3. In the changing room (1)

Otto, the owner of the clothing store, looked at me with great fear.

“I’m so sorry, Young Master! But even for me, it’s impossible to create a completely custom-made garment on the spot! Custom-made clothes require at least some time… I can’t help it.”

It was as I expected.

I briefly observed the reactions of my party.

Aylin had her usual calm expression. And Uriel, my escort knight, was listening to the shop owner as if she felt sorry for him.

‘So far, it’s exactly as I know it.’

I knew what kind of place this store was through the Demon King Slayer.

Otto, the middle-aged man who owns this clothing store, is the representative of a venerable artisan family that has been providing clothes and tailors to the Margrave’s mansion for generations.

Moreover, he is skilled enough to be directly in charge of even the honorary uniforms bestowed upon the Knights of the White Nights.

So, this Otto was a master tailor renowned not only in Reinheim but throughout the entire Margrave territory.

He was even on good terms with Margrave Wilhelm, who personally invited him to his meals.

‘But Yulian wouldn’t care about that.’

Such a master craftsman makes custom clothes himself, not through employees. Of course, it would take time. But there was no way the delinquent Yulian would wait even a little bit.

Yulian coming to the store himself meant he wanted the clothes right away. I understood why Otto was afraid.

Uriel’s sword slid out of its scabbard, keureureuk.

“How dare you! Count Yulian-nim is the successor to Margrave Jeonha. No matter how custom-made it is, if you don’t whip it up right away…!”

However, it was a soulless threat, like reading from a textbook, without any sincerity.

Demanding a custom-made garment to be completed immediately was absurd. But if Uriel didn’t step in, the delinquent Yulian wouldn’t have left that Otto guy alone.

She had no way of knowing that the current Yulian was actually me, who had been possessed.

‘Is she trying to appease Doryeonnim? Well, that’s how she’ll calm down the delinquent a bit.’

It was what they call pandering to Doryeonnim to save his face.

Even a simple threat from a knight’s sword is still a sword. Otto looked very nervous at the sight of the sharply gleaming blade.

“I’m sorry! But Knight-nim… my son Phillip isn’t here right now, so it’s even more difficult to make clothes right away…”

“I know. But that doesn’t excuse this rudeness you’re committing in front of Count-nim.”

I raised my hand to stop Uriel.

“Put away your sword, Sir Uriel.”

At my words, Uriel’s beautiful but icy face wavered slightly.

“This man has committed the rudeness of talking back to Count-nim. Surely you’re not going to handle it yourself…”

“No. That won’t happen. Just put away your sword quickly. Don’t you see Otto-ssi is scared?”

“Still…”

“Listen to me, Sir Uriel.”

Uriel sheathed her sword at my words. Then, a look of bewilderment appeared in Otto’s eyes, who had been looking down.

I strode up to him. Otto’s store was a place where precious items that couldn’t be easily obtained from the Demon King Slayer existed.

In fact, for me, who wasn’t as picky as Yulian, it didn’t matter whether it was custom-made or ready-made.

‘I could still get the item effects even if I wore ready-made clothes.’

And I briefly recalled the whole story I knew through the Demon King Slayer. I knew why Otto’s son, Phillip, wasn’t here, as Otto had said.

Otto’s son. His name was Phillip. Phillip was the successor to this venerable artisan family. In other words, he was in the same position as Yulian, though their status was different.

Phillip also entered the Margrave’s mansion and devoted his talents without reservation.

But this winter. Yulian, who had returned from Pantheon for vacation, caused trouble. Yulian, burning alone with an artistic spirit that no one recognized, designed strange clothes and started making them himself.

Of course, Phillip, already a master tailor when it came to clothes, took care of all of Yulian’s messy work.

However, as the heir to an artisan family, he had a steadfast personality, and he couldn’t bring himself to flatter Yulian with sweet words about the clownish clothes he was making.

He gave an honest assessment when Yulian asked about the quality of the clothes he had made.

‘Even to me, those clothes looked like they had a bizarre sense. They were like rags.’

Yulian didn’t like that attitude, so he insulted Phillip’s skills with harsh words that he couldn’t even bring himself to say. Moreover.

He hung him naked on a tree in the middle of winter and beat him mercilessly. Afterwards, the Margrave, having heard the circumstances, provided all sorts of healers and medicine to help Phillip recover, but…

At this point, he was still recovering from the shock he had received.

‘So it’s even more difficult to make clothes quickly.’

But if you have a chubby body like Yulian, ready-made clothes don’t look good. It seems that whenever the previous Yulian visited this place, he demanded that custom-made clothes be made right in front of him.

After making Phillip like that himself. In many ways, the delinquent Yulian’s way of thinking was unique.

I said to Otto, who was surprised by my unexpectedly calm demeanor, “I don’t need custom-made clothes, Otto. I’ll just buy something that’s already made in this store.”

Not only Otto but everyone else looked very surprised at these words.

It was quite a fascinating sight to see Aylin and Uriel’s expressions change drastically at the same time. Otto said.

“C-Count-nim, what are you saying? You often said that our store’s ready-made clothes can’t bring out your beautiful figure at all…”

“It’s okay. Either way, the clothes of a master craftsman are great.”

Otto looked embarrassed at the unexpected compliment.

I looked around Otto’s clothing store. It wasn’t a small store. It was about the same size as the clothing stores in the Imperial Capital that I had seen in the Demon King Slayer.

It seemed that the store had been expanded to match the rapidly developing wealth of Reinheim. In other words, Otto in front of me was not only a master tailor but also a manager.

I had another good idea.

“And you have dedicated yourself to our family all this time. So, as a reward, I’ll buy the most expensive clothes here. And from now on, even when I return to the Imperial Capital and Pantheon, I’ll only wear clothes from this clothing store.”

“W-What are you saying?”

He looked completely clueless. But my proposal would be tempting to him.

No matter how drastically my attitude had changed, as a businessman, he would have to listen to the proposal.

I casually touched the most ornately decorated clothes in the center of the clothing store and said, “There are many nobles’ children gathered in Pantheon. As students of the Imperial Capital, they are very sensitive to trends. But with this level of good quality and design. I believe it will be enough to work in the Imperial Capital.”

Otto’s eyes lit up at my words. But he didn’t seem completely convinced.

“But… you criticized Phillip’s skills harshly, didn’t you? Although he is my son, Phillip has already surpassed me in skill. So most of the clothes in this store are designed by him. Count-nim, you said that Phillip’s clothes were like trash…”

“That wasn’t my true feelings.”

“Yes?”

“Phillip is very talented as an artisan. As you said, he’s so good that you can’t call him just an heir. To be honest, I was jealous of Phillip. I’m also the heir to a family, but I haven’t been able to play the role of a proper heir like Phillip. It’s time for me to acknowledge him now.”

Otto continued to be humble because he was in front of a Count like me. But Yulian, who is in my body now, is the one who did terrible things to his son, Phillip. It wouldn’t hurt to lightly point out this fact.

‘The more his heart is relieved, the more the master’s skills will improve.’

Otto’s face was filled with surprise at those words. Otto was silent for a moment. He seemed to have sorted out his thoughts and continued to speak.

“I see. I am also someone who has gone through being an heir and is now doing this work. I can’t compare it to the Margrave family at all, but I know at least a little bit about the burden that position brings…”

“Then will you recognize that I’m sincere now? I’m saying that I acknowledge you and your son.”

Otto nodded.

“How could I ask for more than this? If Phillip knows Count-nim’s sincerity like this, he will definitely feel better.”

“I see. Then won’t you give me the opportunity to buy clothes? Instead, even if it’s ready-made, make it the best one.”

“Of course. I will prepare the most suitable clothes for Count-nim right away.”

Hoo. It was an act that I did my best to do, but it seems to have worked. Even if I buy ready-made clothes, it’s more attractive if Otto sincerely modifies the size, as it increases the charm stat even more.

‘If I’m going to take a picture of me on horseback to show the Princess, I have to wear clothes from this clothing store. If my charm stat goes up, the Princess’s view of me will change.’

That wasn’t all.

Also, if I raise Otto’s favor like this, I can continue to receive special items from Otto that raise my stats, as well as the Margrave Wilhelm’s favor.

That item is a very useful item that can’t be found even in the Imperial Capital.

And the system notified me that my thoughts were correct.

——-

“Living as the Heir to the Demon King”

* The Deceitful Tongue of the Deceiver

: You hid your true feelings with skillful acting. You secretly gained a lot of profit through lies.

* Acquired Rewards

+ 20GP / 60MP

——-

I got rewards like this, so it was even more profitable.

I left Aylin and Uriel, who were looking clueless, and enjoyed a short shopping time.

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I came to the atelier of a painter of equestrian portraits and commissioned him to paint my equestrian portrait.

As Aylin said, it didn’t take much time because all I had to do was use light-attribute magic on me.

“You really have a striking figure. I haven’t applied all the dyes yet, but I think a good equestrian portrait will definitely come out. I guarantee it, as I’ve made the most equestrian portraits in Reinheim.”

“You’re quite used to flattery.”

“No. Why would I tell a lie when my safety is at stake?”

I stood in front of the mirror again. There, as this painter said, was a striking Western blond handsome man.

‘He’s really handsome.’

Otto’s clothing store also had ready-made clothes that were ahead of the times. There were limitations in choosing clothes considering my current body shape, which is obese.

But even the clothes I chose had the aura of luxury goods.

Not only that. After that, I stopped by a barbershop to get my hair and beard trimmed. It’s hard to say this myself, but Yulian’s face was a mess because of his artistic spirit.

‘His hair was disheveled and his beard was like a bandit’s. What a waste of that handsome face.’

After cleaning it all up, I became a sculpted beauty like now. The fat on my face doesn’t make me look like a Doryeonnim in my early 20s, but it felt like a high-ranking aristocrat with a proper experience, which wasn’t bad.

——-

“Master Tailor Otto’s Luxury Ready-Made Clothes”

* Grade: Rare

* Performance: Increases the wearer’s charm stat by 10.

——-

With Otto’s clothes added to that. If this painter’s words weren’t lies, I was sure that a picture that Princess Lilia would be satisfied with would come out.

‘Good. If I lose a little more weight like this. There won’t be any problems standing in front of the military parade.’

My current appearance looks good, but. If I lose a little more weight here, I can see a more dramatic effect.

“Then, Aylin. Let’s go out and spend some time.”

“I understand. Doryeonnim. There are many famous places in Reinheim. Is there any place you particularly want to go?”

“Hmm…”

Actually, there’s a place I’ve already thought of. I glanced at Aylin. Her usual maid outfit. Although I saw her in a very sexy cosplay maid outfit on the day I first had a relationship with her.

I was still curious about her in casual clothes.

‘And Aylin has suffered too much because of Yulian.’

Then it wouldn’t be bad to give her a gift as well. In the Demon King Slayer, giving gifts to female characters would increase their favorability.

Actually, that’s also true, and there was also a reason why my dark ego was boiling over to some extent. The fitting room I went into to change clothes at Otto’s store a little while ago.

I felt a subtle sexy point alone in the word fitting room.

‘Is it because it’s Yulian’s body, which has enjoyed all sorts of play? I keep thinking like that without knowing it… Let’s calm down.’

Or maybe it’s because of the instincts given by the Demon King’s son’s blood.

I shook my head hard. First of all, it would be better to focus on creating a favorable relationship with Aylin.

“Guide me to a clothing store. Aylin.”

“A clothing store? Are you talking about Otto-ssi’s clothing store?”

“No. That place is good too, but Otto-ssi’s store specializes in men’s clothing. Let’s go to a clothing store that sells women’s clothing, Aylin.”

Aylin’s expressionless face showed a hint of bewilderment.