"m'lady~ rise and shine!" The maid said happily as the maid pulled the curtain away making the room light up.

"Hmm?...What time is it?" Aderi asked as she sat up rubbing her eyes.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you~" the maids started singing, Aderi was stunned and just sat there not knowing what was going on or what to do.

After the maids finished singing Aderi smiled as she finally fully woke up. She then remembered it was her birthday...to be specific Aderi's Birthday, she's now .

"Thank you so much," Aderi said thanking the maids after they finished singing.

"Here are our presents m'lady!" One of the maids said as they lined up.

They started giving Aderi their gifts one by one.

"W-wow...thank you, everyone, you didn't need to get me any gifts...your service to me every day is enough," Aderi said as she was tearing up, her bed was now full of boxes that have gifts inside. This is the first time that anyone has gotten her so many gifts.

On her past birthdays each maid just saved up to get her one gift, of course, Aderi was so happy to get a gift every year, but this year was different, instead of one gift, each one of them got individual gifts for Aderi.

"M'lady please don't cry!" one of the maids said after noticing a tear was forming in her eyes.

"I'm just so happy...thank you for giving me gifts every year, I really appreciate everything you all have done for me," Aderi said as she wiped the tear that was forming in her eyes.

"Come on m'lady, don't cry...we still have a long schedule ahead of us!" One of the maids said happily.

"Come m'lady we will bathe you now!" The maids said as they dragged Aderi to the bathroom giggling.

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They bathe Aderi for 5 hours, soaking her in various oils, and washing her hair. They also took Aderi's breakfast in the bathroom. Aderi fell asleep in the process.

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Lunchtime rolled around and they dressed Aderi in a normal dress as they serve her lunch in her room.

"M'lady, we need to prepare your hair while you eat, if you don't mind we will start now," one of the maids said. Aderi nodded and the maids started working on her hair.

They put in multiple oils and brushed her hair gently.

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5 pm rolled and it was now the time they started preparing Aderi for her debutante.

The party starts at 7:30 and now they are starting to prepare Aderi. Her dress was red, it was complementing her hair color well. The design was simple but it was Aderi's choice so they didn't object when the design was on the simple side.

After she was dressed they sat her down so they could style her hair. After styling it they put a hairpiece complementing her dress. While the others are busy with her hair, the others were putting makeup on her. The makeup was also on the simple side.

Aria, the soul inside of Aderi's body loves makeup but hates the feeling of it, so she requested a simple makeup so she won't be too bothered by her makeup while at the party.

All girls in the kingdom will celebrate their debutante together every year, it's always held on the 3rd of December. But this year Aderi will celebrate her debutante early and alone. The girls who will be debuting this year will still debut on the 3rd of December. This means only Aderi will celebrate her debutante early.

This is the king's sponsorship after all, and it will be held in the palace. Usually, debutante and other social gatherings are always held in the central palace hall. The secondary palace of skite. But Aderi's debutante will be held at the main palace. Where the king and queen reside along with the princes.

The occasions inside the main palace are the one's considered 'important' like the king's and queen's birthday, their anniversary, the prince's birthday/debutante, royal engagements, weddings, and events/parties the king wants to celebrate.

Today is the 4th of October, and the wind is now a little colder, after all, it was close to being winter. Of course in this cold a hot gossip is spreading.

Aderi's debutante which will be celebrated in the main palace and is arranged by the king is the topic of rumors.

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7:00 pm...Aderi was finally finished, and she was quickly sent out by the maids with smiles on their faces.

"My Debutante is really being taken care of seriously..." Aderi thought to herself.

"I heard Leni won't make it, they said she was sick...I know that is a lie, she just doesn't want to see me and my father happy together" Aderi thought as she scanned her surroundings.

She finally made it outside, the night air of October is indeed cold.

"You look beautiful, happy birthday...my daughter" her father greeted her as soon as she stepped outside.

"The maids and the others must have already greeted you, but...I wanted to greet you earlier but the maids pushed me away...I want to be the first to greet you, but, maybe I'll try again next year" her father chuckled, his expression having a hint of disappointment which made Aderi giggle.

"There's always a next time father" Aderi giggled cheering up her father.

"Here is my present," Her father said as he took out a small box.

"Waaa!!! Thank you father" Aderi said excitedly. This was the first present she ever received from her father.

"I didn't get you anything in the past...I'm sorry, I don't have an excuse for myself and I won't excuse myself either since I know I am in the wrong" her father apologized.

"It's alright father, I know what lead you to do your actions..." Aderi said smiling.

"Hmm? I'm confused about what you just said" her father said confused.

"Shoot! I forgot I still haven't told him" Aderi thought.

"I'll explain it to you in the future father...trust me," Aderi said with a smile.

"Well then...open your present," her father said smiling, Aderi nodded. Aderi opened the box and inside was a pink gem earring.

"Wow...these are beautiful!" Aderi said amazed.

"These are called 'Rosalita' they are only found in bisoplain," her father said smiling.

"These are from your mother...she was wearing this when we first met, it complemented her eyes a lot, and I thought these would also look good on you" her father explained, Aderi looked up.

"Why are you giving these to me father?" Aderi asked confused.

"You never owned anything from your mother except for that pendant given to you by your grandparents...I thought it was time for you to have something from your mother, so even when she is not here...you will have something she owned before" her father said smiling at her warmly.

"Thank you, father..." Aderi said on the verge of tears.

"Don't cry" her father chuckled, Aderi nodded.

"These gems are so beautiful," Aderi said complementing the gems.

"They are your mother's favorite gems," Her father said smiling.

"Really? My mother has great taste" Aderi said smiling.

"Indeed she does" her father replied smiling.

"Shall we go now?" her father asked with a smile, Aderi nodded.

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On the carriage ride, Aderi put the earrings on.

"It looks good on you," her father said complementing her, Aderi smiled.

"Thank you father...although my hair is covering it," Aderi said a bit disappointed.

"It's alright, it's showing on the other side very well" her father replied with a smile, Aderi nodded.

"It's weird how I feel one with the real Aderi..." Aderi thought to herself after feeling extreme happiness in her heart.

"Although I don't have any of her memories before I reincarnated as her, it feels weird to know her feelings within me are alive. is it alright for me to relax a little now? But I cannot guarantee my safety just yet...everyday I always think about plans if things don't go my way in my current plan...I go to bed thinking whenever I will get executed the next day when the story is changing so much now" Aderi thought as she looked at her father.

"Everything is changing...has my faith already changed?" Aderi asked herself.

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"Are you nervous?" Her father asked, Aderi took a deep breath before nodding.

"stay calm...if any of them try to criticize you, I can strip off their title," Her father said reassuring his daughter. Aderi giggled.

"Father I think it's impossible to do that as a duke" Aderi replied.

"I can convince the king, so rest assured, and there is nothing funny about what I said, I'm serious," Her father said, Aderi stopped giggling.

"Is that how he tries to comfort his daughter? he is indeed telling the truth that he doesn't know how to show his emotions...although it did make me feel less nervous," Aderi thought smiling while looking at her father.

"Introducing, Duke Thomas Claude Callista, and Lady Aderi Nova Callista," The announcer said as the door opened.

"Thomas Claude Callista" Aderi thought.