Countess Youngae’s Money-Sweeping Makeup Shop - Chapter 22

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22

Clatter clatter.

I departed for the Imperial Palace by carriage.

As I leaned against the carriage and closed my eyes, my mind filled with various thoughts.

Makeup that would suit the Crown Princess.

Etiquette that wasn’t difficult despite being learned through cramming, perhaps because it had become habit in Sillia’s body.

The contents of the proposal that received feedback from Ricardo.

And,

Ricardo’s face.

Even thinking about it again, it was an amazing face.

If his speech and behavior had been gentle, I would have definitely become Yeongae #1 proposing with flowers in hand.

A stubborn and obstinate person is completely incompatible with me as a romantic partner.

Hmm, actually if someone with that face was also gentle, that would be a cheat character.

He should be the male lead, not the magic tower master being the male lead, right?

As I nodded and came to my senses, the carriage was already approaching the Imperial Palace.

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The carriage stopped in front of the Imperial Palace.

As I was about to get off the carriage, a young lady was staring intently at me.

Seeing how she couldn’t approach me and was just hesitating, it seemed she wasn’t certain if I was Sillia.

I got off the carriage and approached that young lady.

Soon after I let her know that I was indeed Sillia, the young lady breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been waiting for me on the Crown Princess’s orders to guide me to the room, so I thanked her and followed her steps.

“Your Highness the Crown Princess, Sillia Ebennain Yeongae has arrived.”

“Come in.”

The bronze-colored door opened with her response.

Then bright light spread out, and I made eye contact with the Crown Princess standing in that light.

Her violet eyes shone with an even more beautiful light than when we met at night, making my heart pound.

“I greet the Empire’s small moon.”

I quickly gathered my dazed mind and greeted her more skillfully than before, then entered the room.

Today’s Crown Princess was wearing a dress different from last time, with dark black as the main color, decorated with pure white frills and thin lines with several roses drawn on it.

If ordinary people wore this outfit, their faces would be buried in the clothes and look gloomy.

But the Crown Princess was different.

Perhaps because of that platinum hair, even though it was quite a fancy dress, that beautiful face wasn’t buried.

Rather, the dress made her beauty shine even more.

Her amethyst-like eyes turned toward me.

“I was waiting for you, Ebennain Yeongae. I had to unavoidably call you to my bedroom since I haven’t finished preparing. I apologize for that.”

“There’s no need to apologize. It’s an honor for me.”

“Sit down. You must have had a hard time coming so early.”

Seeing the Crown Princess smile brightly made me feel dizzy.

Too, too beautiful.

I sat on the sofa with words of gratitude and placed the basket on the table.

“Hmm, what’s that?”

“Cosmetics and tools. Ah, did you happen to develop any other preferences in the meantime?”

“Unfortunately, nothing has changed. But I think there’s something I’d like emphasized.”

“Oh, could you tell me what it is? The more detailed the atmosphere you want, the more satisfying the result!”

The Crown Princess hesitated for a moment, then smiled gently.

“I want to become an existence that cannot be reached by any means.”

“By any means.”

“Yes. Can you do it?”

“Of course, Your Highness the Crown Princess.”

I smiled confidently and looked around.

Soon I spotted the vanity table, got up from my seat, took the basket, and approached the vanity.

“If it’s not rude, would it be alright to start at the vanity table?”

I could feel bewildered gazes from the side.

However, the person in question just blinked a few times, then smiled softly and walked to the vanity table.

When I held the chair and pulled it back slightly so the Crown Princess could sit, she looked at me with curious eyes, saying “Oh my.”

After confirming she had gently taken her seat, I took out cosmetics and various tools from the basket and spread them on the vanity table.

“Are these all cosmetics? There are some I’ve never seen before.”

“Hehe, I made them myself. And I prepared various colors exclusively for Your Highness the Crown Princess.”

I winked and spoke in whispers.

Then the Crown Princess covered her mouth with one hand and let out a small laugh.

“It seems you prepared diligently, so I’m touched. Thank you, Ebennain Yeongae.”

“Not at all.”

I answered playfully while disinfecting my hands.

I moved busily left and right, working on skin expression and contouring.

Since I wanted to keep the skin as clear as possible, I used minimal touches.

After creating sharp and defined features, I started on the eye makeup next.

I laid the base with a pink color between cherry pink with no orange undertones and strawberry milk color,

Then applied light cherry pink up to about the double eyelid line.

I filled from the inner corner to the center of the eye with wine color and lightly connected to the outer triangle with the same color.

Mixing black powder with the spare ointment I brought to draw thin eyeliner upward.

Finally, lightly breaking between the eyeliner and outer triangle with a brighter color than initially used completed the eye makeup!

For blush, I mixed lavender and cherry pink and lightly brushed it on the cheeks.

Finally, the most important step approached.

The lips!

I concentrated and mixed cherry pink powder with a small amount of water and applied it to the lips.

I repeated applying and drying several times to achieve a clear and vivid color.

About 30 minutes after starting the makeup, my hands stopped moving.

I looked at the mirror.

I examined the overall harmony of the face.

“Done.”

I put down the brush and stepped back.

“It’s finished, Your Highness the Crown Princess. Please tell me if there’s any part you don’t like.”

At my words, her eyelids lifted and violet eyes checked the mirror.

She blinked slowly.

For a while, silence was maintained in the room.

Gulp.

The Crown Princess who swallowed her saliva stood up and approached another mirror with a dazed expression like someone whose soul had been stolen.

“Is this really me?”

A small voice broke the silence.

Ah. She must like it.

“Yes, it’s Your Highness the Crown Princess.”

“The person I see in this mirror is me?”

“Yes.”

“It’s a lie, it seems like a lie.”

She stared at the mirror with disbelieving eyes, then placed her hand on the mirror.

Only after seeing it move exactly like her did a smile rise on her face.

“It really is me. Just makeup alone can change someone this much.”

“Do you like it?”

“How could I not like it? It’s so amazing. To think makeup alone can change a face this much.”

“Hehe, as I mentioned before, I didn’t change your face but your atmosphere. This appearance is also one of the looks Your Highness already possessed.”

“I already possessed it?”

“Yes. All I did was find one of Your Highness’s original looks and bring it out more clearly.”

I smiled at the Crown Princess who was looking at me with surprised eyes.

Then the Crown Princess looked at the mirror once more and slowly approached me.

Gently.

My both hands were held by the Crown Princess’s hands.

Her violet eyes sparkled.

Perhaps because of the makeup, I found myself focusing on those eyes more than before.

“Ebennain Yeongae.”

“…Yes?”

“How about becoming my lady-in-waiting?”

I blinked my eyes.

Lady-in-waiting? The Crown Princess’s lady-in-waiting?

I heard that being a lady-in-waiting was women’s dream job.

But I have things to do.

“That would be difficult. I’m sorry.”

“Why? You could become rich, which is what Yeongae pursues.”

“I want to do business!”

“Business? Do you have something you’re preparing?”

“Yes. I want to run a shop that does makeup for money like today, and a cosmetics sales business.”

“Ah, so that’s why you said I was your first customer. Then I can’t hold you back. You’ll need to increase the variety of cosmetics to try various things.”

“Yes?”

“Whatever people’s reactions are today, I liked Yeongae’s makeup. I’ve come to want to discover my various looks together with Yeongae from now on.”

A beautiful eye-smile appeared.

Hearing such words from my first customer made joyful emotions surge up.

I felt really happy to be recognized.

I couldn’t help but grin widely without realizing it.

I might have looked foolish.

Even so, the Crown Princess didn’t mock me.

She only warmly rubbed the back of my hand with her thumb.

“Instead, be friends with me. If you won’t become my lady-in-waiting, couldn’t you at least be my friend?”

I looked at our hands, then raised my gaze to meet her violet eyes.

‘Friend’

I don’t know why that word resonated so much in my heart.

Was I a bit lonely because I had no female friends here?

I gently squeezed the Crown Princess’s hands in return.

“If Your Highness the Crown Princess is fine with it, I’d love to!”

“Not Your Highness the Crown Princess, but Helena. There’s no one among friends who doesn’t call each other by name, right? Sillia.”

“Ah.”

This head of mine couldn’t properly remember the names of the main protagonists, starting with Ricardo.

At that moment, a small light bulb turned on in my mind.

I remembered.

Helena, Helena Reteira.

That was the name of this woman who was the female protagonist of this world and the Crown Princess.

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