Chapter 132: Strolling the Streets
Barghest: "And not long ago, I was entrusted by Morgan-sama... She said today there's an extremely important date, and she wasn't at ease leaving it to others, insisting it had to be escorted by me. And my knightly spirit cannot refuse that trust from my superior."
Wait a minute, this development is clearly not good at all?!
After reading the message, an extremely bad premonition rose in Eikou's heart.
"Morgan..."
"What is it, my husband?"
"May I ask, how did you come to the academy? And by what means are we going to that hotel you mentioned?"
A drop of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
"Of course by private car pickup." —Morgan introduced with some pride— "It's the one I trust the most among the Fairy Knight—Barghest. She will be responsible for picking us up and dropping us off. Although I don't mind driving myself, today is an important day, I want to conserve my stamina as much as possible during the day."
Eikou thought inwardly: during the day she's conserving stamina, then what exactly is she planning to do at night!
No, no, now is not the time to complain about this.
If he didn't do anything now, soon he would have to get into Morgan's private car, and then face Barghest!
By then, that fairy knight would be horrified to discover that the one she was escorting on a date for her boss was simultaneously also her own date. He would be sitting in her boss's car, and she herself would be the one personally driving him!
What kind of A.V cuckold scenario is this?!
Could it be that he would be caught red-handed by the two of them before even stepping out of the academy gate?!
No, he couldn't just sit still and wait for death like that.
Thinking of this, he immediately grabbed Morgan's hand tightly, pulling her in the opposite direction, toward the south gate of Chaldea Academy.
"My husband, you're going the wrong way, my private car isn't parked at this gate." She asked suspiciously.
"But I want to take you this way."
"Why?"
"Uhm… why indeed."
The reason… I'm still thinking of one.
His brain was operating at full speed, racking itself to come up with a convincing reason.
But such a convincing reason simply didn't exist. Honestly, what idiot would abandon a private car pickup and suddenly decide to walk instead?
But this was a date, he didn't need to give a logical answer, he only needed to focus on the atmosphere of the date, and say something that Morgan would find acceptable!
"Because this is a world with only the two of us, I don't like having another person there when we're being intimate in the car,"
Eikou said seriously,
"Moreover, I haven't been in this city for long, I'm not familiar with it yet, so I want to explore it carefully together with you. That way when I return later, I will immediately remember the beautiful memories of being with you."
"So that's how it is..."
If Morgan had been deeply moved by that explanation, then it wasn't reflected on her face at all.
Yet the arm she had wrapped around Eikou held on even tighter.
"My husband, you really are such a spoiled one. But it's fine, let me accompany you strolling through this whole city, so your heart will be filled with countless beautiful memories. Now, where shall the first destination of this date be?"
"Shall we go to the nearest shopping mall first?" Eikou asked.
"Alright then, let's walk there. Don't worry, just as you wished, I won't let go of your hand even for a second."
"…I didn't exactly say it to that extent though."
Just then, Eikou's phone suddenly buzzed with consecutive vibrations. Perhaps it was Baobhan Sith, or maybe Barghest, or possibly Melusine who had finally woken up.
But at this moment Morgan was pressed close to him, leaving him with absolutely no chance to look at his phone or reply to the messages!
...
Fifteen minutes later.
Near nine o'clock in the morning, the two of them slowly strolled along the main road.
Morgan held Eikou's arm, seemingly also enjoying this slow and leisurely atmosphere, step by step heading toward the shopping mall beside Chaldea Academy.
Today happened to be the weekend, also a day off for Chaldea students, so the shopping mall was particularly bustling. The place was packed with people, everywhere were Servants carrying shopping bags in both hands, or standing in front of shop windows overflowing with goods, browsing and choosing, or spending free time doing part-time work in the stores, or seeking their own spot among the sea of people according to their personal interests.
Eikou also often came here with Gawain and the others to hang out. During a previous Outdoor class, he even bought a tent and barbecue supplies here. From everyday goods for ordinary folk to luxurious and expensive items for the wealthy, one could say this place had everything.
"My husband," she said, "what kind of shopping atmosphere do you prefer? Do you want the place cleared out so that we can stroll quietly on our own, or is it fine just like this?"
Eikou thought, how could this be called normal when she asks like that.
He had no doubt the other party had the ability to clear out the entire shopping mall, because even among Servants she held an extremely high status. But Eikou wasn't about to go that far and make so many others suffer loss, and besides, he didn't actually dislike this kind of atmosphere.
"Just normal is fine," he said, "do you want to buy something?"
"Yes, come with me."
Saying so, Morgan took his hand and went straight toward a clothing store on the third floor.
"You want to buy clothes?" Eikou asked.
"Umu, something like that," she nodded slightly, "I want to prepare a set of new clothes for us."
Eikou thought, didn't she already give me a new set, why buy more. But he quickly caught the key words in that sentence.
"For us?"
"That's right,"
Morgan nodded,
"I want to prepare for you and the members of your household a set of home clothes, that is, clothes to wear in the family, so I wanted to ask your opinion."
Eikou suddenly felt a little shy, wasn't this indirectly implying that before long he would officially join her family?!
"We could also try couple outfits. I've never worn them before, but I don't mind trying. You must also be curious about what it would feel like to wear couple clothes, aren't you, my husband?"
Morgan asked seriously.
Eikou thought, I'm not curious at all, wearing couple outfits is really embarrassing. Clearly it's you who wants to wear them, and you want me to give you the excuse for it, right.
But looking into those blue eyes sparkling with expectation, he really was somewhat moved.
"No matter what, we must try it at least once." He said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in Eikou's pocket vibrated again.
Judging by the prolonged vibration, someone was calling.
He glanced at the incoming call notification, the note displayed was Baobhan Sith.
Then he looked at the message inbox—just in that short time, there were already more than thirty unread messages.
Just looking at it already felt overwhelming!
"Sorry… I need to step aside to take this call first!"