「O-okay, fine. I only have one condition, though.」
As my last resort, I gave Noa my terms, who reluctantly accepted them.
Thus, we all changed into our dresses.
Just like the other day, I again thought how cute Noa and Misa looked in their dresses, but when I looked at Fina, I realized she didn’t lose to them in terms of cuteness.
Noa wore a red dress, Misa wore blue, and Fina wore light green.
While Noa and Misa were used to wearing dresses and walked around confidently, Fina was trying to make herself look smaller due to embarrassment.
「Uuu, this is embarrassing.」
I was the one who should be embarrassed.
I was wearing a black and white dress, the sizes of which matched me perfectly. How could they have figured out my sizes just by looking at me? Not to mention, it fitting perfectly meant that I hadn’t grown at all.
「Yuna-san, it matches you so well! You look very pretty!」
Noa complimented me, but I still felt awkward.
Even in my former world, I had never worn a dress. How many girls my age had worn a party dress anyway? I was pretty sure there probably weren’t any.
I looked at the mirror and got even more embarrassed.
Maybe it was because I saw myself wearing something I wasn’t used to. I honestly didn’t think that the dress fit me at all.
「Yuna-san, your long, black hair is pretty, so it really goes well with the white and black dress.」
Noa’s golden hair seemed much more beautiful to me, though.
Honestly, even though Noa complimented me, I wondered what other people would think of me?
It was difficult to judge myself.
「Uuu, Big Sis Yuna is pretty, but I don’t think such a pretty dress suits me.」
Fina was even harsher on herself than I. Well, I thought that Fina was more suited for wearing dresses, so I decided to try to make Fina feel better about herself.
「Fina, unlike me, you’re cute, so it suits you just fine.」
「No, you’re the cute one, Big Sis Yuna.」
Now both of us were even more embarrassed.
We should just stop trying to compliment each other for now.
「Both of you look good, so don’t worry. I bet Mother and Father will be surprised, too.」
Right, other people would see me wearing this, as well. Sorry, Misa, but I really wanted to go home right now, and Fina looked like she was thinking the same thing.
I gave up, returned to where I left my Bear Suit, and put on the Bear Shoes and the Bear Gloves.
「Yuna-san, you’re really putting those on?」
That was the condition I had made for wearing the dress.
I had agreed to put on the dress as long as I could wear my Bear Shoes and Bear Gloves.
And, this was how I ended up wearing a black and white dress, accompanied by my Bear Shoes and Bear Gloves.
I was too afraid to look myself in the mirror now. I knew, without even looking, that I must look weird.
Ever since I had come to this world, I had worn my Bear Suit twenty-four-seven. I depended on it too much, which was why I was reluctant to completely part from it.
Even with only the gloves and shoes on, I still couldn’t stay calm.
This was how some players played the game. They wielded a really strong weapon while wearing paper-thin armor. Those players always got demolished while doing quests.
I completely felt like one of them right now. I still couldn’t understand why those players liked to use that kind of build, even though they just died from taking one hit… Must be the difference between games and reality.
I gently patted my strongest piece of equipment (the Bear Costume) before transferring it into the Bear Box.
Once everyone was ready, we headed to the party hall.
It was a different hall from the one where Gran-san’s party had been held.
That was because there were less attendants since the party was for friends and family only.
It was mainly just Misa’s family, the Foschuroze family, and the people who worked for Gran-san.
By the time we entered the hall, quite a few people had already gathered inside, including Cliff and Eleanora-san.
「Oh my, Yuna-chan. You’re wearing a really cute outfit today.」
Yes, and it was all thanks to her daughter.
「Still, umm, what’s with your hands and feet?」
Cliff was shocked when he noticed I was also wearing my Bear Gloves and Bear Shoes.
I knew it looked weird; he didn’t have to point it out…
「Father, you feel the same way, huh. Yuna-san said that she would only wear the dress if she is allowed to keep her Bear-san hands and feet. She is so pretty in the dress, too; it’s such a waste.」
They could say whatever they wanted, but I wasn’t taking them off.
I couldn’t use magic if I didn’t have the Bear Gloves equipped, and I couldn’t jump around quickly without the Bear Shoes on my feet.