235: The adorned Vee and her companions

"Perfect now."

Today was finally the tea party with Her Majesty the Emperor.

So, right after waking up, Dr. Mizeon moved from the Iseimitsi Count's mansion to the Vanilla Genroot Count's mansion.

As planned yesterday, they had help from the Vanilla Genroot family members and external professionals to tidy up everyone's appearance.

"Everything is in order, I presume?"

"That should do it. I wouldn't look out of place standing beside Miss Vee."

And with that, I was done without any issues.

After all, I was just wearing a regular suit.

I left the finer details to the professionals.

"I wish I could have dressed up the girl known as the Greenhouse Coordinator, though..."

"That kind of thing isn't allowed, you know..."

"Well, I can't go making a spectacle for an undefined crowd..."

"..."

I was also invited to appear at the tea party, suggesting that I, the greenhouse coordinator, take part, but I politely declined.

I'm confident the Emperor and the Crown Prince will be fine, but putting me—looking like that—into a setting with so many other people would be far too risky.

After all, even I am aware that the greenhouse coordinator version of me is a bit of a weirdo, ready to jump at any moment.

There's no need to bring such hazardous materials out when it's unnecessary.

"Miss Satā. Have you finished changing?"

"Yes, I'm done."

At that moment, Memokushi appears.

Memokushi's outfit is largely the same as usual—a maid dress.

But it's noticeably better quality than her usual attire, or perhaps it's newer, with no stains visible at all.

"Shall we go greet Miss Vī then?"

"Understood."

Memoqshi and I head down together toward Virijanila.

And what awaited us was….

"Satā, Memoqshi."

"……"

"Even as usual you're beautiful, but today you're even more exquisite, Lady Vī."

Virijanila looked even more stunning than when she had dressed up for the tea party in the Flaretanbo system.

The newly crafted dress still features blue and green as its primary colors, but the intricate structure and decorations sparkle in a fresh, dazzling way.

Her golden hair, her eyes glowing with a blue-green phosphorescence, and her skin as flawless as jade—all radiate brilliance unlike anything seen before.

Makeup and perfume are applied with just the right touch, perfectly accentuating Vīrijanila’s natural allure.

In short… I was completely entranced.

"Satā? I can see you're entranced, but I'd appreciate your thoughts."

"Ah, uh, yes. Um, it's... really beautiful."

"Thank you. If Satā says so, then all the effort was worth it."

I couldn't come up with a proper reply.

But I think I managed to say what I meant.

Did I say it, though?

Yeah, I must have.

Half of the Vanillagenroot noble family were smirking, the other half grinning broadly.

"Then, it's just you, Lord Johalis."

"Callin' for me?~"

And just then, Johalis appeared.

Johalis was... about a little shorter than me, in humanoid form.

"Oh, uh, so this is the official attire for slimekind?"

"Exactly. To be precise, it's just the outfit we adopted because the first slimekind in history expressed a desire to take on humanoid form and act as such. It's kind of an inconvenient outfit for later slimekind like us, though."

A harsh critique came from Jhahris, but... well, it's probably a hassle for slimekind like us.

After all, we're supposed to crawl into a full-body suit shaped like a human, with only a hole for the face, and maintain that human form constantly.

Even though we're using mod powers, it's like being told to keep tensing every muscle in our body all the time... yeah, that'd be tough.

"But it looks quite beautiful, Jhahris."

"Hehe, if His Majesty says so, then all my hard work has paid off."

And indeed, thanks to that hard work, the outfit she wears is dazzling yet stylish in its design.

Decorations inspired by water and flowing currents are attached to various parts of her body, while the tube-like hair-like sections give off a unique aura through their thickness and transparency.

There's a peculiar atmosphere about her—like the mechanical and organic components are merging in a direction distinct from Memokushi...

Incidentally, it seems unwise to mention the fact that the amount of material used in her usual机体 and the amount currently composing her body don't match at all.

That sort of thing is just a lady's secret, or something like that...

Yeah, then I'll just leave it alone.

Hmm, it's truly dazzling. I can't help but wonder if it's really appropriate for someone like me to be mingling here.

Please don't worry, Dr. Mizion. You look lovely too.

Is that so? Then I'm glad.

Finally, Dr. Mizeon.

It's a fairly simple dress, with minimal accessories and an overall calm, composed feel.

In this setting, comparing myself to Villigianila would naturally put me at a disadvantage, but in ordinary circumstances, there would be no issue at all.

"Then, Vee. Let's meet again later."

"Yes, Mother."

With that, we headed toward a pillar-like structure that stretched from the upper elite district of the imperial city, where the Vanillagenroute viscount's residence was located, all the way down to the lower underlayers.

Well, what kind of tea party will this turn out to be?

04/01 Correction of typo