episode_0093

I couldn’t help but be appalled by Yoong’s shocking fashion sense.

‘No way. Are there really people who wear Gothic Lolita outfits, the kind you only see in anime?’

I mean, she wore a gloomy Gothic Lolita outfit, not just a frilly dress, on a real date.

Even if it wasn’t me, others probably couldn’t have helped but be appalled.

‘At least wear something brighter for a date.’

After being appalled for a moment, Yoong, who was looking at me, scratched her cheek and asked.

“Wh-what’s wrong?”

At her words, I thought about just saying something flattering.

‘No. No matter what, this is not it.’

No matter what, this was a bit too much.

In the end, I steeled myself and spoke.

“Yoong, thanks for dressing up, but honestly, your fashion sense is hopeless.”

“H-huh?”

Yoong, who had looked surprised by my words, soon wore an anxious expression.

She probably thought I was going to call off the date.

But I had no intention of doing that. In fact, it was the opposite.

Today, I was absolutely determined to improve Yoong’s disastrous fashion sense.

So I approached Yoong, took her by the shoulders, and said.

“So, Yoong, let’s stop by the hair salon first.”

“Uh, huh? B-but it’s a waste of money.”

“I’ll pay for everything today. Please.”

At my earnest plea, Yoong nodded as if she had no choice, and with her response, I led her to the hair salon.

***

After returning from the hair salon, I wasn’t satisfied with just Yoong’s beautifully styled hair, so I immediately grabbed the pretty clerk noona at a clothing store in the department store and said.

“Could you recommend some clothes that would suit my friend here? It’s for a date, by the way.”

“Oh, just a moment.”

As I said that and winked, she brought three sets of clothes and explained the charm of each.

“This outfit is for autumn…”

“A cool color and well-ventilated design…”

“This outfit maximizes your customer’s cuteness.”

Seeing the clothes the clerk recommended, I nodded with a satisfied expression.

Yes. This is what I wanted.

Thinking that to myself, I waited a moment for Yoong to change and come out.

Yoong, having finished changing, drew back the dressing room curtain and came out.

-Thunk.

“Ugh, h-how is it?”

Both the clerk and I gasped in admiration at Yoong’s appearance as she came out of the dressing room.

“Beautiful.”

“H-huhhh… D-don’t lieee…”

“No. Really.”

Yoong kept telling me not to lie, as if she couldn’t believe my words, but from my position, speaking without a hint of embarrassment, I felt unfairly accused.

After all, a girl who could perfectly be called a beautiful maiden, completely different from when she wore the Gothic Lolita outfit, was standing before my eyes. How could she not be beautiful?

I had only stated the obvious, yet this was her reaction.

Anyway, extremely satisfied with the outfit, I handed my card to the clerk and asked for all the clothes I had seen.

At my words, the clerk nodded, then beamed as she packed the clothes.

And Yoong, watching the clerk, came over to me and said.

“T-Takuya. Isn’t it expensive? I’ll pay.”

It seemed she had seen the price of the clothes.

Well, even I found the price a bit surprising, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t afford.

And since I had practically dragged her here, I gently pressed my finger to Yoong’s lips and said.

“This is purely because of my own desires. If you want to pay me back, do it on our next date.”

Perhaps because of my actions, Yoong nodded, her face bright red.

Satisfied with Yoong’s answer, I grinned, received the Gothic Lolita outfit and the purchased clothes from the clerk, then extended my hand to Yoong and said.

“Alright, let’s go watch a movie now.”

“Okay!”

Nodding at my words, Yoong tightly held my hand.

The sensation of Yoong’s small, warm, and soft hand was vividly apparent.

‘Mmm, this feels good.’

Its soft squishiness offered a different kind of comfort than the touch of breasts.

‘I should keep squeezing it as we go.’

Thanks to that, I was able to calm my mind and body all the way to the movie theater.

By the way, it’s no secret that the clothing store clerk watched the two of us with a fond look.

Anyway, after arriving at the movie theater, Yoong and I bought tickets for the movie we planned to see, then got some simple popcorn and drinks before heading into the screening room.

Upon entering the movie theater, there was no one.

It wasn’t a metaphor; there were truly no people.

‘No way. It’s a holiday, but there’s no one here?’

I was secretly surprised, but decided not to worry about it.

Maybe people hadn’t arrived yet, or it could be because it was just before lunchtime.

No. Now that I think about it. Maybe it’s just because this is an adult movie?

“Munch munch.”

Anyway, once we sat down, Yoong tore open the popcorn.

By the way, I didn’t particularly like popcorn, so I just gave it all to Yoong to eat.

‘When concentrating on a movie, it’s better to drink than to eat.’

Strangely, I couldn’t concentrate well on a movie if I was chewing something.

That’s why I usually only drank when watching movies.

As I thought that and leaned back in my seat, Yoong, perhaps bored, told me various things.

“The original story is a famous novel…”

“Heeh…”

It was a bit regrettable to say, but she was giving too much TMI, so I half-listened.

Well, there were some somewhat interesting details, so I didn’t completely tune her out.

Anyway, as we chatted until the movie started, a sudden thought occurred to me.

‘Now that I think about it, I was so shocked by the Gothic Lolita outfit that I couldn’t ask what kind of date she preferred today.’

I had intended to ask what kind of boyfriend role she’d like me to play to give Yoong a good date memory. But the shock of the Gothic Lolita made me unable to even think of that.

One might say, “Is Gothic Lolita really that shocking?” but you had to see it in person to feel the impact.

It’s separate from being embarrassing. It’s just like, “Wow… she’s the real deal.” That’s all you could say.

Anyway, thinking that, I asked Yoong.

“Yoong, by the way, what kind of date do you like?”

When I suddenly asked what kind of date she liked, Yoong, who had just been spouting movie TMI, paused to ponder seriously, then spoke to me.

“Like a romantic comedy, like in anime or manga? I like that kind of feeling.”

“Hmm.”

At her answer, I folded my arms for a moment, then made a sound of interest.

When I looked at Yoong with an interested expression, she seemed a little intimidated and asked me.

“Wh-why?”

“No. Nothing much.”

Romantic comedy, romantic comedy, huh…

I chewed on Yoong’s words and thought.

‘In a way, aren’t R18 manga also romantic comedies?’

If someone who liked romantic comedies had heard that, it wouldn’t have been strange for them to yell something like ‘Outrageous!’ and beat Takuya.

Of course, Takuya himself was dead serious.

In fact, Takuya’s reason for this was not only simple but also incredibly vulgar.

‘It’s like the female characters I used to see in anime.’

Somehow, when Yoong, after being dressed up, showed such awkward behavior, it made me want to go to bed and torment her.

One might ask, what kind of human trash talks like that, but for Takuya, who had even slept with his stepmother, such things didn’t matter.

And anyway, isn’t the natural conclusion of an adult date naturally “unification” (it’s not), so it’s not strange for me to think this way (it is strange).

‘Yes, I’m not strange.’

Takuya completed his self-justification and then looked at Yoong.

Yoong seemed continuously excited about the movie, and her previous awkward expression and behavior were gone, replaced only by the image of a pure girl.

While feeling guilty about her appearance, I also felt the urge to taint that expression with lust.

‘I’m trash, all over again.’

For a moment, I felt like trash for harboring such thoughts towards Yoong, who was purely looking forward to the date, but what could I do?

I was always this kind of guy.

Takuya thought that and waited until the movie started.

With a tremendously pounding heart.

***

A moment later, the movie began, and the story was just moving past the opening into the middle.

“Crunch, munch munch.”

Yoong was busily munching on popcorn, focused on the movie.

It was the movie she had been looking forward to, and the actors’ performances weren’t bad either.

She was completely absorbed in the world on the screen, without a single thought.

In the middle of the movie, as an adult scene began to appear, Yoong, overcome with embarrassment, was about to cover her eyes with her hand.

-Slide.

Suddenly, she felt a strange sensation on her thigh.

At the sudden feeling, Yoong lowered her head, only to see Takuya, who was beside her, had placed his hand on her thigh.

Yoong was flustered by Takuya’s sudden action but couldn’t do anything.

That was because Takuya was whispering into Yoong’s ear.

“From now on, I’m going to play the role of an adult romantic comedy boyfriend. Do you dislike that?”

An adult romantic comedy, no way?

Yoong looked at Takuya with a look of disbelief. Takuya only grinned, saying nothing else, but Yoong somehow felt as if his eyes were saying, “Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking.”

Perhaps, if it were the usual Yoong, she wouldn’t have liked such an act in front of a movie she enjoyed.

Was it because of the warm sensation of Takuya’s hand, which had been holding hers earlier? Or perhaps because of his words saying she was beautiful?

Or maybe it was because of the adult scene playing in the movie right now.

She didn’t know.

But strangely, she didn’t dislike the feeling.

Perhaps that was why. Today, she made a choice unlike her usual self.

“O-okay, I like it! ♥”

And at Yoong’s reply, Takuya said with a very satisfied expression.

“Good job, Yoong.”

Thus, the adult date began.