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Chapter 1236 - Preparing for the Participation in the Wedding Ceremony ③

However, I was bored just waiting around for them, so I came to see how they were doing. The first person I noticed was Hina-chan, who was looking at several dresses with a difficult expression on her face.

[Hina-chan, you seem to be finding it difficult to choose……]

[Ahh, Kaito-senpai…… Hmmm, all of them are cute and lovely but…… Kaito-senpai, which one do you think would suit best out of these three?]

[Let’s see….. Fumu.]

Looking at the dresses that Hina-chan found difficult to choose from, the first one has an orthodox design. It’s a clean and organized outfit, or rather, it has quite the stable impression to it.

The second one, at a glance, looks neat and tidy. It has a calm and elegant design that looks quite high-class.

The third one is a pretty design with decorations that aren’t too flashy. Compared to the other two though, the design seems to be unorthodox.

[……I think all of them are good, but in my opinion, I think this kind of gorgeous and cute dress suits Hina-chan.]

The one I chose was the third dress…… All of them certainly are great dresses, but I felt that more glamorous designs would suit Hina-chan, who has the image of a bright and energetic kouhai, better than the more subdued designs.

[That’s cute, isn’t it!? Hmmm, I guess it really would be this huh……]

[I think it might be a good idea to try out different combinations with accessories?]

I see, but I don’t have many accessories though?]

[Unnn? No, you can just buy them together then.]

[Eeehhh, but it’s going to cost a fortune, right?]

[Don’t be shy. As I said before, you can just depend on me at times like this.]

[……Rather than times like this, I feel like I’m always depending on you though…… Hmmm, if that’s what Kaito-senpai says, I will do so. But, but, I will thank you again for this, okay?]

Hina-chan’s smile as she said this somehow resembles the cuteness of a small animal to it. How should I say this…… It’s like it makes you want to pat her head or something.

After watching Hina-chan’s dress and accessory selection to some extent, I decided to go and see Aoi-chan’s dress as well.

Aoi-chan seemed to have already decided on her dress, and when I got there, she was in the middle of checking the condition of the dress she tried on in front of a full-length mirror.

[Aoi-chan, have you decided on that dress?]

[Kaito-san? I looked at a lot of dresses, but I think this one is the best.]

[Unnn. It has a very calming design, and I think it suits Aoi-chan well.]

[Thank you very much.]

Aoi-chan’s dress is an elegant dress with a white base color, and although it’s a simple design, I think it suits Aoi-chan well.

Since Aoi-chan herself is a slender and beautiful girl, I feel that a simple and calm dress suits her atmosphere better than a flashy design.

I mean, I feel like Aoi-chan herself seems to be accustomed to wearing dresses. Even when she’s wearing a high-end dress, she seems to be wearing it well without feeling like she’s the one being worn by the dress.

[Ahh, that’s right, I already told Hina-chan this, but don’t hesitate to buy accessories here too.]

[Is that alright? In that case, I’ll take you up for your offer…… Since you’re here, can you help me pick, Kaito-san?]

[Me? I don’t mind, but I don’t really know much about things like this…… Do you have something you’d like?]

[Let’s see. I think a necklace and a brooch. I’ll leave the design up to you…… but it would be great if one of them had pearls on it.]

[Alright…… Do you like pearls?]

[Yes…… The reason’s more like an association game though……]

[Unnn?]

Tilting my head at the strange phrase she said, I looked for accessories that would suit Aoi-chan in the area lined with accessories.

[I’m looking forward to seeing Kaito-san’s sense of style. Your equipment coordination in that game may not be so good, but perhaps……]

[Ughh, w- well, I’m thinking more of the equipment performance there.]

[Did you know? They’re now implementing a function that allows you to change an equipment’s appearance.]

[Eh? Is that so? That sounds good. Even if they’re the best equipment, most of them have a rough appearance, so if you can change the appearance of an equipment, it will expand your range of options.]

[There are also many other changes. Many things have changed since Kaito-san quit the game.]

[Aoi-chan had mentioned a little bit about it before, but they’ve implemented the Third Specialization?]

[Yes. What’s interesting is that Earth-Attribute Magic has quickly become meta in the Mage line’s third-tier Class.]

[Eh? Is that so?]

From my image, Earth-Attribute Magic was supposed to be pretty obscure magic…… but as the circumstances change, I guess the character templates would also change, so I guess that happening isn’t that strange?

[One of the Mage line’s Third Specialization is the Elemental Master, which has a passive skill that gains effect depending on the total level of magic learned for each attribute.]

Passive skill is a skill that has an effect just by being learned……

[For example, Fire-Attribute Magic increases the caster’s Magic Attack…… while Earth-Attribute Magic allows you to ignore the opponent’s Magic Defense by a percentage of its total level.]

[I see, that certainly makes it strong. If you can max out all types of Earth-Attribute Magic you can learn including those you can acquire after Second Specialization, that would allow you to ignore almost 40% Magic Defense…….]

[Yes. That brought Earth-Attribute Magic into the limelight…… That kinda makes me feel a little complicated though.]

[Ahh~~ For those who have liked and used them even when it was obscure, it would certainly make them feel complicated.]

[Right. Well, I’m glad they buffed it though.]

While we were choosing accessories, we talked about the online game we played back then. It might just be my imagination, but when she was talking about that game, I felt that Aoi-chan had a cuteness about her that was a little more innocent and childlike than usual.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Ciel ? Shell ? Pearl huh? However, even so…… A high school girl with long black hair, the daughter of the president of a large company, reunited with her first love from childhood, and has a deep understanding of hobbies such as games. She appears cool, but has a competitive and childish side…… Despite all these specs, overall, it feels like she doesn’t stand out at all……]