Shoping For Clothes

  After buying the talismans, for safety and other use, they head towards the park, spotting the hord of children easily. Currently, they were playing with other children their age, the exception being the eldest four and Ariana, who currently dozing in Miriam's arms.

  "So, what did you buy?" Ina was the one to ask, slightly curious about their purchase, more specifically, the more obscene purchase.

  "We tell you when we get home," Mashia answered, hoping that she won't self-combust when she explained all the details.

  "Okay, for now, how about a lunch break? It's already noon," Miriam quietly said, holding Ariana, who yawned before going back to sleep.

  The other women nodded before they went back to the hardest part of taking so many children out, herding them back.

-x-

  They stopped at a decent restaurant, splitting into several groups so each table would have an adult overseeing it.

  "So, are we going to stop for today or do you like to go somewhere else?" Lisha asked Mashia, the one who shared the same table as her. The other women didn't trust her with the children yet so she was put with Mashia to handle more children.

  "Hmmm. Maybe we could go to any cloth shops. I like to buy some new clothes," It went unspoken that she has no clothes, all of her clothing was borrowed from others.

  "Okay, in that case, I will take you to the largest clothing store in the city. Plus, there would be some interesting clothes for you to wear for the night," Mashia easily understood her implication and proceeded to stuff herself, hoping the other woman didn't see her red face.

  Judging by the light laughter, she did.

-x-

  "Wow, it's so big!" Sheena exclaimed, the other children nodding with her. Even their brother's lovers have to admit the size of the clothing store is rather, extravagant.

  "Of course it's big. It is the most famous clothing store in the city. Sure, there were other clothing stores but this one has one advantage, it was owned by a powerful family, the Clus Family," Lisha explained.

  Before anyone could ask more, she continued, "The Clus Family is the family that has a monopoly in the clothing business. Nearly half of the clothing stores in the city belong to them. This one is the biggest and the most special, being the first store set up by the family.

  The reason why they have a monopoly of the business is because they have some connection to other nations, allowing them to get some materials to make exotic clothing, as well as buying clothes unique to a region and selling them.

  Those types of clothing were usually bought by the nobles and the rich, but commoners bought them too when they could afford them. Besides selling expensive clothes, they also sold clothes for everyday use, from adventuring, to going out, and even sleepwear.

  That's why we are here, this store has a collection of different types of clothes so you can take your pick. Meanwhile, I'm going to see a friend of mine," she explained more before leaving after saying the last sentence, the women are already used to this.

  "Where is big sis Lisha going?" Ayani asked, making the adults stiffened. Thankfully, Miriam had already prepared an excuse.

  "Her friends work here, so she decided to look for her. After all, she didn't have a lot of free time," she smoothly lied, the younger girl nodding in understanding.

"Well then, let's take a look at all this clothes,"

-x-

  As usual, they split up, not wanting to make the other customers unhappy due to how they blocked a path because of their numbers.

  Though this time, they remain relatively close, mostly because they want to get some clothes for the children, they didn't buy anything except for some toys and snacks. 

  With them remaining in one area, they decided to take a look at some of the clothes near them. Lisha, surprisingly, appeared next to them when they saw a piece of clothing they had never seen before.

  "Oh these," she said after Ina asked about it, "These are undergarments, where under the clothes. It's used to cover your unmentionable, from your lower part to most of your breast. The one covering the breast is called a bra, though there are other designs called with different names.

  For the one covering your lower part, most of them are called panties, with other types also available," she told them, getting a nod from the others.

  "In that case, let's buy some," Ina said, after all, these seemed more comfortable than some of the stuff she wore to cover her lower part. Her chest is only covered by her clothes as she only binds them with different clothes to cover it and support her back.

"You knew about all types of clothes, right?" Era asked, staring intently at Lisha.

  "Yes?" the way she said it made it seem like she was asking a question, but the way she was stared by Era made her state understandable.

  "Can you tell us about the different types of clothes?" Era asked again, her stares were joined by three others, making Lisha gulped in fear.

  -x-

  Surprisingly, she was able to give them a detailed explanation of the different types of clothes and what type of environment they were appropriate to use in. When she finished her little lectures, the four women nodded in understanding.

  "You definitely come from a remote area. If not, you will not some of the stuff," she said. She was right, and wrong as three of the women do come from the remote areas though in Miriam's case, she was from a major city that didn't get exposure in terms of fashions.

  As for Mashia, she came from a whole different continent that mostly remained conservative in their lifestyles, preferring the traditional way. 

  "Now I think I explain everything I know, Ina, you coming with me. We going to get some special clothes for you," she said, pulling the girl to... somewhere.

  She was led by Lisha to a hidden room before she was pushed into the room. When she looked at the clothing inside, she turned bright red.

  "You want to make your man look at you, right? Then this type of clothing would definitely make him look at you for the night,"

-x-

  One by one, the other women were pulled by Lisha to the hidden room. All of them left the room with a deep blush. But, they definitely did not leave the room empty-handed, quite the opposite in fact.

  While they are embarrassed they even bought this type of clothing, they knew, it would make the night more, interesting.