Ursch-kun and I were standing in line under the blue sky to receive the robe of the alchemy department.
Since then, they have been repairing the damage caused by the fire of the five department buildings and the staff building, and the safety of all the students have been confirmed. And the start schedule of the classes was significantly off due to the search for suspicious people who are believed to have caused the fire. Normally, on the first day of the classes held in the main school building, we would receive a colored robe representing the elective department in the classroom, but the start of class was postponed, so it became like this.
By the way, about the color of the robes,
-Magic Warrior Department: Red Robe
-Magician Department: Blue Robe
-Magic Department: Green Robe
-Department of Holy Magic: Yellow Robe
-Alchemy Department: Tea-colored Robe
Thatās it. There is no proper uniform. Some students are wearing uniform-like clothes, and other students are quite free except for robes, such as plain clothes, work clothes, and innovative clothes.
Ursch-kun is wearing a uniform or work clothes because itās troublesome to choose plain clothes every morning. It seems that there are many types because common people around the royal capital and commoners in local cities canāt prepare a lot of clothes. Commoners in rural areas wear a few plain clothes.
Nobles. . . yeah, a lot of things. The aristocratic children who live around the royal capital are dressed in their own way, but the aristocratic children who came from the countryside. . . somehow, a guy with a naked upper body and pants, a mysterious high-class cloth wrapped around his waist and neck, what kind of barbarian magician is he? A guy dressed like the son of a Don, the chieftain of a mafia with a flashy fur coat on his shoulder. A guy who looks like a clown, a guy in full-featured armor even though itās a magic academy, and so on. Itās free. It seems that there are things like local areas, but basically, those children are more wild than the nobles of the royal capital(?) Thatās a lot. It makes sense to be told that someone is the chief of the son of the mercenary corps.
There are trains running in the Kingdom of Roserial, and civilization should be progressing. . . Shouldnāt the son of the master of the adventurer guild dress more intelligently?
The noble ladies are dressed relatively decent because they wear dresses that donāt get in the way of classes and work, or expensive plain clothes that incorporate trends. There are some ladies carrying scythes on their backs, ladies in bondage suits, and ladies who are restrained in pure white restraints, but itās much better compared to the men. . . . Maybe.
By the way, my clothes today are a dress made by Ursch-kun. After that flashy national costume of the Kingdom of Zahar incident, Ursch-kun created several of my plain clothes as declared. Ursch-kun asked me what I wanted, so I asked him to make it mint green to match the chocolate robe of the alchemy department. I liked chocolate mint ice cream and drinks in my previous life, and I like chocolate mint color. There is a chocolate-colored corset type belt around the waist. The belt also has metal fittings, so itās a practical thing that can hang tools used in the alchemy department and a test tube belt. The skirt part is about the length to hide the knees, and I like it because there is a chocolate pattern in the mint and beige vertical stripes.
This beige color is kind of a very calming and good color, and when I thought it was a color that I often see somewhere, it was the same color as Ursch-kunās hair. Even if this skirt doesnāt fit, Iāll keep it for the rest of my life.
And one more thing, I asked Ursch-kun to make the same goggles as Ursch-kun, so recently Iāve always been wearing those goggles around my neck or head. When Ursch-kun saw it, he started to wear it the same way, so itās matching. I feel like weāre a production couple, and I canāt stop giggling. Sometimes it doesnāt fit a giggle, and a strange voice comes out.
Today, while waiting in line to receive the robes, Ursch-kun looked down at me comparing myself and the goggles around Ursch-kunās neck.
āThe robe that Isabella will receive, can I keep it until tomorrow?ā
āHuh? It doesnāt matter, but why?ā
According to the news posted on the bulletin board, the scheduled start date of classes was a week later, so I didnāt need the robe yet. So thereās no problem letting him borrow it, but when I asked a question because I didnāt understand what itās for, Ursch-kun answered while taking a few steps with the movement of the line.
āAt this academy, the robes can be remodeled if you donāt change the color of the robe. Some students are remodeling at the level where the original look of the robe disappears, but if the original is a designated robe, there is no problem. I have the skills of a sewing artist, so Iām thinking of adding various effects to Isabellaās robe. Is there any decoration you want me to put on?ā
Is it okay to remodel the robe? I wonder what would be good. . . When I heard about remodeled uniforms, I feel like a delinquent in the late Showa period in Japan. Shall we go with that image?
āWell, then I want you to put an embroidery on the back where a dragon and a tiger are facing off against each other.ā
ā. . . . . . Iāll think of something that would suit Isabella.ā
It was rejected unexpectedly. But the embroidery of the dragon and tiger figure has a lot of work and it canāt be helped. And isnāt it the embroidery of the dukeās daughterās robe? In a way, it may look like a villain different from the villainess, but Iām not aiming for that. No, it might be cool, right? She wears a robe with a dragon and tiger embroidery on her shoulder and stands with her arms folded.
āIsabella, youāre thinking about something strange again, arenāt you? Like the figure of yourself wearing a robe on your shoulder and standing with your arms folded. . .ā
How did you know. . . Iāve been thinking about it for a long time, but I wonder if Ursch-kunās ability to understand what Iām thinking from my expression is getting stronger? No matter how much you say that what Iām thinking is showing on my face, do you even know what came to mind with delusions?
āWeāve been together for many years. . . Iāve come to have a rough idea of what Isabella is imagining.ā
What did you say? I still canāt read Ursch-kunās thoughts!?
āUrsch-kun, I feel complicated. Ursch-kun understands me even if I donāt say anything, but I canāt really guess from Ursch-kunās expression. . .ā
āHmm. But when Iām angry Isabella will know right away.ā
If you have such a black aura around you, anyone will understand even if itās not me, Ursch-kun. . .
āLet me just tell you. Isabella and Brian are the only ones who can sense that Iām angry, except my father and brother.ā
āIf youāre talking about Brian the muscle brain, Iām not sure if itās amazing or not.ā
āBrian is simple, but he has skills such as [Divination], [Super Sense], [Super Detection] and [Psychiatric Appraisal] and natural wild intuition, so that area is pretty amazing, isnāt it? However, it seems that he canāt decide how to use the information heās read, so itās just a waste of treasure. . .ā
Brian, youāre being praised and degraded by your best friend Ursch-kun. Also, maybe, but Iām the type who doesnāt know how to make use of the information I got. I donāt like things that are the same as Brian because we seem to have the same character category.
While talking about that, I looked forward at the line with Ursch-kun.
Even so. . .
āāThe line isnāt moving forward at all.āā
This was a very simple fluffy chapter with not much going on. Just an explanation of the robes, and a nice little chat between Isabella and Ursch. A nice little break from mystery solving. We are now in the āMystery of the Demon Lordā arc. Iām really excited about this one and hope to get some answers to some of our long standing questions. But when will Isabella start calling him Ursch without the ākunā. Isnāt not using honorifics in this case supposed to show how close they are? Yet Isabella only uses them with Chris, Alice, and Ursch, the people she is closest with, but not her acquaintances like Marieta and Barbara. Isnāt it backwards?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!