The Old Man Is Being Shared by Three Gyarus?! ~An Ordinary Salaryman Is Adored by Energetic, Beautiful Gyarus, and His Daily Life With Gyarus Begins Now!~ - 4

Chapter 4: The Old Man Keeps His Promise to the Gyaru

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I walked through the shopping mall, shoulders slumped in defeat. The thought that I might actually get to date a high school girl had filled me with hope—but now, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed at my own foolishness.

“Haaa…”

I mean, come on, anyone would’ve thought the same, right??? When someone tells you,”I got dumped, so you need to take responsibility!’ it’s only natural for me to think that meant I would need to step in as a new boyfriend. 

“Unfortunately, I was deadly wrong…”

In front of me, the gyaru in uniform was browsing the selection of items at a smartphone accessory shop gleefully.  She was currently in the middle of choosing a new hand strap. One I’d be paying for, of course.

“You said it yourself, didn’t you? If I got dumped, you’d buy me whatever I wanted!”

I mean, yeah, I did say that but who would’ve thought someone would actually break up with their girlfriend over a slightly damaged phone strap??? I never imagined it’d actually happen… That said, when I heard the full story, it turned out the phone strap wasn’t even the real reason behind the breakup. 

According to her… When she tried to apologize to her boyfriend for losing a small part of the gift he had given to her, the said boyfriend actually beat her to the punch and asked to break up with her instead. 

“And get this, old man! No, really! Listen to me! That jerk was two-timing me! Can you believe it??? What a scumbag! I had enough of him, so I dumped him! That’s right! I was the one who dumped him! And guess what? I threw the strap he gave me right away!!”

“Huh? You threw it away? Even though you searched for its missing ornament so hard last time?”

“Of course! That thing… That thing deserves to go straight into the trash!”

As she said so, she even reenacted the dramatic moment of chucking her ex-boyfriend’s strap into a garbage can.

“…Well, that part was actually kind of funny. Fufu~”

As of now, I was standing in the middle of a shopping mall corridor, juggling her school bag and my work bag while waiting for her to finish picking out a new strap for her phone. 

“Oi, old man? Stop staring at my skirt. Come over here.”

“Oi, wai-?!”

The nearby shoppers immediately turn to stare at me. Embarrassed, I rushed over to her and whispered a strong protest. 

“I wasn’t looking at your skirt!”

“Huh? Really? But you were totally grinning while looking at me, weren’t you? Anyway, forget about that. Look, look! Help me pick! Which one do you think is better?”

That’s… Well, whatever. 

The gyaru flashed me a friendly smile as she showed me two hand straps. Both were the sleek leather type, similar to the one she had before. 

“Do you like this kind of style?”

“Huh? Like it, huh… Well, not really. It’s just that I’ve never used anything else.”

To be honest, neither of them looked quite right to me. I glanced at the display of products. Despite her flashy appearance, I felt the adorable beaded style strap would suit her better. 

“Old man, you like those kinds of things, huh?”

“Whoa-?!”

She suddenly leaned in close to me, almost causing me to jump from surprise. 

“What’s with that reaction?! You’re freaking out way too much, old man! So funny!”

The gyaru burst into laughter, her voice echoing cheerfully.

“Ugh…”

I’m not a social butterfly, okay?! Of course I’m going to panic if a girl—especially one who’s not my girlfriend—gets that close to me! Not to mention, this gyaru smells amazing!

To calm myself down, I took a deep breath and then, I watched as she picked up one of the items from the display next to me. It was a pink strap adorned with flower-shaped beads. 

“Maybe I will go with this one!”

“Huh? Are you sure? That one is pretty different from the one you had before. It’s pretty cutesy, isn’t it?”

“Yeah! I like flowers after all! By the way… Old man, do you have a girlfriend?”

“No, I don’t. Why?”

She’s all over the place… As expected of a gyaru (Or maybe that’s just my bias talking.)

“Alright. Old man, this is for you! The same design but in grey color!”

“Huh?”

“You know, I told you that I accidentally burned the handkerchief you lent me yesterday when I tried to iron it? I’m going to buy this for you as an apology for that!”

“Huh…?”

No, I mean, how considerate of her, but… Is she seriously telling me to put a floral hand strap to my work phone?

“Look, I also already told you not to worry about the handkerchief… Wait. Where did she go?!”

By the time I realized it, she was already heading toward the cashier. Panicking, I quickly caught up to her and handed over her school bag.

“Hey, you forgot this!”

“Oh, whoops, my bad~! Totally forgot I had you carrying that!”

She gave me a cheeky little grin with her tongue out before rummaging through her bag to pull out her wallet.

Oi! She’s ridiculously cute!

“Hm~ Hmmm~ Ah.”

Humming to herself, she opened her wallet, only to suddenly freeze.

“What’s wrong?”

When I asked her, the gyaru’s big eyes began to widen. Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears. 

“Sorry, I don’t have enough money… Can you lend me some, old man?”

Her cuteness made me want to hand over everything I had on me.

“It’s not that expensive, so don’t worry, I’ll pay for both the straps.”

I paid for the two straps and left the store with her.

“Whoaaaaa!~ Look, look! They’re super adorable!”

The gyaru walked beside me while holding up the packaged straps. Her eyes were sparkling with excitement. It seemed she was genuinely happy, which made me feel good. With that, my role here was complete. I had started to enjoy spending time with her, so I couldn’t help but feel a little sad that we had to part ways now.

“I’ve bought you something, just as promised. Should we head home now? I will walk you to the station.”

“Old man, what are you talking about?! Of course we’re going to get crepes next!”

“Huh? Crepes?”

“Yeah! Gyarus and crepes go hand in hand! Oh, I’ll even let you have some of my crepes, old man!”

“Huh? You will let me eat some?”

“That’s right! I will feed you like,’Ahhn~♡’ You’ll be happy if I do that, right?”

“No, not really…”

But well, I was starting to feel a bit hungry too and since I had said I would treat her to something, I guess I should go along with it! 

“Is the crepe shop located on the first floor?”

“Whoa! Old man, you’re suddenly so into it! Alright! I will take you there then!”

The gyaru said while circling her arms around me, causing our skin to have direct contact with each other. The sensation of a high school girl’s bare skin felt amazing. Her skin was silky smooth. 

“I will be in your care, old man!”

And she was acting all lovely and sweet with me. Even though I was thinking of parting ways with her… Alright! Might as well extend our time for a bit!

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