I was deep in conversation with Fleur-san, the beautiful architect and beautiful master carpenter.
Naturally, the topic was the changing room that had just been completed.
「Alec’s Varnish Coating is amazing after all. It looks so clean!」
「No, not at all. I only did a quick coat at the end. The amazing one here is Fleur-san」
「Eeh? That is not true at all, not at all」
「Your skill arts are incredible too, but more than that, your fundamental techniques are on another level. They are precise and really beautiful」
「Wow, that kind of makes me blush!」
While praising each other like that, we somehow ended up walking a full circle around the changing room.
I did help with it, after all, so looking at the finished changing room like this makes me feel a little emotional.
「So, Alec, about this thing called a changing room」
「Yes」
「You change into those swimsuits inside here, right?」
「Yes. I thought it would be convenient to have when changing」
「I seeee」
With this, we can finally change into swimsuits and swim.
It was a long detour, but at last, the stage is set.
「Swimsuits, huh. What were they again? Clothes made from toad skin?」
「That is right. They are clothes you wear when swimming, but… ah, would you like to see them? I have them with me」
「Yeah, I want to see!」
「Alright, please wait a moment」
After getting Fleur-san’s permission, I rummaged through my magic bag.
…Hmm.
What would happen if I pulled out a sexy bikini right now?
That mischievous thought crossed my mind for just a moment, but of course, I did not do it.
I am a gentleman, and I am not a pervert, so I would never do something like sexual harassment.
「These are the swimsuits for women」
「Ooh, so this is a swimsuit!」
Fleur-san looked at the surf shorts and the T-shirt style rash guard I took out with great interest.
「It is pink」
「It is peach-colored」
「Peach-colored?」
It is peach-colored.
Starting around last week, we began releasing color toads into the dungeon, and for now, there are five colors.
In addition to the original green, there are red, blue, yellow, and peach-colored ones. Those five colors.
For the first batch, I kept things simple, no patterns, just color differences.
These five types of toads are set to spawn randomly.
「Peach-colored…. This is also toad hide?」
「Yes. Apparently, toads with this kind of color have started appearing in the dungeon」
「Really? That alone makes me want to go take a look!」
It seems Fleur-san did not know about the color toads.
For the past week, I had been traveling back and forth between the village and the dungeon with Fleur-san every day, but now that I think about it, we were warping once we were inside the dungeon.
「When you defeat a toad, a hide of the same color drops. If you take it to Jered-papa-san’s shop, he will make swimsuits for you」
「Jered-papa-san? I see. Then maybe I should go get some too?」
「Ah, if you would like, I can give you one of these swimsuits」
「Really!?」
「Yes. I still have plenty」
Ten sets for men and ten for women, twenty in total.
Honestly, I would be happy if people took them.
「Then I will pay you for it. How much is it?」
「Ah, no, you do not need to pay」
「Eh, but……」
「They were originally made for promotion, not for sale」
「For promotion?」
「These swimsuits were made to be given away for free as promotional items. If people wear them and enjoy themselves in this area, that alone is enough」
All twenty swimsuits I prepared this time are samples.
What I want is for many people to enjoy playing in the water in this area. And to make that happen, I need to spread the idea of swimsuits to the world.
That is why I made twenty free sample swimsuits.
If Fleur-san wears a swimsuit and has fun, that alone becomes good promotion. I could not ask for anything better.
「Then… I will take one?」
「Please do」
「Okay. Thank you, Alec!」
「Not at all」
Seeing her so happy makes me happy too.
「Then I will do my best to promote them! I do not know if it will really count as promotion, but I will try!」
「Thank you. But if you just enjoy yourself in that swimsuit, that alone is already――」
「That red person symbol over there is for women, right?」
「Eh? Ah, yes, that is right」
Fleur-san pointed at the red human-shaped symbol on the changing room and asked, and I nodded.
「Then, I am going!」
「Huh? Take care……?」
The moment she cheerfully said I am going, Fleur-san charged straight into the changing room.
It seems she plans to change into the swimsuit right away. She really is aggressive, Fleur-san.
「Hmm. Fleur-san in a swimsuit……」
Could it be that a pool date with Fleur-san is about to begin?
Without meaning to, has such an event started?
I see, a pool date…….
I did not plan this at all, but now that it has come to this, there is nothing I can do. I just have to enjoy it.
If there are men and women having fun playing in the water in their swimsuits, that would be a huge promotional effect.
That being the case, I have no choice but to enjoy it to the fullest.
「……By the way, should I wait here until Fleur-san comes out?」
Personally, I would like to part in front of the changing room, change first, and then wait nervously for the woman to come out.
And then do something like, 『Sorry to keep you waiting. Did I make you wait?』 『Not at all』.
That said, it would be bad if we passed each other.
I should have told her that I would change into a swimsuit too. But before I could say anything, Fleur-san went into the changing room…….
「Areh……? Come to think of it, I never actually said we would play together……?」
I assumed this was naturally leading into a pool date, but thinking about it carefully, we never made any promise…….
Is it possible that she will come out and say, I will wear a swimsuit and promote it, but you can go home……?
But still, we worked together every day for the past week, you know?
……Is this one of those cases where work and private life are separate?
I do not really know, but I am starting to feel uneasy, so maybe I should just wait here.
At least until Fleur-san comes out of the changing room in her swimsuit…….
Comes out in a swimsuit――
「First penguin!」
I forgot!
I completely forgot about the first penguin!
I was thinking about all sorts of unnecessary things, but I completely forgot about the important first penguin!
At this rate, it will be Fleur-san! The first penguin will be Fleur-san!
「This is bad, I need to change right now and get out before Fleur-san――」
「Sorry to keep you waiting!」
Ah, come on! You are fast, Fleur-san!
I was not waiting at all, Fleur-san!
Next chapter: First Penguin 3
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