Winter had arrived in the Sephyr Kingdom along with lina’s debutante ball.
Queen Diana gifted a pretty nice suit to wear during the event, which was sowhat of a creation between the two of us.
See, for the past weeks, I had been eting with the queen so that she could tell everything I should and shouldn’t do during the ball.
When the tailors were taking my asurents, they showed a few different suits and asked what type of clothing I liked the most so that they could make sothing similar. However, I found them all to be sowhat flashy and weird.
Most of the suits that nobles wore in the Sephyr Kingdom had rich fabric adorned with embroidery and a tail that swept the ground behind them, pretty similar to how people from the Victorian-era would dress.
To them, that was good. To , it was quite ugly and uncomfortable.
It’s not like I was a fashion designer, but even that was too much for , so I tried giving my input in the design.
The suit I was given as a professor wasn’t as flashy as it wasn’t ant to be used on formal occasions, but I still believed it looked much better since it resembled a normal suit from my past world the most.
In the end, my attire looked like a traditional suit: dark blue trousers and flux, a white button-down shirt, and a cravat. The queen even praised my sense of fashion, though I did technically copy soone else’s design.
When the day of the ceremony arrived, I was getting ready in my room with my companions, who were also invited to the ceremony.
It was the first ti I saw Vespera wearing a formal dress since she always wore the sa type of sundress or skirt. However, I did notice that the design she went for was relatively "modern."
The fabric was tightened to her body, with the bottom part having a slit on the side that showcased her long leg. The embroidery covered the top of her chest all the way to her neck, and she had a large ruby necklace that matched her red eyes.
"Vesp, where did you get that dress from?" I asked.
"I made it, of course," she replied.
"Well, yeah. I know that. I’m talking about the design..." I continued.
Her dress didn’t look like anything people wore in this world. In fact, it looked like the type of dress that won would wear when going out to a party or sothing.
"I saw it in your mories, and I liked it. So, I recreated it!" Vespera said proudly.
In the sa way that Vespera learned martial arts, thanks to her familiar contract with , she was also occasionally able to see so of my past mories.
I wondered if the dress might be "too sexy" for these people, but I still believed that it wouldn’t be a problem.
’The worst that could happen is Vespera getting a lot of attention from n, and she likes that anyways...’
After I put on my suit, the queen ca to my room to give a blue sapphire brooch to hang on my collar, saying it matched lina’s eyes.
She looked a bit shocked when she spotted Vespera in her dress, but after inspecting her for a few seconds, the queen showed her admiration for it and praised my companion, making her even prouder than she already was.
The queen told to wait until a servant picked up from my room, as I would be entering the party hall with lina once all the invitees had arrived.
I thought it would be a few minutes, but I ended up waiting for an hour until a servant knocked on my door.
Usually, it would have been Carli or Gina. However, they were also invited to the party as guests, so they weren’t working as our maids that day.
As she guided through the hallway, I reached a massive door that would make way for us to the party hall.
A few seconds later, another servant appeared, escorting lina to the spot, and I stood frozen in awe at her beauty.
Seeing how every other noble dressed in flamboyant dresses with lots of frills and pompous designs, I was surprised to see lina wearing sothing that looked more modern.
Her dress was dark blue like my suit, with lighter-toned highlights and silver embroidery that elegantly adorned the fabric.
Her back and shoulder were uncovered, but not in a distasteful way, as it only accentuated her beauty.
"D-do I look okay?" lina asked in the middle of my trance, slightly blushing.
"W-what... I an...!" I stuttered, feeling my ears getting hot and my cheeks turning red.
*ahem* I scoffed and slapped my face gently to bring back to reality.
I held lina’s hand and raised it a little, giving her a kiss on the back of her palm and locking my eyes with hers.
"You look beautiful as always, l," I said, making her a little embarrassed and turning her gaze to the side.
"Shall we?" I continued, pointing at the massive double doors that would lead to the main hall where all the guests were waiting.
With confidence, lina nodded, and we both prepared for our entrance.
"Dear guests, please give a warm welco to the lady of tonight’s ball and her partner: Princess lina Sephyr and Sage Ichiro!" soone exclaid from the other side of the door, which was our cue to enter.
As the double doors opened, we took a few steps and found ourselves a few levels above the rest of the party, allowing everyone to see us coming in.
The hall was completely filled with people, all wearing formal attire from different parts of the world, depending on where they were from.
While we slowly walked down the stairs holding hands, I used sound magic to listen to the people around us.
To my surprise, not a single person at the party had sothing bad to say about lina, as everyone praised her looks and confidence.
Even I was getting a few praises here and there, which I wasn’t really expecting. Still, it felt nice that people weren’t trying to undermine my relationship with the princess.
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