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Even Paimon's outfit is ready. The little guy has a white women's suit with a very doll-like gathering at the trouser legs. It looks cute and formal... I guess the designer must be going bald.
"...I feel like I might as well just wear the robe that Haiya chose...I feel like I'm no different from a salesperson selling insurance now?"
But the other extreme of complying with social etiquette is standardization, so even the clothes you wear weaken your individuality. Kong looked at himself in the mirror, who was groomed by Befa to look like a decent person, but twisted his slightly slender shoulders with some dissatisfaction.
It is too difficult for me to support a suit with my current height. It is not tall and straight, but at most it fits me well. I can only choose clothes for younger age groups.
There is no brand signature, no special symbol to highlight the identity, and no pattern to show the punk spirit. It is just a white shirt, vest and red tie.
British student style? Scholar style? Gentleman style? None of it matters, but when he saw Belfa present the monocle, Sora couldn't hold back any more:
"I'd rather die than wear this thing. Let Ester give up."
"Please remain elegant, master. Although you no longer need to attend banquets every day, you still have to regain some of your former dignity. Sincerity alone is not enough to gain respect." Befa gave Kong a rare admonition.
If she hadn't discovered that the current Kongcheng Mansion was indeed somewhat inferior to the past, she wouldn't have said anything more.
"Different personalities manifest themselves in different ways in different environments. Befa, I am able to manipulate the 'personality mask' expertly, don't worry."
Sora refused the glasses, but after thinking about it, he took out a scarf from the "accessories" next to him.
"I like to add a scarf. Wouldn't it look better this way?"
But when he looked in the mirror, he looked more like a student... full of energy and vitality, which also highlighted the cute part of his appearance.
"... Never mind. I'll leave it at that. ScrewGum won't laugh at me anyway."
Sora sighed, "Befa, you should change your clothes too?"
"Before the dinner?"
"Change your mood a bit. You won't be needed to serve everyone today. You also said you wanted to increase my prestige. Nothing can better reflect a man's success than a glamorous female companion."
"As you wish."
Befa bowed slightly, and then the maid outfit on her body was replaced by a blue evening dress in the white light.
"Haha... the last time I wore this was at the end-of-year exercise banquet."
Befa seemed to have found a little romance in his memory, and finally stopped talking about elegant etiquette: "But at that time, it was much more difficult to grab the commander's arms than to fight in a war..."
"Do you need some time to get used to it?"
Kong very gentlemanly folded his arms to form a triangle, just enough for Belfa to hold him.
So Befa happily put his hand in.
"Help me check if the zipper at the back is zipped up - ah, you've already started?"
When Eula came out of the room and was about to ask Befa to check if her clothes were neat, she happened to witness them showing their affection.
"Maid Befa...why do I feel like you are more skilled than me?"
Eula's eyes stretched out, and she was a little jealous, but she only glanced at Befa in a complaining manner.
"You must have cheated a lot in the past."
"Ms. Eula, if what you care about is whether I have ever attended a banquet with the master as a female companion, then I have had such a memorable experience."
Beifa said generously: "But I won't steal the show. You are a noble, and the most powerful and capable 'princess' among us in terms of 'claim'. So this honor is yours, and I won't take it away. I was just rehearsing with the master just now."
"…claim…what?"
Eula was a little confused.
"She means that your Lawrence family has a strong claim to Mond, which is best used to scare those pawns who are looking for trouble with Estelle and me."
Kong Dan said bitterly: "Anyway, they don't know where Mondstadt is, let alone your miserable situation. Wendy won't mind us pretending to be a tiger - I think he would like you to take him back. Even if there is a claim, I will not go back to Mondstadt to be a crappy city lord. Being a god or a lord in that place will shorten your life."
Although Eula was a little shy about the title of Belfa "Princess", and awkwardly wanted to reiterate that she no longer cared about the noble bloodline, and now it was nothing more than giving herself some bargaining chips that were better than nothing...but she still glared at Kong and pointed at his right arm.
“…Okay, okay, give it to me.”
Kong could only smile as if he was coaxing a little girl, and stretched out his other arm into a triangle to let Eula hold him.
"...Pfft, you are really short now. It seems like I should be the male lead in the round dance, and you should be the female lead."
But while Eula was satisfied, she also ruthlessly fought back at the tone of Sora's coaxing brat, with great lethality.
"Can we please stop worrying about my height? It's stressful for me to be with any of you."
Kong pointed at the black tower puppet standing by in anger, "I can't dance with her, right? The people in the company might be scared to death by us!"
"Dr. Kong, I told you, if you think the doll is too short, I can make it taller..."
The Black Tower, which was launched in seconds, was helpless about Kong's behavior of shifting the blame to others in order to find a sense of balance.
The more he got into Kong's body and life, the more Heita found the man interesting and nonsensical... but he wasn't a bad person.
"No, otherwise I will be the only shorty left on the train."
"…It was actually because of such a boring reason."
"You guys are allowed to act out, but you won't let me do it once?"
There was no sense of seniority or old monster in Kong's current performance. Instead, it was a bit of malicious cuteness, which made Befa look at him sideways frequently - just as he said, Kong could indeed switch back and forth between multiple masks.
Paimeng, who was hanging in the air, picked up the monocle that Kong had dropped and started playing with it. He was about to interrupt, but suddenly felt that it was a bit stupid to do so at this time, so he chose to remain silent.
In this car...Speaking of shorty, she and Pam seem to be caught in the crossfire.
128. It’s not you, Qin—it’s me, Youlada!
"Ms. Lawrence's hair is very fine and smooth, and the color is also very beautiful, why does she cut and style it so meticulously?"
Belfa combed through Eula's hair again and again, expressing her opinion: "Based on my experience, your hair is very suitable for growing longer, so that you can further enhance your elegance through more gorgeous headwear, without having to limit yourself to a few accessories like now."
"It's too troublesome to grow it too long, and it's not convenient for fighting."
While enjoying Belfa's hairdressing service, Eula said helplessly: "Do you really think I'm a lady from a secluded place? Didn't I say that I'm a fake noble? The leather suit I wear now is for outsiders to see."
"Have you ever thought about changing your hairstyle to surprise the master?"
"There are many beauties with long hair around him, but there are only a few who can ignore their hair and fight without restraint." Eula gave a direct conclusion.
"Until the day comes when he no longer needs me to fight, I will remain like this."
Eula said calmly.
She looked at herself in the mirror and she became more and more radiant. Her blue hair was faintly silvery, like the color of some noble jewel. The black hair flower that Estelle had chosen for her was chosen through Befa's unique decorative angle. Now, just by looking at her dress, Eula looked like a true, gentle aristocratic girl. She didn't look like a female knight at all... She was the kind of pearl that everyone would fight to please at a banquet.
But unfortunately, Eula knew very well that the tricks commonly used to deal with ordinary people had no effect on Kong. In his eyes, the so-called princess was almost the same as a country girl who could run a horse. The only difference was the degree of their care for him.
"Befa, I don't understand why you are so happy to serve me? Not to mention that we were rivals in love before, and now I am only accepting your favor unilaterally - you are a smart woman, you should know that I won't pay for your efforts so easily, right?"
Putting aside the slight resentment she had towards Sora for the moment, Eula began to feel a little guilty about Befa's meticulous service that could be described as "perfect".
Everything that Befa said before was coming true, and she really treated Eula as the "mistress".
"...In fact, when I received the request for help from the Master, I was happier than ever before, because in the impression of everyone in the port area, nothing can stump the Commander...The feeling of being needed is really happy."
Beifa said bluntly: "Not only the master, just like this, watching you step by step become the most dazzling person at the party, I will also get a sense of satisfaction. Please rest assured, Beifa's service has no extra purpose. The maid focuses on the satisfaction brought by dedication. As for the benefits - haven't you brought enough benefits to Beifa? The guest room I live in and all the materials I use are all earned by you all. "
"…Even if you have any motive, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to fulfill your wish."
There was a slight blush on Youla's face because Befa turned to face her and began to draw her eyebrows.
Eyeliner and brow liner, as well as mascara, are musts for socialites - but not for Eula.
In Mond, at the annual Knights' Reception, the most she would do was prepare a long dress and change her hair. Although she had received rigorous education in makeup techniques, most of the time, the stupid acting leader of the Gunhild family did not embellish her appearance and almost always went out without makeup, which made it difficult for her to take good care of herself... It was a little regrettable.
...But I didn't expect that before deciding the winner with Qin, he actually ran off to someone else's territory to show off... This made Eula helpless, but also a little excited.
Jean——The one standing next to Sora now is me, Eula Lawrence!
Ah, of course, I may have to give my arm to Esta later...
The continuous ups and downs of emotions in her mind made Eula's expression very vivid and lovable, especially when her cherry lips were pursed, the pink light and shadow combined with her amber eyes, which was three-dimensional and full of contrast. Not to mention men, even women would stop to take a closer look and feel envious.
Haiya, who came in to remind her, happened to see Youla's tangled and slightly expectant expression, and gave her a little extra points in her heart -
She doesn't need Befa's help. As a spy, she is a master of makeup. If she wanted, she could make herself look like the monsters on the short video platform with beauty filters turned on. But there is no need because her bare face is already top-notch.
But today she put on green lipstick instead of red, which made her look like a snake with poisonous lips. She exuded an amazing charm, completely different from Eula in temperament.
To say that she is beautiful, she is indeed so beautiful that she doesn't look like a human, but at the same time her danger level is increased by several percent because of her makeup.
The temperament is even more poisonous than Blue Poison, which makes Eula complain:
"...What an ugly green mouth. Why do you like green as much as Liuyun?"
"Because this is my personality. Besides, this makeup has the effect of rejecting men's approaching. I don't want to be in the spotlight, and I don't want the doctor to come and help drive away bedbugs for me."
Haiya countered: "Bingliangliang can do anything just to look beautiful, even letting Belfa manipulate your body at will, with a lot of skin exposed - but she has never thought of being considerate of the doctor."
"...Where does your inexplicable confidence come from? Do you want to ask Sora who is more troublesome between us? Who is more ignorant?"
Eula almost turned into a sweaty face on the spot.
"Stop arguing, girls. Screw-Gum will be here soon."
Kong poked his head in from the door. In order to prevent Haiya from slamming the door shut and injuring his neck, Kong had to prop the door open completely and quickly took a look at everyone's preparations.
"...If it wasn't too late now, I would have given you guys a try since you guys are so beautifully dressed."
Sora gave a thumbs up.
Although the compliment was quite tasteless, this is the kind of vulgar compliment that old couples like best.
Seeing that Eula was enjoying herself, Befa also uttered several charming "ah la"s——
But only Haiya aggressively glanced up and down at the sky, and Xinzi happily said: "Doctor, you want to have a shot? Sure? There's plenty of time."
"No, no, no, let's just forget it."
Only Haiya... Sora wasn't sure if he would have enough time to clean up after he was done.
He stepped back in shame, making room for everyone.
As he moved away, Paimon opened the door and let in Esther who was knocking on the door.
"Sora! I'm here to pick you up! Hehe~ See if this outfit fits you~ Eh??"
Just before the young webmaster's energy filled the room, three self-proclaimed "mature" women stared at the only cute guy present, scaring her so much that she staggered.