CH 13

“Ginjiro-san. Are you awake?”

A voice from outside the room wakes Ginjiro up.

When he opened the door, he found Hantz, the son of the innkeeper Hungry Bear, and Sebastian standing a little behind him.

“Good morning. Can I help you?”

Then Sebastian bows deeply.

“Ginjiro-sama, I’m sorry for the sudden barge in, do you have a moment to spare today?”

From the look on his face, something was not quite right.

“What’s wrong?　What happened?”

I couldn’t think straight since I had just woken up from sleep, but I asked him what had happened.

“Actually, Okusama wants to talk to you about the cosmetics that Ginjiro-sama gave her the other day.”

TLN: Okusama = The female owner/ The Lord wife/ Mistress of the House, Danna-sama =The male owner /The Lord/ Master of the house. I keep the Japanese because usually Ginjiro or narrator use the way they called first as name before knowing their real name.I want to use Madame but there is another person that more suitable called madame later. M’Lady  (*tip fedora) is out right?

The head maid, Cohen-san’s skin has been moisturized and supple thanks to the basic cosmetics.

The Okusama noticed the change and found out about the cosmetics.

Sophia had bought the cosmetics set as a gift for her mother, but it seems she hasn’t given it to her yet.

Sebastian hurriedly gave the gift to the Okusama, and under Cohen-san’s supervision, she used the basic cosmetics last night.

Then Okusama skin changed dramatically, and she made a fuss about wanting to meet and talk with Ginjiro.

I go to the dining hall and tell Clara that I can’t make the dish today because I have some business to attend to.

“It’s okay, Ginjiro-san. It looks like it’s going to be hard, but please do your best.”

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“I’m sorry, Ginjiro. I’m sorry it turned out like this.”

Sophia apologized as she appeared in a green one-piece dress, her silver hair swinging in a ponytail.

Behind her was Cohen-san, the head maid, whose skin had become moist and supple.

She had always been beautiful, but with basic cosmetics she had regained her moist skin and her confidence was overflowing.

Although she was dressed in a modest maid’s uniform, Cohen-san looked somehow glowing.

After a short wait, a woman with blonde hair but with eyes similar to Sophia’s appeared.

“I apologize for calling you so suddenly. You must be Ginjiro-san. My name is Elsa.”

She said so and bowed beautifully.

She was probably in her mid-40s in age, but very elegant and beautiful.

“This is wonderful. When I saw Cohen, I was surprised to see how young she looked. I immediately asked her about it and she told me that Sophia had given it to her. It was the first time I had ever used basic cosmetics, and I was so happy to see how moisturized my skin is.”

By the way, Sophia is not here.

She forgot to give her mother the present and is a little awkward.

She told me to make her a cup of tea after we finished talking and went away.

“As you may have heard from Cohen-san, originally a basic cosmetic is used to improve the skin, and another cosmetic is used to make it beautiful and attractive. However, I don’t have that knowledge, so Cohen-san is doing the research for me. If she can master the use of those cosmetics, I think Elsa-sama skin will become even more beautiful, even though it is already beautiful enough.”

Ginjiro shot a jab at her, saying he didn’t know much about makeup.

In hope he can get away with this, but women are not so naive when it comes to beauty.

Elsa-sama smiles, but her eyes are not smiling.

Ginjiro is horrified by her eyes that turn into those of something that catches its prey.

“I heard from Cohen that Ginjiro-san know more about how to make a woman beautiful. Now I understand, after meeting you. Perhaps you can share that knowledge with me too.”

Sweat runs down Ginjiro’s back.

Worried because he really just doesn’t know anything about it.

“I have no intention of embarrassing Ginjiro-san. But when I know about these cosmetics, as a woman, I have to ask. I wonder if Ginjiro-san also understand that.”

After a short silence

“Yes, I do. But as I said before, I don’t have the knowledge. Therefore, I have no choice but to ask Cohen-san to study …….”

Then Elsa-sama puts her hand on her chin and thinks for a moment.

Then she smiles.

“Is this cosmetic available on a regular basis?”

“I can’t say for sure, since I don’t make it, but I think I can share it with Elsa-sama in small quantities.”

“How many per month?”

“I gave five sets to Sophia-sama the other day, if it’s the same number…”

Ginjiro wants to escape from this place.

“Oh, really? ♪ Then thank you.”

“Um, I have a favor to ask Elsa-sama”

Somehow the situation seemed to be settled, but Ginjiro, considering what to do in the future, tells Elsa-sama.

“I want Elsa-sama to keep the fact that Elsa-sama purchased cosmetics from me a secret. I want to sell them only to Elsa-sama, because I will be in trouble if other people ask me to sell cosmetics to them when I have no knowledge about it.”

Is that so? Elsa-sama wonders.

“Also, because this is for women’s skin. It may not suitable for some people. When using it for the first time, as I told Cohen-san, please put a small amount on the back of your hand first and see if you get any reaction before using it. If redness or bumps appear, do not use the cosmetics. Please be thorough here as well.”

“So that’ s why Cohen put it on the back of my hand at first.”

Elsa-sama nodded broadly.

“If there is anything else that makes a woman beautiful, please let me know, Ginjiro-san.”

I think they are already beautiful enough, however even Ginjiro, a beauty amateur, has some thoughts on that.

When Elsa-sama and Cohen see him wondering if he should tell her, they are convinced that there is another one.

And they don’t miss it.

“Ginjiro-san?”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing?”

“Yes. …… I’m sorry….”

The woman in front of him, Elsa-sama, looked like a tiger to Ginjiro.