novelraw Section 190
Section 190
“Don't talk nonsense, I don't feel unwilling at all. On the contrary, I think it's quite fun to go out with you.”
Asano Makoto first reassured Konno Yuuka's emotions, then continued, “I just think that next time, no… every time you have a holiday, you can come and help me. It's not like there's no chance after today. We'll have plenty of time to go shopping together in the future, right?”
He was still trying to struggle, and his words did have some effect.
Currently, Konno Yuuka is very sensitive to words like “future” and “time.”
She likes to hear Asano Makoto make promises to her, especially promises about the “future,” because she can get great satisfaction and security from these words.
But that's all the effect it had.
Konno Yuuka's face was slightly red, and at the same time, her mood was visibly much happier, and her attitude softened a bit.
This expression even gave Asano Makoto a glimmer of hope for a moment.
But his hope was quickly shattered, because Konno Yuuka, who was inexplicably excited today, was determined to shop till the end.
“I don't care, I want to finish shopping this time, and we have to go together next time too. And who knows when I'll have my next holiday.”
Seeing that Asano Makoto still had something to say, she immediately spoke again to put an end to the matter: “Okay, don't say you can't take it! You're the one who asked me to help you pick out clothes… Fine, whatever. Let's just browse a few more stores and then we'll finish.”
After saying this, she didn't give Asano Makoto time to object, and immediately turned around and set off.
Asano Makoto had no choice but to continue following behind.
After all, Konno Yuuka finally relented and said that they would finish after shopping for a while, so to prevent her from changing her mind, he very wisely decided not to say anything.
Soon, the two found a new men's clothing store and walked straight in.
Seeing the two walking into the store, the sales lady, who was a little idle because there were no customers at this time, perked up and immediately greeted them.
She skillfully bowed slightly to the two and greeted them enthusiastically, “Hello, miss, are you buying clothes for your boyfriend?”
Her tone was very confident, as if she was sure that Asano Makoto and Konno Yuuka were a couple.
Konno Yuuka was stunned by what she said, but she didn't directly refute it. Instead, she subconsciously looked in Asano Makoto's direction.
Noticing her gaze, Asano Makoto directly denied it, “She's not my girlfriend, but she is here to help me pick out clothes.”
He knew Konno Yuuka's thoughts, but adhering to the basic principle of not revealing his own thoughts, he still denied it without hesitation.
“T-That's so… Ahahaha, then what style of clothes would you like to buy, sir?”
Asano Makoto's words made the atmosphere in the store instantly become a little awkward.
The saleswoman couldn't help but laugh, hoping to let the matter pass.
At the same time, she also felt a little surprised. She originally thought that these two must be a couple, after all, they were such a perfect match…
With the help of Tony-sensei and Konno Yuuka, Asano Makoto's charm value temporarily increased from 8.2 when he left the house to 8.5. Changing his clothes and hairstyle directly brought him 0.3 points, or rather 0.6 points, of charm value.
This improvement was huge. Now, no matter where he goes, he is an indisputable handsome guy.
And Konno Yuuka was already beautiful, so it was normal for the clerk to misunderstand when she saw the two walking into the store intimately.
However, after Asano Makoto gave a negative answer, the clerk's mind became active again.
Could it be… are these two siblings?
After all, they both have such outstanding looks, and they came out to buy clothes together, and their relationship looks very good. They should be siblings, right?
Thinking like this, she looked at the two again.
Then, she saw the beautiful girl standing next to the blond handsome guy lowering her eyes, looking like she was a little lost.
Hiss… this is…?
The clerk couldn't help but gasp, switching her gaze back and forth between the two, feeling that the situation didn't seem as simple as it looked.
But before she could think too much, Asano Makoto, noticing her expression, spoke again, “We'll just browse ourselves. We'll call you if we need anything.”
One characteristic of physical stores in Japan is that the service of the staff is very enthusiastic, even overly enthusiastic.
For example, the waiters in Japan are probably as “extreme” as Haidilao in China.
Asano Makoto has never been able to accept this kind of service, so usually when he goes out to buy things, he will tell the staff in advance that he wants to browse alone.
Konno Yuuka is similar. Perhaps because she receives a lot of attention at work, she doesn't like being followed by others in private.
Especially since her fashion sense is already very good, she doesn't like the staff pointing fingers when she buys clothes.
Therefore, the two of them had been dismissing the staff and browsing by themselves, and then letting Konno Yuuka help choose.
“Ah! Okay, okay! I'm sorry, I'm sorry…”
Hearing Asano Makoto's words, the clerk suddenly came back to her senses.
Because she had been speculating about the relationship between the two in her heart, she looked a little guilty at the moment.
Especially after noticing Asano Makoto's gaze, she bowed to the two repeatedly, afraid of being complained about, and then retreated directly to the corner.
Seeing the clerk walking away, but still peeking at him from time to time, Asano Makoto didn't pay much attention to it, and turned to Konno Yuuka and said, “Let's go?”
“...Oh, oh, yeah, let's go! Let's see what this store has.”
Konno Yuuka nodded in response, but she looked like she was forcing herself to cheer up, and then she didn't say much, and walked directly to the deepest part of the clothing store.
Asano Makoto just smiled at this, and didn't say anything, let alone comfort her.
In fact, he saw Konno Yuuka's low mood, and knew that her nonchalant and cheerful appearance was forced, and he also knew the reason why she suddenly became like this.
But sometimes, letting the person you want to capture feel lost, and showing that you don't care about them, is not necessarily a bad thing.
This is especially true for beautiful girls like Konno Yuuka who have been pursued by people since they were young.
So Asano Makoto didn't worry at all.
After all, anything can deceive people, except for data.
Although Konno Yuuka's stability value did drop by two points, reaching 83, her favorability, on the other hand, increased by one point.
No matter how you think about it, using two points of stability value that can be easily recovered to exchange for one point of favorability that is difficult to increase is definitely not a loss.
It's just that the price of this small profit is a bit high.
Chapter 257: Petty (Bonus 6/69)
Asano Makoto paid some price for his little trick.
Mainly the body, especially in terms of the legs.
Because after shopping at this store, Konno Yuuka continued to take him to several more stores.
And this time, Konno Yuuka didn't choose a few of the most suitable clothes for him to try on and buy directly from a large pile of dazzling clothes, and then continue to go to the next store, as she had done before.
On the contrary, this time Konno Yuuka was “out of it” and mistakenly chose countless clothes that even he could tell at a glance were not suitable for him to change into, and then shook her head and said she was not satisfied after carefully looking at them for a long time, and then asked him to change into the next unsuitable clothes, making him suffer in the hellish cycle of constantly going back and forth to the fitting room.
Konno Yuuka's “mistake” greatly increased his fatigue.
Let's just say that the pain suffered in the last few stores was probably more than all the previous stores combined.
It wasn't until he felt that his legs were so sore that they were about to give out, and he had no choice but to beg this “strict” model miss with a bitter face, that she finally snorted coldly at him as if she had calmed down, and then let him go.
Actually, Konno Yuuka didn't know why she felt lost at first, but she quickly thought of a reason.
But this reason was not so much the correct answer to the question, as it was an excuse for her unhappiness and the heart to punish the culprit Asano Makoto for it, and it was still an unreasonable one.
Generally speaking, wouldn't it be secretly refreshing to be mistaken by others as the boyfriend of a beautiful girl like me?
Even if you want to deny it, you usually hesitate for a while first, and then show a shy and flustered look, very reluctant to deny this misunderstanding. This is how things should develop!
But what about this bastard? What did he do?
He actually denied it directly! He didn't even hesitate for a second!!!
This rebuttal was too fast, as if he didn't want to have any relationship with me.
Why? Am I not good enough for him? Does he not like me?
Could it be that in his heart, I don't have even a little bit of feminine charm?!
No, maybe that's the case.
Rather, there should only be this one possibility, right?!
In other words, he thinks I'm not pretty.
To go a step further, he thinks I'm ugly.
What?!
He actually thinks I'm ugly!
I must make him look good today!
This is probably Konno Yuuka's mental journey.
It may not be exactly the same, but it is definitely not far off.
It can only be said that even girls who seem cheerful and generous are “petty” when facing certain people and certain things.
Especially when they don't like you, and are determined to quarrel with you or find fault with you, she can always find an excuse.
Of course, because Asano Makoto knew the reason why she suddenly became like this, he didn't think she was being unreasonable.
In order to get her favorability, it is worth paying any price.
It's just being forced to go shopping for a while longer. Although it's tiring, what price is it to have such a beautiful woman by your side?
Not to mention that the person who benefits in the end is himself. He can take the opportunity to buy a few more sets of clothes that are suitable for him, and he can also save a lot of pure love points. He can't even be happier!
Asano Makoto, who was tortured by Konno Yuuka until his legs were weak, fully exerted the spirit of Ah Q, and brought some comfort to his tired body and mind.
When he followed Konno Yuuka to the last store, he found a bench in the mall and sat down, feeling relieved.
He didn't care about his personal image that he had just improved, and leaned on the back of the chair and started to lie down in front of the increasingly crowded people around him.
However, compared to those disappointed office workers or landmine girls who are fixed to refresh like NPCs in the commercial street every night because they succumb to alcohol and lie on the street like dead people, his image looks much better.
As for Konno Yuuka, she looks even more reserved and dignified.
Although when the two of them are alone at Asano Makoto's house, her behavior is much more casual, but once she is outside, her every move as a model will subconsciously carry an elegant temperament.
That's her occupational disease.