Date with Two People (3)

“How’s this outfit?”

“It might fit you, but I don’t think it’ll fit me.”

Jua took out a dress and held it up to me, smiling.

It’s a plain dress, but being a dress, my chest becomes an obstacle, making it not look good.

The reason I insist on wearing hoodies is because they’re comfortable and not restricted by body shape.

‘Even if I wanted to try it on, the clothes would look like they’re on a pig…’

If I emphasize my chest, I feel self-conscious about the attention, and if I cover it up, I look like a pig.

It’s an ambiguous piece of clothing that I can’t choose either way, so even when Jua recommended it with a smile, I refused.

“Why? With your figure, Unni, shouldn’t this dress fit you well?”

“It fits well, but it doesn’t look good. Because of my chest…”

“Oh? Ah…! Sorry, Unni… I know how you feel…”

Jua made a slightly gloomy face at my words.

Jua also has a certain chest size, so she probably knows how I feel.

That feeling of having problems because of your chest even when you wear clothes you like.

So, with a gloomy expression, she put the clothes back and turned towards the hoodie corner, looking around.

I also looked around next to her, but hoodie designs are all pretty much the same.

Since summer is approaching, most of the hoodies, being for fall and winter, were on sale.

There were thin hoodies for summer, but I gave up because they only offered styles that revealed too much of my figure.

That’s because summer hoodies are as thin as shirts, showing my figure as it is.

It’s not that I don’t want to show it. It’s just that I want to cover it up because I’m self-conscious about the excessive attention.

‘I want to wear dresses too… *sigh*.’

I managed to pick out a thick summer hoodie.

My eyes went to the dresses right next to the hoodies, but no matter how I thought about it, I gave up because I was self-conscious about other people’s attention.

“Unni, how about this?”

As if she read my expression, Jua smiled brightly and handed me a few hoodies she had picked out.

The designs are okay and the material is okay, but I really want to do something about this thickness.

If it’s thin, there’s a problem because of my chest, and if it’s thick, it’s hot, and it’s hard to find other suitable clothes.

I also thought about wearing something plain inside and another layer on top, but considering Korea’s unique sticky summer, even that is difficult.

‘In the end, it’s a hoodie… *sigh*, I guess I’ll have to try this on.’

“Okay, I’ll try it on.”

I sighed very quietly and discreetly and went into the fitting room to change.

All the clothes Jua picked out were okay. Good design, material, appropriate thickness, and ventilation.

Of course, even if it’s an appropriate thickness, it’s not suitable for summer at all.

I could feel the thickness in my hands, enough to ask how I could live through the summer wearing just this.

Meanwhile, I could hear someone talking outside.

It sounds like Jua and Oppa, what are they talking about?

I couldn’t hear what they were saying, so I looked at the clothes again and felt disheartened.

“The color and design are really pretty, but this thickness is really…”

The desire to wear other things is always on my mind.

It’s also limiting to only worry about hoodies in the name of being “casual” to Oppa all the time.

I feel like I’m going to die from the heat in the summer, and if it’s thin, there’s a limit to how much attention I can take.

But to avoid stress, it’s better to be hot.

“…Should I just go with this mauve one?”

I wore the mauve short-sleeved hoodie, which was the least noticeable, and went out.

–

“I’ve decided on my outfit!”

“Se-ah, are you wearing a hoodie again? Can’t you just wear clothes like this like her?”

Jua smiled, wearing a beige shirt and a summer cardigan.

I want to wear that too. Those ordinary clothes made for women.

But even the hoodie I’m wearing now is a little thin, and my chest is emphasized, leaving me with a bitter feeling.

How should I get angry at that Oppa who’s making a bored face without knowing my worries, so that he won’t say things like that again?

“It’s annoying. This thin hoodie is enough to withstand it.”

“Ah, shit… Okay, I’m sorry. I don’t want to see it, is it always hoodies? It’s so boring, so boring! Jua-yah!”

“Understood, Orabeoni! Are you saying I can coordinate as much as possible without worrying about money?”

“I have a lot of money, don’t worry. Please dress her in something other than a hoodie and bring her to me!”

Jua smiled and grabbed my shoulder.

She whispered to me with a playful smile.

“Turn around again, you need to change.”

“What? No, I chose my clothes?”

“Oppa wants me to coordinate as much as possible besides hoodies. Don’t worry, I found a way to cover your chest so it’s not visible.”

Jua started pushing me relentlessly.

I was forced to go in front of the fitting room, and I tried to push Jua to resist, but Jua was firmer than I thought… no, toned.

I couldn’t resist much and went back into the fitting room, and Jua said from beyond the door as if she noticed my attempt to leave.

“Trust me and try it on! I’ll pick out something appropriate for you.”

“Ah, okay.”

Even if she’s better at dressing than me, it would be a lie to say I’m not worried.

Even if our body types are similar, Jua is taller than me and has a slightly smaller chest, so there will be a difference in the fit of the clothes.

How can she tell me to trust her and try it on?

I know the size because we just picked them out together, but…

‘She’ll pick them out for me? Then I’ll try them on, and if I don’t like them, I’ll just wear a hoodie…’

As I was trying to think quietly, Jua quickly hung clothes over the top of the fitting room.

“Here, try this on and tell me if you don’t like it! I brought it because it looks like it’ll fit you the best!”

I took down the clothes and they looked ordinary.

A gray summer tank top, a black skirt, and a white-ish gray poncho.

‘A poncho?’

I wondered why she brought something that looked so hot at first glance, but the poncho had many holes.

It felt like the wind was blowing through it even when worn lightly, as if the poncho itself was designed with holes like a sweater.

What was most pleasing was that my chest was covered and not easily visible when I looked in the mirror.

With this, I could make it as unnoticeable as possible, to the level of covering it with a hoodie in the winter.

Once I was sure it was covered, I took off my hoodie and quickly changed into the clothes Jua brought.

‘How many years has it been since I wore this…’

I smiled without realizing it.

My chest is clearly visible, but when I cover it with the poncho I put on as a finishing touch, it’s hardly noticeable.

Even with the lighting shining directly above the fitting room, I was happy because it was hardly noticeable no matter how I looked at it.

I confidently wore it and went out, and Jua greeted me with a pleased smile.

“I picked it out, but it really suits you. So, Unni, aren’t you hot?”

“Hmm… to be honest, I’m not hot. It’s not that cool here, but the wind is blowing through quite a bit.”

“Right? I was thinking about that and keeping an eye on it little by little. You have a good face and a good figure, but it’s a waste if you only wear hoodies.”

“…But I wear hoodies because of my chest.”

“Ayy, I know, I know. I don’t know completely, but I understand how you feel to some extent, so look in the mirror and see if you like it.”

It was the first time in years that I had worn ordinary clothes.

I had never thought of wearing a poncho, so it gave me a new feeling, as I had only thought it would be hot to wear.

Actually, I don’t go out often and I don’t even think about looking for clothes, but…

In the first place, I’ve only been to VR rooms or convenience stores recently.

My chest was a problem I’ve had since before, and I’ve been getting stressed out recently because I’ve been getting attention again while walking around outside with Oppa.

Today, I couldn’t help but feel the stress fly away as I looked at myself covered up in a poncho.

The wind blows through well, so it’s cool, and there’s no chance of attention being drawn to my chest, and on top of that, it’s ordinary clothes.

I liked it so much that I kept smiling without realizing it. Now I don’t have to be self-conscious even when I’m walking around outside!

“Nice, it’s good to wear this once in a while.”

“It’s okay, right? Then let’s buy a couple more of that kind and try wearing them, and then buy other things. We have a lot of time today.”

“Shall we? I like this, so I should pay for it as is.”

“Then call Oppa.”

I grabbed Jua’s shoulder as she was about to look for Oppa.

In the first place, Oppa wasn’t visible even when I looked around, and I still have money on my card, so there’s no problem.

If there’s anything I regret, it’s that I wanted to show Oppa this outfit.

I wonder what kind of reaction the person who always tells me to stop wearing only hoodies would have if I wore such ordinary clothes.

I went back to the fitting room, handed the card in my pants to the employee, and paid for the clothes after removing the tags.

Jua also brought the clothes she had picked out and paid, and then looked at me with a dissatisfied expression.

I smiled and quickly explained to Jua.

“I haven’t given Oppa the money yet, so you can think of it as paying with Oppa’s money.”

“Money to Oppa? What did you do to give him money?”

“The money from the views of the video I uploaded of me playing a game with him. It’s quite a bit, so I think we can eat with it.”

“Ah… is Oppa good at games? If he’s good at games, I think I can film a video with him doing an AOS duo with me too.”

Jua started to look at me little by little at the words I said as I left the store with the clothes.

I wondered why she was looking at me, but I came to a conclusion that was simpler than I thought.

‘Is she saying she wants to do it too because I said I played a game with him?’

What reason would there be to do an AOS game duo in this situation?

Very ordinarily and naturally, I can only say that she’s aiming for me.

No matter how good Jua is at games, I’ve been playing games with him for a longer period of time.

I glanced at Jua, who was looking at me, and nodded, and she avoided my gaze and whistled.

‘…Is she trying to take advantage of a niche market here?’

I don’t even have time to play games with him, and if I let her dig in here, I’ll lose even the time I don’t have, right?

I smiled very slightly and said to Jua.

“A game with Oppa? He must have a high tier, you can’t do AOS if the tier difference is too big, right?”

“Ugh, that’s right… Oppa and I have a tier difference, so we can’t do it together…”

“Then the duo is out of the question. How are you going to film a video together?”

“Then, conversely, I can start from the beginning with Oppa on a smurf account, right?”

There’s such a method…?

That’s right. Unlike VR games, AOS is played on a computer, so smurf accounts are possible?

Jua smiled back at me when I was slightly flustered by the unexpected loophole.

She’s going to interfere in a situation that’s already hard to see?

I smiled, and Jua smiled too.

I felt a quiet yet strange atmosphere between Jua and me.

–

I swallowed hard without realizing it when I saw my approaching younger sisters.

They’re smiling and approaching, but why are they approaching with such fierce smiles?

I could feel a ferocity between them, as if even a demon could be seen.

‘…What did they do?’

I couldn’t help but feel scared by that atmosphere, and I let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.

It was a more…scary atmosphere than Ji-hye’s.