Chapter 157

When I toured the Sun Temple the other day, I thought it was as glamorous as the Vatican. Shall I decorate it further?

Religious facilities should give people a sense of the extraordinary. It should be a place where people were reminded of the existence of God, the afterlife, and other things far removed from their daily lives. It seems to be the same in this world, where magic and magical beasts exist.

“I suppose it is a sign that you are a goddess when your proposal captures people’s hearts. I hope you would not gather too much faith and be just my own goddess. Forgive me.”

Big brother took my hand and kissed my fingertips. I’m so happy!

Siscon Filter is hard at work today!

“Heavenly Blue is a beautiful, inexpensive, wonderful thing, and it is only the product that stands on its merit, you know. Moreover, everything I do is for my big brother. Everything I own belongs to my big brother.”

“Thank you. You’re a sweet girl.”

Ahhh, the color of those neon blue eyes was gentle.

Since big brother spoils me so much, I couldn’t catch up without returning the favor to him with all my might.

“Halil-sama, I discussed this with the dress designer the other day, and I have decided that for the time being, I will certainly incorporate the Heavenly Blue color somewhere in my dresses. I would like to spread the usage of Heavenly Blue in our territory as well.”

Camilla-san, the designer, was rather pleased when I said so.

[No one looks better in Heavenly Blue than the Young Lady. A designer would rather burn with those kinds of restrictions!]

It seemed that dresses in celestial blue were becoming fashionable in the social circles of the imperial capital. I believed it was largely because the Empress adopted the color. Camilla-san, who was the first to introduce it to fashion-conscious people, earned the respect of those who knew how to dress fashionably. She worked closely with Halil-san, or the person in charge under him, to get the fabrics distributed at a preferential and reasonable price… I guess I could count on her. A win-win situation was always the best for business.

“Thank you. As you said earlier, Heavenly Blue is a valuable thing, and it is only through your talent that the recognition of its value has spread so quickly. I will not be able to accompany you to the Duke’s estate, but I will be waiting for you with great anticipation.”

“Well, yes, the commercial distribution center is the Imperial Capital after all…”

Halil-san was a regular member of the office team, and I felt a bit uneasy about leaving him since I had come to depend on him so much for the glass pens and the workshop.

However, I am beginning to understand him a little better. It was undeniable that the Imperial Capital would be his base for his work. Still, Halil-san, who could tell at a glance that he was from a foreign country, would not be able to spend the same kind of time as in the Imperial Capital, anywhere in this country.

The Dukedom of Yurinova was not originally a prejudiced area in the imperial capital. Still, influences from the past have remained.

That Old Hag again!

I guessed this from various things I heard in and out of the office without even asking.

For the past seven years since Grandfather’s death, it seems that Old Hag and my bastard of a father have been living here at the Imperial Duke’s residence.

However, until then, when Grandfather was alive, both of them lived in the primary residence of the Duke’s estate. Since Grandfather, who was in charge of the national government, mainly lived at the Imperial Duke’s residence, they lived separately to avoid his demanding wife.

They (that Old Hag and my bastard father) did not stay in the dukedom all the time, but came to the imperial capital from time to time. Their presence irritated the Empress, who was the Crown Princess at that time, in various ways.