The Bloom At Royal Harem's

6. Market and Attention Center

Nachella blinked her eyes several times, and she was excited about the story the girl was telling in front of her. The girl seemed excited but several times also displayed her profound sorrowful face.

She was Vio, the girl he had met in the forest. The girl had been quiet, especially when her eyes were fixed on the clothes Nachella was wearing very far compared to what she was wearing. Dirty, dirty and smells bad.

Honestly speaking, Nachella was actually not that good with the girl's eyes. But he was also unlikely to directly bring Vio to his house with such a concerning condition. What would his family say? He was afraid, if later Vio would be immediately expelled when he reached the palace gate.

"Who are you, miss?" Ask Vio.

"You'll know too" Nachella replied with her trademark smile.

"Can you tell me about yourself? And may I call you brother?" Ask Nachella.

It was obvious in Nachella's eyes that the girl seemed to round her eyes looking at him.

"Do I deserve to be called a sister by you, miss?" Vio asked with a sad look.

"of course. Big sister is beautiful, it's just that the skin of sister is less managed. If you are diligent in taking care of your skin, I am sure that you must be very beautiful and can even surpass me"

"Te..Thank you"

"Sama-sama, so how's sister's story?" Ask Nachella with Enthusiasm.

Vio took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

"I'm just an ordinary girl. My mother died when some people forcibly entered the house. My mother hid me in a closet with a secret passageway into the woods. My mother promised to meet me in the woods at night and asked me to leave the house immediately. But until nightfall, my mother did not come. I finally returned home through the secret passageway. But when I returned, I saw that my house was already in a state of fire, many bodies scattered and from a distance I saw i. ib. my mother" he said who now began to sob.

Nachella rubbed Vio's back gently, trying to calm him down. He knows that Vio's old wounds have been revealed by accident, and he doesn't want to make Vio sadder.

"Sister, don't go on. I'm sorry" he said.

"It's okay" said Vio who now began to neutralize his breathing again

"My mother was hanging from a tree with a sword stuck right in her stomach through the trunk of the tree"

Nachella grimaced, imagining how painful it was to be Vio's mother. Even to imagine being Vio who witnessed his mother tragically die he would not be able to.

"At that time, I hoped that the father who had never met me from birth would come to see me. But it turns out fate lied to me, the man didn't come. I hated him for abandoning me and my mother. At that time the bandits came, looting the remaining valuables. But unfortunately, I met one of them and I was taken to be a slave. Along the way I rebelled, until finally they dumped me in the frontier forest towards the empire. Then I who had no purpose decided to come back here until we finally met" he said, ending his long story.

"Relax, Brother. From now on, I'll take care of you" said Nachella, who immediately returned Vio's smile.

Before long the horse-drawn carriage stopped, followed by the sound of Nix starting to appear at the carriage door.

"Tu.. lady, where are we going as the initial destination?" ask Nix.

Nachella was silent for a moment thinking about her goal until accidentally her eyes met with Vio's golden netra. Instantly he realized the state of Vio who was still wearing dirty clothes with a face filled with dust. He was not disgusted at Vio, only that he was afraid that Vio would become a subject of ridicule when he reached the market.

"Is there a public bath not far from the boutique?" Ask Nachella.

"She, lady. Are we going there?" Asked Nix again who immediately replied Nachella's nod.

Nix returned to the steering wheel again to run the horse-drawn carriage back to where Nachella had requested.

Before long, the train again stopped followed by a voice Nix said if they had reached their destination. Nachella slowly went down, lifting up her dress which Nix immediately welcomed to help her down.

"Thank you" said Nachella, who immediately responded to Nix's nod and smile.

After Nachella went down, Vio came out which is now the center of attention of market visitors. Sometimes his eyes looked at the visitors who saw Vio with a condescending look, not even rarely insulting him openly.

Look who that girl is. Very dirty!

Dirty and smelly, she doesn't fit in with that beautiful lady

I was confused, where did the beautiful lady pick it up from?

Ukh, he's disgusting!

I think the lady was disgusted with him

Nachella's ears immediately buzzed, like getting a whisper of the devil from the right, left, front, back and around. His eyes were now glancing towards Vio who lowered his head while twisting his tangled clothes until it grew tangled. He felt bad for Vio who was treated like that by the people in the country. How could they so easily insult others just because of their different looks? What if later people with higher positions tried to disguise themselves and cause them problems themselves?

Ah, looks like I have to change their mindset, inner Nachella.

"Sister come in, I'll buy a dress. So wait here" said Nachella who immediately encouraged Vio to go inside.

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Nachella POV's

After Vio's departure, I headed straight for a boutique that was adrift of two stalls with a bathhouse. Then enter the boutique which was immediately greeted warmly by the store's waiters and the owner of his own boutique.

"Welcome Mr. Princess Nachella, it's an honor for me to have you" said the boutique owner, who immediately let her in.

"Sorry, Princess. I think this dress is too big for you" said one waiter.

Yeah, that's true. The dress was large and long enough for my body to be too small. But that was my goal to get here sooner, because I wanted to buy Vio a dress and not myself.

"Ah, it's not for me" I said, then gave a coin of gold to the cashier before breezing off to leave the boutique.

Nachella POV END's

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POV Author

Nachella's eyes did not stop looking at the bathhouse. He was very impatient to see the change Vio would certainly look very beautiful.

One by one people began to come out of the place, until a person who had been waiting for him since then finally began to appear himself in a navy dress that I had bought. His silvery hair that was left was slightly luminous when exposed to the reflection of sunlight. Her clean white face looks smooth with thin lips that further add to her beauty. His originally closed eyes began to open, displaying a golden neutrality making anyone who saw him raise his voice full of admiration.

The girl looks around, before finally walking up to him who is right in front of the horse carriage with Nix, Adele and the servants.

"Nachella, am I weird? Why do they see me like that?" Vio asked as he lifted his dress slightly then moved to the right and left.

Nachella shook her head slowly accompanied by a wide smile that was imprinted on her face displaying her perfectly formed dimples.

Look, they're so beautiful

Yes, the two ladies are equally beautiful

Although not as beautiful as Miss Nachella, but I can not lie if the girl in front of her is also no less beautiful

Ah, who's that girl?

Nachella who heard that further widened her smile, making some people again screech at her with a reddened face.

"Sister is very pretty, that's why they see brother without blinking" Nachella said in a slightly tightened voice.

Hearing that, everyone regained their senses and began to resume their activities, although occasionally they still glanced at him and Vio.

"Thank you" said Vio.

Nachella did not answer, instead, he first pulled Vio's hand to walk around the market by occasionally buying candy apples wrapped in caramel sugar and some other roadside snacks that were certainly banned by Nix and Adele. But Nachella's not her name if according to her, she still bought everything regardless of the ban of the two.

Now the two stopped at a jewelry store, followed by the chicks who also stopped. The two looked at each other, before Nachella immediately pulled Vio in.

The second eye is now greeted with a neatly arranged expanse of jewelry on translucent glass shelves.

Nachella set her foot on a piece of jewelry that caught her attention from the start. A rose-shaped hairpin with butterfly carvings on it. Underneath there is an ornament dangling like the roots of a plant with decorated leaves and small flowers. His hand immediately took it, then brought it closer to the nose. As expected if the jewelry gives off a distinctive fragrant smell of roses. He really likes magic. Not wanting to be taken, Nachella immediately paid for it and led him to Vio who was still silent in front of the entrance.

"Sister, choose. I will pay for it" said Nachella who immediately made Vio sparkle full of happiness.

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Nachella and his entourage and Vio are now on their way to his castle. The sight of the originally loose car was now crowded in the second goods and the servants, especially Nachella, filled the whole car, not to mention the collection of plant seeds that are also carried by other servants outside the train because the train is no longer able to receive more goods..

They have brought home 3 party dresses, 4 casual dresses, 3 nightgowns, 3 jewelry boxes, 2 pairs of heels for Nachella. 2 pairs of party dresses, 3 casual dresses, 2, 3 nightgowns, 1 jewelry box and a pair of slippers for Vio. A formal outfit and a casual outfit for Adele and Nix. And 10 pairs of new servants' clothes for the servants who had accompanied him in the market.

It was quite a tiring day for them, but none of them looked tired. Instead they seem to enjoy it so much, that without them knowing now Nachella and her entourage have arrived in front of the gate which is immediately welcomed with a 90-degree head bow.

"Welcome back Princess Nachella" the guards said.

Nachella opened her curtain, displaying her best smile.

"Stand!"

"Thank you, Princess"

The train again walked into the yard filled with various plants with the right side there is a fighting arena.

Vio watched his surroundings filled with towering buildings with a tower yeng there is a blue flag with a blend of black color that is located on the right of another building. In another corner, there is a park that looks quite barren which is being cared for by several people in front of the same uniform in light brown.

"You're a Princess?" Asked Vio who was immediately nodding his head.

"Yes, welcome to my kingdom, brother"

"Agh, Brother Vio. I forgot to buy the magic book" he continued in a frustrated tone.

The POV END

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TB