episode_0009

Originally, I really didn’t want to go in.

But Yeonseo kept insisting that she didn’t want to go unless she went with her.

“How does a man get in here?!”

“This is my first time going out in this world, and this is my first time coming to this store, and you want me to go alone?!”

I tried to hold out somehow, but due to our saint’s harsh protests, we ended up getting into an argument in front of a lingerie store, and as we passed by, I couldn’t stand the stares and ended up going in with her.

We entered the entrance holding shopping bags full in both hands.

Both Yeonseo and I looked obviously nervous.

“Welcome~.”

The store clerk was, of course, a young woman.

As soon as we stepped onto the store floor, the female employee quickly walked out and gave us a salesy smile.

“Oh my, is this a gift from your boyfriend?”

That damn boyfriend again.

Yeonseo must have been annoyed because she quickly answered yes this time too.

However, our saint was left speechless by the staff’s subsequent questions.

“What is your size?”

“Sa… Size?”

Yeonseo looks at me sideways and hesitates.

“Me too… well… .”

“Aha! Then, shall we measure the size first? Let’s go into the fitting room together.”

While he was hesitating, Yeonseo was led by the hand of a female employee into the fitting room.

At that moment, I was left alone in the lingerie store.

With all the posters and women’s underwear on display inside the store, it’s hard to know where to look.

Underwear is underwear, but Yeonseo and I weren’t the only ones who visited the store.

I was the only man, and the female customers were looking at the products they wanted to buy and asking the staff about them.

“Sister, do you have seamless panties with this design?”

What is seamless?

Hear it for the first time.

“Yes, but didn’t you say you were going to wear leggings? Then, a thong is much better than seamless. It doesn’t show the panty line at all and shows the line cleanly.”

The only words I understood were thongs and leggings.

Since it was a women’s space, these kinds of stories were passed around casually.

He swallowed and lowered his head.

Somehow I felt like a sinner here.

“Huh!”

At that moment, a strange sound was heard from the fitting room.

Since the only people in the fitting room right now are Yeonseo and a female employee, this sound must have been made by our saintess.

After a while, the staff member carefully looked outside, opened the door just a little bit, and came out.

As I closed the door, our eyes met.

Then, the employee smiled brightly and went towards the underwear display.

Why are you laughing…?

While I was fidgeting alone, the female employee started walking around the counter with a serious expression on her face and picking up various items.

Anyone who sees him would think he is a person struggling while drawing a work of art.

After holding out a bundle for what I wanted, the employee quickly went back into the fitting room.

Let’s just bow our heads quietly.

I don’t see anything and I don’t hear any sound… .

“Ugh!”

Not a single sound… .

“Yeah!”

which….

“Oops… !”

No, what is it that when you change your underwear, you can hear moans instead of the sound of cloth brushing against your skin?

Whenever people in the store heard a noise, they would look at the fitting room and then naturally look back at me, and my face would feel hot.

Only after bowing her head and almost hitting the floor did Yeonseo finally come out of the fitting room.

Next to me, a very satisfied looking employee came out carrying a pile of underwear.

“Are you buying all of these?”

“Yes… .”

As Yeonseo confirmed in a crawling voice, the employee walked towards the counter.

Huh? Is this like other clothing stores where they spread out the items on the counter and pay for them?

Then I have to stand next to Yeonseo and act awkwardly until the calculation is done.

An alarm bell rang in my head.

I took the card out of my pocket in a hurry and handed it to Yeonseo.

“Calculate this and come out when it’s done.”

“Ugh, yeah… .”

Yeonseo must have had the same thoughts as me because she accepted the card without saying anything.

I was too embarrassed to look at each other properly, so I quickly grabbed my shopping bags and went outside.

“Sigh… .”

It’s liberation.

I really think I’ll survive.

But my sense of liberation plummeted back into the abyss when I noticed women glancing at me as I slowly waited, catching my breath.

For some reason, it took some time for Yeonseo to come out of the store.

When the saintess appeared before me, she was holding a shopping bag with a luxurious brand logo on both hands.

“Should I come in?”

“What?”

I spoke to him absentmindedly because he had luggage, and he glared at me.

Now that I think about it, it’s my underwear, so it seems a bit strange that I’m wearing it.

I made a slip of the tongue.

Today, it’s really hard for me to keep my composure.

I’ve never been this nervous even in front of the Demon King.

Even though I quickly fell down because it was stinging, Yeonseo continued to glare at me.

“Why, why?”

Click

Call me with your finger.

As I got closer, Yeonseo whispered in my ear.

“I changed into a new one. Is it okay now?”

It is silent.

—

After passing the biggest gate, we continued to walk around the department store and did some thorough shopping, focusing on Yeonseo.

From women’s shower items to pouches and handbags.

I had plenty of money, so I didn’t look at the price.

What was a bit strange was that as the number of shopping bags increased, the attitude of the staff became more and more extreme whenever we entered the store.

It’s not that the service at the clothing brands or places I first heard of was unfriendly.

I just felt like he was becoming more polite and careful.

Yeonseo, who had become accustomed to shopping, was now looking at items with a critical eye on the design and whether it suited her rather than just admiring them.

As I did that, the shopping bags in my hands increased, but since I was a warrior, they weren’t heavy.

However, because of its bulk, it was uncomfortable because it got on my feet when I walked.

The long, drawn-out shopping spree is finally coming to an end.

After buying almost everything I need, the last thing I’ll buy is a smartphone.

Without having to go far, I went to the brand’s store located inside the department store.

“Welcome, what did you come to see?”

He’s a man.

He is a male employee.

It was such a blessing for me, who had only met female employees up until now.

In addition to smartphones, the store also displayed various electronic devices, from laptops to TVs.

Yeonseo, who was not familiar with the device, looked at it wondering what was all this, then looked at the high-definition screen of the large TV and stood motionless in front of it, seemingly impressed.

“I’m thinking of buying a smartphone, but this is my first time using a phone?”

“Ah~ You chose a Galaxy as your first phone. Isn’t that great?”

For a moment, I thought, “Oh no.”

Don’t girls like iPhones because they take better pictures?

Since I came to a brand store, I couldn’t see many different types of phones.

Even so, it’s just a model for each generation.

I should have explained it to Yeonseo and asked her, but it was the price I paid for my arrogant decision to try to solve everything at once at the department store.

As I was thinking about going out and going to the telecommunications company store near my house, Yeonseo came up next to me.

“Is this a smartphone?”

“Yeah, I’m thinking about what type of aircraft to choose.”

Then Yeonseo answered immediately.

“Jinhyun is the same as you.”

“Huh? Find out more… .”

“It’s mine. I can just buy whatever I want.”

That’s right.

Since it’s my first smartphone, there may be things I don’t know much about, and I thought that as I use it, I’ll probably change it to something that fits my hand better.

“I got a good subsidy this time~. But, I have to maintain this rate plan for at least 6 months, right?”

“Oh, I’m going to pay the full price of the device in cash.”

“Cash payment? Oh, then you can choose the rate plan you want.”

After Yeonseo chose the color of her smartphone, things went smoothly.

I was a little nervous when they checked my ID while filling out the paperwork, but it went through without any problems.

This is a real resident registration card.

I chose a plan with a suitable cash payment or rate plan, and since this was my first time buying a phone, I didn’t need to transfer any data, so it didn’t even take an hour to open an account.

I didn’t even know that all three telecommunication companies were open at the brand’s dealership.

After leaving the store, Yeonseo fiddled with the smartphone in its basic case, but couldn’t figure out what to use it for.

“I’ll tell you the most basic functions. Have you memorized your phone number?”

“Yeah, I did memorize it though.”

“Give me.”

I pressed my number into my brand new smartphone, which didn’t even have a pattern lock.

After saving Kim Jin-hyun in my contacts, I pressed the call button on Yeon-seo and told her to stay there while holding her ear.

As Yeonseo obediently pressed the call button as I told her, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

I deliberately turned the corner right in front of my nose and answered the phone.

“Can you hear me?”

“Huh? Is that what’s coming from here?”

“Yeah, even though we’re this far apart, we can still talk to each other. As long as one side can receive it, it’s possible anytime, anywhere.”

“It’s like communication magic!”

Oh man, I should’ve explained it to you a long time ago as something like communication magic.

Why didn’t it come to mind at home?

“Can’t you see this face?”

“You can see the face too, do you want to try?”

“No, no. Right now is perfect. Can you… Wait a minute?”

“… ?”

I could hear deep breathing through the smartphone.

Yeonseo whispered softly, her breathing calm but slightly trembling.

“Thank you, Jinhyeon.”

Even his voice was trembling.

“I was scared and depressed when I came here without any plan, but thank you for accepting me into your home without saying anything.”

What is this feeling?

“Thank you so much for taking me out on your day off and spending the day with me.”

The warmth in my heart, spreading out like paint dissolving in water, was something I had never felt before in my life.

I smiled at Yeonseo even though she wasn’t even in front of me.

“It was supposed to be that way.”

“What?”

“Huh?”

“What is obvious?”

“What do you mean?”

“That’s natural. Does that mean that it’s natural for a person to do that, or… is it natural for you to do it because you’re my age?”

I was speechless.

I know the answer.

I know the answer that will avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and misunderstandings and put the other person at ease.

But somehow I had a feeling that Yeonseo would be disappointed if I chose that answer.

And I even felt like I was going to be disappointed in myself.

“Excuse me, but that’s too much my style… ”

“Yes?”

But before she could even choose an answer, a strange man’s voice was heard from Yeonseo’s side.

At the familiar and unchanging comment, I immediately turned the corner and went to Yeonseo.

As expected,

He was a tall, handsome man with a cool appearance.

A man dressed neatly was asking Yeonseo for her number.

He was a handsome man who would make any woman laugh with him, but Yeonseo was just feeling embarrassed.

“Yeonseo!”

Yeonseo brightens up when you shout out loud on purpose.

He ran straight to me and hid behind my back.

Then she stuck her head out towards the embarrassed handsome man.

“Sorry, I have a boyfriend.”

“Oh… Oh, I see… Oh, I’m sorry.”

The man stepped back, feeling very sorry.

Although the purpose was to eradicate hunting, the frequency of lies was increasing.

Yeonseo, who was watching the man walking away, asked me.

“Jinhyeon-ah.”

“Yeah.”

“Can’t you be my boyfriend outside, at least outside? I don’t want to see other men getting involved.”

Do you dare let me do that?

A question that rose to the level of my chin.

But I chose to satisfy my immediate greed rather than bother to check it out.

I act according to my greed, and it was so different from the me I had been acting as.

I couldn’t bring myself to say anything, so all I could do was nod my head.

“Thank you.”

Yeonseo, who didn’t miss that small movement, also had reddened ears.