Lucia and the Loom: Weaving Her Way to Happiness Volume 1 by Hisaya Amagishi

Author:Hisaya Amagishi [AMAGISHI, HISAYA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club

Fortunately, the water closet hadn’t been occupied, and on the way back, Lucia heard her name. The stitchers were obviously trying to speak in hushed tones, but their voices reflected perfectly into the hallway.

“The head manager’s getup sure is cute today. I’m so jealous.”

“Yeah, it’s great, but the design is kinda unique. Judging by the shape of the shoulders, it’s probably made to order. Do you think it might be Mr. Fortunato’s work?”

“Oh, totally. Mr. Fortunato is definitely backing her.”

“I heard that she’s the illegitimate daughter of the guildmaster’s father.”

“No way! Does that make her Mr. Fortunato’s sister?”

Mere sensational gossip. Lucia could burn some time out here before going in and feigning that she hadn’t heard a single thing, but no—that would be admitting defeat. It wasn’t as though she didn’t understand how the stitchers felt. A young woman like her suddenly starting out near the top was bound to catch some attention. But as long as she was still in this role, and even if it was just on paper, she was their superior.

Lucia entered the room and stomped up to them, loudly announcing, “Thank you for the kind compliments on my outfit!” A male stitcher spat out his red wine, making quite a mess; Lucia thought she had better lend him her stain remover later.

“Um, Head Manager Fano, you...”

“No, we were just, erm...”

She had prepared for the worst, but these stitchers, who were slightly older than her, were kind of endearing in how they were floundering, and she hadn’t been prepared for that. “Oh, yes, I heard everything in the hallway.”

“Sorry! I was just curious about the rumors I’d heard, but I figured I shouldn’t ask you either...”

“Forgive me, I thought you were related to Mr. Fortunato, so I didn’t know how I should treat you...”

They clearly apologized and laid out their reasons—better than if they had tried to gloss over the issue or snapped at her in return.

“If you can make heads and tails of it—and even fins and a pair of wings—then that isn’t a rumor, that’s some sort of flying fish!” said Lucia. The thread manager started coughing and choking. “My clothes are my own design, not Mr. Forto’s. Neither is he my brother; we are not related at all.”

The tension in the room was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Even people at the tables were dead silent as they perked up their ears. Nobody looked shocked, so the rumors must’ve spread quite far already. Although work life and private life were two separate matters, a single misstep would jeopardize both the Forto family and the Fano Workshop, and any negative attention it brought to her work would be a huge problem. Besides, leaving things in the air would make the workplace so awkward—Lucia walked to Dante’s table, grabbed a new glass, then filled it half full of wine.

“Head Manager...Fano?” he said, punctuating his words with a moment of silence.

Before he could finish, though, she slammed the wine back. Frankly, it

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