Lonely Attack on the Different World
Chapter 389 - 360

Day 84: Nighttime, White Weirdo Inn

Dinner at the Lord's Mansion dragged on, so by the time we got back to the inn it was already pretty late. With all that, the girls are now in a flurry trying to get the Orphans bathed and ready for bed. Yeah, if we go by appearances or try to spin it a certain way, the Orphans got to speak with the most important person in the Frontier and were warmly welcomed. Even if they don't understand what that means right now, it'd be enough if, when they grow up and feel uncertain, they can look back and remember it.

They weren't being pitied, they weren't just being taken in or protected. They were properly invited, and their presence here was clearly welcomed. It's not just that they can be here, it's that it's only natural they are here. They've been fully recognized as members of the Frontier.

At the moment, there's no overt movement from other nations. Maybe there's some sneaky maneuvering going on under the surface, so we can't let our guard down, but the Frontier remains the main and top priority. Everyone's already been given a general overview, and the Geek and Idiots even got letters. I guess it would've been bad form not to respond to an official invitation. And, those Idiots have been writing back and forth on their own! Which means, they managed to write letters, even though they're idiots. That implies they might actually understand written language. Though I'd rather they first learned how to use a boomerang properly. Can they read instruction manuals? They'd probably try to eat them!

「Puhah~?」

(Jiggle-Jiggle)

Spacing out while soaking in the bath, I draft the design, and once back to my room, I get to refining them. And so, the armor has evolved from Mk-X to Z. This is probably as far as it can go for now. Before long, it might become Z-REVISED or something, but with current tech and using only metal, this is the highest level achievable. It still can't match dresses or dungeon gear from deeper floor, but with normal metals and mithril alone, this is the current limit. Hmm, wonder if there's no orichalcum buried around here?

「Hmm, I feel like the cape could still be improved, but putting lace or frills or corsages on a cape for armor just feels off somehow. I mean, even the monsters will probably feel troubled for a reaction. But then again, since every is already running around with randoseru, maybe it's too late to care?」

(Bounce-Bounce)

The dresses they have now are perfectly functional too, but the girls all treasure them so much, they'd probably hate to wear them into a dungeon. Like with Royal Girl, she was so protective of the outfit made here in the Frontier, she ended up getting her clothes melted by Rafflesia-san and played with by her tentacles. Still, for the girls, clothes carry memories and emotions. The battle-jersey-loving idiot species who prefers to wear tracksuits for everything, both daily life and combat, despite having sort of a supposed emotional attachment to those outfits, could really learn something from them.

But, men's armor. I've been working on it for a while now, and honestly, it's just not fun. Male gear. And for once, both the Idiots and Geeks who'll wear it and I, the one making it, were in full agreement, no tight-fitting sexy armor. Yeah, nobody wants to see that.

「Heavy armor will do for the geeks, and mobility-focused for the Idiots, that's fine. But the Idiots use their armor as shields, which makes things tricky. I mean, that's technically a correct usage, but since they're Шdiots, they don't understand that, and explaining it is a pain, and even if I did explain, it's not like they'd get it」 Their fighting style, using not just the shoulders and arms, but even deflecting blows with their chest plates, and turning even their armor into basically weapons, makes where and how to attach plating really complicated. They insist the hard parts be unnecessarily hard, and the weaker, flexible joints can either be left exposed or just lightly protected. Honestly, that kind of request is kind of insulting to armor itself. Yeah, to those guys, armor is basically just wearable shields. But from a crafting perspective, having the entire belly area left wide open really bugs me, okay? I even considered putting them in bikini armor at this point, but then stopped myself, because the thought of seeing such a nightmare is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. Besides, if I actually did it, it'd become the ultimate sin against every high school boy who's ever loved bikini armor!!

The gear we found in the hidden room wasn't bad, 『Iron Spike Round Shield -: ALL 30% Up, Piercing Bash, +DEF』, kind of underwhelming, but still, +30% to everything. I'll mithrilize it and throw it in the bargain bin. Considering the existence of weapon-break effect among skills, having more backups is never a bad idea.

And the picnic items are ready, too. The girls' requested yukata and the boys' jinbei are done, of course, there's a full set for the Orphans as well. Since kimono is just straight cuts and straight seams, they're unbelievably fast to make. The real hassle was the fabric, dyeing, and patterns, but the fit can be fairly loose, so it went quickly. [1]

The Librarian will probably start yapping about needing a furisode next, but coming-of-age ceremonies are still a long way off, and everyone's past level 100 now, so with their growth slowed down, we can ignore it for now. Seriously, why is it that furisode and formal wear are suddenly needed in another world?

「Phew. Why is it that, in another world, after finishing armor and yukata, I now have to struggle with making paper lanterns? This is harder than I thought, and is quite a bit of a pain?」

(Jiggle-Jiggle)

Slime-san is also currently struggling with bamboo crafts. Still, when it comes to applying the paper, Slime-san is way more efficient!

「I mean, honestly, making the paper was a real pain. I totally underestimated it. The simpler something is, the deeper it tends to go, with fewer corners to cut. Even if you use magic or alchemy to help out, the trial and error is still a grind.」

(Jiggle-Jiggle)

But it wouldn't feel like a festival without lanterns. It's not even particularly hot, but we're mass-producing fans too, they're already printed with『Omo-something Festival』 on them.

Before the Orphans move to the orphanage, they should have some fun memories, that's what everyone wants, so doing a bit of side work is the least we can do. And if we're going to do it, it has to be something everyone can enjoy. After all, high schoolers should be wasting money on shopping sprees and goofing off at festivals, not fighting wars or battling in dungeons. Yes, that's why if a Highschool Boy happens to go a little overboard at night and act a bit more Highschool Boy-like than usual, that too is perfectly valid behavior! Let's give it our all again today.

The stalls are already set up, and the town's selling everything from grilled corn to taiyaki. Now that Meripapa-san and the others finally came back, all that's left is to settle the date, so it's best to hurry with the preparations.

Two yukata have already been made as prototypes, meant to double as sleepwear. Since they're prototypes, the fabric is thin enough to cling and become almost see-through, and the overlap at the front is intentionally shallow, with the neckline daringly deep, what a charming yukata specimen.

I made my own prototype yukata during the trial phase, but I doubt anyone's interested in seeing a Highschool Boy in a yukata. The Geeks and Idiots also have yukatas, but they're apparently more interested in getting jinbei. There've also been requests for happi coats, maybe they want to carry a mikoshi or something? But if there's going to be a Girls' High Schooler Mikoshi with 『Oops』 moments, I'll make it right away! C-could it also be paired with fundoshi?! I'd love to see that!!

Slime-san is also getting sleepy and quietly enjoying some side work time… not that side work is a hobby or anything. It's just, once again, I'm broke. If I hadn't gotten some cash from Meripapa-san as a payment for food, I would've had nothing to cover the inn fees!

Daily life is such a financial mess, it feels like we're already going up in flames, and still yelling, 『Burn it all down!』. That's how much of a financial disaster it is. But the new line of daily-use goods, scissors, nail clippers, T-shaped razors, are selling like crazy, and demand is outpacing our ability to invest. It's an unprecedented boom. Mirrors are flying off the shelves too, and we're in peak Great Magnate era, yet unable to keep up with demand. So now this hard-working, diligent, long-hour laboring Magnate is stuck doing emergency side jobs to make it work. Yep, leave for just a little while and work piles up like a mountain. No, it is pretty much literally a mountain.

Without 『Wisdom』-san, I probably would've ended up trapped in a never-ending loop of being permanently behind on everything. This is exactly the time for Wisdom-san's ultra-high-speed parallel processing powers to shine! Probably? Good luck?

An endlessly looping spiral of mana conveyor belts spin round and round, making me dizzy? Requests for yukata, proposals for beach sandals, wish lists for shaved ice, new orders for sundresses, even sample swimsuits are all written up like formal petitions and currently in production. Really, they're all just order forms, they just come with fancier names.

「In idle moments, turning to side work at dusk, aimlessly making all these piling orders in earnest, how black it all becomes in its madness and burden? Or is this… coercion? Health comes first? I guess?」

I tried waxing poetic, but it turned out kind of grim! Well, the girls, frenzied more by material desires are the perfect marks for price-gouging. As expected, back in the Frontier, our biggest spenders are my own classmates. Might as well throw in a free fan or two as a freebie. Two elegant silhouettes slipping through the cover of night.

In the quiet of the evening, they appear, one in a demure navy yukata patterned with white-outlined lily-of-the-valley, revealing snow-white skin beneath; the other in a lovely pink hue sprinkled with tiny cherry blossoms, draped over warm brown skin. That delicate fabric gracefully wraps around them, weaving curves into forms, a uniquely yukata-style elegance.

Their hair, pinned up with ornate hairpins, is getting loose, gently cascading and framing their graceful napes, even revealing the bare skin along their backs where the fabric opens.

「I'm, back… Does it suit me?」

(Nod Nod)……No, it's not like I'm Slime-san or anything, but I'm so overwhelmed I can't force out a word! My eyes are glued to them, or rather『Rajingan』is already in REC, going all out to preserve this moment?!

Standing they are sexy, sitting they are seductive, and their sight of them walking is lewdness itself. I want to strip them naked and do erotic things to them!

「We tried Dressing up Does this look cute?」

(Nod nod) …She's cute. Just incredibly so. An overwhelming, immeasurable level of cuteness, that goes so high it overloads into lewdness, is peaking over billions points in cuteness, rendering the meter useless, in full-throttle, sexy-limit breaker!!

That refined and serene air about them in turn makes it even lewder, further amplifying the soft hues of feminine charm.

「Here's some tea… please enjoy.」

(Nod nod) …Sitting formally in seiza to my right, Armored Pres-san leans in with a soft smile. She's seated perfectly, composed, and it seems she isn't wearing anything underneath. I can almost see it through that fabric!

Her skin spills gently from the shallow overlap of the robe, coupled with teasing glimpses of an intoxicating allure.

「You've worked hard How about Having some sweets?」

(Nod nod) …From my left, she leans in coquettishly, looking up at me with those wide, upward eyes. My gaze, and soul, get drawn straight into the gap of her loosely open yukata. Even knowing it's a trap, I can't stop my awareness from being pulled toward the soft skin lurking in the shadowed depths of that opening!

A truly beautiful woman is someone who can wear any outfit and make it look stunning. Of course, she's even more amazing without clothes, but even clothed, her elegant figure is so breathtaking, you can't help but stare.

Lips painted with a soft pink gloss gently offer me tea mouth-to-mouth, while full, reddish lips wait with a sweet bun lightly held between them. My right hand slides beneath the lifted fold of a navy yukata sleeve, into the thin fabric gathered there. My left hand slips under the hem of a white yukata, into the soft, tightly pressed flesh nestled within.

Savoring tea and sweet buns in turns, at some point, before I even noticed, my clothes had been gently removed, and my Highschool Boy was being gently touched! I was already in deep trouble.

Seduced, enchanted, and completely at their mercy, the Highschool Boy was fully immersed in the pure bliss of his Highschool Boy life. It was the classic North Wind-san and Sun-san strategy! Without any resistance, unable to nullify their irresistible charm, I was swept along… as the curtain of night quietly fell.

Yup, there is only one thing to do!

「「Ooh～no～ooooo～～～～～～<>

Spinning round and round as the obi unravels, but who the hell taught them this?! I mean, sure, it's every Highschool Boy's dream scenario… but do high school girls actually teach each other this at sleepovers? Thanks a lot? Or more like, thank you for the meal?