16 years old (1)
High Theodor.
It was obvious to anyone who looked at it that Cecilia’s haute couture shop was named after her son Theo.
Even before its opening, Hi Theodore was already a huge hit in social circles.
-Where have I heard that name? Where have I heard it before?
-Hey! The clothes that Prince Theo was wearing were right here.
-Oh, that’s right! Besides, the dress that Madame Cecilia was wearing was really beautiful.
-I heard a big store opened downtown. Do you want to go there when you have time?
-good!
The fashion that Theo wore at Ray’s birthday party along with his performance began to become the talk of the town.
Cecilia also wore a beautifully decorated dress and appeared in various places in the social world, attracting the attention of many people.
And that’s not all.
-Hmm? You also run a fashion business at the Basque workshop?
-Oh, sir. That’s our affiliated company. It’s not far away, so why don’t you come and visit? There are many pretty accessories that your wife might like.
-Well, the price… … .
-Of course! We are also having a grand opening discount event.
-Oh, then I can’t stand it!
Moreover, when it became known that there was a Basque workshop as a partner, even men who were not particularly interested in fashion began to show interest.
This was thanks to people who came to the workshop to buy weapons seeing the advertisements on one side and buying items to give as gifts to their wives or lovers.
-You know who I am! Hey! This guy! Don’t listen to that one thing!
-I’m sorry, sir. We don’t accept pickpocketing.
-If you keep acting like this, I’ll have to stop doing business with Winterer!
-The head of Ragnar’s family is the boss’s husband. Is that possible?
-Heeeeek!
Sometimes, there were those who tried to ask for favors or bully others by using their status or occupation, but soon they would back down after hearing Ragnar’s name.
Every day was so busy though.
Cecilia’s face broke into a smile, contrary to the fatigue that was building up.
It was a completely different appearance from when she was always stuck in the Rose Palace, worried that Kyle’s affection would go to someone else.
Then one day it happened.
Taaak!
The tailor’s face jerked to the side with a slap.
“How dare you, a lowly person, keep talking back to me!”
A middle-aged woman dressed in an old-fashioned dress glared at the tailor with a spiteful look.
Many people who were choosing clothes naturally turned their gaze in that direction.
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“What are you looking at? Did you see it?”
Then, as the middle-aged woman’s sharp gaze glared at them, people hurriedly left the shop.
Normally, I would just laugh at him for running wild in a shop under Ragnar’s protection without any sense of place.
Now, everyone was avoiding each other because of their social status.
Vivien Leigh Narcisso Mulligan.
As the mistress of House Narsio, she was known for her arrogant personality, perhaps because she was from the great Mulligan family, which boasted a reputation in the South that was no less famous than Ragnar.
Even her husband, the head of the household, would avoid her whenever she got angry.
“I came to see you in person because I was curious about how talented you are, even though you don’t take personal calls. What kind of work are you doing? Where is your boss? Can’t you bring him here right now?”
Some of the servants quickly moved to the back.
Soon Cecilia appeared.
“Boss, I… … !”
“I’ll take care of the rest, so go in and rest for now.”
Cecilia sent the tearful tailor to the break room with her hand on his cheek and stood in front of Vivien Lee.
“Did you find it, ma’am?”
“Huh, okay. Are you the boss here?”
Vivien Lee covered her mouth with a fan made of peacock feathers and looked Cecilia up and down openly.
“Yes, that’s right. If you tell me what made you feel uncomfortable, I will take appropriate action.”
“You little bitch? What are you going to do about it?”
Despite the blatant disregard, Cecilia didn’t even bat an eyelash.
“If you don’t tell us what’s bothering you, we won’t be able to help you.”
“Okay. Since you say that, I’ll tell you.”
“Yes. What is it?”
“Everything from one to ten!”
Vivienne Lee’s voice rose.
“Even though a VVIP has arrived, you just tell her to wait and serve her cheap snacks. You bring in an ill-educated woman and call her a tailor and dare to order her around. And you say it takes at least a week to make clothes that are tailored to you? Even if you make them nicely and offer them to me, it won’t be enough!”
The faces of the tailors and servants who were listening from behind turned bright red.
That was because they were all just ridiculous nitpicks.
Are you offering cheap snacks?
It was tea and sweets from the western highlands that Cecilia herself had personally brought in, saying she could not spoil the taste buds of her guests.
Each and every one of them was difficult for even common nobles or merchants to purchase, so even if it didn’t suit their taste, they couldn’t get ahold of it.
And you’re an uneducated tailor?
To begin with, all the tailors in the shop were famous enough to have their own brands, but they joined only because they trusted Cecilia.
In particular, the tailor who worked for Vivien Lee was someone who had once worked in the imperial household.
There was no way his skills were lacking.
Above all, it was Vivien Lee who personally attacked and insulted the tailor who was seeking understanding.
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The same goes for the atmosphere.
These days, there are so many orders that some people have to wait at least half a year.
So, even though I informed her that I would not be accepting custom orders for the time being, she insisted on receiving the clothes, so I had no choice but to cautiously ask her to wait for about a week.
Since Narcissus’s master is also Theo’s friend, he wanted to show courtesy to his mother.
however…….
As soon as I gave this guidance, I was immediately slapped.
Just because you made me wait.
“that……!”
Eventually, one of the servants, unable to bear it any longer, tried to protest, but Cecilia raised her right hand and silenced him.
Instead, he turned to the butler waiting next to him and gave him a few instructions.
“You have that? Bring it.”
“yes!”
Soon the butler brought out a well-worn notebook and put it in Cecilia’s hands.
One of Vivienne Lee’s eyebrows twitched.
I had no idea what Cecilia was trying to do.
But Cecilia, with a blank expression on her face, flipped through the notebook here and there, then stopped at one spot and said.
“Vivian Lee, you visited our shop two weeks ago as well.”
“however?”
“At that time, you also kicked the shin of our employee who was telling us to wait for a moment.”
“what?”
Vivien Lee’s face was distorted.
“A month ago, you threw cold water on the clerk’s face by saying that you couldn’t take credit at a jewelry store affiliated with our store.”
“you……!”
“Three months ago, you asked for a 100% refund and compensation for damages, saying that a dress you bought from another shop five years ago was damaged.”
“this person!”
“There were a total of 12 similar refund requests, 21 cases of assault by hairdressers or tailors, and 34 cases of non-payment of debts… … .”
“What do you want to do now!”
Vivienne Lee’s face turned bright red.
I don’t know where you learned that kind of stuff, but you’re embarrassing yourself in front of so many people!
Then, only then, did she see the name on the notebook Cecilia was holding.
-List of the truths.
I, I just called you the truth, right, right?
“It seems that we at <Hi Theodore> will not be able to make Vivien Lee’s clothes fit. I apologize, but the exit is right behind you, so please go through there. Okay.”
Cecilia bowed slightly with an elegant greeting and looked back at the staff.
“What are you all doing! Since Jinsangdo has gone, why don’t you finish what you were doing?”
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“… … !”
The staff all returned to their seats, laughing hysterically.
Vivienne Lee’s body trembled.
Have you ever experienced such humiliation in your life?
The escort knights who had followed her also hardened their expressions and placed their hands on their waists.
It was their job to punish anyone who would tarnish the name of Narcissus’ mistress and Mulligan’s young lady.
but,
Choaaaak!
“Oh no. My hands are slippery.”
“Whoa!”
Suddenly, a vase appeared above Vivienne Lee’s head and the water inside poured out.
A bolt from the blue.
Vivien Lee screamed and looked behind her, and the guards’ gazes quickly turned towards her, before their bodies froze.
Princess Plum stood there with an apologetic expression on her face.
“I was trying to look closely at the pretty flowers, but I made a mistake. What should I do?”
But unlike his speech, his eyes were not like that at all.
An emotionless look.
“I heard that in Narsio, if you make this kind of mistake, they cut off your hand. Should I give up my hand?”
When Princess Plum Blossom slowly put her hand forward, the escort knights were startled and took a step back.
Vivienne Lee just stood there, her face soaking wet, trembling with rage, unable to say anything.
Here, it was obvious what would happen if I fought Ragnar’s first wife and one of the nine dragons.
“……let’s go!”
Eventually, Vivienne Lee chewed her lower lip and quickly left the shop.
Wow!
Soon, cheers erupted from all over the shop.
Princess Plum looked back at Cecilia, who was standing with a blank expression, smiling brightly.
“I heard that this place does a good job with foundations, so I came here. Can I come for a consultation?”
Cecilia looked at Princess Plum in silence for a long time, then quietly turned around.
“… …Please come inside.”
* * *
Time flew by.
Meanwhile, Theo trained the temple knights, officially named the ‘Knights of Krimhild’, in <Nibelun>.
As the confusion gradually died down, I gave Vittorio a letter of introduction as he left for trade again.
Along with a letter suggesting that they join hands with the Maritime Federation instead of the Ceres Merchant Association in order to save the half-collapsed Bacchus family.
The reply came back quickly.
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With very brief content.
-When on earth did you go there?
For me, it was something I couldn’t even pray about.
I had heard from newspaper articles that Theo was in the floating archipelago, but I never thought that he would drag the entire shipping federation north.
Of course, there was no reason to refuse.
Since the Bacchus family was already rapidly declining due to all the heads and elders being dragged away by Winterer, this was a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.
Thanks to this, Naban quickly began preparing to form a joint venture with Vittorio.
“I look forward to working with you in the future.”
“We are the ones who should do this. Let’s quickly deal with this situation while there are no other worthy merchants in the North.”
“A monopoly market is the best market that all merchants aspire to have. Haha!”
Bacchus was in charge of transportation and protection so that the Maritime Federation could safely focus on trade, and the Maritime Federation was in charge of quickly procuring goods from various places.
The ratio is 4:4:2.
The Maritime Federation and Bacchus each allocated 40% of the shares, and Theo was given 20%.
It was a way of thanking Theo for giving me the opportunity, and also to use Theo as a neutral ground in case of conflict.
Thanks to this, Theo was able to gain a voice within the joint venture and quickly expand its scale by connecting it to High Theodore and the Basque workshop.
A significant amount of money will be needed to make any real moves going forward.
It was clear that this joint venture would become a great force in the future.
As I was organizing various things like that, time passed quickly.
The new year has arrived before we knew it.
“Theo, you’re 16 now, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Ugh! Still a sunflower. I’m jealous, I’m jealous.”
“Selford is nine years old this year… …!”
“Hey! Hey! Won’t you be quiet?”
The North has a long-standing tradition of counting age based on the New Year rather than birthday.
So now Theo could also savor a new age.
I still have a long way to go before I turn twenty, but after my regression, I was able to feel that time was indeed passing.
Of course, there was no time to enjoy the feelings.
-Mission instructions.
Because the war that started in the north was rapidly gaining momentum.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
