Chapter 28: Department store real girl

After I finished recording the department store girl, Seria made me an unexpected suggestion.

“Do you have any plans after this, Ddal-sung?”

“No, not really.”

“Then, let’s go to the downtown area together!”

“Suddenly?”

“Not suddenly!! Look at your outfit right now, Ddal-sung!! You’re wearing the same dolphin pants and tank top as back then!”

As always, my outfit was the same as back then.

Seria must have been really upset by this because she was strongly pointing out my current outfit.

“Surely, you want us to go shopping for clothes?”

“Yes!! That’s it!”

“Oh, it’s annoying.”

“Why!!”

“Well, that’s right. It’s pointless to dress up anyway, so what’s the point of going through all that trouble?”

I’ve never really been interested in dressing up since I came here.

How much more would I gain by doing something like that?

“Let’s go! I’ll buy it for you!”

“Oh. Now, Cecilia, just a moment.”

“What is it?”

“I’ve got a car waiting in front. Let’s take it if we’re going to go.”

“Car, car?”

“Yeah. I know what I’m talking about, but my appearance is a bit noticeable, right?”

Of course, I was talking about my elven appearance.

On the other hand, “Well, my outfit right now is noticeable.”

It seems she was focusing on my outfit.

In the first place, even if I’m wearing this outfit, the reality is that other people don’t pay any attention to my elven appearance.

Of course, if they’re conscious of it, most people lose their ability to think when they see my face and become possessed.

“That’s why I usually use the car to get around.”

Honestly, there are a lot of annoying reasons, but I’ll skip those.

So I headed to the parking lot with her.

When Yog-ssi confirmed my arrival, he got out of the car sharply as usual and bowed his head to greet me.

“Hello, Mr. Elf. Are you, Mr. Elf’s colleague?”

“Oh, yes. This is my coworker, Cecilia.”

“W-It’s nice to meet you. My name is Cecilia Artimedis.”

“Oh, Mr. Elf’s colleague…. Are you, by any chance, a Virtuber? From the sound of your voice, I get the feeling you’re Sister Seria.”

Seria was surprised by Yog-ssi’s sharp analysis and scratched her head in agreement.

“Ah. M-That’s right. This fact is…”

“Yes, I’ll keep it a secret. Of course, it’s an unspoken rule to keep the red potion of a Virtuber. Then, okay. Let’s get in.”

So we rode in Yog-ssi’s car and headed to the downtown area.

Seria, who was sitting right next to me, looked at my hair and reached out her hand.

“Cecilia?”

“Wait a minute, oh my… I wanted to tell you this before. How do you take care of your hair?”

“It’s annoying.”

“Then no! Just wait a minute! I’ll style your hair! It’ll look much better just like this!”

“Hmm. Well, I’ll leave it to you. I’m not good at that kind of thing.”

Seria took out a comb from her bag and started combing my hair.

The sound of it rustling and the feeling of my scalp being slightly pulled didn’t feel bad.

“Whew, look at this. Isn’t it much prettier?”

When she took out a small hand mirror and showed me, I was amazed when I saw myself reflected in the mirror.

Honestly, it was really fine, just as she said.

“Thank you, Cecilia.”

“Ah… Hehe, what’s this?”

After that, we arrived at the underground parking lot of the department store guided by Seria, got out of the car, and naturally stepped into the department store.

-Thump, thump, thump….

“Wow… Look at those people.”

“Are they here to take pictures?”

“Both of them are really pretty…!”

“Wait, isn’t the person next to me an elf?”

“What? An elf?”

As expected, our presence immediately draws the attention of many people.

In particular, my presence with elf characteristics seemed to have left quite a shocking impression on people.

However.

“Hey, it must be an elf cosplay. How can there be such a beautiful elf in this day and age?”

“Well, those ears must have been glued on too? By the way, they’re really realistic.”

This is the reality of how elves are perceived right now.

A considerable number of people unconsciously deny the reality before their eyes.

In the first place, elves are a very rare race, so it’s difficult to even see them.

No one thinks that they would be able to see such an elf in a downtown area like this.

“Come on! Today, we’re going to choose clothes here! Is there anything you want?”

“Cecilia. Isn’t this a luxury brand? You don’t have to buy such expensive clothes. There are many good cheap clothes…”

“No! I can’t do that! I’m going to dress you in nice clothes that suit a beautiful person like you!”

“But more than that, this place is expensive.”

If I were alive, I could just swipe my card, but Seria was different.

She wasn’t an ordinary person, unlike me.

At my words, she laughed, puffed out her chest, and confidently said, “Have you forgotten? Who am I? Your favorite virtual YouTuber! Seria! You don’t think I blew all the money you’ve sponsored me so far, do you?”

“Hey, don’t say your stage name carelessly. You never know.”

“Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry. Hmm. Then, what should I call you, Ddalssangnim?”

When I thought about it, that’s right.

Just like her stage name, I shouldn’t say mine carelessly outside of the office.

“Call me Strawberry Unnie.”

So I gave her a rough idea.

“Hehe, yes, that’s fine. You still like strawberries, huh?”

“Well, that’s right.”

At Seria’s suggestion, I started looking at clothes, but as expected….

There were no good clothes that caught my eye.

To begin with, I have no fashion sense, and I’m not that interested in it either.

I didn’t even feel like choosing clothes.

However, I was happy that I was at the department store with Seria.

This…. For some reason, it felt like a date.

While I was pondering for a while, a woman’s angry voice rang out from the side, and an ominous atmosphere instantly enveloped the department store.

“I’m sorry! Customer! But, I can’t give you a refund!”

“No! You! Do you know who my father is? He’s the CEO of Shinsung Group! Do you know?! But? You can’t give me a refund for a piece of clothing like this?”

“Yes, first of all. You said you washed it once. We can’t give you a refund for clothes that you’ve worn a few times, let alone washed.”

“Are you kidding me?! You said you washed the clothes once because they smelled weird! Then! It’s your management problem!!”

“But.”

“What the f*ck!!”

With a harsh curse, she roughly threw the paper bag containing the clothes on the floor.

When the paper bag fell roughly at her feet, the department store employee flinched in surprise.

“I’m sorry!”

“Hey, before I call my dad and ruin this department store, call the person in charge here quickly. Hurry up!!”

“Oh, uh, that…”

This seemed like a problem that couldn’t just be overlooked.

At first glance, the conglomerate’s daughter, who was wrapped in luxury goods, was making excuses and being rude.

There was no way I could have a normal conversation with someone who lacked common sense.

However, it would be difficult for the employee to call the person in charge as she said.

Sigh…

“Hey, Strawberry Sister?”

She called me, but I smiled as if it was okay and walked slowly.

I stepped into the commotion and spoke to the conglomerate’s daughter, who was raising her voice so loud that it hurt my ears, while dragging my daughter.

“Hey, Miss.”

The conglomerate’s daughter frowned and turned her head toward me, who had called her.

Shinsung Group.

This company is based on home appliances and has expanded into many businesses.

It is currently also working in the IT sector, making it a top 1% conglomerate that everyone in every kingdom on the continent knows.

Born to her father, who is the CEO of this company, she is a human being, but at the same time, she is a racist who despises other races.

In the first place! Those monsters and humans are living together! It’s ridiculous!’

That’s why she really didn’t like the current society.

This world was originally human.

But, when the Gate suddenly appeared and started a fight, it wasn’t enough.

Now, they want us to live together? How can that make sense?

Although she didn’t experience the Gate War, even though it was hundreds of years ago, she could see through history that humans had made many concessions to them.

More than anything, she hated them for taking on a different appearance from humans.

It was unpleasant and disgusting.

So whenever she got angry, she would go to a luxury store and vent her anger.

If anyone knew who she was, they would find it very pleasing to the eye that they were crawling around like that.

“I’m sorry!”

The female employee lowered her head in surprise as she threw the paper bag.

At first glance, the short thing looked like a goblin, but just looking at it made her feel uncomfortable.

“Tsk, I’m sorry. If you know what I’m saying, call the person in charge right now!!”

At that moment, a voice could be heard from behind her.

“Hey, miss.”

She turned around at the firm voice that was clearly calling her.

Then, she looked up and down at the person who had called her, and her expression softened.

‘Huh, why did a beggar-like woman come to a place like this?’

She certainly had a pretty face.

Judging from her overwhelming beauty, it seemed like she had believed in it and had dressed so vulgarly.

She really didn’t like it.

‘You’re an elf in the first place? You call yourself an elf with those fake ears on. What a ridiculous woman.’

She was just a worthless woman who rushed in based on her appearance.

She crossed her arms and spoke to the blonde elf woman in a sly manner.

“You were the one talking to me. Are you?”

“I was? Are you deaf?”

“…… Really, you speak so beautifully?”

“That seems like you’re going too far?”

“I’ll warn you in advance. You’d better go your way. You’ll regret it if you mess with me right now.”

As soon as she finished speaking, men in black suits appeared around her as if they had been guarding this place from the beginning.

They were her assassins who were her bodyguards.

The elf woman raised one eyebrow at them and said coldly.

“Huh? Showing off your power in a place like this? Are you out of your mind?”

“Please don’t come any closer.”

“You won’t touch a single hair on the young lady.”

As the elf woman tried to approach her, the bodyguards blocked her path.

The moment one of their hands touched her shoulder.

“You little punk, you dare touch me?”

With that murderous voice.

“Kneel.”

-Kwakwakwakwaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

“?!!!!!!!!”

The moment her words came out of her mouth.

Instead of kneeling down and making a loud noise, the guards all banged their heads on the floor.

‘Ah, no! What the hell is this!’

Of course, the conglomerate’s daughter was startled and shocked.