Inside a high-end clothing boutique in Shita Ward, Kugamayama, Kashua, the boutique's general manager, wants to know about the customers who have been frequenting her store lately.

Her income has indeed gone up, and more people have come to her store. In short, her business is doing well. If she is allowed to file any complaints about her business, it is that the customers who come to her store are not the kind of customers she wants.

The guests aren't noisy or anything, in fact, they're all polite in a way, and they don't do anything as rude as disparaging the store. They also paid a large sum of money appropriately. Basically, there is nothing to complain about. The only problem is that they are not the customers that Kashua wants.

[Considering that there are more customers of this kind, I wonder if it has anything to do with Viola? 】

Casshua is more or less right, these people are the cadres of gangs and other organizations around the slum cities. They caught a glimpse of Shirley's dress and became interested in it, and then after a brief conversation with Shirley, they found out that Shirley had gotten the dress from the Casshuas store.

If they cause any trouble in the store, they bring in the security company that guards the area. Not to mention, destroying the shop frequented by Akira and his friends could cause even more trouble. Since they knew it well, they didn't dare to take people to rob, and when they went to that store, they only dared to bring a small number of bodyguards. When they are there, they make sure to behave themselves. In terms of mannerisms and appearance, they were actually better than the people who Viola had come with that day.

[Personally, I actually hope to attract people from the inside wall who come to the exterior wall from time to time. It would be ideal if my store's reputation started spreading from these people. But well, I wonder if it's too late to think so, because we won't turn away hunters. ]

In the eastern regions, hunters are considered a profession of swindlers. In fact, it is used as a prime example of bad occupation. But a lot of rich hunters have a good relationship with the corporate government, so they have some knowledge and demeanor to deal with ordinary people, so the store also has a certain respect for them. Of course, the reverse is also true. The poor hunter was treated like an insect. It's not uncommon for stores to refuse hunters. If hunters want to be seen as the right customer, they first need to make money.

.

The door suddenly opened, the bell rang, and Kashua greeted him with a smile as he saw a familiar hunter walk into the store.

It's Aki

a and SA

a and ele

a。 Aki

A is using his usual enhancement set. Elena and Sarah wore a rather fashionable outfit. In her experience, Kashua could tell at a glance that Sarah and Elena were also hunters, but since they were wearing fairly good quality clothes, she didn't think of them as hunters, but directly as potential customers.

Welcome! Thank you for visiting our store. What are you looking for today?

Akira replied nervously.

Well, I'm here to order a custom suit.

Of course. Let us know your preferences and wishes. But before that, please let me call our valued staff first, so please wait a moment.

Just as Casshua gave them their seat, Sarah suddenly said to Akira.

In the meantime, take a look around the store.

Good.

Seeing Elena and Sarah walk away, Kashua looked a little lost. Akira noticed that Kashua had misunderstood something and said to her apologetically.

Ah, I'm sorry, this is for me.

I see, I'm really sorry.

Kashua smiled, trying to hide her surprise, and went to call Selena. When she and Cele

e When she came back together, she and Cele

e left Aki together

A, go take care of Sa

a and ele

a。

Compared to Kashua, Cele

e is not good at taking care of customers. But she understands that she needs at least some communication skills to be able to ask the wishes of her customers. So she bowed politely and said to Akira.

Let me introduce myself again, I'm Selena. I will be in your care.

Ah yes, I'll take care of you too.

Compared to Selene, Akira's communication skills are completely non-existent. Not only because it wasn't a must-have skill for hunters, but it was also the first time to experience it, so Akira was a little nervous.

First, let me ask what kind of custom clothing are you looking for?

Akira was a little surprised by this completely normal question. After a brief pause, he replied awkwardly.

Well, I'm sorry, but I don't really know it myself. Uh, what can I say, something happened that finally got me thinking about ordering a custom suit. So, I'm not sure what kind of suit I'm looking for, but it's not that I don't want to buy a custom suit, and it's not that I'm doing it because I'm forced to

Don't worry, it's not uncommon for customers to think this way.

Selene said with a smile, thinking about her next move. See Aki

a How to take the first step and become one of those customers who place a vague order, complain about the result, and don't pay the full price, Cele

e is thinking about how to get Aki

a Stay away from that route.

In that case, where are you going to take that dress with you? What are you going to do with that dress? Who are you going to go with in that suit? Let's start with these questions. Finally, clothing is something you use to make an impression on others. So, of course, the design of the suit will depend on the dress code, goals, and other things about where you're going and what you plan to do with the suit.

Cele

e looking forward to waiting a little longer because of Aki

a Takes some time to think before answering. But on the contrary, Akira replied almost immediately.

I get it, it does make sense. After all, that's exactly what they were meant to do in the first place. Well, so, I'm going to go to a restaurant in the upper part of the Kugama building, and if I'm not mistaken, the name of that restaurant is Ste

ia

, I'm going to go there with some close friends and someone I owe a favor. So basically, it's suitable to go there for dinner. I guess that's all?

That restaurant, um, I guess these two good friends are the other two guys who came with you today, right?

Yes, there is another one. So I'm going to go there with a party of four.

I see, in order to give the right suit a better image, can I ask for more details?

Of course.

Then, Aki

A begins a chronology of how he finally decided to buy a custom suit.

Recommend Aki

a Shizuka ordered a custom suit. When they talk about going out to eat together, Shizuka notices that Akira doesn't have an outfit that can be called casual attire.

Even when he's not doing any hunter work, Aki

A also uses his Enhancement Kit regularly. When he went out to eat, he wore the same fortified suit, believing it to be just another extension of his job as a hunter. When he's not exploring the ruins and has nothing to do, he spends most of his time training in the wasteland. His only free time is basically when he takes a shower or sleeps. But considering that he was exploring ruins or training, in order to keep his body in top shape, it could even be said to be an extension of his job as a hunter. If someone asks him what he thinks about the lifestyle, Aki

A would reply that he had no complaints at all.

In Achillas's opinion, he simply saw everything he had as an attempt to pay off his huge debt to Alpha. But of course, he couldn't tell Shizuka and the others about it, so he had to stay away and find another excuse.

But if he doesn't explain, Aki

a is like a madman who spends all his time trying to become a hunter; It was as if he was possessed. Finding ruins is just as dangerous as exploring them. Going to such a dangerous place again and again will undoubtedly affect the psychology of the hunter. Those who, purely out of hobby, would run to such a dangerous place are absolutely insane. So for Shizuka, who often deals with hunters, and even Elena and Sarah, who are also hunters, it can't be said that Akira has a decent life.

Shizuka thinks let's Aki

A It's a good idea to experience something outside of being a hunter to let him know that he can use his time and money for other things than doing anything related to being a hunter. Otherwise, he will not be able to stay awake for a long time. Shizuka worries about Aki

A will one day think it's a normal thing and die without even noticing the mental fatigue he's suffering.

Shizuka, on the other hand, is well aware that warning Akira about this matter has little effect. Since this was a good opportunity, she suggested that he buy a custom suit so that when they went out to eat, he wouldn't have any contact with the hunter.

Shizuka just casually made this suggestion. Akira wasn't sure whether to accept the suggestion at first, but since he didn't have any problems with money and somehow felt Shizuka's concern in her smile, he decided to accept it.

Aki

A did not give Cele in his name

Most of it is included in the story of e. Due to his lack of communication skills, it eventually sounded like his decision to order a custom suit was a whim. Thankfully, Selena, who is not as dense as Akira, more or less understands what Shizuka wants to achieve.

I get it. Even among hunters, Ste

ia

It's also a pretty fancy restaurant, so it's not uncommon for them to still eat there in enhanced suits. But, on the other hand, it is also a place to enjoy a normal relaxing day compared to the usual harsh daily life of hunters. They can even book a seat away from the other hunters who do business there, and the hunters can even rent a regular suit to get rid of their usual combat uniforms.

Ohhh, so they even have that kind of service, hehe

I also believe that this will be a great opportunity to take a break from the hard daily life of a hunter. It would be great if I created a suit that would help you achieve that. Now, I'm going to adapt that restaurant to my design. Please let me know if you have any wishes for the design. I also have some samples if you want to see them.

Selene operates her messaging terminal, showing Akira some examples of custom suits. Aki

a Photos of models wearing a variety of designs can be seen, from trendy suits that look cool to gorgeous suits. He snorted, looking a little distressed, and then said with a serious face.

Is it possible to leave the design entirely up to you? I won't complain about the results.

It's not that we can't do it, but the main feature of a custom suit is that, unlike regular standard clothing, you can customize it to your liking. But once we started making it, it was hard to make any big changes after that. If it's just a small change, I'll try my best to do it, but of course, there's a limit to how far I can go. So, can you really have no special desires for a suit?

Selina said this to avoid receiving complaints later. Akira thought for a moment and replied with some hesitation.

I don't have any sense of fashion, or rather, I think I'm very insensitive to fashion. That's why I don't want to ask for anything just to get a weird suit. I even doubt I can recognize a strange design when I see it. But even so, when I came here to modify Sherlis's dress, I at least recognized it as well designed. So, if I had to ask for anything, I wanted to get something amazing that could even make an insensitive person like me realize that it was a good design. May I?

Selena was taken aback. She was really happy to hear someone compliment her work, but at the same time, if someone asked her to do something similar, she couldn't say yes right away.

That dress was originally converted from old-world clothes. So if I had to make something similar, I would have to use a good quality fabric, and it wouldn't be cheap

Truth be told, Selene hoped that Akira would not put his hopes too high in case he complained about the results after making such a request, which made the price of the suit rise. But Akira replied casually.

Expensive, right? How expensive exactly? Unsurprisingly, if it reaches 100 billion AU

um or something like that, I'd hesitate to pay

O- certainly not so expensive. That is, as long as it is not armor that looks like a suit or something like that from the outside. First of all, we don't sell that kind of clothes in our store.

Ah, I don't want anything like that. A normal suit that has nothing to do with the battle will do.

C- Absolutely!

It reminds Selina that she is talking to a hunter who makes a lot of money. Even if that hunter had to pay 100 billion gold coins, it would be difficult, but it was not impossible. She's dealing with hunters of that level.

She was questioning herself if she could make a suit that would satisfy such a hunter. This fear made Selina waver, but customizing a suit for someone like that might make her want to spend as much money as she envisioned a design. That temptation overwhelmed her fears and completely removed any hesitation in her heart.

When she made up her mind, Selena told herself that if she quit here, her days as a tailor would be over.

It's good, but considering you're a hunter, you'll need about six million gold coins. If you can pay that much, I will do my best to meet your expectations.

Of course, uh, you accept Hu

te

ID payments, right?

To be honest, Selena was skeptical that Akira would say no, but he casually said it and handed over his hunter card. Cele

e received Hu

te

ID and use her terminal to process payments. The payment went smoothly.

Thank you so much. Let's move on to the measurements, shall we? Please come here.

She has already received the payment. There was no turning back now, and she had no intention of backing down at first. Selina smiled, the tailor's soul was hot. Then, she will Aki

a Brought to a room in the store.

In Aki

a moved to Cele

es After the studio, he took off his enhancement suit and undressed, only in his u

d

w

Village. Although he is from the slum city, he has been eating better lately and has been exercising physically, so much so that some doctors suspect that he wants to be Superman, so Akira has a good physique. Selene couldn't help but give him a meaningful look.

Akira noticed her look and thought it was strange. He guessed himself and asked.

Should I remove the rest to get better measurements?

Ah, no, it's good that you're like this.

Selina erased the thought from her mind when she began to measure. But it didn't take long for the thought to come back. Akira also noticed.

Uh, does it look weird? It was originally a relic of the old world, so it may have had a strange design. But as long as it's comfortable, I have nothing to complain about.

Clung to Aki

As the skin's tights fit perfectly to the contours of his body. It's made of a mysterious material that won't tear no matter how much he moves, and it's also comfortable to use at the same time. That's why many people spend a lot of money on old-world clothing.

Selene replied in a panic.

Not at all! I just think you're in good shape No, I mean, it's not like that.

Selenes' true thoughts slipped out of her panic. When she realizes her mistake, it only makes her more flustered. But, Aki

A didn't find it strange, but seemed to understand what she was saying.

Ah, I see. Well, I had some near-misses lately and was hospitalized later, so I believe most of my scars and scars were removed at the time. I've also been on some expensive medications since then, so it should have completely healed all the smaller wounds.

Akira misunderstands and thinks it's strange that the hunter doesn't have old scars.

At that time, when I didn't have an enhancement set, some of my wounds were scarred. There was also a time when I was bitten by a monster and was forced to heal the wound, so I was left with a considerable scar. But now that I have the booster suit, as long as the monster isn't strong enough to break through its defenses, normally, I won't have any more scars. Although I'm pretty sure that forgetting to leave a scar when I'm faced with something big enough to break through my augmentation suit, it's definitely going to kill me.

I see, sure enough, that treatment must be expensive, right?

Yes, when I was hospitalized, it was 50 million gold coins, and the medicine I am using now is 1-5 million gold coins a box.

Akira said casually as if it were an insignificant amount. He has been earning and spending large amounts of money on a regular basis, which dulls his sense of money.

Selene realized that it was no wonder that Akira did not hesitate to pay 6 million gold coins because he had earned so much money.

As I thought, it's quite expensive.

Well, it's really expensive, but there's nothing more expensive than life, you see. The same goes for devices. If it ends up killing me myself, then there is no point in being thrifty.

You have a point.

There are many hunters who splurge on it. After all, they could die at any moment. Even for Akira, there is no guarantee that he will return alive after ordering a custom set. Selene listened with interest to the story of a hunter who, despite being the same age, lived in a completely different world from herself, while continuing to measure.

After taking the measurements, she escorted Akira back to the shop hall and back to her room. Then, she took a deep breath.

Well, let's do it!

Challenged herself to make a suit that surpasses her past masterpieces, she picks herself up and gets to work with a big smile on her face.

Elena and Sarah, led by Kashua, browse through the store. Even now, they look in the mirror in the clothes recommended by Katshua and see what they look like. But then Elena sounded disappointed.

Well.

I guess it really doesn't fit your imagination?

It's not bad, but I actually have a similar outfit and I have no plans to buy another one.

I know, what is your budget for today if you can?

We haven't really decided on the budget yet. Basically came here just to accompany Aki

a。 Ah, do you have some special articles that you only show to the right potential customers?

It's not like it's being kept secret, but we do have these kinds of articles. For example, we have some old-world u

d

w

Of course, we can't just show it to all our customers.

In the case of this quote, it was actually a well-planned move by Kashua to increase the value of the store. It sounded like she had sold other similar things before, and there was no guarantee that she would be able to buy the same clothes again.

Kashua was about to continue by saying that if Elena and Sarah were one of the store's regulars, she might offer it, but Elena then said casually.

Ah, in that case, I don't really need them. Sara and I already have enough spare parts. So we don't have any plans to buy more at this time. I'm so sorry.

O - of course, no problem at all.

Kashua was slightly taken aback as she mentally calculated the total amount of money needed to make it happen.

When Aki

a When she brought them to her store, Ele

a and sa

A was actually bought from Shizuka. Since they bought it before moving to other merchants, they didn't actually pay that much money. But of course, Kashua didn't know about it.

[Last time, the hunter Akira also brought an Au.]

um budget 100 million people. I wonder if everyone around him is pretending to be like that? They are completely out of my target audience. Sure enough, I don't have such expensive clothes in this store, so I thought I'd recommend the most expensive clothes I own first.]

Just as Kashua is thinking about how best to take care of Sarah and Elena, who are her customers, Akira, who has finished her measurements, returns.

Elena San, Sarah-san, sorry to keep you waiting.

Sara welcomes Akira with a smile, but she notices something that is bothering her.

Are you done? That's pretty fast. What suit did you order? I thought you'd take longer, you know.

Ah, I basically leave the design to the tailor, so I just need to measure

Elena tilted her head.

You know, you don't order custom suits very often. Are you really okay? Are you sure you're not being scammed?

Elena thought that Akira had been tricked into agreeing, and that it was time to negotiate, but he happily replied.

It's okay, it's more like I pushed it to her. She said she would make a great suit that even someone with a poor sense of fashion like me would recognize its greatness. So I'm kind of expecting the results.

Oh.

Judging by Akilas' reaction, it seems like something he can really look forward to, without worrying about the outcome at all. Ele

a and sa

A has always believed that he is more inclined to be one of those more paranoid hunters. Because of this, he said so far that it made them a little curious.

Kashua chose the subtle change and said with a friendly smile.

If a pre-made dress doesn't suit your taste, how about ordering a custom dress? I am sure that our precious tailors will be able to produce satisfactory results.

Sarah was the first to answer.

Well, well, since it's already here, why don't you order one. Since it's custom-made, I should be able to put some custom details in.

With the size of her HST, Sara usually has only a limited number of options. Not to mention that the size will change depending on her nanomachine reserves, which even narrows her options even further. If she could order a custom dress that would solve the problem, she wouldn't mind paying more than usual.

Indeed it is. I can also order one. Because Akira even said so. It might be a good idea to go to dinner together and buy a custom dress with a similar design.

Oh, that's a great idea.

Kashua hid her smile as it went according to her plan.

Leaving aside whether or not to order a custom dress, the two of you will talk to our tailor first and see what you can expect? I'll bring her here, so please wait.

Kashua was excited and looking forward to the day she went to Selenes' studio to get an order for 3 custom outfits.

When Kashua tells her the news, Cele

e put all her energy into her design.

O

ee-cha

。 Excuse me, can you refuse that order? I want to focus on Aki

a-sa

S set.

Cele

E, didn't I always tell you to call me manager when I was on duty? Also, do you mean I want to refuse? If things go well, they might be our regulars, you know? I'm not going to let them run away, you've been saying it's boring that you've been modding clothes, right? So why are you declining custom orders now?

It's not like I don't want to. It's just that the timing is not good. What's more, if it's and Aki

a-sa

s of the same design, that wouldn't be a cheap o either

ee-Ma

age

You know that very well, right?

Of course you can, but it's going to be fine. I know you're worried, because Akira is a hunter with a decent income, so it's not surprising that he orders an expensive suit. But don't worry. The other two are also great hunters. They say they even have enough old-world clothing as a stockpile, you know. As I thought, successful hunters are so different from those ordinary hunters.

Seeing her sister's excited look, Selena said in a serious tone.

Manager, check the order history first. If they are really going to order a similar design, make sure to let them know that it will take some time. If they're okay, bring them here to measure.

Kashua thought it was a little strange and looked at the order history. The moment she saw the latest order, she couldn't suppress her surprise.

6,000,000 gold coins?! Selena!! What the hell are you thinking?!

He said he wanted a nice suit, like the modded old world dresses I used to make. I need at least that much money to do this. But even though I warned him, he accepted it. So all that's left for me to do is do my best to meet his expectations. That's why I want to focus on this job.

Kashua began to stroke her hair, seeing which Selene lowered her tone.

If you still accept the order as the store manager, then as a staff member of our store, I will do my best to fulfill the order. After all, my job as a tailor is to handle custom orders. Again, I'll leave the negotiation part to you because it's your job.

Kashua really wants her store to thrive, and she also wants her sister to be able to use her talents without hindrance. After calculating how much of a burden it would put on Selena and how much it would affect the reputation of her shop, Kashua, considering the potential loss if they lost the gamble, asked Selena for her confirmation.

Even if I ask them to place a custom order, you won't compromise on quality, right?

Yes, as long as you can give me enough time.

All right.

It seems that Selena has already made up her mind as a tailor, so Kashua has also made up her mind as a store manager.

After that, Kashua ended up getting a custom order for 4 people. Elena contacted Shizuka, who also ordered a custom dress with a similar design.

Elena and Sarah were taken aback when they heard that the price was six million olum. But that's not surprising considering it's just as good as an old-world dress. Since they didn't want to look pitiful in front of Akira, not to mention that Akira didn't look happy for some reason, they couldn't resist the custom-made dress. Then they finished the measurement and arranged for Shizuka to go there another day to measure.

Kashua looks at Aki

a、Ele

a and sa

A leaves the store with a happy face, she mutters to herself.

[Today we got a total of 24 million worth of AU.]

um orders. If we make a mistake here, it's not as good as the end of this store. Let's make sure we don't bother Selena. ]

Kashua smiled happily and opened her eyes to such an important store order.