"Is this... the so-called trendy Western clothing?"
Walking into a normal won's clothing store in the shopping district, Maria, like a country girl just entering the city, was stunned by the dazzling array of won's fashion before her.
"No matter how many tis I walk in here... it always feels so uncomfortable."
Carrying very complex emotions, Yutsuki let out a long sigh.
She rembered the first ti she was dragged into this kind of store by Miku. "The neckline of this dress is too wide!"
"With a skirt this short, aren't you afraid of exposing yourself?"
"Why make a structure that exposes the back?"—These kinds of thoughts kept popping into her mind. Yutsuki couldn't help but feel naive for previously always thinking "dress = won's clothing."
Honestly, she felt relieved from the bottom of her heart that she wasn't the main character this ti.
"Maria! This dress is very cute, right? It will definitely suit you perfectly."
"Hehe—Too naive! Too sweet! My kin Tohka, look at this coat. The raised double-layer structure, the magic circle representing truth engraved on the exterior. I guarantee it will definitely enhance Maria's dark aura."
"Um..."
Tohka and Kaguya each handed their favorite clothes to Maria. Seeming not yet adapted to everyone's enthusiasm, Maria looked a bit troubled.
"Maria-san, how about this underwear? It will definitely attract Shido-san's gaze."
"Un, Underwear!?"
Seeing Kurumi hand her a pink bra, Maria's face instantly turned bright red.
"Kurumi, please don't take out weird things like this, okay?"
Yutsuki warned Kurumi.
"Ara,Yutsuki-san. It's not right for you to say that. Sexy underwear is a woman's important weapon, you know."
Looking at Kurumi retorting so self-righteously, the corners of Yutsuki's mouth twitched slightly. Actually, there is indeed a so-called "decisive underwear" among won, so Yutsuki couldn't completely deny it either.
"...Under what circumstances exactly do you use this weapon?"
Yutsuki sighed speechlessly. To this, a charming smile appeared on the corners of Kurumi's mouth.
"Ara, Shido-san personally helped pick out underwear before, you know? At that ti, Shido-san's eyes never left ."
"Shido..."
"Um, the situation was a bit special back then... I'll go get so fresh air outside the store."
Shido hurriedly waved his hands to explain... but then realized his words were basically admitting it. Feeling Yutsuki's increasingly icy gaze, Shido could only give two dry laughs and run out of the store.
Well, given Yutsuki's understanding of Kurumi, Yutsuki could roughly guess what happened back then. Yutsuki wasn't planning to make a fuss about it today anyway.
"Underwear is a girl's weapon..."
Seeing Shido's shaken reaction, Maria, who was originally too shy to speak, now began to seriously consider the feasibility of Kurumi's suggestion, staring intently at the bra Kurumi handed her.
Yutsuki speechlessly reached out her hand and gave Maria's small head a karate chop.
"Don't take it seriously. And Kurumi, consider Maria's current situation a bit when choosing clothes."
Kurumi gave a bitter smile and nodded in understanding.
"Well, understood. Indeed, an overly stimulating outfit isn't suitable for Maria either. I'll pick so plainer clothes."
"Geez..." Yutsuki sighed helplessly and said to Maria, "Well, it's a rare chance. Try out various clothes. You might have to temporarily beco our dress-up doll, is that okay, Maria?"
Maria didn't mind at all and nodded; instead, her face was written full of expectation.
"No problem. I don't have any experience buying clothes... I'll leave it to everyone."
What a good child. Yutsuki sighed with so gratification in her heart.
...
After Shido waited outside the store for a moderate amount of ti, Yutsuki and the others called Shido back into the store. They said they wanted Shido to see the dressed-up Maria.
He heard from Kurumi that every piece of clothing was chosen separately by everyone and then matched together. Considering everyone's tastes were different, Shido couldn't help but worry it would produce an uncoordinated feeling.
"Oh, Shido! What is going on here? Our matching is actually so perfect!"
"Kuku—Although it's a matter of course coming from my hands, I still cannot help but marvel at this perfect artwork."
Like product salespeople on a TV show, Tohka and Kaguya let out sowhat exaggerated sighs of admiration. But looking at them, at the very least it wasn't so weird outfit.
Shido couldn't help but start feeling curious.
"What kind of clothes did you choose for Maria?"
"Well, you can evaluate it yourself when you see it."
To Shido's question, Yutsuki chuckled lightly, blinked her eyes, and kept Shido in suspense.
"Then, let's quickly have the main character hiding over there make her shining entrance. Maria-chan, don't be shy, co out and let Darling see."
Miku clapped her hands. After calling out towards the fitting room, Maria slowly pulled open the curtain and walked out, asking sowhat embarrassedly.
"H-How is it?"
"Oh, oh—!"
Seeing the sight before him, Shido couldn't help but let out a gasp of admiration.
Pure white long stockings wrapped her thighs, a blue pleated short skirt ford a perfect absolute territory, a classic combination of a white inner shirt and an outer pink low-cut blouse, and a cute little hat that looked like an onsen manju (hot spring stead bun) was worn on one side of her head.
"Then... the final touch."
Yutsuki took out a very girlish, cartoonish shoulder bag and gently hung it on Maria's shoulder. After scrutinizing it for a few monts, Yutsuki couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
Although it wasn't a gorgeous outfit, it perfectly expressed Maria's cuteness as a young girl.
In this, the skirt and top were chosen by Kurumi and Miku, the stockings were chosen by Kaguya, and the hat was chosen by Tohka. To be able to produce such a good effect was also sowhat beyond Yutsuki's expectations.
Then next is to see if it suits Shido's taste... But looking at him staring intently right now, Yutsuki felt there was no need to worry about this question.
Kaguya nudged Shido's waist with her elbow and said with a smile.
"Yo, yo—Shido, don't just stare blankly. It's your job to give an evaluation here!"
"That's right, Shido-san. You have to properly evaluate the girl at a ti like this."
"Ah... that's true." Shido scratched his head sowhat apologetically. Looking at Maria, who currently had a bit of unease and expectation on her face, he nodded affirmatively.
"Perfect! Maria, this outfit suits you very well, you look very cute!"
Hearing Shido's evaluation, Maria finally let out a sigh of relief.
"That's great... I was worried it might not suit ."
"I told you you were overthinking it. Being this cute, Shido will definitely like it." Yutsuki patted Maria's shoulder and asked, "So, how does it feel changing into new clothes?"
Maria nodded excitedly.
"Yes. Even though I just changed into different clothes, I feel very happy inside. Why is that?"
Seeing the radiant smile on Maria's face, Yutsuki instantly felt the trip was worthwhile.
"It's fine. As long as you don't forget this feeling, just slowly co to understand it. Then, let's treat this outfit as our gift to Maria. Next, let's find a delicious restaurant to eat together." Saying this, Yutsuki looked at Shido, a slightly malicious smile on her face, and added, "Shido's treat."
"Hey, hey!"
"Oh, oh! I'm totally in favor."
"We worked so hard for Maria this ti, let Darling properly reward us."
"Kuku—As the price for making us put in effort, I'm sure you will offer a delicious tribute."
"Ara ara, now it's Shido-san's turn to show his manliness. It would be very unsightly to refuse."
"As expected, it turned out like this... Well, leave this little matter to ."
Although his face was full of helplessness, actually, when he, a single male, ca out shopping with a group of females, Shido had already guessed this situation and had gone to the bank to withdraw money beforehand.
In reality, he also saw sothing nice, so Shido didn't feel he lost out.
...
"Um..."
"Yes~ Custor, do you have any other requests?"
Looking at the signature smile on the saleswoman's face, cold sweat broke out on Shido's forehead. After glancing at the bill on the table, he asked sowhat cautiously.
"Here... can I pay by online transfer?"
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