"Mm."
Fu Hua nodded lightly.
She actually envied Eden. Eden had been a superstar of the Previous Era; Fu Hua had seen her on magazine covers while she was still in school. The girls in her class had all treated Eden as a symbol of fashion. Back then, in order to fit in, Fu Hua had even considered getting the exact same hairstyle as Eden.
But in the end, she had only grown her hair out.
"So..." Yet the fashion icon in Fu Hua's eyes revealed a sly smile. "Hua, can you tell me who you're planning to wear that pretty outfit underneath for?"
"Huh?" Fu Hua froze, then abruptly looked down. "Ah!?"
She let out a startled cry like a woman.
The collar she had been holding shut had slipped open when she got distracted. With two buttons broken, the front of her coat had fallen apart, revealing the cute outfit underneath.
With just one glance, Eden, who knew a great deal about clothing, saw that beneath the gray coat Fu Hua had been hiding a maid outfit!
And not a proper one, either!
It was as though Eden had discovered a new continent. Fu Hua had never shown much interest in dressing up. When Eden had designed uniforms for the Flame-Chasers, she had wanted to give Fu Hua something with a striking contrast, but Fu Hua had specifically asked for something plain.
Yet now, Fu Hua, who had always been plain and conservative, was wearing a scandalous maid outfit!
Mm.
During this period, Fu Hua truly seemed to have gone through quite a lot.
Fu Hua hurriedly pressed both hands over her collar in embarrassment, but one hand reached into the pocket she had been covering earlier.
"Then what's this thing you've been hiding here...?"
Eden asked with