"Mistress, why didn’t you tell us about this? Everyone in the Queen’s courtyard was intentionally kept in the dark about your marriage and coronation!" Diane protested as she was ready to tell all the seamstresses they could find to prepare a proper dress for their Queen.

However, Sisi looked completely relaxed. She sipped her morning tea as if today wasn’t her wedding ceremony.

"What are you panicking for, Diane?"

"How could you not panic, Mistress? The carriage to escort you to the capital square will come, and you don’t have a dress!"

"Relax, I got that covered," Sisi smiled.

She got up from her chair and snapped her fingers.

Slowly, various vines began to creep in through the door and open window, curling along the floor before rising toward Sisi. They wrapped gently around her body, starting from below her neck and spiraling all the way down to her toes, as if embracing her with reverence, as if they knew that Sisi was their darling.

When the vines finally retreated, they left behind a breathtaking sight:

A magnificent purple gown had taken form as they left. It was crafted from mysterious plant fibers, delicately woven by nature itself, the fabric shimmering softly whenever it caught the light.

From the hem of the gown, various flowers in varying shades of violet began to bloom one after another, climbing upward until they reached her waist. Each flower bloomed with quiet grace, arranged in a flawless spiral motif that drew every gaze toward her slender figure. The petals trembled faintly, as though still alive, and began emanating an intoxicatingly sweet scent similar to that of a natural perfume.

The dress itself was sleeveless, leaving her arms bare, yet two exquisite lotus flowers hovered gracefully at either side of her shoulders. They floated in perfect harmony, radiating a gentle shower of golden dust that drifted through the air. The luminous dust hypnotized the crowd of maids, leaving them utterly spellbound by such beauty.

Yet to Sisi, these miraculous lotus flowers felt natural. It was Mother Nature’s way of acknowledging her status. She was the Darling of the Earth, after all. And if she were to be crowned as the queen of a nation outside of the faerie land, then she had to appear as regal as a queen should be.

To complete the look, a delicate flower crown rested atop her head, woven from tiny white blossoms of lily of the valley.

Her presence radiated quiet majesty, balanced with a soft, nurturing grace—an image befitting the Darling of the Earth and the sovereign Beast Queen who ruled both nature and beast alike.

Sisi smiled at the beastmen maids in front of her who were too stunned to speak. And the one who broke the silence was Jojo, who went to the throne room as per his father’s request.

He returned with a box that was a bit too heavy for his age, but he tried his best not to drop it because his father had said it was Sisi’s precious jewelry.

When he saw Sisi in such a regal dress in contrast to her usual look, the boy’s golden eyes glimmered in awe and he said,"Sisi! You look so pretty today!"

Jojo rushed to Sisi’s side, handing the box and said,"Sisi, Daddy said that you need to wear these! You will look even prettier!"

"Oh? Thank you, Jojo," Sisi smiled while patting the boy’s head and then took the box from him.

She opened it, and almost giggled seeing all the jewelry that Kael had prepared for her. It was a bit too much, which made her wonder if Kael just shoved all the jewelry he could find in the treasury.

She put the box on the table, and then started picking some of them, trying them on with the help of the maids, and then decided to wear a gold necklace with a honey-colored amber pendant to represent Jojo’s eyes, and a pair of ruby earrings for Kael’s eyes.

She wanted to incorporate these into her wedding dress because the reason why she was here to begin with was Jojo and Kael.

"How do I look now, Jojo?" Sisi asked her boy, and Jojo nodded happily.

"You look... look like a fairy queen, Sisi!"

"Well, that’s not really wrong," Sisi chuckled.

"Sisi, what are we doing today? Daddy said that it’s a secret. But I’m very curiousss!" Jojo asked.

"Hm~ you’ll know once we get there," Sisi said. "You should take a shower, Jojo. You know how to do it alone, right?"

"Un! I know!"

"Okay, now go," Sisi ordered, and the boy rushed to the bathroom.

She turned towards the maids and said,"Tell the king to wait for Jojo and me in the capital square instead. I want to give him a surprise."

Diane was staring at her queen anxiously,"But that wouldn’t be proper for you to walk all by yourself to the capital square, Mistress..."

"Who said that I’ll be walking?" Sisi raised her brow, showing a mysterious smile and added,"Don’t worry about me. I’ll make myself look as regal as possible, so every beastman in this kingdom will acknowledge me as their queen immediately."

Diane was still hesitant at first, but then she glanced at the floating lotus with shimmering gold dust next to Mistress Sisi’s arms, and realized that her fear was unfounded.

Thus, she nodded and excused herself.

Diane and the maids left the main chamber, giving some time alone for Sisi while some of them went to tell the Beast King about this.

Sisi glanced at the flower on the windowsill and said,"You can come out now, Tutu. I know you have a lot to say."

Crush Tutu opened a flower petal and then flew towards her darling. She was awed by Darling Sisi’s beauty, but that awe was soon replaced with worry.

"Darling, Grandma Tree will not be happy about this..." she said. "Especially since you’ll be leaving the Beast Kingdom in about twenty-five days..."

"I know..." Sisi lowered her gaze slightly. "But I cannot lie about my heart, Tutu. Even if I have to leave the Kingdom, I’ll have to fulfill my fated mate’s request before we are separated for good."