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Chapter 360 part 1

The next night, Cool-san began her activities immediately.
She wears something similar to what the Panty-less Troupe’s members are wearing.
I had a tailor nearby to make the costume, but I’m not really sure how it would turn out. Because the witnesses’ testimonies were vague.

(Well, it’s not like I don’t understand where they’re coming from.)

I was in my living room, thinking with my arms folded. The time is around the end of a late dinner and it’s time for early risers to get into bed.
The reason why I am thinking about this is because Cool-san has showcased herself in her fake Panty-less Troupe costume to me.

『A costume similar to a coffee shop waitress with a lot of frills, but the skirt length is very short.』

Aside from this costume, they also wore a Venetian mask that covers the part around their eyes, and according to the men who were attacked, all of them said that 『the assailants weren’t wearing any underwear』. Honestly, if someone asked me about my impression of them, I would also say the same thing.
Incidentally, after her costume showcase, she wore a long black robe that covers her head to toe and went out to the downtown area, where there are few streetlights.

(Panty-less cafe, huh? I’ve never gone there, but that must’ve been how the waitresses are dressed.)

When it was time for me to go to work in my previous life, the stores were already gone, and my memories of their existence are only from several news and articles.
It must have been a very luxurious pastime, as it is said to have captivated many well-educated gentlemen who were in positions of power in the country.
We regrettably lost a fascinating culture.

(There are also other things that we lost in history, such as girl racing briefs*.)
[*TL Note: “密着型ブルマー” it said “bloomers”, but I went with “girls racing briefs” because it’s closer visually. It is a type of bloomers women used to wear decades ago in Japan.]

In a word, it was 『underwear-like cloth』. And teenage girls at the time were wearing them to gym class.

(Gymnastics, flexibility exercises, as well as the legs that spread wide open in volleyball.)

The boys of the time must have had a hard time calming their youthful spirits.

(No, I can’t just be sad forever. There are things I can do, aren’t there?)

In my previous life, even if they’re called “flowers” or “butterflies”, it’s something with 『Night』 added at the beginning of it. In this world, however, they can bathe in sunlight and can bloom and fly about with pride.
Depending on my efforts, it should be possible to revive it and make it take root.

(To preserve and pass our precious cultural heritage to future generations.)

Perhaps this is what the mysterious stone statue wanted me to do in this world.

(…..No, I guess that’s unlikely, huh?)

A huge book with a human face engraved on the cover floating in dark space. It was the being who transported me to this world and bestowed magic upon me.
I met him only once and only for a short time, but he didn’t seem to be interested in sexual matters.

「Oh well, I’m just doing want I want to do.」

For now, we have the Panty-less Troupe situation to deal with first. I mutter to myself and nodded.

***

It has been about a week since the Fake Panty-less Troupe began snatching up men under the cover of night. And the movement became known to the real ones.

「And what’s with this flyer!? It pissed me off so much!」

A woman in her twenties that can’t be described as something else than a waitress at a no-pants coffee shop drops her fist onto a piece of paper spread out on the table with a shout of anger. She’s wearing a green Venetian mask on her face that only hides the area around her eyes.
The location is a four-person room in a middle-class inn in the royal capital. In addition to the green Venetian mask, the blue, red, and white Venetian masks, in other words, the other members of the no-pants coffee shop waitress were gathered around the table, staring at the flyers under her fist with displeasure.

「I know how you feel, Zemerald, but don’t make a loud noise. The sun hasn’t even come up yet, you know?

A tall woman with straight-long hair wearing a blue Venetian mask held up one finger in front of her thin lips and told her in a small voice.
It is an essential precaution for these women who act covertly.

「But it’s an imposter! An imposter, you know!? To think that they’re using our name to promote their brothel, it’s unforgivable!」

Green, who had the atmosphere of a college girl on a job hunt, retorted in dissatisfaction with a pout. But even so, she kept her voice lower than before.
The four of them here are the members of the Panty-less Troup. They are friends and nuns from the Eastern Country, and for the operation this time, called each other by the name of a gemstone.
Green is 『Zumerald』, blue is 『Zaphine』, red is 『Rubino』, and white is 『Diamante』. The corresponding gems would be emerald, sapphire, ruby, and diamond, respectively.

『The royal capital’s most prestigious brothel currently offering a 90% discount for virgins! And surprise surprise! The discount is not only for you but also for the person who introduces their friends to us!』

And this is what’s written on the flyer.
The four had just returned to their base, an inn, after finishing the 『physical missionary work』 that they had started late at night.
It was taken from a middle-aged man who had been the last one to play with Green.

「No wonder he was asking a strange thing.」

The emerald-colored Zumerald sighed deeply as she recalled it.

「There’s a guy who had only ever self-comfort for twenty years here but… I’m wondering if that count as a virgin.」

After the play on the bed, they talked about the splendor of God on their knees, whereupon Zumerald asked if he had any questions, but that was the reply she got.

「I tried looking for one, but I can’t find any here.」

While Zumerald was confused and don’t know how to answer, the middle-aged man asked her again, 『So, can’t you remove the “virgin” part of the condition somehow?』
After a long and fruitless exchange, she learned that the man had been ridden by an impostor before her and that the impostor had given him a flyer advertising a brothel.

「I was wondering if would it really be okay for you guys to spend so much money to do free-trial advertising in various places like my place. But now that I know how good it feels, I would pay any amount of money to experience it again」

She who was already shocked by the imposter’s presence lost it after hearing this line. Then she grabbed the flyer and shouted,『Don’t mix the holy act of approaching God with business!』 as she ran out of the man’s house.

『It is only at the moment of ascending by having sex that one can come closer to God.』

This is the doctrine of the Eastern Country. Therefore, they do not like 『involvement of money in holy acts』 or so-called prostitution in other countries, including the Kingdom.
Although they put up with it because they are pagans from another country, they would not allow that they, as devout believers, were thought to be committing such acts that would make them look bad.

「We can’t just leave them alone. We need to do something about this imposter.」

The scene returns to the room at the inn where it’s almost dawn, and green-masked Zumerald declares to the others. The no-pants coffee shop’s waitresses in blue, red, and white Venetian masks all agree with her.
Incidentally, why are these women conducting such aggressive missionary activities in the neighboring Kingdom which is a friend and neighbor of their country?
It is because they are concerned about the recent situation in the Eastern Country.

『The culture that originated in the Kingdom is encroaching in the Eastern Country.』

To put it in words, it would be this. Another example is the new style of play called 『Sin and Punsihment』 and 『Sailor Uniform and Blazers』.
Both of these are still only at the beginning of a trend, but once they ignite, the flames will spread. However, the government has not taken any measures to prevent it.

「It’s also troubling that His Eminence, the Archbishop, has a fondness for new things.」

Blue mask, Zapphine let out a sigh.
The reason they think so is because the Archbishop himself, the leader of the Eastern Country, is obsessed with 『Sin and Punishment』.
Trying to be progressive is not a bad thing, but it’s not so amusing to those who want to 『cherish the culture of their own country』.

『If the government won’t act, then we will.』

Perhaps because they were still young, they could not stand idly by and watch, so they visited the Kingdom to do what they could. Although they would not admit it, they probably had the desire to 『take revenge on the Kingdom, even if their plan to change the big picture failed』.

「It looks like the campaign is being run by a store called Jayanne but… do you think we should go do some digging there?」

Rubino, the girl wearing a red mask with a reddish crimson on her plump lips suggested. But Zumerald shrugged and shook her head.

「It’s too risky. There’s no room for error if we’re dealing with a high-class store, so if we poke around too much, they could find out who we are.」

Silence fell as no one could refute her words. After a short pause, Zumerald finally opens her mouth in a cheerful voice as if to dispel the heavy atmosphere.

「At any rate, we must find the imposter, catch them, and crush them. That’s our first priority.」

The members wearing Venetian masks nodded firmly in response to her, who acted as the leader of the group. In this way, the Panty-less Troupe began to make their move to eliminate the imposter before resuming their missionary work.