Chapter 195 - Going To The Tailors (Post-Dungeon)
"Sir, is this to your liking?" Asked the man in the butler outfit as he showed a suit which was on display
"Hm... Might I call you Sebastian?" John asked as he stared at the suit
"Of course, sir, you may address me as whatever you'd like." Replied the butler
A rather tall man, wearing a butler uniform, he maintained a professional and straight stance, and gave off a calm and loyal vibe.
Short Slick Gray well-maintained hair and a wide Gray moustache above his mouth
"Very well, Sebastian, this suit does look quite fine." Said John as he inspected it
"It is of the highest quality, my good sir." Replied Sebastian
Hearing this, John gave the suit a closer look, he inspected every fibber, every detail, making sure that it was truly in top quality.
"Sebastian." Said John
"Yes, sir?" Sebastian asked
"Might I hear the name of the man who made this?" John asked
A black suit which showed no signs of having been used or unmaintained, there were many words where one could use to describe it, but to John, just one word came to mind.
[Perfect.]
"Of course, sir. This suit was made by me." Said Sebastian
"Sebastian." Said John once more
"Yes, sir?" Sebastian asked once more
"This is perfect, you are truly talented." Said John
"Your words are too kind" Said Sebastian as he bowed
Hearing this John nodded
"May I take your measurements, sir?" Sebastian asked
"Why, of course." John replied with a smile.
Sebastian clapped his hands and not before long, a group of three girls appeared with some sort of measuring tape.
"Um, Sebastian...?" John asked, his voice slightly cracking due to his nervousness
Seeing this, Sebastian gave John a small smile as he said
"Best of luck, Sir. These three are highly skilled."
The girls who heard this smiled as they said
"Leave it to us, young master!"
"Not trying to brag, but our skills are indeed as mentioned."
"We'll make sure your measurements are perfect."
"Eh?" Asked John in confusion
The girls then grabbed on to him and while smiling, they began to drag him to one of the rooms
"W-Wait, S-Sebastian, Help!"
Sebastian who saw this, simply waved while smiling
[Y-You traitor!] John shouted in his mind as the door to the room he was dragged to closed.
***
"Hey- What? Why do you look so drained?" Serena asked
"I was betrayed." John muttered
"Betrayed? By who?" Ariel asked
"By Sebastian..." John replied
"Who's Sebastian?" Ariel asked
"Ignore it Ariel, it's just John being weird again." Said Serena
"Oi."
"What?" Serena asked
"I-"
John was interrupted by a female servant who suddenly approached their group and said
"Your suit will be ready tomorrow, young master."
"Thank you, where may I send the payment?" John asked
"Eh? Why is he talking like that?" Ariel asked
"Just act like you don't notice, Money has managed to change even John." Said Serena
Hearing this, Ariel was now even more worried about the term money, Serena could tell by the look of fear on her face.
[Did I over do it...? It's probably a bad Idea to make her think of money as something scary...] Serena wondered
The two girls watched as the boy in front of them, walked with the lady to pay for the suit before Serena said
"I can't believe this day actually came... I thought for sure we would have died in the dungeon." She muttered
"Yeah... It makes me feel strangely happy... Especially how Master Sylvia ended up being alright at the end." Said Ariel
"Mhm, I'm glad he explained it to us, I was surprised and confused when he suddenly bowed to her and started crying."
"Me too! But when that happened, I don't know why but... The emotional side of him, makes me feel like..."
[I have to protect him] The two thought to themselves
The two looked at each other and nodded before smiling
"Let's go make sure he doesn't end up wasting more than he should." Said Serena
Hearing this, Ariel nodded and in that moment they heard John ask
"Can someone call for Sebastian? I'd like to award him."
***
"40 Gold for a suit... That's quite cheap." Said John as he hopped on to their carriage.
Master Sylvia was seated in the front, protecting it in case anyone would try to steal it.
"J-John...?" Ariel asked even more worried than before
"Just act like you don't notice." Serena whispered
"Yes?" John asked as he turned to Ariel
"A-Are you okay?" Ariel asked
"Never been better." Said John as he sat down and stretched out his hands.
"O-Okay..." Said Ariel
Master Sylvia turned back to make sure that everyone was ready, and once she saw that they were, the carriage began moving, the one driving it was Master Sylvia.
"So now we're heading to a place to get Serena and Ariel's dress, correct?" John asked
Hearing this, Master Sylvia nodded.
"I see..." Said John as he took in a deep breath before staring at them
"What?" Asked Serena as she avoided eye contact
"Is there something on my face?" Asked Ariel as she place her hand on it
"No, it's nothing, I was just wondering what you two would look like in a dress." Said John
"That's it? Don't get your hopes up... It probably wouldn't suit me" Said Serena as she let out a sigh
"For me, I'm not sure... I never really used them much before." Muttered Ariel as she hung her head
John understood why the two reacted in this way. Serena was an adventurer, she also didn't look like the type to socialise much, while Ariel used to be rather poor before meeting them. She didn't seem like the type to be able to go out or enjoy being in a nice dress.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it, you two are natural beauties, I'm sure it would look good on you both." Said John with a smile
"Wha- Don't do that!" Said Serena as she stared at him embarassingly
"Right, right!" Ariel added also a bit embarassed
"Don't do what?" John asked with a smile
"You know what!" They both simoutaneously said
Seeing this John let out a laugh before looking outside of the carriage.
People walked by and had seemed to have gotten back to their daily lives, which had temporarily changed a few days ago.
It's been a few days since the Dungeon was cleared. John and his party were now searching for clothes to wear for the ball which would be tomorrow.
A lot happened after they had cleared the dungeon and quite a few things had changed, but overall, everyone is doing fine, or so John believed.