Chapter 123 - Landmine (2/2)

“That customer, the more you recommend, the more she buys…!?”

“Is her budget infinite or something!?”

The employee carried the various clothes and accessories that Hiiragi-chan said she would buy, but one person wasn’t enough so another was asked to help.

“This one piece… what color should I go with…?”

Hiiragi-chan was considering the color of a knit one piece. White or grey.

I met eyes with Hiiragi-chan.

“Which one do you think is good?”

She showed me two one pieces that were hanging from a hanger.

… Which one…? Isn’t it fine for Hiiragi-chan to pick whichever one she likes?

“I don’t know very much, you know?”

“It’s fine, it’s fine.”

“I think both of them look good”

“That’s not it.”

“Then, white.”

“Hmm. I guess grey then?”

Then don’t ask! Didn’t you already decide?

Ufufu, one of the female employees laughed a bit.

“Siblings?”

“Eh————?”

Hiiragi-chan’s movements froze.

“You’re really close with your younger brother.”

“…T-that’s not… it…”

Hiiragi-chan’s movements slowly started up again. This is bad. The employee probably stepped on a landmine.

“He’s… not… my brother…”

Your eyes are dead, your eyes are dead! Since she also didn’t get much sleep, her eyes are really scary!

I purposely coughed loudly and spoke.

“She’s my girlfriend.”

“Ah, I sincerely apologize.”

She lowered her head towards me.

“…”

Hiiragi-chan, who was originally smiling and excitedly shopping, suddenly had her mood drop to the bottom.

“…That… this… that too, umm, nevermind …”

Well, we weren’t browsing the store while holding hands, and we didn’t do anything that was very couple-like, so it probably can’t be helped that they wouldn’t see us that way.

Unable to bear the mood, I went outside and waited for Hiiragi-chan.

“Geeez, we definitely aren’t siblings.”

After coming out Hiiragi-chan pursed her lips in a dissatisfied manner… Still, she ended up buying things in the end.

“Haruka-san, what did you buy?”

“Eh!? … Umm… it’s fine, it isn’t anything really.”

She seems like someone that would display something the instant she bought it, and yet, she hid it… Which means, it’s probably the perverted tights! Why did she only buy that?

“I guess I’ll just look forward to finding out what you bought when the time comes.”

“Yup. Look forward to it ♪”

I wonder what kind they are. The half-see through ones?

“Are they a little bit transparent?”

“Eh!? Eh!? W-what are you talking about?”

I was right.

I nodded knowingly as Hiiragi-chan crossed her arms.

“Things that only couples do together… we’re going to do aaaaa loooot of that, Seiji-kun.”

“Just how I wanted it.”

After looking around for a bit, Hiiragi-chan gave me a kiss.

“What do you want to eat for lunch?”

Just like this, we enjoyed our lovey-dovey date for the rest of the day.

TN:

A duck in Japanese can also refer to an easy mark. Basically she’s a pushover and easily baited into buying things.