Ms. Lyra was carrying some folded clothes as she waited there for me.
“Mr. Takumi. Please change into these.”
“Thank you.”
Thankfully, the clothes Ms. Lyra handed to me were not butler clothes.
The first was…how could I put this…I think they were called doublets.
A long time ago, when I was studying history, I remember seeing them described as clothes worn in medieval Europe.
But weren’t they supposed to be worn under your armor?
Well, while I wasn’t going to be wearing armor, this was still better than wearing the same clothes every day.
Aside from the doublet, I was given a waistcoat…which was like a vest.
“Since you are not wearing boots, please put these on.”
“Yes.”
She handed me a pair of pants, which were quite ordinary.
If I wasn’t wrong, the style during the medieval era was to wear boots that went up to your knees and shorts.
But since I wasn’t wearing boots, they gave me long pants.
I believe they were called Braies.
“Um…Ms. Lyra?”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Are you going to stand there while I change?”
“…Ah! Pardon me. I will leave you alone at once.”
“Thank you…”
“…But first, Mr. Takumi.”
“Yes?”
It was just as I thought about how even Ms. Lyra had a scatterbrained side as well, that she suddenly stopped at the door and turned around as if remembering something.
“Please use this to shave.”
“…That’s a…”
She handed me something that looked like a small fruit knife.
I had wanted something more like a razor that barbers use… Perhaps they didn’t have those.
“…Can I really shave with this thing?”
Perhaps it was the most common way of shaving in this world…
When in Rome…but…I feel like I’ll cut myself.
Feeling too indecisive, I decided to change my clothes first.
The material for the clothes must have been of very high quality, as they were smooth to the touch and just as comfortable as a dress shirt and slacks.
I had assumed that the clothes would be of much coarser material, due to the level of civilization, but was pleasantly surprised.
The upper class sure had it good.
Now that I was changed, the only thing left to do was to shave.
The last time I shaved was the morning before I came here. While I was preparing to go to work.