Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 65

Chapter 65: The Princess' Call Again

After the carriage had stopped at the castle, I approached my carriage.

Nora, who was staying at a different place, rode a different carriage.

[Well then, the hindrance will separate here.]

This girl sent us a nimanima glance until the end. It seemed that she distrusted the relationship between Ricardo and I.

TN: It's something like this

After Nora's carriage started moving, we also got on our carriage.

Ricardo, who was worried about me, accompanied me to my place of stay.

[By the way Britney, did you really subdue the two men?]

[Maa, something like that…]

People could see the scene of the defeated men, and if Princess Angela testified, one could know the truth.

To his question, I nodded obediently.

[Since the princess is being assaulted, I confronted them… and when they tried to take me away too, I applied the self-defense techniques I learned from ojii-sama.]

[…A direct teaching from the former earl of Hakusu huh. That sounds great, but you're a 14 year old girl. Don't do something so dangerous.]

[…Un.]

He was purely worried, but it gave me an itchy feeling somehow.

The carriage reached the destination safely.

[Britney, since you're staying at the capital city for a while, let's meet again.]

[Of course. Although I'm going to sightsee with Nora or being called by the royal family…]

I felt a little embarrassed by the second half.

Ricardo, who was escorting me, got off the carriage while supporting me and handed me off to Maria.

[See you, Britney.]

[Un, thank you for today. See you later, Ricardo.]

When I said so, Ricardo smiled and his green eyes narrowed.

For some reason, it made my heart beat faster.

(Somehow, today… I feel strange.)

After I saw off Ricardo, I returned to my room and confirmed my future schedule.

Originally, for several days during my stay at the capital city, I planned on sightseeing with Nora.

The purposes were to investigate the fads of the capital city and introduce my territory's products to other ladies.

The new product of the earldom this time was a handmade foundation.

In the past, I abandoned the production due to lack of materials, but I found a suitable stone for raw material in Nora's territory.

From a stone called rutile1 (TN: it's called golden rogue in Japanese), ingredients to be the raw material of the foundation could be obtained.

This would be added to the clay-like mud that was also obtained from Nora's territory, the colour would then be adjusted and a simple product could be created. It was also not poisonous unlike lead.

Then, with join development of the two territories, the foundation was successfully created.

I would apply wax and cream made from vegetable oil and then apply foundation on top; the skin would then look beautiful.

(I think this will sell well…)

Of course, I would sell lotions and other cosmetics. It's a little masochistic, but I wanted it to have a reputation of "cosmetics that changed Britney into good-looking".

While thinking such, the messenger from Angela came in the middle of the night.

It was said that the princess would be waiting for me tomorrow afternoon. Everything was too hasty.

(Come to think of it…)

I thought back of her dress today.

I didn't remember it all that much, but it wasn't a dress that felt out of place.

In other words, it wasn't a ridiculous dress.

As pointed out by the drunkards, her make-up was too thin.

(Does she care about what I told her before?)

Somehow, it made me felt complicated.

The next day, I went on time to see Angela.

It was impossible to escape any longer. I had no choice but to go.

The castle was so quite that it felt like yesterday's commotion was a lie. Occasionally, I would pass by a castle's official.

The person who showed me the guest room where the princess was, of course, was a kuroko maid.

[Your Highness, Britney-sama has arrived.]

Sitting on a long chair at the back of the large room was Angela who was wearing a light lavender dress. Her hair was arranged in a loose up-style.

While her personality was messed up, she possessed elegance which she had polished for many years.

Being guided by the maid, I was instructed to sit opposite of her.

Being stared at by her violet eyes made me unpleasant and nervous, but the atmosphere she released felt softer than before. It was probably because of her dress and hairstyle.

(…I guess that's what I advised previously.)

Angela's lips were coloured light pink.

[Nee, Britney, I have something to say to you.]

[Ye, yes…! What is it?]

Although I had become thin, my sudden sweating had not stopped.

If it was a complaint due to 2 years ago, I didn't think I could return home without any incidents…

[I reviewed my clothing and make-up with reference of your opinions from last time. But my evaluation was as you heard yesterday. Although it was better than before… it was far from making me satisfied.]

I guessed yesterday's evaluation referred to what the drunkards said.

True, "unsatisfying" and "dull" were rude words to be uttered to a princess.

[Therefore, I will tell you. Make me beautiful. I will not allow you to steal a march on me!]

When Angela stood up, she pointed at me with a snap.

(Ee~)

Although it was not a blame for the past…

I had a feeling that it was going to be troublesome.

Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and is the most common natural form of TiO2.Titanium dioxide is used as a colorant to make cosmetics and personal care products that are applied to the skin (including the eye area), nails, and lips white in color.  It helps to increase the opaqueness, and reduce the transparency of product formulas. Titanium dioxide also absorbs, reflects, or scatters light (including ultraviolet radiation from the sun), which can cause products to deteriorate making it an important active ingredient used in some sunscreen products.

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