Albenna, like Alya, was wearing an evening gown.
To be honest, what Gauss really admired was that the clothing store actually had a size that fit Albenna!
What on earth had the owner been thinking when making a long dress in that size?
Shadow was wearing a gown in a similar style, too. Gauss couldn't help guessing that the three of them had gone shopping together.
The only difference was that Alya's was light blue, Shadow's was black, and Albenna was dressed all in white.
Looking at Albenna, the gown she wore brought to mind a character from a game in his previous life. He vaguely remembered her being called Hachishaku-sama, though Albenna was much more muscular.
It wasn't exactly ugly, but Albenna's build really wasn't suited to a long dress like that. Something about it felt off to him.
As if she might pull an axe out from the side of her skirt at any moment.
"Y-you look very spirited. It's a whole new look, Albenna." After agonizing over it for a long while, Gauss finally managed a compliment that was both honest and polite.
"Really?" Albenna was too absent-minded to notice the subtle complexity of Gauss's expression.
She didn't think too hard about it, either.
At Gauss's "praise," she beamed and even swayed from side to side a couple of times, taking a few looks at herself.
Lord Gauss actually liked it?
She'd felt there was something awkward about it when she first put it on.
But since Lord Gauss had said so, she dispelled the faint doubts in her heart.
Lord Gauss couldn't be wrong about matters of taste.
Better to doubt herself than to question Lord Gauss.
Albenna, you need to be more confident!
Shadow watched the scene with a smile, wearing an air of composure