Chapter 56

And so, I entrusted the task of making clothes to Bati, but of course, results wouldn't come immediately.

It would take some time to complete the work.

During that time, I decided to wait patiently and immerse myself in my own tasks.

I wanted to expand the house since the number of residents had increased, and I also wanted to finish the kiln for pottery that I had been working on for a while.

The bath hasn't been completed yet either.

As I was working diligently to take care of all these things, I heard something.

"Hey, Bati, is it really necessary?"

"It is necessary! It is indispensable!!"

It was the voices of the women.

It seemed that everyone, including Plati, Viel, Astarles, Barena, and Bati, was there.

The reason I used such uncertain terms like "it seems" is that I was inside the mansion, and it was through a door.

To be more specific, while walking down the corridor, I heard voices coming from somewhere, and it seemed that the women were gathered in a room doing something.

I was in a situation where I was listening through the door.

I couldn't see, but I could hear the voices.

"There can be no success without this!! It's an unavoidable path to victory!!"

This voice was Bati's.

The image of her speaking passionately and spitting out saliva came to mind.

So, what are they doing?

"Please let me measure. Everyone's... sizes!!"

Sizes?

"I have been appointed as the clothing officer by the Holy One!! Making clothes for everyone is, in a sense, a holy duty assigned to me!! I request your prompt cooperation!!"

Did I give Bati such a heavy responsibility and authority?

While it could be said that she was just putting pressure on herself, her high motivation was a good thing.

"To fit the wearer's body perfectly! That is an essential condition for good clothes!!"

"Bati is so fired up...!"

Barena's voice was cold.

"So, please let me measure! Everyone's height!!"

"Yes...!"

"Please let me measure! Your chest! Hips! And the size of your buttocks!!"

"「「「Yes!?」」"

Everyone except Bati was shocked at once.

...

...The three measurements.

I recalled that they were particularly important for making women's clothes.

At this point, I had already realized the precariousness of my situation, listening through the door.

For safety, I should have left the scene immediately without making a sound.

But my feet wouldn't move.

They must not have noticed my presence at all.

From the other side of the door, alluring voices were echoing.

"Everyone! Please take off your clothes for the measurements! Now! Right now! All of them!!"

"All of them!?"

"Of course! Even a thin layer of fabric can affect the quality of the clothes!"

"But...! It's embarrassing to be naked in front of everyone...!"

"What are you talking about, Plati! I already know that you faced the Holy One with your lower body completely exposed on your first meeting!!"

"Ahahahaah! Stop it! Don't remind me!!"

A girl's scream from the other side of the door.

"At that time, I just didn't know the customs on land well enough! Now that I'm used to life here, it's incredibly embarrassing! I won't do it again!!"

Never again...!

It felt a bit sad...!

"Bati. We frequently measure sizes in the Demon Army to make uniforms and armor. Isn't it unnecessary to measure again?"

This was Astarles' voice.

"What are you saying? Do you really believe that the measurements from yesterday are the same today?"

"What...!?"

"The food made by the Holy One is extremely delicious, right? Astarles even had seconds of the ginger pork this morning."

"What are you trying to say, Bati!? I'm not fat! I'm not fat at all!!"

"But, it's common for people to gain weight after getting married and becoming happy...?"

"That's a case for men! It doesn't apply to women! It shouldn't apply to women!"

"Then you can prove it, right?"

"Of course!"

The Four Heavenly Kings being led by a subordinate.

"Then, I'll take off my clothes! I'll do it! Barena! Lord Plati! You take them off too! We're in this together!!"

"Dragged into it!?"

From the other side of the door, the sound of rustling clothes could be heard, layer upon layer.

"Come on, don't dilly-dally. What do you think we pushed so many people into this small room for?"

And Bati was getting carried away.

That much was clear from her voice alone.

"Wow, Astarles, your chest seems to have gotten bigger! Maybe it's because your feminine instincts were stimulated after getting married?"

"Since the skin color of the demons is darker, I wondered what color that part would be... and it was that color."

"What about you, Lord Plati...?"

"It's so smooth."

"It's so smooth."

"Stop it!!"

A dizzying conversation...!

Gentlemanly, I knew I shouldn't stay here any longer.

But my feet wouldn't move!!

"Then I'll start measuring. Measuring tape, measuring tape♪ Let's start with Astarles♪"

"Ah!? Don't put it directly on my skin! It's cold and shocking!!"

"...It has increased."

"Don't shock me like that!!"

Astarles...

I'll make the dinner a bit lighter from tonight.

"But don't worry. Your waist hasn't increased. It's just your chest that has gotten bigger."

"Really...!"

"You seem relieved. By the way, your hips have also increased."

Maybe the secretion of female hormones increased after getting married.

"Lord Plati... Before that, what is this skin texture!? It feels so smooth and nice!?"

"What, Lord Plati is not only smooth in appearance but also in touch!?"

"R-Really smooth! It feels like touching a blue fish. Is this the skin of a mermaid!?"

Bati, Astarles, and Barena's voices of surprise in turn.

"Ah! Stop it! Don't touch! Only my husband is allowed to touch there!!"

Where were they touching?

"Then I'll measure. ...Lord Plati, you have quite a large chest. As expected of the princess of the mermaid kingdom...!"

"Are you not going to announce the numbers?"

"It's a warrior's compassion."

No exact numbers would be announced.

Well, there are advantages to not determining superiority precisely, and the units of measurement are probably not meters, so I wouldn't understand them even if I heard them.

That's fine, right?

"Lastly, Barena. No change from the last measurement. Flat-chested. That's all."

"Colleague! Show more consideration for me!!"

By the way, does Bati have a detailed record or memory of the body sizes of her comrades like Astarles and Barena?

She is indeed the daughter of a tailor.

Was it the right choice to entrust her with making the clothes?

"Hah, how ridiculous."

Then, another voice came from inside the room.

This voice was Viel's?

"Mermaids and demons, rejoicing and lamenting over the slight undulations of their bodies. What difference does such a subtle difference make?"

By the way, Viel was there.

She had completely disappeared from my mind because she didn't make a sound.

"Ah, a transcendent being like a dragon...!"

"By the way, Viel. What criteria do you use to determine your body shape when you transform into a human? If your original form is fat, do you become a fat human?"

In response to this question, I could sense Viel's derisive snort.

"Since a dragon's transformation into a human is done through magic, the body shape can be freely set. It doesn't matter how much you eat or how fat you get!"

"「「「「This one...!」」」"

I could tell that all the women's hatred was focused on Viel.

But the strongest race continued to boast without a care.

"I don't need to be measured since I can make my own clothes with magic, but to show you the overwhelming difference, I'll allow you to measure my body!"

The sound of clothes being discarded with a swish.

Just from the sound, I could tell she had taken them off quite boldly.

"While you're at it, take a good look! The ideal female body that the Greenzel Dragon, Viel, embodies, and that you humans aspire to!!"

Viel's voice, confident of victory, could be heard through the door... but...

"It's small."

"It's small."

"Is it a lolicon body type?"

"The aesthetic sense of dragons...! Could it be...!?"

It didn't seem to receive much praise.

"Whaaat!?"

Well.

I decided to stop eavesdropping here and leave the room before being noticed.