Chapter 474: At Coupu (1/2)
The operation to coat Selene with Magical Skin was completed without any issues.
By playing around with her power source a little, and thanks to the specifications of the Ether Converter, she was now capable of semi-permanent motion.
As a measure against Enslavement Magic, a thin Mithril silver armor was placed over the entire fuselage.
“She should be safe to take along with us now.”
Finally, a “Barrier” generation function was added to her. It was a feature to make up for the fact that Selene was the weakest in terms of defense of their accompanying attendants.
“Thank you, Jin, Reinhardt.”
Then, Elsa and Stearleana moved on to preparing new clothes for Selene.
“I’ll make her underwear.”
“Ah, thanks, Elsa. I’ll leave that to you, then.”
While the two Magi Craftswomen were taking care of Selene’s clothes, Jin and Reinhardt prepared her hair and shoes.
The shoes were made of magical beast leather, which was light and very sturdy.
For her hair, they made an artificial wig made with threads of Ground Spider silk. It was the same copper color as Stearleana’s own hair.
When they were about finished with their work, Elsa and Stearleana arrived with the clothes.
“Ah, that’s lovely!”
Selene, who was a blue topaz golem, was now hardly recognizable. She looked like a sister to Stearleana, thanks to her rich copper-colored hair.
“Then let’s put on your underwear.”
“…”
The underwear Elsa had prepared was a modern Earth-styled bra and somewhat short knickers. Jin and Reinhardt looked away.
“And you can’t go wrong with these clothes.”
It was a combination of a black dress with a white apron. The classic maid look.
Reiko, Ehr, Neon, and now Selene, were all dressed with black dresses and aprons.
Edgar was wearing a black blazer and pants. And Noir had his classic escort, Schwartz Ritter look.
“Well, they still seem to stand out a little…”
Jin said that, though he realized it might have been a bit too late for that now.
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“Dinner’s ready.”
Berthie called out to the others a little after 6 PM.
“I had Saki’s help today, so I’m sure it’s going to be delicious, right?”
Saki’s hands were full of wounds.
“Sis Saki, give me your hands. …‘Behandern’.”
It was a surgical treatment spell. Elsa’s role as a healer had been established.
“Thanks, Elsa.”
“It’s important for us girls to take good care of our hands. Mother taught me that.”
“This ‘Mother’ you just mentioned is Miss Marlene, right? Though you do call Miss Mine ‘Mother’ too…”
“Yes. …Your lineage comes from the marquis’ family, Sis Saki. You should take better care of your appearance.”
“Ugh, you’re making my ears hurt.”
Saki started to scratch her head in frustration.
“Come on now, your dinner is going to get cold. Here you go, honey.”
While giving Saki and Elsa a backward glance, Berthie started to pour wine on Reinhardt’s cup.
The menu was steak, soup, bread, and salad. And also, they had tempura made from fish caught in the Naudalia River.
“I’ve been practicing.”
It was quite difficult to fry the tempura batter. Berthie said she had received special training from the Peridots.
Instead of a dip sauce, they had seaweed salt from Hourai Island. Jin was more of a salt type of person, since he preferred his tempura to retain its crunchiness.
“Yeah, you’ve gotten really good at it, Berthie.”
“You think? I’m so glad!”
“…Thanks for the meal.”
“Huh? Finished already?”
“Yeah, it was delicious.”
They had such a moment during their dinner. The world of Jin and his friends was truly a peaceful one.