"Welcome."
Hana stood up weakly.
Although she yearns for Xiesse, she is not enthusiastic about Xiesse's customers.
We occasionally see such tourists in Cecilia City. Most of them are history lovers and come here to commemorate the history. Therefore, they are full of praise for the architectural style and residents' life of Magic Capital.
"Every brick and tile is filled with historical atmosphere!"
"Is such an ancient skill still preserved? It is simply a cultural heritage!"
"Why install steam pipes? Those pipes destroy the building itself, are rude and ugly! What a shame!"
Even her boyfriend Lance had a similar tone at first.
Hana knows that these people have no ill intentions, most of them are well-intentioned, and they truly feel sorry for them.
But Hana only felt humiliated.
She felt that she and this city were like the Xiesse zoo mentioned on Newspaper. Tourists came to visit happily, feeling that monkeys should be monkeys and elephants should be elephants. Everything in Cecilia should remain as it is and let them remember them. Just like Magic Era who have never experienced it at all, they will not care at all. Even in Magic Capital, Magic Item is the privilege of a few people. If there are no steam pipes and water pipes, most civilians will have to endure a life without lights, running water and gas.
These three guests are about the same now, right?
Hana thought coldly.
Among them, the little girl in a white skirt wearing Cecilia-style clothing jumped up to her and said happily, "Miss, I want to receive my Detective Cape."
"Receive the detective cloak?" Hana was stunned.
In answer to Hana's question, a beast-like roar came from inside the store:
"That's a guest of the cooperation project - you take him to No. 3 Fitting Mirror -"
That's the voice of Hana's mother.
This woman always sits in the Sewing room at the end of the store, but if a customer raises a problem that Hana cannot solve, she will roar loudly, as if no movement in the store can escape her ears.
But that being the case, why not visit the store in person?
Hana complained in his heart, and led the stunned girl to the mirror No. 3 with a smile.
This mirror seems to have been newly installed by someone from Magic Gear. There is a strange Rune on it, but Hana has been studying it for several days and can't see anything different about this mirror.
Now the girl walked in front of the mirror, and a cloak was reflected in the mirror.
"Make her a custom-made dress according to the mirror's clothes--" Hana's mother yelled.
"Yes, yes, I understand." Hana complained.
She pulled a piece of camel-colored fabric with a plaid pattern from the hanger on one side, draped it on the girl, and asked, "What kind of collar do you want? Is it the same as in the mirror? Or is it another style?"
Sherry didn't understand what Hana meant. "Ah, do you want it made fresh?"
Is that too slow? She also wanted to go to other places today.
Just facing Hana's unfriendly urging gaze, Sherry replied in a panic, "I prefer the stand-up collar, like the illustration of the assistant lady in Great Detective Slime."
Ah... Oops, I said something weird right off the bat.
What if the tailor lady doesn't know?
Sherry thought worriedly, but saw Hana winding the needle and thread around her neck twice. Her fingertips seemed to be dancing, attracting Sherry's attention very beautifully. But when Hana stopped, the collar had become the shape Sherry wanted, exactly the same.
"Wow, is this magic?" Sherry said in surprise.
"Awesome, Magic Capital does everyone know magic?" Mr. Reiche also pointed Camera at the small cloak. It was a bit regretful that he didn't take a picture of Hana's actions just now.
"If I were Mage, how could I do this kind of work?" Hana sneered.
She doesn't care at all about the bad impression her service attitude may have on her guests.
Hana explained casually, "The magic is the clothing material. In Magic Era's words, every material is alive. Craftsmen must learn how to command them..."
"In other words, you don't need to sew stitch by stitch? Magic is so easy!" Mrs. Reiche said.
Hana The veins on his forehead suddenly popped out. "Although this piece does not need to be sewn stitch by stitch, the tailor's skills in sewing magic clothes depend on her skills! It does not mean that she will be able to do it in her lifetime!"
Magic is like this.
Talent is important, but hard work is even more important - for example, Enlise and Silverleaf have the same level of talent, but in terms of the computing power of Cloud Server, Silverleaf can provide more computing power than Enlise because he has learned more mathematical knowledge than Enlise, so it can be put to more use. If his mind is empty and there is not a single formula, it will be useless no matter how talented he is.
The same goes for Hana's Sewing technology.
She can now use magic materials to make Sewing. She must practice Sewing calculations to an advanced level before she can do it. If the skill is too low, the probability of Sewing failure will be higher. Sometimes those who are particularly picky about magic materials will even choose tailors and reject those with poor skills Sewing themselves.
Hana practiced needlework when she was a child and wanted to cry. That's why she yearned for those machines that were said to be operable by everyone and that produced clothes of consistent quality.
But Mrs. Reiche ignored Hana's complaints.
--Whether a tailor is really hardworking or not, does that have anything to do with her?
After Mrs. Reiche said those words, he started to patrol the store, and his eyes were finally attracted by a magic dress from Third Era.
Mrs. Reiche I remember the last time I went to a certain Royal Capital noble's ball, the hostess wore a similar dress.
Of course, that dress is not the real Third Era dress, but an improved one.
"Let me try this one." Mrs. Reiche said.
Hana glanced at it. "It's very expensive, three hundred silver."
This dress is just for appearance, otherwise how could it be put from Third Era to now.
"I want to try." Mrs. Reiche demanded.
"Wife? Are you sure you want to buy it?"
Before Hana had time to react, Mr. Reiche was shocked.
Mrs. Reiche stared at her husband. "Are you dissatisfied?"
"... No." Mr. Reiche shrank.
Hana Seeing that the couple had reached an agreement, they had no choice but to take off the clothes on the model.
She didn't expect that someone would want to try it on.
In the past, other customers purchased clothes from the late Magic Era period at most a hundred years ago. Could it be that this family is an avid archeology enthusiast?
Hana glanced at Mrs. Reiche strangely, feeling that he didn't look like him.
Little did she know that Mrs. Reiche had made a shrewd calculation in her heart.
Three hundred silver is a bit expensive for her daily consumption, but as a dress for participating in high-class balls, it is not particularly expensive. Especially Mr. Reiche's work has reached a critical period. Recently, there have been more invitations to such balls. As long as she attends a few balls in the style of Royal Capital nobles and leaves a fashionable impression on those high-class people, Mr. Reiche's work will be much easier in the future.
But if a dress like that was custom-made at Xiesse, it would cost more than three gold, which is almost as much as a house.
That is not a consumption that Mrs. Reiche can afford.
Now I see similar costumes on Cecilia, Mrs. Reiche feels that I have really found a treasure, and it is a real magic dress. This is another point to show off.
However, even so, three hundred silver is really expensive...
I can buy five or six of my usual dresses.
Mrs. Reiche thought with blood in his heart, looking at his clothes in the mirror again, his eyes became more severe.
"This belt is too old. Change it to a thinner style, like the one at Xiesse's spring clothing conference this year." Mrs. Reiche demanded.
"But if it were changed like this, it wouldn't be Third Era's style." Hana said.
"Why not!? I see all the nobles in Royal Capital wear that! Or are the magic costumes you brag about just a few fixed ancient styles?" Mrs. Reiche said.
"... Just don't regret it." Hana raised the corner of his mouth.
Mrs. Reiche will not regret it!
She has no interest in anything Third Era. What she wants is fashion! It's popular!
Mrs. Reiche compared the dress of the lady in his mind and asked Hana:
"I ask you to change it, just change it!"
"By the way, the collar should be lowered too. It's so airtight and old-fashioned."
"Less lace. Now Xiesse is going for a simple style. So many laces are so tacky!"
"And..."
Mrs. Reiche worked hard on Hana, and finally looked at herself in the mirror, and suddenly felt that the clothes seemed too similar to that lady. It would be bad if it was misunderstood as a deliberate imitation. What she wanted was style, not plagiarism.
"You should restore it to the version with a thick belt, right? It's too featureless now. What I want is fine-tuning, not as unrecognizable as it is now." Mrs. Reiche said with disdain, "By the way, can you do it? It's obvious. The clothes Design in <Magical Girl> are quite classic, but when you go to Cecilia locally, they are so bad! What a country boy, with really bad taste!"
*
Half an hour later, Reiche's family walked out of the tailor shop, and Hana rushed into the bedroom with a livid face and changed into the clothes for going out.
Hana's mother saw this and shouted, "Are you going to run away again--"
"Who is running away! I'm going to find Lance and ask him to collect information about that damn clothing conference for me! What the hell is Third Era's retro fashion? Ah, and <Magical Girl >Movie votes!" Hana yelled back, "X! I don't believe it anymore! I won't Design wear clothes that shut up that kind of woman! What's wrong with my taste!"
At this time, Hana didn't know that customers like Mrs. Reiche were just the beginning, and there would be more and more.
Fill her whole winter.
And the whole future of the big the Designer Hana.
*
Reiche's family doesn't know Hana's reaction, and they don't care.
Except that Mr. Reiche's wallet and Spiritual Perception's heart felt a little cold, the two ladies of Reiche's family were very satisfied.
In addition to the dress, Mrs. Reiche bought several more casual clothes. They also ordered several mother-daughter outfits for Sherry, as well as small accessories that matched her little cloak. Finally, they did not forget to order a dress for Mr. Reiche. Suddenly, the family seemed to have traveled from Third Era, and it was more suitable for the street of Cecilia than the local residents.
"Don't say it! The speed of magic customization is really fast, and Sewing's technology is good. There is no shortage of needles or threads, which shows the best level of tailoring." Mrs. Reiche praised it profusely, and his picky attitude in the tailor shop is the same as the two people. Even if he said it, it would still make Hana vomit blood. "It's just that the taste is a bit old-fashioned."
Reiche Father and daughter have long been accustomed to the extremely contrasting behavior of their wife (mommy) when shopping and after shopping.
Mr. Reiche asked, "Where are we going next?"
"I want-"
"Let's find a place to rest first!" Mrs. Reiche demanded before Sherry could speak, "I'm already very tired after a long day of walking today, and it's almost time for afternoon tea."
As an exquisite Xiesse People, you can skip breakfast and lunch, but you can't skip afternoon tea.
Reiche father and daughter have no objection.
Mr. Reiche looked at the map in his hand and quickly found the target. "Then how about we go to the open-air restaurant in the square next to this alley? There is a magic herbal tea for beauty."
"It's up to you!" Mrs. Reiche nodded reservedly.
After experiencing the service of the tailor shop, Mrs. Reiche is no longer as repellent to magic as he was at the beginning.
She thinks magic still has many advantages!
(Hana: A Planting thing!)
Sherry stood on tiptoe and approached Mr. Reiche, but she did not give up her original idea. "Daddy, daddy, there is a statue of Grand Mage Cecilia opposite this square, let's go there and take a look!"
"Grand Mage Cecilia is the one who strangled Demon Race, not the beautiful Witch in Movie that you like!"
When did this kid become interested in Grand Mage Cecilia?
Mr. Reiche thought, and then his body stiffened.
He suddenly remembered the small station he passed on the way to Magic Capital, where the face of Little White (Mr. Reiche perspective) who tried to abduct his daughter mentioned the statue of Grand Mage.
Didn't my daughter forget?!
"I know! I just want to see Grand Mage Cecilia!" Sherry innocently looked at the old father's distressed expression, blinked his big eyes and said, "We are all here Cecilia City, how can we not see Mr. Cecilia?"
"Haha..." Mr. Reiche said that the good daughter has also learned to lie!
But Mr. Reiche didn't expect that he would vomit blood even more from behind.
Just when the Reiche family walked out of the alley and were about to pass the square, a deep male voice suddenly sounded:
"I'm sorry, Magical Girl over there, can you please wait a moment?"
Sherry subconsciously stopped, listened, and then let out a small scream of "ahah".
"It's His Highness Prince!" She looked at the other person infatuatedly and said.
The so-called "Prince" is the crush of Maya in <Magical Girl☆Maya>.
This character doesn't even have a name. Because he is the Prince that all the girls in the school dream of, he is called "Prince". At the same time, it may also be the reason why many people become. The reason for Magic Creature, at least Mr. Reiche has read no less than ten articles analyzing the appearance of this "Prince" in certain key occasions when Magic Creature went berserk.
From an adult's perspective, this is a character who has little sense of existence and is a bit unlikable.
For a little girl, being handsome is all that matters.
He looks handsome, dresses handsomely, speaks handsomely, and behaves handsomely in comforting the heroine. He is a completely different creature from the boys in his class who have runny noses and only make trouble.
Therefore, "Prince", who has only appeared a few times, is still quite popular among little girls.
Mr. Reiche couldn't understand this kind of little girl's preference. He looked at the other party suspiciously and scrupulously, and said strangely:
"No, that Prince doesn't have horns, does it?"
Although the gorgeous costumes are exactly the same, Prince in Movie is a pure human being. He does not have the same ferocious horns as Demon, and his hair is also brilliant gold, not the dull black it is now.
This is not a problem at all for Sherry: "Yes, he has horns! He looks more like Magic Creature's Prince, so handsome!"
"But haven't you always refused to admit that Prince is related to Magic Creature?" Mr. Reiche reminded her daughter, "You even tore my Newspaper!"
"Now I think I can do it."
"..."
Mr. Reiche looked at her daughter speechlessly, but did not stop the "Demon Prince" from approaching.
Mr. Reiche thinks this is a kind of street performance.
This is probably a special service for girls who own "Cecilia Invitation Ticket"!
But since it's a service, wouldn't it be more appropriate to just find some handsome guys with blond hair? It would be too half-hearted to have a guy with black hair.
Mr. Reiche thought critically.
And "Prince" was even less dedicated than he thought. As he got closer, he noticed that this "Prince" actually had cheat sheets in his hand.
"Kind girl! Thanks to your efforts, the situation in the city has just improved, but people are also worried about your safety," "Prince" said while looking at the cheat sheet openly, "If possible, can you let me, a humble person, touch you? Just your fingertips... I want to convey this to Blessing of Cecilia."
"Okay, okay!" Sherry blushed and stretched out his hand tremblingly.
Mr. Reiche's eyes became sharp.
He decided to complain to the city's event committee. No matter what kind of performance they had prepared to reward the fans, it was too rude for a strange man to ask for a handshake!
Could any wild man touch his precious daughter's hand?
If he wasn't worried that Sherry would be angry because of this, he would want to drive this guy away now.
Mr. Reiche was protesting in his mind, but he saw the handsome "Prince" ignoring his daughter and his wife, walked up to him, and held his hand tightly?!
"Ugh?!" Sherry screamed.
"Prince" ignored the girl's exclamation. He looked at Mr. Reiche, who was a little fat and a little bald, with deep eyes, and said affectionately, "I wish you a good time at Cecilia."
After saying this, "Prince" shook Mr. Reiche's hand hard again before letting go.
He took two steps back, gracefully performed standard aristocratic etiquette on the Reiche family, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.
Perhaps the shock of facing that handsome face was too great, and it took Mr. Reiche a while to react.
But he found his daughter looking at him with tears in his eyes. "How cunning, Daddy!"
"No, I didn't..." Mr. Reiche said with difficulty. He fell into an irrefutable state of accidentally eating his daughter's treasured cake as a midnight snack.
But this time it's really not his fault!
That "actor" is so unprofessional! How could he treat a middle-aged man as a little girl?
But Sherry didn't want to hear the explanation. She only complained, "Obviously I am Magical Girl's!"
"It's not my fault..." Mr. Reiche looked at his wife for help, "This is a misunderstanding, right?"
"Yes, it's so cunning." Mrs. Reiche said.
"Huh?"
"Why are you the only one who can shake hands with a handsome young man," Mrs. Reiche accused, "If you think it's impolite to hold a young lady's hand, isn't it obvious that a married woman like me is more suitable? Why you?"
"Dear, dear?!"
Mr. Reiche immediately fell into a hard fight, and in the end he had to buy Red Velvet Cake to appease the two ancestors.
As for Statue of Cecilia?
It no longer exists in anyone's mind.
*
Alchemy Workshop·Magic Gear:
"Back?"
Angell watched the boy with black horns come in from the door, smiled, cut the Red Velvet Cake in front of him in half, and handed it to the other party. "Have you given 'Blessing of Cecilia' to all the guests?"
But that is the blessing of "Workshop Master Angell Cecilia", not the blessing of "Lady of Charm Cecilia".
Angell feels that Allen did a good thing by setting the root of Magical Girl to "Cecilia". With this name that is the same as his, it will be much easier for him to adjust the "game play" of the guests.
The version maintenance was completed without anyone noticing, and there was no need to compensate for the server suspension.
As expected of me.
Angell is so proud.
Black Sheep nodded silently and took the cake first. After finishing the food with elegant and quick movements, he remembered to take out a small box from his arms.
"Duke's Daughter's return gift," Jack said in the fewest words, "She is very sorry."
Jack is no longer as hungry as he was back then, but that period of his life seems to have had an indelible impact on his spirit. Jack will still eat the food that comes to his mouth first and speak in as few words as possible.
For this "version update", Angell had to prepare a "cheat sheet" for Jack.
Fortunately, this does not affect the communication with Angell: "Leisiphia Young Lady? She regrets that I sent the gift first and did not plan to attend her birthday party?"
According to the formal etiquette tradition, if Angell is going to attend Leisiphia's birthday party, he will go there with gifts on that day. Only if he has something to do and cannot go, will he send gifts first.
Black Sheep nodded.
This time, while conveying the "version update" Information, he also went to Leisiphia Young Lady's home and brought the gift Angell had promised to the other party.
Leisiphia expresses regret for this.
But Angell has no regrets at all. He feels that his service has been in place.
"Stop joking, do you want to murder me by asking me to attend that kind of aristocratic ball?" Black Robe, a Level 10 Social Terrorist, complained. He couldn't understand some people's enthusiasm for balls, and he never planned to attend any balls!