Chapter 30 – Flowers of the North Sea (2)

“Fail.”
“Hmph.”

Adela, who had been notified of her rejection without even a second’s notice from afar, came back depressed.
And then she tsk tsk and clicked her tongue and pointed her finger at Louise, which was a sight to see.

“Count…”
‘Ha, write…’ …’

Erzébet tilted her head upward to ease the narrowing of her eyebrows.
When she’s stressed, her skin breaks down.
She conveyed her refusal to Adela as gently as possible, with the heart of a mother accepting her child’s complaints.

“Adella.”
“Yes?”
“Are you saying that now? Do you think that just because there are a lot of nobles in the academy, everyone in the world can get a title? The royal finances and farmland are in a mess because of two wars, so what title is there to give to a man like me? Not even for his great achievements. No, at best you are a store owner, right? You want to see me summoned to the Council of Elders and punished for abusing the power of the king. What is it?”
“Hmph…”

Adela, who was rejected by both, became even more depressed.
On the contrary, Erzsebet was convinced that the daughter of Rochear was not normal.
From the looks of it, it seems like she has a crush on Lewis, but no person in their right mind would like a man like that, right?

I admit he is hiding something about the royal family and Terra Ernisten’s past.
Everett also seriously urged me to meet him after the last class, saying that Louis must have been a skilled knight or wizard.
But that and his attractiveness as a man were different issues.
From the way he is dressed, he wears a baggy t-shirt and slippers, and his hair looks like shit.
He has also been seen sitting on a nearby bench and smoking a cigarette on a nice day.
At least as a marriage partner for the Rocheard family, Louise was not suitable at all.

“Adela, let’s find a marriage partner slowly. First, why not cultivate general culture and common sense? “I will help you.”
“The princess?”

She desperately felt the need to rehabilitate her Adela.
Adella’s tone and behavior right now were worthy of being called the world’s Roshoar.
The Ice and Snowmaker, Sir Esther, was truly an iron-blooded wizard and the very spear of the kingdom. Why is Adela like this? …

“Just trust me. “She’s Adela, she hasn’t made her social debut yet, has she?”
“Yes.”
“Do not worry. “She will make this year’s best debut.”

Everything is for the future of the kingdom.
Even half of the ice and snow ball. No, if a wizard with unique magic that can match even half of the magic is born, Penheim will definitely be able to prosper even more.
This is true even if we simply look at Adela’s own friendships.
For some reason, it seems like her bullying towards her has disappeared after Louise’s strange lessons, but you never know when she might become the target of bad nobles again.

Erzsebet, who had not originally planned to enter the salon, first planned to find a suitable social gathering for Adela.
If she works hard step by step, she too will be able to become a great noblewoman.

“But princess, I actually have good hair.”
“Yes. I understand, so please follow me. “Don’t be stupid.”

Hoping that Adela would be rehabilitated as soon as possible and erase that man from her mind, Ergébet busily walked her steps.

***

“I’m sorry, princess.”

Fell immediately. In just under an hour.

“Miss Adela’s elegance seems a bit at odds with the direction our salon is pursuing.”

This is the 10th time I have been rejected from joining a salon.
Considering that the subject of the request was the princess of Penheim, it was an incredible batting average.

“May I know why?”
“Hmm, last time, the seaweed and plants that we were cultivating at the ‘Aquatic Plant Research Group’ seemed to be getting cold, so they lit a fire in the tank and stopped…”
“… Sorry.”
“No, that’s enough.”
“Really sorry. “I will apologize on your behalf.”

It was hopeless. Erzsebet overlooked Adela’s actions.
Her eccentricity was not in the category of rudeness or courtesy. It was a matter of common sense and emergency.
After the Anti-Magic War, Adela had the experience of being kicked out of almost every salon hosted by the Academy.
The reason was also surprising as there was no batting line to skip.

At the Aquatic Plant Research Group, they created a seaweed exotic soup as research material, and at the Art Style Research Group, they drew Satan’s Gate and a high-ranking priest from the temple came to visit them, and all salons related to magic were entered and blown up. In normal history and humanities-related gatherings, however, the moment one crossed the threshold I fell unconscious, like a doll whose strings had been cut.

‘For some reason, this year, there were a lot of salons that couldn’t even fill the number of people, but had closed applications for membership…’

When she asked to join even at the cost of rudeness, the reply came back that she would rather pay more taxes to the royal family.
A personal letter was sent to her father, King Bahor III, who remained silent no matter how much she asked for information related to Louis.

[Write it well, daughter. Thanks.]

Erzébet tore up her letter. She unintentionally proved her political acumen, but it didn’t improve anything.
She looked at Adela, who was having a snowball fight with Pyi in the seat next to her, with a sad expression on her face.
Is it really useless other than looks?
The only thing she was good at was her confidence that she could win a snowball fight with a bird.

They say that if a woman is beautiful, you can be happy for three years just by looking at her face, but this means that her debut in the social world has gone astray.
Since no salon would accept her, it was difficult for her to find contact with other nobles.

‘Contact… No, no way.”

At that time, a clever idea occurred to her. She is honestly not something I would recommend, but ——

“Miss Adela, do you really want to work at the canteen?”
“Me? Yes!”
“Ha…”
“Princess?”
“Just stay still for a moment. “Please organize your thoughts.”

What would Adela be like if she worked at her canteen?
The building of her newly built store looked quite luxurious even at first glance. With a bit of exaggeration, it was on a similar level to Café Gourmonde in Bayou Pavilion.
If Adela, neatly dressed, serves her guests with all her splendor, wouldn’t everyone be surprised to see her transformation?

You might think it’s strange for a daughter from an aristocratic family to work as a waiter at a canteen, but if you think about it that way, there’s already a precedent.
Liv Labre des Greenwood. In fact, while she was working in her canteen, there were no rumors going around that her dignity had deteriorated or that she was a disgrace to the nobility.
Besides, if it’s a cafeteria job, it doesn’t require any particular knowledge——

“Lord Everett. “I’m staying with Adela for a while.”
“Yes? Princess, where are you going…”
“I’m going to meet the store owner. “Let’s go, Pi.”

As soon as class ended, Erzsebet headed to the cafeteria with Pi.
And I breathed a sigh of relief as I checked the job posting still on the wall.
Louise was cleaning the interior of the cafe, where neither her customers nor her employees were present.

The sight of her sighing as soon as she saw herself made Erzébet a little heated.

No one can express such direct emotions to me, the princess of Penheim——

No matter how great a person Louis was, he would at least not be a nobleman.
This is because, no matter what their true intentions are, nobles refrain from showing such rude expressions in front of others.

“What is it again, princess? Do you want to work here?”
“No? Why me?”

But on the other hand, she also knew what her Lewis disliked about her.
As he tilted his head at the same time as the blood on his shoulder with an innocent face, his expression crumpled.

I guess I should stop teasing and get to the point.
Erzsebet took out a chair and sat down in front of the empty table. It was a luxury to ask that man for an escort.

“Lewis, don’t you plan on hiring Adela?”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. I’m serious. I heard that Miss Adela wants to talk about marriage. But as you all know, in her current state, there is no way.”
“Well, that’s it…”

Seeing him trailing off his words gave me a bit of a sense of kinship.
What can I say, Louise had already been going through the extreme hardships that Erzsebet had experienced in the past few days since the beginning of the semester.

“I will take responsibility and try to rehabilitate Ms. Adela. If this continues, she will suffer great losses both to her entire kingdom and to her personally.”
“The princess… No, Adela? “How can I believe that?”

From the employer’s point of view, it was a complete failure if the clerk he hired did not do his job properly.
But Erzsebet had a corner of trust.

“I will first try some work on it and then bring it back to you, so you can make a decision then. How is it? “Isn’t this something that appeals to you?”
“Hmm…”

Lewis thought about something as he took a cigarette out of his pocket.
Erzsebet, who hated the smell, stood up and took the cigarette out of her mouth.

“What are you doing?”
“Don’t smoke in front of me. “Because it stinks.”
“… Well, that’s good. “Let’s bring him in first.”

Just do a simple test. With those words, he went out.
Probably to finish smoking. Be stubborn.

Well, it doesn’t matter.
A deal was made between the under-manned store owner and the princess who wanted to rehabilitate Adela.
Erzsebet immediately returned to the classroom and looked for Adela.
What she needed to work at her canteen was a very basic yet important routine that all female students at her academy did every morning.

“Are you here, princess?”
“Adella. I have one question to ask. “Are there any attendants brought from the family?”
“There is one person, but he is a bit older.”
“Okay. “Then, I will first give you my user name.”
“Yes?”
“Go take a bath first. I’ll teach you how to apply makeup. Oh, I guess I should buy some clothes too. “How long are you going to wear that fluffy cardigan?”

***

When the three-hour long hairdressing was over, Erzsebet swallowed a small sigh.
Adela, who always walked around casually, seemed to have become a completely different person after washing her face and putting on light makeup.

The blue hair that used to stick out falls straight down.
Instead of loose clothes, clothes sized to fit her body were the items that were delivered quickly from the most famous women’s clothing store in the city.
The amazing body that had been hidden under the clothes until now was revealed.
He seemed uncomfortable, but if he just went to the prom like this, he would definitely be flooded with dance requests.

It is truly the flower of the North Sea.

“It’s much better. “The hem of her skirt is rising, so don’t walk rashly and make sure you step on her front heel first.”
“I understand, Ms.”
“Each amount is prohibited.”
“Yes…”

As soon as she completely closed her mouth, an image several times more sophisticated than before was created.
Only then did Herzébet, who regained her satisfied smile, spray her light perfume one last time.

“I’m sure that guy can’t say no. “But just in case, don’t open your mouth in front of me.”
“…”
“It’s okay now.”
“Yes.”
“Neng is also prohibited… Ugh, that’s enough. “I’ll be by your side to fix any weird spots for the time being, so let’s go.”
“The princess will be with you?”

At Adela’s unusually surprised reaction, Erzsebet asked back as if there was something wrong.

“Yes. “If I invite you to be an employee and you don’t do your job properly, I’ve caused a nuisance to that man.”
“Still…”
“Is there anything you’re worried about?”
“Yes…”

Adela took a moment to look at herself and her princess’ faces in her mirror and muttered softly in a voice full of concern.

“The princess is in the canteen and she shouldn’t fall in love with Mr. Lewis…” …”
“What? Under! “Why do I have feelings for that man!?”

I’m so shocked that I can’t even speak.
The last words of Lehel, who suddenly disappeared again not long ago, prickled her head again.
Fiancé, fiancé, ex-fiancé, fiancée——

Erzébet raised her voice in her vehement denial of her relationship with him.

“Never! “That will never happen!”
“Pi—.”
“It’s noisy, Pii! “You didn’t say a word all day, so why are you suddenly starting a fight?”
“Pi—.”
“That’s Okay! Adela, don’t be stupid either.”

She spoke declaratively, kicking out a polar tint and fanning her cheeks.

“It’s impossible for me to fall in love with Lewis unless that man rips off the devil’s head. “Okay?”