Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth woke up early in the morning. As she had made all the preparations last night, all that was left was to go to work on time.

The red light district was quiet in the morning as the businesses were mostly open at night. She came to the area early to familiarize herself with the neighborhood and the route. It was easy to get the information about her destination, but the complexity of the district meant it would take time to figure out how to arrive at the location.

The red light district in Eden was far out from the city, and the trip would take more than ten minutes. Since the red light district was legalized, police were seen in the area. More importantly, one could see the disgusting scene of satisfied men dragging their tired bodies home.

Elspeth held back her disdain and continued her journey until she heard a catcall that stopped her in her tracks.

She turned around and saw a wicked-looking blond male. He had a balanced physique and the typical good looks of a foreign man. When he saw her Charic features, he whistled at her again. “Hey, lovely! Are you alone?” he asked her in bad Charish.

She glared at him coldly. “Don’t mess with me. I’m not the person to mess with.”

Since she was in a foreign land, she switched to Edanian. When the man realized she could speak fluent Edanian, he knew she must have lived abroad for a long time. He behaved himself and took a few steps backward with an annoyed look. “I just wanted to be friends. You don’t know how to appreciate kindness, do you?”

Despite his claim, he had a disdainful look in his eyes. He knew the characteristics of women who visited the red light district and believed that she was immoral in some way—she was either here to sell herself or to seal some shady deals.

She fisted her hands and stared at him in amusement. “Why? Don’t you have friends?”

The man’s face turned a deep shade of red. “Watch your mouth!”

Since Elspeth had just arrived in Eden, she did not want to get into trouble. Even though the man vexed her, she calmed herself and focused on getting her task done.

time.” With that, she spun around, her wavy long hair slapping his face as though she was slapping him with

and endured the humiliation. He could not get

connections, she was able to

Some cleaners were cleaning up the streets, but the mix

forward and whispered to the cleaner, “Hello, Madam.

dressed modestly, but Elspeth

when she heard that Elspeth was

spoke, as though she had a layer of

perplexed, Elspeth took a

off now!” When the woman recognized Elspeth’s features, she suddenly waved her broom like a nutcase, forcing her to

“Why—”

child!

sensed that the woman must be referring to

Despite being treated horribly, Elspeth

down but reacted in a hateful tone. “How many times have I told you not

on the sophisticated aura of the woman clad in the cleaner’s uniform. She wondered

“Madam…”

woman seemed to be triggered upon hearing that title and flipped. “How many times have I told you

the woman pack her cleaning tools in a hurry. The woman left

of her face, so she could not