[CH.66] Additional Costume
"How about this cardigan? Hmm... I think I'll pair it with a handbag for you. Which do you prefer, a hat or a hairpin? Is this bow a bit too childish?"
The senior continuously pulled out clothes from the wardrobe, seeking Alice's opinion.
"By the way, what are you doing?"
"Uh... nothing... as long as you think it looks good..."
Alice was frightened and immediately covered her skirt.
A heart-shaped lock, Alice saw this thing yesterday. The soft and loose strap entwined, a slight pull could create a large gap. Wrapped around the belt on Alice's small face, the lock clasp tightened. This thing might just slip down from Alice's legs.
This is the skill "Additional Costume: Heart Lock" that comes with " Pure Guardian: 2". When Alice obtained this skill yesterday, she didn't pay much attention. She just threw the undone belt and other clothes on the chair without a detailed examination.
Who would have thought that this thing would come back to her in this way.
"By the way, your face is a bit red, is something wrong?"
"It's okay..."
Wearing embarrassing underwear, even though no one saw it, Alice still felt shy about it.
"I want to go to the bathroom..."
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Alice blushing, escaped into the bathroom. She turned the latch, ensuring privacy, and checked the belt on her body through the system interface.
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【Additional Costume: Heart Lock】
An additional skill of "Pure Guardian: 2."
Its effect is to transform the underwear worn by Alice into a special equipment, the Heart Lock—currently worn as a belt around her.
Similar to the passive attributes that come with the desire attribute, additional costumes do not require the consumption of magic power. Any clothes worn will undergo a change.
One point needs additional clarification: the effects of additional costumes do not stack, and the attached clothing has an automatic hiding function.
In other words, wearing two layers of clothing, only the inner one will turn into a Heart Lock.
If necessary, Alice can completely cover the Heart Lock with another layer, and the Heart Lock will automatically hide.
However, this is complete concealment from the outside world, others cannot see or touch it, but Alice can still perceive the entwining of the Heart Lock.
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"Wearing this kind of thing, what if someone sees it..."
Alice looked helpless.
The various skills brought about by the desire attribute were bad enough, and the new attribute brought this embarrassing attire. If this new attribute also automatically upgrades based on Alice's behavior, who knows what kind of additional costumes might appear in the future.
She finally understood now.
The real issue was not the desire attribute but "Love and Justice" itself.
Kate explained that this attribute could significantly enhance magical skills while transforming some of Alice's thoughts. She said that love and justice would make Alice's thinking more pure and loving, making her more like a girl.
However, from Alice's firsthand experience, this attribute seemed like a bottomless pit, giving rise to various attributes that only brought her various troubles.
Recalling when Kate suggested that Alice max out "Love and Justice," it was fortunate that Alice didn't have many points to squander at the time, preventing her from prematurely upgrading the attribute.
Does Kate really understand the magical girl system?
Headache...
"I shouldn't have equipped Pure Guardian on myself."
With things at this point, Alice had no room for regrets. Either wear the Heart Lock or remain bare, those were her only two choices.
As long as she bought a few more sets of underwear, wearing them together could hide the Heart Lock.
"Really, always adding so much trouble. It seems I have to be careful about accidental exposures in the future... By the way, is this strap really secure? Won't it suddenly come off?"
Alice checked her waist, attempting to tighten the clasp.
Inadvertently, her fingers touched the heart-shaped button. The initially loose and narrow belt immediately tightened, leaving no gap, snugly fitting against Alice's body.
The sudden tightening caused Alice to instinctively close her legs, and she squatted on the ground, taking a while to recover.
"Why did it tighten like this?"
The soft fit was a bit tight, not exactly uncomfortable, but not pleasant either. Especially the initial contraction, it was a bit too abrupt for Alice.
Alice tapped the clasp, but no matter how she pressed, there was no sign of the Heart Lock loosening.
On the contrary, with her tapping, the clasp sent waves of electric currents, numbing Alice's fingers.
"What on earth is going on?!"
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{Locked}
This is the basic function of the Heart Lock. As long as the clasp is pressed, the belt tightens and cannot be removed.
Although pressing the clasp once can reopen it, the lock must remain in place for three hours before it can be unlocked again. Until the time limit is reached, no matter how you touch the button, the Heart Lock will not open, even the "owner" of the lock is powerless.
The term "owner" in quotes does not refer to the wearer of the lock but the person who pressed the clasp to lock it. Only the lock's owner can unlock it; anyone else attempting to force open the clasp will face a strong electric shock.
Of course, the current Heart Lock is locked by Alice herself. She touched the button, making her the owner of the lock. She just needs to wait for three hours, then press the clasp again to loosen the belt.
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"Three hours... Can't this thing be taken off? What about going to the bathroom?"
The system did not provide an explanation, perhaps wanting Alice to find the answer herself. As for the issue of going to the bathroom, Alice could only endure it.
"Hey, haven't you finished yet? It's already late, and we need to leave soon!"
"It's done, I'm coming now!"
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Back at the dressing table,
The senior quickly dressed up Alice, putting a small hat on her and using a metal hairpin with a grape pattern. The senior also applied some powder to both of them, covering the lingering kiss marks on their necks.
During this process, Alice, not accustomed to the entanglement of the Heart Lock, felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She kept squirming, and the senior thought Alice was pretending to act coquettish.
"You should be used to wearing makeup by now. Why are you fidgeting? Don't tell me you want to do something again?"
"It's not! It's just... Senior, your face is getting too close..."
"You've been in closer contact, do you still mind this? Do you want me to kiss you again?"
"Uh..."
Alice pouted, turned her face away, avoiding the senior's gaze. But the senior forcefully turned Alice's head back, staring directly at Alice's cheek while evenly applying foundation with a powder puff.
"Don't move! It'll be done soon... just a bit left..."
Although the senior said there was just a bit left and they would leave soon, she still spent over half an hour doing makeup for Alice.
In the world of girls, the term "soon" doesn't include makeup time. Since they're going out, they must show their most charming side. Being exquisite is an essential skill for cute girls, and both makeup and choosing clothes are crucial aspects of maintaining that delicacy.
Of course, spending a bit more time on makeup doesn't mean it's not delicate.
Alice was already very pretty, and the senior didn't need to make too many adjustments.
She was just covering up the kiss marks because, after all, the strawberry imprints on both of them were countless.
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