Episode 16 (Extra Edition?) Holiday date with a childhood friend③.
AN: I made a mistake. I’m sorry. The next chapter will be the end of the dating chapter.
After leaving the coffee shop.
Kotoha and I were walking side by side, exchanging a friendly conversation. I think, to the people around us, we are a complete “couple”. Well, in reality, we’re not actually together yet, so at least we’re more than friends but less than lovers. No, no, we’re more like friends but less than a couple.
As I was thinking about such trivial things, Kotoha made a suggestion.
“Tsuzuri-kun, I’d like to go shopping for some clothes.”
“…Eh?”
When I heard that, I stopped thinking for a moment.
A clothing store is a royal road to dating. Kotoha, who had stubbornly denied that “this is not a date”, proposed it.
I’m not sure what to make of this. I was surprised at what I hadn’t expected.
If we go to a clothing store, I can see more of Kotoha and we might get to know each other better, killing two birds with one stone.
And more importantly, that’s what I was thinking of suggesting. In other words, Kotoha and I were thinking the exact same thing right now. This can only be described as fate.
We were both thinking the same thing by chance. As I was being impressed by this miracle…
“…Tsuzuri-kun?”
I noticed that Kotoha was staring at me anxiously. I’m not sure if she’s worried about the fact that I’ve been quiet for some time.
I speak to reassure her.
“I’m sorry. Actually, I was surprised we think of the same thing.”
She exhaled as if relieved to hear that.
“…It’s confusing. Please stop shutting up like a broken machine. You may not be aware of it, but it’s pretty gross.
“I’m sorry…”
…I heard that poisonous comment while I was breathing.
“Wow ……!”
Kotoha’s eyes lit up when we arrived at the clothing store.
The store has a large selection of products and is very popular, especially with young women. And Kotoha is no exception…
She looked at the clothes with the excitement of a child. It’s so cute that you can’t help but want to take a picture of it. As I watched her smilingly, for some reason she came up to me and said—.
“Tsuzuri-kun, can you help me choose?”
She asked me with a mischievous smile on her face. I rolled my eyes at the unexpected remark.
“Eh, you don’t mind if I choose?”
Kotoha is a person who pays a lot of attention to fashion. It goes without saying that clothing is one of the most important aspects of fashion.
It’s not something that a man should be allowed to choose lightly. When I was a little confused, she answered.
“Tsuzuri-kun looks at me a lot. Maybe it will turn out to be something good. Besides, just because you try it on doesn’t mean you’ll buy it.
“Oh, I see!”
…I was convinced. She said it in a rather spine-tingling way, but I went through with it. I looked for clothes that would suit her and brought them to her. What I got was—.
“Kotoha, can you try this on for me?”
I look at her every day. I thought it would definitely suit her, so I offered the one I chose with confidence.
About ten minutes later, Kotoha slowly came out of the fitting room.
“How is it?”
…That’s a hell of a lot of destructive power.
A black dress with frills complemented her dainty figure beautifully.
Kotoha feels relieved that I seem to like it very much. More than anything, the fact that Kotoha was wearing what I had chosen gave me an incomparable sense of happiness.
I replied to Kotoha with some nervousness.
“…It looks good on you”
“Ah… Thank you…”
The beauty of it is such that it makes me embarrassed. It’s a sweet, yet very comfortable atmosphere that fills the place.
But it didn’t last long. Suddenly, a mood breaker appeared between us.
Yes, it was a clerk.
“Is this your girlfriend? You look so innocent.”
And then she gave me the same warm look when we were at the coffee shop. It’s embarrassing! Don’t look at us with that kind of eyes!
I’m sure Kotoha and I would have blushed together. The sweet mood of lovers is completely scattered out there.
The clock had struck 18:00.
We continued to flirt at the game center and bookstore. This date was a success, I guess you could say.
“Today was fun, wasn’t it?
Kotoha said a little regretfully.
“‘It would be nice if we could go again next week.
I reply to make her smile.
“Next week? I’m fine with any time, but isn’t Tsuzuri-kun going to join a club or hang out with your guy friends?”
She asks with a reserved and worried look on her face. Her eyes seemed to say that she was okay with spending the time herself.
But even if you ask me that. My answer, or rather my resolve, has already been decided.
“If it’s okay with Kotoha, I want to spend this high school life with you. It’s not anyone else, just you.”
When I said that, Kotoha turns away from me. …Is this a habit? I’m not sure if this is a habit or not, but it’s something that she always does when I say something embarrassing. I’m not sure what to make of it.
Then Kotoha brought up a completely different topic in a deceptive manner.
“Tsuzuri-kun you can’t just sit here and talk about it all the time. Your parents will be worried if you don’t go home soon.”
“Oh, is it that time already?
Certainly, when I look up at the sky, the sun is setting before I know it. It feels like it’s been deceived.
But I can’t leave yet.
I spoke to her to carry out another “strategy” that I had prepared.
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