Cornflower Witch

Chapter 445 Dress Making
After a week's wait, Hilti's evening gown was finally completed. During this time, when Lady Grace visited 'Wisteria Moon', she discovered that Yingzi was rushing to finish a high-end gown, which was quite unlike her usual lazy habits.

Under Lady Grace's interrogation, Yingzi had no choice but to tell the truth. Upon learning that Hilti was going to wear this dress to the Silver Bell Festival, Lady Grace, a tailoring expert, couldn't resist the urge to get involved.

So, with the two working together, the dress was quickly completed. As a reward for Mrs. Grace's help, the style of the dress was slightly adjusted, with more lace ruffles and trim, giving it a fusion of Chinese and Western styles. However, the two blended together harmoniously and did not look out of place. Instead, they presented a rare kind of beauty.

"Alright, Hedra, come try this on today." The two makers lifted the garment and spread it out in front of the girl.

As she watched them approach, Hilti suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before the two older women helped her into a chair and made her change into this elaborate gown. During the process, she not only had to put on specific black pantyhose, but also adjust the bow at the back of her waist, the delicate choker, and the ring-shaped hair accessories. It took half an hour before she was fully dressed. (The general style can be referenced from the Yu-Gi-Oh! card, Aku.)

After the makeover was complete, the girl in the mirror exuded a beautiful and delicate charm. The black dress accentuated her shapely waist, and the wavy hem, shorter in the front and longer in the back, revealed her shapely thighs encased in black stockings. This made the somewhat dignified aura that Hilti had developed over the past two years recede again, giving her a sense of youthful innocence.

"Indeed, this outfit makes her look much cuter, Hedra," Lady Grace commented with a smile, gently unfolding her folding fan.

“I think it looks good too. If I have a daughter in the future, I’ll probably dress her up like this too.” Yingzi took out a thin blue ribbon and tied it up to decorate Xilutiya’s hair near her ear.

“Everyone will definitely love this dress at the Silver Bell Festival. I reckon Hedra will become the most beloved little princess of the ‘Mithril Clock’ school.” The two praised again.

Listening to their various effusive praises, Hiltiya couldn't help but shake her head. She wasn't a child; how could she be fooled by their words? When these two were making clothes, it was as if they were plotting some earth-shattering scheme, as if they had inexhaustible energy for doing something naughty.

Although the outfit was indeed very beautiful, it differed somewhat from the dignified temperament she had envisioned, appearing rather too cute, to the point that it made people question her ability to shoulder certain responsibilities.

However, there's no time to order a second outfit, so I'll have to wear this to the Silver Bell Festival.

Silently complaining about how unreliable the two were, but unable to get angry, Hilti gently shook her hair and stood up.

"Alright, alright, you don't need to say anything more, I accept it."

"Really? Hedra must wear this to the ceremony." The two gave him some more instructions before they felt relieved.

After finishing their fitting, they sat around the tea stove and chatted, recounting how they met.

“Back then, a customer took the clothes I made to Yingzi’s shop. After Yingzi altered and modified them, the customer proudly wore them back to me,” Grace recounted.

“I couldn’t stand it anymore. After finding out which tailor did this, I went to their shop.”

"Back then, Yingzi had only been open for a short time. With her oriental-style clothing, she attracted a lot of people. When we were arguing in the shop, many customers came over to watch the show out of curiosity."

"In order not to affect the reputation of both parties, we held three competitions, which were based on the same theme. Each of us cut and made clothes and let our familiar guests evaluate and vote."

"The result was that we tied, with the vote difference between the two sides remaining small. We gradually became familiar with each other because of these events, and eventually reached a settlement."

"However, later on, Yingzi became a bit lazy. She probably started making money and lost the motivation to keep working hard. She rarely designed new styles, so the shop gradually became deserted," Grace commented with a hint of mockery.

"There's no end to making money, Grace," Yingzi said nonchalantly as she sipped her tea.

"As long as you have endless desires, you will have endless toil." She shook her finger lightly, uttering some ancient philosophy.

After spending some time together, Hilti carefully packed the clothes she had received into a special box and bid farewell to the two men. Before leaving, another familiar person came to see her off.

"Lord Hedra." The girl had purplish-red hair and wore a simple, thick dress, standing at the station.

“Anali.” Hiltiah uttered her name, looked at the other’s height which hadn’t changed much, and patted her head.

"How have your studies been these past six months? Have you been happy?" Although she has left, Anali has the protection of the two big bosses, so she shouldn't be bullied.

"My studies are alright, but I probably can't keep up with Lord Hedra's pace." When talking about her studies, she lowered her head slightly. There was no way around it; her foundation was too weak, and keeping up with her classmates was already a struggle.

"But I'm very happy because I can see my own gains and growth." After saying that, she looked up again.

"I've made some friends at school now. We're all orcs, and we get along really well."

Are they all beastmen? Hilti had wanted to suggest that Anali try dating some human classmates, but considering that Anali was already somewhat socially awkward and weak, it would be too much to ask her to do that. She decided to let her take it one step at a time and not force her.

"Yes, while relationships are important when getting along with friends, it's also important to have your own ability to distinguish right from wrong and not be easily swayed by others." She was worried that other orc students in the Asura district might have some prejudices and problems that could lead the girl astray.

"I will remember." The other person nodded again.

Seeing that she was so obedient, Hilti didn't have any more instructions. She thought for a moment and handed her the sapphire she had just received.

"Take this gem. If you need resources for advancement or are short of money, you can exchange it for something."

"This..." The other person looked at the gem in the girl's hand and hesitated whether to accept it.

“Take it.” Hiltiya grasped her wrist and placed the gem in her palm.

“I have plenty of things, this won’t make a difference.” She touched Anali’s face.

“It should be different for you; it can play a greater role for you.”

"I may not be able to go back to the Asura District for long, so please take good care of yourself."

“When I have some free time, I can also learn something from ‘Fire Pig’ or ‘Four Eyes’,” she thought for a moment.

"This world is vast and beautiful, but also complex and ever-changing. If you can figure out the relationships and connections within it, you can probably live a freer and more enjoyable life."

Finally, you must establish your own system of judgment in your heart, so that you can go to various distant places with clarity and without regret.

"Go for it, Anali!"

With a wave, Hilti boarded the train, waving goodbye as she departed. This scene was etched in the memory of the girl on the platform and would never be forgotten.

(End of this chapter)