A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 53

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

These days she had always been wearing her usual rose red one piece so she was pretty nervous about wearing a proper dress after such a long time.

Pale blue and baby pink accessories. They were all gifted by Soratek. As usual, he was really good at choosing stuff that suited Selesina well.

“Sele, is something the matter?”

“———–Ah, no. It’s just that I can’t seem to calm down since I’m attending an evening banquet after such along time.”

Selesina was startled when Soratek suddenly called out to her.

Selesina and Soratek were sitting in the carriage on the way to the banquet right now. She was a little worried but she told herself that this wouldn’t do and adjusted her breathing in order to calm down.

Soratek, who was sitting opposite Selesina, noticed it and came to sit beside her. 

“Sele, it’s incredibly rare for you to attend any banquet other than the ones held at the Royal Palace. It only natural that you would feel nervous.”

Soratek gently wrapped his arm around Selesina’s shoulder.

“It’s alright. I’ll be there with you so there is nothing for you to worry about.”

“Lord Soratek…………”

Selesina’s shoulders gently relaxed.

Although Soratek had come over beside Selesina to relieve her tension, this closeness was making her feel another kind of tension. Her heart was beating faster.

‘We’re never this close normally.’

With this kind of gesture from Soratek, Selesina thought that he was truly a capture target.

‘………But, I guess I’ll let him spoil me for a little bit.’

Selesina leaned into Soratek’s shoulder.

—She would normally never attend the banquet that was taking place today. The event that Selesina was about to participate in was an evening banquet held by the wife of the Earl, the countess.

Of course, she had a sound reason for wanting to participate in the banquet. When she asked for an escort, Soratek was really surprised.

At the same time, he was incredibly happy for her since she could now go out without any kind of hesitation.

“Sele…..”

“Yes?”

“No, it’s just that I’m surprised that you’re letting me spoil you right now. It makes me really happy.”

He thought that it might make her uncomfortable but that wasn’t the case at all. Soratek’s eyes only reflected his happiness and love for Selesina.

It made Selesina pretty embarrassed and shy though.

‘Ah, that’s right.’

“Actually, I have something that I would like you to see Lord Soratek.”

“Me?”

Selesina brought out a glass jar from her bag and opened the lid. It was a jar of hand cream. 

“I would like you to smell it. How is it?”

Soratek slowly brought the jar to his nose. A soft and refreshing scent filled his nostrils.—-This was one of the hand creams produced in Selin Village.

“It’s a wonderful scent, what is it………..?”

“Its hand cream.”

“Ah, the ones that women use. I thought that they always have a sweet scent. So there are even scents like these available these days?”

Soratek had liked it. Selesina was relieved since this meant that there was a possibility other men may also like it and use it.

“………….Would you like to try some on?”

“Is that fine?”

“Of course. I tell you the details later but this is the hand cream made in Selin village.

Selesina smiled happily.

Selesina had come up with the idea and then they had manufactured it.

At first, she was aiming for a simple hand cream but now it seemed to have transformed into a big project.

The brand that they were launching was called [Selur Honey]

It was the brand named after the flower bees that collected the nectar in Selin village. They would not only sell the honey itself but also hand cream.

The one meant for noblewomen was  [Sweet nectar]

The hand cream was made with plenty of honey. Its feel and moisturizing effect were like no other.  The people of Selin village and Rinklat household had used it and they could only rave about it.

The hand cream aimed at men was [Refreshing nectar]

The amount honey used had been adjusted to suppress the sweet scent peculiar to honey. Instead, they had added in refreshing herbs to give it a clean and refreshing scent that men like.

The 3rd one was the affordable [Gorgeous nectar]

A commoner can buy it as well if they really wish to! It was made with that concept. The amount of honey in it was small and the oil used in it was also of a cheaper quality. 

However, the distribution was adjusted many times to make it very effective. The men from Selin village tried it on and their hands are no longer dry.

“Well, it’s the brand that you recently launched right Lady Selesina? I heard from a company that I’m well acquainted with that you’re going to be releasing an amazing hand cream.

“I heard that as well. Maybe you’re already wearing the hand cream today? That’s what I was thinking Lady Selesina.”

“Thank you. I didn’t expect you to have already heard of it. It makes me very happy. My brand is called Selur honey and we’re in the midst of preparing for its launch.”

After exchanging greetings at the banquet, it would turn into Selesina’s battlefield.

Selesina was enjoying her conversation with the organizer of today’s banquet, the countess, and her daughter. The other women were watching Selesina from some distance away.

She was wearing a smile on her face like a mask and promoting the hand cream that would be sold by Miss Chloe and the others of Picott company.

When Selesina told Chloe to let her know if there was something that she could help with and she would cooperate, she was immediately appointed as the one in charge of advertising in the social circles.

‘Well, considering my position, there was no other candidate better than me.’

It would have difficulty if she was despised as someone with no blessings but Soratek had already announced that she possessed the blessings of a goddess.

Selesina’s status in the social circles had transformed drastically.

It wasn’t like it had been long since she attended this kind of banquet. The truth was that she had never attended one like this. It was her first time.

Selesina brought her palm to her nose and inhaled deeply to enjoy the scent in response to the question asked earlier.

“The one I’m wearing is the hand cream that is made for noblewomen – Sweet Nectar. It’s characteristic is the sweet scent of honey.”

She smiled cheerfully and the girl that had asked the question looked at Selesina with sparkling eyes.

“I also want to try out the hand cream you use Lady Selesina. I’m sure that it will have a great scent.”

“…………..Actually, I’ve brought some with me.”

“Ohh!”

She was surprised to see that the young lady responded as per her expectations. Selesina would have never expected a day to come where she, who was called as the one without any blessings, would be in a position to create fashion in the social circles of nobility…