GOOD MORNING, MS. LIBERTY.
LET'S GET YOU UNDRESSED FIRST, SHALL WE?
SORRY...?
?!
WAIT!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
THERE'S NO TIME FOR THIS, YOUNG LADY.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS 30 YEARS NOW, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE THE FITTING ON THE SAME DAY I FINISH THE GOWN.
OW,
B-BUT YOU SHOULD AT LEAST EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON!
WHO ARE YOU, MA'AM?!
I'M JANE EMBROSE OF EMBROSE ATELIER. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE COME TO GET YOU FITTED FOR YOUR GOWN...
...AND TO DO THAT, YOU MUST FIRST UNDRESS.
MY GOWN...?
OH, HAS NO ONE TOLD YOU?
HER HIGHNESS THE QUEEN PLACED AN ORDER FOR YOU.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING IN THESE CLOTHES...
COME NOW, YOU'RE A GUEST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY!
LET'S GET MOVING, EVERYONE!
D-DO I REALLY HAVE TO WEAR THIS?
OF COURSE! ALL WOMAN IN HEROD WEAR IT.
THEN... COULD YOU AT LEAST LOOSEN IT A BIT?
I CAN HARDLY BREATHE...
OH DEAR!
I'M SORRY. WOULD THIS BE ENOUGH?
THIS IS THE LOOSEST WE CAN GO. AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT OFF ENTIRELY.
URM... I'LL TRY TO GET USED TO IT.
GOOD, THEN LET'S TRY ON THE GOWN.
PLEASE STAY STILL, I MIGHT POKE YOU WITH THE NEEDLE IF YOU MOVE.
THEY SAY EVERY LIFE HAS ITS DIFFICULTIES.
A NOBLE LADY'S ISN'T EASY EITHER, IT SEEMS.
ALL DONE NOW!
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
GRANDMA WAS RIGHT.
LIFE IS UNFAIR.
YOU MUST ACCEPT THAT FACT, BUT NEVER, EVER GIVE INTO IT...
I'VE FACED MY FAIR SHARE OF DISCRIMINATION HERE IN HEROD'S PALACE AS WELL.
THE KING SCHEDULED COUNTLESS EVENTS WITHOUT MY CONSENT...
...AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SAY IN THIS GOWN.
BUT EVEN SO...
...IN THIS SHORT MOMENT...
COMFORT AND LOVE
...I FEEL LIKE A NOBLE LADY INSIDE A PAINTING.
OH WELL, IT WON'T HURT TO STAY IN THIS FOOLISH MOOD FOR JUST ONE DAY.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.
HER HIGHNESS THE QUEEN AND PRINCESS MARGUERITE HAVE ARRIVED.
SEE THEM IN.
OH!!
GRACIOUS, OLIVIA!
YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
THANK YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS.
I'VE NEVER WORN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GOWN BEFORE.
IT'S A WELCOME GIFT TO HEROD, AS WELL AS MY APOLOGY FOR LUCY'S BEHAVIOR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO UNDERSTANDING.
SPEAKING OF...
?
LIV!
PRINCESS LUCY!
YOU'RE SO PRETTY TODAY, LIV!
THIS IS MY PRESENT FOR YOU!
OH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, YOUR HIGHNESS...
PLEASE THINK OF THIS AS AN APOLOGY, TOO!
HEHE
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HAIRPIN!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOUR HIGHNESS.
I'LL LET YOU FINISH GETTING DRESSED THEN, OLIVIA.
I'LL COME TO GET YOU SHORTLY.
COULD I PUT IN THIS HAIRPIN?
OF COURSE. ALLOW ME TO CLIP IT FOR YOU.
IT SUITS YOU VERY WELL!
IF OUR DESIGNER SAW YOU, THEY WOULD'VE BEGGED YOU TO BE THEIR MUSE.
HAHA...
COULD I WEAR GLOVES AS WELL?
OF COURSE. WE'VE GOT THEM READY.
AND TAKE THIS, TOO.
SINCE THERE WON'T BE ANY DANCING TODAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE CLUTCH BAGS.
IF IT'S A BAG, DO I HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING IN IT?
OH NO, THEY'RE JUST DECORATIVE. YOU CAN LEAVE IT EMPTY.
HMM STILL, IT'S STRANGE TO HAVE AN EMPTY BAG. MAYBE I'LL PUT IN THIS...
IT'S A PERFECT FIT!
CLACK
OLIVIA? ARE YOU FINISHED?
YES, PROFESSOR! I'M COMING!
IT WAS AN EXCELLENT DECISION...
TO INCREASE OUR INVESTMENT IN WILHELM CORPORATION, YOUR HIGHNESS.
THERE ISN'T A COUNTRY IN NOPHOK THAT HASN'T MADE A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR THEIR MAGIC DOME.
PORCHERIN HELD OUT UNTIL THE VERY END, BUT THEY DECIDED TO INSTALL ONE THIS WINTER.
OH, AND THE REST OF THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DOME ARRIVED FROM POLDER TWO DAYS AGO...
...AND IT SEEMS THAT IT HAS A JOINT PATENT....
...UNDER THE NAMES ANSEN WILHELM AND OLIVER.
I CHECKED WILHELM'S REGISTRY BECAUSE THIS OLIVER DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A FAMILY NAME,
BUT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF HIM. STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
AND USELESS AT THAT.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE IS ANSEN WILHELM'S CAPABILITY.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OLIVER.
THAT'S TRUE.
ARE YOU HEADING BACK TO THE PALACE NOW, YOUR HIGHNESS?
YES.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF MS. LIBERTY'S STAY IN HEROD.
IT'S A SHAME THAT I WON'T GET TO SEE HER IN THE PAPERS ANYMORE.
YOU REALIZE SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW YOU EXIST, DON'T YOU?
YOU'RE SO CRUEL, YOUR HIGHNESS!
IT'S A SHAME SHE'S LEAVING?
IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO FEELS LIKE THAT...
...THAT WOULD BE ME.
Tailor Jane Embrose, who comes to her room in the morning, prepares Olivia Liberty for the fitting of the dress ordered by the Queen. Olivia, who struggles to get used to the tight corset, feels like a noble lady in a painting inside the dress. The Queen and Princess Marguerite praise her, and Princess Lucy gives her a hair clip as an apology gift. While Olivia gets ready with gloves and a portfolio bag, the professor calls for her.
