"It's not a suit of armour. It's meant to make yourself appear more appealing to others. Perhaps a potential partner?"
Hikari gave her a confused look, seeming unable to comprehend at all what she just said.
Nevertheless, she began attempting to assemble the pieces onto herself.
Several pieces floated off the wardrobe top surface, stitching themselves together into one continuous piece.
Hikari studied the deformed piece, sticking it on her body to see where it fits.
"No, that's not right."
She disassembled the pieces again.
"There's a major event that I'll be attending tonight and I want you to escort me."
Hikari fumbled.
She managed to piece together a continuous block but was struggled to figure out where it was supposed to fit.
"Knights, merchants, investors, bureaucrats, generals would all be in attendance. A bit of wine would make their tongues looser than usual."
Hikari was able to fit a piece covering one of her breasts. She tugged it around a bit, as it seemed to be leaving a slither of area uncovered.
"They are there to court the young knights of various houses who would be entering the prestigious spire academy."
Pieces of silk wrapped around Hikari's muscular arm. She flexed, testing the elasticity of the silk.
There was a slit on her arm that revealed her bare skin and she couldn't find the silk to cover it.
"The young knights of the prominent houses will be in attendance. This is a good chance for you to gain some exposure to the outside world."
Hikari pieced together her torso and arm wraps. She spreads the remaining silk pieces trying to figure out if it's a skirt or pants. She followed the weaving runes, sewing together a long vertical piece.
Pants, she assumed. She tried wrapping the pieces around her leg. The silk stretched down to just above her ankles but it didn't match the shape of her leg at all.
"Gosh, In just over a year, I'll be leaving the estate for the spire academy. I wish I could bring you along."
Hikari disassembled the pieces again. She double checked the weaving runes as it seemed as though the dress just wouldn't stitch if she did not follow them to the letter.
"I'm sure we'll work something out. You're so strong and powerful."
Hikari finished piecing together the whole dress. She managed to match the weaving rune to the tunic, allowing it to drape over her legs.
There was only a triangular silk piece left which she can't seem to fit anywhere.
"Done?"
She turned to Ria.
Ria looked up at her from atop the wardrobe. She was speechless. Hikari was in her mind, an impenetrable wall of steel. She had almost forgotten just how stunningly beautiful she actually was.
Her perfect figure. Her immaculate skin. Her cold countenance. Unlike her. Frail, skinny, pale and insignificant.
"Down… Down.." The voice echoed in her head again. Ria shakes her head and slapped her cheeks with both hands.
"There's holes everywhere."
Hikari tugged away at the hole in the middle of the chest pieces which exposed her cleavage line. She was pitching the part with her fingers, trying to close up the hole.
"Oh, that's not a mistake. Exposing just a slither of that part really helps to attract or distract men depending on what you're trying to accomplish."
Hikari continued tugging away annoyingly at the gaps in her dress.
"It's airy"
"Airy?" Ria gave Hikari a confused look, trying to process what she meant.
Hikari fiddled with her skirt, pulling it around her hips.
"Oh right. It's that triangular piece there." Hikari turned her attention to the last triangular piece of black spider silk remaining on the wardrobe top.
The silk moved on its own. The threads on the end of the strap weaved itself into the triangular piece and floated down off the wooden platform and up Hikari's leg.
"its still airy"
Hikari continued to fidget with her skirt., pushing her fingers in between her legs.
"That's how ladies wear their dresses. If you wear some pants underneath, it will show through the slits and spoil the elegance of the dress."
The giantess looked down on her lady standing atop her wardrobe shelve at breast level.
"I know they are a little thin for you but you likely won't be fighting with them."
Hikari stared at Ria with her usual cold expression. Ria's face was red as a tomato.
"Ahem! Moving on."
Ria walked over to a row of crates, each with a posh texture on them.
She lifted the lid revealing a blood crystal embedded in silver, resting in a pure white form.
"A thorny rose. Blood in the night. Silver glittering in the moonlight. The bane of all evils cowering in the dark. After reading the report on the capture of the cultist holdout, I think this is an appropriate theme for your debut appearance in high society."
Hikari reached for the jewelry, letting it slide down her fingers onto her palm. The blood crystal glowed bright red in response to her mana.
"I think this one goes on your wrist."
The jewellery floats in midair, the silver chains glittering as they unwrap themselves.
The chain wraps itself around her hand.
The blood crystal glows in response to her mana.
She continued.
A necklace, pair of bracelets, a hair pink and another pair of bracelets.
"Where do these two go?"
Ria swallowed. "I think these are your ankle bracelets."
Hikari blinks at her blankly.
"How would I wear my boots?"
"You won't. Lower me to the ground."
Hikari rested her palm on the platform, allowing Ria to sit on it and lowered her to the ground.
She walked to a huge black box whose height was up to her neck.
It was a pair of humongous platform heels, the heel of which was up to Ria's stomach.
The heel had a cylindrical steel core to support the giantess's weight.
"What are these?"
"Your shoes. The staple amongst ladies. They make you walk with your feet arched and your back straightened. "
Hikari places the heels on the ground, producing a loud sound as the heavy steel knocks against the stone.
Her foot sled onto the shoe. The slither of silver varnish on the rim of the insole glittered as her foot fit nicely on the insole.
The straps floated over it, crisscrossing over the top of Hikari's foot, leaving her toes exposed.
Hikari lifts her foot, waving her foot in circles to test the strength of the straps.
Click! Clack! Click! Clack! She walked, taking small steps with pauses in between as she wobbled briefly.
The sharp sound of her steel heel core knocking against the stone ground.
Ba dum! Ba dum! Ria's heart pounded as the sound of Hikari's heels echoed in her head.
Hikari paced back and forth in her new heels.
They make a loud noise with every step which makes her feel uneasy.
She walked back to Ria and gently stomped her foot in front of her in dissatisfaction.
A jolt came over Ria as her heels suddenly landed in front of her and smashed the stone ground. Her knees gave way.
Hikari's feet arched before her.
She had looked at herself in the mirror countless times and been to many high society parties. She had indulged herself in the most idealistic beauty standards of the day.
Hikari stood over her, bent forward and looked down on Ria kneeling before her.
Despite being unwieldy, the extra height and the arching shape of her foot made Ria appear lower and smaller.
For some reason, it made her feel really good.
A voice came from outside. "My Lady! Your carriage is ready! We have to leave soon."
Ria was startled. She was still wrapped in nothing but a towel.
"Coming!"
—- Hikari —-
Physique : 743 -> 756
Weight : 2200 -> 2255 (kg)
Platform high heels : height + 0.5 metres, martial proficiency ( - 20), firearms proficiency ( -20)
Blood crystals : mana + 20
Black spider silk dress : defense + 5, mana + 5
—- Ria —-
Physique : Physique : 6.5 -> 7.5