Xu Ziling stared at the roomful of women's clothing. Realizing he had celebrated too soon, he fell silent for a moment before asking Elysia:
"Miss Elysia, why is everything here women's clothing? Isn't there anything for men?"
"Men's clothing?"
Elysia blinked, then pointed at Xu Ziling's stunning, goddess-like figure and face—so beautiful that another glance would make anyone fall hopelessly for him. She asked in confusion,
"Why would we buy men's clothing? Doesn't Little Ziling look good in women's clothing?"
"This..."
Looking at Elysia's completely natural expression, Xu Ziling might truly have believed her if he hadn't developed godlike acting skills before transmigrating.
After sweeping his gaze over the room's endless women's clothing—and even bras in size E—Xu Ziling stood silently for ten seconds before decisively turning toward the door and saying,
"Doctor, let's go. I have to admit, you really did me wrong today. I promise I won't make the same mistake again, Doctor."
"As long as you've figured out what Elysia is really like."
Mobius did not hesitate. She simply took Xu Ziling's right hand and prepared to lead him back to the underground laboratory for today's experiments.
"Hey, hey, hey! Mobius, Little Ziling, don't leave yet! I was only joking! I did buy men's clothing! I was just kidding!"
After Elysia's prolonged pleading, Xu Ziling and Mobius finally stayed. Going back and forth, they began trying on the new clothes Elysia had bought at her recommendation.
"Mobius~ This pink Lolita dress absolutely matches your temperament! Come and try it on~"
Elysia giggled as she took a little pink dress from the wardrobe and was just about to hand it to Mobius.
But the moment Mobius saw the pink dress, her expression darkened. She instantly stepped back to evade Elysia's attack and said with a grim face,
"I told you, Elysia. I won't wear the clothes you bought. I only came here to accompany my Little Mouse and see whether he could find anything he liked. Don't even think of turning your schemes on me. If you really don't have men's clothing, we're leaving."
"Men's clothing... Hmm..."
Although that excuse had fooled Xu Ziling and Mobius earlier, Elysia was genuinely stumped now. She had always treated Xu Ziling like a European beauty, so she had bought a pile of adorable little dresses. Where would she have gotten men's clothing?
Seeing Elysia's troubled expression, Xu Ziling's own expression turned helpless as well.
Sure enough, he should have trusted his doctor more. Buying clothes had merely been Elysia's excuse. Her true purpose was to see him in women's clothing.
"Miss Elysia, we appreciate your kindness."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Ziling chose a compromise and said,
"But I've suddenly lost interest in changing clothes. Sorry for the trouble. Doctor, let's go."
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't leave! Let me think... Oh! Right! I think I did buy one white men's outfit. Xu Ziling, wait while I look for it!"
After saying that, Elysia began rummaging through the mountain of women's clothing in the room. Before long, she came bouncing over to Xu Ziling with a white suit in her hands.
"Look, look, look~ I told you I bought men's clothing, didn't I? Come try it on, Little Ziling. If it doesn't fit, be sure to tell me!"
Xu Ziling had not paid much attention at first, but the moment he saw the "white suit" in Elysia's hands, he could no longer sit still.
It was a white Western-style outfit with gold trim. Calling it a "suit" was perhaps somewhat inappropriate, because both its surface patterns and gold ornaments were filled with religious elements. It looked almost like the personal clothing of the head of a church, designed to highlight the noble status of a bishop.
Combined with its straight snow-white trousers, this pure-white suit truly accentuated its wearer's bearing. But unlike the ornate exterior, the inside of the pure-white suit was a black-collared shirt.
The pure-black shirt and pure-white jacket formed two extremes, yet under the designer's masterful craftsmanship, they did not clash in the slightest. Instead, the white exterior and pitch-black interior restrained and complemented each other. The white conveyed elegance, while the black gathered and contained the outfit's sharp, domineering edge. If Xu Ziling put it on, combined with his currently heaven-defying looks comparable to a European beauty, he would absolutely command a hundred percent turn-around rate on the street!
Anyone who did not know better might truly think that the Western female pope had fled her European homeland!
—Of course, that was merely how other people saw it.
Xu Ziling's own opinion was... Wasn't this that damn white-and-gold Bishop's Attire from the later dogshit gacha game?!
Could someone explain why the Bishop's Attire of Schicksal in the later era existed in the Previous Civilization?! And wasn't this plot, damn it, intentionally grooming him for the position of Schicksal's bishop?!
Huh?
The golden-haired beauty was eternal and immortal!
The artist who drew the protagonists of two generations of little girls was on the way. (The complete draft would be released on February 4. Please look forward to it.)
"How is it? I spent ages picking out this outfit!"
Elysia held up the white-and-gold Bishop's Attire and eagerly leaned over beside Xu Ziling, smiling as she said,
"Looking at your face, Little Ziling, you should be Western as well. Paired with clothing in this distinctly Western church style, you'll definitely look amazing!"
Even Mobius carefully examined Xu Ziling's currently heaven-defying looks and the otherworldly white-and-gold Bishop's Attire. Rarely, she agreed with Elysia and said,
"I'll admit you're right this once, Elysia. You do have some taste when it comes to choosing clothes for others. Little Mouse really does suit this outfit."
"..."
Xu Ziling really wanted to swear.
Was this a question of whether it suited him? Was this a question of whether it looked good?
With his golden-haired, blue-eyed body wearing this white-and-gold Bishop's Attire, wouldn't he basically be the most beautiful man in Schicksal's later era?! How could he not look good?!
Xu Ziling fell silent for a moment, skipping over the question of why the Previous Civilization also had a bishop's attire, and began investigating the matter he cared about most.
He reached out with both hands and tugged at the waist of the white-and-gold Bishop's Attire.
Tight.
Then he tugged at the chest.
Loose.
Feeling this, Xu Ziling instantly struggled to keep his composure. He raised his head to look at Elysia and hurriedly took a deep breath, making his tone as calm as possible before saying,
"Elysia... A tight waist and a broad chest? Isn't this still women's clothing?"
"Eh? This is women's clothing too...? Hmm... Sorry~ Hehe, Elysia didn't know!"
As expected, Elysia began speaking in riddles. With a slight smile, she pushed the outfit directly into Xu Ziling's hands.
"I don't think this counts as women's clothing. At most, it's... a little unisex? Mm-hmm~ Anyway, Little Ziling will definitely look amazing in it! You have to trust Miss Elf's taste! Go on, put it on, put it on~"
Looking at Elysia's expectant expression as she hoped he would put on the Female Bishop's Attire, Xu Ziling's mind briefly went blank.
In his daze, Xu Ziling seemed to return to the past, before transmigrating—back when he was not yet an overworked wage slave, but a glorious author... He seemed to have been chased around by some unknown author from the same Heavenly Mandate, shouting, "Author, I want to see you in women's clothing. Is that okay? Is that okay? Is that okay?"
...Why had dead memories suddenly leaped up to attack me?!! Huh???
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