the last gentleman

Chapter 31 The Tailor in the Corner

led by chamberson
Across the street arch bridge, the elevator on the side of the road leads directly to the [lower street].

The streets divided into three floors are not only different in vertical distance, but also have great differences in style, population density and mainly involved businesses.

The further down, the less 'restricted',
As a result, there are occasional entertainment venues that are not in line with "gentlemen" in the lower streets, and the overall tends to be casual and entertaining, while there are relatively few formal venues.

At this time, Chamberson suddenly said:

"Most of the [tailor shops] in Zion are located in the upper blocks, especially the shops on the road of College Street, most of which have a long history and famous names.

But... your skin is different.

Even the tailors directly under the academy, I'm not sure they can handle such leather perfectly.

I have an old man who I have known for many years. Due to some reasons, he was forced to open the [tailor shop] in the depths of the lower street... He has reached the level of a senior tailor 30 years ago, and his craftsmanship will definitely make good use of this piece Skin.

And he himself likes challenging tasks very much. "

Hear this,

Yi Chen remembered that the ready-made clothes on his body came from the [tailoring shop] under the organization.

At that time, the proprietress also said that after he passed the assessment, he would be able to get a free full customization opportunity.

"Professor Chamberson, it seems that there are still many tailor shops outside the organization?"

"That's right,
【Tailor shop】is one of the important organizations (Institution)

For gentlemen, it is indispensable and an important supply station.

Every tailor shop that opens outside will be supported by the organization's funds
Gentlemen who perform tasks outside can enjoy the basic services in the tailor shop for free.

to cleanse the sick flesh,

to mend ruined garments,

Accept local related tasks or receive rewards,

It is also a safe house and temporary shelter.

We have been screening elite gentlemen with tailoring talents and adding external tailor shops to combat the spread of disease and reduce the death rate of gentlemen. "

"understood."

Chat room.

The two of them stuck to a slit in the building that could just squeeze through their bodies,
Officially in the depths of the lower block

[Chasm-Street], as the name suggests, is a street between the slits,
There are more recreational stores here, and even most of the storefronts violate Zion's regulations on the surface.

The gentlemen walking here also seemed to be relatively loose. They wore masks to cover their faces and conceal their expressions.

The seemingly strict Professor Chamberson accepted such a street and whispered:

"Gentlemanship allows us to remain 'me' in a sick world, but there will be times of fatigue.

As long as gentlemen have enough self-control, it is a good thing to use [indulgence] as a rational tool for temporary relief and balance. "

"Ah."

at this time.

A public phone booth not far from the two of them suddenly rang in a hurry.

The fixed frequency that exists between the ringtones seems to convey some kind of information.

Chamberson squeezed into the narrow phone booth in an instant, and put the old handset to his ear.

He didn't say a word the whole time.

Just silently listening to the voice coming from the receiver.

call ended,

When Chamberson walked out of the phone booth, he took out a business card with the head of an owl on it and handed it to Yi Chen.

"I received a temporary meeting notice, and you can only do the custom-made clothes by yourself.

[Tailor shop] is at the end of the street, although it is very remote, it is quite conspicuous in this kind of place.

When you get to the store, hand over my business card to that old guy, and he will naturally customize the most suitable clothes for you. "

"it is good……"

Bow and thank you while accepting the card,
When Yi Chen looked up, Chamberson had long since disappeared.

"Speaking of which, my temporary accommodation hasn't been arranged yet, right? Forget it... go to custom-made clothes first, and then consider the issue of sleeping later. At worst, sleeping on the street is fine."

To save trouble,
Yi Chen pressed his fingers together,
Hiss~ Quickly build a green mask to cover up his appearance.

In addition, a very environmentally friendly plant handbag is made, and the black box of the "gentleman's skin" is hidden in it.

Walking in the depths of the lower area, there are many strange shops with no signboards and half-closed doors on both sides of the street.
Or can smell the fragrance, or can smell a trace of blood,
Yi Chen finally suppressed his curiosity,
These places can wait until you become a gentleman and come to explore the secrets.

According to Chamberson's description, it finally came to a narrower street corner.

A black building mixed with a strong Gothic style pulled Yi Chen's vision over, and it also didn't have any signboards.
Stepping up the stone steps in front of the door,
Just as I was about to knock on the front door,

Ga~
The front door painted with pitch-black paint unexpectedly opened by itself, and no living people could be seen in the extremely dark interior space.

"anyone there?"

Yi Chen stepped into it carefully,

Unlike the clothing store in the small town of Easton, there is not only no light source, but not even a piece of clothing.

replaced by,
There are hundreds of "human sculptures" carved in stone in equal proportions.
They crowd every corner of the house, dividing the open large flat floor into winding paths, giving people a sense of claustrophobia.

Even more weirdly,

Maybe it's because the facial sculptures haven't been completed, and the human body sculptures all cover their heads with white cloth, which is gloomy and weird.

Other than that,

There are also a large number of drawing boards piled up in the corner here, all of which are paintings related to the human body, and some of them have formed spider webs.

"Did I go to the wrong place?"

Just when Yi Chen wondered if he had strayed into a down-and-out art museum.

Sa~ A change came.

A white cloth fell on Yi Chen's shoulder,

At the same time, a small snorting sound came from behind,
At the same time, you can feel the cold air blowing on your neck.
"Um!?"

Yi Chen touched the hand ax on his waist with one hand, and turned around quickly.

I saw a sculpture with no facial features yet standing behind it, its stiff arms raised at some point, pointing in a certain direction.

Looking in the direction of the finger,

Vaguely saw a winding staircase leading to the second floor,
at the same time,

ta~ta~
The sound of shoes and walking sticks overlapping came from the stairwell.

Wearing a brown beret,
Half the face is masked,

A middle-aged man in a well-fitting suit is slowly walking down the stairs.

It is worth noting that

The suit is divided into left and right two colors
left is black,

The right is red with flame patterns (the right face is also covered by the mask).

The man also wore a rubber glove on his right hand and had to rely on the support of a cane to barely go downstairs.
"Who introduced a newcomer like you?"

"Professor Chamberson originally came with me, but he was notified of the meeting halfway... I was the only one who came."

Just when Yi Chen was about to step forward and show the owl business card.

click~
The human sculptures around him actually came alive,

He raised his arm mechanically, blocking the way.

"Ahem... I can smell the owl scent on your body, so I don't need to show any proof.

You just have to say why I'm here. "

"it is good."

Yi Chen is not talking nonsense,

Take out the 10×10cm "gentleman's skin" directly from the black box,
The moment the skin is revealed,

All the sculptures in the store have 'peeling symptoms'. The skin of the stone layer is actively peeled off the body, exposing the muscles and blood vessels (all made of stone).

The shopkeeper standing in the stairwell also stared wide-eyed, and couldn't help but marvel:
"Such a big 'Initial Skin'? Put it away first, this kind of thing is not suitable for long-term exposure."

"Ok."

When the skin is put back into the box,
The restlessness of the human sculpture also stopped immediately.

Yi Chen also added a sentence: "Professor Chamberson specifically said that only you in the city of Zion can perfectly control and handle such [skin]."

"He's right, most of the tailors on the surface just keep a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, and it's a waste of money to give them such skins.

Come with me,

The process of [full customization] is quite complicated and requires you to have a certain amount of patience. "

(End of this chapter)