Chapter 40: Eyebrow Care

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 BY GUTEZAGUTEREZ0980

After waking up as usual, I went out into the garden to wash my face, and Sebastian called out to me.

“Good morning, Ginjiro-sama. I apologize for the suddenness. Would you mind coming over to the Mainz house today?”

I was surprised by the sudden offer, but I accepted that it would be fine after the morning market was over.

Apparently the Tiger of Mainz is calling.

I woke up at once, I also wanted to see Sophia, so I asked him to pick me up at the cathedral square when the second bell rang.

Sebastian offered to drive me to the morning market, so I hurriedly ate my morning breakfast and got into the carriage with Harry.

When I arrived at the square in front of the cathedral in no time, I told Sebastian to come back later and parted.

We went to the back where there were few people,  the grandma selling vegetables and Edel were waiting for us.

“Today is going to be another fun day.”

The grandma was in good spirits, thanks to the rest she took yesterday.

I met with Edel yesterday, and as advised, he also brought melons today.

I set out the stalls, long tables, trash cans, etc. and proceeded with preparations.

Of course, I also made ice water by filling a cooler box with ice blocks and water.

Harry was caught by grandma again today, making vegetable sticks.

He looked at me grudgingly, but I just let Harry go through with it.

A church member, who has become a regular at Edel’s stall, comes to buy mangoes.

Of course, he buys them all.

Eder also offers him melons to sample.

The chilled melons were so sweet and juicy that he bought them.

After that, a regular church member come again to buy more melons, so it must have been another good sales today.

Of course, today was another hot day, so the shaved ice sold well.

The grandma’s vegetable sticks were also sold out before noon, thanks to Harry’s efforts.

After cleaning up, I asked Harry to stay with the grandma until her son came to pick her up.

I give him half of the shaved ice sales and a cooler box of chilled melons.

I told him to take it to the guild and have tea with Milia and he was happy.

You’re so easy, Harry.

You worked hard today, so I have to reward you.

I left everyone and went to the front of the cathedral, where Sebastian was waiting for me.

We took a horse-drawn carriage to the Mainz house.

When we arrived at the Mainz family house or maybe castle, I was immediately taken to the guest room.

As I sat down on a chair and waited, the tiger of the Mainz family entered the room.

I’m sorry for calling you so suddenly today. I heard your ice sweets stall is doing well. I also heard that you are helping out other stalls.”

I wondered where she had heard such a story.

Smiling as she gave a jab while greeting me, the tiger, whose skin was more glowing than when we first met, looked so young that it was hard to believe that she is a mother of five children.

“Yes, I’m learning a lot through the food stalls.”

For now, Ginjiro dodges the jab and creates a gap.

That’ s good to hear, says the tiger, smiling, but her eyes are not smiling.

Sebastian made me a cup of tea and I quenched my thirst.

“The reason I asked you to come today is because there is a tea party the day after the summer festival, and I want Ginjiro-san to be there too.”

After measuring the distance with a jab, the tiger threw a powerful right straight.

“So what would you like me to serve at the tea party?”

Ginjiro thought it was a request for a tea party, but it was actually an attendance at a tea party.

“By the way, can Ginjiro-san dance?”

When he was exhausted from the right straight, this time the left uppercut exploded.

When I tell her that I have never danced before, the tiger smiles and says that Sophia should teach me how to dance.

“Nee, Ginjiro-san, Cohen seems having some trouble with makeup. Would you mind checking on her?”

To be honest, I don’t know much about makeup, but one thing I do know is how to take care of eyebrows.

Okusama and Cohen-san gave me some time to buy a set of eyebrow care products.

I also bought a hand mirror and a makeup stand mirror recommended by the Net store.

I returned to the room where Cohen-san and Okusama were waiting, and took care of Cohen-san eyebrows.

There are mirrors in this world, but it seems that there is no mirror that reflects so beautifully.

They were surprised to see their own reflection in the mirror, but it was troublesome to explain it, so I carried on taking care Cohen-san eyebrows.

All Ginjiro did was cut and trim her eyebrows, but even with that alone, her impression changed.

Cohen-san looks happily at his own face in the mirror.

Seeing this, his wife also asked me to take care of it, so I nervously cut and trim her eyebrows.

“Just by trimming eyebrows, it gives a much different impression.”

Okusama nods, and Cohen agrees.

“If you do this, there is basically no problem, but some people have thin or few eyebrows. That’s when we use this cosmetic.”

Ginjiro now uses cosmetics to draw eyebrows.

The thickness, density, and length of the eyebrows can further change the impression, so I told Cohen-san to do her best to research this point and ended the session.

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“Thank you for coming to my stall the other day.”

I thank Sophia, who is wearing a dark blue dress, as she greets me with a smile.

“I heard you were invited to Mother’s tea party. It’s rare for my mother to have a tea party, but I wonder what kind of tea party that includes dancing?”

Ginjiro had no clue when asked.

I told her that I had never danced before, but she said she had already heard about it and took me to another room where she said she would teach me.

There, the musicians Sebastian had arranged were already waiting.

The basic of dance is four beats, step with the rhythm of one, two, three, four.

Right, left, right, left, one, two, three, four.

“You’re good, Ginjiro.”

I was happy to receive the praise, but when I finally stood in front of Sophia and took her hand after practicing my footwork, my heart did not stop pounding.

Sebastian signaled, and the musicians began to play.

The sound of the violins ticked in small increments, like the sound of a horse’s footsteps.

As I was taught, I moved my feet right, left, right, left, one, two, three, four, and Sophia would match them.

At first I concentrated on the footsteps, but then she whispered to me to look at her, so I turned to look at Sophia.

It was difficult to get used to the footwork and Sophia being so close by, but by the end of the song, Ginjiro began to calm down.

Then Sophia seemed to notice and smiled gently at me.

The song ended and we stopped dancing, but for some reason I couldn’t keep my hands off her.

“Ginjiro, hey, Ginjiro?”

I let go of Sophia’s hand.

“I’m sorry.”

“Sorry for what?”

Sophia didn’t seem to mind.

As soon as I sat down in a chair to take a short break, Sebastian made me a cup of tea.

“Dancing is fun, isn’t it?”

“It’s fun, but dancing with Ginjiro made my heart beat faster.”

“I was nervous, too.”

Sebastian and the musicians probably already knew, but perhaps they were feeling the mood or maybe they didn’t care.

“This song is about Emperor Beckenbauer III, isn’t it?”

“Well, it’s the most famous song in this country, isn’t it?”

After that, we danced several times and were disbanded today.

I parted ways with Sophia, promising to practice another song tomorrow.