Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 109

[Kiiih! That rude southern prince, I won't forgive him!]

Today, Angela was angry.

Even this day, I was called by her to visit the castle as usual.

I was told that she wanted to hold a cosmetics meeting so that we could get along well with noblewomen who just came for cultural exchange.

Of course, rather than Angela, it would be me who would prepare various things and explain about cheat make-ups…

(I'll do it since it's an opportunity to sell our products.)

Besides, it's a good thing since those noble young ladies would be on more cordial terms with Angela. She was doing well with those girls who just had their social debuts.

The villainess princess in the manga had no friends, let alone any close friends. She only had affiliated minions connected with similar interests.

Considering that, I thought that it was a great progress.

(Even so, what did Emirysama do?)

It's rare for Angela to reveal so much of her anger recently.

[Did he do something unpleasant?]

[It was fine when we were introduced. However, when it's just the two of us, he told me "you're as lovely as a flower" just like that!]

[…What's wrong with that?]

[He's a liar, I'm not as exceptional as a flower! Why did he has to be alone with me when there's Merrill? Merrill is more like a flower, I'm a wildflower…!]

This became complicated.

[I don't need a lip service like being told that I'm lovely. Anyway, only my position and bloodline are the targets.]

[Angelsama, please calm down. Prince Emirya may really like you.]

[No, that's not true. I have a premonition that after marriage, we will be a couple that only goes through the motions of being husband and wife and conceiving children out of duty.]

Emirya and Angela seemed to be unmatched really early.

[So, you got angry?]

[That's not all. After insulting me "as lovely as a flower", that prince… he kissed the back of my hand! He said "I want to be with you more"…!]

[E…?]

[He acted so frivolous and disgusting!]

According to the standards of this country… kissing the back of the hand was more like a pretentious greeting.

Beside the "I want to be with you more", I thought that he just wanted to talk more with Angela.

[So, Angelsama, what did you do?]

[I told him not to make fun of me!]

Angela huffed and turned away.

(This is bad.)

However, her face was slightly red in colour.

(Since it doesn't seem as bad she makes, maybe it turned out well.)

Although I couldn't say much about other people, the root of Angela's complex seemed deep.

A few days later when I got called to the castle, the other noblewomen who were staying at the capital city were excited about make-up fraud.

The people invited to the party this time, were ladies with noble ranking of earl and higher who just had their social debuts, such as Nora who was staying at the capital city and Lily who would be at the capital city for a while longer.

Lily who was fiddling with her fluffy hair was cute enough even if she didn't use make-up.

Still, it's normal to pursue more beauty.

[If the hook is big, I can get a good son-in-law. Anyone is fine as long he's an ikemen with excellent character!]

Lily who said such a thing, her expression was cloudy. I knew the reason.

Lily, who was the only daughter of the new Earl Astor, must take in a son-in-law.

Therefore, it was impossible for her to be engaged with Ryuze who she had longed for. Since Ryuze was the lord of Hakusu territory, he would never be a son-in-law of another territory.

Whatever the case, Ryuze and Lily never would be connected. It made felt a little complicated when I thought about it.

The other daughters were a daughter of a marquis from southern territory Miranda (a little dark-skinned), and a daughter of marquis Elphis (has plump body) that Nora mistook for me during the masquerade ball.

The daughter of marquis Elphis with her plump figure was rarely seen at parties before her social debut, she only attended the masquerade ball since she could hide her identity. Somehow, I understood that feeling.

[Miss Britney, please think of a make-up method that fits me. Since I'm from a southern territory, as you can see, I have dark skin… cosmetics strangely feel out of place. Can it be more natural?]

[In that case, rather than a pale pink make-up like this one, something with bold colours will suit you better. If you don't want to be very flasy, you can use brown or gold for you eye shadow. For your cheeks and lips, orange colour is safe. Then, since it's unnatural to heavily use white powder… please use colours that match your natural skin colour.]

I asked a nearby maid to apply make-up on Miranda. Meanwhile, I also taught the small face make-up tips to Elphis.

I already passed on the cosmetic methods to Angela and Nora. Lily was already beautiful even without make-up, so I applied an adult-like make-up that I wouldn't normally do.

When the four people were getting excited, a bell-like voice came from the entrance.

[Ano? Onee-sama, my individual classes are over, may I join in the meeting?]

We all looked to the direction of the voice.

There, a beautiful girl with shoulder-length loose wavy blonde hair was standing… it's Merrill.

(She appeared, Merrill!)

It seemed that Merrill, the second princess, was also invited to the cosmetics conference today.

However, since she had her lessons, she had to join mid-way.

Although her status became that of a princess, there were many things she had to study.

[Here, this is my sister Merrill.]

Angela introduced Merrill to everyone. It had been a while since I saw her at the social debut.

[Nice to meet you, my name is Merrill. Please treat me well.]

Un, she's beautiful as usual…

Because of her temperament, everyone's tensions were dissolved.

The friendly Lily greeted the nervous Merrill. As usual, she's a good girl.

[Miss Merrill, nice to meet you, my name is Lily Astor. If you don't mind, why don't we enjoy cosmetics together?]

[Ah, you are from Astor family… ee, best regards.]

Following Lily, everyone greeted her. It seemed that Merrill's tension gradually loosened.

Even with Angela, although she was somewhat awkward, it's didn't seem bad… that's what it looked like.

It was when I felt that way. From the mouth of Merrill, she remarked something that destroyed the atmosphere of this place.

[But, I don't use make-up. Although it can't be helped when it's absolutely necessary.]

Silence fell on the spot, but she kept talking.

[It's somewhat like painting the skin. Noble children of this country use make-up, that's not good. Natural beauty that one is born with is the best.]

From there, Merrill spoke about "I used mother's cosmetics when I was a child, but it felt sticky and uncomfortable" and "it felt like my skin is blocked".

Other girls were overwhelmed by her.

[Besides, in our age, we can shine enough even without using make-up. It's wrong to unnaturally cover our face. What's important is the contents, not the appearance!]

The air of the cosmetics fraud group froze.

I understood what she wanted to say, and I knew some of those opinions were correct.

But we wanted to assert. You never had a hard time with your looks, just as you said.

If we had specs comparable to Merrill, we would be beautiful enough without make-up.

However, it didn't apply to the people here except for Lily.

Everyone had their complex, and they wanted to be more beautiful even if just a little.

In this manga, this world's civilization was not as advanced, and it could be said that the happiness of young ladies was decided by marriage.

It was a strategy for women to grab a happy future by pretending to be more beautiful in order to have better partners.

(Also, is Merrill aware of it? To deny Angela's entire make-up fraud association.)

Other ladies had unpleasant facial expressions.

However, Angela bounced back early. It seemed that she's used to her sister's behavior.

[…E, everyone, let's finish our make-up, it's time for tea.]

With her voice, everyone said "that's right", and began to move.

However, one way or another, the atmosphere became delicate. Even Lily was flustered.

Angela endured with a stiff smile.

[He, here… this is a special tea from the southern territory where Miranda lives.]

[Maa, how lovely! Such a nice scent!]

[I understand! Its sweet scent is its characteristic!]

Miranda was a little delighted, and the tension was elevated.

The subtle air had finally calmed down.

Girls talk about recent trends gradually spread. Among them, of course, stories related to love affair were also included.

[Fufu, as I thought, the Earl of the North is so dreamy. I'm so envious of you, Britney. Has he decided on a companion?]

[No. There were marriage interviews, but he's not engaged yet.]

[Maa! That's good news!]

Miranda's, Elphis' and Nora's tension went up. It seemed that they were excited that such a superior ikemen was still a bachelor.

But Merrill stood up quickly.

[…I have a thought. Rather than this kind of talk, we should talk more about politics and economy. Even women should focus on those topics from now on.]

Again, the atmosphere cooled down.

Merrill did not have any ill will, but her straightforwardness left a bad taste.

(Not to mention that we're not interested in those topics. Dare to say, it's not the time for such topics.)

Originally, women gathered information in such casual conversations.

Trends lead to economic talks, love affairs lead to political topics. Maa, these talks didn't have such contents.

Today's gathering was not a party to discuss about politics and economy, it's a fraud make-up meeting…

(There are many stories, but the princess and daughters of marquises study seriously. Since they're upper aristocrats, they're usually clever. We just don't directly talk about that.)

Angela whose tea party was destroyed was trembling.

Bad, this was bad.

(Angela, calm down…!)

But this time, a savior appeared.

[Yaa, sorry to intrude.]

The figures who showed themselves at this tea party were Lucas, Emirya and Marlow. The daughters hurriedly curtsied.

[I heard that my sisters are gathering here.]

Prince Marlow said so, Lucas and Emirya greeted us.

The daughters who saw the three of them blushed moderately.

Nonetheless, they were out of range, so they wouldn't actively move.

(Un, I understand. They're above the clouds.)

Even so, we were saved. Really saved!

TN: I really don't like Merrill. Being unable to read the mood, time and occasion has its limits. I can't tell whether she's foolish, naive or both.

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