[Absolute Only-Me King's Game] Something’s Off About the King's Game Started By My Childhood Friend Beauties With Me. A Story of Endlessly Fun Times with Girls Whose Personal Boundaries Keeps Going Off the Rails! - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Interlude

“Anna-chan, this looks great on you~!”

“Ehehe~! Whaddya think~? Fuwari-chan, I think this design’d suit you too, so maybe we’ll base your next one on it~?”

“Yup, sounds good~.”

“Ugh, I wish I had a figure that suits stuff like this~.”

“Rin-chan, I think this’d look better on you~.”

“Ohh, this is cute~! Thanks, Anna-chan~!”

Girls’ shopping takes forever. A timeless truth.

But I’ve never found it painful.

I’ve been conditioned to it since we were kids.

This isn’t my first time tagging along with their shopping, and I’m used to being asked for opinions.

“Rei-kun, which one suits me better, this or this~?”

Anna holds up two dresses, posing the ultimate question.

She’s already decided, but this isn’t one of those girl traps where I have to guess the “right” answer.

I know the correct choice.

“Hmm, I’d love to see you in that blue one~.”

“This one~? Ehehe, you get me, Rei-kun~!”

Anna loves blue. I figured she wanted me to pick it.

But I wanna take it up a notch to make her happy.

“But, y’know, the white one’s tempting too~! It’d go great with the blue~.”

Anna blushes, catching my meaning, and mutters “Pervert…” cutely.

Yup, she’s wearing blue underwear today. I thought blue on blue might clash~.

“Ehehe~! I’ll get both~! There goes my allowance~♪!”

She looks thrilled. Nailed it~.

“Reiji-kuuun~♪! Over here next~!”

“Coming~! Anna, I’ll cover half~.”

“Eh~? No, no, I picked ‘em~!”

“Still~.”

“Then you’d have to do the same for Fuwari-chan and Rin-chan~!”

“That’s fine~! You were gonna pick blue, right? White’s my selfish pick~.”

“…♡! Rei-kun, I’ll give you a kiss later~!”

“R-Right… Thanks~.”

She’s in high spirits~.

Chu~!

“Oh~!”

“Appetizer~! Main course is back home~♡!”

“R-Right~! Off to Fuwari’s spot~.”

“Yup, I’ll check out~!”

Her cheek kiss warms my face. We kissed on the lips earlier, but this still makes my heart skip. My heart’s a bargain deal~.

I hand Anna cash for one dress and head to Fuwari, repeating the same exchange with her and Suzune.

As Anna predicted, I end up buying clothes for all three, locking in extra shifts this month~.

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“Alright, next shop~!”

Anna hands me bags post-shopping. Same old routine.

I take them eagerly. Been the bag guy forever.

I used to wonder if I was just their convenient lackey, but…

“Thanks as always~♡!”

“I’ll carry some~!”

“Nah, this is nothing~.”

“Reiji-kun’s so sweet~!”

Their light thanks carry a deeper, weighty emotion.

I feel it, somehow… Am I telepathic now?

Whatever. If it keeps us close, I’m all for it. I’ll take it gratefully~.

“So, next is~!”

Here’s the curveball. Until now, consciously or not, they never dragged me to this kind of store.

Maybe they were holding back, for good or bad reasons.

Now, after the king game’s broken those barriers, should I cheer or cry that this option’s on the table?

“Th-This is…”

“Let’s have the king pick underwear for his queens~!”

Anna’s words hit like a spear. The store? It’s…

“The lingerie section…!”

A store with a sky-high barrier for a guy~.

It’s like sitting on a bed of nails~.

“Oh, this shop’s owned by Mama, so there’s a VIP room~!”

Fuwari beckons, and we’re casually led to the back.

Apparently, this is where Fuwari gets her custom-made underwear, and the staff all know her.

“My size needs custom orders, but Anna-chan and Rin-chan can pick anything~!”

“Yay~!”

“Ugh, my size might not even exist here~?”

“They’ve got it~!”

“So, Rei-kun, pick underwear that suits us~♪!”

“H-Hey, are you serious~?!”

In this heavenly hell, what face am I supposed to make~?

In the end, Anna was just teasing, and I’m stuck listening to the girls’ giddy chatter outside the fitting room~.