Small bonus: in Megumin spin-of (continued explosions vol.2 chapter 5 part 3): Kazuma, Darknes and Barton discuss about bikini armour. There comes funny conclusions:
“In other words, from a biological standpoint, it’s the right choice for monsters that imitate the female body to look erotic! Why do female knights wear bikini armour that have low defenses? That’s because playing on the enemy’s desires will increase their survival chances! Between a person in full armour whose gender can’t be determined at first glance, and a woman wearing bikini armour who is clearly a woman, any enemies would clearly make efforts not to kill the bikini armour wearing knight and capture her instead!”
“Don’t make up such vulgar reasons for why female knights wear their traditional bikini armour! The reason why monsters imitate the female body is to lure men to be their prey! Bikini armour exists for proper, respectable reasons, such as to raise the morale of their own troops and take care of the nobility at night…!”
Barton and Darkness completely ignored my whispers as they steadily got more agitated in their conversation.
Just what the hell are these two talking about?
“So it is for those kinds of purposes after all! In the first place, bikini armour provides almost no protection for the wearer at all, so it’s ridiculous to call it armour in the first place! Besides, if bikini armour is so versatile as you say, then why aren’t you wearing bikini armour yourself!?”
“Yeah, yeah!”
Darkness’s face blushed a deep red upon hearing those words.
“No, that’s…! I’m the party’s shield, so being well protected is more important than being sensual…”
“Who the hell said that protection is more important than being sensual!?”
Just then, Megumin pulled on my sleeve, and I turned around to face her.
“Kazuma, isn’t the liger already here? What are you doing getting involved in their silly argument too?”
“It’s not silly, it’s a very important matter.”
There was something in there that I just couldn’t ignore.
“Right, Darkness, come over here.”
“W-W-What are you planning to do!? As a noble scion, there’s no way I can wear bikini armour…”!
And one extra from main series vol6: Darkness took a hit from the sword without armour leaving only scratch (matching the comment of Kazuma) And her boosting on vol 1 ch 2 part 6: “I’m fine with it, my full set of defensive skills aren’t just for show. Even without armour, I dare say that I’m harder than an adamantoise. And it feels better without armour when I get hit.”
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I don't get it...Kazuma... Um, I'm still not so sure a Crusader should be wearing this armor...Oh... right...
...Hm?... Hang on!
What is that supposed to mean!?So the cape does get in the way...So this is where she crosses over into being embarrassed...?It's fine!
It's not like your defence will change no matter what you wear!!