Volume 6, Act 54: At the Royal Capital for the First Time in Ages Part 02
Translator: Blushy
Editor: delishnoodles
After a long period of time, she collected the essential oils from the petal and a drop finally appeared.
Yes, it was just a drop of essential oil, but this was a crystal of hope for Cordelia.
Cordelia smiled.
Youre forcing the essential oils to collect Ojou-sama, are you developing an underhanded trick with that?
Underhanded trick, hmm. You certainly dont need tools for this, but its not suited for mass production.
Cordelia wiped the sweat from her forehead, just collecting enough essential oils for my personal use would require a tremendous amount of magic and physical strength, but she also felt a sense of accomplishment.
Ronnie shrugged at her gesture.
Well, thats right. In order to make the essential oils easier to collect, youll have to continue looking for medicine and making them.
Yes.
Still, I think its amazing. Your magic goes well with plants, but you need a lot of control to do what you just did. This is the result of Ojou-samas diligence towards magic training.
Thanks. But, dont praise me too much. I dont know what expression to make.
I think its fine to express your joy as you want. For now, Ill prepare the glass container to store the essential oil. Its still a prototype, but there are some good ones, so please use them.
Thanks. Thats helpful.
Its alright. When Ojou-sama went to Nirupamas place, I said that I received an order from you and didnt get much work from the magician wing. Its give-and-take.
Is it really alright to call that give-and-take?
One way or another, Ronnie is soft-hearted, so I think he would do his job at the magician wing if they asked him to As usual, hes still an honest person who says what he wants to say without hiding anything.
(Its nice for me, but Ronnie should become a little more streetwise.)
Cordelia stared at Ronnie as he left the room and couldnt help but be a little disappointed.
(Leaving Ronnies matter aside for the time being, I can barely make it in time for the evening party if I think about my magic consumption, recovery and how much essential oils I can draw from the flowers.)
In any case, Cordelia got the rose essential oils that she had hoped for.
She understood the mood from the previous challenge, so she decided to take a rest before refining essential oils again and stared at the essential oil that she had just made.
I dont know if the fragrance will reach him
Cordelia took a plain piece of paper out of the cupboard and pushed the essential oil against the edge of the paper.
I hope that it will become a pleasant fragrance by the time it reaches him.
She said as she ran her pen on the paper.
I have returned to the royal capital. I also made the essential oils. I will contact you again.
I want to deliver this scent to Gille-sama as soon as possible since he gave me the rose. I want him to think it smells good, and I want him to be surprised by the rose aroma that was obtained with the steam distillation method a fragrance that is different from rose otto.
She thought this and put the blank piece of paper into an envelope so that the scent wouldnt evaporate. She will seal it after writing her letter tonight.
And, there are also other people who she had to inform about her return.
Ah, come to think of it, Ojou-sama. Master will be back by the time the sun sets.
Ronnie reappeared again with a glass container and Cordelia thanked him for informing her.
Yes, first, I must report Otou-sama since he had let me go to Weltoria.
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Cordelia repeatedly looked out the window from her room as Elviss scheduled time to arrive home approached. She understood that someone would inform her when he got home, but she felt tensed and was worried about what was happening outside.
(Dont, stop looking. Calm down.)
This behaviour is not befitting for an ideal lady who Im aiming to be. She took a deep breath and cleared her head.
It seems like youve learnt a lot under Countess Weltoria.
Elvis muttered while picking up the cup and continued.
It seemed like she wanted to keep you by her side for a little longer. A while ago, Bruno-dono sent me a grievance letter saying, Im losing an excellent secretary.
Did Nirupama-obasama and Bruno-ojisama praise me that much?
Yeah. The Weltorias said that they will welcome you anytime. If you want to visit them again, then you can. Theyll also welcome you for long visits as well.
Cordelia wondered if this was about what they have been telling her since she was younger; about how they wanted to adopt her and teach her how to manage the fief, but Elviss attitude gave her the impression that they were forced to make a decision.
You can just do what you want. It is evident that your ideas are wanted from your evaluation at the competition show. Countess Weltoria also said it was too early.
Elvis continued since he had guessed what Cordelia was thinking.
Thank you very much, Otou-sama.
Cordelia also reached for her cup. There was hibiscus tea, which Cordelia had brought back as a gift, in the cup.
Originally, there was no custom of using roselle flowers in tea at Weltoria fief, but the acidity of the flower suited those in Weltoria, so making tea leaves from the flowers calyx quickly spread throughout the fief.
Hibiscus contains a lot of citric acid and malic acid, so it can be expected to improve blood flow, prevent lifestyle diseases, recover fatigue and lower cholesterol levels. What was poured in the cup right now was blended with rosehip and tasted much more mellow.
However, that doesnt mean that you shouldnt rush. If you want to be a feudal lord, then you should hurry up and make your decision. This will also be connected to your marriage.
Cordelia answered, Yes, and froze half-way.
(Ma-marriage?)
Cordelia needed a few seconds to understand what he had meant.
(Thats right, I!!)
Having spent her time being busy in Weltoria, Cordelia forgot that she was also at the age where she had to take that seriously.
(I thought that I would have more encounters with men now that Im able to go to the Big Bookcase)
Was what she had thought, but in the end, she went to Weltoria to study, so nothing would have changed even if she hadnt forgotten.
However, this was the first time since she was four years old that Elvis clearly mentioned her marriage. He had basically stated The plan to marry you into the royal family has been scrapped.
(So, there is still a lot of freedom for me to choose who I want to marry? If so, then I might be able to experience my first love!)
When she thought that, her cheeks naturally got hotter.
She thought that she had to remain calm in front of Elvis, but she naturally relaxed when he informed her clearly that she didnt need to marry into the royal family.
However, in contrast to Cordelia, the glare in Elviss eyes sharpened.
Otou-sama?
Anyway, its still too early to think about this. At least, wait until youre an adult.
Huh? Y-yes.
But she would become an adult in one month. She felt like it wasnt too early to talk about this.
The first person who will dance with you at your coming of age ceremony is Isma.
It wasnt particularly weird for Cordelia to dance with her family members first since she didnt have a fiance, but she was a bit disappointed that Elvis wouldnt be the one who was dancing with her.
And, this is from Marquis Flantheim.
From Marquis Flantheim? Its rare for him to write me a letter.
Its not like he will write anything decent anyway, but Ill give it to you.
Yes, Ive received it properly.
I happened to meet him on my way home. He knew you were back for some reason and said he would come over, but I didnt listen to him. I managed to leave him behind, but I was home late because of him.
Of course, Cordelia hadnt told the Marquis that she was back in the royal capital and she hadnt even told Vernoux. Did he perhaps guess that I was back because Otou-sama went home from the castle earlier than usual?
Cordelia couldnt open the letter in front of Elvis, who seemed dissatisfied, and talked about the water technology that she had studied in Weltoria and about the personal connections she had made while there.
She didnt delve much into the details since Elvis had told her to tell him later, but it became dark before she realised, so she returned to her room until dinner time.