The waiter extended a hand and made a gesture of invitation with a smile that was not at all flattering.

"Yes, thank you."

The waiter nodded and walked to the front desk to prepare tea, snacks, paper and pen.

After Ella sat down on the sofa in the hall, she discovered something embarrassing - she was still holding Lotte's hand.

Holding hands before entering the store was a completely subconscious action without thinking. After entering the store, I was attracted by the decoration inside and completely forgot about it. It was not until now that I realized it that I felt shy.

From the corner of his eye, Ruthie didn't seem to think there was anything wrong, but he was a virgin who had never held hands with a woman of the same age, so he had no idea what to do in this situation. He didn't even dare to move his hand while holding Ruthie's.

Should I let go? Wouldn't that be a bit abrupt? I seemed so concerned before, so would it be hypocritical to suddenly pull my hand away? But if I don't pull my hand back, I feel like I can't hold on any longer!

After Ella realized that they were holding hands, she felt the blood in her body rushing to her face. If she didn't let go, her face would turn red all the way to her ears... Now she felt like her face was pounding with blood...

Hesitating between keeping things the same and letting go, he lowered his head in a direction that was completely invisible from Lotte's perspective. This was the first time he experienced the feeling of living a year after entering the other world.

"Miss, here are the paper and pen you requested, as well as two sets of refreshments."

The male clerk's voice reached Ella's ears like the sound of nature. She loosened her grip on Lotte's hand with a seemingly natural movement, took the paper and pen, and waited for the blush to fade away.

Noticing that Ella was holding the paper and pen motionlessly, Lotte bent down, stretched her head over, and looked up at Ella's face from below.

"Wow!"

"Eh? Eh?"

Two screams rang out.

"Lu, Luti?"

"What, what's wrong, Miss Ella?"

Feeling that the blush on her face had mostly faded, Ella finally dared to face Lotte.

"No, nothing. Just curious why you suddenly stuck your head over here."

Lotte remained bewildered, staring blankly at Ella.

"I saw Miss Ella with her head down and her face red... I wondered if she was sick and deliberately didn't tell me..."

“Why would I be sick, hahahaha…”

I didn't know what to say, so I could only touch my head and laugh dryly. Then I saw the paper and pen on the table, found my savior, and quickly changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's start drawing the blueprint first."

"Yes, that's right. What kind of clothes would you like, Miss Ella?"

"Of course it's a maid outfit. As an exclusive maid, how could Lotte not have a few exclusive maid outfits?"

"Eh? Is it for me? Or was it designed by Ms. Ella herself... Ms. Ella—"

As if she already knew what Ruthie was going to say next, Ella quickly reached out to stop Ruthie from continuing, picked up a pen, and started drawing on the white paper.

"I remember it was like this... Um—a white headband is a must; and a black, backless, short-sleeved dress; and on top, a white, ruffled apron. Is it a two-piece? I remember it was worn directly over the dress, with a large butterfly ribbon at the back, right? There were also white lace wristbands, and checkered patterns and pleats at the hem of the skirt—it always feels like something's missing. Oh, right! White over-the-knee socks, the kind with ruffled edges. Yeah, that's it."

Listening to Ella muttering words she didn't quite understand, Luti felt a chill run down her spine. Whenever she leaned over to see what was being painted, Ella would block her view with her hand. How long had it been since she'd felt this kind of anticipation? Perhaps it hadn't happened since she started school...

"Yeah, that's it."

Ella held up the blueprint she had carefully designed, a look of satisfaction on her face—and then a complex expression slowly grew.

“Huh? Huh? How did it become like this…”

Lotte sat closer to Ella and looked up at the blueprint, following Ella's gaze.

"Uh—Miss Ella…"

No matter how you looked at it, the white paper was just a bunch of things that looked like a child's scribbles, with no trace of clothes at all.

Didn't Miss Ella learn to paint? She looked like a noble, yet at such a young age, she possessed such powerful magic, lacked common sense, and had no sense of money at all. Her mind conjured up a picture of Ella, caged from birth, forced to learn magic, longing to go out but denied permission, without friends or a childhood... The thought of this made Lotte feel a pang of sadness.

"Miss Ella, leave this to me!"

He confidently declared to Ella.

"But can you understand this? And... stop staring. I know my drawings are terrible."

"No, no, Miss Ella's drawings are very good, but most people just can't understand them. Leave it to me to restore them so that they can understand them!"

"Then... I'll leave it to Lotte then."

Ella's depressed look made Lotte even more heartbroken.

Grabbing a piece of paper and a pen, Lotte tried to piece together in her mind what Ella had imagined based on the words she had heard from her and the doodles on the drawing.

"This... here... it should be like this... Yeah, it's done."

It took about an hour to complete the design. Lotte regained her concentration and put down her pen. Beside her, Ella, having been woken up two mornings in a row from sleeping in, had fallen asleep on the table.

Lotte supported her head with both hands, looked at Ella breathing evenly while she slept, and smiled slightly.

"If only I had a sister like this..."

Ruthie accidentally revealed her inner thoughts and quickly shook her head. Ella must have been woken up by Ruthie's actions. She slowly opened her eyes and found that Ruthie had stopped the repair work, stretched, and glanced at the white paper on the table. Then, her hands, which were originally about to retract, were instantly frozen like a photo. After a few seconds, they returned to their original state and stared at the ingeniously designed drawings with disbelief.

"Is this made by Lotte?"

"Yes, that's right, but I'm not sure if that's what Miss Ella has in mind..."

Lotte looked at Ella with a somewhat apprehensive look.

“This is exactly what I wanted to express!”

"Is that so? Hehehe, as long as Miss Ella is satisfied."

The uneasy look in his eyes relaxed and he began to smile.

"Well, now we can move on to the next step."

Ella stood up, the blueprint in hand, and walked to a compartment inside the room. That was where the clerk had told her to find him before she left. Standing in front of the counter, Ella couldn't reach it, so she walked around it and handed the blueprint to the clerk.

"It looks like this, with the colors and everything marked on it."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go backstage and ask those little guys to help."

The clerk took the blueprint, walked to the innermost part of the counter, and prepared to open the wooden door there.

Ella hurried over, looked up at the clerk, and acted cautiously.

"Can I go over and take a look?"

The clerk hesitated for a moment and was about to refuse when Ella added another sentence.

"I will never cause trouble."

Seeing Ella's sincere eyes and expectant expression, the clerk was stunned and waved his hands helplessly.

"Okay, but you absolutely cannot make any noise."

"Uh-huh."

Ella nodded and followed the clerk into the store.

If the clothing store outside was just like a tree house before, then the place that appeared in front of Ella now was really inside the tree hole - the walls were circular and there were no decorations. In the middle of the empty room stood a giant tree stump with a diameter of about two meters. There was a ball of green light floating in the air on the stump.

Gradually adapting to the dark environment, Ella looked carefully at the ball of light in the room and found that it was actually composed of many extremely tiny light particles.

Intermediate Item Appraisal

Hmm? No reaction? If it's a little one... it should be alive, right?

Intermediate Character Identification

Still no response? What does that mean? Is it because the Intermediate Appraisal level isn't enough? That's not right. Intermediate Appraisal can already identify items in the 50-500 level range... There shouldn't be anything above that level in this world...

Thinking of something, Ella's face became solemn. She took a step back and placed her hands on the "black and white wings" tied around her waist.

From what we know so far, if there is only one possibility in this world other than himself that can reach level 500, that is - the Mark of Original Sin.

Chapter 33 House Goblin

*Genesis 6185 August 16th at 8:16.09 PM, Baris Kingdom North District Clothing Store

Ella focused her attention, staring intently at the green ball of light. Her brain began to work at high speed, thinking about all possible situations and how to deal with them.

Now I haven't switched to the state of Loli God yet. If I face the Seal of Original Sin directly, I will most likely be killed instantly. If I change into the form of Loli God now, I will most likely expose myself and be discovered and killed by the runaway Seal of Original Sin in the short switching state. Therefore, I can only hide myself and find a chance to escape without attracting the attention of the Seal of Original Sin.

"One heart and one thought"

Intermediate Strength Enhancement

Intermediate Agility Improvement

Hidden

"Double Shadow Clone"

Intermediate Intelligence Concealment

He chose the plan he thought was the safest, and quietly created two clones behind the clerk. He mentally ordered one clone to stand in the position he was in before he retreated, and the other to slip out of the tree house to pick up Lotte. He hid in the dark and observed the situation to decide his next move.

He directed the clone remaining in the room to follow the clerk to the tree stump. The clerk pulled a tube of blue liquid from his arms and poured it directly onto the ground near the stump. Instantly, a green light burst forth, illuminating the entire room.

Intermediate Endurance Enhancement

『Aura of Patience』

Pain Resistance

"Eat more, eat more, and then make this."

The clerk looked at the surging green light and spoke to the tree stump in a tone as if coaxing a child, then spread the drawings and the cloth in his hands flat on the stump.

Gradually, the green light stopped its rampage and settled, slowly descending, covering the fabric and the blueprint. After about ten seconds, the fabric's color and shape began to change, and then the speed of change increased, until the fabric flew up into thin air, as if being worn by an invisible person and twisting in the air. The only sound throughout the process was the dancing fabric.

The strange scene made Ella hold her breath, but the clerk closest to the tree stump had no reaction at all, facing the situation with an attitude that he often saw.

The fabric flew through the air for nearly eight minutes before finally flattening and landing slowly on the tree stump. The clerk reached out, grabbed the fallen fabric, and shook it a few times. A maid's outfit appeared before Ella's eyes. The ball of light didn't seem threatening at all.

Could this ball of light not be the Mark of Original Sin? But why can't the skill detect it?

"It's done. Does it look like this?"

The clerk held up the clothes and asked the clone created by Ella.

Oh no, the clone can’t speak... While Ella shouted in her heart that something was wrong, she quickly controlled the clone and nodded.

"Is that so? I'm glad there's no problem. Then let's get started on the next one."

The clerk took out another tube of blue liquid and poured it under the tree stump. This time, Ella saw it clearly - the blue liquid quickly moved towards the tree stump and was soon absorbed by it.

Could it be that the tree stump is the real body...

Intermediate Character Identification

……

Ella was speechless. She'd been misled by the clerk, believing the green light to be the true form. It turned out the tree stump was the true form, and the green light was merely a source of light. She'd been casting her skills at the air, so naturally, she couldn't detect the result.

As for this tree stump, it was merely the body of a "house goblin" less than level 10. And in "F.Wing," "house goblins" were so ubiquitous that people automatically ignored them...

Was it just a misunderstanding...

Ella felt relieved and quietly walked forward with the help of the "Hide" skill. After exchanging positions with the clone, she dispersed the clone and revealed her true self. At the same time, she ordered the clone outside who was ready to take Lotte away at any time to dissipate.

She took the maid outfit from the clerk, raised her hands and looked it over.

Although it was a little different from what she had imagined, it didn't affect the overall aesthetic, and the fabric felt comfortable, so there was nothing wrong with it. It was just that the production process was so bizarre that Ella, having witnessed it firsthand, found it a little unacceptable. At least, she wouldn't dare wear clothes made in this way, even though she knew there was nothing wrong with it.

Nearly ten minutes later, the clerk handed the second maid outfit to Ella.

"How many pieces do you need to make in total?"

"Let's do seven for now."

This way you can wear one piece every day and then save them up until the last day of the week to wash them all at once.

The clerk looked embarrassed.

"Seven... I don't have that many magic potions prepared, and I only have enough to make two more. Can you wait until I finish buying the magic potions tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow I'm going to the Coastal Forest to carry out a commissioned mission, and I also want to give Lotte a surprise. Only four items aren't enough."

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