わたくしの言葉にほっと安堵の息を吐く店長さん。そうよね、こないだ商品を頼んだばかりの公爵家の令嬢が急に現れたんだもの。何かその商品に問題があったかと心配になるわよね。
気を取り直した店長は訊いてくる。
わたくしが言葉に詰まっていると、後ろからレミーエ嬢がずいっと顔を出した。
もうっ、その話し方はどこかの流行りなの? 聞いていてあまり気持ちいいものではありませんわ。それでも、店長は気まずそうにわたくしを見やる。
そう――レミーエ嬢が言うことが真実ならば。
サザンジール殿下は公務の一貫として、何か新規事業を手掛けるように国王陛下から命令されていたらしい。そこで殿下が目を付けたのは、パーティ時の令嬢たちのドレス。もうこれは風習のようなものではあるが、裕福な貴族ほど同じドレスに袖を通すことは少ない。よほど思い入れがない限り、一度着たドレスはバラされ、生地として再度売られる――それを勿体ないと思ったのだろう。それなら、一晩限りドレスを貸し出し、再度
してから別の令嬢に貸せばいいと思ったという。その方が毎度ドレスをいちから作るよりもかなり安価で済むからだ。
わたくしの問いかけに、店長は「どうかご内密に」と言いながら小さく頷いた。
わたくし達が見に来た時は、まだ仮縫い段階だったから......。これ以上の詮索はダメね。まだ公にできる段階ではないのでしょう。それを無理やり問いただしてしまい申し訳ないくらいだわ。
お詫びの印にブレスレットを二つ買わせていただいた。白い貝が変色する可愛らしいブレスレットだ。そんな高いものではないけれど......一つをレミーエ嬢に贈ると、彼女は「嬉しいです」と言いながらも気まずそうな顔。あら、残念。せっかくのお揃いなのだから、喜んで貰いたかったわ。
「その時選んだドレスは、私と同じクラスの子爵家の子が着ることになってます。あーいうのが好きな子がいたので......私が紹介したんです。私は......こないだルルーシェ様から貰ったドレスがあるから......」
「わたくしを気遣ってくれるのなら――」
「このあと、例のドーナツ屋さんを案内してくださらない?」
わたくしは彼女の涙に気が付かないふりをして、にっこりと笑ってみせる。
The store manager was relieved to hear my words. Well, the one who had made the order was a duke's daughter. Now that I had suddenly appeared, he might have worried that something was off about it.
The store manager, upon regaining his composure, asked me a question.
While I was speechless, Lumiere appeared from behind me.
Is that way of speaking fashionable somewhere? Anyway, it's unpleasant to hear.
That was right--if what Lumiere said was true...
As part of his official duties, the king had ordered His Highness Sazanjill to start a new business. Around that time, His Highness Sazanjill began to take note of the dresses ladies wore at parties. Not only were they custom-made, it was also uncommon for wealthy aristocrats to wear the same dress twice. Unless they had some attachment towards their dresses, they'd just disassemble them and sell it off as a fabric. He probably found that wasteful.
As such, His Highness Sazanjill came up with the idea of rental outfits. Dresses would be rented for one night, then be washed, and finally be lent to another lady. That was a lot cheaper than making a dress from scratch every time.
When asked by me, the store manager nodded while saying, "Please keep this confidential.
When Zafield and I came to see it, the dress was still in its preparation stage. Alright, no more snooping from now on. The dress was probably not publicly available. I was sorry for forcibly inquiring about it.
As a symbol of apology, I purchased two bracelets. They were cute bracelets made of discolored white shells. It wasn't that expensive but... when I gave one to Lumiere, she bashfully said, "I'm happy."
"The dress I chose before used to belong to the daughter of a viscount. There's also another girl who'd like to wear it. As for me, I already have a dress. The one given by Lady Lelouche..."
"--If you're that concerned about me..."
"After this, can you show me the doughnut shop?"
I pretended to not notice her tears and smiled.
The Villainess who Only Had 100 Days to Live Had Fun Every Day
【コミック２巻発売中】１００日後に死ぬ悪役令嬢は毎日がとても楽しい。
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-villainess-who-only-had-100-days-to-live-had-fun-every-day/
Drama Fantasy Josei Romance Slice of Life Tragedy
Aristocracy Beautiful Female Lead Broken Engagement Death European Ambience Female Protagonist God-human Relationship Gods Kingdoms Late Romance Misunderstandings Nobles Psychopaths Revenge Romantic Subplot Second Chance Slow Romance Villainess Noble Girls Yandere
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