Chapter 67

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictitious and have no relation to any real entities.

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062 - Underwear

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On the 73rd day of his reincarnation, the courtyard of the Footsickle Baron's mansion was painted white by the snow that had fallen overnight.

From the balcony of the bedroom on the third floor of the mansion, the town below seemed less crowded than usual.

"Even the first snow in another world is beautiful, isn't it?"

It had been two and a half months since he was reincarnated into this world. At first, there were no baths, and the toilet required wiping with leaves, but he had quickly adapted to a comfortable life.

"I'll prepare the fireplace."

Annelise was about to put wood into the fireplace, but he stopped her.

"I'll go downstairs soon, so it's fine."

"But you'll be cold when you change clothes."

"Annelise will warm me up, so it's okay."

"Oh, Master..."

She called him "Master" again. He thought it was a habit, but he wanted her to call him Toy. Still, Annelise blushing and being shy was very endearing.

Annelise helped him change, and of course, he helped her as well.

He planned to visit the Gorteo store today. That item was really important.

"Will it snow more?"

"The snow at this time of year doesn't accumulate much. It will probably stop soon."

He thought it would be difficult to travel in the snow, but he would have a carriage prepared.

"I want to go to the Gorteo store when everything is ready."

"Wouldn't it be better to call them? Nobles summon merchants."

"I feel cooped up in the mansion, so I want to go out."

He was leaving for the capital in three days, which made him feel down. That's why he wanted to go out for a change of pace.

After breakfast, he and Annelise got into the carriage. The snow had stopped during breakfast, and the new snow was about 10 centimeters deep. He wanted to run around like a child, but he held back.

The driver was the usual Jewel, and Jojoku and Rosalina were his guards.

The carriage, pulled by two large horses, transmitted the feel of the ground to his buttocks. Even though it was a noble's carriage, it was the worst ride for someone born and raised in Japan. Still, it was a good carriage.

There were fewer people out today, as he had seen from the mansion.

"It will get colder from now on, and there will be more snowy days. People will go out less, and there will be fewer street vendors."

"Right... Oh, that's it. Let's buy some pond squid silhouette skewers."

The mention of street vendors made him think of the old man who sold pond squid silhouette skewers. They should be around this area. If they weren't out because of the snow, he would give up, but if they were, he would buy some.

Annelise seemed happy about the pond squid silhouette skewers, and her eyes were smiling.

Annelise apparently preferred the tentacles, but he thought both were delicious.

He asked Jewel to stop at the pond squid skewer stand, and the carriage soon stopped.

"Oh, it's the young lady from before!"

"Hold it. I'm the Footsickle Baron."

Jojoku intimidated the old man, so he stopped him.

"An aristocrat, huh..."

"It's fine to treat me as usual. But I'm a man, you know (laughs)."

"Ah... I'm sorry."

He put his hand on his forehead, looking embarrassed. It was fine; he wasn't angry. Besides, he had been getting special treatment as a "young lady."

"It's fine, it's fine. I'll take 10 pond squid silhouette skewers and 10 tentacle skewers. I'll pay properly."

"Is it okay for an aristocrat to eat from a street vendor?"

"It's too late for that, isn't it?"

"You're right."

The old man quickly grilled 10 of each.

Annelise, as expected, took the tentacles. Rosalina chose the silhouette skewers. Jojoku and Jewel declined but were forced to take some.

"Delicious."

"Yeah, really good."

He told the old man he would come again, and the old man replied with a wry smile, "Sure thing."

When they entered the Gorteo store, Gorteo himself came out immediately. He seemed to have some kind of presence detection, as he always appeared so quickly.

They exchanged greetings and were shown around.

"This area has everything from fabric to underwear and dresses."

"Are the designers and seamstresses here?"

"The seamstresses are in the workshop, but the designers are here."

It turned out there were resident designers.

"It's difficult for anyone other than a designer to listen to a customer's requests and turn them into designs."

That made sense. He was immediately introduced to one of the designers. The designer was a beautiful woman in her late 20s with pink hair and a great figure. Her name was Catherine.

In a private room, he had Catherine design a bra and panties for Annelise.

"Women's underwear—"

He used gestures to convey his ideas as best as he could.

After several revisions, they came up with a good design.

"Put wire in the bottom part—"

He gave detailed instructions. The material would be silk, and the prototype would be brought to the mansion when it was ready.

Then he had her design some ninja-like costumes for him, Gothic and feminine outfits for Annelise, and costumes similar to those worn by a certain idol group. He asked her to bring them to the mansion when they were ready.

"I'm leaving for the capital in two days, so take your time."

"I think I can bring the underwear prototypes tomorrow."

There were five designs, but they could be made in a day. He assumed it was due to job bonuses and was looking forward to the results.

"That's amazing. I'll look forward to it."

"I'm grateful to you, Baron, for the opportunity to work on such innovative designs."

Catherine was very enthusiastic about the designs he had requested.

The next morning, Catherine arrived with Gorteo.

Gorteo had something to discuss, while Catherine and Annelise were to try on the underwear.

"Those designs for the underwear and dresses are very innovative. If you don't mind, I would like to commercialize them."

Gorteo had come to discuss business. Since he was often helped by Gorteo, he had no objections. In fact, he thought women would look better in those designs.

"I don't mind."

"Then, how about we give you 10% of the sales?"

Gorteo might have offered a higher percentage if he had pushed, but he wasn't doing this for the money, so that was fine.

They signed a magical contract. Gorteo was well-prepared.

"Sir, Lady Annelise has finished trying on the clothes and would like you to check them."

Merlis came to call him, so he went to the room where Annelise was waiting.

"Wow. Beautiful, elegant, great."

A goddess of beauty stood there.

"I'm embarrassed."

Annelise fidgeted.

Her ample chest, which seemed about to spill out but was firmly held by the bra. The panties were also excellent. They matched his vision perfectly.

He had her try on all five types of underwear. They were all fantastic.

"Can you make different colors of these five types of underwear?"

They were all white now.

"Can you make them in red, black, blue, yellow, and other colors?"

"Of course, Baron! I was thinking about color variations as well."

"I won't be back from the capital for a while. It's fine if you can deliver them by then."

"Understood."

Then he noticed something. The head maid, Merlis, and the clumsy maid, Kenny, were looking enviously.

"Catherine, can you deliver all the colors and types of underwear for our female staff?"

"Sir, we—"

Merlis tried to refuse, but he stopped her with a hand.

"Merlis, wear these and drive Mondalque wild."

"Sir, that's—"

She said it was a joke, but she didn't seem entirely opposed (laughs).

"Kenny, you need to find someone to show them to."

"W-well, I'll find someone."

She stuttered, which meant she was very happy.

"Call Rosalina and the others, and have them all measured."

"Thank you."

Kenny went to call Rosalina and the others.

He returned to the reception room where Gorteo was, drinking tea prepared by Mondalque and chatting.

He wondered what Mondalque's face would look like when he saw Merlis in those underwear. He hoped Mondalque would have more children with Jewel. Haha.

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