Baby Princess Through the Status Window - Chapter 122
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Chapter 122
“Princess, shall we finish up later?”
“It’s alright, please continue.”
She was handling such a young customer for the first time, but Viscount Carpe was well aware that such a composed demeanor was not typical for someone her age. Naturally, she thought that she might have been too considerate of the young princess.
‘Control your expression, control your expression!’
Siervian quickly moved her head up and down, urging Viscount Carpe to continue. Carpe felt relieved and resumed taking Siervian’s measurements.
‘For now, I should pretend to not know anything, right?’
Having the excuse that her facial muscles were tired from taking measurements came in handy. She had momentarily shown an unexpected surprise when she noticed her, but thankfully, she could attribute it to the strain of measuring. She needed to be more careful. It would be very strange if an eight-year-old child could recognize the disguise of someone with a level over 95.
“Now, let’s take a look at the catalog and the sketches I prepared in advance to determine the style you want.”
“Okay.”
Carpe passionately presented dresses that matched Siervian’s image. As an overwhelming number of patterns passed by, Siervian had to blink several times, completely forgetting Maison’s presence behind her.
Then, when Carpe brought out a meaningful dress design, Siervian was speechless.
“How about this, Your Highness?”
“…It has wings on it…?”
“Yes! You recognized it after all!”
In response to Siervian’s comment, Carpe smiled warmly and began explaining, poking the winged part.
“I imagined Your Highness’ cuteness and came up with this lovely design. Here, I layered several light fabrics for the wings…”
Carpe’s passionate explanation continued. The small dress for a child indeed had pretty wings. However, the problem was that the wings were almost as big as the body.
Because of the wing’s size, the moment she put on the dress, it seemed like even the passing dragons in the sky would take notice of Siervian.
‘Is she doing this on purpose?’
It was definitely not something one would wear in real life.
Could it be that she was forcibly brought to the palace without Siervian’s knowledge? And now, she was intentionally using strange designs to divert the princess’ attention…?
[Anna Carpe]
Mood: Excited
Thoughts: It’ll suit the princess’ nickname as the ‘Palace Fairy.’ She’ll definitely look like she’s flying when she gracefully walks in this dress, won’t she?
‘She was serious?!’
However, Carpe was genuinely excited about her designs. Discovering her shocking true feelings, Siervian couldn’t bring herself to criticize the strange dress and had to work hard to steer the conversation away.
After much effort, Siervian was able to select several relatively decent(?) designs.
“Then, next time, I will bring dresses from the Gavon era for you to try.”
“Sure. You did well, Viscount.”
“Yes, Your Highness. I feel so inspired. Thank you.”
With an excited expression, she began preparing to leave. Siervian sat in the drawing room, sipping a sweet fruit juice, just in case Maison tried to approach her recklessly and got hurt.
“Your Highness, may I remove the catalogs?”
“Yes.”
When she asked this, Siervian nonchalantly nodded her head. Maison had been standing behind them and now approached them.
[Maison]
Mood: Awkward
Thoughts: Okay, it worked out easily. Hm, but what if she gets startled because she’s still a child…?
Maison politely collected the catalogs with a seemingly courteous appearance. In the midst of everyone busily tidying up the drawing room, Maison discreetly hid a note under a teacup.
“It’s from the Justice Guild.”
Then, as if nothing had happened, Maison held the catalogs and took a few steps back.
[Maison]
Thoughts: She won’t scream or anything, right?
Maison was tense, unsure of how this meeting would end. So, Siervian showed a nonchalant, sweet smile and left it at that.
She shouldn’t have done that.
[Maison]
Thoughts: …How can she be so calm? No way, she saw through my disguise…? No, this isn’t magic either… Huh, after all, Princess Siervian is not an ordinary person.
“….”
I should have acted a little surprised…!
However, there was a reason Siervian couldn’t help but stay composed. Ever overly protective, Ellie and Jane quickly approached, making sure they didn’t miss anything and suspecting that the attendant from earlier was too close to the princess.
So, even if she looked slightly surprised, Maison would have quickly come under suspicion.
“Siervy wants more cookies!”
“Will you eat them here?”
“Yes!”
Siervian smiled brightly and easily deflected their attention.
It would be inevitable for her to be startled a bit, so she needed an excuse to cover it up. Besides, with the Justice Guild, she would encounter many more things that would surprise her in the future.
That’s why Siervian decided to enjoy this moment of calm before the storm hit.
The brief note left by Maison only contained a time and place.
Noticing that the location was not the Justice Guild building, Siervian felt that something might be wrong. Of course, she had no intention of going there alone, especially after the assassination attempt in the Mosae Kingdom, which was originally aimed only at her.
“This is it… lady.”
“Yes.”
Disguised as a child of a Baroness, Siervian left the palace.
Since she was secretly going somewhere, all of Roid’s actions were a measure to make everyone believe that this was just a casual outing in the city. Although it might be excessive for a brief visit to the city, being cautious couldn’t hurt.
With three knights as her escort, Siervian made her way to the meeting place with the Justice Guild.
‘….Still, Roid’s disguise, heh, I must not laugh.’
In order to match Siervian, Roid was dressed as a butler. The remaining two knights wore servant attire and skillfully pretended to be commoners.
Taking three knights with her would have raised suspicions about her high status to anyone who saw them. The problem was that Roid was too well-built to be a mere butler.
“Allow me to check first. Is there anything uncomfortable, lady?”
Every time he moved his arms, the fabric creaked and squeaked loudly.
The large decorative button on his chest was hanging by a thread, making a pitiful appearance for a while.
The knights dressed as servants skillfully dimmed their expressions, looking like commoners.
Roid was skilled in disguises, but his strong physique stubbornly asserted itself and couldn’t be completely concealed.
“Oh, ahem, no. Just check …butler.”
Due to her strong will, Siervian managed to control herself and spoke confidently while looking ahead, pretending to be a young girl ignorant about the ways of the world.
The place they entered was a shabby restaurant in the commoner district. Siervian couldn’t help but think that it now resembled an information guild. The moment people saw nobles entering, their eyes turned curious and inquisitive.
However, when they noticed a small girl wandering around, they quickly averted their gazes, muttering in amazement. Occasionally, naïve nobles would come to the commoner district to observe, just like her, but it was best if they merely observed and left. If they got involved with the commoners, only the commoners would suffer the consequences.
Based on experience, she knew that looking too much like a noble would draw unnecessary attention, so she had to blend in as much as possible. Apart from the fact that her maid was strange, the combination didn’t look too odd. It was understandable for a young noble to be curious about the lives of the commoners.
“Let’s go over there!”
While the composition was a bit awkward for a prolonged stay, Siervian could have just flipped her disguise without an issue. However, surprisingly, Roid vehemently objected, stating that he couldn’t allow a precious princess like her to dress in such a manner.
“Oh dear, are you sure you want to be seen in such a humble place?” At that moment, someone emerged from inside and bowed politely.
Before the knights pretending to be servants could intervene, the person quickly lowered themselves, appearing quite familiar with such situations.
“I’m just here to observe.”
Siervian observed the person with a haughty expression, and replied with a hint of arrogance, as if to signal not to approach her.
Without showing any signs of discomfort, the person humbly bowed again and said, “If it won’t be too impertinent, may I guide you to a place more suitable for your esteemed status?”
“Sure.”
Following the person, Siervian attempted to move toward a nearby door. However, Roid quickly stepped forward, saying, “Young lady.”
“It’s okay. It looks interesting, let’s go.”
“….Understood.”
Roid, with a look suggesting that he believed Siervian had something in mind, stayed close to her, appearing as if to protect her.
Siervian did indeed have something in mind. She believed in the identity of the person who stood before her.
[Maison]
Thoughts: She came more prepared than I expected. Indeed, she’s not an ordinary person.
To her surprise, the person standing before her was Maison. Just like when she disguised herself to enter her palace during the day, there was no trace of magic about her. Although there was a hint of cunning in her appearance, her voice sounded undeniably masculine.
In her previous life, Siervian never knew this fact. Back then, she had no direct communication with the information guild. Also, it was highly probable that Maison wouldn’t reveal her true identity herself. She was likely one of the guild’s many planted informants, using this persona to gather detailed information from clients, much like Siervian effectively utilized her status window.
‘Very clever. With someone like this, it’s no wonder the Justice Guild has grown so big.’
The disguised Mason led Siervian and her knights deeper into the narrow alleys. From time to time, Mason glanced at Siervian, seemingly trying to figure her out. However, every time she saw Siervian, who had stopped pretending to be the naïve young lady and was now smiling brightly, she couldn’t help but grow more tense.
[Maison]
Mood: Extremely nervous
Maison’s anxiety continued to grow. But unexpectedly, after wandering through the labyrinth-like alleys, they arrived at a surprisingly ordinary place.
“Enter here, my lady.”
Maison smiled humbly and pointed to a decent restaurant tucked away in a corner.
Siervian’s escort knights raised their eyebrows in response, seemingly questioning why this man had approached them to recommend an ordinary restaurant.
“Let’s go in.”
Although the restaurant was located on the main street, the place they had arrived at was a peculiar blind spot. From the outside, they couldn’t easily be seen coming out of the alley.
In any case, there was nothing noteworthy about it. Siervian, therefore, entered the back door of the restaurant, guessing it led to the kitchen.
“My apologies for escorting the princess here.”
As expected, the Guild Master of the Justice Guild stood there, looking tense.
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