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‘I’m not going to be tricked this time.’
Apparently, Countess Dixie had given her maliciously distorted information about etiquette.
She didn’t lie, but she let the young Siervian misunderstand and misbehave.
Well, at least she was taught basic manners harshly. That way, she wouldn’t be able to flourish in high society.
‘……It was really hard.’
Putting an effort to maintain a great posture everytime and everywhere was not easy.
She had endured all that with her malnourished body.
Hence, Siervian did not want to forgive Countess Dixie.
[Della Dixie]
Job: –
Thoughts: I need to lower her determination. Her Majesty says she is a weak girl.
There was one big flaw in her status window that gave Siervian concrete proof that she was being deceived by the empress.
Nothing about her job was specified.
Unlike the imperial family, ordinary nobles did not have a specified job.
Instead, jobs used to emerge only after they were employed at the Imperial Palace.
And being the etiquette teacher of the Princess was a job at the Imperial Palace with a salary.
‘She didn’t take her role as a teacher seriously in the first place.’
Unlike the empress, her favorability was not negative. However, as long as the intention was impure, Siervian decided not to let her go.
[Della Dixie]
Thoughts: Something’s not right. She didn’t get scared even though I circled around the room arrogantly on purpose.
Countess Dixie slapped the fan she was holding into her palm so that it made a sound.
She would have been nervous if it was her previous life since she was just a child.
Nevertheless, Siervian smiled brightly rather than cringing and said, “You can sit over there, ma’am.”
“…Thank you for your kindness.”
Countess Dixie’s eyebrows pulled together for a moment.
Her attitude just now ruined the efforts of the Countess who had tried to set the mood.
It was also as if Siervian said, ‘I’m not interested in what you are doing, so sit down.’
[Della Dixie]
Thoughts: There’s no way a girl who hasn’t even made her debutante would understand that.
Of course, Siervian did it for that exact reason.
In addition, it had the effect of making the Countess admit with her own mouth that she could only sit with the permission of the imperial family.
Countess Dixie shook the hand holding the fan, as if she was angry.
Thanks to that, the Vuingpi feathers, which decorated the fan splendidly, fluttered.
‘So she was my mercenary guild’s customer.’
The Countess must have had no idea that it was the Princess in front of her who made a lot of money by creating those Vuingpi feather items.
Most nobles were indifferent to such matters.
They simply bought it to keep up with the trends.
“First of all, let’s correct your sitting posture.”
The Countess had been silent for a while and finally suggested to her lightly.
Siervian listened to her and held back her laughter while nodding her head as if she knew nothing.
‘Sitting from the beginning? She’s really determined.’
At first glance, practicing sitting seems to be easy, but from Siervian’s experience, it was several times more difficult than standing or walking.
That was especially the case for young children, because it was harder at their age to control their body.
“May I touch your body a little to guide you?”
The Countess glanced sideways at the maids while saying this.
Because of that, Siervian recovered a bad memory, making her face harden.
The Countess used to pinch her under the guise of teaching her. And on her first day learning etiquette, her forearm was scratched.
‘This time, she also won’t control herself.’
But Siervian, and the situation, was different this time.
Ellie silently glared at the Countess in the corner and stepped out.
“You can’t touch the princess’ body.”
Ellie had been glaring at the Countess ever since she circled the room arrogantly and made her announcements.
Meanwhile Jane, who understood the social etiquette of nobles, also glared at her.
‘Ellie, you’re doing great!’
Ellie warned her again when the Countess reacted negatively.
“It was His Majesty’s order, so please be careful with your words and actions, Countess.”
“…I didn’t mean to do that. I’ll be careful.”
When she heard about the Emperor, the Countess quickly lowered her head. She didn’t dare defy an order head on.
[Della Dixie]
Thoughts: Oh my God, I have to educate her in a different way. However, her atmosphere is very different from what Her Majesty said…
It was still ridiculous that she was thinking of educating her in any way.
On top of that, when memories of her previous life came to mind, Siervian had a hard time suppressing a bitter smile that was not suitable for her age.
Sarah, who was originally in Ellie’s place, not only immediately agreed with the Countess, she even let the Countess hit her because they were on the same side.
“Hmm. Then, shall we start correcting your posture? It may take some time, but it can’t be helped because of His Majesty’s order.”
Siervian came to her senses when she saw the Countess step back and heard that the etiquette class would be prolonged.
Contrary to what she said, the class shouldn’t be longer.
“Well, first of all, you should never let your stomach relax when you sit down. Straighten your spine…”
The Countess showed her a perfect sitting posture, as if she naturally sat like that. It was also as if she showed her that there was a reason why the high society was filled with respectable people, even though they were able to do bad things in cooperation with the empress.
While pretending to listen, Siervian examined her body.
Specifically, the number that was shown on her status window.
[Body and soul synchronization… 25%]
The percentage had grown significantly compared to when she first regressed.
It was much easier to move her body, and with a little concentration, it was possible to move like when she was an adult. Even if it was only for a short time.
And it was very useful in etiquette class.
“Now, try it yourself. You can do it, right?”
There were various ways to demonstrate without touching the body.
It was also possible to guide posture without having to pinch her.
However, the Countess acted as if she needed to imitate her perfectly right away after demonstrating her posture a few times.
If she were a child who knew nothing, she would have been in a very embarrassing situation.
‘But I can do it.’
Siervian confidently focused.
Even though she was dubbed as the villainess in her previous life, she was well versed in etiquette. Soon, she sat perfectly with her back straight, just like when she was praised.
“…You’re good.”
“Thank you, ma’am.”
The Countess tried to find any fault within Siervian and finally gave her a good response.
Siervian thanked her with an elegant nod.
[Della Dixie]
Thoughts: She obviously said she had only started learning now, let alone taking etiquette classes. What’s going on?
After that, the Countess continued to try in vain for a long time.
On the other hand, the maids standing around looked proud until the end of class.
‘Ah, it’s tiring.’
The Countess had left so Siervian relaxed her posture. Jane came toward her with a slight smile when she saw her.
“You must’ve had a hard time!”
Siervian quickly corrected her posture again and spoke gracefully in a playful way, “No, Siervy is fine.”
“Oh my, what perfect posture!”
[Jane Millas]
Favorability: +50
[Ellie]
Favorability: +50
The maids laughed in appreciation of her imitation of the Countess.
In a more comfortable atmosphere, Siervian waited for her next class while sipping the juice in front of her.
‘It’s time for history class.’
She will attend two classes today, etiquette and history.
In her previous life, she took more than five classes a day, but this time it changed.
Apparently, Siervian’s father saw her schedule and reduced her lessons a lot.
‘Father is the best!’
Only magic class was fun. For other classes, it was a bit of a waste of time because she had already learned those things once.
It was a relief that she could practice magic more in her spare time.
“This time, you’ll learn history, Princess.”
“Yes!”
It was a class where she had to read books, so a small desk was placed in front of her to match her small body.
This table was specially made for today.
Seeing that thoughtful consideration, a bitter smile appeared on her face while she reviewed the memories of her past life.
‘The desk Sarah gave me was so big and rough that my legs couldn’t reach the ground when I sat down.’
Siervian waited for the history teacher while fiddling with the magical quill pen, a pen that won’t ever run dry.
If her predictions were correct, her teacher would probably be an empress’ spy, also.
‘I worked hard in history class, but it was really difficult.’
Of course, it was not easy to memorize the vast history. However, when she thought about it now, a lot of the information she memorized wasn’t useful.
“Your Highness. I am Count Bianchet.”
Perhaps because it was a class rather than a party, Count Bianchet entered wearing a tailcoat rather than a dress.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Bara Bianchet, Your Highness.”
Just as she had experienced in her previous life, her overly stiff tone felt familiar to Siervian.
Contrary to her harsh tone, her status window was normal.
[Bara Bianchet]
Job: The Princess’ History teacher (Lv. 94)
Thoughts: I keep getting annoying calls from the Princess’ Palace. I just have to stick to my duties.
‘She wasn’t the empress’ spy.’
Siervian greeted her politely
‘But, why was she so strict in my previous life?’
She thought it was unfair.