Episode 9 – I’m on a date at the shopping mall?

I’m not sure what to do.
But if I don’t decide soon, I’ll make Masa wait for a long time.
“Hmmm.”
Should I go for something a little cooler here?
Or should I go for a more innocent look?
Just as I’m wondering, the door opens.
“Have you decided yet, Miss?”
“I can’t decide yet.”
This is my maid, Hirose san.
She has been doing the housework in this house since before I was born.

“This used to happen to me a lot in the past.”
“You too, Hirose san?”
“I was especially hesitant on my first date with my husband.”
After all, everyone might be hesitant at first.
I was able to make a decision after thinking about it with Hirose san.
“I’m off.”
“Have a nice day.”
Thank God Hirose san was there.
I had Masa waiting for me, so I headed out as quickly as possible.

～～～～～～～～～～～～～

Mirei san comes running.
“Did I keep you waiting?”
“No, I’m totally fine.”
What is the first word of praise?
She is cool and elegant, perfect.
She looks like a model.

“You look great in that dress.”
“Thank you.”
We can’t look at each other.
I’m sure my outfit is fine, SP san said it looks good on me…
“Masa looks cool too.”
“Thank you///”
When someone says you look cool, the damage may be bigger than if you look cute.

“Shall we hold hands?”
“Y-yeah”
I was nervous when she said it. It’s always a given when we go to school, but not on a date.
Then I bought a ticket at the station.
Mirei san doesn’t take the train very often.
She said that some strange person might follow her.
“I’ll do my best to protect you!”
I said.
“I will protect you, too.”
She doubled my efforts.

On the train, we held hands near the door and talked a lot.
Like Haruto had a game brain and the test period.
“I’m sorry, okay? I had the whole day today.”
“I enjoy dating Mirei san hundreds of times more than studying!”
I said, and the people around me quieted down.

I shouted too loudly.
Mirei san’s face is red.
Well, I just told the truth!

“We’re here.”
I couldn’t afford to go to a shopping mall, considering those days.
It might have been my first time.
“What’s wrong?”
“Maybe it’s my first time here.”
“I see. Then let’s have fun to the fullest.”
Normally, it would be natural for a person to withdraw when someone says something like this. However, only Mirei san could say such words back to me.

“Hey? Who is that beautiful woman?
“Isn’t she a model?”
“Is that her brother next to her?”

I still think they look more like a brother than a couple…
“You don’t have to worry about the people around you.”
“But…”
In fact, I’m 152 and Mirei is 167, about 15 centimeters apart.
“I like you and you’re my boyfriend, so have confidence in yourself. So first of all, let’s go get a haircut.”

My hair? Indeed, my hair has grown a little longer.
“Welcome, Mirei sama.”
“Hello.”
“What is your business today?”
“I want you to make him look good.”
“Yes, maam”
Mirei san’s acquaintance?

“I own this place, so don’t worry.”
Owner?
“I mean, I’m barely involved.”
“That’s not true. The deputy owner always says that the business is thriving because of you.
The deputy owner is the person who acts as Mirei san’s deputy.
T-That’s amazing.
“I’ll make it look cool then.”
When I first came here, Hirose san cut my hair.
I had been growing my hair long, and that was hard work.
I talked with the waiter for a while.

Then it was over in a flash.
“Yes, it’s done!”
The bangs, which had been a bit over my eyes, were now neatly trimmed, and I felt that the overall look was much cooler.
This is the professional.
“How do you like it, Mirei san?”
“I think it looks cool.”
“Really?!”
I’m so happy (^^)

“I have some clothes at home that I picked out…well, not that I bought them online, so that’s fine…next time, I’ll let you pick out accessories with me.”
“Accessories?”
I’m worried because I haven’t touched accessories much.
“Of course, Masa’s too.”
“Mine too?”
I have an image that accessories are for women, but I heard there are a lot of accessories for men these days.

“Which one do you think is better?”
“I…”
I don’t know if I have this kind of sense. but
“I guess this one.”
A silver necklace with rubies inside small squares.
Ah! I didn’t look at the price! This costs 100,000…
“I think I’d rather get a different one…”
“Don’t worry about the price. Besides, Masa picked it out for me and I like it.”
I might not have bad taste.

“Maybe this one or this one.”
I’m picking mine out next: one is a simple gold one. The other is a small square with a sapphire inside.
“What’s this one?”
“It’s a pair with mine.”
I’m quite happy with the pairing.
In the end, I decided to buy the gold one, too, because I did not have a necklace.
Mirei san said that she sometimes buys necklaces.

Not something a high school student could afford, though.
I thought I was rich there.
“The total will be 300,000.”
“300,000?!”
Maybe I went to the wrong store.
But I couldn’t stop because of Mirei san’s presence.
The 300,000 I had withdrawn before Mirei san’s arrival. I did not intend to spend all of it, but…
“wait, I’ll just borrow it from you.”
Eh?
Mirei san?
“Yes?”
“I’ll pay for mine at least.”
“No, you can’t. I’m only buying it because I want to buy it.”
The reason was too cool.