Chapter 139. Manny, Part II
Translator: Khan
Editor: Aelryinth
Killian gratifyingly stared at Julietta who, unlike other ladies, ate a delicious sandwich without pretending innocence or being conscious of him. He talked kindly to her as she was drinking the tea that Ian had prepared, her face full and satisfied after eating the sandwich.
"So it’s the first ti I ate with the princess. I am so happy to see you eat so well. I think you’re really healthy now."
At the words of Killian, Julietta replied with a regretful look. This sickly girl cosplay really seed to be the hardest thing in the world...
"I’m sorry, Your Highness. I ate breakfast badly and I was a little hungry, so I acted rudely in front of you."
"No. Seeing you eating and enjoy it made feel better. Smith will be happy, too."
Julietta looked back and thanked the chef, Smith, who was waiting by the dining room. Thinking that she showed all the good manners needed, she went back to the point. "Your Highness, you can work in the Imperial Castle; why are you taking so many people and doing this in a small annex?"
Julietta sighed as she looked back at the annex, which was crowded with chef and escort knights.
"There’s still a bit less staff today."
Julietta realized that she could not see his usual companion, the Marquis of Oswald. "That’s right. I can’t see the Marquis of Oswald. I can’t even see Count Valerian."
She understood that Adam was not here since she had never heard of Adam except when he had visited the dressing shop once before; however, Oswald and Valerian were so close together that she had no choice but to question about them.
Killian answered her question with a smile. "Oswald went today to sign a new jewelry store, and Valerian is in the Imperial Castle."
It was because Francis was back today. Francis, who usually stayed in Diaby for more than a month, had returned earlier than expected, so Valerian had stayed in the Imperial Castle to try to figure out their movents.
Now Francis would reach out his dirty hands to Julietta. Killian was trying to figure out how to stop it.
"Whatever it is that the two are absent... why do you keep working in a separate house?"
Killian grinned as Julietta’s expression went into a sulk, looking down at the papers scattered on the table.
"There’s been a lot of gossip about my new girl these days. So I’m here to not disappoint them."
Julietta, who couldn’t grasp Killian’s aning and believed everything just as told, got angry.
"Did you bring your new woman here? That’s an excuse. This is the ho of Alie and Sophie, you can’t go that far."
Killian raised both hands as if he was offended. "The princess, what are you thinking? What do you an, ’that far?’"
"You told you have a new woman, and you’re here to keep people from being disappointed. Even before, you said "a secret place, a private place," and I never thought you’d really use this place for that purpose. This is really big harm and excuse."
"The princess, that’s a misunderstanding. I don’t have a woman. I just used the Harrods’ mansion to hide my comings and goings here; that’s just a rumor."
Killian’s excuse softened Julietta’s expression. "Then why are you using Harrods’ mansion to co to this dressing shop?"
Killian breathed a sigh of relief and settled himself comfortably on the sofa again.
"I’m comfortable. I don’t have to be conscious of the eyes of people around here. It’s also fun to co and see the princess getting into a tizzy."
Julietta shrugged her shoulders in embarrassnt and looked askance at him. When Killian saw her habit, which he had not seen for a long ti after she turned into a princess, he even got the giggles.
Julietta, who had never seen such a sight, was speechless for the first ti. The Prince certainly looked more comfortable here than anywhere else.
Now that she had beco a princess, she thought his status as a Prince must be very hard. She was so nervous that she couldn’t even eat properly in the mansion of the Duke.
Julietta had never seen the Prince crunching his sandwich in a comfortable way like before. If Albert had seen it, he would have fainted.
Seeing his legs crossed over the table and his relaxed appearance while looking at the docunts, she suddenly felt sorry for him. If Killian had known what she thought of him, soone who had nothing to lack and nothing to fear in the world, he would have jumped to his feet.
"Construction will begin today, as soon as Oswald signs for the comrcial building. He said he would go ahead with the plans drawn by the princess."
"He must have persuaded the club owner faster than expected. He would have needed more ti to move the rchant association."
"I heard that Oswald had the virtuous old ladies put their letters into the governnt office. The contents were that they didn’t know there was such a shop in the middle of downtown, and they are wondering how the evil den could operate in the middle of the main street. If they didn’t leave, at the next political eting they would be put on the agenda. The club would have been in a lot of trouble if an investigation was conducted by the governnt, given the fact that they put the store up for sale."
"The Marquis did a good job, as expected. He used a more solid pressure than the rchant association. Did you na the store?"
"Na? Usually, a shop is nad after the owner’s na, but I can’t use my na in such a jewelry store, so I’m thinking of using the manager’s na for each store, or unifying it into Bertino Store."
Julietta rembered she had forgotten sothing at Killian’s words.
She briefly forgot that it was common here to use the owner’s na in this way: the Bertino Business Group, the Kiellini Tea Shop, the Dressing Shop of Mada Louai, the Grocery Store of Ramiz.
It seed to him that because his na could not be used, he would use a naming thod that would not help run the store.
"Your Highness, don’t get wrong. The people of the Empire have great pride in the fact that Austern is the greatest Empire on the continent. They look down on the other Empire, Vicern, regarding them to be a lower grade."
"That’s right."
It was quite natural for the snobbish people of Vicern to co to Dublin to enjoy shopping or opera, as they showed a great improvent over other countries in terms of culture and entertainnt.
That was why Killian’s own jewelry store would be set up in each country. He thought they would have an advantage in competition with other stores if foreigners could easily get Austern’s products in their own country.
"Those people of Austern will not feel the best in a store nad Bertino, which is a province of the Empire."
When Killian’s eyebrows frowned, Julietta hurried on.
"Of course, it doesn’t matter if the shop you are going to open is just a regular grocery store or a blacksmith’s. But you’re opening a jewelry store for the top tier. In order to stimulate their consur sentint, you have to compete with better, more expensive, more beautiful things than others. But you can’t ignore the na of the jewelry store, either. It’s because there’s a brand value."
"A brand value?"
"Yes. The best costu shop in Austern is now Mada Louai’s. The na ’Mada Louai’ has value after proving itself to be the best."
Killian got stars in his eyes. He felt so clearly what Julietta was trying to say.
"Are you saying that the arrogant Austerian aristocrats or the wealthy are not going to use a shop nad after Bertino or a manager who they think is inferior to them?"
"You’re quick to understand. That’s what I wanted to say."
"Then what should I do?" Killian nodded for her to tell him what she thought.
"I think you can na it so way that doesn’t have any connection to anyone or anywhere. It’s like the Chartreu Dressing Shop."
"Wasn’t Chartreu the na of that faceless Mada?"
Julietta glared at him at his sarcastic words. "No." In fact, it was nad without deep thought, but that could not be said.
"I’m just saying so, why are you so angry? So, what na would you want my jewelry store to be?"
"I don’t think you need a aning for it. I think a feminine na would be rembered more easily."
"I understand easy to rember, but does it need to be feminine?"
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