“With that in mind, let’s go buy some clothes together.”
“… A date?”
“At least for now?”
Since Kyle insisted on using the word ‘date’ to make plans, it’s only fair to call it a date.
“Oh my…”
Elin looked surprised.
Well, it’s understandable that she was shocked Kyle suddenly suggested going on a date with me. Louis looked a bit surprised too, so it makes sense.
“Is it true that you’re going with the Young Master?”
“Yes.”
“… Elin, I have a headache.”
“I’m feeling a bit dizzy too.”
“…?”
Why are they reacting like this after they asked?
“Anyway, let’s go buy some clothes tomorrow.”
“Don’t you have clothes?”
“No, but since it’s a date, I should dress nicely.”
Even if it’s just practice for a date, it’s still a date. Wearing my usual clothes wouldn’t be very proper.
Come to think of it, Kyle always wore nice clothes when he went out with me.
I didn’t.
“…”
Was he hoping to practice dating all along?
Was that the reason he took me out so much?
Sounds plausible.
Every time I went down, I always wore my usual suit.
So this time, maybe he wanted to create an atmosphere by calling it a date.
Kyle has little experience hanging out with girls.
He probably wants to try dating.
“So we’re going shopping for clothes tomorrow?”
“Okay.”
“Yes.”
I decided to help Kyle create a date-like atmosphere as he wanted.
It would be a chance to teach this awkward guy how to date.
Of course, I had never done it before either?
*
“Um…”
“Sophia, are you uncomfortable anywhere?”
“No.”
Since the date began at the castle, it didn’t feel much like a date.
Isn’t a date usually when you meet at a promised location?
Isn’t it normal to be a little surprised by each other’s outfits when you meet at the spot?
“Young Master, where are we going today?”
“Um… first, let’s change our tone a bit.”
“Excuse me?”
Why change the tone?
Isn’t my manner of speaking perfectly ordinary?
“It feels too stiff for a date, doesn’t it?”
“Um…”
Maybe that’s true?
It does feel a bit off to use formal speech on a date.
Even on a first blind date, you wouldn’t speak like this.
“So how should I do it?”
“Just act normally. Just for today.”
“Uh…”
Act normally, huh?
What does it mean to act normally?
I was already acting normally, wasn’t I?
“Kyle…? Is it okay if I call you that?”
“Yes, that’s enough.”
I just changed my tone a bit, and Kyle smiled and replied.
Do guys in this world like this sort of tone?
It doesn’t seem like an expression worth smiling over.
“Alright, Sophia. Let’s start the date.”
“Yes.”
Kyle extended his hand to me.
It was obviously a gesture to take my hand, and I took it.
His hand was warm enough to be described as hot.
It’s not for no reason that Northerners rarely use gloves.
With body heat this high, wouldn’t wearing gloves just be uncomfortable?
Of course, staying in the cold for long could be dangerous.
“Kyle, where are we going first?”
“If you don’t have a special place in mind, I’ll choose somewhere I want to go. Is that okay?”
“Yes, of course.”
Kyle began walking through the village, still holding my hand.
I wasn’t sure where we were going.
It wasn’t lunchtime yet, so it wouldn’t be a restaurant.
“Your outfit is lovely today.”
“Is it…?”
It seems my friends and I were successful in shopping for clothes for the date.
Right now, I was wearing a white dress with a long cape.
It would be rude to wear a suit on a date.
Though I wasn’t as pretty as the ladies Kyle has seen before, I thought I was decent enough.
“Yes, I wish I could have seen you wearing something other than a suit.”
“That’s unavoidable. I have to work most of the time.”
Servants are not free to wear whatever they want.
It would be against etiquette.
“Well, if that’s the case, there’s nothing you can do about it. But it definitely feels different from the usual suit.”
“Thank you.”
I felt a little happier hearing Kyle’s compliment.
Compliments can make even a whale dance, so it’s only natural.
We walked through the streets.
Kyle led me not to a restaurant but to a clothing store.
“A clothing store…?”
“Yes, you usually wear suits. Today, wearing pretty clothes makes you even prettier.”
“I see…”
Kyle spoke as he entered the store.
Inside was definitely a lot more feminine than the previous store we visited.
“…”
I didn’t dislike clothes.
I’m not completely uninterested in fashion either.
But… personally, there were limits.
Some of these things just felt a bit too much.
“….”
It was filled with clothes that seemed fit for nobles or young girls.
There were plenty of frills, and the outfits were incredibly fancy.
The kind of mini-skirt and form-fitting styles that teenage girls would wear.
“Young Master…? Would it be better to check out another store?”
“You should call me Kyle.”
“Kyle, how about we go to another store…”
“No. I like it here.”
Is this Kyle’s taste?
Clothes that reveal body lines, have slits, and are made of thin silk that slightly shows skin?
This guy’s preferences are exactly what teenage boys would like.
But seriously, even so, this is a bit…
“Here, Sophia. Try this on first.”
“…”
Kyle handed me a mini-skirt and a frilly shirt right off the bat.
The top wasn’t an issue, but the bottom…
“Ugh… I understand.”
Since it seemed like this was what Kyle wanted, I began to change in the dressing room.
The dress was long, so I felt a bit less embarrassed.
But at the same time, even with such a dress, I felt slightly embarrassed.
“…”
I looked at myself in the mirror wearing just the mini-skirt inside the dressing room.
With only my underwear on, it felt really scandalous.
Anyway, I put on the frilly shirt Kyle gave me.
The shirt seemed slightly off in size, but I wore it nonetheless.
It was always an issue finding clothes that fit due to my bust size.
“Well… I wonder if this is okay?”
I tried striking a pose in front of the mirror.
I wasn’t sure.
One thing I definitely felt was how strange it was to have air flowing between my legs.
“… What do you think? I don’t think it suits me well.”
I was sure Kyle would be waiting outside, so I stepped out of the dressing room.
Upon stepping out, Kyle’s expression stiffened.
Could it be he didn’t like it?
“Kyle…?”
“Oh, I just lost myself in thought because you look so beautiful. It really suits you.”
“Is that so…?”
Kyle complimented me after seeing my outfit.
At 24 years old, receiving compliments for wearing a mini-skirt felt odd.
It was strange to feel pleasantly surprised by such praise.
“Shall we try the next outfit?”
“… Yes.”
It seemed like the first course was just to keep changing my clothes.
Well, I had already tried on a mini-skirt, so what was there to be embarrassed about?
The sensation of air flowing between my legs was still strange, but I had no reason to be embarrassed unless something odder came out.
*
“… Heh… Kyle…? Even so, this kind of outfit…”
“It’s fine. Sophia, you’re beautiful.”
“No, even so, this is…”
After several outfit changes, Kyle announced he had one last piece for me.
And when I saw it, I started to panic.
There was no choice but to panic.
The outfit Kyle handed me wasn’t just ordinary; it was slightly scandalous!
“Wh-what… How can I wear a dress with a hole in the chest?!”
“That’s the good part.”
“Kyle, no, Young Master, women from young noble families don’t really wear this kind of outfit. How could I…?”
The dress he handed me was incredibly revealing.
It was a black dress, but not just any black dress.
It had a hole in the chest area, revealing all the cleavage and slits in the skirt exposing my thighs.
Not to mention, the back was cut low.
In short, it was extremely scandalous!
“Young Master, please, isn’t there something else besides this? Please…?”
“Um… Sophia, your tone is incorrect.”
“No, that’s not the point right now. How could I wear something like this?”
“It’s okay. Just try it on once.”
“Ew… Ah…”
Kyle pushed me into the dressing room with the dress.
I couldn’t resist him because of the difference in strength.
“….”
I looked at the dress in my hands.
It was obviously an extremely expensive item.
A dress that seemed like it would take my salary several times to afford.
“….”
But the scandalousness was the real issue.
Is it really okay for me to wear something so seductive?
“I guess I have to… wear it…”
After all, it was the outfit Kyle wanted me to wear.
We were on a date, and refusing could hurt his feelings.
Even if it was extremely embarrassing…
“Sigh…”
Isn’t this practically the kind of outfit a courtesan would wear?!
Wait, no, courtesans probably can’t afford such an expensive dress.
Maybe my sense of modesty is just too rigid?
The fact that such outfits are sold casually in the territory implies they’re somewhat normal.
People wear things like this…
“Maybe that’s not the case…”
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