I went out today and, thanks to Alice’s strong insistence, I bought some clothes…
“Alice, I’m seriously asking, how does the site algorithm work? What kind of videos did you watch to end up with these outfits?”
“What do you mean, what videos? Of course, it’s workout videos.”
“No way, even if it’s workout videos…”
Are all the women in fitness or health videos dressed like this?
…..
Maybe not all, but it sure felt like most were in similar outfits. It seems like quite a few people genuinely think those outfits are pretty rather than just chasing YouTube views.
And, to be honest, they were pretty.
Though my sensibilities are closer to those of an uncle than a girl, I felt they looked good seeing well-maintained bodies. I don’t really understand the psychology of why real women wear such outfits.
Right.
I don’t understand.
“This… This outfit is so revealing. What about the sense of shame for people in this world?”
And then there was another clueless person here.
“Charlotte, you can’t just look at it from the perspective of a different world. This world has its own standards. More than anything, it’s culturally and socially much more open, so it’s okay to show off well-maintained appearances and bodies.”
Sure, it’s open, but the level of openness varies from person to person.
Some people go to clubs every day to meet new partners, while others prefer lounging at home, watching movies, and munching on popcorn. Some can jump straight into intimacy on the first day, while many place a significant meaning on sexual acts and only allow it after dating for a long time.
Well, if you dig into religion and that sort of thing, there are definitely much more conservative cases. But people who seriously care about that are a minority here, so let’s just ignore it.
Of course, the kids here wouldn’t be the type to treat free relationships casually and see things like premarital purity as old-fashioned. It’s too soon for their sexual awareness to change; it’s far too conservative in the other world.
Anyway.
“Alice. Seriously asking, is it possible you just got a taste of freedom from the royal family and now want to flirt on the edge of crossing the line?”
“……”
The way she’s avoiding eye contact means it’s true.
By the way, all five people here were in those kinds of outfits. Tight workout clothes like those worn by female trainers in fitness videos.
They could have chosen slightly looser training clothes, but due to Alice’s stubbornness, we had to wear these outfits.
Alice was in light blue, Charlotte in gray, Claire in navy, and Mia and I were in black.
The pants were all long, but they were tight on the body, and the tops were different. Claire’s was a little bold, showing some midriff. Mia, Charlotte, and I had a bit more baggy clothing. The outfit Alice and Claire strongly recommended for me showed a bit of skin on the torso.
At least, looking at Mia’s top, it seemed Alice had a last shred of conscience.
…Of course, I’ve tried on swimsuits and even a bunny suit, but the former was just casual wear for swimming pools, and the latter was a specific outfit for infiltration situations.
“But they really are comfortable to move in.”
That’s true. They were made for exercising, after all.
To be honest, they’re more functional than the uniforms we wore in battle.
“So, should we start the broadcast again?”
“……”
We had to pause the stream during the outfit change, after all.
Even though the camera was off, nobody here wanted to change clothes while a bunch of random people were listening.
As I moved the mouse to start the broadcast again—
[Oh]
[Not even in game skins, lololol]
[Oh wow oh wow]
[Looks good]
Chat messages started flooding in,
[Crown Princess has finally succumbed to money, huh?]
“……I’m just trying to make a living here.”
I wish my age on the resident registration really was true.
Then I could have provided all kinds of excuses to escape.
…Well, if that were the case, the office would have come looking for me immediately. It’d mean kids were living together without adults. Plus, I wouldn’t have even been able to rent a place like this.
“Then, according to the mission, we will start the game. …The condition was that I play until the stream ends, right?”
Once again the chat started pouring in.
As a character, Sylvia divided opinions.
People had mixed feelings about her design. There was no big issue with her character’s traits, but the most critical point was that she suddenly popped up in the middle of the series. Not just popped up, but she was a character that reversed the story built up in the previous work.
She was both unlikable and had that unique ‘fun of breaking the straight-laced character’ charm. So it seemed she often ended up twisted in various ways on famous Japanese illustration sites. Of course, I never looked it up. It seems petty, but I didn’t want to end up feeling bad for no reason.
But I’m different.
Out of all those people, how many would actually see me as the real Sylvia? Most would probably just view me as someone cosplaying and streaming. Maybe a few might think I nailed my concept down well.
But I’m a living person. If someone dislikes the character and therefore dislikes me, that’s basically mental illness.
They can dislike me just for being a female streamer.
“Here.”
“……”
Claire kindly handed over her signature ring-shaped controller from the side.
I had been stalling by pretending to set things up.
But the mission amount had already gone up significantly, exceeding 300,000 won.
“…Alright then.”
I sighed deeply and took the controller.
*
And, of course,
“Hah, hah, hah… Huh.”
Not long after, I was drenched in sweat. The fact that I hadn’t lost my mind yet was proof that I wasn’t completely out of it.
[Look at her, she’s gonna die, lololol]
[Hey!]
[Crown Princess, breathe!]
“Hah… Phew.”
I forced myself to take a breath and tried to get my body back in order.
[Alright, just try to keep up, breathe in~ phew~ breathe out~ phew~]
The donation recorded with the voice of a famous female streamer was incredibly annoying. It wasn’t her fault, but how could she match her voice with the donation so well?
“Sis, are you struggling? Do you want me to take over?”
“There’s a mission amount, so I’ll do it today. But next time…”
“Got it, got it. I’ll do it too. Is that okay?”
Alice said with a smile, and I suppressed my frustration inside.
This building was over 30 years old. Despite that, the soundproofing was somewhat decent, but it didn’t mean the noise from the place was completely unheard by the people below.
Fortunately, the game company had added options for people in such situations.
Instead of staying still, you slightly bend your knees, and at first glance, it didn’t look like it would take much stamina, but actually doing it was torturous.
My thighs felt like they were going to burst.
Of course, my clothes were completely soaked.
“If you push just a little more, you’ll clear it!”
Charlotte seemed a bit sympathetic, cheering for me hard.
[Help! Sylvia needs support!]
[Are you going to give up? lololol]
[You won’t take the mission’s money?]
“I’m going… now.”
I forced myself to move and confronted an enemy blocking my path once again.
“Hah.”
I took a deep breath and got into position.
And—
“Squats… again…”
That was what slipped out of my mouth.
At the beginning of the game, I had set myself to someone who worked out a little bit, all in the name of pride. Claire and Alice had nudged me on from the side, and most importantly, I was somewhat confident in my abilities.
Following around infinite stamina Claire and Alice, I was technically a candidate, not a full-fledged soldier. But strictly speaking, I had seen enough combat to match most veterans in this world.
But…
That was right. I had always conserved stamina by manipulating time.
And even the stamina that came from that was put to the test in this game that had quite a tough mode.
It was the mode I was currently playing.
Each segment of the stamina gauge at the bottom was narrower than my pinky’s width.
“……Next time, I will definitely make you all do this too!”
“Got it, got it.”
Every time I did one squat, I shouted out these words, and Alice burst into laughter next to me.
And then the chat lit up with “lol.”
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