Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

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"Yes...yes, yes, yes, yes!" The man clung to the straw, desperately trying to climb up the ladder. "She'll definitely fall in love with me. There's no man more generous than me. I'll use my savings from the past few years to support her spending, to make her comfortable, to buy her pretty clothes. She'll definitely like me!"

Just now, Uesugi Kai had only said one thing to him out of a desire to comfort him.

But now, the more I listen, the more he seems like a sucker.

"Husband~~"

A woman dressed in a flamboyant manner appeared before them. She handed the lingerie she was holding to the cashier next to her and then came to find the man.

The first thing the woman saw was Uesugi Kai sitting next to the man.

This face...

That face!

The woman instantly felt like she was having a heart attack—no, she was overjoyed!

Where did this handsome young man come from?

You can tell from the outside that he must have a great physique!

She quickly smiled and asked the man, "Honey, is the person next to you your friend?"

"Him?" The man snapped out of his daze. "No, he's a stranger. We just happened to sit together."

"But I just saw you guys chatting... I didn't look closely, I didn't realize you were such a handsome guy! Hello!"

A brightly dressed woman waved to him.

This lady...

Kai Uesugi knew he shouldn't criticize other people's styles so easily.

But he really couldn't appreciate women who tried to act cute by using a high-pitched voice.

Moreover, those who wear heavy makeup always have a strong smell of excessive perfume.

"Hello, handsome young man!"

"Hello..."

Uesugi Kai still responded politely.

Are you here alone to buy clothes?

"What an idiot," Uesugi Kai thought to himself.

This isn't how you try to get close to someone, and this isn't how you start a conversation.

Don't you even know what kind of store this is? It's a women's underwear store!

Since it's a women's lingerie store, how could a man like me come here alone to buy clothes?

Was she pretending to be innocent, or was she genuinely naive?

This was the first time Uesugi Kai had encountered a woman like this, and he couldn't quite see through the thoughts hidden beneath her skin.

"No."

"No, do you have a girlfriend or anything like that? It's best if you don't, but if you do, I don't mind! You can invite your girlfriend along too~~"

The other person seemed to be moving closer to me.

No, it's really not going to work.

Kai Uesugi truly felt a physical aversion to it.

"The palace maid!"

The words were so obvious that the man could hardly sit still; his brows furrowed. "How many times have I told you? Don't flirt with other men in public, in front of me!"

The woman, who had just been grinning at Uesugi Kai, instantly fell silent. She turned her head and glanced at the man: "What? You have a problem with me?!"

After being glared at by Miyari Shuko and hearing her words, the man instantly lost some of his momentum and slumped back onto the sofa cushions.

Kai Uesugi now understands; it was a real lick.

"Honestly, does this jerk think he can boss me around just because he has some money? Besides, nothing's really happened yet, so why are you in such a hurry?"

Realizing her lapse in composure, Miyazato Shuko quickly covered her mouth in surprise, then smiled and said to Uesugi Kai:

"I'm sorry, handsome, I was a little out of line just now."

"No..."

"That handsome young man won't mind, will he?"

"I wouldn't mind, your husband."

"Huh? That's my boyfriend, not 'sir.' I call him 'husband' because he feels comfortable with it... But you, handsome young man... do you have a girlfriend? You probably do, right? You're so handsome, haha. If I were that young, I would definitely shamelessly write love letters to pursue you."

"Kai-kun... money, eh? And who is this?" Hanabi Hanamaru walked over, wanting to ask Uesugi Kai for some money to pay the bill.

As she walked over, she saw a woman dressed in flamboyant clothes, who was even a little shorter than herself.

"Who is this...?"

“I don’t know him,” Uesugi Kai said, standing up. “He’s a stranger I’ve exchanged a few words with.”

This...this girl...!

Although she really didn't want to admit it, and although she really wanted to stomp her feet, Miyazato Shuko still couldn't deny that the girl who suddenly appeared in front of her was a tiny bit prettier than her.

It really is only a tiny bit!

Why is this girl so beautiful?

How awful, how utterly awful!

Miyari Shuko tried her best to hide the anger beneath her mask.

Upon seeing Hanabi Hanabi's appearance, I noticed that the two of them were wearing the same ring.

Miyazato Shuko realized that she had little chance left.

Furious at having let a plump little pigeon escape, Miyazato Shuko urged the shop assistant to pack it up, and after making the man pay, she pulled him straight out of the lingerie store.

Hanabi Hanabi looked puzzled: "That's strange."

Uesugi Kai laughed and said, "What's so strange about that?"

"Why did that...auntie just walk away after seeing the fireworks? And she seemed really angry."

Uesugi Kai coughed twice, his right fist pressed against his mouth, and said in a serious tone, "Hanabi-chan, you have to understand that there is competition among women. Women who are not competitive enough will be eliminated, just like a peacock spreading its tail. The smaller one will inevitably be squeezed out by the larger one. And that person just now was not really a peacock, at most a turkey."

"Kai-kun, you're not allowed to attack people's appearance like that!"

"What are you thinking, Hanabi? I wasn't talking about her appearance, I was talking about her soul. Her soul is as bare as a Christmas Eve turkey, with nothing but oil and fat."

As Uesugi Kai mentioned this, he remembered the guy from earlier.

Sigh, that guy is in a bad situation. He's been treated like an ATM and is probably trapped in it and can't get out. So he can only compromise step by step, which makes him sink deeper and deeper.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Kai-kun, hurry up and pay for Hanabi. Hanabi has chosen her underwear."

"Oh well!"

Of course I'm happy to buy clothes for my wife.

Wait, something's not right.

If that's the case, then isn't I essentially no different from that man from before?

However, he dismissed the idea after only half a second.

Miyazato Shuko doesn't love that man, but Hanabi loves him, and he loves her too.

This two-way journey leads to different emotional perspectives.

How can you compare them to that couple from before?

They're together because of money.

The reason I'm with Hanabi is because of fate.

Thank you for your patronage.

As they left the store, Raku Sakakibara turned to Hanabi-chan, who was carrying a canvas bag, and asked, "What style of underwear did you buy?"

"It's just a regular bra, but lately it feels a bit... constricting..."

"Grown up?!"

"Ugh! Even now that I'm all grown up, I still won't let Kai-kun touch me." Hanamaru Hanabi covered her chest with one hand in embarrassment and indignation.

"What? We weren't very good this afternoon?"

"Kai-kun, you big bad guy! Don't say that!"

"Alright, alright, I won't say anything."

Hanabi Hanamaru stood on the snow-covered street, her face flushed, and stammered, "And... the bra is just one of them."

"What else did you buy?"

"Well, it's not that I bought it, it's just that Hanabi couldn't make up her mind... because that white lace dress is almost transparent now."

Oh~~

Kai Uesugi got it, it's couple's underwear, right?

The little firework was just right; if she hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten.

I bought her one before, but she absolutely refused to wear it.

I can understand, she's a shy girl.

"Shall we turn back now?"