Chapter 34

An hour before the welcome ball for new students, Mia was alone in the public bath.

It is not because she can... Instead, she was on the verge of tears.

[Ugh, the worst...., this is the worst!]

For starters, the trend among the young daughters of aristrocrats and royalty is extravagant dresses with many layers of clothing. If we include makeup, the preparations can take hours.

Despite of this....., Mia was in the public bath. And what’s more, she was alone. There was no signs of Anne, who should be by her side.

Mia scrubs and washes her hair in a hurry. There is some kind of mucus sticked to it....

There was a small little reason she was in this situation.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

On that day, Mia got up early in the morning.

She had breakfast and lunch. And had plenty of time to change into her dress.

Her doting father, the Emperor, had sent her a very high-quality dress. It would take some time to put on, but it was extremely luxurious and couldn’t be found in any other country.

She was dressed in such a flashy dress and her makeup was perfect. Everything was ready 2 hours prior to the party starting.

That small extra time proved fatal.

[There are still time left, so, I should take a small stroll around the school...]

Mia set her mind to that, and on her way, she came across something unusual.

The equestrian club was walking their horses.

(I’ve never seen one so up close.)

Mia thought so, while staring at one of the horses. The horse approached its face.

Mia doesn’t hate animals, so she was pleased with the horse and asked if she could stroke it.

The boys gathered at the party couldn’t help but be taken aback by Mia’s appearance.

Among all the girls wearing lavish dresses, Mia, who was wearing a simple one, looked more healthy and radiant than anyone.

The reason was simple.

Most of the girls in the hall looked pale from the tightness of their corsets. Intead of being white and beatiful, they just looked pale.

Mia, on the other hand, wasn’t wearing a corset. Moreover, she had a good complexion after taking a bath.

Her slightly reddish cheeks looked lovely, and her skin was glowing radiantly.

In addition, Mia’s smooth skin, which would have been hidden within all the dress’s layers, was exposed thanks to her informal dress.

Although the dress lacked luxury, Anne made sure it had the effect of fully enhancing Mia’s natural charm.

The combination of all of these things raised Mia’s rating from “a normal beautiful girl” to “a truly pretty girl”.

She is not a peerless beauty.

And she is not even be the most beautiful girl in the country.

However, her beauty was definitely enough to attract the attention of all the boys in the venue.

And the fact that Mia, such a beautiful girl, sighs so sadly at times has attracted even more attention.

(Of course I would stand out. Comming to a party in such light clothes.)

Some of the boys in the venue were taken aback, not knowing what was going through her mind or that she had no choice but to wear this dress because of a stupid reason like being caught in a “horse sneeze”.

TN:

1. How do I describe a horse sneeze in English? I have no idea.

2. All the talk about makeup got me really confused. If you saw the description and thought it doesn’t make sense, that is probably because it doesn’t. If you have a better idea on how to describe it, please teach me in the comments.