Liliana, whose “Quality Check” had concluded, was handed a bath towel by Elise and exited the living room.
She was probably planning to return after refreshing herself in the large bath and changing into her regular clothes.
“As expected of a beautiful girl renowned as the ‘Princess of Sorrowful Azure Moon’,” Alicia, who had been watching Liliana undress from her prime seat, murmured dreamily, then sighed.
“She is my rival, so it’s natural,” Ly responded proudly to Alicia’s soliloquy.
Her reaction indicated that she was quite close with Liliana, as she had been overjoyed when they reunited.
“The undressing of beautiful girls is always wonderful. I’m looking forward to Shera next,” Elise, seated beside me, said with a dark smile.
While we were idly chatting about Liliana’s “Quality Check,” she returned to her seat after changing into her regular clothes.
“Now then, let’s proceed with Shera’s ‘Quality Check’. Come on out, my little fox, Shera-chan!”
“Ah!? Elise, that’s unfair! She’s my pet too!”
As Elise, the sub-leader of the “Princess Harem,” announced the start of Shera’s “Quality Check,” the door to the adjacent room opened, and Shera appeared.
Freya’s immediate rebuttal to Elise’s declaration of “my little fox, Shera-chan” was quite amusing.
Shera, who appeared before us, was covered by a veil made of thin silk and held up both hands, so it was unclear what sort of attire she was wearing.
Through the veil, all that could be discerned was that she seemed to be wearing a white-dominate top and a red skirt.
Chalang, chalang, chalang, chalang.
It seemed she also had bells attached to her body, as they chimed with a pleasant sound with every step she took.
A refreshing incense scent wafted from Shera’s body as she walked gracefully.
It appeared to be infused into the costume she was wearing.
I suspected it might be something like Kyara or Jinko, but I’d never experienced the sophisticated hobby of “listening to incense” even in my past life, so I was unsure of the details.
As she did this, Shera ascended the platform.
The chairs and rods prepared for Liliana’s “Quality Check” had been removed at some point.
Shera stood in the center of the platform and let go of the thin silk veil she had been holding with both hands.
“…”My, Eldest Sister!?””
The veil that left Shera’s hands began to fall with a rustle of clothes, but it dissolved and vanished before touching the platform.
Exclamations of admiration arose from several individuals, including Dietlinde.
During Liliana’s “Quality Check,” Dietlinde had performed as a sort of special trick, burning away her dress with Fire Spirit Magic.
…This suggests she was not involved in this mysterious phenomenon this time.
I scanned the faces of the “Princess Harem” Party Members and confirmed their reactions.
It seemed to be Swan Hilda and Kirika’s doing, judging by their smug expressions…
When the selected members, with me as leader, went on an expedition to the Southern Nations, Swan Hilda’s “Change” skill, one of her Valkyrie racial skills, could only transform her casual wear into light armor battle attire.
When invited to the “Garden of the Gods” by the Valkyrie Eldest Sisters, Swan Hilda was deemed immature due to this and was subjected to forced training.
As a result of that training, Swan Hilda had become capable of freely transforming into any outfit she imagined.
She had shown her reluctance to die during the “First Night Ritual” using that racial skill, and we had been considering whether she could make others wear outfits created by “Change.”
It appeared Swan Hilda had learned the skill I instructed her to acquire.
I re-examined Shera’s revealed attire.
She wore a pure white robe as her top, with a bright red collar.
From the waist down, she wore striking red hakama.
This attire was indeed… the uniform of a shrine maiden serving the gods worshipped in an island nation at the very edge of the Eastern Nations.
That island nation is called Kasai Country, and although it is believed to be the birthplace of my mother, Shakura, Kirika’s mother, and Mai, it is far away. Even Lester the Cleric from my past life had never visited and only knew of its existence from books.
This outfit coordination was probably Kirika’s doing.
Although Shera is a half-Fox Beastkin, her appearance is that of a pure Beastkin.
She is a beautiful girl with a pure white, glossy tail and erect fox ears, and the shrine maiden outfit had been magically modified to allow her tail to come out of the red hakama.
Furthermore, bells were tied to her wrists and ankles, jingling lightly with every movement Shera made.
Her feet, peeking out from the red hakama, were wearing white tabi socks and zori sandals with cute red thongs.
“Th-then… I will begin.”
Shera bowed hesitantly and began a slow dance.
It seemed she was mimicking a奉納舞 (Hono-mai) performed by a shrine maiden before the gods.
Even so, Shera showed no signs of undressing, but her face was flushed red with shame.
After some time, I noticed a change in Shera’s shrine maiden attire.
When she started dancing, the hem of the red hakama reached her ankles.
However, it was now only up to her knees. As I watched, its length shortened to mid-thigh, revealing the white robe and juban underneath swaying.
It seemed the red hakama was gradually disappearing from the hem.
I glanced at Swan Hilda, who appeared to be intently controlling the “Change.”
“…No! It’s no good, it won’t stop…”
Then, a part of the cord holding the red hakama disappeared, and the fabric covering her buttocks peeled away. It then unraveled, and with the remaining cords also disappearing, the hakama was completely gone.
And then, Shera couldn’t help but let out a cry.
Next, both ends of the bright red collar shortened and disappeared.
Currently, Shera was wearing a long-sleeved white robe, a long juban, and perhaps a hadajuban (underkimono) and a susoyoke (a type of skirt) as undergarments.
Shera continued to dance, but her attire had changed from shrine maiden garb to a white outfit.
She looked like a maiden sacrificed or undergoing purification by a waterfall.
Shera’s tail hung down, reflecting her state of mind.
The long-sleeved white robe was tied with a sash, and the sleeves shortened to become sleeveless, but there was no significant change as she was wearing a hadajuban underneath.
Afterward, the white robe was consumed from the hem, and finally, the sash that held the robe also disappeared.
Perhaps because the shrine maiden outfit involved layering a considerable number of kimono, Shera danced without much concern as her clothes disappeared. However, she seemed to be on the verge of tears as only her undergarments remained.
Her proud fox ears drooped, and her beautiful fur-covered tail seemed withered.
“…No… I don’t want to…”
Shera turned towards me, her face looking like that of a sinner begging for forgiveness.
Meanwhile, the pure white juban also disappeared.
“…Someone… help me… HELP ME.”
Finally, all that remained of Shera’s clothing was a thin silk hadajuban and a susoyoke tied around her waist.
Then, Shera stopped dancing, turned towards us, stood at attention, and begged for help, but no one could help her as it was an initiation rite.
The hadajuban and susoyoke that concealed Shera’s body were both made of pure white thin silk.
And Shera, who had been dancing, had sweated appropriately, causing the hadajuban and susoyoke to cling to her bare skin.
Adding insult to injury, Elise, with an wicked smile, muttered something, and water droplets appeared around Shera, thoroughly drenching her undergarments with a “splish-splash.”
This made her look like a shrine maiden who had just finished a purification ritual.
“…I’m embarrassed, embarrassed…”
Looking at Shera’s chest, the clinging hadajuban outlined the swell of her breasts, and from my vantage point, I could even confirm the bumps of her nipples.
Lowering my gaze, I looked at Shera’s lower body. The susoyoke clinging to her crotch area outlined the shape of her thighs and the inguinal region extending from her lower abdomen, as well as the contours of her secret place.
Once again, Elise chanted a spell, and a breeze arose around Shera, skillfully drying only her wet tail and fox ears.
It seemed Elise’s magic control had also improved significantly.
Furthermore, even regular attack magic had seen a marked increase in power and precision due to the use of the “Himorogi Magic Staff” obtained at the end of this journey.
“She’s becoming quite alluring. But the ultimate part is her tail,” Elise, seated beside me, murmured passionately.
Shera tried to hide her tail from Elise’s wicked smile, pressing it with both hands, but this only further emphasized her chest and crotch area.
“…Ah!? Swan Hilda… stop it, STOP IT!”
Suddenly, a hole appeared in the front of her hadajuban and gradually grew larger.
The area where the hole appeared was precisely at the position of her right breast.
Shera’s bare breast emerged from the hole in the hadajuban.
It was a young breast, still in the process of developing and with a firm core, and Shera’s shy “No, no” attitude was surprisingly appealing.
Next, a hole appeared in the left breast area as well, and her breasts were exposed to everyone.
“…No… NO…”
Finally, Shera burst into tears, and translucent tears streamed from her eyes.
“………”
Shera stood there in silence, pitiable, but relentlessly, a hole appeared this time around her crotch, revealing the slit of her secret place.
Then, in the next moment, the hadajuban and susoyoke vanished without a trace, and Shera was completely naked.
Well, to be precise, she still had cords with bells tied around her wrists and ankles, and she was wearing tabi socks and zori on her feet.
“…Go! Shera!!”
Feeling pity for Shera, who was being stripped naked in full view of everyone, I granted her the Beastkin racial skill “Beastification.”
Her height and shoulder width doubled, transforming her from a cute beautiful fox girl into a fierce Shera-nee.
“What is this? You perverts who enjoy seeing the nude bodies of your own gender!”
Shera-nee, standing with her chest puffed out, shamelessly displayed her naked body. Her abdomen was defined with muscle, and her breasts were large and well-formed, but they had a powerful, muscular appearance.
And her crotch area was covered with pure white, curled pubic hair, hiding the slit of her secret place.
“””Wh-what is this!?”””
The remaining party members, seeing Shera in her Shera-nee mode for the first time, were stunned into silence.
“Hal-sama, your playfulness goes too far.”
Elise, who knew the situation, gave a wry smile but seemed amused by the reaction of the remaining members.
“Return! Shera.”
When I ordered Shera-nee to return, she, who had been standing tall, shrank and returned to her original cute, little fox form.
Shera, who had been standing proudly, let out a cute scream and curled up into a ball when she returned to her original state.
“Thank you, Shera. There were no flaws in your body either.”
Thus, the “Quality Check” for Liliana and Shera concluded.
This “Quality Check” was also enjoyable as it allowed us to witness the exquisite skills of the mages belonging to the “Princess Harem.”
Shera, having finished her “Quality Check” and changed into her regular clothes like Liliana, joined us, and the afternoon tea party became lively.
Dietlinde and Swan Hilda, who had displayed intricate skills during this “Quality Check,” were highly praised.
On the other hand, Elise was not mentioned, perhaps because her wicked smile interfered.
Speaking of which, Shera can also use magic, but perhaps due to the restrictions on “Beastification,” she can only use low-level magic, far below that of her Shera-nee mode.
Liliana had moved to sit next to Ly and was engrossed in conversation. Shera, meanwhile, was being pestered by Elise and Freya, as usual, stroking her tail, and looked troubled.
Indeed, this Base Mansion had become quite lively.
Suddenly, I felt a gaze and looked up to see Liliana looking at me with teary eyes.
She was moving her lips, and it seemed she was inviting me…
Liliana had once died from a lynching when she left the luxury brothel “Rose Drop” and was resurrected by my “Resurrection Magic.”
In other words, Liliana, like Elise and Ly, was highly dependent on me.
To reassure Liliana, I decided to perform the “First Night Ritual” as soon as possible.
In reality, her hymen had been broken when she was implanted with a hidden weapon by the “Assassin’s Guild” and when I confirmed its presence. However, it seemed Liliana’s vagina had no experience of swallowing a penis, so she could almost be considered a virgin.
On the other hand, Shera was a strange case. Although she was also resurrected by my “Resurrection Magic” like Liliana, she made no overtures towards me.
Or so I thought, but when Shera escaped from Elise and Freya’s clutches, she hid behind me. As she did so, she briefly kissed my cheek and said, “…Th-thank you.”
It seemed Shera was simply good at hiding her embarrassment.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 22-5 Junk Shop is scheduled for pre-posting at 0:00 on September 14th.
