"Hey, Leader! You dress so neatly today!"
As soon as Aurora left the room, she ran into Claudia and Flamme, who had finished breakfast and were drinking tea leisurely in the hall.
Claudia noticed at a glance that Aurora was wearing tuxedo-like formal clothes, giving her the look of a gallant young noble gentleman. Her golden hair were tied behind in a man bun, adding a sense of masculinity and grace to her delicate, feminine face.
Although she was a woman, it wasn't that uncommon for a noble lady, especially a knight, to cross-dress as a man, so Claudia didn't think strangely of her appearance. She had seen a lot when she once got the opportunity to visit a big city before. On the contrary, she felt a unique kind of charm that made her heart palpitate at the moment.
She tried hard to conceal it, but the faint blush on her cheeks exposed her slightly infatuated expression.
Aurora, who was tidying up her collar, didn't miss the admiring gaze coming from Claudia's eyes and somehow felt rather pleased by it, which boosted her confidence.
It was the first time she attended an event in person like this because in the previous world, she was too young to attend such an occasion, and after she had grown a little older, her health suddenly started deteriorating due to the unknown disease.
But it didn't mean that she had no experience at all. In the game, as Auror, she frequently attended such events, whether it was due to the quest or an invitation from noble NPCs. As a result, she became accustomed to wearing a man's attire when attending a formal event such as this, and she felt very comfortable in one.
Perhaps it was because of her own inferiority due to her weak and frail body that she longed for a strong and healthy male physique, which fueled her decision to play a male character in The Legend Online.
Anyway, she now had been graced with a second chance, and she was delighted that she could make up for her regret.
"Claudia, Flamme, do you have anything to do today?"
"Hmm, there's nothing. After all, didn't Leader recently tell us not to go out if we have nothing to do?" Claudia picked up the teacup and sipped the black tea.
When cleaning the kitchen, she was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of well-preserved tea. Even people who didn't know how to drink tea could tell by the strong aroma that this was a good thing that ordinary people couldn't afford to taste.
Especially after being brewed by Flamme, the taste of this black tea was more mellow, and the aroma of the tea still lingered in the mouth in the aftertaste.
"Would you like a cup, leader? The tea made by Flamme is really delicious."
"Next time, maybe." Aurora waved her hand and asked the two of them at the same time. "Since you both don't have anything to do, would you like to go with me to the auction held by the Nightingale Merchant Guild later?"
"Ah? But shouldn't you bring male relatives? Ah no, seeing that you're dressed as a man, female company might be more appropriate."
Claudia had also heard about this auction. It is said that only nobles and powerful mercenary groups were eligible to enter, and nobles who participated in such activities would basically bring their female relatives or people from their social circle with them.
"Do you think I have one?" Aurora sighed. "If you don't want to, I will go by myself."
"I'll go!" Claudia hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand and stood up, but then her mood suddenly sank, "But I don't have any dress... Miss Flamme's dress is quite decent, though... How about bringing Miss Flamme with you, Leader? I'll just stay in the base."
Claudia looked at the white robe of the trainee priest on her body with a sad expression.
"It's not a problem; I've prepared it for you."
"What do you...?" Before Claudia could finish her sentence, Aurora took out two sets of clothes from the warehouse and threw them into her hands.
"This set is yours, and the red one is Flamme's. Hurry up and change."
Then Claudia and Flamme, who looked confused, were pushed into the room by Aurora to change their clothes.
After a while, the door opened slightly, and Claudia poked her head out with a blushing face. "I'm done, Leader... but... the clothes don't seem to suit me..."
"How could it be? Both the style and the size have been adjusted by the system, er, I mean by me. It should've been perfectly suitable for you." What she said suddenly made Aurora a little puzzled, and then she walked towards her room step by step, muttering, "Could it be… Claudia, have you eaten too much these two days and gained weight?"
"There's no way that's true!" A shout came in from inside.
Aurora pushed Claudia's door open with one hand. "Let me see what doesn't fit..." Aurora subconsciously swallowed back her words as she stood frozen with an astonished expression on her face.
What she saw made her heart itch as if it had been scratched by a kitten.
The golden dress perfectly outlined the girl's gorgeous figure, and the hollowed-out back loomed, showing the girl's fair and tender skin. The flower patterns on the dress and the pale pink flowers on the chest made her look a little more mature than the innocence and liveliness of her age.
"Ah! Leader, how can you do this!" After a brief moment of stupor, Claudia hid in the corner and covered her chest with her hands, saying, "Don't look, don't look... "
The voice became smaller and smaller, as if she were struggling in her heart.
Before opening the door, she obviously wanted to show her best side to her dear leader, but she kept saying no because of her reserved personality.
Aurora calmed down and smiled inwardly, appreciating, "It's very beautiful... it suits you very well."
Claudia abruptly stopped resisting, and for no apparent reason, there was an ecstasy in her heart that caused her to stand up, making a move she could never have imagined.
She sashayed with a natural glamour in front of Aurora, her plump hips swaying right and left enchantingly. Before Aurora's eyes, she tugged a loose strand of hair behind her ear and smiled sweetly on her reddish cheeks. "Leader, do you really think so?"
"Ahem!" The heart that had been forcibly suppressed jumped again. Aurora quickly looked away and coughed twice in embarrassment. "Well, the time is almost up! Flamme should be done dressing by now. Let's go and see!"
After speaking in a hurry, she fled like a frightened rabbit, without any sign of her usual composure in sight.
After Aurora turned and left, Claudia's face turned beet red as if she was about to bleed.
'I... what am I doing?! Will I be misunderstood by Leader?? I am not that kind of person!!'
Claudia covered her face and shouted in her heart, and finally left the room worriedly, chasing after Aurora.
"Ouch!"
She didn't expect that Aurora would stop abruptly, standing at the door of Flamme's room like a log, and suddenly bump into her back.
"Captain, what's the matter with you?"
Claudia looked over suspiciously and found that the corners of her eyes were twitching non-stop. She followed Aurora's gaze and peeked into the room, and just like Aurora, she was petrified, her eyes widening in astonishment when she saw the girl inside the room.
Her slender black silk-wrapped legs locked her gaze, exuding a devilish and deadly temptation to commit crimes all over her body, and her proud breasts, half hidden beneath the red dress, were like creamy white jade. Her pure, delicate, and beautiful face like an angel couldn't help but make people crazy.
Even Claudia swallowed a big gulp with a sudden sense of loss in her heart.
Seeing that Aurora's gaze was so intense, as if she wanted to swallow Flamme's whole, Claudia suddenly felt annoyed. "Leader! If you keep staring like that, your eyes will fall out!" Claudia puffed her cheeks and stretched out her hands in front of Aurora's eyes, snapping her back to her senses.
"Ahem, it's all suitable! The time is almost up, and we should set off!" Aurora hurriedly concealed her embarrassment.