Chapter 277: A Plan

Chapter 277: A Plan

Mid Evening - Mid Winter : Home | Atlas, Bahamut

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*Vwowowoom* Mana rippled throughout my room as I worked on and adjusted my new outfit.

It was nothing serious, but no matter what I changed, the outfit didn't quite look right on me. -It doesn't really fit my frame...-

Thankfully though, Chloe had a much better eye for clothing than I did. "What if instead of doing that overhanging coat, you wore it like a robe, tightened the sleeves, then opened up the bottom?"

Having her walk me through what to do, I eventually landed on something decent.

"Hmm... Now try using a bit of gold thread here on the waist, and fold this up here like the collar of the coat..." She was truly like a clothing designer. "If you would like, you can add some gold detailing to it, with some matching gold on the shoulders and forearms... However, that may be too much to create every time you change forms..." She looked a little nervous as she suggested it, but I tried it anyway.

And sure enough, it looked great, even with gold rather than silver. -But she is right... It's a tad expensive for some clothing...- However, I did manage to think of a solution. -If I stored the gold somewhere, I could solely use mana to change its form...-

After a bit of thought, I decided that I would indeed just carry the gold, running it through the area between my scales on the base of my wing. -Perfect...-

Quickly testing it, I swapped back into my dragon form before changing back, and it worked flawlessly. -Wow.. that works really well...- "Any other input?"

I quickly looked at Chloe to see if there was anything else, but she just shook her head with a smile. "You look great, my lord!"

Before I knew it, I was smiling as well. The new outfit was much more comfortable than my previous one, and I couldn't lie that although it was a little extravagant, I liked it. [1] -It makes me feel a little more noble. Now I just need to make a new sword...-

However, I got a little carried away without realizing it and spent several hours creating it.

But it was worth it.

Using my own scales for a majority of the frame and blade before using a bit of silver and gold to fill in the texturing, I was left with a truly beautiful sword.

As the material used to make it used to be a part of me as well, it had an insane amount of mana conduction and truly felt like an extension of myself. -It's incredibly well-balanced as well...-

And then, to top it off, I made the edge of the blade out of mana-strengthened diamond, so there were very few things I was worried it wouldn't cut. -And even if I hit something I can't slice through, the edge shouldn't dull much...-

I was honestly quite proud of it.

Chloe was still watching in horror, though. "M-My Lord.. did you really have to use your own scales to create a sword?!" Although she spoke like it was horrible, she seemed to be unable to take her eyes off it.

"Well, it gives it some personality and makes it feel like an extension of my body when I hold it... It's not like those scales will take more than a few hours to regrow anyway." After holding it out to double-check for any imperfections, I tossed it up in the air and used my aura to move it into its new, nearly invisible, sheath. "In any case, do you know where Mother is?" Although I woke up in the afternoon, I had spent so long on the clothes and sword that it was already after dark outside.

"She is likely in her office. Her lessons with Krystallo have typically ended a few hours before sundown. Would you like to go see her?"

"Yeah, I still need to ask about some things for tomorrow. Would you mind leading me there?"

She quickly nodded with a slightly anxious smile. "O-Of course!"

Quickly changing to my dragon form again, I followed Chloe out into the hall and hastily made my way to the opposite end of the estate, where we were met with a large double door.

Mother immediately turned confused. "Hm? What do you mean?"

"Well..." -I guess I should have expected it after seeing how small the clothes she gave me were...- *flash* Quickly changing to my humanoid form, I gave her an awkward look. "I feel like I'd fit in better if I acted like a professor or something..."

Being a smidge over 180cm now, with a mostly filled-out build, I felt like being with Krystallo's age group, looking only about 12 or 13 in their humanoid forms, would be troublesome. -Maybe I can act as an upperclassman?-

But Mother was shockingly quick to jump on the idea of me being a mock professor though. "Hoho~, to think your humanoid form would grow so much as well. Maybe I should introduce you to some women." She chuckled, seeing me clam up before trying to turn serious again. "In any case, going as an intern professor is even better, although you may have to give a lesson or two to not stand out."

"That should be fine." -But it depends on the subject, I guess...-

She hastily moved several papers around before pulling out a few to read. "For now, plan to act as a professor whose teaching subject hasn't been decided. For example, if someone asks what you teach, say you are sitting in on classes to see what you prefer." She quickly handed me a few pieces of paper held by a pin as she stood up. "This is Krystallo's class schedule. I will go talk to the headmaster now to see if we can get some more specifics worked out, but for now, if I'm not back before you leave, someone will meet you at Krystallo's first class to give you some extra information."

Finally looking at the schedule, I saw her first class. 'Active Combat: Mid-year Growth Assessment'

There was nothing odd about the class description or anything, but as I was about to flip the paper, it made me realize something. -Wait, that ancient in Akri was also taught how to use the railgun magic... Why would a history professor know that? Unless...-

My expression quickly soured. -This may not be.. so simple...-

Eventually finishing up our chat, I parted ways with Mother and had Chloe bring me to Krystallo's room, where I asked about her professors, what they were teaching, how they acted, etc.

But there was nothing suspicious about anyone but the history professor.

"She did spectate the last combat assessment, but that isn't too odd. However..." She quickly became awkward.

-Huh?- "What's wrong? Did something happen at the last assessment?"

"W..well.. I used your magic because I wanted to show off some.. and I got in a little trouble."

"How so?"

She continued with hesitancy. "Well, later that day, Madam Píso said she had to take the beads you gave me because they were too dangerous even though I knew how to use them safely..."

A nerve was pinched instantly, but I tried not to show it and instead reassured Krystallo that I would make her a new set of beads with another pouch.

However even while seeing her pure smile come back to her face, my anger was a struggle to keep hidden. -Do they truly have no shame?-

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[1] - This is generally how his new outfit looks, of course using gold as mentioned above: https://ibb.co/p3R9VGj

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