To make the clothes with a quality similar to modern materials, he had to use the special fabric products used in the game to enhance the main characters outfits.With his mastery of alchemy and all the crafting materials available, he was able to make 2 new fabric modifiers. A fabric softener, to make the fabric softer and give it stretching properties. A fabric lightener, to reduce the weight and the size of the strings of the fabric, making it lighter and see-through. That would be for the everyday clothes, nightwear and underwear. The work clothes and exercise clothes would be further tempered with fabric fortifier and fabric toughener.
At the end of the day, he had only managed to finish the preparation of the fabric. The treatment took more time than he had antic.i.p.ated. So, when he wasn"t checking the materials, he was doing some physical exercises.
"It"s at time like these that you miss the wonders of modern Earth" he though while doing push-ups. "Mp3 music players, smartphones, portable consoles... Haa, I miss being able to listen to music whenever I wanted to..."
His afternoon had not been fun. It was one thing to do physical exercise to improve himself, it was another to do it just to pa.s.s time while something else was being prepared. When the evening came, he was slightly depressed because on top of having to eat only fruits again, he wouldn"t be able to see Halion in her new clothes. After the meal, while he was brooding, he noticed something peculiar. Halion had a book in her hands, and seemed absorbed by the contents.
"... Halion? What are you doing?"
She raised her head in surprise, then smiled softly.
"I"m reading to learn about the land."
Neo got an incredulous look on his face.
"You"re reading? I mean, you understand what is written?"
"Yes. It"s written in the common language of the land" she simply replied.
"... And how do you know that?"
"Spirits with a certain degree of intelligence are granted knowledge of the common language of the place where they are summoned" she said as if it was something everybody should know.
"... Why didn"t you say so before?" he said, getting annoyed.
"Ah. You didn"t ask, and I forgot about it until I started to read" she said while tilting her head with a cute thinking expression.
Neo looked at her with a blank expression for a few seconds before closing his eyes and holding the bridge of his nose with his fingers. That was one of the things he hated about airhead characters. They could know or have something useful and fail to mention it unless the situation got dangerous, or they used it in front of other without realising it.
"... Is there something else I should know about summons?"
"Hmmm, let me think... By the rules of the spiritual realm, only 1 permanent summoning per month is allowed per person, and only 4 per year."
"... And there goes my idea of summoning more of them in the coming days and weeks... Wait" "What do you mean by 1 permanent summoning? What are the other types of summoning?"
"There are 3 types of spirit summoning. For the first type, the summoner temporary call for a random low grade spirit. They are sustained by the mana of the summoner. The spirit goes back to the spiritual realm when: first, it"s job is done or he is sent back, second, it"s defeated, third, the summoner is defeated, or fourth, the summoner run out of mana. For the second type, the summoner makes a contract with a spirit of at least medium grade. Unlike with the first type, the spirit grow stronger alongside the summoner, and their teamwork increase as well."
"For the third type, the spirit, which must be at least medium grade, is completly summoned in this plane. They do not need the summoner supply of mana to stay. Unlike the previous types though, if the spirit is killed, it will not return to the spiritual realm. It will be true death, and its soul will go to the afterlife."
That last part made him feel as if his blood froze in his veins. He had already experienced death, and being reminded of it was never pleasant. On top of that, in games where party members could be permanently lost, he always did his best to keep everyone alive. If he lost one, he would immediatly load the previous save. But he couldn"t do this now. They would be gone forever
"I will not let you die!" he nearly shouted, before calming himself.
Halion had been surprised by the outburst, and looked at him in shock. But it quickly turned into a wide and bright smile. So much that Neo blushed and looked away in embarra.s.s.e.m.e.nt. Halion stood up, walked to him and gave him in a warm hug.
"Thank you master. I will not let you die either" she said softly. "I will always be there for you."
Neo returned the hug on reflex, and was touched by her words. He tightened his hold a little and enjoyed her presence for a while. When they separated, he got a little shy and escaped to the workshop, telling to continue her reading.
He stayed up late, measuring, cutting and sewing the various fabrics. He was more motivated to give his spirit nice clothes, and promised himself that for the following set, he would take her wishes into consideration. Still, for the following spirits he intended to summon, the first set of clothes he would make for them would always be to his taste.
He only finished a pair of thongs, a sport bra and the yoga pants. For the minidress and the baby doll, he had to work on the decorative paterns, and that would take time. He did make himself a pair of boxers though. He didn"t like staying in the same underwears 2 straight days. He prepared another batch of fabric for treatment during the night before going to bed.
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Halion was already under the covers, facing the other way. Due to their previous little talk, he felt genuine affection for her. He slipped in right behind her, took her in his arms and snuggeld against her back. She snuggled back against him and put her hand over his. They fell asleep like that.