Magic Fabrics Long Since Rendered Obsolete

"Welcome, dear—oh, isn't this... Manus? Did you come alone?"

Manus pushed open the door, setting the bell ringing. The wizard who had been measuring a customer for clothes instinctively began his greeting, only to look up, see who it was, and change his words in surprise.

Feilite, the manager of the Transcendent Garment Shop, usually dressed rather flamboyantly, but he genuinely had a certain eye for fashion.

He was considered one of the trendsetters of Britain's Wizarding World. Moreover, the Transcendent Garment Shop's quality control and service were both excellent. Though its prices were quite high, wizards who were not short on money considered it well worth it.

Manus's family was also a regular customer of the Transcendent Garment Shop.

"That's right—go ahead and finish up first. No need for an introduction; I'll look around on my own."

Declining the other shop assistants' attempts to come serve him, Manus began looking around.

Since it was already summer, the ready-made clothes in the shop were mostly satin, available in every sort of color, pattern, and style. Naturally, there were also traditional plain wizard robes in solid colors without elaborate designs, but those were mostly intended to be paired with other accessories.

Manus had come here intending to ask Feilite whether he knew of any magical materials used for weaving.

Just because Manus had never encountered such things in this world before did not mean they necessarily did not exist. Perhaps he simply had not moved in the relevant circles and therefore had never come across them.

Of course, it did not matter if there were none. Buying a couple of robes while he was here was also one of Manus's goals.

By the time Feilite finished serving his previous customer and came over to greet Manus, Manus had already picked out