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"Mother, I will escort you."
Wilfried escorts Florencia. It's been a while since we've seen this at dinner.
Perhaps because Charles gets jealous when he escorts me, Florencia has become Wilfried's practice partner for escorting. Even Sylvester doesn't complain when it's his son. Watching him escort Florencia seems to be sad to say goodbye to her son, and it makes me tear up.
...I wish I had more time to prepare before saying goodbye to my family.
Wilfried is apparently training in other areas besides escorting so that he can treat women with care. He's also correcting the insensitive remarks he sometimes makes so as not to offend the nobles of Ahrensbach. Good job, do more.
"That's right, Rozemyne, I've designed a cool hair accessory!"
Wilfried says with a big smile.
Florencia assigned him this task, but as the next lord's wife, it seems that supervising Wilfried's hair accessory is also my task. I feel like I've been forced to do something troublesome.
"Wilfried, can you show me?"
"Brother, I want to see it too!"
Charles said this with concern, and Melchior wanted to join in.
"Ha. I see. Everyone is interested in my cool designs. Very well. I'll give you a special show."
A tea party was being held for the four siblings in Wilfried's room.
"I heard from Dietlinde in a letter that she likes flashy, eye-catching hair accessories."
It seems that Wilfried is exchanging letters with Dietlinde of Ahrensbach. They're exchanging letters. They're really in love.
"Rozemyne. This is the kind of hair accessory I came up with."
Wilfried spreads out many sketches.
...Ah, yes. This is what Wilfried likes.
This reminds me of Wilfried, who was particular about getting a cool schtappe at the Noble Academy. For some reason, the hair ornaments Wilfried designed were modelled after magical beasts. There were many hair ornament designs with strong magical beast motifs. He looked like an elementary school boy playing with beetles stuck in his hair.
Charles said with wide eyes.
"Wilfried, are you really going to use a magical beast as a hair ornament?"
"Yes. It's eye-catching and cool, isn't it?"
"Brother Wilfried, it's cool!"
I was just worried.
But then I discovered a design that caught my eye.
"Brother Wilfried, isn't this Schmetterling hair ornament cute?"
"Hmm? Really? Coolness is important, but cuteness is important too."
Schmetterling is a beautiful magical insect with butterfly-like wings. Even in my time in Urano, I often saw butterfly-themed accessories. This is stylish and looks good on Dietlinde, so I think it's fine.
However, I'm the only one who thinks it's acceptable, and the others look at me with expressions of disbelief. Apparently it's against the nobles' aesthetic sense.
I turn my back on them and express my opposition.
"Brother Wilfried, are you really going to give me such a strange hair accessory? It calls into question the aesthetic sense of Ehrenfest."
"To hear you say that, you're riding a strange beast."
"Really? Unlike Brother Wilfried's Schmetterling, my Lesser is cute."
"No, I think Schmetterling is cooler than that round Grün."
I glared at Wilfried. Charles and Melchior stepped in to mediate.
"Rozemyne, Wilfried, don't fight."
"Your sister's mount is cute, and your brother's design is cool."
...What, my Lesser is on the same level as this hair accessory?! So it's cute, right?
What a new discovery.
With my input, it was decided to make a hair accessory for the magical insect Schmetterling. I received the design drawing and received the order. Wilfried wants to surprise Dietlinde by keeping the hair accessory a secret. It's difficult to surprise someone if you don't know their preferences well, but Wilfried is so confident that it will be okay. Probably.
We move to Charles' and my room for a strategy meeting.
"Please give us your honest opinions. Do you think Schmetterlin's hair accessory will be accepted?"
Everyone looks confused. The butterfly hair accessory seems unusual.
"I see. I think the feathers are pretty. Ahrensbach is a large territory, so if Dietlinde can wear it well, I wonder if it will become popular?"
Trends are made by the top. I'm not giving up on the chance.
However, everyone's reaction is not good.
"Will Charles not stop it?"
"Yes. If it fails, it will only embarrass Wilfried and Dietlinde."
...Charles?!
"That's right. Even if it ends up being a failure, it will be Wilfried's personal failure, not Ehrenfest's. It's a great opportunity to see how well a unique hair accessory is received, so I think it's okay to try it."
...Brunhilde?!
"Even if it's not accepted by everyone, I think it will be possible to make a beautiful story of Wilfried granting Dietlinde's unique wish."
...Marianne?!
That's a lie. If this is the case, then it would mean that only Wilfried and I, who think butterfly hair accessories are cool, have a strange sense of fashion. I don't understand.
I was fired up to make this butterfly hair accessory popular no matter what.
Philine asked timidly.
"Umm, Lady Rozemyne, is it possible to make Schmetterling into a hair accessory? I think magic insects are more complicated and difficult than flowers."
"I think my personal craftsman could do it."
Even pointed leaves can be made with thread. It should be as easy as a butterfly.
...I trust Tuuli, after all!
Charles said in a low voice, with a serious look on his face.
"Onee-sama, don't you think we need to have a secret strategy meeting with the Gilberta Company?"
...A secret strategy meeting!!?
Now then. Today, we're not heading to the conference room in the noble section, but to the orphanage director's room.
We are about to discuss with the Gilberta Company about the hair ornament that Ehrenfest will give to Ahrensbach. Charles has explained the situation to Ferdinand and even gotten permission to meet with people from the downtown area!
If I look happy, my connection to the downtown area will be revealed, so I put on a poker face and head to the orphanage.
To be honest, I'm very happy that I will have more opportunities to meet Tuuli.
"Today, we have an important, secret strategy meeting."
I tell Otto, Corinna, and Tuuli. They all look a little worried.
...Everyone, you need to keep a better poker face!
When I told them about Wilfried marrying into his family and showed them the sketch, I noticed that they all flinched. It seems that this is not acceptable not only to the nobles but also to commoners.
Tuuli's eyes say, "Are you really going to make something like this?" Her expression is similar to when I ordered the armband. "Do all lords' children have strange taste?" I heard a voiceover say.
"It may seem a little unusual, but this is going to be the latest trend."
"So, will Lady Rozemyne be wearing this too?"
Corinna's question made me giddy.
"No, this is a gift for Lady Dietlinde of Ahrensbach, so I cannot wear a similar hair accessory."
Tuuli looked relieved.
I was more and more eager to make this hair accessory popular. If the magic insect Schmetterling is well received, then maybe Lesser-kun will also become popular. There must be many other noblewomen who think she is cute, just a little difficult to say like Brigitte. This is her chance to show off her skills as the next lord's wife.
After several meetings with the Gilberta Company, the butterfly hair accessory was quickly completed. It has been decided that Dietlinde and Georgine will come to Ehrenfest in the summer.