The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn't This Wrong?-Chapter 89: What am I panicking about!

The dressing room was spacious, so even with two people inside, it didn't feel crowded at all.

Liana was holding a light blue dress in her hands, able to vaguely see the magic enhancement on it, which improved the Magic Recovery Speed.

"Take off your clothes," Liana instructed, standing in front of Loraviel.

"Um..." Loraviel shyly began to undo her clothes, revealing her pale skin.

Loraviel covered her chest with her hands. "Do I need to take this off too?"

"There's no need. This is a dressing room, not a place for that sort of thing. If you want, we can take it slow when we get back," Liana explained.

"I understand."

After Loraviel took off her clothes, Liana helped her with the dress. Liana’s fingertips brushed Loraviel’s waist as she looked up.

Loraviel could distinctly feel Liana's warmth through the silk fabric, touching her body.

Loraviel's body trembled slightly from nervousness.

"Haven't you gotten used to this by now?" Liana's voice was cool.

The warmth from Liana's breath hit the back of Loraviel’s neck. "You know what kind of punishment I give to those who don't obey, right?"

"What would that be... Lady Liana?" Loraviel's voice quivered slightly.

"What indeed? You’ll find out when the time comes."

"If I tell you now, you'll be wary, knowing what might happen. So, I won’t tell you. If you don’t want that to happen, just obey me."

"I will obey, Lady Liana."

"Raise your arms."

"Okay." Loraviel lifted her slender arms.

Standing behind her, Liana held a corset belt in her hands and wrapped her arms around Loraviel as if embracing her.

"Lady Liana?" Loraviel was startled by Liana's sudden movement.

"Clang!" In her panic, Loraviel accidentally knocked over a nearby sewing box, scattering needles, scissors, and spools of thread.

"It was my fault," Liana murmured softly, pulling Loraviel closer to prevent her from falling.

"I'm sorry, Lady Liana. I’ll clean this up."

"Don't move."

Liana held a string of sapphire necklaces in her hand, standing in front of Loraviel and gently placing the necklace on her, the cold sapphires following the curves of Loraviel's body, sinking into an abyss.

Liana stepped back to take a good look at Loraviel.

Loraviel's light blue hair and the luxurious satin fell to her snow-white heels, her azure eyes soft yet unsettled, seemingly clean yet somehow disturbing.

The hem of her skirt shone with pale blue pearl light, perfectly fitting Loraviel, with golden magical runes adding a touch of mystery.

Her long, rounded legs were as white as snow, the white garters on her thighs slightly squeezed her soft flesh, connected by lines like white silk, tantalizingly delicious.

And those full, rounded shapes made Liana sigh, wondering how many had fallen for this path. Oh right, Loraviel was a bit older, so she must be fourteen.

Loraviel’s pitiful expression added a pure, protective air about her, but purity was not the right word to describe Loraviel.

Damn, did all these heroines max out their charm?

"How is it, Lady Liana?" Loraviel looked at Liana, who seemed a bit stunned.

"Not bad."

"Thank you, but Lady Liana, can I really keep such a precious dress?" Loraviel asked.

Liana walked over to Loraviel, cornering her, then pressed her down with a hand.

"What's wrong, Lady Liana...?"

"For some occasions, you need to wear formal clothes, even a maid is no exception."

Though I don’t want to attend those events, sometimes I have to, even if ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ I don’t want to. So, I hope next time you can’t find a dress, you’ll have to wear mine. I don’t want that to happen again; I won't let you wear my clothes anymore," Liana said.

Liana’s words were understated, as some gatherings really are formal, even for maids, but her latter words were just to make Loraviel feel comfortable accepting the dress.

However, Loraviel's gaze was caught by something else about Liana.

From this angle, with Liana's action, she could see the glowing, cute little leg bands and the white edges under Liana's sleeves, so cute, so desirable...

Loraviel felt something overwhelming inside her.

"Lady Liana..."

"Liana? Are you there?" Mepeilu’s voice came from outside.

"Ah?" Startled by Mepeilu’s voice, Liana’s hand, which had been resting on the wall, accidentally landed on Loraviel’s fullness.

Liana felt something soft, squeezing it slightly, enjoying the comforting touch, no, not right!

"Lady Liana! Not here..."

Loraviel bit her lip.

Wait, wait, wait!!

Liana didn’t mean it like that! And Mepeilu was still outside!

Quickly, Liana let go, her expression awkward. "It’s your fault, you've wasted so much of my time."

Liana hadn’t expected Mepeilu to arrive so soon or to find this place, and now their situation was slightly awkward.

"Stay here for now, come out later, understand?" Liana said, seemingly to reassure Loraviel, "I just don’t want any unnecessary trouble now, everyone’s focusing on Mepeilu, I don’t want to have any unpleasantness with her at this time."

"Yes, I understand," Loraviel nodded.

Liana stood at the doorway, placing her hands on her chest and gesturing lightly.

"Pfft!"

It's only a year's difference! I'll be like that next year too!

Liana steadied her emotions, knowing she had to act again soon.

She walked out of the dressing room, "What's up, Mepeilu?"

"Liana, are you shopping for clothes?" Mepeilu asked.

"After you mentioned it, all those powerful ones went to study magic, leaving me, who can't use magic, just wandering around," Liana shrugged her shoulders.

Mepeilu looked at Liana, trying to discern something but eventually said nothing.

Indeed, their relationship was good, but Liana's ability to use magic was a definite secret.

"Did you come out of the fitting room just now? Did you find some clothes you want to buy?" Mepeilu looked towards the fitting room.

Liana naturally blocked Mepeilu's view, lying, "Sort of, I saw a nice dress while passing by."

"Sunflower seeds, want some?" Minoja, sitting at the cash register, unexpectedly interjected.

"Lady Minoja?" Olivia realized Minoja was next to her after hearing the voice, "Lady Minoja, this..."

"Don't speak, or I'll throw you out."

"Okay."

The two sat side by side, looking towards Mepeilu.

"Did you just go in to try something on? Was it not suitable?" Mepeilu inquired.

"Um... kind of, it looked okay, but didn't feel quite right when I put it on." One lie leads to a thousand more.

But why the panic? I didn't do anything wrong with Loraviel, it was just helping her change, not something illegal. And even if something did happen, so what?

I'm not doing anything secretive, and Mepeilu shouldn't be meddling. But why am I so afraid of her finding out?

"Really? Let me see what you picked out. Maybe it suits me?" Mepeilu smiled.

"There’s nothing to see." Liana replied, "And don’t let Mepeilu go into the dressing room."

"It's just a dress, why can't I see it?"

Mepeilu pressed forward.

She had heard from Olivia that Liana had taken a maid in there to change clothes.

Liana saw Mepeilu's determined face and knew she couldn't keep her out of the fitting room today.

"Alright, alright, if you want to see." Liana didn’t know what she was afraid of; after all, they were both innocent.

Liana pulled back the curtain of the dressing room, revealing a blue figure standing inside, somewhat perplexed, "Princess?"

"Good."

"Good?" Loraviel was confused.

"Good, beautiful!" Mepeilu looked at Loraviel, "This dress suits you very well!"

"Eh? Th-thank you." Loraviel hadn’t expected such a response.

Liana was also surprised, but she could guess Mepeilu's intent from their eye contact.

Mepeilu, standing in front of her, was obviously trying to maintain her image, and she thought the dress, both in material and texture, was very nice.

And since Loraviel was the victim, she couldn't possibly drag her into this.

Mepeilu winked at Liana, hinting they should have a good talk later about today's events.

"Liana, I hope everything's alright tonight."

"Of course, the dress looks great, you too, and it even has magical runes on it. You really do like your maid, don’t you?" Mepeilu commented.

"Magical runes?" Loraviel was unclear about what that meant.

"Doesn’t the dress feel special when you wear it?" Mepeilu asked.

"Indeed, it feels stronger than what I've worn before, but I thought it was because the clothes here are made of better material."

Mepeilu explained, "The maid outfits of the royal family, especially those from noble families like the Venuses, are made from materials that aren't just ordinary. The outfits you wore before cost about a thousand gold coins each."

"Is that so..." "Indeed, I felt it when I wore the maid outfits, the fabric was completely different from my usual clothes."

That day at the Lisat Square clothing store, when she wanted to buy clothes, none felt as comfortable as these maid outfits, indicating how expensive they were.

But this dress on her felt even more comfortable than those maid outfits, and Mepeilu's words suggested it wasn’t just the material but something special about this dress.

Mepeilu pointed to the runes at the hem of Loraviel's skirt, "Magic Recovery Speed Enhancement, this is the rune inscribed on this dress."

"As for its effects, like I said, it increases magic recovery speed and affinity, which is why it feels more comfortable. Clothes with such inscriptions are priced much higher."

"This is why I say Liana is very satisfied with you. Ordinary people don’t get to wear such clothes."

Loraviel could tell the dress was expensive, but she hadn’t realized just how costly it was, and from what Lady Liana said, it seemed she might need to buy more than one...

"Cut it out, talking all nice like that. Although I am indeed satisfied with her, it’s only to ensure she doesn’t embarrass me." Liana scoffed.

"Got it," Mepeilu didn’t want Loraviel to resent Liana too much.

Although Liana was right that resentment could drive quick progress, Mepeilu knew Loraviel had much potential to develop.

If she harbored too much resentment towards Liana, Mepeilu would be upset by the unexpected, and besides, she was now friends with her, so speaking well of her was only natural.

"Now that we're here, why not help you pick out a few dresses too?"

Meipeilu became interested.

Normally, she could only change the clothes of Liana's dolls, but now, she could dress up a real person. How could Meipeilu not be happy?

However, as expected, Liana immediately refused the request.

She didn't want to be fussed over by others, trying on clothes back and forth—it seemed like such a hassle.

Moreover, Liana was generally a laid-back person. Since returning here, her daily life revolved around a few sets of clothes. Given her current status, even at important banquets, she rarely wore formal dresses, so she naturally had no intention of buying clothes.

Besides, most of the clothes in her wardrobe were barely worn and didn’t need replacing.

“No need.”

“Eh? Why is that?” Meipeilu asked.

“No need means no need. I’m not a child anymore. I have my own favorite clothes, and I’ll buy them myself,” Liana said, looking at Meipeilu.

“But you, the lady of the hour, why are you out so soon?”

Meipeilu wanted to elbow Liana, but since they were in public, she refrained.

Even if they weren’t in public, Meipeilu wouldn’t want to.

She had worked so hard on various tasks, just to go shopping with you, and you say such things!

All her efforts, for whom? But Meipeilu knew that Liana spoke this way because they were in front of Loraviel.

“Can’t I just go shopping with you?” Meipeilu looked pitifully at Liana.

“...” Liana looked helpless, but despite her verbal reluctance, she nodded her head.

"Hehe," Meipeilu happily linked arms with Liana, her ample bosom enveloping Liana’s arm.

Truly countable and worthwhile.

“Loraviel, consider yourself lucky today. You can go back first,” Liana told Loraviel.

“...” Loraviel bowed her head, her expression conflicted.

Liana chose not to pick out clothes for herself today, which pleased her.

But now that Liana was going out with Princess Meipeilu, she felt a bit lost. When could she, like Princess Meipeilu, boldly hold Liana’s hand?

“Olivia.” Liana looked towards the cashier, Olivia.

“What is it, Lady Liana?” Olivia's hand trembled, and the seeds she was holding fell into the deep abyss of her bosom, followed by a silk thread that fished them out.

But by then, Olivia realized that Lady Minoja had long since disappeared.

Liana approached Olivia alone, “Regarding Loraviel’s clothes, choose comfortable fabrics and spells for her two everyday outfits, and for her three training outfits, go for a sleek and minimal design with small-sized decorative items. Choose spells that enhance magic recovery speed and attribute enhancement.”

“I understand, Lady Liana. I’m quite familiar with such matters,” Olivia, proficient in engraving spells, was naturally used to handling such orders for training clothes.

“When you’ve finished making them, deliver them to Venus Manor. You will be compensated then,” Liana instructed.

“I always treat these as minor matters, after all, this is Venus Manor. How could we ever delay payment to someone?” Olivia smiled slightly, then leaned forward slightly and whispered, “But, Lady Liana, you seem to treat someone rather nicely.”

“Someone?”

“When dealing with others before, you wouldn’t have been so polite, and it seems you really care about this little maid.”

“Don’t you dare...”

“Pfft, don’t worry, Lady Liana. As a merchant, my lips are sealed.”

“I love packing up news, and I won’t tell anyone. Besides, I don’t think anyone could offer a richer reward than you, Lady Liana, to pry into these uncertain matters,” Olivia smiled lightly, then sat down.

Liana’s expression was subtly altered. Apparently, after spending so much time with Meipeilu, or perhaps, after learning the news about the protagonist, Liana’s attitude had indeed changed.

She wouldn’t make others dislike her deliberately anymore, except for a few key people. Liana had become more relaxed.

“I hope we have the opportunity to work together again.”

Liana didn’t say anything more and walked towards Meipeilu.

Olivia packed Loraviel’s changed clothes into a bag. “Miss Maid, here are your clothes.”

“Thank you,” Loraviel took the bag with both hands, bidding farewell at the door.

“It’s Princess Meipeilu!”

“But Lady Liana is also with Princess...”

“Lady Liana, no... But why approach Princess Meipeilu at such a time!”

“I understand you, approaching the Princess now shows that she is just pretending to get along with the Princess to use her!”

On one side, everyone who saw Princess Meipeilu appeared initially happy, but upon seeing Liana by her side, their smiles faded and turned somber.

It seems only a next time would do, as nobody wanted to provoke Liana at such a time. And provoking Liana now could likely cause Princess Meipeilu to dislike them as well.

“It seems having me around saves a lot of trouble,” Liana whispered, watching. If Meipeilu had been alone in the streets, she would probably have been swamped quickly.

But with Liana there, others seeing her would just lose interest and leave.

However, the harsh words of those people made Meipeilu feel uneasy, although they had tried to avoid the two, some harsh words were still heard, troubling Meipeilu.

But Liana seemed unconcerned, “Let’s check that out? It looks fun.”

“Princess Meipeilu! And, Lady Liana... welcome,” the clerk maintained professional decorum, showing only a momentary annoyance before smiling, “What would you like to do?”

“What’s this?” Meipeilu held a bow and arrow.

“This is a magical tool. Just channel magic into it, and it will shoot magical arrows. You win prizes based on the accuracy of your hits,” the clerk explained.

“...Is there a non-magical version?” Meipeilu asked.

“I’m sorry,” the clerk shook his head.

Due to the affairs of the crown prince, almost everything in the Lisat Kingdom required magic, whether for entertainment or dining.

“Then never mind,” Meipeilu couldn’t play by herself, letting Liana watch, since Liana currently couldn’t use magic, greatly limiting them.

“Want to play?” Liana looked at Meipeilu.

“But it requires magic,” Meipeilu noted.

“Then, why don’t you help me?” Liana took Meipeilu’s hand.