Countess Youngae’s Money-Sweeping Makeup Shop - Chapter 2

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2

So, according to Lili, this place is an empire called ‘Astre’.

And the Crown Princess of this empire is on the verge of being deposed because of the Crown Prince’s lover.

Meanwhile, rumors have been circulating among the nobles that the Crown Princess has been acting strange lately.

Her interactions with a mage have increased significantly, along with suspicions that this mage has cast magic on the Crown Princess.

That’s when I realized it.

Who this ‘Sillia’ was.

Lili looked at me with a worried expression.

“My lady, just to be sure, you do remember who His Highness the Crown Prince and Her Highness the Crown Princess are, right?”

“Yes. I remember. Fortunately, it seems I didn’t lose this memory.”

“Oh my, thank goodness. This would have been quite difficult to explain…”

Right, what servant would dare speak the names of the empire’s Crown Prince and Crown Princess?

“Haah…”

The story about the Crown Princess joining hands with a mage and changing is a story I know.

‘My Unrequited Love Ends in a Revenge Story’

It’s a web novel!

This was the book I said I was reading earlier.

This was a work I read after a very long time on a friend’s recommendation.

Other people would have cheered and loved it, right?

Many people in the comments said they wanted to be transported into the book.

But it was hard for me to cheer.

I have no knowledge about this place, and this character is just an extra, so I don’t know what kind of personality or situation she has.

Right now I can blame it on memory loss, but if my personality doesn’t match the original Sillia even after time passes, my family will surely suspect me and kick me out.

Then I wouldn’t know what to do for a living and would probably starve to death.

Oh, how terrible?

I was trying to escape that hellish shop and live a new life, but why is a new hell unfolding before me?

What on earth happened when I was drunk!

Well, now that I roughly know where I’ve ended up, I need to survive until I can go back, don’t I?

What’s slightly concerning is that I’m not someone who obsesses over web novels, so I only read it once.

Well, even if I knew the content, Sillia isn’t even an important extra, so the original content probably won’t be that necessary.

To describe my current state, the original content came back to me in fragments or mixed up in order.

Still, fortunately I should say, I remember that Crown Prince bastard clearly.

In short,

“He’s complete trash.”

“Tra… Pardon?”

Lili looked at me with a flustered face.

I gave Lili a business smile and clenched my fist tight.

“I think I remember. That playboy Crown Prince. He had two other women on each arm and humiliated me, Sillia, in front of everyone.”

“What?! He did that?! Just because he’s the Crown Prince, does that make it okay? How rude! You should forget such a person quickly, right away!”

“Right. I don’t know why I even liked such a bastard. I wouldn’t take him even if he was offered to me now.”

At my resolution, Lili clasped her hands together, eyes sparkling as she nodded several times.

“Finally! Do you know how worried I was? Every time you cried because of that Crown Prince bas-, I mean, His Highness, I wanted to go give him a beating!”

Lili, who had been chattering excitedly like a happy bird, fell silent at one sound.

Grumble.

Oh, please!

Why does this sound have to come out at this moment?

I turned bright red and covered my face with the back of one hand.

Lili looked at me with a stunned expression for a moment, then her eyes widened.

“Oh, right! I’m sorry! You haven’t eaten yet! I’ll go get your meal right away!”

I hurriedly grabbed the hem of Lili’s skirt as she tried to rush out.

“Wait, Lili.”

“Yes?”

“These clothes are a bit uncomfortable. Could you show me where my other clothes are?”

Lili blinked and looked at me.

Even if you look at me like that, there’s nothing I can do!

I’m so stuffy right now, how can I bear this?

Even if Lili laughed at me, I felt I had to change clothes.

There must be comfortable clothes even in a place like this.

At my words, Lili quickly ran to the other wall.

Then she pulled open a white door attached to that wall.

“If you were uncomfortable, you should have said so! I’m sorry for not noticing quickly. I’ll help you right away.”

“It’s nothing to apologize for. I’m sorry for mentioning it so late.”

“No! What does my lady have to apologize for? The problem is that I didn’t notice! I’ll concentrate so I can help you first from now on.”

After answering me, I watched Lili quickly enter what appeared to be the dressing room to get Sillia’s clothes.

Soon Lili came out with a sky-blue dress that definitely looked more comfortable than what I was wearing, and I hesitated before continuing.

“This is just a small question, but Lili. Can’t I go eat in the dining hall?”

“Uh, uh, well…”

How delicious food is when you eat it fresh.

The waiting time for food to arrive is also a waste.

But at my question, Lili stammered and watched my reaction.

After stuttering, Lili squeezed her eyes shut and bowed her head as if she were a criminal.

“If you go out, my lady will again…”

“Is there some reason I can’t go out?”

“There’s no reason you can’t. No one can place restrictions on you, my lady. It’s not that, I’m just worried you’ll get hurt again if you leave your room.”

“…Hurt?”

“Because the others bully you. You might not remember, my lady, but you often got blamed for things unfairly and were scolded by the Count. So you always tried to eat in your room when possible.”

Huh.

Not just ‘another person’ but ‘others’?

I raised an eyebrow and looked at the door.

“Today I want to go eat in the dining hall. Will you help me?”

***

Having changed into a much more comfortable dress, I opened the door and headed outside my room.

And how long had I been out when I felt many gazes piercing toward me.

What is this? They’re staring so blatantly.

With stares like this, anyone would want to eat only in their room.

When they give you the cold shoulder just for coming out, who would want to come out?

Even I, a working adult for 7 years, broke out in cold sweat during that brief moment, so what must it have been like for Sillia, who was much younger than me?

Nevertheless, I didn’t bow my head and walked forward looking straight ahead.

These stares?

I had been receiving them for years.

I don’t know about Sillia, but I wasn’t intimidated by such stares.

Because I’m used to it.

***

Going down the stairs and reaching the end of the corridor, I entered through the door Lili opened for me.

Inside, unlike Sillia, there was a young man with ocean-blue hair sitting in an expensive-looking chair, eating his meal.

When that man made eye contact with me, he lifted the corners of his mouth.

“Wow, if it isn’t Sillia who got dumped by the Crown Prince? What’s the occasion? Gracing us with your presence to eat here.”

The man, handsome enough to be enchanting if only he kept his mouth shut, casually threw out words that only a child would think of.

I looked at the man expressionlessly, then avoided his pink-colored eyes.

I know this type well.

If I respond, he’ll just tease me more.

As if I had guessed his type correctly, the young man’s expression instantly soured.

But his expression quickly relaxed again as he called over one of the nearby servants.

Then he raised his index finger, waved it through the air, and chuckled.

“You came to eat, right? Hurry up and sit down. You must be really hungry after yesterday’s heartbreak.”

Why is he suddenly acting so affectionate?

He was being a complete jerk just moments ago.

Still suspicious but hungry, I walked alongside the long dining table.

Stop.

I arrived in front of the chair across from that jerk and stopped walking.

After putting on a poker face, I confidently sat down in that chair.

When our eyes met at the same level, the young man raised his eyebrows while still wearing that refreshing smile.

The food came out shortly after I sat down.

But something was wrong with it.

It was problematic enough that only soup and bread were served, but everything was cold, making me question whether Sillia was really from a noble family.

That’s when it happened.

The young man sitting across from me propped his chin on his hand and stabbed a piece of meat with his fork.

Then, instead of offering it to me, he blatantly showed me as he put it in his own mouth.

“You don’t need to eat stuff like this, right? You’re planning to lose weight anyway. If your face won’t do, you should at least work on your body to try confessing again. How’s this older brother’s consideration?”

“Ha.”

I let out a scoff without realizing it.

Discriminating with food? Is he insane?

I can tolerate other things, but has the food always been like this?

Doesn’t he know that food is what keeps people going?

What does he mean my face won’t do?

Where exactly does she need to lose weight?

Sillia, I’m sorry, but your sister can’t tolerate this.

Heat bubbled up inside me.

But I’m an adult, so I can’t start yelling.

If I get caught up in this, I’ll only lose out.

I looked at the food, then stood up and looked down at the young man called older brother.

“I have no intention of doing that.”

Even at my firm words, the young man just kept grinning with his chin propped up.

“You don’t have to act tough, Sillia. When you’re crying alone at night, this older brother can’t come help you.”

With that one sentence, I felt my lid blow off.

I’m an adult, so I can’t start yelling…

If I get caught up in this, I’ll only…

What adult, I’m still just a kid!

I suppressed my emotions and bluntly threw out my words.

“Older Brother sure loves himself.”

Maybe a little, just a tiny bit of emotion poked through.

Well, what do I care.

The young man looked bewildered as he removed his hand from his chin and opened and closed his lips.

After a long pause, the young man’s off-key voice briefly filled the dining hall.

“…What?”

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