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Chapter 214 - Countermeasures for the Side Effect

According to Priest Naudo...

"The gender only appears to waver for the first instant. So, you just need to get through that first moment skillfully."

The church's history is reasonably long, so various countermeasures for this sort of thing have been devised.

"The simplest is to lower your face for the first moment. If you pretend to have a shy personality, it won't seem too unnatural."

"Hmm."

Yuri certainly had a tendency to find interacting with people troublesome, or rather, to be wary. But that felt a little different from being shy.

"Then there was the method of wearing a conspicuous accessory to draw the eye towards it."

"I think Yuri-kun would dislike standing out."

"It's the accessory that stands out, not Yuri-kun himself. But then again, a flashy accessory might attract unnecessary attention."

"Do you have something in mind, Priest-sama?"

"No. In a past case, they used a small magic tool instead of a flashy accessory. It diverted the gaze for just a moment, and apparently without the other person even noticing."

"Hoh, a magic tool."

Speaking of magic tools, there was Inba's magic tool shop. It might be a good idea to go consult with him later.

"And then, there's a case where they used the side effect to their advantage. It was a woman, but she cut her hair very short and created a reason to look boyish."

"So, in Yuri-kun's case, he would grow his hair out?"

"I'm not too keen on that idea."

His baby face and feminine features had been a trauma since his previous life. He would rather not do anything to emphasize it further.

"In that case, it seems we'll have to rely on an accessory or a magic tool."

If that was the case, then consulting with Inba would be the best course of action.

"Thank you very much for everything, Priest-sama. We'll bring a token of our gratitude later."

"No, you don't need to worry about the donation. Really."

"Thank you. Also, about the offering for the goddess Anatea, what would she be pleased with?"

"I think anything is fine as long as it comes from the heart. But, let's see, since she is a valiant goddess, perhaps something that displays that. Or sometimes, people offer things that are ambiguous, or rather, that lie between two attributes."

"Between attributes?"

"Yes. For example, mistletoe, which is ambiguous as to whether it's a tree or not, is a classic."

"Like bats, which are sort of between birds and beasts, or frogs, which are amphibians?"

"No, I think something like that might be a bit much."



"Well now, should I offer my condolences, or my congratulations?"

"Please offer your congratulations. Now, about what I wanted to consult you on."

"I don't have any magic tools that can do anything about a god's blessing."

Following Priest Naudo's suggestion, Yuri and the others had visited Inba's shop.

"But, let's see. If it's something that can solve the kid's current problem, it's not that I don't have anything."

With that meaningful line, Inba headed to the jumble corner of the shop. It was a corner where the failed and mediocre works of apprentice craftsmen were placed.

"It's a failed attempt at making a transformation magic tool. It can change one's appearance, but there's a flaw in the output, so it can only deceive for a moment. But..."

For Yuri, who wanted to do something about the problem of looking like a girl for just a moment, it was the perfect item.

"I'll buy it."

"Thank you for your business."

And so, Yuri succeeded in clearing up the various problems related to his status falsification. At least, from his perspective.

"Well, it's a bit of a hassle that you have to activate it at the moment you meet someone's eyes."

"I'll cover that with how I use it. It's never a bad thing to have a second or third best plan prepared, even if it's not the absolute best."

At that time, the problem of how to explain the reason for wearing such a magic tool if it were discovered to be a magic tool did not cross anyone's mind.