Vita Nova
Episode 21 "Red Star Festival"

Flashbacks

"Thank you Lily, thank you very much." said the Grand Duchess as she stroked my hair,

"No, you don't have to be like this.It's my duty" I said,

That day, the Grand Duchess cried in satisfaction while hugging me. Ian was happy to see his mother who was back to health, he took care of me until I recovered after waking up from fainting. I've sent letters to Lucas and Ken's brother that I'll stay for about 3 days at Ian's Mansion, and they'll let me,of course Ian didn't know I was sending them a letter because he was busy with his business too.In the end, I was able to live this life again.

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Episode 21

"Lily, when are you going to plan a wedding with Ian?", the Grand Duchess asked me on her balcony over tea and snacks,

"Emm, i-it's.", I replied the Grand Duchess was a little nervous and embarrassed with a red face,

"There is no need to rush, you still need a lot of preparation and mentally mature to get married" said the Grand Duchess,

"I don't know what Ian thinks of our marriage" I held back my overflowing feelings for Ian, I said,

"Young people are like that, I also experienced it first" said the Grand Duchess trying to cheer me up,

"I heard you met the Grand Duke while lost in the mountains, and you were saved by the Grand Duke in a Cave??" ask me to ask,

"Geez, how do you know that?" asked the Grand Duchess with a faint smile,

"I heard from Ian" I replied, then the Grand Duchess chuckled,

"The boy is absolutely innocent" he said,

'He's not as innocent as you think!', "It seems so" I replied,

"Oh, Lily, do you want to go to the festival?take your sister as well" the Grand Duchess asked,

"Festival?" my tofu, my,

"Geez, don't you know the Red Star Festival?" the Grand Duchess asked somewhat surprised, though,

"I don't know at all" I said confusedly,

"The Red Star Festival is a New Year's Festival, which has changed years" explained the Grand Duchess,

'Oh my!can I also forget what date and year it is?!'

"Sorry Grand Duchess, there are things I want to ask" I said somewhat doubtfully,

"What is that thing?" ask him,

"What date is it now?" I doubt it, though,

"Based on Lily, you're like a senile old man" the Grand Duchess said with a chuckle,

"I'm sorry" I said embarrassedly,

"It's okay. It is now the 28th of the 12th month of the 427th year of the Imperial calendar" he said,

'When did I come here?I could have forgotten about the date of this world'

"Thank you, Grand Duchess" I said,

"The same" he answered,

'I completely forgot a lot of things, how can I forget like this, there is something strange'

By nightfall, a letter from Lucas' brother came, coming,

'Lily, me and Ken will pick you up.Before we get there, don't go anywhere.Sister Lucas' that's how the letter goes,

"Sister Ken also came along.Then who is guarding the mansion of that stupid Big Brother" I muttered with a very disdainful expression of the two of them.

/Skip tomorrow/

"It's true you are!!what are you thinking until you let the mansion without one of you guarding it?! Why are you guys so careless?!you don't have to pick me up either!blah blah.", I nagged Kak Lucas and Kak Ken who were already sitting sweetly on the terrace floor, they were sitting in front of me with a face without guilt, she said,

"Oh my goodness, you are absolutely right" I said, stroking my chest,

"Oh right too, all the servants are being shut down, and the knights are training in the mountains, so there's no one at home" Lucas said to Kak Ken,

"But we told the butler that we would guard the mansion but we picked Lily up here with a trip of more than 4 hours" said Ken to Kak Lucas,

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"THIS BASICS!!COME FAST WE'RE BACK!!", I pulled the collar of the two of them and dragged them to the Horse-Carriage while Emotionally, and didn't care for their blue faces as they were choking on their own clothes,

"SIR!!HURRY BACK TO THE MANSION IN 1 HOUR OR I'LL FIRE YOU!"I shouted emotion at the coachman,

"B-good Miss!!" he answered in fear then immediately returned to the mansion,

/In the horse carriage/

"BUILD BASIC THE BROTHERS ARE USELESS!", I shouted in their ears while slapping their powerful cheeks strongly, saying,

"S-SICK!!", they both shouted at the same time,

"It's both your fault!!you shouldn't have left the mansion without anyone there!" nagging me at them, though,

"Sorry" they said lethargicly,

"Huh.mau how else, we have to hurry up, I also forgot to say goodbye to Ian and the others." I muttered, muttering,

"Just send them a letter later" said Kak Ken nervously,

"Yes, the Grand Duchess said that there will soon be a festival in the capital!I'm going there!" I say girang, though,

"the festival?usually you're not interested in anything like that" Lucas said,

"I'm curious!I want to see!" whine me, my,

"Well, then we will stay in the capital until January 12, how will it be?I also follow for sure" said Kak Ken proudly,

"But I want to go too!" say them simultaneously,

"Then who will guard the mansion?" ask me while staring at them sharply,

"E-emm that..OH YEAH!there's Irvan!" say they're happy, though,

"He's strong, smart, smart, and very handsome" they said, admiring Irvan,

"What a fact you are.." I was tired of their behavior,

"The festival will start tomorrow anyway, and the servants and knights are home, so it's safe!" kak Lucas was happy,

"They should also celebrate the Festival." I murmured,

"Ah, I just remembered. He said that every territory of the nobles will be protected by Sphere magic from the Witches of the Palace" said Kak Ken,

'Sphere is a high level of magic using a little mana, but they will lose using it for all nobles' Vel said,

'Then how?' my tofu, my,

'We will protect the entire continent with our magic, even though it will drain a lot of energy, but we will recover quickly' said Bel,

'All right, thanks Vel, Bel',

/Skip in the mansion/

"It's really lonely" I said as I walked towards the door with Kak Lucas and Kak Ken,

"Welcome Mr. Dan Miss" said Irvan, waiting at the door,

"Irvana?aren't you on leave?" I'm surprised, though,

"I'm not on leave Miss" he replied flatly and decisively,

"o-oh that" I said surprised by his attitude,

"Better Mr. Tuan take a shower first because you have not had a bath when you want to go pick up Miss" said Irvan,

"It's just right that the horse-drawn carriage stinks" I said and then went to the room,

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN LILY?!BACK HERE!" they shouted to me while angry, angry,

/in Lily's room/

"Huh tired", I dropped my body into the bed so tired when traveling here,

"I want to see Lily" I muttered,

"Miss, you better change the dress more comfortable" said Rina who entered my room while carrying a snack,

"Okay, please prepare" I replied,

"Well miss" , Rina immediately prepared a more comfortable dress for me to wear at home,

/skip after changing clothes and eating snacks/

At the end of this I often feel tired and sleepy, my body also feels heavy, I don't know what happened to me, I don't know,

"I'm tired.", I was sound asleep even though it was still Morning,

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"Sika" someone called my name and woke me up,

"Lho, Lily?" I murmured as I slowly opened my eyes,

"What's wrong with you?you look tired" Lily asked me,

"Let's know, I've had enough sleep and a balanced meal, but my body is very tired" I said lethargicly,

"Something too, I usually feel a positive aura from you, but." he stopped and put on a strange expression,

"But?" my tofu, my,

"I felt a slightly negative aura from you, did you do something strange?" he continued and asked,

"I didn't do anything weird, nor did I know what was going on" I said languidly,

"You better get yourself checked out by a doctor or a legal witch" Lily said,

"I'll tell your Big Brother first, it'll be dangerous if they don't know what I'm doing" I replied,

"All right" he said,

"Lily, did you know about the Red Star Festival?" I asked while looking at the sky,

"Red Star Festival?I know that but never come, why?" ask Lily, please,

"The festival's about to begin, but I don't know how to deal with it. In my previous life, I only went to the festival with my real mother, only since she was sick until I got my stepmother, I never went to the Festival again" I said rather sadly,

"Let's relax, now that your life has changed, spend your time with the people you care about" Lily said, holding my hand,

"Well, thank you Lily" I replied,

"Oh yes, at the Red Star Festival, it would be better if you wear a dress that is not flashy and colored other than red or yellow" said Lily,

"Why?though the name of the Festival is Red Star, is not it clearly recommended to wear a red dress?" my tofu, my,

"The festival was a Festival to commemorate the 189th Year when the emperor was known to be cruel and did not know any kasian at all,found dead at the Central Capital fountain during the new year where the Star shines very brightly. The water in the fountain was turned blood red, and the light produced by some stars radiated in the blood water, hence the Festival was called the Red Star Festival. Believers, if one wears a fancy red dress and glittering jewels,then it will be considered to have been stained by the blood of the cruel Emperor and must carry out purification for 2 months in the Holy Temple" explained Lily,

"Oh well, I'll remember what you said",

'I must be careful'

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