My Boss, A Clear And Perfect Beauty Who's An Elite Police Bureaucrat, Turns Out To Be My Sweet And Doting Childhood Friend Who Loves Me Dearly At Home. - Chapter 23

First Date

“Well, setting aside the right to command me for now, Shinichi, don’t you want to go out somewhere?”

“Huh?”

“Come shopping with me. Like old times.”

Maho raised her index finger, a happy smile spread across her face.

Indeed, when they were high school students, Shinichi often went shopping with Maho. His younger sister, Rikako, would sometimes join them.

“Sure, but…”

“You can date me, so put on a happier face.”

“So, a date!?”

“It’s just a figure of speech, don’t take it seriously.”

Maho quickly added, her face slightly flushed.

Indeed, if a young man and woman act together on a holiday, it could be considered a date.

However, if either party doesn’t have romantic feelings, it might not be called a date.

“Wouldn’t you go?”

Dressed in her pajamas, Maho looked up at Shinichi with pleading eyes, causing him to feel a little excited.

Would any man be able to reject a request put forth in such a manner by a beautiful childhood friend?

“Of course, I’ll go.”

“Yay! I’m looking forward to our date, Shinichi!”

“So, it’s a date after all?”

“It’s just a figure of speech.”

Maho laughed mischievously.

(I wonder what she really thinks…)

Shinichi was curious.

Moreover, he was constantly teased by Maho and occasionally wanted to counterattack.

“So, when we went shopping together in high school, did you think it was a date?”

Shinichi asked teasingly. He was expecting Maho to get embarrassed and stumble over her words.

However, Maho tilted her head slightly.

“You didn’t think it was a date?”

“Eh?”

“What would you do if I said I was intending it to be a date?”

“Is that so?”

“I’ll leave it up to your imagination.”

Shinichi believed that he was with Maho simply because they were childhood friends. If not, he couldn’t imagine Maho being with someone like him.

But, when they were in high school, Shinichi definitely liked Maho, and if it weren’t for the incident with Rikako, he intended to confess before graduation. Whether she would have accepted or not is a different matter.

In that sense, those “outings” back then might have also been dates for Shinichi.

However, it seems Maho thought Shinichi did not consider them dates.

She puffed her cheeks slightly.

“If Shinichi didn’t think it was a date, then today would be our first date.”

“Huh, first date!?”

“There’s no deeper meaning to it. But be prepared.”

Maho pointed at Shinichi decisively, a giggling laugh escaping her lips, her beautiful black hair fluttering gently.