chapter 13
13. Shopping date
Walking around town alone with a girl.
This is a behavior that is easier to catch the attention of passers-by than one might think.
First of all, the gloomy gaze of the soloists.
Of course, most people looked at us with envy, thinking we were lovers.
The next most important thing was the eyes of other men.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the men’s eyes were on me.
“Hey, look at that. There’s a patbingsu shop over there?”
“····.”
“Hey, let’s go next time!”
The male gaze directed at this idiot, who has little self-awareness about his appearance, was the second most popular gaze after the single gaze.
It wasn’t that I didn’t understand.
It’s true that when a pretty girl like Han Seo-ah passes by, I can’t help but look at her.
Seoah Han was a charming enough person.
I just didn’t want to admit it.
She just didn’t want to be told that she was pretty, like a common brother and sister.
She did not deny the fact that Han Seo-ah was pretty.
And, anyway, this is beyond the realm of human reason, so even if other people were looking at it, it was understandable enough.
‘Why do I feel bad?’
It’s just that I feel a little uncomfortable.
Should I say something a little bit.
How does her brother feel when he hears that her sister is wearing a short skirt and going outside?
I don’t have a younger sister, only an older sister, so I can’t tell you exactly.
Anyway, I wondered if it would feel roughly the same.
As if she knew how I felt, Seoah Han started muttering in a very excited voice.
“Hmm, should I just buy it on the way home? She wants to eat red bean shaved ice after a long time.”
“I want you to stop eating, Seo.”
“······I didn’t even eat breakfast today?”
“So stop eating, pig.”
“Siwoo? Can you repeat what you said?”
“·······Sorry.”
As soon as she hears the word pig, Han Seo-ah’s expression contorts like a seizure.
She was in a bad mood, so she tried to pamper her little bit, but in the end she didn’t even get her money’s worth.
Seoah Han said with a frown on her face.
“You’re going to say sorry right away, so why do you always do that?”
“······Wouldn’t it be similar to how you always call me an idiot?”
“Me? When did I say you were an idiot?”
“····.”
I’m at a loss for words when I stick out my flippers like that.
Right now, I’ve been told several times that I’m an idiot this week alone.
As I was looking at Hanseo-ah with such a bewildered expression, I heard her shameless voice in the world.
“Isn’t it? Where else can you find a good childhood friend like me?”
“Isn’t that obvious? To begin with, you’re the only person I can call my childhood friend.”
“······That’s right, right? Ahahahaha. Anyway, be nice to me. There’s no other childhood friend as good as me.”
[Siwoo’s only childhood friend is me.]
[I knew it from the beginning, but… My heart is pounding for some reason because I heard it directly from Siwoo’s mouth.]
At that level, I wonder if there really is something wrong with my heart.
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think the words I just said were meant to make my heart pound.
‘······Isn’t that what I’m talking about?’
Of course, this isn’t what I’m going to say because my heart started pounding as soon as I saw my inner thoughts.
A dog with chaff is a dog with poop.
There really isn’t a single word wrong among the old sayings.
***
Han Seo-ah’s recommended clothing store arrived after a long 15-minute walk.
“······If you’re going to do this, we’ll just take a bus or taxi.”
My legs were in a lot of pain walking all the way here, so I started complaining before watching.
“What do you think, Mr. Seoah Han?”
“What a taxi, it’s a waste of money. You didn’t even walk that much.”
“I think 15 minutes is enough walking.”
“That’s why you’re not tall, Siwoo.”
“······A sudden personal attack here?”
It was a little bit, but it felt like a scratch.
Is this how Han Seo-ah felt when she heard that she was a pig?
As I was feeling the mood of the reverse, I heard Han Seo-ah’s voice again.
“It’s true you haven’t grown tall since high school.”
“······That’s right.”
That’s right, but I don’t want to admit it.
In the first place, there are at least a few facts that no one wants to admit.
“Anyway. From what I can see, you need some exercise.”
“······That’s why you walked all the way here?”
“Of course. Otherwise, I’m walking for something.”
[Actually, I just wanted to walk around the city alone with Siu.]
“····.”
I feel like I see that every time I hear the word, how come it’s natural?
Could it be that, then, were all the obvious lies of Han Seo-ah that she had heard throughout her life?
If this is true, it might give you goosebumps.
My daughter-
With our bodies starting to tremble for some reason, we opened the door and entered the store.
“Huh? No one’s home right now.”
“······Who is there in the first place?”
The inside of the store was so empty that there were no people even at the counter.
Seoah Han replied with a puzzled expression.
“Yes. The boss always welcomed me when I came with Nayeon.”
“······Isn’t today a holiday?”
“The door wouldn’t even open on a holiday. You idiot. Don’t you know that?”
“····.”
I never said I was an idiot before.
Why are you calling me an idiot now?
She was very unfair, but she, knowing Han Seo, continued her words as if she didn’t even realize that she had said that.
“Looks like you went to the bathroom? There’s a note on the counter saying it’s a bathroom.”
“······So what are we going to do? Can we just pick out clothes?”
“Maybe? I think he’ll be back soon.”
“Really?”
Then you should just start picking.
Because I choose the clothes I wear anyway.
There was a time when she thought about it for a moment.
“Hey, try this on. Doesn’t this look bad?”
“····.”
“Yaya, on the way this one. This one is pretty too.”
“······Wait a minute.”
“Yayaya, try this on one last time. It’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen.”
Until Seoah Han put the clothes in my hands one by one, saying that this one and that one were pretty.
What is it?
Is this playing with dolls or something?
Apparently Hanseo didn’t think playing with dolls was boring when she was young.
Or is she now taking out the sadness of not being able to play with dolls on me?
Did I have to force myself to play with dolls?
Just when I started to have these questions, Seoah Han said as if she had checked the amount of clothes in my hand.
“Uh, sorry. I was too excited.”
“I’m so glad you knew that.”
“But, this is entirely your responsibility.”
“······This is my responsibility?”
“Yeah. It’s because you didn’t buy any clothes.”
[Siwoo has a lot of clothes that look good on him, so he’s a little hasty.]
[But what should I do? It’s true that everything seems to go well together.]
“······Bring it. Try it on.”
“Good idea, Siwoo!”
I thought about it a few times, but it didn’t seem like a good thing to be able to see my inner feelings.
How can you refuse to show something like that?
That’s cuteness that even a forced incarnation can’t refuse.
······Wait a minute, did you just feel that I and Han Seo-ah were cute?
“····.”
As expected, the lord’s words that there would be no damage were obviously wrong.
Looking at the fact that I can see my inner feelings, just a few weeks ago, I would be terrified if I saw it.
I can’t believe the day will come when I really think Han Seo-ah is cute.
This is a real dream, real life.
“······Wait a minute in the changing room.”
“Oh, come on. Let me pick out some clothes.”
I thought my face would turn red again if I stayed there, so I took the clothes in her hand and headed to the changing room.
Kikki-
The door to the dressing room that opens as soon as you lightly pull the doorknob.
As soon as I came in, I put my clothes on the hangers and started changing into the clothes I brought in.
“······The dimensions are correct.”
The measurements of the clothes were exactly the same as mine.
It’s as if he usually memorizes these things.
Ah, but it’s not even my size, so I’m going to memorize it.
I can’t remember my exact measurements either.
“····.”
My head was spinning at the sudden thought that gave me goosebumps.
For some reason, I thought that Han Seo-ah might know.
I think that Han Seo-ah, who usually acts like the world is annoying, but in reality always thinks differently, can be enough.
······I just decided to stop thinking about it.
“The clothes are pretty.”
Fortunately, I quite liked the clothes that Seoah Han seemed to have chosen without thinking.
I am surprised.
I thought he brought something because he brought it so quickly.
Actually, I wondered if Han Seo-ah had already mastered all of my tastes.
Because I decided to stop thinking.
I just need to like the clothes.
Rationalizing that, I left the dressing room with the clothes I had just changed into.
There was no particular reason.
I just came out to show it to Seo-ah Han because it was the clothes Seo-ah Han had chosen for me.
“Hey, Hanseo…”
“Hmm. What should I buy to look like a couple?”
“····.”
“Since he recommended this style of clothing… I should wear this style, right?”
But I never thought I’d come face to face with Han Seo-ah.
“Or maybe this isn’t too bad…”
“······Hanseo-ah?”
“······What?”
“What did you say?”
“····.”
Even though it’s just a fleeting thought.
I dared to say that it was the first time in my life that I had seen Han Seo-ah with such a blushing face.