Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 111

Nora suddenly came to my place of residence in the capital city.

Her anger at Merrill was not settled in a day.

Such a fierce anger from the normally discreet Nora was a surprise for me.

As I directed her to the parlour, she brought up yesterday's events.

[I can't believe that princess. Not knowing anything, but she just rushed over things.]

[…That's true.]

[It's impossible for me. When I see a girl like that, it makes me so irritated!]

Nora barked while she tugged at her hair as was her habit.

[Maa, Princess Merrill just became a princess. I guess she will be quieter after a while.]

[Britney, you are too optimistic. A woman like that, she won't ever stop butting in!]

[Rea, really?]

[You too will become involved with her. I'm absolutely confident that she's a child that will never listen to other people's opinion.]

[Indeed, that's a problem.]

It's unbearable if she were to speak about Hakusu territory's industry.

[Since she strangely has influence, it will be more troublesome. Since the content of her insistence is just a theory on the desk, her words doesn't have any weight.]

[Certainly…]

[Besides, what's with her! I don't need make-up she says! Is she making fun of my ugliness!? As if a woman like me can be beautiful without using make-up, "what an ugly fashion, what's with her style", I'll be mocked like that. But if I don't use make-up, I will be told that "such an ugly style, she must have lacked the effort to use make-up"!]

I myself had greatly experienced that.

It was a fact that I was greatly hurt when people mocked me when I was fat. "Such a fatty, and yet she's searching for a fiancée in this party?", I was abused like that.

[For her to think like this, she has a difficult personality that lacks self-awareness. With appearance and personality like that, she's beyond saving…! But, it can't be helped. No one has reached out to me until I got this far! I wanted someone to save me sooner!]

Nora's voice contained a lot of grudge.

[Before I came to the capital city, there was a chance to meet several girls and neighborhood gentlemen under the pretext of searching for a fiancée. I was called by an acquaintance of mine whose age is close to me to participate in it.]

[Was the fiancée search unpleasant?]

[Ee! I was just called to make her appear better! That woman, to bring her daughter an engagement proposal, she wanted her to be surrounded by uglier people!]

[…Hey, aren't you being pessimistic?]

[No, I understand. I was actually miserable. Among the men, there was a man who talked to me a lot, just one man.]

[Then, isn't it fine?]

[His reason is the problem. Later, I heard the rumours, "she's ugly so she listens to anything", "I compromised since beautiful people were highly sought after and has selfish personality", that was the reason I was chosen.]

[What's with that rude reasoning!?]

[Right!? In this world, it's not possible for me to compete with natural beauty! No matter how much I use make-up, there's no way for me to break the limit! If the appearance is shut out, the content can be seen. I don't have confidence in my personality though!]

Merrill seemed to have stepped on the landmine that was already smoldering.

Unlike someone who was honestly praised and brought up in a carefree way, humans who had been beaten up by themselves were somewhat distorted inside due to their complexes including me.

Disregarding that, I was able to understand the feeling that it's unpleasant to be pointed out "the content is more important" by someone beautiful.

[Britney, you have Ricardo as a wonderful companion.]

Nora didn't know the relationship between Ricardo and I in detail.

However, ever since the masquerade ball, and due to our usual good relations, she would occasionally say something like this.

[Not really. Though he had applied for engagement, it's put on hold by Ryuze-niisama… and with the incident with Astor earldom, it can be opposed.]

[Is that so? I've been thinking that you are doing well since you are quite close to each other.]

[I also want to be engaged with Ricardo. Only this much…]

When I casted down my eyes, Nora firmly grasped my hands.

[Nora?]

[I support you two!]

[Anyways! Ricardo is in a difficult position right now. If he proved himself, I think that our engagement can be reinstated. He won't succeed Astor earldom anymore, but knowing the crown prince, he should be able to obtain a reasonable position.]

[Tha, that's true.]

Nora became her usual mild-mannered self, but I couldn't hide my embarrassment.

However, while she didn't show it, I understood that she's still carrying her resentment.

(When I met Nora the first time, I wondered why she became such a malicious woman in the manga. From the start, she might have been containing a grudge…)

Looking at the current Nora, Merrill was the trigger and I remembered that there was a development where she made a rampage.

(I've lost weight, and Ryuze-niisama is still alive. Angela's personality has become better. However, I can't be careless.)

At the moment, Merrill triggered the situation.

I felt such anxiety.

After a while, Ryuze peered into the room.

For a while, my cousin had returned to our territory, but currently he was on a business trip in the capital city.

Nora's eyes shone up as if her frustration a while ago was a lie.

[Ryuze-sama, I'm glad to see you.]

Her voice was a pitch higher.

[Oya, Miss Nora, it's been a while since the social debut.]

[Yes. That time, thank you for dancing with me.]

[Me too.]

After speaking with Ryuze, Nora's frustration had calmed down and she regained her composure.

She was refreshed and her expression was calm.

(Thank you Ryuze-niisama… Nora has returned back to normal.)

Even when he just came, he had unintentionally helped me.

[Ah right, Britney, the business transaction with the southern prince has earnestly begun.]

[That's nice, it will be helpful since there are a lot of things I want.]

Regarding the interaction with Prince Emirya, I had reported it to Ryuze. He had moved in response to that.

Alas, as Merrill pointed out, this country was a little conservative.

Although women could ask for a business talk, it's possible that they would be denied from negotiation and they would need to face hardships first.

Even if we accumulated achievements, someone like me who just freshly debuted could be turned away.

So it's faster for my cousin to handle the exchanges outside our territory.

[I owe it to Britney. I have never thought of being close with the southern prince.]

[Regarding that, me too. There's a strange circumstances.]

Talking about boot camps and perfumes, Ryuze seemed interested as the corner of his mouth quirked up.

[Hee, so that's it. If there's an opportunity, I would like to invite him to our territory.]

[Right! The main part of our waterways is steadily being completed and the development of fruit wine that you are promoting is also on track.]

[True. The alcohol containing the carbonated water from the spring that you had discovered is also popular. For the barren land, agriculture is also gradually developed by figuring out how to plant crops.]

TN: Soda Spring

TN: Planting crops in barren land 

[With the collaboration with Astor earldom, we're also improving our highway. If we can create a shortcut to the capital city, our territory can become a tourist destination. In that case, hot springs.]

[…Maa, hot springs are among the list. If we have enough funds that is.]

[Onii-sama, you're finally willing to spread hot springs…!]

[I got a little room for money.]

Since the post treatment of the incident finished earlier than expected, we still had some budget left.

[That's right. Engagement proposals for you just came.]

[…Engagement proposal, is it.]

Ryuze pointed his blue eyes towards me while gauging my reaction.

(If possible, I would like to wait a bit for such talk. There's Ricardo too.)

I tried to say so, but Ryuze replied with a sparkling smile before I could.

[Of course, I refused everything.]

TN: The proposals came but it went away before it could do anything. Ryuze is so possessive of Britney lol. XD

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