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062 Underwear
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Translator : PolterGlast
It was the 73rd day
since my reincarnation. The garden of the Footscythel Baron's mansion was
painted white by the snow that had fallen since midnight. Looking at the town
from the bedroom balcony on the third floor of the mansion, there were fewer
people out than usual.
"The first
snowscape in another world is quite charming, isn't it?" Two and a half
months had passed since I was reincarnated in this world. At first, I wondered
how things would turn out, with no bath and using leaves for toilet paper, but
before I knew it, I was living comfortably.
"I'll prepare the
fireplace," Anneliese offered, but I stopped her from putting firewood in
the fireplace.
"It's fine, I'll
be going downstairs to the first floor soon anyway."
"But it will be
cold when you change clothes."
"Anneliese will
warm me up, so it's alright."
"Oh, Master, you
tease..." She called me Master again. I guess it's a habit, but I wish
she'd call me Toi. Still, Anneliese blushing in embarrassment is so adorable.
Anneliese helped me
change. Of course, I also helped Anneliese change. I was planning to go to
Golteo Trading Company today. After all, that item was important.
"Will more snow
accumulate?" I asked.
"The snow at this
time of year doesn't accumulate much. It should stop soon," Anneliese
replied. I knew it would be tough in the snow, but I decided to have the
carriage brought out anyway.
"I plan to go to
Golteo Trading Company once I'm ready."
"In that case,
why not call for them? Nobles summon merchants to them."
"Staying inside
the mansion all the time is depressing, so I want to go outside." I was
leaving for the capital in three days. Thinking about that made me feel gloomy.
So I wanted to go out for a change of pace.
After breakfast,
Anneliese and I got into the carriage. The snow had stopped during breakfast,
and I wanted to run around like a child in the 10 centimeters of fresh snow,
but I resisted. Jewel was the coachman as usual. Jojok and Rosalina were our
escorts.
The carriage, pulled
by two giant horses, still transmitted the sensation of the ground to my
backside. Even a noble's carriage felt terrible to ride in for me, who was born
and raised in Japan. Even so, it probably couldn't compare to the Duke's
carriage, but it was a good one.
As I saw from the
mansion, there were few people out today.
"It will get
colder and colder from now on, and there will be many more days of snow. People
will go out less, and the number of stalls will also decrease
considerably," Anneliese explained.
"Is that so...
Oh, right. Should we buy some grilled pond squid?" Hearing
"stalls" reminded me of the old man who sold grilled pond squid. It
was about time his stall was out. If he wasn't there due to the snow, I'd give
up, but otherwise, I'd buy some.
Anneliese also seemed
happy about the grilled pond squid, her eyes crinkling at the corners.
Anneliese seemed to prefer the tentacles of pond squid, but I thought both were
delicious. When I asked Jewel to stop in front of the grilled pond squid stall,
the carriage soon halted.
"Oh, if it isn't
the young ladies from before!" the old man exclaimed.
"Restrain
yourself. This is Baron Footscythel," Jojok warned the old man, but I
stopped him.
"A noble, you
say...?" the old man stammered.
"It's fine to act
as you always have. But actually, I'm a man (laughs)," I clarified.
"Eh... My
apologies then," the old man said, rubbing his forehead sheepishly. It was
fine; I wasn't angry about something like that. Besides, he'd given us service
because he thought we were young ladies.
"No, no, it's
fine. I'll take 10 grilled pond squid and 10 grilled tentacles today. I'll pay
properly," I said.
"Is it alright
for a noble to buy food from a stall like this?" he asked.
"It's a bit late
for that, isn't it?" I replied.
"That's
true," he chuckled. The old man quickly grilled 10 of each for us.
Anneliese, as
expected, took the tentacles. Rosalina took the body. Jojok and Jewel
hesitated, but I forced the grilled bodies onto them.
"It's
delicious!" Jojok exclaimed.
"Ah, it's really
good," Jewel agreed.
When I said I'd visit
again, the old man replied with a wry smile, "Understood!"
***
Upon entering Golteo
Trading Company, Golteo-san immediately came out. I thought he had some kind of
presence-sensing ability, as he always appeared so quickly. We exchanged simple
greetings, and he guided us.
"This is the area
where we stock all kinds of apparel, from fabrics to underwear and
dresses," Golteo-san explained.
"Do you have
designers or seamstresses here?" I asked.
"We have
seamstresses in the workshop, but we do have designers here," he replied.
So, designers are on staff, huh?
"It is difficult
to take a customer's requests and translate them into a design without a
designer," he explained. That made sense. I immediately met the designer.
The designer was a beautiful woman in her late twenties with pink hair and a
good figure. Her name was Catherine.
In a private room, I
had Catherine design bras and panties for Anneliese. "For women's
underwear—" I conveyed my ideas with gestures as best I could.
She redrew them many
times, and we finally came up with a good design. "Put wire in the bottom
part here—" I gave detailed instructions. The material would be silk, and
she would bring the prototypes to the mansion once they were ready.
After that, I had her
draw several "joke" outfits for myself, like ninja attire, and for
Anneliese, I had her draw some Gothic Lolita-style outfits, feminine dresses,
and even costumes like those worn by a certain idol group. She would also bring
those to the mansion when they were ready.
"We're leaving
for the capital in two days, so take your time," I told her.
"I think I can
bring the underwear prototypes tomorrow," Catherine replied. There were
five designs for the underwear, but she apparently could make them in one day.
I assumed it was due to a job bonus, but I was looking forward to seeing the
finished products.
"That's amazing.
I'll look forward to it tomorrow."
"I am grateful to
Baron Footscythel for allowing me to work on such groundbreaking designs,"
Catherine said. She seemed very enthusiastic about the designs I requested.
***
The next day,
Catherine-san arrived in the morning. Golteo-san was with her. Golteo-san had
something to discuss with me, so Catherine-san and Anneliese went to try on the
underwear.
"Those underwear
and dress designs are truly innovative. If Toi-sama is fine with it, I would
like to commercialize them," Golteo-san said. So, Golteo-san had come for
a business proposal. He had been a great help to me, so I didn't mind. In fact,
women should wear that underwear.
"I don't
mind," I replied.
"In that case,
how about we remit 10% of the sales to you, Toi-sama?" Golteo-san asked.
If I pressed him, he'd probably raise the percentage even higher, but I didn't
agree to it because I wanted money, so that's fine.
We signed a contract
with a magic contract scroll. As expected of Golteo-san, he was well prepared.
"Sir. Madam has
finished her fitting and would like you to confirm it," Merlis said,
coming to call me. I went to the room where Anneliese was waiting.
"Ohhh! Beautiful,
elegant, GREAT!" I exclaimed. A goddess of beauty was standing there.
"It's
embarrassing," Anneliese murmured, fidgeting shyly. Her overflowing
breasts, which seemed about to spill, stayed perfectly in the bra even when she
moved. The panties were also wonderful. She had made exactly what I had
imagined.
She tried on all five
types of underwear. All of them were splendid.
"Can you also
make these five types of underwear in different colors?" I asked. Right
now, they were all white.
"I'd like them in
red, black, blue, and yellow, etc. Can you do that?"
"As expected of
Baron Footscythel! I was also thinking about color variations!" Catherine
exclaimed.
"I won't be back
from the capital for quite some time. Just have them delivered by then," I
said.
"Understood,"
she replied.
Then I noticed.
Merlis, the head maid, and Kenny, the clumsy maid, looked envious.
"Lady Catherine.
Please deliver all types and all colors of underwear for all the ladies in our
household as well," I instructed.
"Master.
We..." Merlis began to object, but I stopped her with a hand.
"Merlis, you wear
this underwear and mesmerize Mondark as well," I teased.
"You
jest..." she replied, but she didn't seem entirely opposed (laughs).
"Kenny, you'll
have to find someone to show them to."
"I-I'm fine,
Master!" Kenny stammered, blushing furiously. She was flustered. It meant
she was very happy.
"Go call Rosalina
and the others, and have everyone get their measurements taken," I
instructed.
""Thank
you!"" Kenny went to call Rosalina and the others.
I re-entered the
reception room where Golteo-san was, and we chatted while drinking the tea
Mondark had prepared. I wanted to see Mondark's face when he saw Merlis wearing
that underwear. I hoped they'd have a younger brother or sister for Jewel.
Hahaha.
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