After being completely put off by the bikini, and now by the Boomerang Pantsu as well, I decided to explain myself to Yggdrasil-san.
「I know, okay. I understand that these are rather extreme swimwear……」
「This is not just a little extreme noja……」
Yggdrasil-san shows a clear rejection as she looks at the Boomerang Pantsu I took out.
She does not even try to pick them up, as if she does not want to touch them at all. They have ended up being seriously disliked.
「I did think about this properly, you know……」
「Think……?」
After thinking and thinking it through, I reached the conclusion that the best way to spread swimwear in elf society was to make Boomerang Pantsu.
「According to Jered-papa-san and Nana-san, bikinis are too extreme. There probably would not be many women willing to wear them」
「Hmm」
「And the reason they feel extreme is, I think, because people are not used to seeing them. They are not used to seeing people exposing that much skin」
「Hmm……」
「So, I thought we should start by getting them used to it. Let them see men boldly exposing their skin, and think, 『Oh, I see. At the water’s edge, this is not strange』. That kind of understanding」
「Hmm…… Hnn?」
For those reasons, I decided to make Boomerang Pantsu.
「Hmmm…… I kind of get it, but also kind of do not……」
「What do you think? Is it no good?」
「If a large number of men wearing that swimwear were to appear, people’s perception might indeed change……」
「Right. If many men wearing this swimwear showed up in Area 4-1……」
…That would be a hellish scene.
A lot of perceptions would probably change.
Still, elves are all good-looking, so maybe it would actually end up looking oddly nice…… maybe.
「Hmmm. And that men’s swimwear――」
「Boomerang Pantsu」
「Hmm?」
「Because they are shaped like a boomerang, they are called Boomerang Pantsu」
「…………」
Yggdrasil-san has a very complicated expression on her face.
「So, about that men’s swimwear」
「……Yes」
It seems Yggdrasil-san did not like the name Boomerang Pantsu very much.
「You are going to wear it, yes?」
「Huh?」
「You will wear that swimwear too, will you not?」
「Eh, me too? Um, well……」
…Honestly, I had not been imagining wearing them myself.
I was thinking of having Father wear them. You know, he is a Sword Saint and the village chief, so it would be good publicity……
「Um, I am not really…… The swimsuit size does not quite fit me」
「Size……」
「AH! That is not what I mean!? Not that kind of size!?」
「I did not ask about that!」
「S sorry……」
This somehow turned into a very crude conversation……
This kind of thing is not my usual style……
「But that is men’s swimwear, is it not? Then you have no choice but to wear that sort of swimwear too noja」
「Ah, no, I did make a swimsuit for myself」
「Hm?」
To gloss over that tasteless exchange, I hurried over to the magic bag and took out my own swimsuit.
「This is my swimsuit. Surf pantsu, I think? That was the name」
「Surf pantsu?」
「Ah, here you go. I have not even tried them on yet, so they are clean」
「Hmm」
The Boomerang Pantsu are apparently a hard no for Yggdrasil-san, but the surf pantsu seem safe to touch. She reaches out, so I hand them to her.
「These look surprisingly normal」
「Yes」
They look no different from ordinary knee length half pantsu.
Unlike bikinis or Boomerang Pantsu, they do not cling tightly to the skin.
「Everyone should just use this」
「What?」
「For now, both men and women can just wear these on the bottom」
「Eh……?」
Well, if they are surf pantsu, the women probably would not react too strongly.
So it is fine, but everyone wearing the same thing……
「Hmm. Let us do that」
「Um……」
「Swimwear will basically be surf pantsu. That is the plan」
「……Yes」
If a god decides it, there is no helping it.
For the bottom, surf pantsu, and for the top, maybe I will make something like a rash guard, something that does not expose much skin or show body lines. Women’s swimwear can be like that too.
I am not a pervert, so that is fine. Yes, that is fine. Totally fine.
「That aside, they are all green」
「Yeah」
The bikini, the Boomerang Pantsu, and the surf pantsu are all green.
「Rather, is that not a toad?」
「Oh, as expected of you, Yggdrasil-san. Exactly right」
The swimsuit material is the hide of a frog type monster called a toad. Swimwear needs elasticity, so I tried using toad hide since it looks like it would stretch and contract.
Also, frogs swim, and frog skin should be suitable for swimwear. Probably.
「Since it is toad hide, everything ended up green」
「All green, huh……」
「Ah, but do not worry. Before long, you should be able to choose from a wider variety of colors and designs」
「Hmm?」
It would not be very fun if everyone wore green swimsuits. I have thought through the countermeasures.
「The toads that appear in the 『World Tree Dungeon』 2-2 area. I am thinking of tweaking their settings a bit」
「Hmm」
「I will change it so that toads with beautiful colors and patterns appear at random. Basically, color toads」
「When you say basically…… Color toads?」
Like dyed chicks, but color toads. I plan to release those toads into the dungeon.
「When you defeat a color toad, it will drop hide with the same pattern as that toad」
「……Hmm. Then you pick up that hide and make swimsuits」
「That is right」
In a sense, it is a gacha. The color toad gacha.
Some people might keep hunting until they get a pattern they like.
For those people, I will make and release many different patterns. I could even add new colors regularly.
「Well, first we need people to learn about swimsuits and accept them」
「Indeed」
「I heard that the 4-1 area will soon be opened to child elves, so when that happens, I plan to wear a swimsuit myself and promote it」
The beautiful village chief of Lukmine Village said the area should be ready to open soon.
When that happens, it will be the first time swimsuits are unveiled. I will be the model and introduce swimsuits to the world.
It is a little embarrassing, but I will do my best. A penguin. I will become the first penguin.
「Elves are rather fond of new things. It might catch on」
「Yes, I hope so」
「First, many elves will rush into 2-2 in search of toad hide」
「That would make me happy too」
It could not be better. It is also great from a dungeon point perspective.
And gathering items in earlier areas to prepare for a new area somehow feels very RPG like and fun.
「Then you get the hide in 2-2 and make your own swimsuit」
「Yes. Jered-papa-san should work hard and make them」
「Jered-papa?」
「Yes」
「Jered-papa makes them?」
「That is right」
If you bring the hide to Jere-papa’s home center, he should make a swimsuit using that hide.
「Will you not make them yourself?」
「Huh? Me? No, processing hides is outside my specialty」
「So Jered-papa will do it alone」
「That is probably how it will be」
This is unrelated, but I wonder what Jered-papa thinks about being called Jered-papa even by World Tree-sama.
Being called Papa by a god. I wonder how that feels.
「If things go wrong, the entire village might bring hides to his shop, you know?」
「Ah, that would be… pretty rough」
It is possible that days filled with making swimsuits nonstop await him.
An infinite hell of making swimsuits. An infinite swimsuit hell might be waiting.
After the infinite reversi hell, now an infinite swimsuit hell.
And this time, he would have to face that hell alone.
「In that case… perhaps swimsuits really should be boomerang pantsu?」
「Why……」
「Surf pantsu take quite a bit of work to make. Boomerang pantsu are easier and use less fabric」
「From my point of view, it is precisely the lack of fabric that I dislike. I do not want to see people wearing such things」
「Even if you say that……」
Surf pantsu have an inner lining, so they are fairly troublesome to make.
To prevent things from being seen through gaps, they use a double structure with tight inner pantsu and outer half pantsu.
Compared to that, boomerang pantsu are easy. They use little fabric.
Would it not be less of a burden on Jered-papa to make boomerang pantsu every day rather than surf pantsu every day?
Compared to infinite swimsuit hell, infinite boomerang pantsu hell would be—
A hell of making boomerang pantsu every single day.
When you put it into words again, that really is a terrible hell.
next chapter: First penguin
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