Chapter 125: Lucky Star
Chapter 125: Lucky Star
"Wait a moment... I thought Starlight Apparel is around here... Ah, there it is!" Elysia pointed to a signboard located 100 meters from their position.
Right now, Starlight Apparel was quite busy, and it was evident from the people who were queuing to enter. The small group led by Rosie walked casually towards it.
"Hum? Looks like the number of people allowed to enter has been limited, so it's not overcrowded. As expected of a clothing store that has Ely as their model, hehe..." Evelyn giggled happily and wrapped her arm around her best friend's arm.
"What? What model?" Rosie joined the conversation. She really didn't know the latest hot story just because she searched for anything about Elysia.
"Ah, you don't know, President Rosie? As the owner of Starlight Apparel, Senior Rosa has published a magazine for beautiful dresses, and the sole model in that magazine is Ely!" Evelyn cheerfully informed and enlightened the ignorant.
Not only was Rosie surprised, but Raylee, Fran, and Bianca were also just as shocked as her. They just found out about this.
"Hmm... Nee, Bianca. Is Rosa the owner of Starlight Apparel, the same girl as Rosa in the sixth year? Emm... Rosa Willis, the girl who has a little conflict with her family because of something like early marriage?" Rosie put her hand to her forehead and immediately asked the right person.
"Yes, they are the same person. Rosa opened a boutique in the outer circle of the noble district this year, err... Just recently. And she has obtained permission from the academy and trade association." Bianca confirmed with facts that she knew.
"Hum, she chose the right person as her advertising model. Look at the results of her efforts now, she has succeeded in proving her words to her parents. She can live independently without their interference." Rosie nodded slowly and gave a subtle compliment.
"Huh? Conflict, early marriage? What happened to Senior Rosa?" Elysia asked curiously.
"Well, what happened before you came to register as a student at the academy was..." Rosie started telling a short story about the event two months ago regarding Rosa.
In this world, early marriage was a rare thing for people of high talent. Sometimes, a small proportion of the gifted people only decided to get married after 500 years old.
And what happened to Rosa this year was really unusual because she was forced to marry the man her parents chose. She decided to live independently and asked her family not to support her anymore.
Her family agreed on the condition that she must prove her ability without interference and capital money from them. Rosa had to struggle on her own to live and pay the academy fees as if her family had cut their ties with her so that she would marry and comply with her family's request.
Although Rosa was not very good at magic or martial arts, she was talented in the business. It was just, she only recently showed her talent after the conflict.
Not many know about this, but student council members know that far solely because the things that had happened were not trivial and were not hidden on purpose.
"Umm... Somehow I feel pity and admiration at the same time for Senior Rosa. She is a strong independent girl. I never thought the Willis noble family would force their daughter to marry so early." Evelyn looked ahead in awe.
"Em, she is a strong and resilient girl. With minimal capital, she dares to open a business without any help from her family. Getting support from the academy and trade association is not easy." Ella nodded in agreement.
"Nee! I just remembered! The two of you call Elysia by the name Ely, right?" Rosie immediately spoke without waiting for other people to comment or anything.
Evelyn and Ella just nodded innocently from the questions that had been thrown at them. As a result, Rosie turned to Elysia in protest.
"Isn't that unfair? Why am I the only one still calling you Elysia? Can I follow like them and call you Ely? That way, we'll get closer!"
"Call me, Elysia." Elysia made no compromises.
"What? Why? You can't do that to me alone! Hmm... If Ely can't, then what about Lysia? Lisha!" Rosie cheered with the nickname of her little sister.
"Err... That's not my name."
"Then, what about Ali?"
"Who is she?"
"Siasia?"
"Why did I hear it means waste?"
"Then let me call you Ely~"
"Uhh, if it makes you happy, then fine." Elysia took a soft breath and gave in to the student council president, who never gave up.
"Yay!" Rosie lifted her fist up as if she had finally won.
The funny exchange between the student council president's chirp and Elysia made the students who came with them smile with amusement.
Rosie was eager to get along with Elysia, and that was obvious. Still, only Bianca and Fran knew the truth, whereas Raylee knew very little.
Arriving in front of Starlight Apparel, they queued for a moment with the other girls and women, whether they were nobles or ordinary people who had more funds.
After five minutes of waiting in line, the ten of them got their turn to enter. 25 people was the maximum limit applied in Starlight Apparel for mutual comfort.
"Welcome to Starlight Apparel, happy shopping." A friendly voice immediately greeted their arrival. It wasn't Rosa, but the employee behind the counter.
Rosa had 15 female employees in this shop instead of Rosa alone, like when Elysia first came here. As for the person Elysia was looking for... She sat on the sofa with a man in fashionable clothes. They seemed to be talking about business matters.
The arrival of the group of students in white uniforms from the Deterry Academy of Magic really attracted attention. Rosa also accidentally glanced at the person who had just arrived.
Rosa's friendly business-style smile turned into a really joyous smile. She immediately excused herself from the man to welcome her lucky star.
"Oh my~ Happy, you came to visit after almost a week we didn't see each other, Ely, my lucky star!" Rosa approached Elysia and woven her hand with her lucky star's hand.
"Ah, um... Nice to meet you, Senior Rosa. I see your efforts are going so well. Congratulations." Elysia smiled mysteriously, but only Elena could tell why. The latter anticipated what would happen as if she was watching a drama on the big screen.
"Un, yes, thank you. This is all thanks to you too. You can just call me Rosa, without Miss or Senior. Ah! I should also congratulate you, Ely. Congratulations on successfully enrolling in the Deterry Academy of Magic." Rosa nodded happily.
"You look so happy because of Ely, Rosa. Until you forget, we are here too." Rosie smiled wryly. It was rare for her existence to be ignored and overlooked.
"Welcome to my shop, President Rosie, Vice President Bianca, Prince Raylee... Um... Wait a moment... Princess Gabriella, and Err... Princess Evelyn? Yes, welcome everyone." Rosa slowly greeted people one by one but gave up when she could no longer know who was present.
"Haha, we're good. Let us have a look around. Oh yeah, I heard you also make a dress magazine. Where do you sell them?" Rosie slightly waved her hand in front of her body.
"It is circulating very popularly and is available in every bookstore and magazine shop. It is also available in fashion stores but no need to bother. We also have them here. Arin, please bring us ten of our magazines." Rosa called out to the girl who was on guard at the counter.
"Yes, young lady. Here." Arin brought the requested magazine and returned to her position.
"Ah, here it is. One person gets one. Please don't thank me." Rosa distributed the magazine fairly without charging a fee.
Elysia looked somewhat intricately at the magazine in her hand. This magazine was like her photo album in various dresses. Even so, she only kept it in her Space Storage under the guise of her Space Bag.
It could be a souvenir and might mean something to her in the future. On second thought about all the magazine pictures, what did Rosa use to take all the photos? It wasn't from that little square crystal, right?
'Yes! It's a digital camera! Even the Devil Continent already has a limited number of smartphones, and you've been given one by the Devil Princess fufu...' Elena immediately cut off Elysia's ridiculous thought that was unwittingly passed on to her.
'Uuu...' Elysia grumbled softly in her mind.
'You've been her lucky star, Ely. Give her a little mercy. Fufufu~' Elena covered her mouth with her hands gracefully. Despite saying that, she was really looking forward to Rosa's tribulation.
'Just a little? Okay, just a little.' Elysia was like an obedient girl. She reduced the rate of punishment she would give.
"Oh yes, Ely, let me introduce you to someone. Everyone, let me borrow Ely for a moment. You can have a look around. May Male students also want to present a dress for your princess? Hum~ We also do custom manufacturing. More information can be asked to employees. We excuse ourselves for a moment, happy shopping." Rosa spoke with a distinctive tone and rhythm.
"Yes, yes, enjoy your time in peace. We will lend our lucky star. Please treat our Ely with care." Rosie nodded while looking at the pictures in the magazine.
"Sure!" Rosa smiled sweetly and nodded to see they were all happy to receive the magazine. She then took Elysia's hand and led her gently onto the sofa.