episode_0720

After finishing her meal, Lucy went to a clothing store in the capital and looked at each piece of clothing with serious eyes.

You might ask what’s unusual about a girl looking at clothes, but it’s a different story when she’s looking at clothes that don’t seem to fit her body at all.

Joy and Faby, who knew what had happened to Armadi, shuddered and trembled whenever Lucy showed interest in clothes.

“Joy. Why are all the clothes like that?”

Unable to bear it any longer, Pavie quietly approached Joy and whispered in her ear.

Why was it that all the clothes the store owner recommended were too revealing?

It was basic to expose skin on the shoulders or chest, and there were also many clothes that intentionally left slits in the skirt to expose the legs.

Even clothes that looked like underwear sometimes came out, but fortunately Lucy rejected them.

If Lucy had given me the clothes as a gift, and if she had cried and said that I was disrespecting her kindness.

Ugh. Just thinking about it makes my face heat up.

“Are clothes that don’t look like clothes popular these days?”

“…Surprisingly, yes.”

Although it was said jokingly, Joy nodded without denying it.

“Really?”

“Fabi. Can you recall the armor Lucy wore when she fought?”

“Uh.”

“And guess who is the most popular hero on the continent right now?”“That would be trendy.”

The public is more irrational than is generally thought.

If you’re alone, you’d be scared, but when people around you start talking about it, you tilt your head and then naturally join in.

Faby, who knew this well, nodded naturally to Joy’s words.

The armor Lucy wore on the battlefield was… frankly, obscene.

It’s not strange that revealing clothes are in fashion.

“Even among adventurers, armor that only covers the vital parts is said to be popular.”

Both Joey and Faby looked away, hoping that Arthur’s words, which had been interrupted quietly, were a boring joke, but Arthur didn’t even show the slightest smile.

“Why on earth?”

When Joy asked in shock, Arthur finally let out a laugh.

“That’s because Lucy Allen is a hero.”

“No matter what, it’s not something that ordinary adventurers would wear. It’s something that’s directly related to life.”

“That’s it. Hmm. It seems more practical than you might think. The craftsman who made the armor for Lucy Allen gave away the recipe for free, and the Artea Counts are actively supporting the armor’s production.”

Since armor that exposes more is often more effective than ordinary armor, adventurers will choose Lucy’s armor for practicality alone.

“I have a feeling there will be a lot of people wearing armor like that at the Academy next year.”

“What the hell. They’re just a bunch of fashionable nobles. There’d be fewer guys wearing ordinary armor.”

While Joy and Arthur’s expressions rotted as they imagined being left out by someone wearing normal armor, Faby covered her mouth with both hands.

If the armor Lucy wore becomes one of the items that symbolize her nobility, there will be calls for change from the Knights Templar as well.

How could it be that our knights, who pursue the will of the Lord, do not wear that armor?

Given Lucy’s influence, this request will likely be accepted without difficulty, and will naturally have an impact on the priests’ attire.

And most likely, what I will wear to formal occasions as well.

“Are you worried that I’ll make you wear weird clothes?”

Faby, who had come to her senses at Lucy’s words, blankly observed Lucy’s smile.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be the only one watching you wear it. That’ll make you happy too…”

“Lucy! Please save me!”

“…Huh?”

“Even if it’s to spread the will of God, I don’t want to stand at an official event wearing clothes that look like rice and perverts!”

Lucy blinked and turned her head to the side as she saw Faby, who had always shown an indifferent demeanor no matter what hardships she had endured, desperately begging her by grabbing her arm.

“Why is he acting like this all of a sudden?”

“I don’t want to wear clothes that are too revealing.”

“Of course I’m joking! You hate it so much, why should I force you to wear clothes?”

“Lucy, of course.”

After hearing Joy’s answer, Lucy felt that her doubts were growing rather than being resolved.

If I’m not the one messing with Faby, who else is messing with Faby?

Anyway, Faby’s status is very high.

The real power is greater than mine, but who is forcing it on her?

“Paybee. If you want to ask for help, explain it properly.”

“Ah. That. Sorry!”

Faby, who had suddenly gotten up, began to explain cautiously, her ears turning red.

As to why he had such concerns.

Lucy, who had heard the whole story and understood the situation, looked over Faby’s body with a playful smile.

“If there’s a Faby who doesn’t know what to do in front of people, I want to see that too.”

“Yes!? Lucy! Please!”

“Poohaha. Just kidding.”

“Really?”

“You’re really worrying for nothing. Do you think I’ll just watch my friend get humiliated?”

“Right? Right?”

As Lucy smiled and raised her hand, Faby naturally bent down and brought her head up to rest on it.

Joey, who was watching Faby’s foolish smile and Lucy’s giggles from a step behind, realized that Caria was right.

Lucy is a good person, so there’s no need to worry too much. Just stay by her side and she’ll naturally calm down. And after that, the people involved in this matter will take care of it.

I don’t know what will happen to the statue in the Aln Estate, but that’s up to Lucy to decide.

Since it was created by deceiving her, even if it is destroyed or left behind, it must be done according to Lucy’s wishes.

“Instead, Pavie. I have a favor to ask.”

“Say anything! I will gladly obey Lucy’s word.”

“Come wear this.”

“…Huh? Isn’t that too much exposure?”

“I really want to see you wearing this, Paibi. No? You don’t want to show it to me?”

“That’s it. That. Ugh.”

Lucy was offered up as a sacrifice in exchange for her anger, but it was a small price to pay for protecting the peace of the continent…

“If Joy wears it, I’ll wear it too!”

“Eh. Wait. Wait. Fabi. Why me.”

“Joy? You’ll do it, right?”

“No. I.”

“You’re not confident about your body? I understand. You’d look poor standing next to Faby. You can’t stop someone who’s running away because they’re scared. Yeah.”

“Who says I don’t have confidence! I have everything I need!? Lucy is the one who doesn’t have it!”

“So what? Even without it, I’m prettier than you.”

“Chi! Then Lucy wears it too! I’ll show you! ”

“Okay~ Show me a lot. Then you’ll realize you’re worthless and I won’t comfort you even if you cry.”

“That won’t happen!”

Frey, who was yawning with no interest in clothes while Joy and Lucy were making a fuss, approached Arthur who was standing far away.

“Prince. What are you doing?”

“This is the way to survive.”

“Huh?”

“Please treat me like I don’t exist. I don’t want to get in between…”

“Prince!”

“Arthur!”

“…Oh. Oh my god.”

Arthur, who was dragged away with the horse, was forced to witness a scene that would make others bite their lips and bleed with jealousy if they saw it.

“Death…give me.”

Arthur himself, the person involved, wanted someone to hit him hard on the head.

*

On the way home after parting ways with my friends, my fever had subsided and I realized that I had overdone it.

I don’t regret punishing Mom and Grandpa. They deserved to be scolded.

How betrayed I felt when the two people I trusted most deceived me!

…But if you ask me whether it was really necessary to do this, it’s honestly difficult to answer.

Even if Mom is like that, what she did to Grandpa was not torture at all.

Returning to the mansion, I approached the glass box and threw a spark made of divinity into it.

The ants created by the warlock’s scroll were instantly consumed by the divine flames, leaving only the mace behind.

‘Oh. I’m sorry.’

‘Are you okay?’

‘You really have no experience you haven’t had.’

‘…Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?’

I thought it would be an interesting story if I kept digging into it, but I just let it go because of what happened today.

‘Until this morning, I was planning on destroying it somehow, but now I’ve changed my mind.’

‘I’m afraid that if I’m not careful, my image will become distorted.’

The only reason I wear bikini armor is because it’s the most effective.

If it weren’t for practical reasons, I would never have worn that armor!

But why is my image fixed as a knight in bikini armor!?

And why are the idiots of the continent following along like it’s crazy! Don’t you have any common sense!?

If you look at it objectively, she’s a bitch! A bitch!

‘I’ll have to use a crow to change my image.’

I’d rather choose the lesser of two evils than the worst. Rather than being a pervert who distributed bikini armor, I’d rather hold the crow’s hand and be a pretty girl!

‘It won’t be that difficult. The crow’s ability is considerable, despite its strange head.’

The moment I opened the door while chatting with my grandfather, Mom and Dad knelt before me with tears in their eyes.

“I’m sorry, Master! I shouldn’t have done something that Lucy would hate! Even if it was necessary, I had to get Lucy’s approval!”

“I’m sorry! Lucy! This Papa should have stopped Mama! Stop thinking that good is good!”

…Why are these people suddenly like this?