Jin and his friends stayed at Marcia's house, refusing to go to the Marchese Florenziano's. The next morning.
The next morning.
"It's March today... ......3 March means the Dolls' Festival..."
"What's that, Onii-chan?"
Hannah heard Jin's mumbling and asked him a question.
"Hm? It's a festival for girls on March 3rd.
"Heh?"
It seemed that Hannah had never heard of such a modern Japanese event, as it was not compiled in the book.
Erza had not heard of it either, and Licia and Marcia were also eager to hear about it, so Jin explained about the Hinamatsuri.
"Originally, it was an event to transfer bad luck to dolls to get rid of it..."
"Hmm."
"Somewhere along the way, the dolls were floated down the river and then displayed."
Yes!
"It became a girls' festival because of the dolls."
"Heh. ......"
"There are two types of dolls, male and female, and some of the more luxurious ones are ...... well, let's say, dolls."
"That's amazing, isn't it?"
"Oh, what? So, by "retainers" you mean that the Obina and the Mebina are the king and queen, Jin?
"That's what it means."
In fact, they are not kings, but rather emperors and empresses, but that would take too long to explain, so Jin omitted that part for now.
"I'm a little curious, aren't I?"
"Yes.
"Okay, I promised Hannah that I would make her a doll, so I guess I'll make and display a doll."
"Yes!"
Once that's decided, all's well that ends well.
We returned to the guest house and decided to leave the Kingdom of Elias in <>.
Marcia promised to invite them to the village of Kaina when the dolls were ready, and the Conlon 3 took off into the sky with Jin and the others aboard.
And, sorry to the pilot, Edgar, but Jin and the others went to Horai Island through the warp gate.
However, Edgar and will be back in three hours.
* * * *
"......It looks roughly like this."
Jin drew a rough picture and explained.
"Strange. But it's nice."
"It's true. Is this what they wear ...... in ?"
Elsa was honestly impressed, and Licia seemed to be intrigued by the costumes.
"No, I think they are based on ancient Japanese clothes."
"I'm looking forward to it!"
And Hannah is genuinely looking forward to seeing the finished product.
"I think I'll have Elsa make the face.
I think she can do it better than Jin.
Even Jin can't reproduce every detail of the dolls.
If he is going to rearrange them, he should do it in the style of this world, so he left the faces to Elsa.
"Old man, do you have any luxurious silk fabrics?
The old man, who knew what Jin was going to make, responded appropriately to such a vague question.
"I understand. I am happy to have a man who can do it, I am.
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Jin then sends his compliments to Soleil and Luna, who brought the cloth to him,
"Thank you both for your hard work. I appreciate it very much.
He thanked them both for their hard work.
"Thank you very much.
"I am honored."
Indeed, the fabrics they brought were diverse, including satin, habutae, crepe, and Nishijin-ori style.
"There are many kinds, but the quantity is small."
He said, "We have about five lots of each in stock.
"One lot is enough, thank you very much.
There are a wide variety of patterns: plain, Japanese, Western, and gold brocade.
"I like fine patterns.
Because dolls are small.
Having decided on the fabric, Jin began to make the doll's body.
Not knowing the formal structure of dolls, he made the doll's body in his own way.
The doll is not made of clay, but of <. This is because it is easier to fine-tune the doll afterwards.
Then, the body is clothed.
The basic garment is the juni-hitoe (twelve-layered kimono).
The bottom layer is a hitoe, which serves as underclothing, and over that are five hitoe of different colors, called itsutsuginu.
The five garments are combined so that there is a beautiful gradation of colors on the cuffs and collars. This is called "kasane-no-irome," and is said to have been changed depending on the season and status of the wearer.
On top of this, an uchi ginu, then an uhagi, and finally a karaginu, an elaborate garment, are worn.
The bottom is a long hakama (legless hakama), and a gown is attached at the waist.
However, they do not actually wear that many garments.
The garments are piled up around the visible part of the body, in other words, around the collar.
"Elsa, have you finished the face or the head?
"Yes."
"Oh, this is good.
I put it together with the body. The size is perfect.
The hair style is usually called "ousuberakashi," but it is too unfamiliar in the Ars world, so we decided to go with the safe style of "suihatsu" (lowered hair).
The male dolls are made in the same way, but in the style of a koro-kanna-sokutai.
The women's dolls are finished in red, so I decided to use blue for the men's dolls.
Licia looked at Jin's work and was impressed,
"That's an interesting collar. Is that a traditional costume?
She said.
The shape of a maru-eri is probably not found in this world, so it is not surprising that it is unusual.
"Yes, I suppose it could be classified as such."
There are very few people who wear it on a daily basis, except for a few priests and people involved in traditional performing arts.
Jin also does not remember the formal structure of the doll, but it is enough to make a doll.
The crowns are made in a proper shape, and the male dolls are given a scepter and the female dolls a fan.
The rest is completed by making the pedestal and the gold folding screen.
Compared to the modern Hina dolls, there are a few things missing, but this is how we have completed our version of for Ars of Another World.