My Fiancée is a Cool-Headed, Peerless Angel - Chapter 53
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Chapter 53: Selecting The Best Gift To Give Back
TL: lime
ED: Spynine01
The end-of-the-year test has ended with better results than the previous one.
I can confidently say that I am definitely above average this time around.
I’ve been taking my classes very seriously, so if I can keep up my normal attitude and do well on this test, I won’t end up staying in school any longer.
The only two people I’m worried about are the handsome guy with the glasses and the Angel of Affection and Elegance.
Just like last time, their brains began overheating and I could see smoke coming out of their heads after the test was over―― would they be okay after this tes t…?
Well, their attitude in class is good, and I’m sure they’ll get some remedial work, so they won’t be staying in school――but if they do repeat a year, they’ll be my juniors…
They’ll call me ‘Isshiki-senpai’ or ‘Kojiro-senpai’…
I guess that’s it.
No, I mean, I’m going to be a sophomore in high school soon, so I’ll have real juniors coming in anytime soon.
――But I’m not even in a club, so I wouldn’t have any contact with those juniors.
More importantly, being a sophomore in high school means that there will be a class change ――and if that happens, there’s a chance that… Shiori and I will be separated in different classes…
What should I do if we get separated…?
――No, no, It doesn’t matter if we’re apart. Haha… It’s not like it’s going to change my life any further now.
I have more important things to do now than to worry about the future.
Such as giving a return gift for White Day.
Shiori――who asked for a “pat on the head,”―― no, that’s embarrassing but…―― Of course, I’m not going to just stop there.
However, I don’t know what I should give back on White Day. The information on the Internet says “Chocolates should be returned on White Day,” but it also says that “Returning chocolates with chocolates is a NG,” and a must-see for boys. Even though I typed “Accessories to give back on White Day”, there are also accessories in the “NG ranking to give back on White Day”. (TLN: NG stands for “Not Good”.)That’s why I came to the complex in front of the station on my day off after the test.
It’s no use just relying on the Internet all the time, so I decided to go out and get some information myself.
It was a holiday, so there were a lot of people, but it was probably a little less crowded than the city centre.
When I went to the general store in the complex, there was a shelf that looked like a White Day gift section, so I looked at those for a while.
I picked up a pair of earrings and looked at them.
“Shiori doesn’t really have any holes in her ear, does she?”
I rejected the earrings after a quick glance.
Then I saw a necklace and picked it up.
“Hmmm… I don’t think Shiori would ever wear this necklace…”
So, the necklace was also rejected.
Next, I picked up a stuffed rabbit with a goofy face.
“No. Not this one. I mean, does she even like stuffed animals?”
I can’t imagine Shiori being happy with a stuffed animal either, so I rejected it as well.
Sigh… It’s kinda difficult to pick a present…
Scratching my head as I left the store, I saw that the cosmetics store across the street from the grocery store also had a White Day gift section.
I’ve never been in one of these stores before, but if they have such a section, I might as well give it a try.
It was my first time entering a cosmetics store.
In the corner, there were facial cleansers, foundations, and a whole world filled with feminine power that was beyond my knowledge.
In the middle of it all, I picked up a perfume that I could somehow still understand the purpose of.
“Dolce.”
I muttered a little jokingly, and heard a female voice behind me say, “And?”.
“――Whoa!”
The sudden voice startled me and I turned around to see a young, beautiful female clerk apologizing, “I’m sorry”.
“Ah, no, no. I couldn’t help but hum along.”
“It’s very popular, isn’t it?”
“Isn’t it amazing?”
The clerk asked, “Are you giving back a gift for White Day?”/
It was a natural question since a man was in the White Day section of a cosmetics store.
When I answered honestly “Yes,” the clerk smiled a little happily and said, “For your girlfriend?”.
“Ah, no… she…”
“Perhaps… it’s for White Day, after getting chocolates from the girl you had a crush on…?”
“Ahーnoー…it’s not that either.”
“Fufu~”
The clerk must have sensed something, because she gave a small smile and said, “I see,” then she went into work mode.
“What do you have in mind?”
“To be honest, I came here because I was attracted by this ‘recommended as a gift for White Day’――”
“I see. ――Does your partner wear makeup?”
“Ah….”
I scratched my head and thought of Shiori.
Come to think of it, that girl doesn’t wear makeup, does she…?
“Maybe… She doesn’t.”
“Ara?”
The clerk made a surprising sound.
“A high school student――right?”
I don’t know if that’s referring to me or Shiori, but since we’re both in high school, I answered, “Yes.”
Well, it’s true, there are a lot of students who wear makeup at school, and it’s more unusual not to wear it nowadays? I wonder if it’s still prohibited by school rules in some places?
“――If she doesn’t wear makeup, I recommend this one…”
I was told to pick up and look at what was given to me.
“Hee~ This… is very stylish.”
“It can be used in schools where makeup is not allowed, and the design is perfect. Of course, I can recommend it to students not only for its appearance but also for its usability.”
The clerk was probably explaining it to me to try and get me to buy it, but I don’t think she was lying.
“――Eh. I like this. I’ll take this one.”
“Thank you very much!”
The shopkeeper’s explanation was good, but I also thought this would suit Shiori, so I decided to buy it.
I wonder how she’ll react to this?