Chapter 42: 42

“Wow….”

I couldn’t hide my admiration.

The mannequins that filled the entire store were dressed in costumes for children.

Not only princesses and princes, but also witches and monsters.

It was full of unique and colorful design to the extent that would make everyone’s eyes flutter.

Whatever people wore from here, they would probably be the main characters of the masquerade.

The mustache man asked proudly, stretching his chest.

“Which one would you like to try on first? Don’t worry about the helper. I will call my aunt. My best friend and her went to take care of the fireworks display, so she should be there soon.”

At his words, I shook my head.

I guessed she was enjoying the carnival, so I felt a little sorry if he were to call her because of me.

“It’s fine. I can wear it myself.”

“Will it be okay? The structure of the clothes is rather complicated to wear alone without an attendant…”

“Well, I’ll try it anyway.” 

“You have a good attitude!”

It was an excuse to refuse, but the mustache man chuckled.

Pedro, who was walking through the mannequins while holding me, pointed to a dress with a bunch of green tutus.

“Lily, how about this?”

“Wow, that’s pretty.”

The silhouette of excessive tutu was reminiscent of the cotton candy I ate earlier.

Then Michael suddenly intervened.

“…Are you serious, Brother? Are you serious too?”

Michael scrunched his face as if he was about to collapse.

What’s wrong with him? It’s pretty in my eyes.

“Brother Michael, what’s wrong with this?”

“It’s like a scrubber.”

“No, it’s like a fairy princess.”

“It’s like a scrubber that you have been using for about 20 years, but because you’re too lazy to buy a new one. It’s like a scrubber that you keep using.”

It was not something that could be said in front of the designer.

Fortunately, the mustache man chuckled pleasantly.

“Woah, you have a good eye. It was not made by me.”

The man who was watching from behind scratched his head. This dress must have been the work of that person.

“…Nevermind. I’ll just pick one for you.”

Michael patted his forehead and came to my side.

I made a muffled sound, but he opened his eyes as if he had no intention to yield his opinion.

The mustache clapped cheerfully as if it went well, and pointed to the large door in the corner of the store. 

The sign on the door said, ‘Adults’.

“I will assist Sir Pedro while you two choose clothes. Come on, let’s go over there.”

“You want me to change too?”

Pedro scratched his head as if in trouble.

“It doesn’t really matter… but I don’t want to be separated from Lily.”

After all, Pedro had never been separated from me since we left the castle. 

Because of that, it was difficult to even go to the bathroom.

“Haha, it’s fine. My workshop is full of expensive materials only, so there’s no way there are no guards.”

“I’m fine. Brother Michael is also here.”

Even though I reassured him, Pedro still seemed hesitant.

But at the words of the mustache man that followed, he immediately moved on.

“Since the Princess is wearing a princess dress, I must dress Sir Pedro in prince clothes.”

As the adults disappeared into the adult fitting room, only the two of us were left in the hall of the store, Michael and I.

Michael continued to grumble as he looked at the velvet vest.

“This is okay, but it’s ready-to-wear.”

“You don’t know how to shut your mouth?”

“I don’t know. When are we going back to the villa?”

“Let’s play some more…”

“It’s crazy to stay on the streets for so long.”

Michael nervously opened the jewelry drawer.

I was stunned. 

No matter how tired he was, I didn’t know that Michael would insist so strongly.

“Michael, you seem to hate festivals so much.”

“That’s not the problem.”

Michael looked at me sharply.

“The northerners evacuated here because of the circular stadium incident. On top of that, there are too many. If we stay together like this, something big is about to happen.”

As Michael finished speaking, he grabbed my hand.

I was taken by surprise and widened my eyes.

Michael guided me to a beautiful rose-colored dress.

“Wear this.”

Michael’s order was annoying, but the dress was too pretty to refuse.

I hugged the dress and entered the fitting room.

Whilst taking off the dress, I heard a rustling sound from the place next to me that was covered by a partition.

“What is it, Michael? Are you going to change too?”

“…I’m just going to try it on.”

As soon as the words fell off, he pushed the partition back and went out into the store hall. 

The boy’s shadow crept through the thin crack and reached my feet.

Had he already changed clothes? I hadn’t even unfastened the button yet.

“Are you making clothes?”

Unsurprisingly, Michael pounded on the partition and urged me.

I hurriedly unfolded the dress and tucked my legs in.

“Wait a minute. Eek…”

Which hole was I putting my head in right now? Was this meant for my neck?

“What is this? What happened… Waah!”

Whoops! I was staggering like I was dancing , and eventually fell violently.

The partition was overturned and the dress blocked my view.

As I slid through the creamy skirt, I saw Michael looking down at me as if I was pathetic.

“What are you doing?”

I was surprised to see Michael’s appearance. 

The red velvet vest accentuated his slim waist, matching rings and ruby ​​earrings.

The frilled bishop sleeves flowed smoothly down the line of his wrist as if it had just been ironed.

The word ‘Noble’ seemed to fit perfectly. Even though he was not a nobleman.

Michael sighed and squatted down in front of me.

As I reflexively pulled myself out, he took off his ring and placed it on the side table.

“I’m trying to help you.”

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Michael grunted and got me up. He brushed off my chemise a few times and gradually put the dress on me.

The messy skirt found its place, and a soft ribbon wrapped around my waist.

“It will be over soon. Stay still.”

Michael went down on one knee and put a pair of shoes with ribbons on the back of my feet.

As if to check if the size was right, the hand pressing down on my ankle was somehow unfamiliar.

After getting dressed and standing in front of the mirror, I admired it again.

“Wow.”

As expected, clothes could give one wings. The girl reflected in the mirror was a princess herself.

Excited, I spun around in place. The rosy skirt fluttered lightly as if I was flying.

At that moment, Michael’s eyes widened in surprise.

‘Why are you surprised when you put it on?’

When I tilted my head while looking at Michael, he quickly turned and shook his head.

“It doesn’t fit.”

“…Hehe.”

It made me feel better, no matter how rudely Michael said it, it just made me laugh.

For some reason, the more I laughed, the worse Michael felt, but it didn’t matter.

“Who taught you how to dress up?”

Michael’s life as a noble would be about a year at the longest, but he was dignified as if he had been educated since birth.

“No one taught me, I learned it myself.”

“Alone?”

“Right.”

Michael shrugged as if nothing special.

“Because I wanted to live in the duke’s castle.”

“Lily!”

At that time, Pedro’s voice came from behind him. 

I looked back and looked around again and again.

Weird. Where’s the eldest brother? Only a handsome prince…

“Lily, where are you looking?”

The prince approached me and stood in front of me.

It was an unbelievable sight.

‘…Is this guy Pedro?’

Curly hair neatly tied together, stylish cravat, and even an indigo-colored suit that matched the look.

He had applied powder of the same color as the jacket on his eyelids, and he was wearing gloves that he hated because according to him, it was stuffy.

Pedro, who turned into a prince, looked at me and made a fuss.

“Lily, you are so pretty! You’re a princess!”

“Oh, Brother… You’re wearing it.”

“Haha, isn’t it a bit weird? I don’t usually wear shirts.”

Pedro scratched his cheek and laughed softly.

I came to my senses and spoke with all my heart.

“…It’s cool. Really.”

It’s something new, but Pedro was also very handsome. Indeed, it’s only natural since Alan was also so handsome.

Pedro embraced my body as if dancing with a single word of praise.

“Shall we go to the parade? It would be good to go now.”

‘Aren’t we just going to ‘watch’ the parade ? ‘

I was bewildered, but I thought he had said something wrong, so I just nodded my head.

I later found out that what he said was very accurate.

***

“Wow!”

Thud!

Pedro landed on the wooden floor. I barely endured motion sickness in his arms.

‘I didn’t expect we would climb up here…’

An observation deck of a model ship with countless magic stones attached.

It was the largest and tallest among the glittering parade structures.

I barely calmed my beating heart and lifted my head slowly.

The night view of the carnival could be seen through the fluttering red hair.

“…Wow.”

Structures illuminated by magic stones marched along the streets like the Milky Way.

Round masses of light shone clearly on the water surface of the quiet fountain.

It was beautiful. It felt like thousands of moons were floating in the sky and on the ground.

Pedro sat me on one shoulder and held my leg as if hugging me.

As he supported me, I captured the fantastic scenes one by one in my eyes.

From the teahouse where Michael was waiting, the plaza with a bonfire, and the mosaic painting of the World Tree carved on the floor…

“Isn’t it pretty?”

Pedro looked up at me and grinned. His eyes shone brighter than any other lamp at night.

“Lily. Did you have fun today?”

“Yes.”

“Have you forgotten everything that happened in the North?”

“Uh, what?”

I blinked my eyes at the sudden question, but Pedro raised his eyes like a puppy and looked into my eyes.

“That… I heard you secretly went out with Hugo in the collapsed stadium. How should I say this… you must have been scared. Because of the evil spirits.”

To be honest, it was because of Alan rather than the evil spirits… but it was true that I was scared.

As I nodded, Pedro continued, scratching the back of his head.

“So I wanted you to have fun. So much that you forgot everything that happened.”

Ah, that’s what it was. 

Somehow, I thought he purposefully didn’t ask anything about what happened in the north.

‘To make me feel better…’

One side of my chest tickled. 

I couldn’t put this feeling into words, so I just smiled at Pedro.

“Yeah, it was fun.”

It was sincere. When I was with Pedro, it felt like all my worries were gone.

Even though he was someone who would one day become an enemy, I could not deny his energy that was as bright as the sun.

When I was about to laugh out loud.

“Ah, Lily. I told you I had something to give you.”

Pedro rummaged through his pockets.

“…This is it.”

The man held out a large hand towards me.

As soon as I saw what was in his hand, my blood went cold.

Black beads the size of my thumb, sloppy decorations.

The string that had been cut with a blade akin to the claws of an animal was clumsily tied.

It was my mother’s necklace that I thought I had lost.

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