TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 18

Changed Future, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

The emblem of the empire was a tulip. It was not a complex shape, so it only took her two days to complete all six handkerchiefs. Aria didn't need one herself, so she could have made five, but there was another person to whom she wanted to give it. That person was Mielle.

Aria gifted a handkerchief embroidered with the empire's emblem to the girl who was entirely focused on learning embroidery.

"I can't wait to see your handkerchief! Our father is definitely anxious with anticipation for it, so if he were to receive one, he would definitely show it off to everyone."

Aria laughed innocently. The embroidery, neatly woven with fine thread, was beautiful. The red tulip was so vivid and beautiful that it looked like it was going to come out of the fabric at any moment. One of the maids leered at them from a distance, but she couldn't hide her surprised face when Mielle bit her lip. It seemed that Mielle's skills still hadn't improved.

"If you've completed anything, may I take a look?"

"No! No, not yet..."

Mielle's hand, which was clasping the handkerchief tightly, turned pale. With that much pressure, it was certain that she would be stumbling, lost in disappointment for a while. Lest Mielle regain her confidence and become determined, it was necessary to pressure her once in a while. But, if Aria were to pester her too much, it might cause Mielle to flip the table, as she had done in the past, so Aria had to adjust how far she pushed.

It would be great if she were to remain a fool until she died, but Mielle would soon mature and become wise. She was still young and because there was no one who had shown hostility against her, she couldn't handle this situation well, but if she were to get a good grasp of it, she would attack Aria with her sharp thorns.

Aria knew very well that that time was not far off. If it had been in the past, Mielle would have already assigned a maid to Aria, and the stupid Aria would have fallen into the trap where she was supposed to throw a water jug at Mielle.

'You were a young but wicked girl! Of course, I was a worse bitch to have thrown that jug at you.'

Recalling that day, sweat coalesced on her hands and back.

That had been the beginning of her dark past. From that day forward, Aria's life began to rot and ruin, and Mielle's light, which was very bright, erased Aria's existence.

That was why she needed to build a thorough foundation. It wasn't a matter of simply pestering Mielle for some time. Though she had a great power in knowing the future, she needed more background knowledge and connections on top of that. She shouldn't be content with just Sarah by her side.

Aria returned to her room, leaving a message to Mielle that it was a warm and pleasant day to go out, with the wish that Mielle would go out dressed in Oscar's present.

Then, Jessie's, she prepared to attend the tea party. Jessie's face darkened when Aria picked the simplest clothes from the pile that she had bought the other day. Of course, choosing any other wasn't really an improvement because the quality of the clothes was nearly the same, but Jessie's face expressed that those weren't it.

"Jessie, how is it?"

"... The clothes are a bit simple, but they are neat and go well with you," Jessie replied, fixing Aria's collar.

The light pink dress with only a simple frill on the chest, sleeves, and bottom, was plain enough to make her look like a commoner. If not for the fancy, handmade shoes, the wrinkled ribbon on the neck, and the flower-shaped accessories on her head, she would have.