NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36
“You’ve done well.”
“Well. But weddings aren’t really easy.”
I took off my corset and took a deep breath.
In this world of society, bizarrely thin waistlines are still preferred.
Originally, I tended to have strong abs rather than a narrow waistline, and Ellia had a slim waist.
That’s why I said I was on a diet, but Cedric and Calib shouted desperately against it.
In addition.
[It will be better if Miss Ellia’s corset is tightened a little more.]
[No, I like it now.]
[But it seems to be fashionable in the society these days to have a slightly narrower waist]
[Then I will distort the space near Ellia’s waist with Gravity Magic.]
Cedric opposed tightening the corset with a straight face.
In the first place, who uses Gravity Magic for such a place!
He didn’t even look at me because of Angela’s theory,
“You have to see the bride in the formal dress at the ceremony!”
The only thing I can hear from outside the curtain is him saying absolutely no.
Apparently, Cedric doesn’t like me taking care of my appearance.
In fact, I was worried that it would be difficult to tighten the corset.
Thanks to him, the corset was only used to straighten my back.
Cedric tried on a tuxedo under the curtains while I was on break.
“Your waist is kind of slender, isn’t it? Sir Cedric’s chest is big, but your waist is so thin…”
It’s a secret that my heart was pounding at the body conversations I often hear.
I pretended as if nothing had happened and spoke to Olivia, who helped me with the fitting.
“What should I do next?”
Olivia, my exclusive maid and, at the same time, the wedding preparation secretary, quickly pulled out a notebook.
“Yes, once Sir Cedric’s fitting is complete, you can check the interior of your new room.”
“New…”
Drip.
“Kyakk, Miss Ellia!”
Olivia hurriedly stopped the tea from flowing from my mouth with a handkerchief.
“What’s wrong?”
Cedric was startled by Olivia’s high voice and pulled the curtains up.
Naturally, my eyes turned towards him.
“Oh my, Sir Cedric! Wear your top properly…”
The man, who was only wearing a shirt, was holding the top rod of the curtain, half exposed.
I buried Olivia’s handkerchief on my lips and became stiff.
Olivia and Angela seem to be moving busily, but somehow time seems to have stopped.
My gaze naturally descended from Cedric’s face down to his neck and collarbone.
…Wow.
“It’s not a big deal. I think Miss Ellia choked on tea.”
Olivia said to Cedric as she stole my mouth with her head fixed.
“The tea must have been hot.”
“I’ll pay more attention.”
I managed to turn my head.
“Cedric, hurry up and… continue the fitting. After this, that, I… What was it?”
I glanced at Olivia with a glance, and she told me instead.
“The new room.”
“…S-She said we have to check it out.”
“Ah.”
Cedric spoke in an enlightened voice.
He seemed to know why I choked.
“…L-Let’s finish it quickly.”
He stuttered to his seldom, then disappeared again into the white velvet curtain.
“Hohoho, you’re busy.”
Angela laughed happily as if she was teasing a child.
***
“Whew.”
Edwin, who was busy with his work, said as Cedric threw himself into the office chair.
“Have you tried on your clothes?”
“Those robes are from there and right there. Every single thing is uncomfortable.”
“I know, didn’t I tell you to tighten your waist moderately?”
Edwin spoke as if he had seen it in person although he wasn’t even around at the time of the fitting.
In fact, the document he was looking at was Angela’s amendment
It is a natural fact that the more his body is tightened, the more uncomfortable he becomes.
Also, the groom is the one who moves the most at the wedding. It’s natural to say hello here and there, and it’s the groom’s job to greet the guests.
“I can’t believe you deliberately made your arms wide enough to be active, but you cut it short. What are you going to do at the ceremony?”
The weather tower says it’s supposed to be a hot day.
Edwin put down the papers and said worriedly.
Cedric then took a sip of the cold tea and replied.
“The weather tower’s predictions don’t matter. I guess you sometimes forget that I’m the possessor of Weather Magic.”
“…Ah, that’s right. Oh my. When it rains, you can get rid of the clouds, and when it’s hot, you can get the northern cold.”
If so, he had to advise the guests that it would be better to wear summer clothes and bring coats.
Edwin, who had one more job, squinted.
Cedric had nothing to say about the outfit.
It was Cedric who agreed with Edwin when he wanted to value his activity.
However, he changed his mind when he put it on.
‘It’s vague in my eyes, but it probably won’t look pretty in Ellia’s eyes.’
So Cedric pulled out a men’s corset after consulting with Angela.
Of course, it was canceled because Ellia objected that it was too much.
Edwin said.
“I heard that Miss Ellia is still on a diet?”
“No. She made a withdrawal declaration this morning.”
“That’s a relief. Isn’t diet the real source of evil?”
The reason Cedric was startled by Ellia’s diet announcement was because of Edwin.
“I’ve told you so many times. When your pressure is low, go in front of meat, when you’re depressed, the songs you listen to are beef or pork, and the tenderness and kindness come from carbohydrates.”
This was the new theory of Edwin, who recently went to his sister’s wedding.
“Who needs to lift the curse by hanging on to Miss Ellia?”
“Me.”
“Then are we the upper hand or the lower hand?”
“The lower hand.”
Cedric answered meekly.
Edwin smiled contentedly.
“Miss Ellia, feelings have to come first. If she suddenly says she won’t get married, you’re cursed, a nerd, and a loser.”
Cedric was obviously Edwin’s superior, but they also depended on each other a lot in private matters.
However, this wasn’t the only reason Cedric opposed Ellia’s diet.
‘Even if she doesn’t do something, no. She doesn’t have to do anything.’
Ellia was just as good as Ellia herself.
She didn’t have to lose weight if she had no health problems.
‘What’s more, I can’t believe she has to wear a corset that tightens the bones.’
That was never going to happen.
Edwin asked.
“But what is that?”
His gaze fell upon his desk.
Cedric held up a small box on his desk.
“The victory.”
“Yes?”
Edwin looked puzzled, but Cedric didn’t answer.
It was the winning pack for the grooms which he received from Angela.
Before leaving the dressing room, it was handed over from behind his back as if it were a secret deal.
Edwin handed over the papers to Cedric, who looked somehow wretched.
“How was the new room?”
If there was anything that needed to be corrected or repaired, it had to be entrusted to the company.
He asked for confirmation, but there was no reply from Cedric.
‘Huh?’
Edwin took his gaze from the paperwork he was looking down at and turned his head to look at Cedric.
“…”
“…”
Edwin was speechless.
Probably because ‘that’ Cedric was sweating profusely from his neck to his face.
Yes, the office faces south, so it may feel hot.
Edwin turned his head to see the air conditioner running smoothly even in May.
In fact, it was a bit cold, that’s why he was wearing a jacket.
But Cedric…
“…Well. I think it was fine.”
He still had no answer back.
Edwin just dragged the partitions to block Cedric out of sight.
It was so embarrassing for everyone who saw him clenched his fists and hardened like a stone statue with only his face blushing.
‘That’s weird. It’s a contract marriage, right?’
Edwin glanced at the contract.
Obviously, there was a proposition that they would get married and pay huge alimony in order to enter the Sanctuary of Knowledge.
‘Yet that attitude…’
Edwin suddenly remembered the time when Ellia came down to the contract.
He shook his head, picked up a quill, and muttered to himself.
‘Maybe no alimony will be paid.’
***
At that time, Calib was listening to a secret report.
“Yes. For sure.”
That cool voice didn’t sound like a 7-year-old at all.
Calib, who was sitting still in his chair, crossed his legs and smiled sinisterly.
His dazzling eyes were curved, and the red eyes in them shone.
It was the face of a villain who plotted a scheming without fail.
“What should we do?”
The person who reported to Calib asked.
Then Calib, who was tapping the armrest with his fingernails, said.
“Have an elite team around Chef Bilt. It would be a good idea to organize tonight’s dinner according to the tastes he had learned while preparing for the wedding.”
“I understand. How about dessert?”
Calib’s gaze became sharp for a moment, then softened.
“You just asked something strange. It’s only natural for him to do what Ellia likes”
“Ah, yes.”
The person who made the report bowed his head and went back.
Calib pulled out a notebook that had been buried among the cluttered books.
The paper, which was written in black letters, flew over.
One peculiar thing was that the name ‘Ellia’ was written in front of every paragraph.
What Ellia likes, what she dislikes, Ellia’s hobbies, Ellia’s specialties, Ellia’s…
It was like that.
This notebook is one of Calib’s best secrets, a notebook that records everything about Ellia.
It was the so-called ‘Secret Notebook To Be Loved by Ellia’.
Calib also rummaged through the books and pulled out a notebook.
“Whew…”
He let out a very sinister laugh and held up a quill.
[Imperial Calendar May 1, 201. Completely successful in disrupting Ellia’s diet. It was a feat that I achieved in three days. She said she also made sure to eat macarons. Now I no longer have to see Ellia eating her salad expressionlessly. Pleased.]
As Ellia is happy every day in the Grand Duke’s Castle, he hopes she doesn’t leave the Grand Duke’s Castle.
After finishing his diary, Calib finished his homework with his easygoing face.