126 Be warm!
"Thank you, Kelya, or I guess I'd have wasted at least half an hour on these buttons."
"It's nothing, sister, that's probably all I can do right now."
"What are you talking about, didn't you succeed in summoning Asclepius a great favor - and, many times, just call me Rikka."
Another day later, Rika Fujimaru was finally granted a wheelchair with Asclepius' reluctant approval, as well as permission to go out for activities that were not too draining, such as meetings or interviews. Although there are still strict access control hours, at least, some of the most important work can be started.
So, she had to change some "formal attire in the imperial sense" for this purpose—and then she realized that her currently disobedient fingers couldn't handle the dozen buttons on the Inquisitor's uniform.
Thankfully, Asclepius had told her that it was just a temporary end-control problem caused by a nervous disorder, so she realized that her fingers had their own thoughts, and remembered again that she could not even hold chopsticks for dinner, and could only barely use a spoon, and felt that she was not incapable of being a patient in need of care for a while.
She doesn't have that much self-esteem. After all, this thing can't be eaten, and it can't save humanity.
Rika Fujimaru, who is well versed in the art of "please help me", immediately called for help from Kelya, who is currently idle. Thanks to the fact that the Imperial Inquisitor uniform is not much different from men and women in terms of basic style - meaning that the bottoms are also pants and boots, even if she is not very good at her hands and feet, she can wear clothes on her own strength alone. The rest of the details can be done by Kylia.
If Somney had been there, he might have protested against the fact that the client had to choose the "casual clothes". It's a pity that he's not there, so Fujimaru Ritsuka's fallacies begin to prevail: how is the envoy of the throne not a kind of inquisitor? How is it that the inquisitor uniform is not a formal attire?
In fact, strictly speaking, although this outfit can be regarded as "formal clothing", of course, it is okay to go out for a meeting, but if you want to meet the original body in a formal social occasion, it is still a little stuck in the lower limit and barely qualified. The judge should also have his own dress when attending the corresponding occasion. This outfit wasn't the only one Somney had made in his spare time and left on the Storm Frontier - however, Rika Fujimaru refused to waste time with any set of "women's dresses" that had at least two hundred or more straps on the underwear, skirts, and gowns combined.
Once again, she had a deep understanding of why the noblewoman needed several servants to help her when she was changing her clothes.
Anyway, from the perspective of Fujimaru Rikkaka's ancient civilians, this set of clothes similar to the inquisitor's uniform was formal enough. The reason for this is that in some of the details, Somney apparently added other elements on his own: the seam and embroidery mixed with gold thread, the meaningless ornate carving on the armor between the practical and the decorative, the Aquila logo on the neckline was replaced by two diamond-shaped logos connected vertically for the "crown designation (GO)", and Somney even hand-rubbed a Skyhawk pendant with a protective force field as an accessory, apparently suggesting that Fujimaru Rika replaced the Inquisition's "I" shaped rose knot.
After embracing a series of slightly punk aesthetics such as the empire's "skull symbolizes human purity", Rika Fujimaru couldn't find any thorns in this outfit. It certainly doesn't provide her with a variety of protections and aids like the uniforms worn by real Inquisitors, which are often hidden after being custom-modified.
Although there is no doubt that the uniform with the majority of the fabric in this set of materials is basically empty, and insiders can know at a glance that it is the degree of Xibei goods, but for Fujimaru Ritsuka, it fits very well, the fabric is crisp, the chest and waist are the right size, and it will not become wrinkled and ugly after sitting down, which is good enough.
- Thank you Otnauslinki exoskeleton, she doesn't need to wear this outfit to fight like a real Inquisitor.
"Can you help me get the scepter?" Dragging a nearby table to keep her course of travel, Rika Fujimaru, who slowly put herself in a wheelchair, said to Kelya, "By the way, you really don't think about going with me to feel the atmosphere?" ”
“…… Is this appropriate? It was clear that she wanted to go, but she had a lot of other concerns.
Kylia took the Aquila staff from the side of the bed and followed Fujimaru Rika's instructions and slipped it into the side of the wheelchair where it was supposed to be used to hang the drip holder, "I've never been to a place like that, ceremoniously - it really doesn't look too ...... to hang the scepter like this Whatever? ”
Fujimaru Rika, who was already in a wheelchair, pondered for a moment: "I think it will be a little more formal than standing in my arms like this...... Oh yes, and by the way, if you're holding this scepter, don't just hand it to someone else. This thing, as a symbol of imperial power, is subject to various forms of biometric authentication, like the Inquisitor's Rose Knot. At present, the only creatures and psionic information that have been registered on it are you, me, and the Primordial. Anyone else who touches it will be directly charred by psionic lightning. ”
“?!” Kylia was shocked, "Is this such a dangerous thing?" ”
"Think about it another way, if the enemy has already rushed in front of you, you can also throw this scepter out and electrocute it in a hurry...... But you're sure to have a better way to attack then. Fujimaru Rika said something that sounded very profane, "Then again, these are the same as etiquette courses, and they are things that you need to learn slowly in the future. If you attend one or two important meetings as a 'judge acolyte', you won't have to deal with a lot, just show basic upbringing. ”
Thanks to the stability of the life of the Great Otlama, the corresponding education is also civilized and prosperous. Even if they haven't known each other for a long time, Rika Fujimaru can see that Kelya, who is a local civilian girl in Pamenio, is not much different from her in terms of living habits.
"You can put that robe over there and put that Aquila pendant on." Fujimaru Rika pointed indiscriminately, "When the time comes, you can stand beside me, be confident, straighten your back, don't look at your eyes under normal circumstances, if someone wants to ask you, just look into their eyes when you answer." Anyway, you just go and get used to the atmosphere, get used to similar serious social situations, and I'll take care of the rest. ”
All in all, one of these two people dares to speak and the other dares to believe. Five minutes later, an acolyte of the court, who looked fake to an insider, pushed the inquisitor in a wheelchair, who also looked fake to an insider, and after leaving the room, quietly entered the atrium through the empty corridor of the church.
Once outside, you can clearly hear the sound of Kiliman's speech in the square in front of the church. The original body's majestic voice could reach the ears of all listeners even without the help of a PA device, and the wound in his throat did not seem to affect his ability to speak at all. It's a pity that through the layers of buildings, when these voices reach the ears of Rika Fujimaru and Kylea, they can't distinguish the specific words - but it doesn't matter, this is a speech made by the original body himself, and someone will definitely record it.
"The sound hits the west, and the darkness is Chencang." Rika Fujimaru leaned back in the chair and looked up at Kelya, who was helping to push the wheelchair behind her - with her current nervous condition, whether it was manual operation, nerve operation, or power sensing, it was obviously not reliable enough, so in the way of moving the wheelchair, she still had to return to the most primitive and effective one.
"You see, when Mr. Robert gave a speech at the front, all the people gathered in the square at the main entrance, and the church itself was put under martial law. Now, there will definitely be no one other than the Ultramarines on the road between the atrium and the side door, which can be regarded as the application of the art of war in real life. ”
Thinking of the Anglican believers who could avoid blocking the door and the legitimate inquisitors who came to investigate after hearing the news, Fujimaru Rika said happily, "Let's go to Mr. Digris and the Psionic Council first...... That's the name, right? Anyway, meet these psionics who serve the Regent, and when Mr. Robert's speech is over, he will come to participate in the second half of the meeting. In addition, for safety reasons, the spirited Arjuna will always follow nearby, and if the psyker feels that something is wrong, it is okay to tell them like this. ”
Kelya, who hadn't yet learned how to switch between the physical universe and psionic perspectives, looked around blankly, but of course, saw nothing. Naturally, she didn't realize—and neither did Rika Fujimaru—that a delicate confrontation was actually taking place above their heads.
Sometimes, because of communication problems, two people who should be friends will unfortunately treat each other as enemies when they meet for the first time.
Miwoo (six o'clock)
(End of chapter)