Chapter 43: A Wise Person Knows When to Give In
“Mmm…”
With her mouth covered, Peiya could only make a few weak muffled sounds.
At this moment, Elise stood up, took a piece of blue fabric, and compared it in front of Peiya. Then she placed the rough version of the evening dress she had just made onto Peiya.
Calling it a “rough version” wasn’t fully accurate, it already looked quite close to a real dress. Only the sleeves and inner parts were a bit unfinished, and you could clearly feel some loose threads that hadn’t been trimmed.
It felt a little scratchy when worn.
But overall, it was still quite comfortable.
Peiya looked at herself in the mirror, wearing the blue silk dress, and her eyes sparkled.
“Wow, I didn’t know you could make clothes!”
Elise nodded. “Yeah, I learned a bit when I was younger, so I know a little. And in your notes, didn’t you also write about how to make clothes?”
“That’s true, but most of those designs were for battle skirts from before. I haven’t really designed proper women’s clothing. If anything, I’m best at making armor.”
In her old team, Peiya had handled most of the support work. Many of her teammates’ equipment and combat outfits had been improved by her.
“That works out perfectly. Leave the battle skirts for later, pick your daily clothes first. After you choose, we can discuss the exact sizes and details.”
“Okay~”
Peiya smiled sweetly and started looking through the booklet. There were indeed many styles.
Almost any style you could think of was in the catalog.
There were not only fluffy, princess-style dresses but also court gowns with exceptionally long trains.
Considering daily use, Peiya crossed out the ones that were hard to move around in.
From the remaining options, she picked a few casual outfits and handed the booklet back to Elise.
“I’m done choosing.”
“So fast? Don’t you want to look more?”
Peiya shook her head. “This is enough. Thank you for your help.”
“Alright. Since you’re done, let’s go. Put your clothes back on first so you don’t catch a cold.”
Peiya nodded, changed back into her clothes, and left the fitting room with Elise.
Nair, who had been waiting outside, smiled when she saw them come out.
“Finished choosing? You two seem very close, you’re even holding hands while walking~”
Holding hands?
Peiya looked down and only then realized she had unconsciously been holding Elise’s hand.
Wait, when did that happen?
Peiya quickly let go and awkwardly explained, “Haha… I guess so…”
Thinking back to what had just happened in the fitting room, it still felt a bit unreal.
But Elise answered first for her.
“It went quite well. She was very cooperative just now. Miss Nair, these are the clothes we selected. I’ve already marked all the sizes. Please make them according to my notes. For the evening dress, add a bit more padding at the sleeves…”
“...Her skin is quite delicate, and standard sizes might hurt her. Also, I wrote other notes on the back of the paper. If possible, please have the tailor start as soon as possible, we need them urgently.”
Elise calmly placed the catalog on the table, and a small note clipped to it popped out slightly.
“No problem, leave it to me.”
Hearing Nair agree, Elise felt extremely happy.
Thinking back on everything that happened today, she realized she had changed a lot.
In the past, Elise would never have been this talkative.
Her social skills used to be almost nonexistent, but now it was different. After meeting Peiya, she started forcing herself to be braver.
She didn’t know where this courage came from, but whenever she thought that doing more would let Peiya rest a little more. She felt filled with energy.
If she had to describe this feeling simply, it would be… life is slowly getting better.
She began to look forward to the small, everyday moments she could share with Peiya. She had never felt this kind of emotion before.
But just now, she clearly felt something move in her heart.
Even though the Tianlan wood actually had no effect on her, she still couldn’t help wanting to tease Peiya with it.
Just to see her shy expression a bit more.
It was like when Peiya smiled, she would feel happy too.
Or maybe… she was a little sick.
A sickness called “Peiya”~
At this moment, Nair opened the note Elise handed over and glanced at it. Her face quickly filled with surprise.
The report was incredibly detailed, every place that needed to be raised or widened was clearly marked.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that a report like this could be used as a final project for design students.
It was hard to imagine that Elise had calculated all of this in such a short time.
She was really thoughtful!
Anyone being cared for by such a big-sister type person must be very lucky~
“Alright, I’ll handle it as soon as possible. I’ll let you know right away if there’s any update.”
Nair smiled brightly. She and Elise were already familiar with each other.
Today, Elise seemed much more lively than before.
In the past, when Elise came to the shop, she would quietly pick clothes without saying anything.
After choosing, she would sit alone on a chair, looking out through the window at the world outside.
Other than a few polite words when entering, she barely spoke at all.
At that time, Nair thought it was just her personality. But later, she realized Elise wasn’t actually cold.
It was just that no one stayed with her, so she seemed that way.
But today, Elise truly surprised her. Not only did she talk more, she also looked more energetic.
Did she suddenly change her mindset?
Nair didn’t think it was that simple. She shifted her gaze to Peiya, who was sitting quietly nearby.
If there was anything different about Elise today, it was this girl beside her.
In the past, Elise was always alone.
Could it be that everything changed because of this girl?
Nair looked Peiya up and down. She really was quite pretty.
She couldn’t help clapping her hands.
After all, seeing girls being close and affectionate together was just too nice~
Thinking about it, Elise had always been quite lonely. Now that someone was willing to stay by her side, it was definitely a good thing.
This made Nair come up with a bold idea.
She smiled slightly and stepped forward.
“Excuse me, I have a request. May I ask you something?”
“What is it?” Peiya raised her head in confusion.
“Well…” Nair looked at both of them. “I think you two have a very good relationship, so I’d like to invite you to try on a pair of dresses I just designed. There are two styles, and they only look good when worn by two people together…”
“...And it just so happens that your features fit perfectly with what I had in mind. If you agree, not only will your custom clothes be completely free, I will also give you a set of kingdom-limited dyes, and our shop’s VIP card! I promise you won’t lose anything. So… are you interested?”