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This clothing store had two floors, and the space on each floor was quite large.
Lucian accompanied Rice Shower and Haru Urara to pick clothes, and at the same time, he took a liking to a black coat.
The two little ones both really liked wearing skirts, but before choosing, they would specifically check the prices on the tags.
"No more changing. Just these two sets. Go try them on." Lucian directly took the clothes down, "Rice-chan and Urara deserve the prettiest clothes."
"But it's so expensive, Trainer..." Haru Urara shook her head.
"Onii-sama, shall we look around some more?"
"If you keep this up, I'll call Mom over." Lucian directly brought out the trump card, and the two little ones immediately obediently took the clothes.
Lucian held the clothes and brought them to the fitting rooms, "Alright, hurry and go try them on. Doto and the others have been waiting a long time."
"Alright."
The two little ones each entered a fitting room.
Lucian was just about to go try on the coat he had his eye on when suddenly the fitting room on the right opened, and a hand like a clamp gripped his wrist, pulling him inside.
"Suzu..."
Silence Suzuka reached out and covered Lucian's mouth, "Keep your voice down. Rice-chan is right next door."
"Why did you pull me in here?"
"Who told Lucian-kun to only accompany those two shopping? You didn't even look at me."
"I thought you and Spe-chan went to the other side to pick..." Here, it seemed he could hear Rice Shower changing clothes. Lucian had to lower his voice again, "Let me out first."
"No." Silence Suzuka blocked the door handle.
"What if someone sees?!"
"If they see, they see. I didn't do anything with Lucian-kun."
"Then why did you suddenly pull me in?"
"To pick clothes."
"How do you pick clothes in here?"
"I took photos earlier." Silence Suzuka took out her phone, seeming a bit embarrassed, "These ones... do you, do you like any?"
Lucian took one look and immediately swallowed. So it was outfits only he could see, "Ah, this..."
"Hurry up, say it." Silence Suzuka's bright red ear tips stood out even more against her fair skin, as if they would drip water with a gentle pinch.
"Mm... this set has a bunny tail, right."
"Got it." Silence Suzuka snatched back the phone. Hearing the door opening next door, she became alert again, covered Lucian's mouth, and pushed him against the wall, "Shh——"
Outside the door, Haru Urara and Rice Shower's conversation came through.
"Rice-chan, your skirt looks so pretty."
"Urara's looks pretty too."
"Eh, where's Trainer? He's not waiting for us at the door?"
"He probably went to Auntie's side."
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After confirming the two little ones had left, Silence Suzuka's ears twitched, and only then did she slowly release her hand.
At this moment, her whole body was pressed against Lucian.
"That was close. Then I'll go out fir..."
Before Lucian could finish, Silence Suzuka's one hand propped up like a stone pillar on the wall beside Lucian.
He slowly shifted his gaze back, and looking at Silence Suzuka again, her eyes had already rippled with circles named affection.
"Lucian-kun, Rice-chan and the others have left. Let's do something."
"???"
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More than ten minutes later.
Lucian and Silence Suzuka left the fitting room one after the other.
"What took you so long?" Lucia looked at Lucian, who came last, and asked.
"Trying clothes. I liked a coat." Lucian also knew he'd delayed too long, so he hadn't even tried it on; he just packed the clothes and came back.
"What clothes did you buy? Don't even put them on to show me." Lucia puzzledly glanced at the shopping bag.
"A coat. I'll wear it for you all when we get back." Seeing Seiun Sky and the others all there, Lucian knew he was the last to return, "Sorry for making everyone wait."
When his gaze met Silence Suzuka's, Lucian glared at her fiercely.
But he still didn't understand why Silence Suzuka picked two sets of battle clothes.
Who else were they for?
"Auntie." Haru Urara shook Lucia's arm, "It was Urara who asked Trainer to accompany me to pick clothes earlier, so that's why it took time. Urara apologizes to everyone too."
"Auntie, and me. Rice-chan also asked Onii-sama to accompany." Rice Shower also spoke up to plead for Lucian.
Silence Suzuka had done all the bad things; who did she learn that from? Nice Nature?
"It's fine, it's fine. Auntie doesn't blame you." Lucia rubbed the two little ones' heads, "You're all so sensible. If only you were Auntie's daughters."
Rice Shower didn't have any objections.
But Haru Urara inwardly rejected it. She didn't want to be Trainer's little sister; that way they couldn't get married.
Lucia stood up and instructed everyone to take their bought clothes, "Let's go stroll around some more."
"Hm? Didn't we already buy clothes?"
Lucia gave Lucian a look, "You can't just buy one thing when you come out, right? They came to Dragon Country with such difficulty; don't we have to take them around properly?"
Lucia had a look of hating iron for not becoming steel, but little did she know Lucian had already made substantial progress with certain horse girls.
Forget about daughters; in a few more years, she'd probably be holding little horse girls.
"Trainer, so oblivious~" Tokai Teio teased.
"Teio, what new clothes did you buy?"
"Not telling Trainer." Tokai Teio had chosen somewhat casually, because she was too busy being jealous of Rice Shower and Haru Urara.
She felt like her Trainer was the moon, and the shining stars around would involuntarily draw close to him.
Wasn't she like that herself? But how could her current light cover the brightness of the other stars?
"Then how about... becoming a dark cloud?"
The bewitching sound lingered, yet it startled the person immersed in her thoughts.
Tokai Teio seemed to sense her own strangeness too, but this time she didn't resist; she didn't completely cast aside such thoughts like before.
(I won't write scary darkization plots, everyone rest assured. I know you're all little angels. If you're interested in scarier stuff, you can check out my previous book.)
The group, with Lucia at the center, left the clothing store.
"Lucian, you don't even help carry the bags?"
"Mom, believe me or not, they could lift me and the luggage together?"
"I don't believe it." Lucia naturally didn't believe it, "Even if what you say is true, then... help me carry them."
But being a pack mule for his mom or his cute team members, of course Lucian was willing.
What he wouldn't do was be that bootlicking tool person.
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