Chapter 17 – Loli and New Equipment

「U-uu…」

「An-ra ~a! It’s great!」

「So embarrassing…」

A gothic lolita dress with lots of white frills, lace, and ribbons on a completely black dress

… I, Ayane, was made to wear the dress. I’m dying of embarrassment… I don’t know why I didn’t say no… That’s right! It’s the Japanese who can’t say no!!

「U-Um?」

「What is it~?」

「Why are you doing this?」

The first question was why was I made to wear these clothes.

「That’s obvious!!」

「???」

「Because you’re cute~!」

「…」

For a moment I thought it meant something, but I guess not.

I couldn’t say no to a dress that was made up in front of my eyes after being measured at an unbelievably fast pace…

「You’re a tiny, cute girl, so I just… You know~?」

「I’m not tiny!」

「…… Maa~, maa~, calm down, okay~?」

「Kuu …!」

What was that!?

It’s true that I’m a little short for a second grader, at 144cm, but…! I’m the smallest one in the school, but…!! People are petting me for some reason, but…!!! I’m definitely not a loli…!!!!

… Otto, be calm, be calm…

「Well… That’s good~ I’ll make you a suit of armor as a thank you for wearing it~」

「Eh?」

「… It’s okay if you don’t want to~?」

「Yes, yes! I wasn’t expecting you to make it for me…」

「I don’t mind that much~! And to be honest, I think your clothes are tacky, don’t you~?」

「… I-Is that so」

This, initial equipment… ?

NPCs are saying you’re lame, administrator-san… But if you can make it, I’d appreciate it. Don’t mind it, administrator-san.

「So, do you have any preferences when it comes to making it? I don’t mind if it’s something much cuter than ・that・――」

「Just something a little cooler, please!」

I don’t think cute is appropriate for me, maybe just something a little cooler.

「So~? I understand! The next thing is the effect of the clothes~」

「Ah, I’m a blacksmith, so clothes that won’t make me overheat, please!」

「That depends on the material, doesn’t it?」

「I-I’ll get it out now!」

At any rate, I took out everything that could be used as material.

「Fuun? Why all the wolf material? And Firemole…」

「What, do you think?」

「We can’t use the material from the Firemole」

「Eh…?」

「N? Ah! That’s not it~ If you want to make clothes that won’t make you feel overheated, this will have the opposite effect~…」

「Ah, I see…」

I thought it was something that couldn’t be used as a material…

「So I’ll just take the wolf this time~!」

「Yes. I understand」

「We can do it tomorrow, so come back then, okay~?」

「Yes! Please!」

「Ah, I’ll take those clothes up~」

「!?」

I forgot I was wearing it… But well, I guess I’ll take it just in case… I don’t think I’ll ever wear it again, though.

So I changed my clothes and left the clothing store.

Oh, right. I didn’t know I had the option of having it made… It’s all slipped my mind.

I went to a lot of trouble to get the sewing skill, but it’s a waste… No, I might use it someday, so it’s not a waste, is it?… I don’t know if that day will ever come, though.

Whatever it is, I’m looking forward to tomorrow…

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The next day.

「Excuse me!」

「Yes~! … Ara, you’re already here. I’ll bring it to you now~」

「I understand」

「Did I keep you waiting?」

「No, no」

「Well, then, come and see!」

「Yes」

With that, I entered the fitting room and closed the curtains.

The finished product was a cloak made of green fur and leather equipment with the navel exposed.

The leather equipment also includes geyzamarin and other metals as accents.

… It looks very warm just looking at it, but I hope it’s okay…? Mainly the cloak…

――

「S-So cool…」

「Isn’t it? The back of the cloak is made of Ocean Cow leather」

「Ocean Cow?」

「Ocean Cow is a cow-shaped monster that lives in the ocean just east of here~ And you know, Ocean Cow leather has a cooling effect~!」

「That’s awesome!」

「I know~! I sewed them together~!」

「I see… So is it the same with the leather equipment?」

「That’s right~! I also decorated the outside with the geyzamarin and magic leaves you gave me~!」

「Eh!? H-How did you…?」

「My neighbor did it for me~! The guy who works at the store next door is good at alchemy」

「Really!」

「Yeah~ Sometimes I leave it to him to make clothes that might require alchemy~!」

「I see… I’ll try to thank him next time」

「That’s right~ So, back to the topic at hand, how does it fit?」

「I guess… I think it’s good… The cloak is not hot, on the contrary, it’s cool…」

「Ah, it’s switchable, too~」

「Eeh!?」

「You don’t want to be cool when it’s cold, do you~?」

「That’s true, but… Are you sure?」

「What do you mean?」

「These clothes are expensive, aren’t they?」

「It’s okay~! That’s not true!! I forced you to wear ・it・, you know」

「Huh? I understand. Thank you very much!」

「No, no. Come again~」

「Yes!」

With my new armor in hand, I went outside in a happy mood.

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【Name】Leaf Wolf Set: Quality 7

【Description】Equipment made primarily from leaf wolf materials created by Deena. It is made of Ocean Cow material, which makes it much cooler than it looks. Strong against water blade and wind magic.

Durability: 1600

VIT: 10

DEF: 160

AGI: 80

MND: 60

【Producer】 Deena

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Author’s Notes.

About the equipment being too powerful…

You can see from the BOSS battle that it is strong against slashes.

And the fact that it is strong against water and wind attributes is thanks to the materials from Ocean Cow and Leaf Wolf. In fact, it had a weakness against the fire attribute, but since the material of the water attribute Ocean Cow is used, I guess it cancels it out.