The kimono was made of brownish-yellow printed silk, and the gray inner shirt left a gap just enough to reveal a bit of skin.
The kimono sleeves had a circle of black lace, and Chiori's hands wore black gloves.
The skirt was a puffy, double-layered pleated skirt, with many asymmetrical details on it, such as black fabric flowers and gray fabric strips.
In short, orange, black, red, yellow, and striped patterns were all over the clothes.
Her legs were clad in black stockings, which were particularly alluring to men.
On her feet were geta, a type of wooden clogs worn only by Inazuma natives.
Alex looked her over from head to toe, feeling that the person before him was not simple and was very likely a character to be released later.
"Your outfit is very unique; the design is excellent, clearly different from ordinary people's," Alex said, then asked, "I guess you also have a Vision, don't you?"
Hearing Alex praise her clothes, Chiori's expression remained calm, but in her heart, she added a few points of friendship to the young man she had just met.
Then Chiori merely nodded faintly, answering the latter question: "You mean a Vision? I didn't have one before, but when I left Inazuma, I acquired it."
"Wow!" Hearing that she had a Vision, and her clothes' design and her person were both beautiful, she was clearly a character to be released!
Alex sat down on a chair and extended an inviting hand: "Come, sit, sit! Let's talk in detail, the matter of the figurine is negotiable."
Chiori was quite puzzled by Alex's sudden enthusiasm, but hearing that the figurine was negotiable, she gently smoothed her skirt and sat down opposite Alex.
"So, how do you plan to sell it?" Chiori only glanced at Alex, then her remaining attention was drawn to the figurine.
The Chiori before him had a request, and Alex was also interested in this new Chiori: "Before we discuss that, I have a few more questions."
Chiori looked at Alex, then at the figurine; the design of the figurine's clothes truly opened her eyes and provided her with a lot of inspiration.
Just a few glances were not enough; Chiori wanted to take it down so she could study and admire it at her leisure later.
For the sake of the figurine, Chiori finally nodded: "Alright, I can answer you, but the content of the answer must be within a range I can accept."
Alex made an OK gesture: "First, let me reintroduce myself. I am a Traveler from beyond this world, and the Hydro Archon of Fontaine is my wife."
Chiori's eyes instantly widened, blinking twice. Her pupils contracted for a moment, then became larger than usual.
Alex looked at the Damselette's surprised expression and still awkwardly explained: "Alright, it only happened in name, it hasn't actually… You can ask around."
"Ahem, and then, welcome to Fontaine! If you encounter any difficulties here, just come find me, and I'll help you find someone to solve them!" Finally, Alex gave a thumbs-up.
Chiori nodded slightly; the credibility of his words was currently very low, simply because he didn't seem very reliable.
"Okay, now for the main topic. I also have a Vision, of the Hydro element. What element is your Vision?" Alex asked curiously.
Chiori, who hadn't expected Alex to ask this, still replied: "Geo element."
"Ah! It's actually orphan Geo!" Alex's tone clearly became somewhat disdainful; not only was it an orphan in team composition, but here, Geo constructs were not considered summons, so they definitely wouldn't receive buffs.
"..." Chiori didn't understand why this person suddenly said something like that? Orphanage?
Chiori didn't understand, but the next moment, Alex asked about her skills.
Chiori extended a hand, and from the Akasha, she summoned her partner: Mannequin!
(◔_◔) At this moment, Mannequin seemed to be expressing speechlessness, its two eyes looking askance at the upper left.
Mannequin had a small body, a two-headed, handmade doll.
Its attire was very similar to Chiori's current outfit. On its chest, there seemed to be a red pair of tailor's scissors?
"This is my summoned partner, Mannequin. It's a dress-up doll I made."
(◎_◎) As Chiori introduced it, Mannequin suddenly changed its expression. The black pupils in its two large eyes occupied ninety percent of their area.
Seeing its cute appearance, Alex couldn't help but reach out to touch its head, but unexpectedly, Mannequin's expression changed again.
(▽︿▽) Mannequin's eyes actually turned into two lower semicircles! Its half-eyes looked askance at the upper left, as if it were angry.
"Alright, alright, you should have said you were a summoner…" Alex thought for a moment, looking at his figurine; to him, it was just a relatively cheap four-star item, and he might even get duplicates later.
And giving it to her as a friend's gift wasn't like it disappeared; it was just being entrusted to someone else. He could still see it if he wanted to… Alex gritted his teeth, picked up the figurine, and placed Anguished: "Let's be friends, before I change my mind… But you have to help me fight monsters when you have time!"
(︶_︶) Mannequin closed its eyes as if asleep.
Chiori was very surprised, looking at the figurine in her hand. She hadn't expected the other party to only ask her questions about her Vision, and even after seeing Mannequin, he directly broke his bottom line.
Chiori wasn't the type to take advantage of others, and she truly loved this figurine, so she accepted Alex's gift, guaranteeing him: "Since you're so generous to give it to me directly, then I'll be your friend!… As a return gift, I'll help you redesign an outfit."
"Huh?" Alex spread his hands, then looked at the expensive clothes he had bought: "What's wrong with these clothes? They're still okay to wear. I've been wearing them for almost half a month."
Chiori put down the figurine, looking at Alex with a serious expression: "These clothes don't suit you at all! And your hairstyle is too casual; both need to be custom-made again."
It just so happened that she had just arrived in Fontaine and was in dire need of a male model to be her clothes hanger.
So, the first step to launching her "Chiori Tailor Shop" brand in Fontaine would begin with this person, and from him, it would resound throughout Fontaine!!!
"Emmm, alright then." Faced with such a great opportunity, Alex instead looked quite helpless.
Seeing that Chiori seemed to be truly knowledgeable, she even began to take out a soft measuring tape, measuring various data of Alex's body.
After measuring all of Alex's body data, Chiori narrowed her eyes, very satisfied with Alex's physique. He was perfectly suited to be a standard male model.
"Before that, what is your favorite item?" Chiori began to ask the owner of the clothes.
"You ask me, what do I like most? Does that even need to be said?" Alex suddenly smiled; everyone who plays allogene especially likes, of course: "Primogems! Shiny Primogems. The more, the better!"
Speaking of Primogems, Alex became energetic; he had given Chiori such an important gift, he definitely had to get something back from her!
The next moment, a small Primogem appeared in Alex's hand, shining with blue and pink light.
Chiori nodded, took the Primogem Alex displayed, glanced at it, and put it in her pocket: "Blue with some pink, huh… Alright, I understand. We'll meet here again in three days."
After speaking, Chiori took the figurine and gradually walked away.
Chiori now needed to make some preparations; the fabric she brought from Inazuma was simply not enough, and she would also go out into the wild to find inspiration and materials.
"???" Alex's face was full of question marks, watching Chiori walk away and disappear, too stunned to call out to her.
He then looked at his left hand, which had just held a Primogem, now empty.
I'm going to get angry!
This young lady named Chiori, don't let me catch you! If I catch you, you'll get your just desserts… Huh? At that time, it seems both lemons and strawberries will be ripe… Alex hadn't expected that he hadn't even managed to trick Primogems out of her, but instead, she had snatched one from him.
Alex now understood what it felt like to lose both the wife and the army.
Looking at his Primogem count change from an integer to a number ending in 9, Alex felt he was starting to develop mild obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Moreover, it could easily end up as 159 Primogems, which wouldn't even be enough for one pull.
Alright, alright, I've got my eye on you!
Chiori!
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