Chapter 115

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After a few disagreements, Alice finally decided to wear a dress made by the fairies themselves that was spun out of fairy powder.

It was not unusual because it was a garment that had been touched by a fairy.

“Wow! From the left it looks like silver, from the right it looks like blue!”

“Isn’t it amazing? It’s because it’s a fairy’s thread. It is very soft and light, as if wrapped in air.”

Abish bragged to the fullest, saying it was the only one in the world.

Alice, who walks through the room excitedly in her new dress, now looks like her age.

Abby looked at the scene with delight.

***

Two days later.

‘Finally, today is the day of the banquet…!’

I swallowed a gulp.

It was a banquet that all nobles in the capital were supposed to attend.

So, maybe Mom and Dad will soon get on a horse-drawn carriage and go to the Imperial Palace.

Before that, I was going to sneak out with an excuse.

Yes? What excuse are you going to give?

‘That is, of course, an excuse to play at a friend’s house.’

I decided to do this.

I will say I want to play with Jake and go to the Duchy of Theion’s residence.

And there, along with Jake, in the carriage sent by the Princess, we secretly head to the Imperial Palace via the Grand Duchy of Bedmond and the Duchy of Rose!

‘It’s a plan I’ve made up until now, I hope I can do it well.’

But overshadowing my worries, nothing really happened.

As I headed to the Duke’s house, I gave a thumbs-up while admiring Jake’s appearance, who was waiting for me.

“Wow, Jake! You look cool today?”

“Thank you, Emir, you are so awesome today too! The dress is so pretty.”

Jake blushed slightly, perhaps the compliment was good, and returned the compliment back to me.

Just in time, the carriage sent by Ninaina arrived, and we quietly got into the carriage.

Shortly thereafter, we arrived at an abandoned orchard a little away from Grand Duchy Bedmond, where Cedric was waiting.

In a nice uniform that didn’t suit the orchard at all.

“Why are you so late? I came early and just waited.”

Cedric grunted and got into the carriage.

It looked like he had been waiting for quite a while.

He got the appointment time wrong and stood for 30 minutes.

Anyway, the carriage continued to run.

“It’s me. Miss Emir! It’s Alice!”

Then, on the roadside, I met a child wearing a hooded robe, and it turned out that it was Alice.

I almost didn’t know it just by looking at the outfit, but fortunately the two of us made eye contact and were able to safely stop the carriage and Alice could get on.

“I wore this robe on purpose to get out of the mansion without being noticed by other people.”

“It must have been hot… Now that you’re in the carriage, I think you can take off the robe.”

“Yes!”

Alice seemed in a good mood.

That’s understandable.

Wasn’t it our first time having a banquet like this?

Of course I am too…

‘Huh?’

I was lost in thought, but when Alice took off her robe, I was startled.

No, not only me, but everyone in the carriage was surprised.

“What are you wearing? What was it made of, and it sparkles so strangely?”

It was a dress so mysterious that Cedric opened his mouth wide and admired it.

Jake was also rarely admiring.

Alice was wearing such a dress.

‘Isn’t that what she got from the fairy king Abish? Fortunately, he seems to be taking good care of Alice.’

I only noticed later.

Those clothes are probably not human craftsmanship.

Of course, Alice only smiled skeptically, but she didn’t answer anything.

Because she hasn’t decided yet to reveal to anyone except me that she’s summoned a fairy.

“Which dressing room did you have it made from? It’s amazing.”

“……It’s not a dressing room, it’s a gift. It’s a bit too much for me, do I stand out…”

Alice muttered anxiously.

Then Cedric affirmed without noticing.

Apparently, Cedric was genuinely curious about the identity of the fabric.

“Yes, it’s great. I can see your clothes, it’s not woven with gold and silver threads, it’s like crazy.”

In the end, Alice put on the robe again, fearing that she would be noticed and caught in the imperial palace.

So, the carriage in which all four of us rode diligently and secretly ran towards the Imperial Palace.

The place where the carriage finally stopped completely was in front of a certain wall inside the Imperial Palace.

There was a small hole in the wall.

It was small enough that little children the size of us could barely get through with a full bow.

‘How could there be such a secret passage in the Imperial Palace!’

Obviously, I saw the carriage passing through the main gate of the Imperial Palace earlier, and I thought it was strange to go round and round without going straight to the Imperial Palace.

It was all to come here.

“Are you guys here?”

“Princess!”

And not long after, Ninaina got a message from her maid.

I slipped over it and came out.

Ninaina looked around us and said,

“Everyone came without problems. I was worried that you might get caught in the middle! Oh, let’s go ahead. It’s difficult for other attendants to find out because I’ve only told this coachman and one or two maids.”

So, one by one, we passed through the holes and entered Ninaina’s palace.