Swimsuit Research

The three spirits had all left at the same time.

They'd been discussing various complicated things, but it seemed they were calling it a day with "see you tomorrow."

Since they'd left together, everything suddenly went quiet.

"… Ehehe…"

Penpen let out a servile laugh. She had the largest body among them, but the most timid personality. She couldn't handle the silence.

Still, it was a good opportunity to break it.

"… Penpen. The Spirit-samas have expectations for you. Make sure you meet them."

"Eep… I-I'll do my behsht…"

"Tria will help with anything too. For our Spirit-samas. Penpen. What is this 'swimsuit' thing?"

"U-um, it's clothes you can use when going in water, apparently. I don't really know either, but I have prototypes the spirit made, so do you want to come to my Home? I-I need to take measurements too?"

"Yeah, let's go."

"Let's. To prepare the perfect swimsuit our Spirit-samas desire, preparation is important."

At the invitation, they headed to Penpen's Home. To try on the swimsuit-like prototypes and get measured.

 

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"… Penpen, isn't this just underwear?"

"Uh, well, um… Yeah. She said she tried to make a swimsuit, but it kept turning into underwear, so… Ehehe…"

Yes. It was underwear… It really was underwear. In the room of Penpen's Home where the prototypes were gathered, it had now become a lingerie shop.

"Hey. Alto, do you know what swimsuits are?"

"I was a merchant's daughter, so sort of. But this is nothing like the swimsuits I know?"

"They're… swimsuits from the spirit realm, apparently… Ehehe. So you want to make us wear, this kind of, this kind of outfit, Spirit-sama… Fuhehe, I'm so happy, happy, happy…!"

Penpen suddenly displayed an ecstatic expression that would make ordinary people worry about her sanity, but among Spirit-Possessed, this wasn't particularly surprising.

"Right, being able to learn our Spirit-sama's preferences is the best, isn't it?"

"… Is this how you wear it?"

Tria attempted to equip a Penpen-sized bra on her shoulders. That was, of course, wrong.

"Ah, s-sorry Tria-chan. I only have my size so far. Also, that's a breast cover."

"…!?"

Penpen took the bra from Tria and held it against her own chest over her clothes. It was a perfect fit.

"… I see. Something Tria doesn't have."

"Wouldn't this ribbon suit Tria better?"

Saying this, Alto picked up a red ribbon. It appeared to be a ribbon, but it was in a loop shape. Two loops connected together. There was also a slightly thicker part in the middle…? Alto tilted her head at the strange structure for a ribbon.

"Ah, that's a slingshot swimsuit."

"This is a swimsuit too!? … This isn't just one piece, right? What else do you wear with it?"

"Uh, just that."

"… J-just this? It's basically string?"

"Yeah. That's the kind of swimsuit it is, apparently."

Penpen held it up and explained how to wear it and where it covers, but it looked like it covered essentially nothing.

"… So basically, our Spirit-samas want to see us naked?"

"Y-yeah. But, wearing this when taking a bath, would be more convenient, right?"

"Ah. Right, that was what this was about. I see."

Apparently they weren't being asked to wear this in public.

Of course, if their Spirit-samas told them to wear it in public, they wouldn't refuse, but that would require some mental preparation… She was ready for various things, but this would require a different kind of readiness.

Tria held the slingshot swimsuit against herself over her clothes.

"… Does it suit me?"

"Tria, sorry. I thought it was a ribbon, but it turns out it wasn't."

"I-it does suit you. Cute, ehehe!"

"Yes. Tria is cute. Because our Spirit-sama made her that way. Hmph."

Tria puffed out her chest proudly with a snort. Though it was flat as a board.

"A-a-anyway, let me take your measurements. Then I can prepare dress forms, and size adjustments will be easy… Fuhehe."

"Mm. I'll leave it to you."

"While we're at it, should we measure everything? We'll have you make equipment in the future too, and it's better to have accurate measurements."

"U-u-um, then could you pose like this for me? Um, all of it. Underwear too. It's for making the swimsuit."

"Understood."

Tria and Alto spread their arms horizontally in a T-shape, the so-called T-pose.

Alto felt a bit embarrassed, but Penpen was also a girl, and the Spirit-samas had said they wouldn't spare any effort in helping with the swimsuit. Measurements were necessary.

"Full body detailed measurement! … Mm, okay, you can put your clothes back on now. I'll make the dress forms."

"Measurements are done that quickly? That's amazing. When I had clothes made before, it took much longer."

"I-it's because we're in my Home, so it's special? And since you took everything off, it's perfect… Fuhehe, even the areola sizes and the number of wrinkles on your buttholes, perfectly recorded."

"!? Wait, what!? You didn't tell me about that!?"

"Hyaaa!? I-I won't misuse it! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Tria stepped in front of the cowering Penpen and gently patted the raging Alto's shoulder.

"It's okay. Alto is cute like Tria too. The number of wrinkles on your butthole is surely to our Spirit-sama's liking as well. Something to be proud of."

"… Mmph. Sorry for yelling, Penpen. You're right, it'd be a problem if the parts that need covering don't get covered, so it's necessary… But don't you dare let that information out!?"

"H—yeees!"

Alto apologized to Penpen, who still had teary eyes from fear, while getting dressed.

Incidentally, the Spirit-Possessed had already offered their dignity to their Spirit-samas, so there was none of it here.

The dress forms were completed in one minute. Two of them. White fabric mannequins without arms, legs, or heads.

Including Penpen's, there were three lined up… Large, small, flat. Well, not saying what that refers to.

Tria happened to imagine herself without arms and legs and felt nostalgic. It hadn't even been half a month yet, and her crushed former limbs were still in her inventory, so she could vividly recall them. Such good memories of meeting her Spirit-sama.

Yes, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the best day of her life.

"T-Tria-chan? Are you okay? Is something wrong with the dress form?"

"Ah. I was thinking about my Spirit-sama."

"You looked so happy, I figured it was something like that. Though I don't understand why a dress form would trigger that."

In any case, measurements were done and dress forms were made, so they could leave the rest to Penpen. The minimum necessary tasks were complete.

"… Um, do you, want to eat something?"

"No. I want to keep my stomach empty for my Spirit-sama."

"Me too."

"Right… We don't get hungry, do we? But, but, to expand your stomach, to be able to eat lots, you need to eat lots?"

They recalled their Spirit-samas in tears before meat they couldn't finish eating.

So Tria and Alto had thought they should keep their stomachs empty to be able to eat a lot.

But if you don't use it, it deteriorates. Including stomach size.

And if you use it, it grows. Including stomach size.

In fact, Penpen had polished off the meat that Tria couldn't finish!

That was the result of training so she could eat whenever her Spirit-sama told her to eat a lot!

"…! That's true!"

"As expected of Penpen… You truly deserve being called a genius by your Spirit-sama… Let's eat, Tria! Penpen!"

"Yeah. Tria will eat lots. And then hunt lots to work up an appetite."

"We can level up too. Two birds with one stone."

"Two birds with one stone? Alto, what's that?"

"Words my Spirit-sama spoke when taking down two flying monsters with one shot. It probably means getting a good deal!"

And so it was decided. They ate lots, hunted too, and the Spirit-Possessed spent their time happily until their Spirit-samas' next descent.