The war of conquest resulted in the development of numerous technologies.
Clothing is one of them.
Styles flowing from various cultures had a significant impact on the empire’s clothing industry.
The fashion that spread from the aristocrats quickly spread to merchants who made a lot of money in wars, and it caused a great change in the clothing of commoners.
However, trends change as quickly as territory expands.
A market where even artisans who lead the trend will be weeded out if they cannot keep up with the pace.
It was Andrew, the owner of ‘Wolgyesu Tailor Shop’, who survived the worst market and remained as the best tailor.
His skill was said to have surpassed that of a first-class tailor in the imperial palace, and I also agreed with this.
“What, what is it, the imperial carriage?”
“Looking at how you accompanied the knights, it seems like you came from the imperial family, right?
“The Yellow Dragon Seal and the Red Cloak…the Yellow Dragon Knights!”
“Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince came to the capital?”
The already crowded capital became even more noisy because of me.
In the capital of the empire, it is not uncommon to see high-ranking nobles.
There was nothing particularly surprising about the imperial carriage, but it was the first time they had seen an eight-headed carriage with a yellow dragon drawn on it.
The seven knights on horseback escorting the carriage were also unusual.
The power of being fully armed while flying red cloaks was a realm that no knights could imitate.
It was the first launch after reviving the Knights, and Germin took the lead.
After that, about thirty soldiers of the empire were walking in formation.
Contrary to the noisy outside, the inside of the carriage was full of silence.
Inside the carriage, I and Arell were riding, and on the other side were Germin and Halbert.
Halbert was the fulcrum of Caliburn.
‘It’s not a bad thing to promote, but…’
It is needlessly luxurious for an outing that started out to match a set of clothes.
Still, since I brought it, shouldn’t I write it?
“Give me the Caliburn.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Halbert handed me the Caliburn, which he was holding carefully as if it were a treasure chest.
Germin rolled up the wagon’s cloth.
I raised my Caliburn and slowly waved my hand toward the outside of the carriage.
“Ka, Caliburn!”
“Let the crown prince go!”
“Tell me the real crown prince!”
something you couldn’t do in the past.
Malfiel was too good at it, so it was a bad thing.
That’s showmanship.
Something that grabs people’s attention and makes them focus on me.
They don’t know my face, but Caliburn did.
This is because all the citizens of the capital have challenged themselves at least once.
Most of the citizens looked at it curiously, but there was no reaction.
From their point of view, the prince is a mysterious being, but since the only thing I did was draw out my sword, they probably couldn’t figure out what to do.
There were only vicious rumors about the prince, so those who couldn’t hide their expressions lowered their heads instead.
“What, wasn’t it Mr. Launel?”
“I expected it because it was an imperial carriage…”
Some were even disappointed that it wasn’t Launel.
But should we say it’s fortunate that when our eyes met, we shouted ‘Long live Reinhardt!’ and pretended to be happy?
Even if the capital of the empire was like this, it was obvious how the evaluation of me would be made the further away from the influence of the imperial family.
I wonder if I would have been disappointed with the bland reaction than I thought.
said Germin.
“majesty. Awareness is not easily changed. Don’t be impatient.”
“Do I look impatient?”
After checking my face and eyes, Germin shook his head.
“… I guess I was wrong. You seem to be having fun right now.”
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Just like Germin said, it was fun.
Real reactions that were not seen during the reign of terror in the past.
It was really interesting that their eyes looking at me weren’t wet with fear.
That unfeigned, raw reaction is proof that there is still little prejudice against me.
It’s just rumors, because if you cover them up with bigger rumors, they’ll disappear.
If you watch how they change, you will be able to know better which way I am walking.
Whether that look in the future is fear or something else, even God will not know.
“majesty. But is this the right place?”
We arrived at Wolgyesu Tailor Shop after going farther and deeper into the capital.
Looking at the exterior, Germin swallowed his saliva.
A signboard with a single laurel leaf drawn on it.
Only a few suits visible through the mirror signaled that this was a tailor’s shop.
For a clothing store that handles high-end suits, it was small in size and shabby in appearance.
“Well, you’ll know when you go in.”
When I opened the door and entered, it was quite clean unlike the exterior. Seeing that there wasn’t even a musty smell typical of a tailor’s shop, it seemed like it was being managed in its own way.
“welcome······?!”
When the girl with her hair tied in pigtails saw me, she was startled and frightened.
I asked regardless.
“Is this the Laurel Tailor Shop?”
“M-M-Mama, that’s right, hold on! Dad!!!”
The girl rushed to the back of the room, opened the inner door, entered and brought out a man.
A reddish face. A strong smell of alcohol.
It was hard to believe that he was the owner of a tailor shop with a shaggy beard and untidy clothes.
However, no matter how drunk he was, he would wake up whenever he faced people from the imperial family.
“Hiccup! This, shabby people in such a precious place… Ah, no, precious people in such a shabby place…”
“Are you Andrew?”
“Eh, that’s right… I…”
Germin answered.
“Let the Crown Prince speak.”
“Cheuk! Cool! Cool!”
Andrew, who had been coughing for a while, slapped himself on the cheek, and got down on his knees, holding back his alcohol as much as possible.
“We meet His Highness, the Great Crown Prince.”
“done. Wake up.”
Fear flickered in Andrew’s eyes.
It was because he couldn’t remember why the crazy prince had come to such a shabby tailor shop.
No matter how much I thought about it, I could only imagine the bad side.
‘I’m hoping to take my daughter.’
What if I take my daughter?
Was it true that bathing in the blood of children?
“His Highness the Crown Prince. May I ask how you came to such an insignificant place…”
“Why did you come to the tailor?”
“You came to look for clothes…?”
“yes. But, is this all?”
“Yes. Yes, but…”
The only clothes hanging were very ordinary suits.
Popular, nothing different.
It was so different from him in the past, who raised his name with innovative design.
At that time, I think he shaved his beard neatly and didn’t drink alcohol.
“Hey, over there?!”
Without delay, I moved my feet and entered the interior of the tailor’s shop.
When he entered the room he came out of, a staircase leading to the basement caught his eye.
When I went downstairs, a completely different space opened up.
“It’s okay.”
There was a tailoring shop in the flat and spacious basement.
Silk, cloth, and tools for cutting were lined up.
In addition, a number of very challenging and experimental clothes were hung in the glass case.
Gorgeous headdresses like peacocks, coats painted in colors that are hard to find, heart-shaped necklines, and more.
All of these designs are of a style that is hard to find these days.
“If you want a suit to wear at a party, you’d better choose from the ones above.”
Andrew said with a bitter expression.
Her designs are ridiculed by tailors.
The nobles don’t even look at it.
No aristocrat would show off in the peculiar clothes of an unknown tailor, even if he begged to wear them once.
‘yes. Laugh heartily.’
However, the reaction that came out was far beyond Andrew’s expectations.
“Why? Are the ones here much better than the ones above?”
“Yes······?”
It’s an expression that can’t be.
Have you lost confidence in your design?
“I’ll have to pick one out of the ones I have. Arell.”
“Yes.”
“Choose the one you like.”
“…”
Arell hardened like a stone.
I only moved my eyes, looking at the clothes displayed in the basement.
When I saw that, I guessed why.
“Arel. Are you wearing armor even when you sleep?”
“When I sleep… I don’t wear anything.”
natural human. No, he was a natural Dark Elf.
“Then do you have any other clothes besides the armor?”
“I have it, but it’s inconvenient… When I have to wear it, I only wear cotton t-shirts and pants…”
The voice dies towards the end.
I let out a small sigh.
It seemed that I had to choose for myself.
If there was anything I was good at in the past, it was clothes.
The number of clothes the emperor must wear is seven.
If you add up and down, there are more than ten.
There is no way that I, being impatient, would have worn that many clothes every day.
Even if a lady-in-waiting put it on, it would take too long.
So I simplified it with the mindset that simple is the best, and added style instead.
There are many things I have seen in the era of change, and I have my own eyes, so it shouldn’t be difficult to style Arell.
“Don’t put it on.”
My choices kept Andrew and Halbert busy.
Andrew’s granddaughter moved herself for a long time when she put on this outfit and covered her private parts.
‘Slightly unfortunate.’
The combination was fine, but there were many cases where the sleeves were long or the line was not to my liking.
It must be because Arel’s height is different from that of ordinary people.
In other words, it was a difference in proportion.
Every time he changed clothes that didn’t fit, Arel wriggled his toes a little in an awkward position as if he was going to die of awkwardness.
Andrew and his daughter were stunned when they saw Arell take off his helmet.
Dark Elf Rani!
I wondered if this was what it was like to have a glowing face even without a single make-up.
Being a tailor, he knew better how much it would shine if it was properly decorated.
“Me, Your Highness.”
When I turned my head, Andrew was looking at me with a serious face.
“Are you picking out clothes to wear to Princess Carnell’s coming-of-age ceremony?”
“Yes.”
“…!”
Princess Carnell’s coming-of-age ceremony came four days later.
If you couldn’t choose here, you had no choice but to wear what was given to you.
‘Why are such important party clothes here?’
Andrew felt dizzy.
There were many famous tailor shops in the capital.
Even if you pass one more alley right now, you will find the ‘Moonlight Tailor Shop’ favored by upper nobles.
The owner of the famous aristocratic tailor, said to be the best in the empire, asked for the price of a battle horse to tailor a suit.
There is no difference in material, but it means that the difference in the name of the tailor is that much.
“Why are you staring at me here?”
“No, that’s right. It’s hard to say this with my own mouth, but nobles don’t look for clothes from a nameless tailor like me.”
Why are you, the crown prince, looking for something that nobles don’t look for?
“What is the difference between them and the clothes you make?”
I ran my hand once through the fabric placed on the cutting tool.
it’s silk
It was also a high-quality silk fabric.
All the money they earn is being spent on quality ingredients.
Compared to other famous tailors, the price of clothes is one tenth or one hundredth, but the ingredients are the same.
It is a stubbornness to make and sell good clothes even if there is no margin.
“Except for design, none.”
“You are even better as a tailor. Even so, the reason the clothes you made are sold cheaper is because the name value is not enough.”
Even if you have skills because you are not famous, you are treated as third class.
Andrew was at a loss for words.
If it was someone else, I would have laughed heartily at you for not knowing what clothes you were wearing. A guy who doesn’t even know about clothes might have given him a bruise for talking.
But the opponent is the crown prince.
Besides.
“More important than who makes it is who wears it.”
He even knew a lot about the industry.
Knowing that, Andrew sold his feet.
However, there were no aristocrats who raised their hands on his designs.
Aristocratic clothing made by commoners. I’ll only buy you a laugh if I get to know you.
Now, my ambition and confidence were completely gone.
“I will wear it.”
“ah······.”
Are you drunk and dreaming?
I guess I drank too much
If it’s a dream, I hope you stop tortured with hope and wake up quickly.
Damn!
Andrew slapped himself on the cheek once.
sick.
I wake up.
bang!
Once again, this time sincerely, he knelt.
thud!
I knelt down hard enough to scrape my knees and banged my head on the floor hard enough to peel off my forehead.
“majesty. Just give me 3 days. Just give us 3 days and we’ll make you two shine the brightest at the party and in the world. I will risk my life to make it happen.”
This was an opportunity.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will never come again!
I could never miss this opportunity.
*
At that time, many nobles gathered at the Moonlight Tailor Shop.
One of the best tailor shops in the empire, the shop is owned by a craftsman who is within three fingers.
“Did you hear? I heard that the crown prince entered the Laurel Tailoring Shop.”
“Is this your first time hearing it? Is this place famous enough for the crown prince to find?”
Oskar, the owner of the tailor shop, listened to the nobles.
“It’s a shabby place with a commoner tailor as the owner.”
“yes? Why did you find such a place?”
“I don’t know about that, but… if my eyes weren’t wrong, I wouldn’t be picking out clothes there.”
“Do it. No noble would wear clothes designed by a commoner tailor.”
Wearing such clothes will only make you laugh.
Even more so, the party to be held four days later was Princess Carnell’s coming-of-age ceremony.
It is a place where nobles who are said to be in power gather.
A large number of royalty from other kingdoms and magnates in the political and business world will also be seated.
In order to stand out even a little, it was right to wear clothes tailored by aristocratic artisans, even if it cost a huge amount of money.
“Isabella. Don’t have any clothes you like? Shall we go somewhere else?”
“… No, brother. I will look a little further.”
Isabella.
she was here too.
It is because her family, the count of Versailles, was also invited to the party.
Originally, the other siblings were supposed to go as representatives, but inevitably, she managed to return to the capital.
‘His Highness Reinhardt is next to me…?’
decided to be friends.
But even knowing that he was by my side, it was difficult to step out easily.
‘… I can see it at a party.’
Because my swordsmanship skills have improved quite a bit.
Following Reinhardt’s advice, he summoned mercenaries and achieved great achievements thanks to customized guidance.
In the end, everyone knew that she had talent, and her request to become a knight was working to some extent in her family.
I want to brag about it quickly.
Isabella let out a small sigh and decided to wait four days.
＜ The Princess’ Coming-of-age Ceremony (2) ＞ End