I want you to do something about it!　It's a tight fit, isn't it!
I don't know what to call it. ......

　Garnett turned his back to me with his hips sticking out, seeking to deal with the tail that appeared on the inside of his pants.

　To be honest, I was quite puzzled, but I decided to do what I could to mend it here anyway, so I [disassembled] part of my pants to free the cramped tail.

　A golden-haired tail that pops out like a pop.

　The fur and shape is very similar to that of a wolf, as are the ears, but the color of the fur is almost identical to that of a garnet's hair.

It's a good thing that you can move your ears and tail through the ...... ears and tail seriously, if you put some effort into it, you could move it, couldn't you?

　As soon as he says that, his golden ears and tail make a small movement.

　The tension that had previously filled the air between us has literally crumbled into a limp in an instant.

　Eventually, Ambrose throws a soft voice at me, as if he saw our confusion calming down.

'I hope you've calmed down. Sir Luke, check Sir Garnett's condition with his 'right eye'. The appearance (see?) seems to be a rather neat finish, but the experiment will fail if there is no improvement in fighting ability.

　After Ambrose reaffirmed the obvious premise, he regained his composure and placed Garnet's entire body in the view of his 'right eye'.

　The purpose of this experiment was not to make Garnett wear a cute disguise, etc.

　It is to give Garnett the power of a magical beast Skoll and dramatically improve its fighting ability.

　Even if the problem of appearance is cleared up, if it doesn't actually become stronger, it means nothing.

''...... This guy couldn't possibly be .......''
What's not weird about that ......?
'No, it's the opposite. The quality of your muscles and bones have changed: ...... This would probably be a considerable boost to your physical abilities.
'Seriously?　You're right on target!

　Garnett beats her fist with a joyful smile.

　The fist clashes with the palm of the hand, and a much sharper sound than usual can be heard.

　It's not so different from the usual, only with a strange accessory on the exterior, and the goal of increasing combat and physical abilities was successfully achieved...... I never dreamed that the result would be so convenient.

　You can't see the expression on his face as usual, but he seems to have a reasonable amount of satisfaction with this result, and he gives a small vertical shake of his head behind his hood and front hanging.

'The reason why the appearance became like this is probably because of the fact that I fused them together with Sir Luke's [Restoration] skill. So the result reflects the will to maintain the current form.
'I wasn't particularly conscious of it. I mean, that still didn't prevent your ears and tail from growing back.
'It's possible that he induced a change that couldn't be suppressed into a safe form. But it's also possible that it was an unconscious reflection of your tastes and preferences.

　...... I feel a thinly veiled sense of laughter underneath my front hanging.

　I must not have this kind of taste. I bet I don't.

　That's why Garnett doesn't put his hands over his ears, looking like he's become aware of it.

'Valentine. This would be a result you would be happy with. I've heard that your appearance hasn't lost any of its le-bi-ii-ness, and that you've successfully increased your fighting ability.

　Ambrose asked Valentine, who was standing next to him, for his opinion.

　Valentine was silent for a moment under his white mask, and then answered in a cold voice.

''No. I haven't come close to tolerating it yet.'
...... method. Why is that?
'This is all about strengthening our fighting capabilities for revenge against Agart Ram. We can't afford to be proud of our inadequate enhancements and throw ourselves into a fight we don't deserve.
'I want to see how much the performance has improved and if Lord Garnett can master it: ...... So this is what you mean.

　Objectively, there is some sense in what Valentine says.

　Since it's a strengthening with a sense of purpose, it's necessary to evaluate whether or not it's a sufficient achievement to achieve the goal.

　Of course I'm going to continue to strengthen my armament and so on in the future, but if 'this means' doesn't seem to contribute much in comparison to those, then I may consider the risk and not use it.

　As I was thinking about that, Garnett took a step forward from me.

'Okay. Then let's see what you can do. I wanted to see what I could do.
...... Well, if that's what you and your brothers think, I'm not particularly opposed to it. With Sir Luke's [restoration], it wouldn't be the worst thing.

　Ambrose moved to the corner of the room, agreeing to do a performance test here and there.

　Garnett followed it with his eyes and furrowed his brow suspiciously.

'Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to test its performance?'
Me?　No way. I can't let you get in my way, can I?
Disturbance?　...... Hey, what the hell were you thinking?

　The second half of that statement was directed at Valentine, not Ambrose.

　Valentine stands in the center of the experimental field.
　It was as if he was waiting for Garnett to finish his battle preparations.

'As you can see. I'm going to test you.
It's a f*cking joke. You're not ready for this shit.
I'm serious, too.

　Valentine bends over the slimming wrapped in the well-dressed clothes.

　The white mask covering the head - my 'right eye' dimly saw that there was some kind of change in expression underneath it.

''--Ghostile factor, limited awakening--''

　A chill ran down my spine.

　In the next moment, Valentine closed the gap between him and Garnett with unnoticeable speed and swung his right arm down with great force.

　Garnett doesn't draw his sword, but crosses his arms over his head to catch Valentine's blows.

　An explosive roar resounded from the clash of arms between the two sides.

''......!　You, when did you stop being human?
It's still human. I'd have to do this much tinkering to get that tattered body to move properly.

　I couldn't help but be astonished from the bottom of my heart.

　It wasn't just that Valentine had shown more physical ability than I had ever imagined.

　Valentine's right handbag popped and tore from the inside, revealing a hand with scales and claws like a bird of prey's feet.

　Furthermore, if I elaborated on the 'right eye', I could see that changes had also occurred inside the body covered by the clothing.

　Just like the current garnet, the skeleton and muscles have changed in quality, and the output of a hexenbiest has been drawn out.

''You seem surprised, Sir Luke.

　Ambrose turns to me in a nonchalant manner.

"Valentine's cure is still ongoing. It was only recently that he was able to travel to Green Hollow and even fight in this way.
'Just because!　Brothers and sisters do this kind of thing: ......!
'He's a clumsy man. I'm sorry, but could you keep an eye on him a little longer?

　For some reason, Ambrose's words conveyed a sense of sadness as he said this.