This Ascent to Divinity is Lewder than Expected (A Futa LitRPG)

1.15 Tutorial, End

[Alabaster Gloves of Focus]: Uncommon. Aids the neophyte spellcaster in quicker, more coherent casting of spells.

"Finally," Rosalie said. "Functional equipment. And something perfectly suited for you."

Zoey frowned down at the tiny gloves in her hands. "They won't fit." Maybe Zoey's old body could have crammed the small piece of clothing on, but Zoey'd grown by a non-insignificant amount; she was much taller than the average girl, now, and her hands were of course proportionally similar.

(The extra length on her fingers was quite appreciated. As Rosalie had found out.)

"Nonsense," Rosalie said. "Unbound equipment resizes itself to the wearer. Go ahead. I doubt we'll be selling them. Better to use what the shard gives—cheaper."

Zoey wiggled her fingers into the soft fabric, believing Rosalie's words but still slightly doubtful. Incredibly, as Zoey's hand stuffed inside, the cloth expanded, wrapping around in a perfect fit. The other behaved similarly as she tugged it on.

[Alabaster Gloves of Focus]: Uncommon. Bound. Aids the neophyte spellcaster in quicker, more coherent casting of spells.

"What does 'bound' mean? Or, uh, entail?"

"That it belongs to you," Rosalie said. "That it can't be inspected without your permission, nor can others wear it and gain its benefit. Thus, that it's virtually worthless to sell."

"Is there a way to unbind?"

"Yes, but for a first advancement piece of equipment, doing so would be ludicrous."

"It's expensive?"

"Exceptionally."

"Huh." Zoey had a lot to learn about how the adventuring world worked. She turned her hands back and forth, admiring the bright white fabric and intricate designs. "Doesn't really fit with my other clothes."

Rosalie shrugged. "Congratulations. That marks you as a Wayfarer."

"Hodgepodge aesthetics?"

"A coherent outfit usually means one sacrificed practicality for 'looking good'." Rosalie's lip pulled back in disdain as she sneered the words. "With some exceptions, of course, but an unfortunate amount of Wayfarers are concerned with appearances over wearing the most effective pieces for a given situation."

"Exceptions being?"

"Large enough shards—or repeated visits to them—can produce a full set of equipment that looks as if they were designed to be worn together. It's more common at higher advancements than lower."

"Huh."

"Keep it moving, will you?"

Zoey had stopped her diligent extraction of loot to talk with Rosalie. The blonde girl clearly wanted to get things over with. Her desire to be out of this shard was genuine; she was visibly impatient.

[Quartz-Encrusted Tiara]: An adornment lined with thick gemstones of quartz.

"It doesn't say what it does," Zoey said, brow furrowing. "Not even that it has 'unidentified effect sigils'." It was normal for the Inspect ability to not give a detailed accounting of what items did, but usually there was at least an allusion.

"Could mean it does nothing," Rosalie said, "but more likely, we'll need to take it to an artificer to have it identified. Some items are more explicit about what they do than others. Loot descriptions follow no particular pattern. Set it aside."

Zoey did so, then moved on.

[Shaft Ring of Binding]: Rare. For when crescendos need to be delayed, or prevented. Can only be deactivated by the activator.