She can't help but stare at the unknown swordsman at the nearby tavern, His long hair is dark blue, and the color of his eyes is like the color of the night sky. He looks intimidating and hard to approach.
"My lady, he is the right hand of the Royal Knights Commander, Seth Weston. He's also one of the most powerful swordsmen in the kingdom and along with him in the rank is Aizen."
'I swear I've seen that man before, he looks familiar.'
A woman suddenly approaches Serlina.
"Welcome, My lady. Are you searching for a particular dress?"
"Yes, I'm looking for something extravagant or a dress that will make me stand out," Serlina said.
Serlina caught a stunning red dress that was exactly on her mind.
"I'll take this dress."
"May I ask when do you need the dress?"
"Tomorrow, soonest."
The woman can't believe she needs the dress right away since they still need to alter it when she picks one.
"My lady, due to high orders and alterations. I don't think we can ship the dress to you right away."
"I'll double the amount of the dress."
The woman is shookt and takes the dress from the mannequin right away.
Serlina fits the dress and looks in the mirror.
She smiled satisfyingly when she saw how perfectly the dress fit her. The woman behind her and Larissa is amazed at how flawlessly the dress fits her.
"Are you sure we need to alter this dress?" Serlina asks.
"No, My lady. We'll pack it for you right away."
"You finally found your dress, My lady," Larissa said with a bit of tears in her eyes.
"Yes, let's go home now."
"Before we go home, May I buy something at the Book shop? I'll be back shortly" Larissa asks.
"Sure, I can go to the carriage alone. I'll wait for you there."
Larissa left first, while Serlina was waiting for her dress. The night is about to come when Serlina leaves the shop alone, and an unknown man is following her from behind.
The unknown man who wears a robe grabs Serlina from behind and points the knife at her throat.
"Try to scream and you're instantly dead."
Serlina is shocked and starts to tremble in fear.
"Wh- What do you want?"
"Give me your pouch"
"O- Okay, let me go first and I'll hand it to you."
The thief lets her go and when she's about to hand her the pouch, A man interferes and kicks the man from behind. When the thief fell to the ground, the man pointed out his sword to the thief's throat.
"You're too fast." the thief said.
"Turn around, My lady," The man said.
Serlina turns around and the man smoothly slit the throat of the thief.
"It's okay now, you don't have to be scared."
Due to her weak knees, she fell to the ground shaking in fear. It was the first time in her life that she experienced that kind of scenario.
The man grabs her in the shoulder and tries to calm her down.
"Just breathe carefully."
"I'm fine now. Thank you for your help, My lord."
"It's my duty, I'm Seth Weston by the way."
"You're the man from the tav-"
She shuts her mouth to prevent herself from speaking because she doesn't want him to know that she's stalking him.
"You're right, I knew you were looking at me a while ago."
"Hehehe.. No, I'm Serlina Casidy. It's nice to meet you" Serlina said while trying to smile at him.
"Why does a lady like you, alone at night?"
"I have my maid with me but she went to--"
Larissa runs to Serlina after she sees her from afar.
"My lady! I've been finding you. Where have you been?"
"It's a long story, but let's go now. We'll leave now Sir Seth, thank you for your help once again."
When Serlina leaves, the comrade of Seth appears.
"What happened here, Seth?"
"Nothing, I just found a precious Emerald."
"Really, where?"
"She left already, but for sure I'll meet her again. Clean this trash up."
Serlina can't seem to forget what happened and why it's happening to her. Larissa hesitates to ask Serlina about what happened but based on her expression she doesn't want to talk to anyone.
When they arrive at the mansion, she also sees her brother going down the carriage with someone. She can't see them clearly but when she goes closely, she notices that it's Aizen.
"Why are you arriving home so late at night?" Connor asks.
"I just did an important errand brother"
He notices the box that Larissa is holding.
"I see, your important errand is spending our money even though we're in debt."
"I'll tell you what it's about later because it seems that you're accompanying someone."
Serlina is staring at Aizen with a fierce look on her face.
"Someone? He's not just someone, he's your fiance. Your official engagement is in 2 months."
"What? No, We've already talked about this. Do you think I'll fail?"
"Yes, because seeing how your weak body is reacting, for sure you'll fail. I'm just letting you feel how I feel when you can't do anything about it. Just surrender, Sister."
"It's not over, we had a deadline remember? I'll just show you the results rather than by words. Please excuse this weak little sister of yours."
Serlina went straight to her room, leaving Connor and Aizen wondering about her sudden changes.
"What happened to your Sister?" Aizen asks.
"I don't know, she became brazen when she woke up from her accident. It's because of that for sure. I'm letting her off the hook since we had a deal."
Aizen is surprised by the behavior that Serlina is showing to them, while her brother Connor is starting to get impatient with Serlina.
While Serlina is preparing her outfit for the party, Connor barges in without knocking.
"Why are you here brother? I'm about to get change." Serlina asks
"You said you're gonna tell me why you bought that dress."
"Ohh, right. I'm going for the upcoming party and I need a dress."
"You don't need to go there, you don't even ask for my permission."
"This is for our Family's Business, Brother. I'll be there for connections and sales."
"Connection? Aizen is already doing that for us. Where do you think we went out for?"
"Do you trust him rather than your sister?"
"Yes, because he's a man and you have no knowledge of running a business, I'm just letting you play, Sister."
Even though Serlina is smiling, on the inside she wants to snap the neck of his brother but she's controlling her anger.
"This stupid sister of yours will show you how I'll gain more sales for our business, so if you let me go to the party I will show you."
Connor walks close to Serlina and whispers.
"Okay, if it fails this will be the last time you're going out in this mansion until your engagement. Don't make me do the things you already forget, sister."
Connor left, leaving Serlina frightened.
'I'll be fine, as long as I have my plan. All he does is insult me to lose my self-esteem, I'll never let him on my head.'
When she fell asleep and woke up, she was in a different room again.
"What is this? Another Isekai? What the heck?!"