.
“Do you think I am not ashamed now? Do you think so?”
If you insist that you are ashamed in such a rough and confident tone...
I tilted my head back to avoid eye contact, but his gaze, staring intently at my lips, did not disappear from my sight.
We were too close, and we were both going crazy in different directions.
“What are you thinking...?”
Prince Kydel opened his eyes slightly wide in surprise at my sudden words. But his gaze was still fixed on my lips.
I stared at him swallowing and his Adam’s apple moving widely, and said,
“If that rationalization includes the conviction that this is for my own good, then you are out of your mind. You should be ashamed!”
Then he stretched out one arm and placed it on the wall beyond my shoulder. My thoughts stopped as I was trapped in his arms.
“Do you think I am not ashamed now? Do you think so?”
If you insist that you are ashamed in such a rough and confident tone...
I tilted my head back to avoid eye contact, but his gaze, staring intently at my lips, did not disappear from my sight.
We were too close, and we were both going crazy in different directions.
“What are you thinking...?”
“That’s exactly what you think.”
“Oh, really!”
I pushed him away and ran out of the waiting room. I glanced back and saw him roughly washing his face right before the door closed.
***
I headed to the changing room as if I were running away from a forest of monsters in a fairy tale. My heart was pounding, my face was flushed, and my palms were sweaty.
When a smart person goes crazy, they can’t control themselves. What a shame. The empire has lost a precious person!
However, in the showroom leading to the changing room, a brown-haired noble lady and a clerk were arguing.
The clerk said, not knowing what to do,
“That’s really difficult. As I already told you, this dress is for the first guest to try on.”
The dress they were fighting over was the one that Her Highness had chosen earlier. That young lady was trying to snatch Her Highness’s dress.
The clerk couldn’t carelessly reveal the royal family’s comings and goings, so he only said “the first guest to arrive,” so the person in question probably didn’t know.
“Hehe.”
I watched the scene without getting any closer, hoping that the clerk would win.
I didn’t want to get involved because I thought I would lose my self-control if I had to deal with the noble Young Master and the noble Young Lady.
The way she talked to the clerk was calm and gentle, but it was clearly intimidating.
“I’ll take it right away without even trying it on. Tell the manager to add as much extra money as he wants. I’ll give you a big tip too. You can’t get a better deal than this, right?”
Whoever it was, it seemed like she was overflowing with money. But this time, I had completely misjudged it.
The clerk spoke very politely.
“Excuse me, but if you wait a moment, I’ll let you know as soon as I hear the first guest’s choice.”
“Do you know where I’m going to wear this? I’m supposed to meet Tagar. I don’t know who the first guest is, but I’m sure she doesn’t have something as important as I do. Don’t she?”
“You’re trying to snatch Tagar’s clothes.”
I grumbled to myself, hoping this situation would end quickly.
At that moment, the Young Lady’s maid tried to take the dress out of the closet. The clerk blocked it with his body and glanced sideways at the changing room where Her Highness the Princess and the manager were, not knowing what to do.
If this continued, the clerk would either cry or have the dress snatched away.
'Haa. I can't help it.'
I approached the clerk and said,
"This dress is next, right? I'll take it."
When I appeared, the clerk quickly handed me the dress as if he had seen a savior. On the other hand, the brown-haired young lady's face hardened.
When I turned to the changing room, something grabbed my arm tightly.
I kept my mouth shut so as not to swear.
'Damn it. Why are the bullies like this today?'
I was already in a terrible mood because of someone. I didn't even want to start a fight.
And now I couldn’t let anything unpleasant happen around Her Highness the Princess.
But this bold young lady grabbed my arm first. I couldn’t back down like this. I couldn’t let Her Highness the Princess get her clothes stolen.
I cleared my throat and slowly turned my body.
She looked straight at me while holding onto my arm. Her mouth was smiling, but her eyes couldn’t be that fierce.
“I’m Kalin Ankart. And you?”
“I’m Lorisha Loire.”
“...Her Highness’s maid?”
“Then you know who this outfit is for.”
I motioned for her to let go of my hand if she knew, but she smiled instead. I realized that I had met a formidable opponent. Her eyes and attitude, which had suddenly become relaxed, told me that Kalin Ankart was not someone who would back down easily.
‘Ankart?’
Now that I think about it, that name sounded familiar.
The wealthy Viscount who bought a jewel worth 10 million gold at the Riley auction, and... Misha.
'Ha. Was it you? The academy thug who uses Misha as a maid?'
I felt blood on my lips for the first time in a long time.
How should I handle this? My mind cleared up in an instant, and my mood brightened.
However, a corner of me was screaming at me that I was crazy.
I was currently in this store as the maid of Her Highness, the Princess. If I, who was like that, were to cause a bloodbath of words for extremely personal reasons, it would be an act of betraying Her Highness's trust.
'Aww...! Me, really!'
I clenched my teeth and decided to deal with this dress first. I'll fulfill my duty as a maid first, and then let Her Highness go home alone.
After that, I'll have something to talk about with her.
Kalin Ankart spoke as if she wanted to be my best friend.
"People talk about you a lot. That you were given the honor of being an illegitimate child, and that you already got good results in the competition, right? You're really amazing!"
It was really funny. If I say she’s an illegitimate child in front of her with a smile and a nice word, is that not rude?
If I called that a compliment, it was clear that she didn’t think that illegitimate children deserved the same courtesy as other people.
But that wasn’t such a bad thing.
I didn’t have to treat her like other people.
“Let go of my hand when I say something nice. Miss Kalin Ankart.”
She slowly put her hand down at my cold words.
But instead of backing down, she came closer and pressured me.
“I need that dress. Miss Lorisha.”
“If Her Highness chooses another dress, you might get your turn. Oh, no. If Her Highness gives up, I’ll have to buy it. Isn’t it a pretty dress?”
I laughed viciously, and the smile disappeared from Kalin’s face. Of course, I had no intention of buying this dress.
But Kalin quickly fixed her expression and said.
“Her Highness the Princess is one of the most beautiful people in the empire. She looks beautiful in anything she wears. But look, it takes a special effort to bear my brown curly hair and freckled face.”
“Humility is a virtue. I am glad I have found a virtue in you, Miss Ankart. I hope your troubles will be resolved well.”
Kalin’s face turned cold at my whining.
I felt a little relieved at how bad I could be to her without swearing.
When I turned to go to the changing room, Kalin suddenly ran in and blocked my way.
She tried to put on another dress she had snatched and brought in her arms. The clerk got scared and ran away.
Kalin spoke quickly.
“Her Highness the Princess probably won’t even remember the dress she chose earlier. With so many dresses? So let me take this instead. I won’t forget this help. I’m also close with Misha. We were in the same year at the Academy.”
Ha. You're the first to mention Misha.
But the title felt a bit strange. Misha thought she was living on top of the world. As far as I know, she never let anyone call her ‘Misha’ instead of ‘Miss Misha’ except for her parents.
Anyway, I had to admit that Kalin was being so gullible that he dared to treat the royal family like idiots and steal their clothes. Or maybe it was madness.
‘There are so many idiots lining up today.’
Kalin had just looked down on Her Highness, the Princess. I would be able to ride back in the carriage with Her Highness later.
I asked with a smile,
“Does Misha know that Miss Kalin Ankart is acting up like this outside the Academy?”
“What... what did you say?”
“First come, first served. What simple rule do you not understand?”
I muttered for him to listen.
“There’s no way they don’t teach you such common sense at the Academy.”
“Ha! You dare insult me now...”
“You dare insult the royal family now. You treat me like a fool in front of your maids. You must have thought I was an illegitimate child and said the same thing you did to the maids in the house.”
“...!”
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