Having Had My Bride Stolen, I Just Want to Live Peacefully - Chapter 15

“That looks good on you, brother-in-law! Try this next one.”

“A-alright.”

I closed the curtains of the changing room with the clothes I had been handed.

I changed my clothes as Nene-chan told me.

We went to a large shopping mall.

In the morning, Nene-chan came to pick me up and brought me here.

What was it that made me brace myself yesterday?

I thought department stores and street shops might ask for designer clothes, but it seems I was worrying for no reason.

In the first place, Nene-chan is not the type of girl who asks people for something.

What did I have in mind when she was a good kid who could take good care of herself?

After changing clothes, I open the curtains and show them to Nene-chan.

“How do I look?”

“Wow, this looks good on you, too. Casual ones are good, but this fashion looks good on you.”

Click, click.

She takes pictures of me from various angles with her smartphone.

It was embarrassing.

“Um, Nene-chan? Aren’t you taking too many pictures?”

I asked in spite of myself.

“No, that’s not the case. You know, you forget which one is better when you put on all kinds of clothes, right? I’m leaving it for you to look back at later.”

Nene-chan answered that question, but she seemed to speak faster than usual.

I see, I understand that there was such a reason for taking pictures.

Taking a lot of pictures may make it easier to compare the details to others.

When I’m alone, I can only look in the mirror, so it’s a good way to look at it objectively.

I guess Nene-chan likes clothes because she is fashionable.

I’m impressed that she has knowledge that I don’t have.

It is understandable that she speaks fast when she talks about what she likes.

Today’s Nene-chan wore casual clothes.

The usual choker, off-shoulder, short-length sweatshirt, tight miniskirt, and long boots.

The length of her garment was so short that I could see a thin waist from there, and her navel was shining with earrings.

I think it’s a bit exposed, but this much is normal.

When I was actually walking in the mall, many women were wearing skin-showing fashion.

Among them, Nene-chan’s presence was overwhelming.

To the point where I could tell she was a head above the rest.

Nene-chan has a surprisingly small face, so she has a better figure than someone of the same height.

Her delicate legs stretched out from her miniskirt were as white and beautiful as pottery.

“What’s wrong with you, brother-in-law?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

I was looking at Nene-chan. What a disgusting thing to say.

Even if I am not conscious of it, it is troublesome because she naturally attracts attention.

“Okay. Next one, let’s take a look at this pretty one.”

“Nene-chan, wait a minute.”

I stopped Nene-chan, who had a new dress that she had chosen while I was changing.

“Haven’t you kept choosing my clothes? Didn’t Nene-chan go out shopping today?”

“Huh? This is Nene’s shopping. I’m going to pick brother-in-law’s clothes.”

“Y-you didn’t tell me that.”

“Well, because I didn’t.”

Hehe. Nene-chan smiled mischievously.

“I’ll ask brother-in-law to be Nene’s dress-up doll. I wanted to try it once, and I’m going to choose a  man’s clothes.”

So that’s the reason, Nene-chan really likes fashion.

Does she want to get a job as a stylist?

“So go out with me until the end?”

Nene-chan tilted her head.

For my part, I will have more opportunities to spend time in plain clothes, so it’s only a matter of hope and a matter of fact to be chosen.

It’s not that I’m not interested in fashion, but I know it’s better to have a fashionable person choose for me.

“Yes. Do as Nene-chan please.”

Then we went into some shops and I became Nene-chan’s dress-up doll.

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“Brother-in-law, Do you want Nene to hold it?”

“Thank you. But it’s okay. They’re all mine.”

I was walking with many paper bags in my hands.

This should cover me with plain clothes this season.

And I bought not only clothes but also plates.

As expected, she was not satisfied with buying only my own, so when I asked her if she wanted anything, she said, “I’d like a plate.”

She wanted to put everything on a stylish plate when we cooked together.

It was quite fun to choose plates together.

We picked a few sets of dishes while talking about what kind of dishes to cook on this plate and what kind of dishes would be good for that dish.

I ended up buying something for myself.

“Even so, all the clothes these days are oversized.”

“Yeah. There are many trends, but it’s basically like that. brother-in-law must have had a hard time choosing clothes because you’re tall, right?”

Nene-chan said while looking up at my face.

“That’s right. The sleeves are short if you choose them by their width, and the sleeves make them look bumpy and sloppy.”

I was often in trouble because I was in the latter half of 180.

“That’s why I’ve been saved by the latest fashions.”

“But it’s not just fashionable to wear oversized clothes, so it’s hard.”

Yes, Nene-chan was right.

There are more big clothes and more choices, but I still have to find a good balance.

“There was no problem because Nene-chan objectively chose what suits me. Thank you.”

“No, I just wanted to pick one.”

But Nene-chan was still walking lightly.

She must feel happy to be complimented on something she’s passionate about.

“I’m glad brother-in-law told Nene exactly what you liked.”

“Well, I’ll wear it myself.”

I was asked to choose which one I liked out of all the clothes I wore, so I was presumptuous to choose.

I can buy everything she chooses, but it’s different to wear something that I don’t like, and above all, it’s important to exchange opinions.

“But I think what Nene-chan chose is just a matter of taste, I think I looked good in the things you picked.”

“That’s right! It was fun to choose brother-in-law because you had a good figure.”

Nene-chan leaned in closer.

Her sweet and gentle scent tickles my nose.

“I-I see. I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

Nene-chan continues without changing the distance.

“Ah, I noticed recently that brother-in-law has a slight stoop, right?”

“What, did I have a stooped back?”

“Yes, it’s a waste to be tall.”

Nene-chan told me to straighten my posture.

“The apartment I used to live in wasn’t that big, so I often hit my head against the beam, so I got into the habit of bending my back to match it.”

I rubbed my head and said the reason as if it were an excuse.

“I’ve always been conscious of it. If I let myself go, I will inadvertently go back to the old days.”

“If you don’t mind… Huh.”

Nene-chan replies as if she had something to think about.

She may be thinking of sloppy people who are always unaware of their posture.

“Wait, the apartment you used to live in? The Ichinose family is not an apartment, is it?”

Oh no.

Maybe I really was letting my guard down.

I don’t think I’ll be able to mislead Nene-chan with everything that’s happened.

“That’s right. I was going to have lunch soon, so shall we talk over some food?”