“Do you have Mei’s gear?”

“Gear… It’s not just regular clothes, right?”

I asked Zeke while pinching the hem of my skirt slightly.

“Our clothes have protective enchantments. Does Mei’s outfit have those too?”

“I wonder. Do you know, Ermine?”

“It doesn’t have any~”

“…That’s what she said.”

It’s just normal lolita clothing, after all. There’s no special equipment attached to it.

Wait a second, though. The way she said that…

“Hm? What do you mean ‘it doesn’t have’?”

“Yeah.”

“Does that mean there are some that do?”

“There are~”

“Where?”

Could there be clothing with protective something-or-other among the goth-loli outfits in that wardrobe?

Then, wouldn’t I have to go back and get it? I don’t have time; I need to hurry!

“Look at the bracelet. I think there are various items in there.”

Following Ermine’s suggestion, I looked inside the bracelet…

Wait, I have to think about what kind of items there are! It’s impossible to know what equipment is available if I don’t know what’s in there!

“Ugh. Then, I guess it’s fine to just go with the default gear.”

“Default gear?”

Ermine, twitching his whiskers, pointed to my bracelet.

“Yeah. If you say you want to equip it randomly, it’ll be fine. …Let’s see. Do you want combat power or defensive power?”

Combat power or defensive power, huh?

I’d like both if possible, but since I don’t seem to have the ability to fight, I’ll go with defensive power. That way, I can stay safe even if I take a hit.

Oh, but wait, I’m not supposed to be taking hits, right?

No, no, it’s better to be safe just in case, so I’ll stick with defensive power!

“Defensive power, please!”

“If you think you want to equip with defensive power, then it’ll come out~”

“Got it. I’ll give it a try.”

I asked Zeke and the others to wait a moment, and I would summon my battle gear.

“Battle gear, randomly focusing on defensive power!”

As I said that, a silver mass shot out from the bracelet with a swoosh.

Clank, clank, clank.

The sound of it being equipped was loud…

“I can’t see in front of me!”

I was suddenly fitted with something that felt like a full-face helmet, and I couldn’t see at all.

And my whole body felt heavy, making it impossible to move!

“Ermine, what’s going on?!”

Also, I was holding something heavy in my left hand.

I can’t take it anymore. I’ve reached my limit.

When I dropped the item I was holding with my left hand, it made a loud crash.

Startled by the noise, I almost jumped, but my entire body felt so heavy that even my heels wouldn’t lift.

“While it certainly seems like the defensive power is sufficient… can you even move?”

I heard Zeke’s voice nearby, and then there was a small clank near the eye area of the helmet.

Suddenly, the view through the eyeholes opened up, and I saw Zeke’s well-defined face up close.

Whoa, I leaned back instinctively and nearly fell over backward.

“Watch out!”

Zeke managed to catch me… but then he let out a small groan.

“What is this weight?”

Wait a minute. Just wait a minute.

Isn’t this the perfect scenario where a girl can dream about being caught by a handsome guy right when she’s about to fall? So why is he grimacing from that weight?!

Seriously, how heavy is this gear? Zeke, it’s the equipment that’s heavy, not me! Please don’t misunderstand that!

“Full-body mithril armor, huh? Although mithril is lighter than other metals, with this heavy armor, it’s quite substantial. And… what is that shield? I can’t appraise it.”

As Zeke muttered, he started patting down the armor.

That’s sexual harassment!

“Zeke, Mei is a girl, so maybe you should tone it down a bit…”

Cloud chimed in, a bit hesitantly.

“Ah, sorry… But in this state, you can’t move, can you?”

Zeke straightened me up and supported my back to keep me from toppling over again.

“Ermine, I can’t move like this!”

“Then, should I change it to focus on attack power?”

“I can’t use swords or bows, so that’s impossible. Isn’t there anything else?”

“Then how about focusing on agility?”

“Ugh. I always say this, but if you have something like that, just tell me sooner!”

“Sorry, sorry.”

I can’t see well because my view is so restricted, but I feel like Ermineisn’t really remorseful.

But anyway, I need to change this gear; I can’t move like this.

“Battle gear, randomly focusing on agility!”

Then, with clanking sounds, the gear was removed, and something else was equipped.

Cautiously looking down…

Huh?

An apron?

The black skirt was fluttering just above my knees.

When I placed my hand on my head, I felt something like a headrest.

Could this be… a maid outfit?!