Thus, the Empress astonished everyone upon her arrival.
She had amazing talent, in this aspect at least.
"I haven't felt this way in a while.
I feel like I'm going to lose for some reason."
The Empress's eyes burned with the enthusiasm of challenge.
I quickly ran and stood in front of Kibun to block him:
“Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress.
Have you come in search of His Highness Prince Jayden?”
“Namiya!”
cried the Empress excitedly, raising me in her arms and turning me around:
“Thanks to you, thanks to you!
We decided to live together in peace from now on!
If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what my son is thinking!”
“Uh, yeah… Uh, that’s really cool...”
“We'll also be participating in that manuscript event at the banquet!
You heard about that, right?”
“Ah, ah, yes...”
“I'm going to the banquet after a long absence, so we'll dress up together!
Strange outfits, right?...”
You probably mean similar outfits...
“Namiya, if you don’t have a dress for the banquet, let’s go together!
There are only a few days left!”
"Yes?"
It's true that I haven't bought a dress for the banquet yet...
But honestly, I didn't have time to buy clothes.
Since I became a minister, I have been working at night every day.
“But before that.”
While I was blinking, the Empress smiled coldly and pointed at Kibun:
"I want to fight this kid.
He's a real fighter, isn't he?"
Empress Kebun examined him from top to bottom and smiled:
“No, how is there such a talent in the Scroll Department?
Give him to me.
I will train him well and make him Jayden’s bodyguard.”
Kibun frowned as if the idea itself was terrifying.
“Her Majesty the Empress.”
I laughed awkwardly.
In the end, the Empress wants a duel...
‘But Kibune will never be lenient because she is from the imperial family.’
The Empress may not know, but when dueling with the highest, she must intentionally lose gracefully.
Dragons are too powerful for that, but...
Kibune is foreign and inflexible, so he will never be lenient.
'The Empress is not the type to get angry about that, but it would look bad.'
Kibun also made it clear that he never wanted to duel.
I quickly said:
“This apprentice is weaker than you think.
He is young, but his body is full of diseases.”
"What?"
“I forced him to work at night for a few days and he started bleeding from his nose...
He is not a fighter worthy of Your Majesty’s attention at all.”
The Empress became very angry:
“What?
What a cunning fox!”
"Yes?"
“There is no way his nose would bleed because of a few nights of work!
Maybe if he stayed up for weeks!
Sleep, you are deluded!”
The Empress almost grabbed Kibune by the collar.
Kibune sighed as if it was annoying.
“He looks healthy, he's so malicious!
He's pretending to be sick and being lazy while serving a nice boss?
Anyway, let's fight!
Huh?”
Kibun looked at my embarrassed face for a moment, then spoke slowly:
“I'm sorry.
I don't want to.”
I opened my mouth in amazement.
How could he reject her so directly?
Fortunately, the Empress did not seem upset.
They're both disrespectful so that was an advantage.
“Don't refuse and think about it!
Huh?
You look like someone who is used to using his body, don't you feel itchy just rolling the pen here?
Huh?”
From the Empress's determined expression, it seemed that this would not end easily.
“Haha,” I laughed and grabbed her arm.
“Your Majesty, let's go quickly.”
"What?"
“For tailoring.
I also don’t have a dress for the banquet.”
Frankly, I had never thought of designing a dress for the imperial family.
But this was the only way out of this situation.
"Oh, right.
Let's go!"
The Empress laughed loudly and shouted:
“Let's go now!
His Majesty the Emperor has summoned a famous seamstress from the best fashion halls!”
How grateful I was that she accepted that.
* * *
Cancel my talk about gratitude.
"Hey, ya, ya.
Let's fight.
Huh?
What do you think?"
The Empress did not forget her goal.
When I tried to move quickly, I shouted to Kibun:
“The secretary must follow Namiye wherever she goes!”
"Yes?"
“Namiya is going to get her dress tailored!
Isn’t it normal for the secretary to come?”
No, a secretary is not exactly like a maid!
But the Empress was stubborn.
She had a clear plan.
I brought a kibune and whenever the opportunity arose, I demanded a duel:
“I don't want to.”
Kibun stood still, his expression unchanged.
He was really stubborn and strong-willed.
'He never gets nervous even in the Empress' room.'
When I first came I was automatically in awe.
Especially since her room is full of hanging weapons.
Anyway, now...
Me, Jayden, the Empress, and Kybun together.
The seamstress summoned by the Emperor was truly brilliant:
“This color is appropriate.
With this pattern to unify the shape...”
She tolerated the Empress's inattention and found the best solution.
Her words exuded professionalism.
The Empress, who loves innovators in their fields, was also impressed by her:
“Wow, insightful.
I loved it so much!”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
The seamstress completed the design of the banquet outfits for the Empress and Jayden elegantly and with minimal alterations.
It should have been requested a long time ago, but the Empress's attendance at the banquet was decided today, so there was no escape.
I looked at the busy seamstress and asked quietly:
“The banquet is approaching, will you be okay?”
"Yes."
The seamstress smiled happily:
“I'll get it done no matter what.”
naturally.
It is the clothes of the imperial family, it must be done by any means.
'They said she was famous, it seems to be true.'
If the Emperor summoned her, no wonder.
Her catalogs and sample dresses were luxurious and beautiful.
At that moment:
"Namiya!
You should choose a dress too!"
"Yes?"
The Empress, who was bothering Kibun, shouted, “Let us fight!”
“I said we'll pick out your dress too!”
“Ah…”
It was just an excuse to keep her away from Kibune.
But it is true that I am without a dress.
I hesitated and the seamstress smiled:
“I have a dress that suits the minister.
Do you want to try it on?”
"Yes?"
This woman is good at business!
The Empress clapped and nodded:
"Good!
Nami, trust her taste.
Try it now!"
Jayden crossed his arms and nodded:
“Good idea.
Where will you find a dress of this quality?
Take advantage of the prestige of the imperial family and choose one now.
You alone will not book an appointment in this hall.”
He was right.
I looked at the seamstress with a face that said, “I love this, but my position prevents me from showing it.”
The seamstress understood everything and pushed me gently:
“Come here.
Come on, we’ll help you put it on.”
The lounge staff rushed over.
As professionals, the change of clothes was quick.
The dress was beaded, beautiful and dazzling.
“We'll add this too.”
The seamstress opened a jewelry box and whispered:
“Looks like she's going to buy it for you.”
In an instant a large blue sapphire necklace and earrings were added.
“We'll simply arrange your hair.”
A skilled hand touched my hair, gently braided it and added sparkling embellishments.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
"Oh, my God."
The seamstress whispered, sighing:
“Really…really beautiful.
I didn’t know you were this beautiful.”
The lounge staff nodded.
Whisper softly:
“Honestly, you may be the brightest one at Saint Cairo’s banquet.”
“H, really?”
I felt embarrassed and finally turned to the mirror.
I opened my mouth in shock:
'Oh my God.'
Indeed, matters should be left to the professionals.
This was the result of me sitting without talking.
'Is this me?' Amazing...'
From my head to my toes I was shining.
But the colors of the dress and jewelry were elegant and did not overshadow my presence.
While I was looking in the mirror with admiration:
"Namiya!
You finished?
Huh?
Get out quickly!"
cried the Empress.