Chapter 145
Chapter 145
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 145
Chapter Title: Bunny Girl
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The top barely covered her nipples and crotch, leaving almost everything else exposed, paired with bottoms cut high like a high-leg swimsuit.
The outer layer clung to her skin like vacuum-packed plastic, tight enough to show the contours of her navel. The high heels had heels so tall it was like standing on tiptoes.
A bunny ear headband stuck up near the crown of her head.
“…….”
What the vice captains had brought as the uniform was a bunny girl outfit.
A highly revealing one, at that.
The knight selected to model it stood in an extremely rigid posture, but there wasn’t a hint of embarrassment. Just like with the white sleeveless top, dolphin pants, sports bra, and leggings combo.
From her perspective, it was just wearing what might become the knight order’s uniform, so it was only natural.
“After thorough discussion, we designed it with practicality in mind, adding a touch of style.”
‘Practicality?’
I barely suppressed a burst of laughter. Practicality as the focus?
Well, if a peerless beauty in a bunny girl outfit fought while jiggling breasts that looked ready to spill out at any moment, it would be practical against men.
They’d be too distracted to spot openings easily.
‘Ah, but not the men in this world, huh.’
In a world where naked shirts or crop tops with hot pants were seen as normal clothes. I’d never seen a man lose his mind just because a woman wore something sexy.
The scraps of cloth from the Holy Kingdom that made even them seriously question if it qualified as clothing were the closest thing, and even that only elicited wry chuckles from me. Otherwise, I’d have lost control of my expression long ago.
I wanted to refuse, but I had no grounds to. They’d initially left the choice entirely up to me, hadn’t they?
They’d insisted, even issuing direct orders, that I design the uniform myself. So I’d gathered opinions from the entire order, had samples made, and had them try them on—only for them to reject it for absurd reasons and send them back to redo it?
I’d be pissed too if I were them. It might seem ridiculous to me, but to them, this bunny girl outfit was perfectly ordinary as a uniform.
‘And I can’t just give them men’s uniforms either.’
This world strictly distinguished between men’s and women’s clothing. A man wearing women’s clothes or vice versa would be treated like a lunatic.
That was why all the men’s clothing was ‘normal.’ The modders had barely touched men’s outfits. Considering the main audience for these mods, it made sense.
The uniforms had been redesigned stylishly enough, but that was truly it.
That was why I couldn’t have the Golden Twilight Knights wear what seemed perfectly normal to me as their uniform.
They’d follow orders if I gave them, but I didn’t want them pointed at because of me.
Men’s clothes weren’t ideal for women to wear, and all the women’s clothes turned out like this, so we’d gone with the next best option… and this was the result. I resolved to quietly accept my fate.
“……Fine, got it. And what’s this paper? Any special requests?”
“You know our order’s structure, don’t you, Captain?”
“Yeah.”
Unlike the Silver Dawn Knights, where regular members reported directly to the Knight Captain, the Golden Twilight Knights had far more personnel, so we’d placed vice captains under the Knight Captain to add another layer of rank.
I’d decided not to change that vice captain position either.
Abolishing it would just cause confusion until everyone adjusted, and we needed a chain of command even when I wasn’t around to keep the order running smoothly.
“It’s variations to distinguish the ranks.”
I doubted my ears at ‘variations,’ but the moment I unfolded the paper on the desk, I froze in place. It showed six different bunny girl illustrations.
A bunny girl with plain black stockings up to her thighs.
A bunny girl with black stockings covering all the way to her hips.
A bunny girl with black fishnet stockings up to her thighs.
A bunny girl with black fishnet stockings covering all the way to her hips.
A bunny girl with bare legs, nothing on.
And finally.
‘……Reverse bunny?’
Even the reverse bunny art that had trended briefly online before I possessed this body. The lower half had something resembling underwear, but the nipples were covered only with star-shaped stickers.
“……What’s this?”
My trembling finger pointed at the reverse bunny, and Laksia thrust out her chest with a proud expression.
“It’s a special uniform just for our vice captains. They need to stand out from the regular members.”
I desperately managed my expression. An over-the-top reaction here might make them think I disliked the outfit.
Which I did, but still.
Forcing my attention elsewhere, my gaze landed on the knight modeling the bunny girl outfit, standing rigidly tense. Perfect, topic change.
“How long did that take to make? Doesn’t seem like it required much time. Were you prepared in advance?”
“It’s just a rough mock-up of the look. We have a few with good handiwork skills.”
‘Is making a uniform something you sum up as good handiwork?’
I scanned the bunny girl knight’s body closely. It wasn’t false modesty—the craftsmanship was subtly sloppy.
The chest area had obvious stitching marks and was poorly sized, looking ready to slip off any second. The fabric around the abdomen was stretched taut, on the verge of tearing.
The high-leg cut between her legs was off-center, skewed slightly to the left. Below that, her plump—
“Hic.”
A hiccup snapped me back. Oops, I’d stared too long.
I glanced sideways. The bunny girl knight was twisting her body this way and that, her face beet red as she tried to hide her embarrassment. Surprisingly, the vice captains showed no change in expression.
A more nonchalant reaction than expected.
“Ah, sorry. Did I stare too much?”
“N-nooo…… It’s f-fine.”
Despite her words, her face grew redder by the second. Afraid she’d collapse if I left her like that, I said got it and dismissed her first.
Like all the women here, the bunny girl knight left the room with that distinctive hip-swaying walk. The bunny tail near her tailbone was just the cherry on top. Fitting for a bunny girl.
“Go ahead with this. If there’s anything to tweak, handle it among yourselves. Once the final version’s set, come to me for the budget.”
Feigning calm, I handed back the paper with the bunny girl variations. Laksia received it and tucked it carefully into her bosom.
No one commented on how my speech was gradually reverting to normal. They’d noticed, but it wasn’t worth breaking the mood over, so they let it slide.
Maintaining that dignified tone was ridiculously hard. Obsessing over it would just tangle my words and shatter the dignity anyway.
“Understood, Captain. Rest well.”
After the vice captains bowed and left, I let out a long sigh and leaned back in my chair. So from now on, as long as I’m in the castle, I’ll be seeing bunny girls and reverse bunnies.
The white sleeveless tops and dolphin pants might’ve been better after all.
The castle had no food supplies.
It made sense—this was the place where the lord had told the Silver Dawn Knights to eat and get cursed, stocking only meat soup and bread. There weren’t many good spots to store provisions anyway.
The vice captains had realized this and looked quite troubled, but I solved it simply.
“Here.”
More money.
The funds Aurora had given me for travel expenses when I got involved with the Inquisition and headed to the Holy Kingdom were still intact in the castle’s storage warehouse, almost exactly as I’d received them.
I’d had no need to spend them in the Holy Kingdom, and after returning to the territory, I’d been too busy preparing for the audience with the Emperor.
So this time, I kept just a little for myself and divided the rest among them. The knights’ eyes sparkled enormously upon receiving the gold coins, and even the vice captains swallowed hard.
Some members even joked with exaggerated gestures about swearing eternal loyalty. Money was truly powerful. The slightly tense atmosphere melted away instantly.
‘Well, I don’t need to scramble for cash anyway.’
Just saying I’d sell the ancient scroll to Minerva would bring in enough gold to bury me. As a kept man, I could always beg the Pope. And Aurora had offered full support, material and otherwise. Worrying about money was pointless.
“Are you in, Lord?”
After handing out the money and sending the members to the city—with a heads-up to the guards not to be surprised by the newly appointed knights—I headed straight to Aurora’s mansion and knocked.
Lana and the other maids didn’t mind me treating the place like my own home. They greeted me politely instead.
“It’s open. Come in.”
Opening the door, I saw Aurora at her usual spot: the large desk by the window, seated in an antique chair.
She glanced at me and set down her papers.
“You’re earlier than I expected. Already done organizing?”
“There was nothing left in the castle to organize.”
“True, that magic probably left it stripped bare. Picking what’s there must’ve been faster than hunting for what’s not.”
I handed over a bundle of papers listing the needed supplies. Aurora skimmed it with her eyes and set it carefully aside on the desk.
“I can handle food within two days, but what about until then? Need money? I’ll give you as much as you want.”
Aurora spoke assuming the curse on the castle was lifted—something I’d never mentioned. She must’ve guessed from the food on the supply list.
Sharp insight, as expected from the famously capable NPC in the game.
“No need for money. I already gave them plenty.”
“Plenty? Where’d you get money to…… Oh, the stuff I gave you for the Holy Kingdom trip?”
“Yeah. No place to spend it, so almost all of it was still there.”
“Good. Using it thriftily. Yeah, spend what I gave you to spend. Keeping it all pristine makes the giver look bad.”
Aurora leaned fully back in her chair, stretching with a strange “Euuung” groan. Her smooth underarm exposed itself, her chest thrust out emphatically, asserting her presence.
Finishing the stretch, she leaned back again. Then, as if remembering something, she bolted upright. Her breasts bounced heavily for a moment.
“So, what are you going to do now, Delta?”
Her golden eyes fixed on me shone with a brilliant glow, just like Kaikilia’s.