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After riding on Artemis’s carriage for a while, we arrived at a clothing store.

“Cover yourself with the hood,” Artemis said.

Lotus pressed the hood of my robe deeply over my head as instructed.

“Please come inside,” the store attendant greeted us as we entered, with our arms linked.

Inside the store, a few noble young ladies from the academy were browsing through clothes.

“Welcome, what kind of clothes are you looking for?”

A maid in a dress peeked out from among the young ladies, glancing at Artemis.

“Oh, this is a place that specializes in women’s clothing, right?”

“Yes… that’s correct. Are you planning to give a gift?”

“Not a gift, but… I want you to make clothes for this person.”

As Artemis removed my robe hood, my shining platinum hair was revealed.

“Oh my…”

The maid’s eyes widened at the sight. Not only her, but the young ladies who were looking at Artemis from behind also blushed as they looked at my face.

“Uh… um… well…”

The maid stuttered as she looked at my face in surprise.

“Enough, make me 5 shirts, 2 pairs of leather pants, and 3 buff coats that fit me and bring them over.”

I placed an order for the clothes with a nonchalant expression.

“No, bring a ready-made dress as well.”

“A dress? Are you crazy? Are you really going to make me wear that?”

“Well, now that you’re a woman, you should wear a dress. Did you plan to continue dressing like a man?”

“Am I a man or a woman now?”

“Right now, you’re a woman.”

“…”

I was speechless at Artemis’s words.

“Oh… I’m sorry. Just a moment.”

The maid went inside and brought someone out.

“I heard from the maid. My name is Gaston Roland… I am the owner of this clothing store.”

The store owner introduced himself with a slightly cloudy tone after looking at my face.

“I placed an order with the maid earlier. If there are ready-made items, please bring them quickly.”

The store owner, who had regained his composure at Artemis’s words, nodded.

“Oh… yes, understood. I will prepare them right away.”

I followed the maid into a room to measure the clothes.

“Let’s… start measuring.”

The maid carefully measured my body with a leather ruler.

“Oops…!”

As she measured my chest, my nipples pressed against the leather ruler, causing me to make a strange sound unintentionally.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

The maid was startled by my sound and quickly apologized.

After various measurements, I was finally able to leave the room.

“What happened inside?”

Lotus made lewd gestures with her fingers, teasing me.

“Don’t talk nonsense. We just did measurements and came out.”

“I know, I just wanted to play a little prank.”

“Anyway, put on the clothes.”

The store owner handed me a basket of clothes.

“The clothes are loose, so wear them first, and then we will adjust them.”

I nodded at the store owner’s words and entered the room with the basket.

As I took out a red dress from the basket, I noticed that there were undergarments inside.

“Should I… wear this…?”

I hesitated as I held the end of the undergarments.

“Excuse me.”

As I pondered whether to wear the undergarments, a maid entered the room.

“I’m here to assist with the fitting.”

The maid bowed to me and approached from behind, barefoot.

I feel like I’m naked, but she’s just looking at me with a nonchalant expression, making me feel embarrassed.

“Please put on your underwear.”

Blushing, I nodded and put on the unfamiliar women’s underwear.

The underwear slid up my legs smoothly.

I tried to put on the bra, but the hook wouldn’t fasten properly.

“Please raise your arms.”

Feeling embarrassed, I blushed and raised my arms.

The female employee skillfully fastened the bra hook.

The large chest felt slightly uncomfortable due to the pressure from the bra while breathing.

After putting on all the underwear, the female employee started dressing me in a dress.

As the dress covered my body, she started buttoning up the back.

After buttoning up all the buttons, she folded the hem and fixed the pinned part with a pin, starting to sew.

“It’s done.”

The female employee showed me in the large mirror.

A beautiful woman with platinum hair and blue eyes was wearing a red dress.

“Wow…”

Although I had transformed into a woman this morning, it was the first time I had seen my face directly.

I even touched my cheeks to see if it was really my face.

“Are you satisfied?”

“I am very satisfied.”

Especially my face seemed to be satisfactory.

I approached my friends who were chatting surrounded by maids after coming out of the room.

“Have you put on everything?”

As the shop owner approached me, I nodded.

“It suits you very well.”

“Hmm… it looks fine. Can I just go out like this?”

“Oh, no. You need to have the clothes tailored to fit your body first.”

“How long do I have to wait?”

“Well… our tailor is very skilled, so it will be done quickly.”

“Alright, hurry up.”

“Okay. Please wait in the room with the clothes off, and the female employee will come and take the clothes.”

“Is the dress done?”

While talking to the shop owner, Aramis approached me.

“Oh, Aramis. It seems like everything is fine.”

I turned around to show him my appearance.

“Ahem, hmm.”

When I waved my hand, Aramis coughed loudly and nodded.

“It seems to be well done.”

“Please come inside.”

The female employee led me into the room.

I waited in the room until the clothes were finished, then came out wearing the completed outfit, attracting everyone’s attention.

“Why… why are you staring at me like that? It’s making me feel embarrassed.”

I scratched my cheek and turned my eyes away.

The maids in the shop giggled as they looked at me.

“Is this the Ferne we knew?”

Rotus came over and grabbed my shoulder.

“You look completely different.”

I was concerned that Rotus could wrap my entire shoulder with one hand, wondering if it was because my body had shrunk.

“Alright, I want to go home quickly.”

I showed my annoyance and headed towards the shop door.

“Excuse me, sir, where should we put the clothes…?”

“Aramis will take care of it.”

I closed the shop door and got on the carriage.

Inside the carriage, I crossed my legs and waited, and Aramis and Rotus entered the carriage.

“What are you doing that you’re so late?”

“Is this friend going to live as a bachelor all year round? Shouldn’t we buy some spare clothes?”

“Just by wearing a dress, it’s already a huge challenge for me.”

“We bought some dresses, and I also ordered the shirt and pants you requested.”

“Thank you.”

I gave a thumbs up to Aramis.

“The owner said the clothes will be sent soon, so let’s go back now.”

“By the way, we have to meet with Lord Roang in a few days, but I don’t have any formal attire. What should I do?”

I looked at the red dress I was wearing.

Wearing such a colorful dress, I wondered if it would be appropriate to meet the archdeacon at the cathedral.

“I’ll lend you my sister’s formal coat, so at least wear that.”

“Thank you… as expected, it’s only you, Aramis…”

I let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the carriage shaft.

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As the day to meet Archdeacon Roan approached, I borrowed a mirror from the innkeeper’s daughter.

The innkeeper’s daughter, Mine, showed me overflowing kindness, not knowing that such a beautiful person was staying at their inn.

It felt strange to see the guy who used to shy away from me whenever he saw me now showing such behavior.

After finishing my daily activities (gambling and drinking), I would often find him coming to my room with a pillow in hand.

I often pondered whether I should make room for him to sleep on my bed whenever he complained about the smell of alcohol on me.

Nevertheless, when I put on the formal top that Aramis gave me, along with the clothes I had purchased before, I looked quite decent.

“If my old self saw me, I would have immediately fallen onto the bed.”

I looked at myself in the mirror and got lost in self-admiration.

Ding dong~

“Oh, it’s already time.”

Upon hearing the bell ringing in the distance from the bell tower, I strapped on my saber that was in the wardrobe.

“Stay hidden well. My dear children.”

After giving a nod to the musket and pistol, the first items on the inventory list in the wardrobe, I closed it.

When I went out to the square near the inn, Aramis and Rotus were waiting in front of the carriage.

“I’m sorry for being late.”

“It’s fine. Since you’ve become a lady, it’s natural for the dressing time to be longer, hehe!”

“To be honest, I laughed a lot at home. How can one change into a woman… hmph.”

“Your friend has a disease where his body changes, but you guys just keep laughing.”

As I turned my head in annoyance, Aramis scolded me.

“You easily get annoyed. Try to think from the opposite perspective. Rotus, how would you feel if that guy became a woman?”

“That guy? Becoming a woman? Hahaha!”

As I burst into laughter, Rotus patted Aramis on the shoulder.

“Hey, why are you using me as an example in your metaphor?”

“It’s quite fitting, isn’t it?”

“Well, even I find it funny when I think about it.”

Agreeing easily with Aramis’s words, Rotus nodded repeatedly.

“Everyone, did you bring the letter from the archdeacon?”

“Of course, we brought it.”

I took out the letter from Archdeacon Roan that he had sent from my pocket.

“Huh?! Huh?!”

Rotus suddenly rummaged through his pockets and pouches.

“You… could it be?!”

“Here it is!”

Surprised that I had left Archdeacon Roan’s letter behind, I was at a loss, but Rotus stuck out his tongue and teased me.

“No, this guy?!”

“This guy seems to have a taste for teasing now that he’s become a woman.”

Rotus grabbed my head with his palm and messed up my hair.

I thought about hitting Rotus a few times but gave up.

“Let’s depart quickly before it’s too late.”

I climbed onto the carriage first, followed by Rotus and Aramis.

“Grimo, set off for the cathedral.”

“Yes, understood. Here we go!”

As Grimo pulled on the reins, the horses started moving, clattering along the road.

I absentmindedly looked out the window at the passing scenery, and before I knew it, we had arrived at the cathedral.

A crowd of people had gathered in front of the cathedral.

“I’ll be back in a moment, so wait here.”

Aramis got off the carriage and showed the letter to the gatekeeper.

After reading the letter, the gatekeeper saluted Aramis and opened the gate for the carriage to pass through.

As we entered the cathedral in the carriage, several priests who had been waiting for us approached us.

“Please alight.”

Following Aramis, Rotos and I got off the carriage and exchanged greetings with the priests.

“I am Bishop Beong. I have already heard that you would be coming, but…”

The bishop looked at me and my two friends before pausing.

“Just a moment.”

Whispering something to one of the priests, the bishop then entered the cathedral and returned with a white missal.

“We did not hear that a lady was coming, so we were not prepared.”

After bowing slightly, the bishop handed me the missal.

Feeling flustered, I was nudged by Rotos on the shoulder.

Snapping out of my daze, I turned the missal upside down and followed the bishop into the cathedral.

The cathedral was adorned with elaborate stained glass windows and murals depicting scenes from the Bible.

Aramis passed by the statue of the Virgin Mary, made the sign of the cross, and prayed.

Caught up in the atmosphere of the cathedral, Rotos and I followed Aramis, making the sign of the cross and saying a prayer.

“You all seem to be very faithful.”

The bishop nodded in satisfaction with a smile on his face.

As we approached the grand wooden door adorned with extravagant gold decorations, the bishop stopped.

“This is the office of Archbishop Roang. Please be quiet.”

We nodded in response to the bishop’s words.

Cautiously entering Archbishop Roang’s office, the bishop exchanged a few words with him before stepping back outside.

“Yes, Archbishop Roang has asked you to come in.”

As the priests opened the door, we entered the room.

Archbishop Roang, wearing a red hat and red priestly robes, greeted us as he worked on his paperwork.

It was clear from his appearance that he was Archbishop Roang.

“Our brave warriors who would sacrifice their lives for our great King Angju the 14th.”

Dipping the pen into the ink, he diligently wrote something on the documents.

“Greetings, I am Armand, Archbishop Roang… You must all be familiar with me.”

We nodded in response to his words.

“Have you read my letters?”

“Yes, we have read them.”

In response to Armand’s question, we nodded.

“Good, I am glad you have read them. I have been keeping an eye on your actions during the recent war with the neighboring kingdom.”

Finishing his paperwork, Armand put away his pen and took off his glasses.

“So, the task for the three of you is…”

As he looked at us, Armand’s words trailed off.

He stared at me intently, then put his glasses back on, looking at me again.

His brows furrowed as he stared at me.

“Who are you?”

I sighed internally, already feeling overwhelmed by how to answer his question.