Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 2.7

Date 7

“Before shopping for clothes, we need to sell that item.”

“That’s right. Let’s start by selling this card.”

By the way, the secret plan she mentioned was to wear a mask and sunglasses.

…Perhaps, she’s more of a klutz than I thought?

And so, we arrived at the card shop in the shopping mall, where we went to sell the rare cards with the consent form written by our parents.

By the way, I hadn’t visited this place since elementary school.

Amidst this, a man who seemed to be the store manager of the card shop was carefully examining the rare card with a serious expression.

“Th-This is…”

The store manager’s hand trembled as he looked at the presented rare cards, his eyes widening.

Was it really that surprising?

“To think I could touch a card of which there are only thirty in the world…”

“Oh? Thirty in the world?”

“Yes, this card was given only to tournament winners, and there are only thirty of them in the world. I thought it might be a counterfeit, but there’s no doubt that this is the real deal.”

Apparently, the card was even rarer than I had thought.

“The condition is excellent too. I’ll buy it for 200,000 yen.”

“200,000 yen!?”

They were offered double the price for a card worth 100,000 yen.

Now I can really understand why trading card game cards are called stocks.

“Then please.”

Touka-san said firmly, showing no trace of remorse in her expression.

In the end, the card was sold for about 200,000 yen.

I put my hands together and apologized to the future me who shouldn’t exist in this right now.

To the future Hakuba Ouji, I’ll use this 200,000 yen meaningfully, so please forgive me.

Touka-san was in a very good mood.

She seemed delighted that the card sold for a higher price than she had imagined.

“To think a 100,000 yen card would sell for 200,000 yen, I should’ve brought more.”

“Please don’t voice such wicked thoughts.”

But now there’s one more card in the world of which there are only thirty…

Let’s pretend we didn’t hear, see, or know about the explanation just now.

And then, after leaving the card shop, we decided to step into a nearby clothing store.

Upon entering, a cute and stylish female clerk welcomed us with a smile and a ‘Welcome~.’

Touka-san began to silently browse through the clothes hanging on hangers.

Seeing her with a serious expression, I thought she looked adorable.

Ah, I confirmed once again that I do like her.

“I’ve decided on this one.”

With a radiant smile, Touka-san picked up a mouse-colored outfit.

(TN: refers to a shade of gray or brown that resembles the color of a mouse’s fur. )

Then, she told me to ‘wait here for a bit,’ leaving those words and heading towards the fitting room, closing the curtain.

Now, what should I do? I’m kind of in a daze.

For the time being, I decided to sit on a bench near the fitting rooms.

Then, from the fitting room where Touka-san entered, I heard the sound of clothes rustling as if being taken off.

Inadvertently, that sound made my heart race.

” ….. “

Could it be that Touka-san is in her underwear right now?

Even though I knew I shouldn’t imagine it, there I was, picturing her figure behind the curtain.

Lost in these thoughts, a female store employee came towards me with brisk steps.

“You have a pretty sister.”

“Yes?”

“Aren’t you siblings out for shopping today?”

Seemingly, this store employee has misunderstood and thinks that Touka-san and I are siblings.

In such situations, what’s the best response?

Saying something like ‘She’s my wife’ would make it seem like I’m overly confident and it’s embarrasing, which I don’t want, but I also didn’t want to say ‘She’s my sister’…

Well, I guess it’s a bit better than being mistaken for a girl as usual…

As I pondered what the best reply would be, Touka-san’s voice came from the fitting room,

“Ha-kun, this outfit is tight around the chest. Could you get me a size larger?”

“Huh? Even if you ask for a larger size…”

“Oh, I’ll get that for you.”

The store employee gave a cheerful sales smile and quickly fetched a larger-sized outfit to take to Touka-san’s fitting room.

” ….. “

This is really uncomfortable…Just spacing out here won’t get me anything.

Besides, I definitely don’t want to be grilled with questions by the store employee.

“Touka-san, I’m a little thirsty, so I’ll go buy some drinks.”

I’m not really that thirsty. It’s just an excuse to escape this situation.

“…Alright.”

Getting permission from Touka-san, I feel relieved.

If she had told me to endure and wait a bit longer, I wouldn’t know what to do.

I left the words ‘Please take care of her’ with the store employee and left the store.

***

I was prepared for it to take some time, but surprisingly, after about ten minutes, Touka-san came out of the boutique and rushed over to where I was sitting on the bench.

“You’re quick.”

Uttering such a simple impression, I handed her a cup of coffee.

Normally, I’m the one who buys drinks from vending machines, but this time, I decided to splurge a little and got two café au laits takeaway from the coffee chain on the second floor.

For a student like me, spending 700 yen on a cup of café au lait is quite a hit to my wallet, but I didn’t want to appear stingy in front of Touka-san.

“Oh? How considerate of you.”

“I didn’t know your preference, so I went with a safe choice of café au lait.”

“Thank you. I really like café au lait.”

“I’m glad you liked it.”

“It’s quite strange to hear ‘I didn’t know your preference’ from Ha-kun’s mouth.”

“Well, it goes both ways.”

“That’s true.”