In the Illusory World, there naturally exists a fashion system. It’s safe to say that this is a very rich and popular source of enjoyment among the player community. Only characters like Violet, who are deeply focused on attributes and becoming stronger, completely disregard it.
In the game, equipment usually comes with its own appearance. For example, the white robe that Violet usually wears is the actual form of the 【Feather Robe Graria】.
However, players also have another mode, the fashion mode.
With a gentle thought, the pristine white robe on Violet slowly faded away, revealing her flawless and delicate naked body, a masterpiece of the Creator, along with the automatically matched inner lining. She did not unequip the 【Feather Robe Graria】, she simply entered the fashion configuration mode, making it no longer visible.
In her regular bathing routine, Violet often did this. It can be said to be very convenient.
Although invisible and intangible, the attributes and passive bonuses from armor enhancements would still work as usual. After all, artifact-level equipment could not rely solely on physical means to resist damage.
Just like how, in normal situations, even if an enemy’s attack landed on the exposed parts of Violet’s body, it would still trigger the damage reduction effect of the 【Feather Robe Graria】.
“Let me see, how does this thing go on...”
Holding the white one-piece dress in her hands, Violet gestured and fiddled with it for a while before realizing that putting on this dress seemed to be more complicated than she had imagined.
For example, she initially thought she could just slip it on like a sweater, threading it from the bottom hole up. However, when she tried doing that, she noticed that the neckline was not stretchable, making it difficult to directly put her head through.
After some examination, she turned the dress around and, as a priestess, only then did Violet notice the intricate patterned ropes at the back.
Sure, it could be buttoned, but these things had been unnecessarily complex. Just unfastening them was a bit of a challenge. After putting the dress on, she needed to reach behind, groping in her blind spot to re-tie them one by one.
Compared to the average level of strength in this world, Violet’s power is rarely matched. However, when it comes to things like putting on clothes, it requires sheer skill. She could tear the clothes apart, and if it didn’t fit, it still wouldn’t fit...
After a tremendous effort and spending nearly half an hour, the priestess finally completely subdued the white formal dress. She was so anxious that beads of sweat almost formed on her forehead.
“This is much more difficult to deal with than some pseudo-god dragon...”
Violet finally understood why in TV shows and anime, noble ladies always needed maids to help them dress.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
A faint tapping sound came from outside, accompanied by a slightly troubled inquiry from a certain queen.
“Violet, haven’t you finished dressing yet? Should I come in and help you...”
“No, no need! It’s done. I’ll be out in a moment!”
Adjusting the neckline, feeling the somewhat strange fit that almost perfectly matched her bust, the priestess pushed open the door of the changing room and cautiously stepped out.
As soon as she emerged, her eyes met with the blue-haired girl standing at the door.
“Wow~”
The Queen’s eyes immediately lit up. She decisively took out something that seemed to be called a “photographic stone” and snapped it several times.
“It looks great, Violet! You really have a natural beauty. Although you usually wear a monotonous white robe, which is also beautiful, it can get aesthetically fatiguing. Now, isn’t this super cute!”
“Is it really that exaggerated...?”
Glancing at her reflection in the bronze mirror, Violet didn’t have much sense of novelty. After all, she was extremely familiar with this appearance from the game.
The two women chatted while walking and soon exited the inner room, arriving at the main hall of the fitting room. Most of the maids had left, leaving only four attendants seemingly waiting for instructions.
However, at this moment, another woman, previously unseen, stood there.
She was dressed in the kingdom’s common high-ranking knight ceremonial armor, with a sky-blue cape, a sword hanging at her waist, neat black short hair, well-defined facial features. Although lacking the softness characteristic of women, she exuded a particularly heroic and striking charm, a woman with a distinctive and aggressive beauty.
Her appearance was approximately in her early twenties, still very young.
Wait a minute... this woman... seems a bit familiar, have I seen her somewhere?
Violet followed the subtle familiarity, staring at the woman’s somewhat imposing face, trying to scrape the corners of her memory. Suddenly, a flash of insight.
She remembered! She is...
“Come, Violet, let me introduce you. This is the Vice Commander of the Royal Knights, Viscountess Felina Trollope. She has been leading teams to investigate and capture the cultists of the Evil God who have been active in our country. She has just returned from her mission.”
Lilya’s voice echoed at this moment.
“Felina is a talented individual and also one of my confidants. For this diplomatic mission to the Azure Sky Kingdom, I plan to appoint her as the head of the delegation, overseeing the affairs.”
Yes, this Felina, Violet had indeed seen her before.
As she traversed this world, she arrived in the dim forest for the first time.
On that evening, trailing behind the villager Carl, she intervened to thwart his attempt to unleash a monster and captured the casually dressed woman with him. Despite the stark difference in appearance and attire, there was no doubt that both in temperament and looks, she was undeniably the same person as the current Felina.
At that time, it seemed she left with the villager because she couldn’t handle the 【Demon God’s Gem (Fragment)】 alone, and Miss Violet, who was following behind, casually took away the gem enshrined on the altar.
This is really... quite unexpected.
It seems the higher-ups of the kingdom had long noticed the worshippers marked with the symbol of the 【Devouring Serpent】 on their hands and dispatched people to investigate and handle them secretly.
I wonder what the outcome is.
However, with the Demon God’s Gem taken by Violet, when Miss Felina returns, she’s probably not going to be happy.
Well, it’s probably better not to mention this matter...
“Felina, this is Violet, my most important close friend I mentioned before, and also a very powerful super-adept. She will serve as an adviser to the mission and will accompany you. I have already informed you of the precautions.”
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Glancing suspiciously at the priestess whose expression seemed a bit guilty, Felina nodded solemnly, considering it as a form of greeting.
Then, she shifted her gaze to the queen on the other side, speaking in an advisory tone with great emphasis.
“Your Majesty, now that you have ascended to the throne, your identity is no longer the same as before. You can no longer casually refer to yourself as ‘I.’ You should be called ‘Your Highness’ or ‘This Majesty.’ Otherwise, outsiders and subjects will laugh at you, looking down upon you.”
“Ah, well, um...”
Lilya awkwardly scratched her head. It was clear that she had a close relationship with Felina. She behaved without any airs, although it might also be because the newly crowned queen wasn’t accustomed to the feeling of looking down on others just yet.
Waving her hand, several maids immediately understood and briskly stepped back, leaving only Violet, Lilya, and Felina.
The queen then chuckled.
“I’ll definitely be mindful in front of outsiders, but Felina and Violet are like family. It just comes naturally... I know your family places a lot of emphasis on etiquette and hierarchy, but occasionally, it’s okay to relax a bit.”
“There must be order between ruler and subject, Your Majesty.”
Dressed in knight’s armor, Felina responded with a serious expression and fell silent, not speaking any further.
Wow, she seems like someone not very easy to get along with...