Well, I put on my indoor shoes, but since I was still barefoot, I felt a bit uneasy.

So, I started pattering down the hallway and, passing by the two waiting outside my room, I headed to Seriana’s bedroom first.

There, I put on a pair of socks I rarely used… Yep, as I thought—wearing socks feels more natural than being barefoot.

Once I was ready, I hurried back to Seriana and the others, and found Seriana standing with her arms crossed, glaring at me.

“I’m back! Sorry to keep you waiting!”

“Yes, you certainly did keep us waiting.”

Saying that, Seriana walked up to me and flicked my nose with her index finger.

It didn’t hurt, but I instinctively reached up to hold my nose.

“Well, whatever. You go in first.”

Maybe my reaction helped lighten her mood, because she gestured toward the door with her hand and gave me a little push on the shoulder.

Looks like she was letting me go ahead.

“Okay.”

Alright then—let’s head inside.

I already knew what we had bought, but I couldn’t really predict how it would all be arranged. I was looking forward to it.

Heh… Let’s see how these nobles of this world express their sense of style!

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“…Whoa.”

That was the first thing I said as I entered the room.

“Oh, not bad at all.”

For the record, that was Seriana’s impression.

This room had been created by removing the wall between the hallway on the second floor and the adjacent room, combining them into one large space.

That said, the entire wall hadn’t been removed—only the part around the door had been taken out, leaving one side intact like a partition.

Now then… About the room—it had undergone a significant transformation, especially the front part that used to be a hallway.

The left side still had shelves, and the right had paintings, just like this morning, but with such a large room, there was still plenty of unused space.

So, they slightly shifted the shelves on the left to create gaps, and in those gaps, they placed the torsos we had bought, dressing them in my hunting outfits.

There was the cape I received on my birthday years ago, and the hunting gear I had made in the royal capital.

They were arranged in order from front to back, including my current wolf jacket and Cymodoki sash.

Using four torsos for those, the fifth one was dressed in a blue one-piece dress, one of the outfits I received from Minea-san.

A mirror had also been placed against the partition wall in the back of that lineup.

Looks like this front area was meant for getting changed.

On the opposite side, the paintings were still lined up as before, but now with a tall standing table set against the wall.

There were two of those.

And next to them were matching high chairs.

…I could picture it.

Me, having changed over on the opposite side, while someone leaned on the table, saying this or that about my outfit.

Well… I can’t really imagine Seriana leaning on her elbow like that, but I suppose that’s what they were meant for.

I checked out the back area where the sofa had been placed, and that part hadn’t changed.

The big change was only in the front area.

But even just a few new furniture pieces had dramatically altered the atmosphere.

Before the makeover, the room had been simple and spacious, but now—how should I put it…

“So? What do you think?”

“Whoa!? You startled me…”

While I was still taking in the changes, startled and muttering to myself, I heard a voice from beside me and jumped in surprise.

When I turned toward the voice, I saw Fiora, resting her elbow on the desk, watching me.

She was probably waiting for my reaction… and judging from the smile on her face, she seemed quite confident.

Hmm… I’ve got to admit, it’s a job well done.

“Yeah… it’s pretty amazing.”

It felt like a boutique or an art gallery at first glance, but it wasn’t quite either.

What it reminded me of most was a café.

A small, privately-run one, where for some reason, they also sold clothes, art, knickknacks, and books…

A place that featured the shop owner’s personal tastes—that kind of store.

That’s it.

This room was just as stylish as one of those.

Still… how was I supposed to put that into words?

I couldn’t come up with anything clever.

“Fiora, what about that?”

Seriana, who had been looking around the room, came back over and pointed toward the entrance as she spoke.

Looking in the direction she pointed, I saw the hat rack we had bought today placed next to the door.

I had been so focused on the room’s transformation that I’d missed it…

We always passed through Seriana’s room before coming here, so it made sense to take off hats there.

Come to think of it, was there even anyone among the regular visitors here who wore hats?

“Oh, that’s for Sera’s goggles and pouch. She’s still out getting them serviced, but she’ll use it when she gets back, right?”

“Yeah, good point. We always kept them in the back before, but if we can put them here, it’d be convenient when heading out…”

I nodded deeply at Fiora’s words.

We keep all sorts of things in the 【Hideout】, and some of them need regular maintenance.

Sometimes craftsmen or messengers from the Merchant Guild come to check on things, but I’m often not around when they do.

Surprisingly, I end up going out quite a bit.

The reason I recently sent a bunch of stuff to Rob’s shop for maintenance all at once was because I had kept missing the opportunity.

I couldn’t exactly leave my personal belongings lying around in Seriana’s office either.

But here, that wouldn’t be a problem.

Maybe I should bring out the yoga mat too…?

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