Arriving at the tailor's association, Shiro was slightly surprised that the building was rather lackl.u.s.tre. It was very simple in aesthetic design when compared to the other grandiose buildings beside it like the blacksmith's association or the alchemist's association.
Entering the building, the inside was very simple as it had little to no decorations. Just the bare minimum.
Looking around slightly, she pulled out her phone to text Aarim when she couldn't find her.
[Shiro: Aarim I'm here at the tailor's association. Where are you?]
Waiting for a moment, Shiro got her reply.
[Aarim: Ok I'll be there in just a moment. It turns out that a few unsavoury fellows wanted a taste of me, in the most s.e.x.u.a.l context. Taught those bastards a lesson.]
Shiro raised an eyebrow at this.
'Seems like the slums are making more moves now. Especially since a few of them were targeting me earlier today as well.' Shiro thought as her eyes were cold.
Looking around for a chair, Shiro saw that there were hardly any chairs in the main reception except for a few sofas.
Sighing slightly, Shiro sat on one of the sofas. Since there were only a few sofas available, Shiro had to share the sofa.
The person who was next to her widened his eyes when he saw a cute girl sit next to him. However, when he looked around, he saw that there were few seats available so he realised that she didn't sit next to him because she wanted to.
Crushing the slight hope that had built up, he took this moment to give her another glance.
Her skin was a healthy pale rather than a sickly pale. Her lashes quivered slightly as she glanced at her phone.
Swallowing his saliva, he found it rather difficult to shift his gaze away.
However, the moment Shiro turned towards him, he shifted his head away in a panic.
Shiro only shrugged slightly since she was used to it. The only thing that bothered her was his unusually long stare.
After 5 minutes of waiting, Shiro smiled when she saw Aarim walk through the door.
"Ah Shiro here you are. Oh my, that outfit suits you rather well huh?" Aarim said with a smile. The current outfit Shiro had on was a combination of the different pieces of cosplay that she had given her. Yet when combined, they weren't too bad.
[Well I needed something to wear while the main outfit is dirty.] Shiro shrugged.
"Oh right, speaking of which, can you show me the state of the outfit?" Aarim asked.
Pulling out the outfit, Aarim was shocked at how much blood had been dried on the fabric.
"Holy hell what did you even do?? Did you decide to suddenly have a spa bath with the finest monster blood with your clothes on???" Aarim cried out whilst grabbing the outfit.
[So are you able to re-design and re-dye the outfit?] Shiro asked.
"Yes, but we need to get the blood out first. Thankfully, the tailoring association has some blood remover in their rooms. Come, I'm going to rent a room first."
Walking to the counter, Shiro waited by the side while Aarim asked for a room. The process was over rather quickly as they were soon led into a room on the second floor.
The room was filled with equipment while there were hardly any room to move around.
"Well, this is a little smaller than expected but I can work with this." Aarim said as she sat down and got to work.
[Straight away?] Shiro asked.
"Well, you are going to the auction are you not? If so, I should make a start on your outfit as soon as possible so that you have something to wear. I mean, it's either that or you can just choose to wear what you have currently." Aarim shrugged. She had been rather bored recently since she didn't have access to her workshop.
Due to the sheer amount of materials she had gathered, she needed to store them inside her workshop rather than her inventory.
While she did carry the rarer materials, none of the basic materials were carried on her so she couldn't make anything.
However, when Shiro asked her to edit her current outfit, Aarim jumped at the opportunity.
"So any requirements?" Aarim asked while she started to work on removing all of the blood stains.
[Well I mostly want the same but a few small adjustments. First of all, the robe is the main focus of the changes since it's rather plain as it is right now. I was wondering if you can make it more efficient whilst also being pretty.]
"Soo… basically you want me to design one based on what I think would suit you?" Aarim raised an eyebrow.
[Pretty much.] Shiro smiled. She would rather let the designer give her a design.
"Well since I've got nothing else to do, this would be fun." Aarim grinned since she enjoyed making outfits.
Shiro nodded while looking for a spot so that she could sit down for a while.
Since she was mostly just waiting for Aarim to make the outfit, she pulled out her phone and browsed around.
'I should probably look for a dungeon that gives me Jade Ice for my star up. I've managed to buy two so far, I just need three more.' She thought whilst looking at the level 45 dungeons.
Most of the dungeons were either underwater hybrids or earth based. There were hardly any that gave her Jade Ice.
Since her search was unsuccessful, Shiro decided to try this thing called the forums. She had found it during her occasional look through the web and found out that most people would ask for stuff in the forums.
[Looking for Jade Ice. If you know where to obtain it or have some to be sold, please inform me.]
Creating a thread, Shiro wrote down a few small details and waited for someone to answer her question.
'Hopefully, I'll be able to complete this before I reach level 45. If I reach 45 and haven't done my star up, it would count as a fail and I would lose my chance of upgrading it to 5 stars.' Shiro thought with a sigh.
"Alright, done." Aarim suddenly said as Shiro looked up in surprise.
"Fast right? The equipment here is better than the ones back in my workshop since the tailor's association is able to power all of these equipment with their stash of C ranked mana stones. I may be able to afford them but in regard to their fuel source, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it." Aarim shrugged. The cost of everything would be too much for her to sustain long term.
"By my estimates, I should be able to do everything in 3 hours. That should be just enough time for you to make your way to the auction." Aarim smiled.
[Thank you.]
"Don't be like that. You're one of the few who still stayed after knowing what I do." Aarim shrugged since most of the girls who had found out about her store and her job immediately stayed away from her.
[Why would I leave? It's not like your job determined your personality. Ever heard of priests and elementary kids? What would be a 'positive' job became stained due to it.]
"Good point." Aarim smiled.
Spinning her chair towards the next set of machinery, Aarim looked over at Shiro.
"So I can design it however I like, right?" She asked.
Shiro nodded since she was rather interested at what Aarim would design for her.
[Just try to make the main colour black.]
"Got it."
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In the end, it took a little longer than two hours since Aarim was in a state of creativity. She was able to work at a much faster pace than before.
"Here done, why don't you change into it and tell me what you think?" Aarim asked.
Taking the outfit, Shiro looked around for a small room where she could change her clothes.
"Since this is a room rented for tailors, naturally there'll be a changing room. Might not be huge but it should work with your body size." Aarim said whilst pointing at some curtains that were shielding the small changing room.
[Thanks.]
Walking inside the changing room, Shiro looked at the outfit and started to change into it.
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It was quite a fast process and she was soon finished. Walking out of the changing rooms, Aarim marvelled at her own handiwork.
"Well, it certainly fits you better now that I look at it in real life. I had a small idea of how it would look but seeing and thinking are two different things." Aarim said as she nodded in satisfaction.
Currently, Shiro wore a black sleeveless robe that had her face mask attached to the neck area. The robe reached the back of her knees as the black slowly blended into a pale blue. In addition to this, the robe also featured a flew folds and frills that were dyed a sky blue that blended into an ice white. Unlike before, the robes were connected together in the centre which allowed the white undershirt to be seen through the gaps.
Furthermore, she also wore a black skirt that reached her thighs along with a pair of white stockings.
'Well, this is slightly edgy if I had to say so myself. But, I suppose the black outfit and my white hair does make a rather nice contrast. Plus, most of my nanotech are coloured black to begin with.'
[Thank you.] Shiro typed out.
"You're welcome. I had removed the hood since I think that letting the white hair flow out would contrast your outfit a little better. If you don't like it, I can add the hood back in." Aarim replied.
[No, this is fine.]
It was already enough trouble asking Aarim to help her with re-dying and re-designing the outfit. Plus, she could already make herself a helmet should she want to hide her hair.
"Hmm… you have around 40 minutes till the start of the auction, perfect." Aarim smiled since she was able to finish everything before the auction started.
Not only that, she was able to keep her craftsmanship consistent while also increasing the speed of her creations. If she continues at this pace, she felt that she should be able to increase her tailoring rank at the tailor's association along with getting a few more benefits.
"You should get going. Try to get a good spot to oversee the entire auction." Aarim suggested.
Shiro thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. If there were any need to rob- ahem. Borrow an item, she would be able to see who was the owner. Plus, now that she had her Hand Cannon creation again, she would be able to kill level 60's if she took them off guard.
Nanomancer wasn't a triple S class for nothing after all. It had one of the best cross level killing capabilities.
After talking with Aarim for a little while, Shiro left the room and walked towards the auction house once more.
Feeling several gazes skim over and occasionally linger on her that originated from the slums, Shiro couldn't help but feel a little worried for her friends.
'Seems like the factions in the slums are about to make a move. They might be planning to start kidnapping some of the girls from New York since we're literally next to where trade routes are.' Shiro thought since she still had the mental map she had created the first day she was in the slums.
'I should try to get jade ice as soon as possible and stay near the tent for a few days. I don't want the girls to be kidnapped when I'm away after all.'
Arriving at the auction house, she wasn't surprised to see that it was currently busy at the moment. Since this was a higher level city, it meant that the competition for the final items were that much more intense.
[Hello, what are the requirements to have a seat at the second floor of the auction? One that gives me a good overview of the entire auction room?] Shiro asked the receptionist.
"The second-floor rooms are only reserved for members that have more than 250 million USD. It is also reserved for members that put a rare item on for auction. Naturally, we'll have to appraise the item to make sure that it is rare enough to grand the seller a spot on the second floor." The receptionist replied professionally.
'Hmm, a rare item. I can probably pick something I got from the Blood Kingdom dungeon.' Shiro thought since the amount of loot she had gained from the dungeon was outrageous. Especially since she had 100% of the loot.
[I have a few level 50 items I wish to put on sale. Some are even purple grade.]
"We'll have to appraise the items first is that ok? Due to the items being only level 50, we may not be able to give you a spot on the second floor." She said.
Shiro nodded and followed after her. Entering a room, she saw a man that looked like he was in his late 40's.
His grey hair was tied up into a low ponytail that made him look rather dignified. His face had a few wrinkles but it didn't take away the fact that he was rather handsome in his prime. He wore a pair of glasses and a suit that was decorated with gold lining to show his identity as a high ranked member of the auction house. On his chest, a badge that showed [Senior Appraiser] could be seen.
[Alfred LVL 50 – Grand Alchemist]
'Seems like he is a retired adventurer or else he would not look this old for such a low level.' Shiro thought to herself.
"Please take out the items you would like me to appraise." Alfred said whilst adjusting his glasses.
Following his instructions, Shiro placed all the item's she wouldn't mind selling on the table. The sheer amount of the loot caused Alfred's mouth to twitch. However, his eyes widened when he saw the descriptions and effects of the loot.