Chapter 22 - Date with Aisa 2

<b>Date with Aisa 2</b>

I followed Aisa’s lead and arrived at a place that was, well, a little difficult to enter.

“Here or…”

“Yeah, here…”

“Then I’ll wait for you outside…”

“Wait.”

I tried to escape, but she grabbed my arm, leaving me with no way to escape.

“You have to stay with me for the entire day, that’s the promise.”

Aisa’s face was bright red as she turned her head away and said without making eye contact with me. I’m embarrassed just to be here right now, and Aisa was probably too.

“Because I want… Kouki to choose my swimsuit.”

Our last stop, of all places, was the swimwear section.

Why, again…? I think Manami told me why. I just remembered…

“I’ll do my best…”

“Nnh…”

It was kind of nice to step into the swimsuit corner, but it was very awkward because we were talking less and less.

(TL: kya you perv)

Still, perhaps worried about me running away, Aisa held onto the hem of my shirt.

“Um… I won’t run away…”

“Nnh…”

Aisa answers, but still doesn’t let go. Well, since I can’t do much about it, let’s give up.

“Well, that’s no good. I’ll take a look around to help you choose one.”

When I said that, her face, which had been slumped down until then, shot up.

“O-Of course! Just a few candidates…”

Aisa then starts rummaging through the swimwear section. She says in a small voice, “This… will give away my size…” Oh, come on.

I also looked around for something to do, but suddenly, a swimsuit caught my eye.

“Ah.”

“Hm?”

I found a beautiful swimsuit in the same light blue color as today’s outfit, with a light cherry blossom pattern, which seemed rare for summer wear.

“This?”

Aisa followed my gaze and picked up a swimsuit.

“I found my size…! I’ll try it on!”

Aisa immediately calls out to the sales clerk and enters the fitting room.

While I was waiting, the clerk said to me, “You have a lovely girlfriend!” which was quite  awkward. When I looked down silently, thinking that denying it would get me in trouble, the clerk smiled cheerily and went away.

Soon, after what seemed like an infinite amount of time, I noticed that Aisa was coming out. The mission that Manami had given me was to compliment Aisa here.

I was completely ready, but when Aisa came out, she was in her original clothes.

“Huh?”

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t expecting a swimsuit. It was a complete letdown. Something about that… just makes me feel a sense of loss, something like regret.

“Fufu… Don’t be so disappointed, I’ll buy it.”

“No, I’m not, but…”

I hurried to deny it, but it was meaningless in front of the softly grinning Aisa.

“But are you sure that’s what you want?”

It was just something that caught my eye and I wasn’t that specific about my decision.

“Kouki chose this, so it’s fine.”

I was thrilled to see Aisa, who scrunched up her swimsuit around her chest and said in a downcast manner.

“I see.”

That’s barely a valid reason, though.

“Shame you couldn’t see it, huh?”

The way she smiled happily made me think about the fact that Manami and Aisa really were sisters.

And then she made a further attack.

“What could you do for me if you want to see it?”

Aisa, now a little devil, whispered in my ear so that only I could hear, and then headed straight towards the cash register.

“Let’s go…”

I waited for Aisa, desperately trying to remember Manami’s advice on what to say.

(TL: hey guys, join the discord! there’s a chess tourney being hosted, with the prize being a bunch of chapters from a series of your choice!)