I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 96

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#96

“Oh my, who might that be? I’ll prepare an invitation right away!”

At her words, Gis, Rosalin’s personal maid, nodded vigorously with an excited expression.

“Well, that person is…”

“Could it be the 2nd Prince?! If so, I’ll go out right now and—”

“No, the person I want to invite is Zoe Blanc.”

“Pardon…? Zoe Blanc, you mean… Ah, the benefactor of the beastfolk?”

Rosalin smiled without answering.

It was a sign of affirmation.

‘My goodness… Could it be that our Lady finally wants to make a friend…?’

Lady Rosalin was born with a frail constitution, so she spent most of her childhood secluded within the manor.

Moreover, due to her overly mature personality, the only person she could call a friend was the Princess.

Of course, even that relationship was mostly one-sided, with the Princess visiting her unilaterally.

For such a Lady to show interest in someone other than the 2nd Prince was truly surprising.

Gis nodded vigorously with an excited heart.

“Yes, Lady. I’ll send an invitation to Zoe Blanc right away!”

The maid rushed out with a delighted expression to deliver the invitation.

Rosalin adjusted her disheveled attire and muttered in a low voice.

“…I won’t let anyone take Leonhardt away from me.”

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“Oh my, your face is flushed. Are you feeling unwell anywhere, Zoe Blanc?”

“Oh, no…”

I was suffering from indigestion again due to the merciless pressure of the corset squeezing my ribs.

But given the occasion, I didn’t show it and gave a slight smile to the lady who spoke to me, indicating I was fine.

Sigh… Why am I sitting here smiling in this indigestion-inducing outfit…

I let out a deep sigh.

I was planning to go see Panda again today…

I was going to enjoy proper sightseeing before leaving Avalon!

What ended up in my hands while I was making successful Avalon tourism plans was none other than a tea party invitation.

Damn it… An invitation from Luadel, I can’t exactly refuse…

Leon said to just ignore it, but the invitation arrived so formally!

It was even handwritten with care, saying she’d love for me to come and wanted to become friends with me—how could I ignore that…

Besides, their maid pleaded so earnestly that I couldn’t bring myself to refuse coldly.

“Sigh… I’m so thirsty, so thirsty.”

I was exhausted from getting dressed up since dawn, and my throat was parched even while sitting still.

I lifted my teacup and gulped down the black tea.

Then Luadel, the host of the party, asked me.

“Zoe Blanc, is the tea to your liking?”

“Oh, yes. The aroma is wonderful. Thank you for inviting me.”

“Oh my, it’s my honor to host the benefactor of us beastfolk.”

“Ahaha, benefactor? I didn’t really do much…”

That’s when it happened.

It was brief, but I felt a sharp gaze.

Hm…?

I think the Lady just glared at me, but was it my imagination…?

I tilted my head and looked at Lady Rosalin.

Then Rosalin showed me a gentle eye smile.

Hmm, I must have seen wrong.

I looked at Rosalin with her doll-like appearance and couldn’t help but smile.

Light beige hair and amber eyes…

What kind of beastfolk is Rosalin? I’m curious.

“…More importantly, Zoe Blanc. You look so beautiful today.”

“You flatter me. Lady Luadel is a hundred times more beautiful than I am.”

“Oh my, calling me Lady so formally… If it’s Zoe Blanc, you can comfortably call me by my name.”

“What? How could I possibly…”

How could a poor countryside baroness like me treat a noble Lady so casually…

Perhaps… is this how Sophia and Fiona felt…? Ugh, I’m reflecting on myself.

Among all the ladies gathered here, I seemed to have the lowest status.

According to Sir Aivan, seats at tea parties are assigned according to social hierarchy.

As if proving that fact, the seat I was guided to was at the very end, opposite from the Lady sitting in the highest position.

Well, it’s actually nice and quiet here.

“Um, Zoe Blanc, you said you came from the Empire, right?”

At the Lady’s question, the attention of all the ladies sitting at the table suddenly focused on me.

Ugh, I still haven’t gotten rid of my stage fright debuff.

“What dress styles are popular in the Empire now? Oh, but as a baroness, you probably wouldn’t know well?”

“Oh my, isn’t that rather rude? It’s not like Zoe Blanc chose to be born a baroness.”

The ladies sitting right next to the Lady looked at me and giggled.

Oh, I know this kind of thing.

These are typical third-rate extra lines, aren’t they?

A tone clearly filled with mockery.

This was a typical method nobles commonly used when bullying newcomers.

Well, they got the point right about me being a poor baroness, but…

I smiled brightly as if I had no idea what their intentions were.

“Oh, yes. That’s right. I’m not really interested in dressing up.”

At my unwavering attitude, the expressions of the extra ladies who had been giggling just moments before became subtly distorted.

I ignored the various gazes swaying back and forth and took a bite of the macaron in front of me.

Hehe… You picked the wrong person, noble ladies.

I’m not affected by such words at all.

Why? Haha, because it’s all true~!

Both in my original world and here, I was too busy making a living to care about dressing up.

Thanks to Somphara, my wardrobe did get filled up…

But even then, I usually wore comfortable everyday clothes instead of frilly dresses.

Well, and… the completion of fashion is the face anyway.

That’s right. Even without dressing up, I already had a complete face.

Since I wasn’t affected at all, other ladies joined in and started additional attacks.

“Oh my, then you’re not a beastfolk? I see~ So that’s why your arms and legs are so thin and delicate? Hoho.”

“That’s right. In the Empire, everyone must have bodies like this… how should I put it, where you can’t find any muscle? Oh, how enviable.”

These crazy… I’m pissed off now.

I… I don’t have muscles? I have a weak body?!

I don’t know about other things, but I can’t stand this!

I have a much stronger body than noble ladies who sit elegantly drinking tea and flipping through the latest fashion dress catalogs!

“No, I also do farm work so I have pretty decent functional muscles…!”

Getting worked up and scanning the ladies’ bodies thoroughly, I immediately shut my mouth!

Is, is it because they’re beastfolk? Why do they all have such bodies…

Confirming their solid muscles and sleek bodies with not a trace of subcutaneous fat, I had no choice but to despair.

Damn it, they all have amazing bodies…!

I swallowed my tears internally and silently gulped down my tea.

Life is bitter… The muscles I can’t get no matter how hard I dig…

These muscle-privileged people! The world is so unfair!

At this moment, I desperately needed bitter alcohol instead of bitter black tea.

“Farm work? How surprising that a noble would do farm work. Does Lady Blanc not understand what it means to be noble?”

“Oh, that’s possible. Just because someone has noble status doesn’t mean they all have noble dignity.”

Right, I’m a fallen noble. You little brats.

Honestly, they haven’t contributed even a penny, yet they’re being so petty…

I was too tired to respond anymore and was just staring blankly into space when it happened.

“Everyone, please stop. How dare you show such rudeness to my guest.”

“L-Lady. We didn’t mean it that way…”

When the Lady, who had been silently observing the situation, calmly spoke a word, the young ladies’ lips immediately stiffened.

The Lady approached me with elegant steps and carefully poured tea into my empty teacup.

“Lady Blanc, please don’t mind it too much. I’m sure they had no ill intentions. It was simply words that came from consideration, hoping you would learn a bit more about noble etiquette. It came from a heart wishing for you to shine in more gatherings in the future.”

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