I’m an Adventurer! ~Musou Skill is Plane Magic~
Episode 117: It's the same in other worlds to know people by clothing
"Call me when you're ready. Wait here until then."
In a rather high-handed manner, the lead official closed the door and went somewhere. Not that you hate me, but that's true for everybody. It was like that. I guess I can only be an elite as a royal castle.
Nine days after the arrival of the King's Capital, the day of his last encounter with the King was April 1. "April Fool? Though I was overwhelmed by the idea, there is no such thing in this world. You can't afford to play like that. There are monsters and we're at war.
The day before yesterday, I was dressed in a tightly finished costume and walked into a waiting room lined up in front of the royal castle.
There are more than one waiting room, and it seems that they are ranked according to the identity of the person who sees them. The higher the aristocracy, the closer to and the larger the room. Because I'm a civilian, I look like the smallest room in the lowest class. I must have skipped the camera and checked it.
Even so, the tuning of a room about twenty tatami mats is only a handy item that can be seen as a luxury product by looking at it. At the price of a low table with cat legs placed in the middle of the room, I wonder if ordinary people can play and live for about a year. The carpet has long furry feet and is sharp, and the boulder is the royal castle, and it costs money.
My outfit for my first encounter with the King is basically a dark green collar jacket and white pants. Up to the middle of the leg, the jacket is strapped around the waist with a belt, with gold threads embroidered on the matching parts, cuffs, and hem to create a fine satin pattern. It's quite a skill. On top of that, I put a thin cloth on it. It looks like an ancient Roman toga.
How dare you make it in just nine days? Moreover, everything is made of cotton with low circulation. The boulder is only recommended by Christella. Everything is a long-established tailor in King's Landing, and it seems a bit expensive for Mr. Ichigen. Even if you visit normally, the commoner will be paid. In fact, when I came to King's Landing the other day, I was completely rejected by a high-format shop.
That's why I got a little help before I went to visit this time.
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"Referral letter? Yeah, yeah, of course it's okay. It's cheap."
This is Toneriko from the Chamber of Commerce of King's Land, the Tonerico Chamber of Commerce, who is welcoming in a previously requested relationship. The TNC is a chamber of commerce with a soft name in King's Landing, so I asked the president of the chamber to write a letter of introduction. A letter of introduction from the president of the Chamber of Commerce. It sounds like a dagger, but it's not a joke, it's serious.
A long-established establishment that values formats and traditions is basically subordinate to authority. Because I know that our business is built on that.
As the name suggests, the Tonerico Chamber of Commerce seems to have grown in one generation, but it was originally set up under a warm curtain from the long-established Chamber of Commerce in King's Land. It feels like starting with a franchise and accumulating know-how before it becomes independent. That's why it looks good on various long-established shops in King's Landing, even though it's medium-sized.
It seems that both tailors have deals, so the referral letter will definitely serve that purpose first. Lucky.
"Thank you, Mr. Tnerico. Could you bring this to the inn?
"Hmm, which one... palm oil, paper nuts, wine and citrus fruit? It is quite a lot, but it is not unusual. It's okay, I think we can deliver it by noon tomorrow."
"Yes, please. Nice to meet you."
"No, thank you for your patience all the time."
I also ordered the ingredients for the soap. While waiting for the finishing touches of the costume, the soap will also be crisp and refreshing.
I need a lot of materials, so it's pretty hard to get them together individually. Leaving the hard work to the experts is the best thing. The mochi is a mochi shop. I don't know if there are cakes in this world. I've never even seen rice. Eat silver shark.
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Apparently the nobles have the official dress code, but the civilians don't have it. It seems that there are occasional merchants from the Imperial Castle, so few civilians are called to official venues. In that case, it is common to associate it with the lowest aristocracy, the quasi-bar. Although the Baron is aristocratic, he is mostly a contemporary former civilian. That's what I was taught at the tailor.
"As a quasi-bar, of course, it's a traditional form, but besides that, 'I can't wear a cape or a hat', 'I don't use gold thread on black fabric', 'I wear a dagger' is the rule of dress."
The tailor's master was an elderly woman. The bright brown hair with slightly gray hair is smoothly wrapped up in cinnamon. A long black dress with a shank and elongated spine and body envelops a sophisticated, grown-up woman. Unlike the atmosphere my mother understood, I feel like a woman in a working city. The voice is also passing through. His name is "Tabasa" and he is the thirteenth store manager of the tailor "Silver Needle".
When I handed over the letter of referral from Mr. Tonellico, I was pleased to accept that I had just finished my previous job. I didn't know when it would come to being seen, so I decided to finish measuring by that day and have it tailored as soon as possible. The price has increased a little, but I can't help it.
In the meantime, he told me a lot about the noble dress code. It might be a consideration not to get bored.
"The intention is not to wear a cape or hat because it is not to hide a weapon under it. Once upon a time, there was a war to divide the country."
I see, assassination countermeasures. If you put your cape together, you'll hide everything but your head. I don't even know if I have a sword.
Well, it's a meaningless decision for me. Flat magic can create weapons anytime, anywhere. "Dark vessels everywhere."
The cloak is no good, but somehow the robe and the cape are okay. Perhaps the first rule was famous and innocent, leaving only the cloak unavailable. The university I went to in my previous life also had a school rule that said, "It is forbidden to wear student hats with broken blades." Nobody wears a student hat right now.
"Gold thread on black is a symbol of noble rise. It should not be worn except by the King. The combination of dark purple, gold thread, dark blue and gold thread is only permitted for Duke and Marquis outfits, so don't use this either."
While talking, Mr. Tabasa is doing a good job of measuring.
Measurements are made using long strings. They tie a string around their body, make knots, and record the length. Instead of measures and notes. This string is my physical data. It's like DNA. That's a double helix.
"Lower aristocracy often use gold thread for bright colors. Fatty and dark blue are popular. I think light shallots would be good if it were the color of the customer's hair.
"Hmm, I don't really like the blue system. I prefer green and brown and not flashy."
I grew up in the jungle. Colors that blend naturally are more soothing. But since it's not DQN, I'd like to avoid the camouflage pattern.
"Then let's make it dark green. I don't like the aristocrats very much, but I think it's good to be calm. If you whiten the bottom, it will also have sharpness."
"Yeah, that sounds good. Let me ask you something."
I'll leave the details to you. Shut up, Choo-Chin Bloomers and white tights. That's a good costume because he's an idiot prince. If they say it suits me, I'm sure I can't get over it.
"The dagger represents the identity of the Baron. We don't deal in ceremonial weapons, so please go to the shop that deals in ceremonial weapons."
I wonder if it's the sword I usually use?
"... I don't think so, but it's a little inferior to costumes. I thought it would be better to prepare a ceremony. And...."
Besides?
"It's kind of hard to wear a practical weapon in the castle...."
That's right. "Are you going to use it?"
It is strange to say that there is a rule that you must wear a weapon even though you cannot hide it in a cloak, but you say, "You are noble, you must always prepare for battle." It seems that the "permanent battlefield" is a country that has been fighting something for a long time.
The weapon worn is said to represent the title, with the Baroness in Dagger, the Baron in One Hand, the Viscount in Fine Sword, the Count in Short Spear, the Marquis in Staff, and the Duke in Tin Staff. No, the village chief used to put a sword in one hand when he met Count Burhead. It was a formal meeting, so it was a one-handed sword instead of the usual axe. It wasn't fashion, was it?
It's an old tradition, and Mr. Tabasa doesn't know why it's a weapon.
By the way, the King has to wear a weapon. Does that mean you can be a king that everyone loves so much that you don't have to wear it? You don't mean to train your body enough to protect yourself with bare hands? Like Muay Thai fights? Daddy?
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In this way, I managed to climb up the castle the day before Kamimi wearing a costume that was just in time, and a shaped Namakura dagger.
Christella and the others are not with us. Slaves don't even have the right to climb the castle. Christella said that. I knew it was a feudal society.
It's pathetic to keep you waiting at the inn, so I'm sending you on a tour of King's Landing under the name "I'll get everything I have for the children I protected in Gizan." I'm worried that you won't get entangled even though you're just a beautiful girl, but I'm sure you'll be fine because you're with me.
... I should have shopped too.
and so on, sinking into the shark's sofa in a mood of escape from reality, and stuck in the memory, a little violently banging on the door four times. Before we respond, the door opens and the lead official comes in.
I just wanted to say that it's rude, but maybe it's because you're an elite child. This might be the attitude toward civilians.
"They say they're ready to see. Follow me. Your Majesty. so as not to look coarse."
Finally. I'll follow the conductor out of the room.
The long hallway that leads to the viewing room is quiet, and only the sound of me and the conductor's shoes echoes with cutlets.
I've seen this hallway before. It was over a remote camera. I have quite a different impression when I look at it in person. Something like this... a sense of intimidation, a solemn atmosphere. The hall of a famous shrine in Kyoto looked like this. It has a feeling of air that can only be felt in real life.
There are no signs of other waiting rooms. I guess it was the last time they turned me around because I was a civilian. A feudal society after all.
Reach the end of a long hallway, in front of a large, double-opened door. On both sides of the door, two guards and soldiers were waiting with spears. White metal armor. Sounds fantastic!
There are five signs beyond the door. The two guards on both sides of the door are still close guards. In the back, there are three signs near the center of the room.
Well, isn't the king sitting on the throne? Will the king come out when I get in? Say, "Your Majesty, take your seat!" Cherry blossom tattoos? Ah, then I'll be judged.
One of these three signs is a familiar one. Why are you here?
Eventually, the guards opened a large door and saw the soldiers standing on either side of the inside. I knew there were guards inside.
"Your Majesty is waiting. Go on."
The conductor walks aside and stands next to the guard. Go deep through the guards.
There are three men in the middle of the room.
One of them is a short-haired black boy wearing the same armor as a guard. is kneeling and bending over a large body. I've seen it on camera before. Secondly... you are now the Commander of the Knights of the Kinsai. I... forgot my name.
The other is someone I know very well. It is the mayor of the village, Baron Dantes-Weissman, who bends his body larger than the Knights of the Kintetsu and kneels in the same way. Why is the village chief looking at Jarkin near the western border here?
And the last one, the Knights of Kintetsu and the village chief, knelt down, wearing a gold thread costume in black, the only one standing among the three. Definitely, this is His Majesty the Modern King, Benedict-la-Midlands. Mr. Tabasa also said that only kings can wear black gold costumes.
Now, what was the King's intention in summoning me... when the village chief was there, it seemed a little troublesome. In the meantime, will you deal with it normally and see how it goes?
I stepped about five meters from the King, knelt down, and shouted at him....
"Oh, you're finally here. You're a beat, aren't you? I can't wait! All right, get out of the yard! Let's have a fight!
... what?