Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 526 Is Lingge that kind of person?

What Lingge didn't expect was that Alice actually convinced everyone on the island to agree to this seaside holiday plan that sounded very unreliable in just one night. Lingge thought that people who would stand up against her, such as Saint Xia Liya, Xie Liya, and the lamb - well, this one could be excluded - all chose to indulge her after she persuaded them with emotion and reason.

When Alice appeared in front of him early the next morning with a smug smile on her face, Ling knew that he no longer had any excuse to object and could only agree reluctantly.

"However," he did not forget to emphasize the issue of safety, "even if you want to go on vacation, try to choose a remote place, not too close to the coastal area of ​​​​Rothdana City, so as not to be discovered by the people of the combined cult."

Anyway, there are many resorts with endless sea views along the long coastline of Rotdan City. Although most of them have not been well developed due to the terrain, this is not a problem for the people on the Cloud Whale. As long as there is a suitable place, they can dock anywhere they want.

"Don't worry!" Alice patted her chest and promised solemnly: "I will be in charge of planning and supervising the implementation of this seaside holiday trip. There will be absolutely no mistakes!"

Ling Ge: “…”

Don't you think that's exactly where my worry comes from?

He tried very hard to keep this sentence in his heart and not say it out loud.

In short, since everyone's support (except Lingge) has been obtained, and there is still some distance to the city of Lotterdana, the most important thing now is to make full preparations for a wonderful holiday and not let down at the critical moment. Alice already has a plan in mind about this.

Alice ignored his speechlessness and was eager to drag him into the water: "But Lingge, you can't do this. You can't just enjoy yourself without paying anything! So, you have to accompany me to complete this difficult task of making a swimsuit!"

She said with confidence: "Swimsuits are the soul of a seaside holiday. A swimsuit tour without swimsuits is doomed to failure, shame, and must be nailed to the pillar of shame! Therefore, before arriving in Rothdana City, the first thing we have to do is to make the swimsuits on these drawings!"

"The most important thing is the swimsuit."

She held up the swimsuit designs she had designed and poked them hard at Ling'er's face, as if she wanted to stick his eyes on them, telling him how important these things were. She wouldn't trade them for a hundred treasure chests and a hundred clean passes. "How is it, Ling? Although you appear calm on the surface, I know you're actually looking forward to it, right? Oh, ho, ho, except for you, there are only cute girls on the island, right? Did you secretly imagine the pretty girls wearing swimsuits in your mind a million times last night? Oh, hate it! I didn't expect you to be such a stuffy guy. I really misjudged you!"

……

"It's okay. I can't do it either." Alice said confidently, "But we can find someone to help!"

She finally righteously rebuked him, trying her best to show her pain and disappointment. Although Ling Ge was already used to this kind of imaginary judgment of first accusing someone and then fabricating evidence based on one's imagination, he was still very speechless, and his speechlessness was written on his face, and he didn't even bother to reply to her.

The only sewing work he had ever done in his life was probably sewing patches on clothes when they had holes in them, but what did that have to do with making swimsuits?

The people Alice wanted to find were naturally the proprietress of the Fairy Sleep Inn, Shesta, and the bartender, Shelia. After all, the magical fairy magic was omnipotent, and it must be easy to use it to make swimsuits. As for the fact that there was a third person who mastered fairy magic on the island, the golden-haired maid selectively ignored it.

Ling Ge shook his head: "I can't sew clothes."

Unfortunately, after listening to her request, Shesta and Shelia shook their heads at the same time, indicating that this was impossible.

"Why?" The golden-haired maid sat behind the bar, holding a pile of blueprints, looking depressed: "Isn't the magical fairy magic omnipotent? Is that it?"

This sentence was suspected of being sarcastic, but considering that Alice was always outspoken, everyone pretended not to hear it. Lingge sat in the corner, silently drinking a glass of Master Shelia's latest masterpiece [Subnautica], while listening to them explain the reason to Alice. "Fairy magic is also magic, and it consumes magic power when used." The proprietress Shesta, who had just come out of the kitchen, was holding a kitchen knife with an unknown dark red liquid dripping down, and said to Alice with a smile: "Aren't they paving the road on the island recently? Those wooden boards are reinforced with fairy magic. For this matter, Shelia and I consumed a lot of magic power, and it will take some time to recover, so I'm afraid I can't help you, Alice."

"Besides that," Xie Liya, who was shaking the wine jug, took over her elder sister's words and said, "Making clothes is not an easy task. It involves many complicated processing procedures, and we cannot guarantee success. Also, the swimsuits you designed all require the use of fabrics with good breathability and ductility, and this kind of fabric is not available on the island. Of course, there are native hemp plants on the island, but it takes a very long time to wait for them to grow to the harvest season, process them into fabrics, and then make them into swimsuits. By then, I'm afraid summer will have passed."

Although fairy magic is magical, it is also limited by objective conditions. Otherwise, it is not magic, but a miracle.

"Eh~~~" Alice stretched out her tone, unable to hide her disappointment: "Why is this happening? If there are no swimsuits, how can our seaside holiday continue?"

"Do we have to have these swimsuits?" Xie Liya glanced at the drawings in Alice's hand with a complicated expression: "To be honest, they are indeed a bit too... open. Even in the heterogeneous society, it is rare to see such bold designs. I think that if you want to wear them and keep a normal mentality to go on vacation, you really need a strong mental quality. It is better to relax in normal clothes. And who says you can't go on vacation without a swimsuit? Are the sun, the beach, the reefs, the shells, and the endless waves...are these not as good as the swimsuits you mentioned, Alice?"

"Of course not!" Alice said firmly, "Your idea is totally wrong! It's a typical statement made by an outsider! A seaside holiday without a swimsuit is like the Kingdom of Brittany without Marshal Napoleon, Mindera without King Barbarossa the Red Bearded, or the Republic of White City without Joan of Arc... It's incomplete!"

"Uh." Xie Liya was actually a little shaken by what she said. Even though she was an outlier, she had heard of the names and deeds of the above three great men and was naturally aware of their status in the history of their respective countries: "Is it really that important?"

"It is so important." Alice nodded seriously, then a subtle smile appeared on her face again. She glanced at Lingge in the corner furtively and said in a low voice: "Besides, am I the one who really wants to see the swimsuit? Think about it, we are all girls, why would I be interested in looking at girls' swimsuits? So, do you understand?"

"Oh~"

Xie Liya suddenly realized and slowly stopped shaking the wine jug. She also looked at Ling Ge with an intriguing look. For some reason, she felt that this reason was more credible. Although Ling Ge didn't look like that kind of person, but... who said there was no possibility?

Even Shesta said slowly, "Oh, if it was Mr. Ling, I can actually understand it."

"what?"

When Lingge heard her mention his name, he looked up and asked.

Then, the three people he was looking at shook their heads in unison.

"Nothing." Alice avoided his gaze guiltily, her eyes drifting towards the ceiling.

"Nothing." Xie Liya lowered her head silently and shook the wine jug in her hand vigorously.

"Nothing~" Only Shesta looked at Lingge with a smile. Her unevasive eyes and slightly rising tone of voice showed her calm demeanor.

Ling Ge: “…”

He was sure there was something.

And I'm sure it has something to do with Alice.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)