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Join the ServerFollowing Cecilia’s plan, the group of four swept through the shopping district.
Even Liya, on Cecilia’s recommendation, bought a cat-shaped keychain… though she actually preferred the iron sword-shaped one, Cecilia stopped her.
As for Yagesi, he perfectly played the role of a bag carrier.
His hands were full of the girls’ purchases—two-thirds belonging to Cecilia, the remaining third to Alice.
Liya, after buying her keychain, kept her eyes locked on Yagesi, not letting him out of her sight for a moment. Naturally, this was to prevent that beast from doing anything untoward.
But Yagesi, being stared at so intensely, was actually quite pleased. He felt his masculine charm had greatly increased, and even had more motivation to carry the bags. He strode proudly, like a warrior about to go to war.
As for Cecilia, she was quite satisfied with Yagesi.
‘Although the rumors say he’s a ferocious beast, he’s actually quite gentlemanly, and handsome too. I’ve made him carry bags for so long without complaint. Alice has good taste!’
“By the way, Yagesi. Why did you come to the shopping district? Is there a reason?” After a pause, Cecilia suddenly said to Yagesi behind her.
“Huh? Why did I come?”
Yagesi was taken aback. Then he saw Alice’s anxious expression behind Cecilia and instantly understood.
‘Remember, Alice, the wingman, also said I can’t reveal her identity as a wingman… Good!’
“I also wanted to buy something, and happened to see you, so I came to say hello.”
‘Perfect! As expected of the knowledgeable and gentlemanly me! To think I could come up with such a perfect answer!’
“Oh, is that so~” Cecilia said with a meaningful smile.
‘It seems Alice doesn’t want to publicize her relationship with Yagesi yet. Good! Now it’s my turn! I’ll definitely help create a private space for them!’
“Liya, are you hungry?”
“Staring… Huh? We’re going to eat?” Liya, who had been staring at Yagesi, finally snapped back to reality and looked at Cecilia.
“Yes, we’ve been shopping for a while. Let’s eat first, then go play in the afternoon. What do you think?”
“I suppose so… but where are we going to eat?”
“Hehe… I’ve already prepared!”
Looking at Cecilia’s smile, for some reason, both Alice and Liya felt a sense of foreboding.
Only Yagesi, like an idiot, kept a bright smile, immersed in the false imagination that Liya had developed a crush on him.
After wandering around the department store, the three were finally led by Cecilia to the entrance of a shop, but…
“This is a couples restaurant, isn’t it?!” Liya stared at the huge red heart at the entrance, dumbfounded.
“Yes, it’s the most cost-effective here. Couples get a 20% discount!”
“But there are three women here. How can we get the couples’ discount…”
“No problem! I also have a coupon! It can cover one couples’ portion! So we just need to have Yagesi pretend to be a couple with one of you, and we can perfectly enjoy a cost-effective lunch!”
“What?!!! With this beast?!!!” Liya felt furious. Wasn’t this a blatant attempt to take advantage? How could Cecilia come up with such a bad idea? No one would agree…
“I think it’s fine!”
Liya turned in shock to look at Alice. Alice was blushing, not daring to meet her eyes, and spoke quietly.
“What’s going on?! Has the world changed? Or is there something wrong with the laws of nature? Why is this happening?!”
While Liya was lost in doubt, Alice and Cecilia exchanged glances, conveying their thoughts to each other.
‘As expected of Cecilia! To think she could find such a great way to help Liya and Yagesi get along!’
‘See how awesome I am! Now you two can enjoy yourselves! Don’t worry, my coupon has seating restrictions. I’ll make sure to sit far away from you, guaranteeing a sweet lunch, romantic~!’
‘Thank you so much! Inviting Cecilia was a great idea!’
‘You’re welcome! It’s the least I could do!’
The two completed their exchange without any sense of discord.
“So, Yagesi, do you have any suggestions~?” Coming back to her senses, Cecilia looked at Yagesi and said with a smile. Yagesi was stunned for a moment before reacting.
“Huh? Eat?”
“Yes, or rather, which girl would you like to pretend to be a couple with for the meal? Of course, I’m not an option!” Cecilia laughed and pointed at Liya and Alice. But pointing at Liya was just for fun. She believed that as Alice’s boyfriend, he would certainly choose Alice. As for Liya… she was only ten, far from attracting men.
“Eat with someone?”
Yagesi had actually never eaten with anyone. Most of the time, he bought junk food and ate it in his dorm. After his second year, Teacher Annie started bringing him home-cooked meals, and occasionally he would eat with her. He remembered Teacher Annie saying:
“Remember, Yagesi, eating together is the best way to express goodwill. Eating with someone can convey your feelings, like gratitude, care, and so on. I believe you’re a good kid, and I hope you’ll eat with others in the future, not just with me.”
Eat together… huh. Speaking of which, if he wanted to express gratitude and care, who should he thank the most?
Yagesi came to an answer.
“Mm, I’ll eat with Alice!”
Without any hesitation, Yagesi said it. The words left Alice stunned, Cecilia gratified, and Liya furious.
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‘Why? Why did it turn out like this? It was all going according to plan. I was just one step away from fulfilling my promise. But why? Why did it become like this…’
Sitting on one side of the couples’ table, Alice looked at Yagesi across from her with a look of utter despair. He had a napkin tucked into his collar, holding a knife and fork, looking eager to start eating…
“Yagesi, can you tell me why you chose to eat with me?” With a deep sigh, Alice spoke first. Liya had been pulled to another table by Cecilia, so she couldn’t hear them. Alice had no reservations.
“Logically, you should have chosen Liya. Then you could have been alone with her. At that time, you could have talked properly. Although Liya looks like a child, she’s actually very mature. She would definitely see that you’re not that ferocious and scary. Then you two could become good friends… But why did you choose to eat with me?” This completely ruined her plan…
“Huh? I need to be alone with Liya?” Yagesi’s reply shocked Alice.
“What do you mean? Don’t you want to be alone with her?”
“No, if we were alone, I wouldn’t be able to say anything.” Yagesi scratched his hair awkwardly. Even though he considered himself a calm and intellectual gentleman, for some reason, Liya never acted according to the books. So he didn’t know what to say…
“Without Alice the wingman, I can’t do anything.”
“…Ah.”
“And Annie said that eating together is a behavior to express gratitude and care. I think Alice is very competent as my wingman! This is my thanks!” Yagesi said with a smile. Although his words were crude, they came from the heart. He truly appreciated Alice, but…
Bad, bad… bad!
Looking at Yagesi’s smiling face, Alice felt her face heating up. Subconsciously, she felt something was wrong, as if a fatal mistake had been made…
But in the end, she said nothing and fell silent.
As for Yagesi, he heartily ate large chunks of meat and drank big bowls of water, completely unaware of what he had just said.
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