"Puhahaha… You should have just said it can only be equipped by virgins, why beat around the bush so much? Besides, that was a game setting. Now we've transmigrated into some unknown world, will there still be such restrictions?" The uncle scratched his head, laughing heartily.
No, even though it's a transmigrated world, the rules from the game must still be followed. Ellie naturally understood this very well.
Ainz's father had already tested this; without being a Perfect Warrior, one couldn't equip warrior-specific gear. Of course… she was a rare exception.
"When I was organizing the equipment just now, I tried it, but I still couldn't equip it, so… so…" Livia-san's face turned red, her voice growing softer and softer.
"Livia-san, could it be that in the real world, you weren't… uh… you weren't pure?" Arute asked with a hint of awkwardness.
"You're the one who's not pure! Your whole family isn't pure! Of course I was still a virgin in real life! Ah… ugh… you tricked me into saying that!" Livia-san almost burst into tears.
"I apologize, Livia-san, I didn't mean any harm, I just wanted to understand. So, even in this transmigrated world, we are still bound by the original game rules. For example, Miss Bai Xia wouldn't be able to use my magic sword, right?" Arute took out his shiny magic sword, stuck it into the ground, and offered an explanation.
"That's probably what it means. Livia-san, don't take it to heart. Well, since there are still such restrictions, the only ones left who can use this equipment are Miss Bai Xia and Sir Xia Na." The uncle turned his gaze to Sir Xia Na and Ellie.
"I refuse to use this equipment…" Sir Xia Na was the first to refuse. Everyone looked at her skeletal appearance, likely all simultaneously imagining her in that form, wearing that cheongsam. Then, everyone nodded, agreeing with Sir Xia Na's opinion.
Then the only one left was Ellie… "Then only Miss Bai Xia is left. Miss Bai Xia, you should still be… uh… a pure person, right?" Arute asked with a chuckle.
"Um… I am indeed still a pure person, but such valuable equipment… and I might not fit into that equipment!" Ellie glanced at Downfall of Castle and Country and said.
It wasn't that Ellie wanted to refuse to use Downfall of Castle and Country, but rather, with her loli figure wearing a cheongsam, how out of place would that be? So she showed some resistance.
She said that… but if she ever encountered danger and needed to use it, she would definitely use it without hesitation. It was just a symbolic pushback!
"How can you not fit? Bai Xia's figure isn't that different from mine, is it? Or are you complaining that certain areas are too small?" Livia-san's gaze on Ellie's chest sharpened.
What? Is this old woman out of her mind? I have a loli figure, how could it be similar to your old woman's figure? Ellie was a bit displeased to hear this.
"Looking at Miss Bai Xia and Livia-san's figures, they do seem quite similar. And since it's according to game rules, perhaps the equipment can adjust to the wearer's physique. Miss Bai Xia, why don't you try equipping it?" Arute suggested.
She could definitely equip it. After all, she could equip the Champion Armor even without a Champion title, so Downfall of Castle and Country should also be possible. But was it really okay for her to wear such a revealing cheongsam? The ethics committee might come knocking, Ellie thought to herself, then got up, intending to take Downfall of Castle and Country from Livia-san.
It was then that Ellie noticed her slightly mature reflection in the shiny blade of the magic sword Arute had stuck into the ground.
"Huh?" Ellie then realized… the changes in her body.
What the heck! When did she super-evolve? How long had she been asleep in that space?!
No wonder when she saw the sealed "Bai Xia," it was the maiden version. So her physique could also grow!
However… thinking back to when she saw the sealed "Bai Xia," it didn't feel much different from how she looked now. It seemed her growth cycle was quite, quite long!
After all, if you count the time, this current period was six hundred years ago. So, she would still look like this in six hundred years?
Ellie's mood was quite complex thinking about this. After all, maintaining a loli figure would be much more convenient for certain things, like being cute? But it wasn't that growing up was bad; her current slightly mature appearance at least… looked more "dignified"?
Subsequently, Ellie took Downfall of Castle and Country from Livia-san, the equipment that had caused her so much trouble six hundred years later. With this equipment in hand, according to the original plot, liberating humanity might not be impossible.
"Sister Livia-san, I'll take this equipment for now. If I have a chance to go back, I'll return it to you." Ellie said this, but what she was thinking was, you guys can't go back, so just live out your lives here!
"Ehehe! Calling me sister, oh! That's right, activating the charm of this equipment will consume all your MP. Bai Xia, you need to pay attention to that!" Livia-san reminded Ellie at this point. For Ellie, whose MP recovery speed was super fast, it wasn't a problem at all.
However, since this was mentioned, she might as well ask if there was anything else to pay attention to! After all, this equipment was the most important tool for her to achieve her goal.
"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to? Oh, right, how long does the charm effect of this equipment last?" Ellie asked Livyathan.
"I can only tell you based on how it was actually used in the game. When I could still use this equipment, I used it on a field BOSS once, and it lasted for about three days. I don't know how long it will last if used here. As for anything else to pay attention to, oh, right… after using the charm, you must give a command to the charmed target, otherwise, the charmed target will become a neutral unit that attacks indiscriminately." Livia-san recalled carefully, then as if remembering something, she spoke seriously.
"This isn't charm, this is brainwashing, right? I remember that field BOSSes' resistance to abnormal statuses is at least ten times that of players, right? Many of them don't even get affected by abnormal statuses at all, do they? Truly worthy of being World-Class equipment, the effect is no joke." The uncle added, clearly shocked by the effect of the World-Class item.
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