Chapter 77

“Is it enough to wear all these clothes?
Ming Hu thought as he took the clothes from the shopkeeper. Ming Hu began to look at the options, one by one.
<Muran's Cotton Pants
Limit: 60,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 30
Dignity +2500, Charm +100
Muran's black cotton pants, which will look attractive and dignified no matter who wears them.
<Rose Best
Limit: 80,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 20
Dignity +3000, Charm +300
The red rose on the left breast of this vest is so striking, it's more like a piece of art than clothing.
<black jacket
Limit: 100,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 100
5000 Dignity, +250 Charm
They are extremely comfortable to wear.
Nothing was said.
"And these on top of that – perfect."
The dressmaker eventually handed over the clothes and returned with a hat, gloves, and shoes. Ming Hu put down the clothes and looked at the options for hats, gloves, and shoes that the shopkeeper had brought.
<Dignified bowler hat
Limit: 70,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 10
Dignity +3000
A classy black bowler hat with a larger brim than a regular bowler hat.
<Black Leather Gloves
Limit: 90,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 20
Dignity +2500
<Soft shoes
Limit: 80,000 reputation
Physical Defense: 30
Dignity +4000
They're so comfortable that you'll feel less tired just putting them on.
"What is this…
Again, nothing was said. The required prestige of the things the owner brought in was enormous. The shirt he thought had the highest required prestige was actually the lowest. Ming Hu opened the character window to check the prestige.
Name: Ming Hu
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 22 Occupation: Blood Knight/Strong Smith
Fame: 100000
Level: 232
Life: 1548950
Mana: 6420
Blood power: 759
Strength : 75930 [7593(+1090)] Dexterity : 165 Constitution : 607(+500) Intelligence : 10 Wisdom : 311
Dexterity: 201
Bonus stats: 730
'100,000. Perfect.'
Luckily, there was nothing she couldn't wear, but Ming Hu couldn't help but shake her head at what the costume shop owner had brought.
'You have to wear all of this to get through the imperial palace. That's a little strange.'
To be honest, it was weird, and not just a little bit, but a lot.
"How much?"
Ming Hu first asked the costume shop owner the price of the items he brought.
"Well…"
When asked for the price, the costume shop owner looked at Ming Hu with a slight stutter, then opened his mouth.
"That's 4200 gold total."
Ming Hu couldn't help but panic when he heard the price.
"…How much?"
"4200 gold."
He asked again to make sure he hadn't misheard, but he hadn't. Ming Hu saw the seven items the costume shop owner had brought. They were more expensive than most equipment.
"It costs 4,200 gold to get through the palace gates?
It wasn't like it didn't have gold, but I couldn't help but think it was a bit much. Ming Hu looked at the costume shop owner.
"If I wear this, will I have no problem getting into the imperial palace?"
As if waiting for Myung-hoo to speak, the costume shop owner opened his mouth to reply.
"Of course! Not only that, but…"
The costume shop owner started to say something more, but was silenced when Ming Hu pulled out the gold.
"Here it is."
"Oh, yeah."
Ming Hu handed over the money to the costume shop owner and put the items he purchased into his inventory. He then opened the equipment window and clicked the "Show Outfit" button at the bottom of the equipment window.
button, Ming Hu clicked on the shirt in his inventory and put it on. As he put the shirt on, the armor wrapped around his body disappeared and the shirt appeared. Of course, the armor wasn't removed; it was just covered by the shirt.
Ming Hu quickly began to put on his jacket and the rest of his outfit. Finally, when he was finished with the gloves, Ming Hu checked himself in the mirror to his left.
"OPG is a little fried."
Being a weapon, the OPG was not obscured by the black leather gloves. Rather, the OPG obscured the black leather gloves. Of course, invisibility doesn't mean the option doesn't apply, so Ming Hu closed the inventory and equipment windows and exited the outfitter's shop.
"Let's go."
Stepping out of the costume shop, Ming Hu looked toward the entrance to the imperial palace, which was still guarded by a large number of soldiers.
Jumbled
Ming Hu walked directly toward the palace entrance, and when he reached it, he did not stop walking, but continued toward the entrance.
Sigh
The soldiers guarding the entrance bowed their heads as I stepped into the position where I had been restrained before dressing. It was definitely a different reaction.
'It's all about the clothes…'
Ming Hu thought so, and continued on past the soldiers.
Sigh
The soldiers who had lowered their heads began to raise them again to guard the entrance as Ming Hu passed by.
Dahlgrock Dahlgrock
A short time later, a carriage drove up to the entrance. The flag flying above the carriage bore the emblem of Baron Deruman.
"Please stop."
One of the soldiers guarding the entrance shouted as he approached the carriage. At the soldier's shout, the carriage stopped moving for a moment, and a window on the side of the carriage opened to reveal Baron Deruman inside.
"Thank you. You may go in."
The soldier said and returned to his seat, and Baron Deruman's carriage began to move back toward the entrance.
Dahlgrock Dahlgrock
Not long after Baron Deruman's carriage was inside, another carriage drove up. On top of the carriage was a flag flying with Count Deruman's emblem.
Sigh
As the carriage approached, the soldiers bowed their heads. Then, as the carriage passed, the soldiers who had bowed their heads lifted their heads and began to guard the entrance again.
* * * * *
Perun, the owner of the costume shop at the entrance to the Imperial Palace, sighed and stared at the door as he surveyed the silent interior of his shop.
"Is anyone coming in today?"
I opened a costume shop with big dreams, but customers didn't come as often as I thought they would. Yesterday, not a single customer came in. That's when it hit me.
Squeak
Turning to the door, Perun's eyes lit up as he saw it open, and he exclaimed with a smile.
"Welcome!"
The man who opened the door was a sturdy-looking man in his early twenties, who took one look at her and began to inspect her clothes.
"…what.
Looking at the man, Perun thought something was wrong. There was something familiar about this man. That wasn't the only thing. There was something noble about the man.
Jumbled
Perun walked toward the man. The man was looking at the blue cardigan, but not at the design. Perun realized that the man had a purpose and opened his mouth to speak.
"Are you looking for something…?"
"I have to go into the imperial palace, and I don't think I have anything decent to wear."
Perun's eyes widened at the man's words.
"Noble!
Not a common noble, Perun thought as he looked at the man, not a common noble either. If it was a noble, with familiarity and nobility flowing so naturally, it had to be at least a count's nobility.
If so, the clothes here could not be sold. They were too valuable for the nobility to wear.
"Ah! Can you come over here?"
Perun spoke to the man and moved to the other side, pulling out the best shirt in town, a shirt made by Mary New.
"Would you like to take a look at this first?"
With that, Perun handed the shirt to the man. He immediately started looking for clothes that would suit him.
"Hmmm. Mmm… that's good."
Soon enough, Perun found some clothes that would suit the man, and handed them to the man looking at him.
"This should be enough to get you where you need to go."
Sana took the clothes and began to examine them.
"Oh, I'm missing my gloves, shoes, and hat!
Realizing that something very important was missing, Perun immediately went to the man for his hat, gloves, and shoes.
"And these on top of that – perfect."
Perun handed the man a hat, gloves, and shoes. The man began to examine the hat, gloves, and shoes, one by one, and soon shook his head and opened his mouth.
"How much?"
When the man asked for the price, Perun quickly began to calculate the price, but soon after, he was stumped.
"…4300 gold? Damn!
I didn't pay attention to the price because I was looking for something to match. However, 4300 gold was not an expensive price considering the value of the clothes.
"Well…"
Perun stared at the man, his voice trailing off. Would the man really pay 4300 gold for clothes? Even a nobleman was unlikely to pay 4300 gold for a set of clothes.
"Let's mow…
Eventually, Perun decided to shave and opened his mouth to speak.
"That's 4200 gold total."
"…How much?"
The man asked. He seemed surprised at the price. Perun gave the man a rueful look.
"4200 gold."
He looked at his clothes and hat again, and then opened his mouth to speak.
"If I wear this, will I have no problem getting into the imperial palace?"
"Huh?
Thinking he wouldn't be able to sell, Perun's eyes widened at the man's words.
"Dignity never goes out of style! What clothes!
Understanding the man's words to mean that the lack of dignity in the palace would not be a problem, Perun nodded quickly.
"Of course! Not only that, but…"
Perun tried to explain further, but was silenced when the man pulled out the gold.
"Here it is."
"Oh, yeah."
Perun took the gold from the man and looked at him. The man immediately began to put on the clothes he had purchased. When he was finished, he looked in the mirror to his left and muttered to himself.
"OPG is a little fried."
The man mumbled something and started walking out of the costume shop. Perun stared after him, but the sound of the door opening brought him back to his senses and he called out.
"Goodbye Gossip Show!"