Chapter 1-47 : The Girl Is Wearing Pants For The First Time
Thanks to Moritz’s “junk”, Elle was able to buy the golden haron cloak. She turned in a circle while looking at herself in the mirror.
「Fufu. Elle, you really like that cloak, huh?」(Ingrid)
「Un!」(Elle)
「Glad for you.」(Ingrid)
「Young lady, is there anything else you want to buy?」(shop owner)
「Oh, right. Obaa-chan, do you have a slingshot?」(Elle)
Elle remembered Ingrid recommend her using a slingshot to throw her magic stones in a battle for more accuracy.
「Not many people use that weapon, but I have some. Please wait a moment.」(shop owner)
The old lady went to the ranged weapon section and returned with a slingshot.
「Here you go. Do you know how to use it?」(shop owner)
「I don’t, but Ingrid will teach me, right?」(Elle)
「Yeah. I will teach you how to use it later. We’ll take this one.」(Ingrid)
「Alright. Anything else?」(shop owner)
「You sell regular clothes too, right? Do you have pants that she can wear?」(Ingrid)
Other than armor and weapons, this shop sold clothes in one of the corners, but it didn’t have many selections.
「I have some pants, but mostly for adults. They’re too big for this young lady.」(shop owner)
「I see. That’s too bad.」(Ingrid)
「No, it won’t be a problem. I can just shorten them by hemming them and adjust the size later.」(Elle)
「Oh? Elle, I didn’t know you could sew.」(Ingrid)
「I learned it a long time ago.」(Elle)
Elle learned how to sew because of Hugo’s clumsiness. He sometimes bought Elle clothes, but most of them were too big for her. She started learning how to sew just to be able to wear them at first.
「I see. But, won’t it be easier if we buy pants that fit your size? We can look around the shopping district.」(Ingrid)
「Hmm… You may be right.」(Elle)
Elle seemed to agree with Ingrid’s idea, but as a merchant, the old lady shop owner didn’t want to miss the chance to sell her goods.
「Please wait a minute. Young lady, you can adjust the size of the pants yourself, right? Then, how about I will give you a huge discount if you buy my pants?」(shop owner)
「Really!?」(Elle)
「Not only that, I will give you something useful for your journey as a bonus.」(shop owner)
「I will have three pants then, please!」(Elle)
「Thank you very much.」(shop owner)
Seeing Elle, who was easily persuaded by the old lady, Ingrid couldn’t help but sigh.
「Obaa-san, you’re really good at selling your products as always.」(Ingrid)
「Heh. That’s why I opened this shop.」(shop owner)
After replying to Ingrid with a smirk, the old lady went to grab three pairs of pants and handed them to Elle.
The pants were made from cotton. They were soft and felt nice against human skin.
「I like them! They feel nice!」(Elle)
「I’m glad you like them. And, this is the bonus I mentioned.」(shop owner)
After handing down the pants, the old lady took out a rectangular card from her pocket and gave it to Elle.
There was a picture of a clay golem on it.
「A card…?」(Elle)
「It’s not a regular card. It’s a summoning card.」(shop owner)
「Wow! Elle, you’re lucky!」(Ingrid)
Seeing the card Elle was holding, Ingrid grinned at the old lady.
「Obaa-san, you can be generous sometimes!」(Ingrid)
「Huh? I’m the most generous merchant in this area, you know?」(shop owner)
「Haha! Right.」(Ingris)
「Umm, is this card a valuable item?」(Elle)
「Yeah. These cards are crafted by summoners. You can temporarily summon the creatures drawn on the cards by tearing them. However, if you’re not a summoner yourself, you can’t summon monsters stronger than you. If you did, there would be the risk of getting eaten by the creatures or having your mana sucked away by them.」(Ingrid)
「That’s kinda scary… Is this guy safe to summon?」(Elle)
Elle looked at the golem drawn on the card while wondering.
「Yeah. Small clay golems are safe to summon, even by children. They’re docile creatures after all.」(Ingrid)
「I see.」(Elle)
「By the way, summoners make contracts with all kinds of creatures, including monsters and mythical beasts, and summon them to fight for them in battle. However, they sometimes make summoning cards like this and sell them to the public to earn extra money.」(Ingrid)
「Fascinating. Do you know how they make these cards?」(Elle)
「I don’t know much about it, but apparently they dip the creatures they’ve made a pact with into special magical ink and draw the creatures on blank cards using that ink.」(Ingrid)
「Wait… You dip the creatures in ink?」(Elle)
「Yeah. It’s like bathing them in a bathtub, but instead of water, they use the magic ink.」(Ingrid)
「What if the creature is a giant dragon?」(Elle)
「Then they would need a gigantic pot that could fit it and a huge amount of magic ink.」(Ingrid)
「That would surely cost a lot of money…」(Elle)
「Well, I’ve never heard of a summoner performing that stupid idea, though. Normally, they only make summoning cards of weak and small creatures.」(Ingrid)
「I see. Let’s say… If I dip Yoyo in magical ink and draw him on a card, can I make a Yoyo card and summon his clone?」(Elle)
「Perhaps, yeah. Do you want to make a Yoyo summoning card?」(Ingrid)
「Hmm… That sounds interesting, but… On second thought, no. Having too many Yoyos would just give me a headache.」(Elle)
「Bwahahaha! I can see that!」(Ingrid)
Imagining hundreds of Yoyos yelling at Elle at once, saying, “Elle don’t do this! Elle don’t do that!”, Ingrid burst out laughing.
While Ingrid was laughing, Elle turned to the old lady.
「Obaa-chan, can I really have this?」(Elle)
「Of course. You bought multiple items from me and sold me valuable crafting material. You can take it. I hope it will be useful for you.」(shop owner)
「Thank you, Obaa-chan!」(Elle)
「Oh, and, before you go, you can use my workshop to adjust your pants.」(shop owner)
「Eh? Can I?」(Elle)
「Yeah. Follow me.」(shop owner)
Elle decided to take the old lady’s offer and followed her to the back room with Ingrid.
The old lady’s workshop was quite big and had so many tools needed for blacksmithing, such as hammers, tongs, an anvil, etc. She also had tools for making cloth armor, such as needles, thread, and scissors that Elle needed.
「You can work here. In the meantime, I will prepare some sweets and tea for you.」(shop owner)
Saying that, the old lady left Elle and Ingrid in her workshop.
Elle didn’t want to waste the old lady’s kindness, so she put the pants on the table and started working right away.
First, she cut off the pants to match the length of her legs and sewed the hem. She also downsized the waist by making simple darts in the back.
To finish it, she made a star-shaped embroidery on the pants. It wasn’t just a cute decoration for the pants; it had a protective spell Mortiz had taught her.
Watching Elle working, moving her hands and fingers so nimbly, Ingrid was impressed.
「You sure can do a lot of things.」(Ingrid)
「I learned a lot from my master.」(Elle)
Right after Elle finished adjusting the first pants, the old lady returned with cookies and tea. She was also impressed with how fast Elle worked on the pants.
「You’re really good at it. Say, young lady, do you want to work in my shop?」(shop owner)
「Thank you, Obaa-chan, but… Umm…」(Elle)
「Haha! Obaa-san, she may look young, but she’s a magic stone enchanter, you know?」(Ingrid)
「Hoo~ Looks like we have a talented young lady here. Well, if you’re interested, you can come to me anytime; otherwise, you can be my regular for now. Anyway, I’m going back to watch over my shop.」(shop owner)
「Un. Thank you.」(Elle)
The old lady left the cookies and the tea on the table and returned to the shop.
After working for about an hour while occasionally taking a breather, Elle finished adjusting all three pants.
「It’s done.」(Elle)
「That was quick.」(Ingrid)
「I’m going to put them on now. Ingrid, can you… umm…」(Elle)
「What? You still feel embarrassed to undress in front of me even though we have bathed together?」(Ingrid)
「Well…」(Elle)
「Fufu. Alright, alright.」(Ingrid)
Ingrid smiled, seeing Elle acting so shyly. She then turned around and let Elle change her pants.
Elle was kind of nervous since this was her first time wearing pants. Hugo only bought her dresses and skirts, so she had never had a chance to wear pants.
Ingrid looked cool in pants. As Elle put her legs into her new pants, she hoped she would look as cool as Ingrid.
Wearing pants for the first time gave her a strange feeling. Her feet felt chilly while her legs felt warm and protected.
「Elle, are you done?」(Ingrid)
「Un. You can turn around.」(Elle)
Ingrid turned around and looked at Elle.
「How do I look?」(Elle)
「Un! Un! They look good on you!」(Ingrid)
「Really? I’m not used to this feeling.」(Elle)
「You’ll get used to it in no time. Well then, shall we leave now?」(Ingrid)
「Yeah. Let’s go.」(Elle)
Elle cleaned up the table, put on her heron cloak, and left the workshop.
The old lady shop owner was dealing with another customer when they returned to the shop floor.
Elle didn’t want to disturb her work, so she silently bowed deeply at her. The old lady noticed her and waved her hand as if saying, “Good luck on your adventure!”
After parting with the old lady without words, Elle and Ingrid then left the shop.
「Alright. We have everything we need now. Are you ready for an adventure, Elle? Let’s save your bunny!」(Ingrid)
「Un! So, how are we going to go to the cave? Are we going to rent a carriage?」(Elle)
「Well, that’s not a bad idea, but… no. It will take too much time.」(Ingrid)
Ingrid seemed to have a different idea.
As she replied to Elle, she raised her hand and pointed her index finger up to the sky.
「Elle, don’t you think it will be quicker if we fly?」(Ingrid)
「F… Fly…?」(Elle)
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