The next day, I and Chali went to Arkhaim town to take Chali's battle dress that I ordered 3 days ago. During the journey, Chali looked at me worriedly from time to time, but after I smiled and told her that I am fine and tried my best to grow stronger mentally and physically, she sighed and told me not to forced myself too hard.
Somehow, Her expression reminded me of a worried gentle mother when she worries about my well-being. Upon seeing her, I couldn't help myself and kissed her mouth softly as she gave her usual smile at me in return before calling me a naughty kid.
After flirting for a while we arrived in front of the town gate and started to queue.
After waiting for a while, Tom the gatekeeper I know greet me enthusiastically
[Ooooh! Alex brat, long time no see! did you finish some quest outside the town?]
[Ah! Tom! hello!
Nah, we just doing monster hunting in the forest. is it your guard duty today?]
[It's the usual thing! just some peaceful gate's keeping duty, ah I heard some rumor about you! it seems you are quite famous now! not bad brat!]
For some reason, I could feel a hint of ridicule when he was saying those words, this old man!
[Ah.. is that so? it's not that great~ I am just lucky]
[Hoooh... it seems it's just a rumor after all, then I won't bother you anymore, look there! the people behind you already made a sour expression, hohoho!! then, pay 1 silver coin after giving me your adventurer card as usual and get otta way quickly! anyway, good luck for today too! maa... it seems you have a nice companion there so I shouldn't worry too much about a brat like you!]
I nod at him and entered the town with Chali in hand. Even though Tom looks like a boorish Oldman, but deep inside he was a good person. After entering the town for a while, for some reasons I could see Chali looking at me curiously
[Master, you seems changed quite abit~]
[hm? is that a good change or bad change?]
[It's a good one of course~]
[Then it's a good thing! anyway, let's take your battle dress quickly! I can't wait to see how sexy and bewitching your appearance are in your battle dress mweheheh~]
[Sigh... Master is still master after all....]
Chali shaking her head and started following me from behind. After the peaceful banter, we continued our journey toward Arnold's store that we ordered Chali's battle dress the other day.
We arrived at Arnold's store after walking for about 15 minutes. Upon arrival, we entered the store before greeted by the Oldman that once gave us service the other day, as he was standing near the entrance
[Hm? Oh the 3 days ago customer, welcome~ we already finished the ordered battle dress, if sire didn't mind it I will take it immediately while sire can wait in the waiting room inside, may I?]
[Ah I could just wait there at the counter, and this is the order token]
[As sire's discretion, excuse me~]
The old man took the token, and bow his head slightly before headed somewhere inside the store. I waited with Chali in silence. Before long, Chali started to ask something to break this silent atmosphere
[Master~, what is our schedule for today? did master has some business in adventurer guild?]
[Umu, there is that too... but we need to go to "Friend's" place first before that]
[Friend? I didn't know if Master has some friend in this town... oh! is that the guard Tom from before? but it's not possible hmmm...]
[Hohoho~, of course, it's not him~ she is someone with high status and an important person in this town. I have some business with her]
["She?" So it's master new prey after all~]
[What do you mean prey? did I look like a treacherous womanizer to you?]
[Huh, did master not feel that way? huhuhu~]
[This women~ just wait tonight~ I will not spare you even if you started screaming in surrender mhehehehe~]
*cough * cough
[Pardon this Oldman, but sire~, I already get the battle dress that sire order before with me here~]
The Oldman cough to take our attention and looked at me with reserved eyes while he smiling thinly.
'this Oldman presence is really thin! is he a former Assassin?'
With this thought in my head, I appraised him and didn't found any combat job on him, he just simply a craftsman. Anyway, tailoring and enhance armor skill seems really useful, let's save the skill in the wooden box, I replace 1 skill in my slot to copy his skill and paste it into the wooden box I took from my inventory skill while I hid my hand to my back.
after I finished pasted his skill to a wooden box I filled the empty skill slot with the previous once again.
[A-ah sorry, and could she tried the dress here first?]
[Of course~]
The Oldman smile gently and give a wooden box with beautiful carving on its cover to Chali, it really looks like luxurious goods.
I nod at Chali gently to give her permission.
She went to the changing room to try her battle dress, after waiting for a while she backed while wearing a gorgeous battle dress on her.
The design was gorgeous and emphasized her busty chest a lot. there is a brown corset in the stomach area that highlights her beautiful sexy mature body to another level. in the bottom part, she wore black leather tights and long boots that really suited her long legs.
I unconsciously drooling after seeing her beauty! before appraised her battle dress!
(Ogre's Battle Dress [female] ) [Special]
-Battle Dress
Type: Heavy Armor set
+500 DEF
+50% Chance to block the damage by 50% when used FistArt Mastery
+15% Magic damage resistance
+15% Physical damage resistance
+5% increased max HP
Set effect
+1000 HP
+50 STR
+1% max HP regen/minutes
[Master~]
Chali looked at me charmingly as she squinted her eyes. somehow, her eyes looked like gave a "keep your image" message towards me.
I wiped the drool on my mouth and give a thumbs up to the Oldman. the Oldman just smiled gently and slightly bowed his head.
Chali seems wanted to change into ordinary clothes but I prevented her and told her that she needed to dress appropriately to go to the next places.
I told the Oldman that I need to borrow the changing room and he gives me a nod of approval. I quickly change my clothes to a Black Tuxedo set that I bought from Online Shopping. The Oldman's eyes lit up after seeing my tuxedo, he is curious about the unusual material the Tuxedo had. Not only the Oldman, even I saw Chali's eyes lit up after seeing me in Tuxedo.
I give thanks to the Oldman and bade a goodbye before left the store with Chali in hand.
We walked for a while before back to Arnold's Store once again, as I forgot that didn't the direction of the viscountess manor.
Upon back there once again, I asked the Oldman about the Viscountess Manor location.
After hearing Viscountess name, the Oldman attitude became more polite and he gives me the simple map to the viscountess manor.
after giving him thanks once again, I left the store (for real) with Chali and headed toward the viscountess manor.
During the journey, some people always gave Chali and me some glances but I ignore them. This Tuxedo design is not that uncommon and made people think I came from another world, at most, people would think it's some kind of noble attire.
For some reason, Chali looked at me with an amazed expression during the journey, as she glanced at me from time to time seemingly hesitated to ask me something.
[Are you curious about the relationship between me and the viscountess ?]
[Um~]
She nodded her head and look at me curiously
[She owe me something, and I came to her manor to collect her debt today~]
I smirked meaningfully at Chali and pull her left hand to walk faster. after a while, we arrived in front of a big beautiful and magnificent manor.
In the entrance, I saw two guards wearing full-body heavy armor with lance in their hands guarding the manor with a strict face seriously. Upon seeing our presence, the guards look towards us before observed us carefully.
After they saw my proper appearance, they pondered silently for a while, before one of them asked me with a somewhat polite tone
[May I know that you have some business with the Federic house sire?]
I took the federic house token within my inventory skill in front of the guard and gives the token to the guard
[Gasp! S-space&time magic! and this token.. please followed us, we will guide both the lady and gentleman to the young ladies]
I smiled and reservedly nodded toward the guards to give them confirmation. I tried to speak less now because I am afraid I would act unruly and destroy my image in front of the nobles House if I spoke too much.
'As you guys know... this I-immortal dragon bastard could jump out at any time without noticing after all!'
[Ck! so it's you, I wonder who will come here so suddenly without notice, it seems you wore some proper clothes today! you two back to your duty! I will escort this lady and gentlemen here]
[[Ha!!]]
Suddenly, an annoyed female voice could be heard from behind the gate, she even clicking her tongue in displeasure after recognizing my face. if I wasn't mistaken she should be one of the maids that Alein brought with her that time.
'what is her name again? Marta?'
Anyway, the guard bowed toward me before continued guarding the gate.
[It's Marie! what did that "what is her name again?" expression that you have there! it seems you buy a slave after hit big with the orc king corpse. you are a big shot now aren't you?]
[Ahahaha, Miss Marie long time no see! ahh... it's just lucky! I still lacking here and there, anyway she is my "companion" her name is Chaliope]
[Nice to meet you, Miss Marie~]
Chali smiled gently while politely greeting Marie
[O-oh... nice to meet you. anyway, I will escort you guys inside, The young lady is still busy doing her business for a while now so let's enter the manor first and wait there for now. (Did the rumor wrong? I couldn't see anything weird from him tho~)]
We walked inside through the entrance while being escorted by Marie in front of us.
'Lets' take the payment from the Magic core you owe me Alein! Mwehehehe~'