Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 81

Eventually, I chose a song with mellow melodies.

However, it's difficult for a tone-deaf person, and I stumbled during the practice.

[, a♪, ?]

[Miss Britney, abdominal breathing is important you know? Abdominal breathing has relaxing effects and it's good for dieting.]

With the numerous single words from Lucas, and Prince Marlow's cheerful musical accompaniment, I was taught the basics of singing. I felt that my music teachers were about to throw in the towel, and I thought that I agreed with them.

Ricardo was silently watching me practicing. It was embarrassing…

More or less my voice could come out, but to sing a song… the results were bad.

Truly, the crown prince couldn't cure my tone deaf. The song elite, Lucas, had faraway eyes…

[I, I apologize.]

I sang a Britney recital of terror in front of the two princes, so I left the room as soon as the practice ended. The practice with Prince Marlow would continue for a while, so I would have to come to this place again.

I hoped my singing could improve even a little bit.

While I was walking in a corridor, Ricardo approached me from behind.

[Britney! Do you have time after this?]

[After this, I'm planning to start the advertisement for perfumes.]

[If possible, can I go with you?]

[Of course. But won't it be boring for you?]

[No, I'm interested in your perfumes. Also, I want to support you.]

In the capital city, the usual pheromone perfume was in trend, and Ryuze suffered a great damage.

Even Ricardo might felt like wanting to eradicate the smelly perfume.

Ryuze was in the center of the aristocrats who were greeting him, appealing the goodness of the perfumes. That cousin of mine had a network of connections in the capital city that he built back in his school days.

(When I think about it, onii-sama is amazing. My only connections are Nora, Lily and Ricardo.)

For me who holed up in our territory, Ryuze who was versatile in many activities were dazzling.

Nonetheless, there's nothing that could be done by envying others. I would do what I could.

As a result, our perfume advertisement went well.

Among the female of the aristocrats who used the pheromone perfume, there were some people that thought "This, it's not smelly?", it seemed that those people had decent sense of thought.

However, there were acquaintances of the noblewomen who had endured and wore the pheromone perfume too.

The perfumes of Hakusu earldom pleased such women. After we placed samples of each fragrance in small bottles and had the women try out the various fragrances, they purchased a large amount of perfumes.

Even Ricardo, who accompanied me, was relieved that the number of people who used the smelly perfume was likely to decrease.

(Ricardo here seems to be related to the reason why the women's willingness to buy the perfume went up.)

Perhaps he had become numb since he's close to Ryuze and Prince Marlow, but Ricardo himself was good-looking.

The perfumes that he recommended with me…

Even without anything, the feelings like "buy it for this once" and "let's try it" must have grown.

(For once, it also contains the pheromone components!)

In addition, when the fake eyelashes were advertised, young daughters had purchased them all since they seemed interesting.

New colours of existing cosmetic products and new soap fragrances were also sold like hotcakes.

The Hakusu earldom had earned profit year after year and was now trying to embark on a new journey after our debts had been paid off. The construction of the aqueducts was one example.

Regarding the hot spring that I mentioned a while ago, even now Ryuze was still putting it on hold, but since I just made a bathing agent, I can put it in my normal bath at the capital city even without the hot spring.

My bathing agent was made from baking soda extracted from an ore found in Nora's territory, adding it with citric acid made from fermented starch, essential oil and corn flour. The end result could be dissolved in water.

TN: Trona ore is one of the most widespread of the soda minerals found naturally. It is the underlying raw material used in the production of baking soda.

I put it in molds and stored it when it's dried.

(I want to make it popular in the capital city too.)

Baking soda and citric acid could be individually used as cleaning agent, so it's popular among the servants of Hakusu earldom. Currently, my maid Maria was appealing them to the servants of the castle.

I finished promoting the perfume so I talked with Ricardo while taking a walk through the large courtyard located at the center of the castle.

There were many things to be seen and a lot of flowers were in full bloom, and this place was often used as dating spots. By the way, the source of the information was Angela, a resident of the castle.

When I thought that I was taking a walk with Ricardo at such a place, my heart beat faster

Unnoticed, my right hand was connected to his hand.

(No, no, my engagement with Ricardo is on hold. The other party is just kind, he doesn't think about me like that!)

I shook off my extra thoughts.

(Substantially, here too, Ricardo doesn't think of me as an opposite sex… maybe.)

While I was worried about such things, Ricardo turned his concerned eyes to me.

[Britney, are you alright? Do you feel tired after work?]

[I, I'm fine! For a while, I was just dazed. Sorry.]

[No, I don't blame you. I was just a little worried since you're busy working on your territory and exercising.]

[Thank you. I'm alright, and as for the exercise, I'm just paying for my mistakes.]

[Is that so…]

While saying so, Ricardo didn't seem to trust my words. Holding my right hand, he brought his face closer. I was stared at by his beautiful green eyes and my heart felt like it was jumping in my chest.

[Britney. I heard from Ryuze that you're on diet under the command of the princess. You're desperate to make it in time for the tea party a month away. But, I… to me, if you remain the same, I don't think it has anything to do with your body figure. You, the way you are, err, are attractive enough…]

Ricardo said so to me with slightly red face. Perhaps it's because that he felt embarrassed, his words stumbled a bit at the end.

But such a straightforward surprise attack severely pierced my heart.

[…Ricardo, thank, thank you. I, I'm happy.]

My emotions were highly strung, and the corner of my eyes became hot.

I didn't want him to see such look, so I hurriedly bowed my head.

[Are you alright? Is it my fault?]

[…No, it's not your fault. Your words are gentle enough as they are. I am so moved that I have runny nose now.]

Only my tears should be coming out when such good things were said to Britney.

However, my runny nose was dangerously on the verge of overflowing.

Ricardo silently and gently presented me his handkerchief. He was such a gentleman.

TN: Smooth Ricardo, so smooth. You're like the ML of a shoujo manga.

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