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Chapter 340: Let’s Make It Right Away

After clearing the misunderstanding about my “pervy” tendencies, Mother kept gazing intently at the design sketches. Could it be that she found a swimsuit she liked?

“Mother, if there’s anything you like, I can try making it for you. Fabienne seems to have taken a liking to this one, so I plan to go with it. I’m thinking of making it yellow… What do you think?”

I glanced at Fabienne, seeking her opinion. She smiled. She didn’t seem displeased.

Good. It looked like she didn’t think of me as just some perverted guy.

“Yellow is fine with me. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”

 “Look forward to it—I won’t disappoint you.”

We exchanged smiles and a light laugh. The servants nearby watched us with warm expressions. It was a little embarrassing, but it was definitely better than having rumors about us not getting along.

“Could I request this one?”

 “A bustier type? Got it. What color would you like?”

 “Let’s see… I think I’ll go with the same yellow as Fabienne.”

 “Understood. I’ll make it the same yellow as Fabienne’s.”

It seemed like Mother’s way of showing thoughtfulness. She probably regarded Fabienne as if she were her real daughter.

Fabienne must have realized this, as her face lit up with a cheerful smile. “Mother-in-law,” she said happily. A harmonious relationship is a wonderful thing.

After Mother left for the bath, Fabienne and I also left the salon. The cool drink we had in the salon refreshed both our minds and bodies. I felt ready to tackle another task.

Parting ways with Fabienne, I returned to my room and began crafting the swimsuits.

Naturally, I had Nero leave the room. It wouldn’t be good for him to see my “Thread Creation” skill. It’d be very inconvenient if he started asking how it worked.

While skills are incredibly convenient, it seems like research on them in this world hasn’t progressed much yet. People tend to use them unconsciously.

Unlike magic, there aren’t fixed steps or procedures to activate them, so the activation conditions remain unclear.

If someone asked whether I could teach others how to learn skills, the answer would be “No.” After all, I acquired my skills by assigning skill points. Unlike Rosalia, who mastered the “Craft” skill through her own efforts, I can’t teach what I didn’t learn myself.

“It’s no use worrying about it. What I can’t do, I can’t do. Someday, someone will research it properly.”

With that thought in mind, I finished making the swimsuits and went to bed. I had a dream where Fabienne appeared naked, which startled me awake, but it was fine. That was close. A little older, and such dreams would definitely cross a line. Before that happens, I need to make wearing swimsuits mandatory for the Heine Count family.

The next day, before bath time, I called Fabienne and Mother to the salon. Naturally, it was to showcase the swimsuits. I avoided bringing it up during meals to prevent burdening Alex-niisan and my other older siblings.

While it probably won’t be commercialized, there’s no doubt they’ll be intrigued.

“They’re already finished? As expected of Julius!”

 “Wow, amazing!”

Seeing the yellow swimsuits on the table, the two clapped their hands excitedly. Each of them picked one up, feeling the fabric’s texture. They pulled at it, testing its stretchiness, while the watching servants also seemed curious.

“This is such unusual fabric. It stretches a lot and doesn’t become see-through when wet, right? What kind of thread is it made of?”

 “Uh… It’s probably better not to know.”

“…”

Mother fell silent, as if she had guessed something. She sniffed at it. Don’t worry—it’s odorless.

In truth, the thread was something I created myself, but she probably assumed it was obtained from some magical creature. Most likely, she thought it came from a spider-like monster’s spinnerets.

Fabienne didn’t seem to understand and tilted her head in confusion.

If she found out about the existence of giant spiders, she’d definitely scream. Best not to tell her. I’ll share the truth with her privately later. If she looks into it and discovers giant spiders, that’d be troublesome.

“Well then, Julius, I’ll go try it on right away.”

“I’ll try mine as well!”

Fabienne gave me an intense gaze. This clearly meant she wanted us to bathe together again today. Fine by me. I even prepared men’s swimsuits for myself—and, of course, one for Nero.

Starting today, we’ll all bathe together. As long as we’re wearing swimsuits, there shouldn’t be any problems.

“By the way, Julius, are the sizes correct?”

“No problem at all.”

Yes, there’s no issue with the sizing. That’s because I used my Appraisal skill to check their measurements. Wahaha.

What I discovered was: Mother is incredible, and Fabienne is incredible too. No further explanation needed. And Fabienne is still growing. The future is frightening.

“…Why are you so confident the sizes are fine?”

Mother chuckled. Realizing what she implied, Fabienne turned bright red and covered her chest.

This is bad. I’m being completely suspected of being a pervert. Admitting the truth would only make things worse, and it’s hard to shift the blame onto someone else. It looks like I have no choice but to endure the pervert suspicion.

“Well, I, uh, guessed based on appearance… and look, the fabric stretches, right? So, even if the size is a bit off, I figured it would work out. Haha…”

“Sigh… Honestly, my father-in-law is such a handful. Julius seems to have inherited some strange traits from him.”

Mother shook her head from side to side, as though resigning herself. Was I forgiven?

It seems Mother assumed that my grandfather had taught me how to estimate bust sizes.

Thank you, Grandfather. Thanks to you, I might just manage to maintain my dignity.

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