NOVEL WEB Chapter 154
Chapter: 154
The central area is definitely not as freezing as the north.
Instead, it’s just your average weather.
It’s a place with a proper distribution of four seasons.
Unlike the south, where winter doesn’t really feel like winter, here, you can clearly separate spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
“Hmm…”
Is that why?
There’s a slight feeling that the weather changes more than I expected.
In the south, I could wear short sleeves year-round… A light coat in winter was more than enough.
“Everyone’s in short sleeves.”
“Yeah, it does seem that the weather is warming up faster than expected.”
“Right?”
Indeed… the weather has gotten warmer.
It hasn’t been that long since I first wore summer clothes, but it’s already warming up quicker than I thought.
“Well, at least it’s not hotter than the south.”
“True.”
“When is Ella going to wear hers?”
“I don’t know. It doesn’t feel overly hot yet. It’s definitely much less hot than the summer I spent in the south.”
“That’s true.”
Most of the students were wearing summer clothes, but Ella was still in her spring and autumn uniform.
Wearing a long-sleeve shirt, just like before.
Honestly, even though I was in summer clothes, it still didn’t really feel hot to me.
If I were in the south, I would have been shoveling ice flakes by now, but… I haven’t really eaten much ice yet?
Putting aside the temperature rise, it definitely doesn’t feel excessively hot.
“Um… hmm…”
“What’s with that? Is there something weird in front of you?”
“Oh, I was just looking at Ivana.”
“Huh…?”
As if responding to Ella’s words, I was staring at Ivana’s back, who was sitting right in front of the class.
No special reason; it was just because Ivana happened to be right at the front of the row I was seated in.
So I was just glancing over because she caught my eye.
“Why were you looking at Ivana?”
“Remember we decided to go shopping for summer clothes together? I was just checking her out a bit.”
“…Ah.”
“Since the weather’s getting warmer quicker than expected… I thought it might be good to go sooner rather than later.”
“That’s… true… definitely…”
The weather is warming up quicker than I expected, and it seems we should do what we promised sooner than later.
If we delayed any longer, I had a feeling it would be tough for Ivana in many ways.
“Why?”
“…I was just curious and asked.”
“Well, Ella and I can wear the same summer clothes we wore in the south, but it looks like Ivana wouldn’t be able to do that.”
“…….”
“I’ve seen her fanning herself quite a bit in class recently.”
“You’ve been watching her a lot, huh?”
“Well, I sit in the front.”
“…….”
After all, Ivana was sitting right at the very front.
There was no way I could miss her actions.
Even if Ella sitting next to me fanned herself, there was no reason I wouldn’t notice Ivana in front.
“Hmm… What about putting Ivana in a sleeveless shirt?”
“Huh?”
“It might be a bit unusual, but I think it could suit her. She’s relatively tall and has a good figure.”
“……..”
“Or not?”
“It’s just… your preferences might not match Ivana’s thoughts…”
“Ah, right.”
That’s definitely true.
My ideas about sleeveless shirts might be different from Ivana’s fashion tastes.
It felt wrong to think just for myself.
This time, Ella was right.
“Hmm… But I can’t make her wear a mini skirt, right?”
“…Ha.”
“Or could it be that since it’s hotter, it might actually be fine…?”
I had only seen Ivana wear school uniforms and ordinary clothes.
There wasn’t a particular outfit that really suited her… something like a personal outfit for Ivana.
For example, when Karen wore a sweater, it suited her really well, and when Rize wore a long skirt, it looked good on her.
But I never felt like anything particularly suited Ivana.
“Hmm…”
I thought I could decide after the academy today, but for now, I decided to think about it first.
Since I didn’t really pay much attention during class anyway, I might as well just keep thinking about what to put Ivana in.
“…Tsk.”
Was Ella not getting the class?
She kept clicking her tongue, clearly not pleased with something, but since I was already thinking about it in my head, it wasn’t too tough.
*
“Ivana, do you have a favorite style of clothes?”
“Hmm…”
“If not, I’ll at least look for something cool. Well, I’ll just find things that seem decent.”
We arrived in front of a clothing store with Ivana.
Unlike when we went searching for Karen’s clothes last time, this place was busy and well-known.
Last time with Karen, we went to a place that wasn’t too famous but had decent quality, so there weren’t many kinds of clothes available.
I was somewhat disappointed about that, so this time, I specially chose this place that guaranteed good quality and was quite popular.
“What do you want to do?”
“…I’ll wear whatever Camelia picks.”
“Shall we? The clothes here are quite pretty, and they have summer outfits prepared.”
We went into the store and started browsing the clothes together.
If I were with Ella, we would surely spend time picking out clothes together, but today I was with Ivana.
I came here today to help Ivana, who, being from the north, struggles more with the heat.
“First, um… what do you like?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean types of clothes. For example… shirts, dresses, and of course, we should skip sweaters since those would be too hot. Hmm… what kind of clothes do you usually like?”
“Hmm…”
Ivana hesitated a bit at my question.
I left her to think and casually looked around the store.
Most of the clothes were cool types.
Of course, there were quite a few outerwears as well, but outerwear wasn’t something we needed to buy right away.
“Back in the north… I wore uniforms.”
“Uniforms?”
“Just the outfits that northern knights or people from noble families normally wear.”
“Um…?”
That was quite an unusual answer, and I was surprised.
I had assumed she’d mention something like shirts, dresses, or sweaters.
But uniforms? That was a different story.
“I see… Then for now…”
After hearing that, I started looking at the hanging clothes.
Uniforms… although a bit vague, it gave me a rough idea.
Uniforms are usually neat types of clothing, right?
The uniforms that imperial soldiers wear are like that, and most uniforms from other places are mostly tidy and refined.
“For the pants, I’ll go with this one, and for the top…”
Ivana was standing patiently behind me, waiting.
It would be amusing just to watch her like that, but… we made a promise.
We had to choose the clothes quickly.
“Ivana has a good figure, so I’ll go with slightly tighter pants, and as for the top, I chose a light shirt. I felt that’s the safest option.”
“I’ll try it on.”
“It’s probably a bit thinner than what you wear normally.”
“That’s better than being hot.”
With that, Ivana went into the changing room to change into the outfit.
It wasn’t a complicated look I put together but still?
“These clothes are surprisingly light.”
After a while of waiting at the changing room door, Ivana came out in the clothes I had picked for her.
The tight pants and the flowy shirt I handed her.
Ivana definitely had a good figure, and her body was quite long, so…
“You look great.”
That was a given.
Even though I just haphazardly picked them, I was sure they’d suit her well.
The clothes were just lighter and thinner than what Ivana had before.
“You look gorgeous.”
“Is that so? I rarely wear such light clothes, so it feels weird.”
“Your legs look amazing, and the shirt is simple yet pretty.”
“Hmm…”
Ivana looked in the mirror, checking out her appearance after my compliment.
It really suited her well.
The shirt matched her fine, but what impressed me most was her legs.
Even though her skirt from the school uniform showed her leg line, seeing her in these pants really highlighted them.
Of course, her bare legs are beautiful, but looking at her in the tight pants…
It felt a bit sexy.
I never thought I’d think about someone’s legs like that, but it certainly looked much better than I expected.
“You look incredibly beautiful.”
“Do you think so?”
“I’m personally really taken with it. Do you want to try on more clothes?”
Saying that, I pulled out an outerwear.
Ivana had mentioned that she usually wore uniform-like clothes, and she was in a shirt now.
So, I simply picked a suitable blazer.
Since Ivana is pretty tall and has a better body than I thought, I intentionally picked something on the snug side.
“Hehe…”
Of course, it looked great.
I mean, Ivana’s looks are stunningly beautiful.
“How does it look?”
“You look absolutely gorgeous; if you stepped outside like this, other students would definitely be staring at you.”
“Ah…”
Was it a different reaction because she’s not as introverted as Karen?
Picking out clothes for Ivana felt even more enjoyable than I anticipated.
Just like with Karen before and now with Ivana… dressing up pretty models is always so much fun!