This is the story that happened when Ogata and his friends were still staying in Nishikino-cho in the Ou region to celebrate the New Year.
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In Kinno-cho, the hotel where Ogata and his friends were staying——
"So what are you going to do with these old clothes?" Ogata asked.
"I was thinking about it too..." Ating sighed softly.
On the tatami in front of Ogata and Atachi were three neatly folded kimonos.
This is Ating's old clothes.
Perhaps because her body has been fully stimulated almost every day in recent times, Ating, who is already 19 years old this year, has experienced another period of physical growth.
There was no change in height, but there was more flesh in some places.
It is winter now, and you have to stuff a lot of clothes under the kimono. When you gain more fat in certain parts of your body, the kimono seems a little "overwhelmed".
A few days ago, Ogata clearly felt that it had become much more difficult for Atachi to put on clothes.
Every time she gets dressed, Ah-Ming has to take a deep breath—not by contracting her abdomen, but by contracting her chest.
She tried to contract her chest while trying to squeeze herself into her kimono.
It was so tiring to get dressed every day that Atachi felt bored, so she made an appointment with Ogata to buy some new clothes together during the New Year when they had nothing to do.
The purchase of new clothes went quite smoothly. Ogata and his family were not short of money now, so they quickly bought high-quality new clothes.
But after that, a new small problem arose: what to do with these old clothes?
At this moment , Ogata and the others were thinking about this question.
"How about pawning it?" Ogata suggested.
"These tattered clothes of mine are not valuable items, and I have worn them so out. If I take them to a pawn shop, the seller probably won't want them." As Ating spoke, he gently rubbed his right shoulder.
Ogata glanced at Atachi's hand that was massaging her shoulder and said, "What's wrong? Is your shoulder uncomfortable?"
"It's kind of uncomfortable... This is an old problem of mine..." Ating's cheeks turned slightly red with embarrassment, "I've had sore shoulders since I was 15."
"I've gotten used to it. But recently, my shoulders have been getting more sore than before..."
Ogata no longer listened carefully to what Atachi was saying in the second half of his sentence.
He focused all his attention on the number "15 years old" that Ating had just mentioned.
Ogata glanced at Atachi's bear subconsciously.
"What an incredible talent." Ogata whispered in a voice that only he could hear.
"Hmm? What were you talking about?"
"I just said - it's not easy for girls either." Ogata lied without blushing or breathing hard.
"Yeah..." Ating let out a long sigh, "What's worse is that I can only endure this sore shoulder. There is no way to relieve this pain..."
At this point, Ating let out another long sigh.
Ogata felt a little bit sorry to see Atachi's melancholy face.
——Is there any way to help Ating?
As soon as this thought popped into Ogata's mind, he suddenly felt a flash of lightning passing through his mind - he suddenly remembered.
"Yeah..." Ogata muttered in a low voice.
He remembered that in his previous life, there was a kind of clothing that might be able to alleviate Ating's "symptoms".
"A-Ming." Ogata said seriously, "Can you give me these three old clothes of yours?"
"…What are you going to do?" Atachi gave Ogata a strange look.
"Don't look at me like that! I won't do anything weird to your clothes! I just want to use these old clothes of yours to make a new one."
"New clothes? Can you make clothes?"
"I don't know how to make clothes. But the new clothes I want to make are very simple in structure, and a layman like me should be able to make them."
"What new clothes are you going to make?"
"Let me keep this a secret. I'll tell you when it's done."
"I don't want these old clothes anyway. If you want to make new clothes with them, then go ahead. But - don't do anything weird with my clothes... When I was still in Edo, I heard that there was a guy in Edo who loved to steal other women's clothes and wear them..."
Before Ah-Ming could finish her words, Ou-fang interrupted her immediately:
"I wouldn't do such a thing!"
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The next morning,
"Hmmmm..." Because she had to do something, Ating, who had been naked since last night, stretched lazily and slowly sat up from the bed.
Before I could even put on my clothes, I heard Ogata's slightly excited voice:
"A-Machi! You woke up just in time! Try on this dress!"
"Huh?" Atachi looked at Ogata with a confused look on his face.
Ogata, who had gotten up at some point, was holding a piece of pink...cloth in his hands?
At a glance, A-machi recognized that the piece of "cloth" in Ogata's hand was cut from her pink kimono which she no longer wore.
The colors of the kimonos that Ating wore were always very simple. The three old clothes that she no longer wears are pink, light yellow and light green.
"Is this piece of cloth the new clothes you told me about yesterday?" Ating's eyes widened.
"That's right. But don't underestimate this dress." Ogata said seriously, "This dress may be able to relieve the 'symptom' of your always sore shoulders."
If there were modern people present, the piece of "cloth" in Ogata's hand would certainly look very familiar to them.
This piece of "cloth" is exactly the kind of clothing that modern women must wear when going out.
Last night, after Atachi fell asleep early due to exhaustion from some things, Ogata secretly got up and started to use Atachi's old clothes to cut out new clothes according to his memories of his past life.
Ogata originally thought that since the fabric for this kind of clothes was so scarce, it would be easy to cut, but after actually picking up the scissors, Ogata found that this was not the case at all.
At that moment, Ogata truly felt that being a tailor was also a very difficult profession...
Fortunately, Ogata worked until dawn and when Atachi had already gotten up, he finally successfully cut the new dress.
"This piece of 'cloth' is clothes? And it can make my shoulders less sore?" A-Machi glanced at the clothes in Ogata's hand with a suspicious look, "How should I wear this?"
Ogata explained to Atachi in a concise manner how to wear the clothes.
After Ogata finished speaking, A-machi's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
For a woman like A-machi who was born and raised in the Edo period, the way of wearing this kind of clothes was really too hard to imagine.
She looked Ogata up and down with a strange look, and then asked faintly, "Did you design this kind of clothes yourself? Or did someone tell you about it?"
"This is the clothing I heard about from a ronin when I was escaping from my clan and wandering around." Ogata said without hesitation, "The ronin was a Dutch scholar. He said that this kind of clothing is very common in southern barbarian countries. It is a kind of clothing that has many benefits for women's private parts after wearing it."
Ogata used his usual excuse, "This is what I heard when I was wandering around before."
This excuse is so useful that it can be used in any situation where someone suddenly comes up with a brilliant idea. It is difficult for others to disprove it.
Out of trust in Ogata, after hearing Ogata's excuse, the suspicion in Atachi's eyes dissipated a little.
After looking at Ogata and the piece of "cloth" in his hand several times, Ating shook his head vigorously: "No, I won't wear it. I feel that this kind of clothes will be very uncomfortable to wear."
The unfamiliarity and unknown feeling of this kind of clothing made Ating instinctively refuse to wear it.
"Give it a try," Ogata advised. "Maybe it won't be uncomfortable. And you're not wearing any clothes at the moment."
Ogata tried hard to persuade Ating - he had not slept for nearly half the night in order to tailor the clothes, and just to reward her for her hard work and not let it go to waste, Ogata had enough motivation to persuade Ating to wear the clothes.
Finally - after Ogata's earnest persuasion, Atachi gave in.
"I see..." Ating sighed and nodded, "Then I'll try it on..."
She took the dress from Ogata's hands, and then put it on with a slightly clumsy technique under Ogata's guidance.
There is a heater in Ogata's room, so there is no need to worry about Atachi getting cold since she is naked.
Because Ogata's abilities were limited, he was not a professional tailor, and the only tools and materials he could use were scissors and A-Machi's old clothes that were no longer worn, so he naturally could not recreate the modern version with hooks to hang the belts.
The one in Ogata's hand is tied up with a bow.
Therefore, the clothes that Ogata cut out by herself are more like the famous bikini in modern times than underwear.
Because it was her first time wearing this kind of clothing, it took her nearly 5 minutes to put it on.
After Atachi put on the clothes, Ogata quickly took a few steps back, distanced himself from Atachi, and then looked at Atachi carefully.
After taking a quick look several times——
“Wow…”
Ogata let out a low sigh subconsciously.
To use a more vivid metaphor...it's like a pool of water that was originally spread out on the ground, all gathered in a bucket.
That part of Ating's body is already very conspicuous, and after wearing this dress, it becomes even more conspicuous.
"There's too little fabric..." Ating pulled at the fabric, "You didn't cut it so small on purpose, did you?"
Ogata quickly shook his head like a rattle.
"No, it's not true. I cut it carefully, I just misjudged the size..."
Ogata didn't lie this time.
Since it was his first time cutting this kind of clothes and he had no experience, Ogata didn't know what size would be appropriate.
Whether it is cut too big or too small, it will be extremely uncomfortable to wear, so Ogata will think twice before starting to cut.
He thought this size should be enough - but the scene now before Ogata's eyes proved the truth: plans often cannot keep up with changes.
The small piece of cloth only covered the southern hemisphere, while a large area of ​​skin in the northern hemisphere was still exposed to the air.
Now it looks more like a swimsuit... and an extremely bold one at that.
"Can this thing really relieve the pain in my shoulders?" Ating touched the two straps that had dug deep into the flesh of her shoulders.
"Eh? Wouldn't you feel more relaxed with this piece of clothing to support you?" Ogata asked in surprise.
"I do feel like I'm being supported, but the strength doesn't seem to be enough. I don't feel any support at all. And you see - the shoulder straps are too thin, aren't they? These two straps have left marks on my shoulders. I feel my shoulders hurt even more now..."
"Is that so... Then I'll try to improve it later..."
"No need to improve. Even if you improve, I won't wear this dress again."
"Why? After I improve it, it shouldn't be so uncomfortable to wear."
"It's not a question of whether it's uncomfortable to wear. It's that after wearing this, I will look ugly when I wear Wufu next time."
"What do you mean?" Ogata looked confused.
"It seems that you have no knowledge in this area..." Ating sighed lightly, then blushed slightly and stretched out her finger to poke a soft spot, "Look - after wearing this dress, doesn't it look more prominent here?"
"Isn't this a good idea?" Ogata asked subconsciously.
"Of course it's not good." Ating said unhappily, "This way, it will bulge even more after you put on the Wufu, and the whole dress will be out of shape."
Xu showed a look of understanding.
It dawned on him.
He remembered that the aesthetics of the Edo period were very strange.
In the Edo period, there was a subtle trend of "the poor are respected and the rich are humbled".
Because in that era, people generally believed that if there was too much nutrition, it would make the kimono too bulging and ugly when worn.
Therefore, some women who have very nutritious parts of that area often tie that area tightly with cloth before putting on a kimono.
As Ating finds it troublesome and tiring, she usually doesn't tie it up.
"I think you'll look better if you wear this dress and then wear a Gofuku," Ogata said.
"No way." A-Machi rolled his eyes at Ogata.
After saying that, Ating raised his hand and rubbed his shoulders which were sore from being tightened by the two thin straps .
After rubbing it for a few times, Ating suddenly seemed to have discovered something. He widened his eyes and turned to look at his left shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Ogata asked.
"You cut the strap too thin... I feel like... the strap on my left shoulder is about to break..."
As soon as Ating finished speaking, a slight "bang" sound was heard.
This subtle sound is the sound of the laces being completely liberated after being "overloaded".
The tiny strap had been bearing too much weight for too long, and the strap on Ah-Ming's left shoulder broke with a sound, and then the whole piece of clothing fell lightly to the ground...
Both Ogata and Atachi focused their attention on the piece of clothing that fell to the ground as lightly as a fallen leaf.
——It’s really amazing in size and weight…
Looking at the dress lying quietly on the ground, Ogata almost blurted out what he was thinking.
As for Atachi, when she saw the laces of the clothes were broken by the huge weight, she was stunned at first, and then her face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then, as if nothing happened and as if she knew nothing, she silently shrank back into the quilt, turned around, and turned her back to Ogata.
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Afterwards, Ogata tried to persuade Atachi for a long time, but she refused to wear the clothes again.