ALL NOVEL chapter 12
Chapter 12: Choosing Clothes
Sigh, how did it come to this…
Right now, I’m in a clothing store with the magical girls. In front of me, the gathered magical girls are happily choosing clothes.
“Hey, how about this one?”
“Yeah… looks good.”
“Yuna, try this on! I think it will suit you!”
“W-wait!? This outfit is too revealing!?”
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Am I not supposed to be a background character… Why am I shopping with magical girls in a place like this… What am I even doing…
As I was sinking into despair, I sensed someone standing in front of me.
“Is this seat taken?”
“Huh? Oh, no, I don’t mind.”
“Then, excuse me.”
I pretended to be lost in thought while sneaking a glance at the person next to me.
This is the fourth magical girl I’ve come into contact with… I’m almost about to complete the set…
Ayano Kujo.
Short platinum hair, crimson eyes. Her style… and her parents are both athletes.
At school, for some reason, some boys greet her loudly with “Good job!” and mistakenly think she’s a former delinquent. (It’s true)
Naturally, she’s quite athletic and was ranked first in our grade, even beating the boys.
Her other identity is one of the magical girls who fight demons. Christina, the “Thunder Emperor.” She controls white lightning, and her nickname comes from her appearance on the battlefield.
“……”
“……”
And then, the silence.
What is this? This atmosphere with someone I haven’t talked to much feels like living hell.
After a while, Christina broke the silence.
“Hey, you’re… Hayami, right?”
“Y-yes, that’s right…”
“You’re not doing anything weird to my friends, are you?”
She threatened me with a menacing voice.
…No… Scary…
She seems like someone who shouldn’t be a magical girl, but this is probably because she truly cares about her friends.
And despite being so scary usually, her gloomy scenes are… absolutely the best.
“Of-of course not!”
“You’re not dating any of them, right?”
“N-no! There’s no way someone like me could match up with them.”
“I see, then that’s fine.”
Ayano, who said that and turned away, seemed a bit pleased.
As expected of the guardian of the magical girls…
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As I was thinking that, I felt someone approaching me again.
“Hey, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“What is it, Rena?”
Rena, dressed more femininely than usual, stood there holding clothes in both hands.
“I need you to come with me for a bit.”
“For what?”
“Just come. Ayano, I’m borrowing Souta.”
“…Roger that.”
Rena grabbed my hand and led me away, glaring at me intensely for some reason.
Huh? This isn’t my fault, is it?
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“So? What is it?”
We arrived in front of a fitting room.
Well, I could pretty much guess at this point.
“You can see, right? I want you to evaluate my outfit.”
“I don’t know anything about clothes or stuff like that.”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. If I look cute, you say I look cute. That’s your job. Got it?”
“…Got it.”
“Hehe, good boy. That’s all you need to do.”
With that, Rena went into the fitting room.
‘This seems like it’s going to be interesting.’
(Not interesting at all! Why am I in this situation…?)
‘Kufufu, isn’t it fine? This is just one of those rom-com events, right?’
(No, no, I don’t want a rom-com. I just want to see the magical girls in despair!)
‘You’re still a strange one. That’s what makes you interesting.’
As we were having this conversation, the curtain of the fitting room opened.
“How do I look?”
“You’re cute, as expected of Rena.”
The pure white dress matched Luna’s silver hair well, and her model-like figure made her look almost like a goddess.
It really seemed like the outfit was made just for Luna.
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“Reina, you really are beautiful.”
I heard somewhere a long time ago that it’s best to just keep complimenting, so I kept praising her, and gradually Reina’s cheeks turned red.
Huh? Is this…?
“S-so… that’s good… well, next…”
After that, Reina tried on several outfits and showed them to me. I never thought I’d see so many different outfits of Luna, not even in a magical girl game… I never thought the day would come when I could see this… I’m really glad I was born into this world…!
As I was crying with joy, Reina looked at me with cold eyes.
“Why are you crying?”
“Well… I’m just moved.”
“H-hmph… it was that good, huh…”
“So? Which one will you choose?”
“…I’ll buy them all.”
“Hey, wait! Didn’t that make me unnecessary?”
When I made a retort, Luna blushed a little and muttered shyly.
“I’m buying them all because you’re here…”
“What do you mean?”
“…Who knows, what do you think it means?”
Saying that seductively, Luna walked towards the register.
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