Chapter 967 – Preparing for an Auspicious Day ~ 4
“Suddenly our junior Venus said something! I understand why.”
“It’s definitely an important story. And I understand what it means that I can be of great help.”
The princess went to Diana in Colonia for her wedding ring to gift to Hedone.
Diana, of course, welcomed her princess with a bright smile. Princess Hyli also gladly accepted the princess’s contact, so now in Diana’s office, there was a welcome of Lutetia, who followed the princess, Diana, the owner of this room, and Hyli, who participated in the conversation through the crystal ball.
“But my junior. Since I haven’t become emperor yet, is it okay to leave the imperial palace even if I have some freedom of movement?”
“I have no reason to sit on the throne for the same reason as Yuffie, so it doesn’t matter.”
“I don’t think Princess Hailey was talking about the throne? Since she hasn’t been coronated yet, is it okay for her to vacate the palace?”
“Don’t worry about that either. I told you that I was moving with Minerva to make sure the problem in Colonia was resolved.”
The princess let out a trusting laugh, and at the same time, a hand popped out from the shadows and Ceres suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
“Things are going well as the princess expected. The nobles who came to her imperial palace are honored to even meet Hedone.”
“Hehe, that’s a good thing. Even if Hedone is not the daughter of a noble family, won’t she be my companion and empress as long as the coronation ceremony is coming soon? If she has the wit, she will treat her as she pleases.”
At the words of the princess, overflowing with energy, Diana shook her head from side to side and brought her ice-filled coffee to her mouth and took a sip.
“Most of the new nobles support Hedone, so don’t worry too much.”
“Unfortunately, among the old nobles, there are many fools who do not deserve Lady Hedone. Minerva is trying hard to tell me to pay attention to her, but it can’t be helped!”
The princess cleared her throat, putting her hands together and leaving behind Minerva, who was rattling hard again today.
It’s good to talk about various things during tea time, but the princess is a busy person.
She came to Colonia in a hurry through the dimensional gateway in Colonia, so she couldn’t just stick her butt here all day.
“Anyway…! Please know that there is no problem with my desire to properly present the ring to Hedone.”
“Of course, there is no problem. I’m rather surprised that Hedone is satisfied with the flower ring even though we are engaged to date.”
“You don’t necessarily have to express your love with a fancy ring. There’s no woman who doesn’t like receiving a gift.”
Diana and Haley look at each other’s faces and nod their heads leisurely.
“Oh my. Then, princess, there was no need to come to Colonia? Oh, of course! It doesn’t mean you can’t make rings in Colonia.”
“It would certainly be a good decision to find famous craftsmen in Holympia’s shopping district and have a ring fitted…”
The princess nodded her head and then cleared her throat.
“If that happens, won’t rumor definitely spread and Hedone find out?”
“Ah… I knew it would be like this. Isn’t that why Venus came to me and said she would borrow my power to make a ring?”
“I understand that you want to give me a surprise gift.”
Haley chuckled and crossed her legs, and Diana took a swig of her Ah.
“Well, it looks like Venus wants to make a very pretty ring, so I’ll definitely lend you my power. I’m not Diana Redblood who can’t do something like this. No, I’m not.”
Diana really had no ill feelings, and she had no intention of taking advantage of the situation.
She was planning to become a dutiful wife, but she was not tactless enough to do something indecent in Hedone’s marriage.
“There is Venus. Is that the end?”
“That’s the end? Is there anything else you need?”
“… Oh… Wait, wait? Junior Venus? I thought Junior Arisa told me something ridiculous the other day, but don’t you really know too much about weddings?”
“Can’t the rings just be matched?”
Ceres, who was standing behind the princess as she spoke with her eyes blinking, was barely able to cry or laugh.
“So, Venus. If you want a matching ring, you should tell me what kind of jewel you want it to be! What size Hedone’s ring is, or something like that!”
“Even wedding rings don’t have just one shape. Junior Venus. Swords and spears also have strangely different shapes, right?”
“Ho… Hooo… Is that so?”
“Venus!! You!! You didn’t think at all?!”
At the sound of Diana’s startled voice, the princess blushed a little and turned her head slightly to the side, pretending that it was nothing.
“I can’t help it! I’ve never participated in a proper wedding before.”
“What the princess said is not a lie.”
“No… That’s nonsense… No, I definitely knew that Venus started to become more active this year.”
Diana touched her chin and then sighed.
“Well, this is why there is a capable woman next to a great leader. We will fill in the gaps for you, so let’s take it slow.”
“I thought about it well, Diana. I don’t think junior Venus came here on purpose without knowing anything. Let’s help her little by little.”
Diana nodded and took out a piece of white paper from her drawer.
“Then first…”
“Isn’t paper made with blood magic?”
“… Even if it’s me, I can’t create everything with blood magic. Blood magic is dangerous magic, Venus!”
After saying that, Diana took a deep breath and looked into the eyes of her princess.
“Shall we start with jewelry first?”
“Jewels?”
“As it is a wedding ring, it can be said that beautiful jewelry is essential, right? Sometimes, if you look at countesses, there are cases where they make rings that are just like jewelry holders that are embarrassing to even call a ring…”
“Ah… Ah… You mean those embarrassing jewel rings?”
The princess crossed her arms and began to groan as she remembered the women at her party flashing jewels to somehow show off their wealth and beauty.
“Because we use a variety of gemstones in our wedding rings, it would be best to decide for sure.”
Diana continues her story by very gently touching the ring finger of her left hand.
“Personally, what I recommend is the red ruby. It is visible even from a distance and the ruby itself is a quite beautiful gem.”
“Contrary to Diana, I would recommend blue sapphires. Although not as beautiful as red, sapphires are also quite beautiful.”
“Um… Um…”
“Nowadays, some people make wedding rings using opal or garnet. Or, how about putting all the gems you mentioned into a ring?”
The princess, who heard Minerva’s words, had a very, very complicated expression.
“Was… A wedding ring really that difficult to make? Just the most beautiful one…”
“You can’t make it so roughly! Venus! Make sure you think and think about it properly! Venus has no interest in jewels in the first place, so I thought it would be a problem…”
“Then, how about deciding on the jewelry properly later? The princess has received many jewelry and accessories as gifts, so if you look at them calmly in the treasure room, your aesthetic sense will awaken.”
“Well… That’s a plausible story. I guess we’ll decide to choose a gem later after we’ve developed a proper aesthetic sense for gems.”
There was no confidence in the princess’s voice.
It’s not that she hates makeup or decorating, and it’s not that she lives an extremely frugal life, but ‘jewelry’ was an item that she couldn’t easily get along with.
‘If we can’t decide on Jewel’s story, let’s ask Eomamama for her advice later. Since this is the wedding ring that Hedone and I will wear for the rest of our lives, I want to choose one that has both great meaning and beauty.’
If that didn’t work out, the princess nodded, thinking of using Agrippa’s chance.
“Okay. Let’s choose the jewelry later. It’s not easy to design the ring anyway. But don’t worry.”
Diana grins and smiles.
“Rather than working very hard to craft gold, what if I use my blood magic? I can create a ring so beautiful that ordinary craftsmen can’t even dream of? It’s even bizarre.”
“It looks like you’re using blood magic in some really cool places. Good! Junior Venus. Let’s help Diana as quickly as her passion burns. What is the size of Hedone’s ring?”
In response to Hailey’s question with a smile, the princess looked at Ceres without realizing it.
“… Is that over there, Venus?”
The moment Diana saw that, she looked at the princess with an expression of astonishment.
“Didn’t you come all this way to fit Hedone’s ring? What on earth have you prepared? You! You didn’t even decide on the jewelry! Furthermore, you don’t even know the size of the ring?!”
“Well, today was the first time I learned that rings have sizes!”
“That’s ridiculous! Then how have you been wearing the ring that Lady Amilias made you until now?”
“Because I know all the sizes of the princess…”
“Junior Venus… Aren’t you relying too much on Ceres? I don’t think even Ceres knows the size of Hedone’s ring?”
The princess, who suddenly received gazes filled with various emotions from the women, stood up from her seat and stepped back slightly without realizing it.
“There’s nothing we can do about it?! I had to go on a difficult journey to change my destiny for over 100 days…!!!”
“I need to know the size of my beloved first wife’s ring independently of all that!”
“If you ask Hedone that, won’t she know right away that I’m trying to match the ring?! How can you do that!”
“Haaa… Our junior Venus. Shouldn’t we give up on surprise gifts?”
As Hailey’s words filled with sighs, the princess clenched her fists because she could never give up.
“Don’t worry! I’ll figure it out somehow from now on!”
“I was going to make you a wedding ring quickly and then beg you to go on a date, but… I guess I need to pay more attention to the wedding.”
Diana became truly worried about whether Venus would be able to properly marry Hedone…!
