Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

“Aaaah! No! Nobody come near me!”

“Garulus, you clearly promised me. Are you going back on your word now?”

30 minutes later. The atelier that had been filled with gentle music was now filled with Garulus’s screams. This had happened a few days ago.

“Garulus, there’s going to be a New Year festival at the Imperial Palace. Want to go together?”

“What is a New Year festival?”

“It’s a kind of Imperial Court banquet with lots of delicious food and many people. There’s also a hunting competition for young nobles that you could participate in if you want.”

“Wow! That sounds great! I absolutely want to go!”

“Good. But you’ll have to wear pants, is that okay?”

“Yeah, that’s fine!”

Kermanomon had proposed that Garulus dress properly as a condition for participating in the New Year festival, and after thinking it over for a while, Garulus couldn’t resist the temptation and accepted the proposal.

However, when the day to go to the atelier actually arrived, he had been sulking since morning and then started running away, saying he didn’t want to wear clothes. Mellis had expected from that moment that the day wouldn’t go smoothly…

“I-I’ll just cancel! I won’t go to the Imperial Court, so let’s hurry back home!”

Garulus had started grimacing from the moment they took his measurements, and just a moment ago, when Sherry Fel tried to put the sample outfit on him, he jumped up and fled to the top of the grandfather clock. The sight of him wailing and crying was pitiful.

Kermanomon was in a standoff with Garulus, while Sherry Fel and the staff were flustered and didn’t know what to do.

‘Stay calm, Mellis. You expected this to some extent.’

Mellis looked at the sample Sherry Fel was holding. It was navy blue pants made of brocade material decorated with elaborate gold embroidery. She had heard that brocade was becoming popular again in the Empire lately, but at first glance, it was understandable why Garulus would be horrified.

After hesitating for a moment, she carefully offered advice to Sherry Fel.

“Um… I’m sorry, but the Young Master will absolutely never wear clothes like that. He finds pants very uncomfortable, and he especially hates rough fabrics like that.”

When Sherry Fel stared at her without saying anything, Mellis felt awkward and gave an uncomfortable smile. The pants he had confidently presented were gorgeous and beautiful, but equally rough to the touch.

Of course, most people wouldn’t feel much difference, but Garulus, who already hated pants, would naturally refuse them.

“I see. Then what kind of clothes has he mainly worn until now? In what way did he find them uncomfortable?”

Contrary to her expectation that he would dismiss the words of a mere nanny, Sherry Fel asked in a serious tone. Mellis closed her eyes for a moment and searched through her memories.

“Well, most recently he wore suspenders made of corduroy. Or loose linen or silk elastic waist pants. As for being uncomfortable…”

When they tried to put pants on Garulus, he would usually scream and immediately leave the scene. Since that process was so difficult, she had almost no memory of those times. She struggled and pondered for a while when one memory flashed before her eyes.

“I think he scratched his bottom a lot.”

Even on the day they visited Count Benito’s exhibition, he had scratched his bottom all day and walked around fidgeting. At Mellis’s words, Sherry Fel seemed to be pondering something thoughtfully.

“I think I understand. Please wait just a moment.”

And not long after, Sherry Fel brought another pair of pants and spoke to Garulus.

“Young Master, would you please try these on just once? I’ve brought new pants.”

“No! Didn’t I clearly say I won’t wear them!”

“No. These are very special pants, different from anything you’ve worn before. They’re the most comfortable pants in the world. Please trust me and try them on just once!”

“Very special pants…?”

Garulus, who had been blinking and staring at the pants, turned his gaze to Mellis. He was asking if those words were true.

Mellis decided to trust Sherry Fel’s confidence. When she slowly nodded, Garulus sniffled and said.

“T-then I’ll try them on just once.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“Come down carefully.”

Kermanomon gently extended his arms toward Garulus. Garulus, who came down into his embrace, hesitated before standing in front of Sherry Fel. Soon, the staff carefully helped him put on the clothes with gentle hands.

“Huh?”

“How is it?”

Garulus’s eyes widened as he looked down at himself wearing the neat pants. Then, as if wanting to see his back, he lowered his head and spun around before jumping up from his spot. Garulus stretched his legs out to each side once and shouted with an excited voice.

“Wow! How on earth did you do this! It’s really not uncomfortable at all!”

“Didn’t I tell you? These are the most comfortable pants in the world.”

“They said you were the Empire’s best designer, and that’s really true. Kerman, these pants! These pants! I could wear these ten times over! Buy me these!”

Mellis’s mouth fell wide open. Words asking to buy pants came out of our Young Master’s mouth! Were these really magical pants?

Kermanomon’s eyes also widened in amazement at Garulus’s instantly changed attitude.

“Are you really okay with them?”

“Yes! This is so amazing! We need to buy these pants quickly before someone else takes them. Hurry!”

As Mellis watched Garulus urgently grabbing and shaking Kerman’s pant leg with fond eyes, something unfamiliar caught her attention.

“Why did they make a hole in the pants…?”

Beyond Garulus’s gently swaying tail, she could see a round hole in the pants.

“That’s right. To be precise, it’s a tail hole.”

Sherry Fel, who had approached her side at some point, said. Tail hole – though it was the first time she’d heard the term, she could immediately understand its purpose.

Beastmen could freely retract their ears and tails, but most didn’t hide them to show off their species. Therefore, most bottoms sold in the Empire had slits about two finger-widths wide to comfortably let tails through, and this seemed to serve a similar purpose.

“We widened the area beyond a slit to eliminate any fabric that would touch the tail. Though it’s rarely used anymore for aesthetic reasons since decades ago.”

“Ah…”

“Very rarely, there are children like the Young Master whose tails are extremely sensitive. I realized this after hearing what you said earlier.”

As someone wearing a fake tail, there was no way she could have known this. Indeed, the title of the Empire’s best wasn’t earned for nothing.

“You’re truly amazing. Even I, who sees the Young Master every day, hadn’t noticed.”

“My greatest role is to make clothes that satisfy customers. Beauty is important too, but shouldn’t clothes above all make the wearer feel most comfortable? And if we’re being honest, it’s thanks to Nanny’s advice, so I should be the one grateful.”

Sherry Fel said with a bright smile. To think that Garulus being able to wear pants well was thanks to her. At his unexpected praise, Mellis felt an inexplicable embarrassment.

A moment later, Kermanomon, who had heard the story, also seemed bewildered as he slowly rubbed his chin.

“This is the first time I’m hearing this. Since Garulus never said anything specific, I just thought he was being fussy because his legs felt stuffy. Could it be that even Garulus himself didn’t know what the problem was?”

“It’s really wonderful news, but somehow it feels a bit anticlimactic…”

“You’re right. If I’d known it could be solved this simply, I would have brought him here much sooner.”

In any case, since Garulus was happy, she was purely delighted too. Having fitted Garulus’s New Year festival outfit, they immediately headed to their next destination.

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“Mmm- mm!”

The flavor of the cheese cake melting softly in her mouth made Mellis’s eyes, tired from childcare, sparkle. It was a taste that perfectly soothed her after being exhausted from battling with Garulus since morning. This was the most wonderful cake in Mellis’s entire life!

After leaving the atelier, they finished their meal and then moved along following Kermanomon’s suggestion that there was a decent dessert shop nearby. But this place, which he had simply called decent, turned out to be directly operated by a head patissier who had worked at the Imperial Palace for 30 years.

“It’s, it’s really delicious…”

Mellis, who had been admiring the heavenly taste with her mouth slightly open, felt a burdensome gaze from somewhere. Kermanomon, sitting diagonally across from her, was looking at her with his chin loosely propped up. And with eyes full of curiosity at that.

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