Omen
Omen
"I'm not sure if my clothes will fit you, but here. Take them."
Mrs. Arisa handed me a few pieces of clothing from the wardrobe.
And among them was underwear,
'What the, why is there lingerie in a medieval fantasy?'
Both the bra and panties were lingerie-style underwear that seemed to serve no other purpose.
At first, I wondered if Mrs. Arisa had given them to me to embarrass me, but looking at her expression, it seemed as if such underwear was perfectly normal.
And then, a fact from the depths of my memory suddenly came to mind.
'Ah, a Mod.'
Right, this was a game with Mods installed.
Besides, I hadn't looked closely, so I didn't know exactly what kind of Mods were installed among the more than 100 of them.
The underwear was probably one of the Mods.
The fact that I had to wear such lingerie filled me with genuine self-loathing,
But wasn't it better than not wearing anything at all?
In the end, I squeezed my eyes shut and put on the underwear.
Of course, I'd never worn a bra before, so I had to get help from Mrs. Arisa.
"I'm not sure if my clothes will fit, but try them on."
Along with her underwear, Mrs. Arisa also handed me a one-piece dress that women might wear.
Normally, it would be difficult to give one's underwear and clothes to a complete stranger,
Feeling deeply grateful for Mrs. Arisa's consideration, I put on the dress.
"Wow, Lunia, you look even prettier wearing it."
"Th-thank you."
I stood in front of a large mirror.
Indeed, the woman reflected in the mirror was beautiful.
A flawless figure, breasts so full they seemed about to burst, and hips so beautiful they'd make any woman gasp.
Among these, what asserted its presence the most was her appearance.
Jet-black hair and crimson eyes that stirred lust.
If she wore clothes fit for a queen, she would look like a Tyrant.
But if she wore a dress like the villagers might wear, as she did now, she looked like a delicate woman with a wounded heart.
To think the day would come when I'd actually see the character I custom-made.
Of course, I didn't want to become that character, but anyway.
It felt like I wouldn't get bored even if I stared at the mirror all day.
"Lunia."
"Yes?"
"I won't ask how you ended up here in such attire. If you don't have anywhere to stay right now, would you like to stay at our house?"
I remember this line too.
Here, I accept Mrs. Arisa's offer, stay with her, and learn from her how to earn money through farming, as well as basic crafting.
And the biggest problem is,
I've never seen the story after hearing this line.
First, my goal is to gain strength to prevent the rough actions of men who lust after me.
To achieve that goal, I need to buy weapons from a merchant and gain experience.
To do that,
"Yes, if it's not too much trouble, I'd like to impose on you."
I had to accept Mrs. Arisa's offer.
##
Actually, Mrs. Arisa's main profession isn't farming.
She only teaches how to earn money through farming in the game; nowhere is it written that she is a farmer.
The developers probably set it up that way.
It's what you call a 'filler'.
If they had to create another NPC just to teach farming, the developers would have more work, and players would find it annoying.
It's the same reason Mrs. Arisa teaches basic crafting to the playable character, in other words, the protagonist.
If they were to give players who just want to enjoy the game a bunch of information first, it would create a sense of aversion to the fun.
Anyway, Mrs. Arisa's main profession is that of a tailor.
You could say that most of the clothes worn by the villagers are bought from her.
"Still, I can't do it like the tailors in The Capital. I merely stitch fabrics together, so you'll have to learn specialized knowledge from them."
Arisa said that she just buys fabrics from Traveling Merchants, cuts and stitches them together to make wearable clothes, and that's it.
Nevertheless, from my perspective, who didn't even know the basics of tailoring, it was simply amazing.
Here, I felt it keenly once again.
That the people in this world weren't simply NPCs.
Certainly, in the game, if I talked to her, it would have simply brought up the [Craft from List] and [Repair] options as a reward,
But seeing her actually stitching clothes together, and even tanning hides, made me realize this.
"Excuse me... Mrs.!"
"Did you call?"
This is inside a game, but it's not inside a game.
Time is definitely flowing, and the world is turning.
Asking for so much pricked my conscience as a modern person, but I still had no intention of giving up.
"Tailoring clothes, simple crafting, preparing vegetables, edible things. Can you teach me everything, everything!"
At my question, Mrs. Arisa fell into thought for a moment.
Was it too much to ask, after all?
Honestly, even I thought it was a very rude request.
So I was half-resigned, but...
"As I thought, you're planning to leave this place... Lunia must have her reasons... Alright, I'll teach you everything."
"R-really?"
"Yes, but there's a condition."
"What kind of condition...?"
"Just make one promise with me that you'll definitely keep."
What kind of promise could it be?
Perhaps to return here once my business was done,
Though Mrs. Arisa wasn't that kind of person, perhaps to marry her son in the future.
Such an unreasonable promise...
"Don't worry, I won't make an unreasonable promise like asking you to return here."
"Ah, yes. I understand..."
Since she hid the content of the promise until the very end, I wondered what kind of promise she wanted that she had to hide it so much,
But that wasn't suspicion directed at Mrs. Arisa.
-Thump. Creak.
"I'm home."
Meanwhile, Arisa's Husband, who had been sent out for a moment so I could change, returned.
And the gaze he sent my way was definitely less sticky than before.
It seemed to be because of the tattered clothes that had been so revealing.
"Welcome home. It's alright if Lunia stays at our house for a little while, isn't it?"
"Hmm... It's fine. More importantly, her name is Lunia, you say. I am Arisa's Husband here, Ben."
"Ah, I'm Lunia. I'll impose on you for a short while."
Of course, I said it was because of the tattered clothes earlier, but
It wasn't as if he wasn't sending sticky gazes at all.
##
"Hello..."
"Ah, yeah. Hello."
After that, a little time passed, and when it was time for dinner, Arisa and Ben's son, Mallik, came in.
Mallik, having heard the whole story, seemed quite nonchalant.
No, considering he kept glancing at me while eating, he might not be nonchalant at all.
Right, Mallik is a newly-minted adult whose desires are bursting, so glancing at my chest or thighs is, well.
Even I, in my early twenties, couldn't take my eyes off a woman wearing slightly revealing clothes if she just walked by.
Since I know how it feels, as someone with experience, let's allow that much.
Now that I've actually become a woman, being forced to feel such gazes was subtly agonizing.
Of course, there might be people who intentionally wear revealing clothes to receive such gazes,
But in my case, I wished they wouldn't look at me, so perhaps that's why it felt even more so.
I think I once saw a celebrity article about someone who married their partner because they looked only into their eyes, not their chest, when speaking to them.
I could now clearly understand what that story meant.
I need to quickly receive Mrs. Arisa's teachings, earn money, and buy a weapon that suits my hand.
Then, I'll either pay for an inn in this village or leave the village quickly.
Because I can't keep imposing on Mrs. Arisa's house forever.
And I thought about it a little.
This is probably a world inside a game.
And it's only because I installed Mods; if I hadn't, it would be a story-based single-player game.
That means, the more I push through the main story, the stronger the protagonist will become.
And I predict that, to return to the real world, seeing the ending of this game is the most probable path.
Of course, even if I return, my already dead body, well.
Wouldn't something happen, just like how I possessed this world?
If I reach the ending but can't return...
I decided to think about this later, so let's skip it.
"Hooah..."
It wasn't a soft bed, but rather, a single blanket spread on a hard wooden floor felt more comfortable.
Perhaps today was just so exhausting that simply lying down like this made my body feel at ease.
Let's just forget about today.
Starting tomorrow, when I begin to receive Mrs. Arisa's teachings, I probably won't have much free time.
For tomorrow's sake, let's cut off today's memories here.
Thus, the eventful first day of possession came to an end.
##
"Lunia, let's go bathe."
"Yes, sounds good."
Just as I was starting to feel sticky, Mrs. Arisa readily suggested it.
I was gradually adapting to life here.
Today marked the fifth day since the first day of my possession.
I had gotten acquainted with the villagers and received various help.
"Lunia's figure is enviable even to a woman~"
"Indeed, hoho."
The women who came out to bathe said that.
"Oh, come on, you all have great figures too."
"Hoho, is that so~"
Of course, it wasn't flattery.
Perhaps if I had made my game character male, it would have told me to have sex with them.
Even though they were all married women, thanks to the Mods, they were beautiful and had good figures.
"Hmph, it's cold..."
They say that in The Capital, you can create warm water with Magic Tools to bathe.
Indeed, in a medieval fantasy setting, all technological prowess is concentrated in The Capital.
I diligently poured cold water over my shoulders, washing away impurities.
I thought I would finish bathing, laughing and chatting with the women as usual, but suddenly I felt a sticky gaze that made goosebumps rise all over my body.
Startled, I hastily covered my body and turned my head towards where the gaze was coming from,
-Rustle rustle!
"Eek!"
I saw the silhouette of a man who, feeling my gaze, ran away.
Unfortunately, I couldn't see his face, so I don't know exactly who it was.
However, on the ground where the man who had peeped at my body had been,
".........Th-that, Semen..."
The white and yellowish liquid was a liquid I knew all too well.
"Ha, haha."